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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.
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Annapolis, MD
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St. John's Rat-Tat 1907
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Rat-Tat 1907. Published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College. Annapolis, MD. Volume X.
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Austin, George M. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Press of Pearre E. Crowl Company
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Baltimore, MD
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1907
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
'PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE JUNIOR CLASS
VOLUME XIII
L. C. BAILEY, Editor-in-Chief
CLASS OF 1 9 I I
R. K. ADAMS, Assistant Editor
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�LIEUTENANT EDMUND BERKELEY IGLEHEART
�Edmund Berkeley Iglehart
Edmund Berkeley Iglehart was born at Annapolis,
Maryland, April 4, 1874. He received his early education in the private schools of that city, and, when thirteen years old, entered the St. John's Preparatory School,
and later the College, from which he was graduated in
1894.
After his graduation Mr. Iglehart went into business
in Baltimore, and during the Spanish-American War
was made Assistant Paymaster in the Navy. He was
assigned to duty on the ships Detroit and Scorpion, which
had engagements at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and assisted
in the landing of the U. S. Army at Daiquiri, Cuba.
His ship was also on blockades at Havana, Cienfuegos
and Santiago.
On September i, 1900, Mr. Iglehart enlisted as a
private sodier in the regular army. Possessed of a dogged determination and manful grit, which two attributes
have ever been his crowning characteristics, in October,
1902, he received a commission as Second Lieutenant in
the regular army, and was stationed with the guard at
the late President McKinley's tomb, at Canton, Ohio.
While at College Mr. Iglehart was a great athlete.
Throughout the four years of his college career, he held
the position of left halfback on the Football Team. He
was manager of the Team in '91 and '92, and captain in
'93. He was also a member of the Baseball Team in the
seasons of '91, '92, '93, and '94, and took part in other
athletic affairs of the College, being always an advocate
of pure, manly sport.
In the fall of 1907, Lieutenant Iglehart was appointed
by the Government as Professor of Military Science,
Tactics, and International Law, and Commandant of
Cadets at St. John's College, which position he held until June, 1909. Owing to his untiring efforts in this work,
�St. John's was in 1909 ranked among the ten best military schools of the United States—a state of excellence
which we have seldom reached.
Early in the summer of 1909, he was stricken with
paralysis, and since then has not been able to speak.
But his condition shows marked improvement and we have
hopes of his ultimate recovery.
Lieutenant Iglehart has always manifested a great
interest in his Alma Mater. While Commandant, he
devoted much of his time to coaching both the Football
and Baseball Teams. And this is not the only instance
wherein he has sacrificed his time and pleasure to the
common good of his Alma Mater. His acts of cheerful
munificence have been many. Everyone with whom he
came in contact cannot but say that Lieutenant Iglehart
belongs to that noble body of men who stand today as the
" concrete expression of the sublimest words in the English
language—duty, service and sacrifice."
�To all we extend our greeting. You, our
readers, we greet with the hope that you
may not be disappointed with this, the product of our labor, and we ask a kindly
rather than a severe criticism of this our
first literary undertaking, promising never to
offend again. Our advertisers we greet with
every wish for future success. To those
who have aided us in any way we extend
our heartfelt thanks. Here's luck to you.
The BOARD of EDITORS
�THE EDITORIAL BOARD
�Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
L. CLAUDE BAILEY
Associate Editor-in-Chief
ROWLAND K. ADAMS
Miscellaneous Editor
KENNETH E. WILSON
Assistant Miscellaneous Editor
HENRY L. JOHNSON
Literary Editor
J. ECCLESTON MARSH
Board of Business Managers
ROBERT G. Moss
CLARENCE L. DICKINSON
CLIFFORD L. JOHNSON
Athletic Editor
S. ROLAND WHITE
Alumni Editor
THOMAS PARRAN, JR.
Assistant Literary Editor
JOHN L. MORRIS
STANLEY BOWLITS
EMERSON B. ROBERTS
Town and Campus Editor
W. ROLAND VANSANT
Humorous Editor
CHARLES T. GLADDEN
Assistant Town and Campus Editor
WILLIAM STANLEY
Assistant Humorous Editor
J. FOSTER DAVIS
Art Editor
WILBUR L. KOONTZ
Secretary
S. CARL DRAKE
Treasurer
CHARLES G. HASLUP
�Board of Governors and Visitors
President
(Under the Charter elected annually)
His EXCELLENCY, AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
The Governor of Maryland,
Annapolis, Md., 1908.
President
(Pro-tern)
HON. J. WIRT RANDALL.
Annapolis, Md.
SECRETARY
L. DORSEY GASSAWAY, Esq.,
Annapolis, Md., 1891.
(Ex-Oiricio.)
HON. ARTHUR P. GORMAN, President of the Senate,
Laurel, Md.
HON. A. HUNTER BOYD, Chief Judge Court of Appeals,
Cumberland, Md.
HON. ADAM PEEPLES, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Port Deposit, Md.
HON. SAM D. SCHMUCKER, Judge Court of Appeals,
Baltimore Md.
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�HON. SPENCER C. JONES, Rockville, Md., 1892.
HON. N. CHARLES BURKE, Judge Court of Appeals,
Towson, Md.
HON. JOHN G. ROGERS, Ellicott City, Md., 1894.
HON. JOHN P. BRISCOE, Judge Court of Appeals,
Prince Frederick, Md.
HON. H. W. TALBOTT, Rockville, Md., 1894.
JAMES M. MUNROE, Annapolis, Md., 1896.
HON. JOHN R. PATTISON, Judge Court of Appeals,
Cambridge, Md.
JOHNL. CHEW, Annapolis, Md., 1908.
HON. WM. H. THOMAS, Judge Court of Appeals, Westminister, Md.
HON. ROBERT Moss, Annapolis, Md., 1897.
L. ALLISON WILMER, La Plata, Md., 1897.
HON. JAMES A. PEARCE, Judge Court of Appeals,
Chestertown, Md.
FRANK H. STOCKETT, Annapolis, Md., 1897.
HON. HAMMOND URNER, JR., Judge Court of Appeals,
Frederick, Md.
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JAMES A. FECHTIG, Baltimore, Md., 1899.
DANIEL M. THOMAS, Baltimore, Md., 1859.
CHARLES G. FELDMEYER, Annapolis, Md., 1899.
HON. J. WIRT RANDALL, Annapolis, Md., 1882.
NICHOLAS H. GREEN, Annapolis, Md., 1901.
WILLIAM G. RIDOUT, M. D., Annapolis, Md., 1882.
JAMES T. WOODWARD, New York, N. Y., 1901.
GEORGE WELLS, M. D., Annapolis, Md., 1882.
HARRY J. HOPKINS, Annapolis, Md., 1962.
PHILEMON H. TUCK, Baltimore, Md., 1885.
STEVENSON A. WILLIAMS, Bel Air, Md., 1904.
L. DORSEY GASSAWAY Annapolis, Md., 1891.
Louis T. CLARK, Ellicott City, Md., 1905.
HON. DANL. R. MAGRUDER, Annapolis, Md., 1891.
NEVETT STEELE, Annapolis, Md., 1907.
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�DR. THOMAS FELL
�The Faculty
THOMAS FELL, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., D.C.L., President, Professor of Moral Science.
B. VEENON CECIL, M.A., Ph.D., Vice-President, Professor of Physics and Chemistry (Graduate of St. John's).
J. B. WHITE, M.A., Professor of Latin and Greek (Graduate of Geneva College).
BARTGIS McGLONE, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Botany (Graduate of Johns Hopkins University).
C. W. STRYKER, B.A., Professor of History and Economics (Graduate of Union College).
B. H. WADDELL, M.A., Professor of Mathematics (Graduate of Washington and Lee University).
EDWARD H. SIRICH, B.A., Professor of French and German (Graduate of Johns Hopkins University).
ROYAL J. DAVIS, B.A., Professor of English, Logic and Oratory (Graduate of Harvard).
JOHN B. RIEPERE, M.A., Professor of Latin (Graduate of Wesleyan University).
R. E. FISHER, U.S.A., Professor of Military Science, Tactics and International Law.
A. W. WOODCOCK, M.A., Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Graduate of St. John's).
H. R. DOUGHERTY, B.A., Instructor in Mechanical Engineering (Graduate of St. John's).
THOMAS GLADDEN, Superintendent of the Preparatory School (Graduate of Washington and Lee University).
SARAH BERRY, Registrar.
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�FACULTY
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�DESTRUCTION AND RUINS OF McDOWELL HALL
�The basement has been thoroughly finished and is
now available for recitation rooms, whenever occasion
may require.
Throughout, the building is arranged with a view
to better light, and greater convenience. Steam heat
reaches all parts of the hall, and the electric light and bell
system reaches every room. The walls are finished in
white and the woodwork is of oak.
While the fire raged we knew it not, but it was a
blessing in disguise. When many St. John's men heard
the news they wept and feared that the old interest had
been consumed in the flames, but out of the ashes and
ruins has arisen a new and greater McDowell, thoroughly
modern, a credit to the college and a monument not only
to the old structure, but to the loyalty of the alumni,
who have contributed so liberally to the reconstruction
funds.
And now we have the fruit of their labor. The old
McDowell has been resurrected from her ashes. Every
requirement of a first class college academic hall is met
and the appearance of the old building is unchanged.
The old lines of colonial architecture have been closely
followed. Within, the chapel remains the same, the
President's office and Faculty rooms are as in the old
building. In addition to these on the ground floor is a
reception hall, a thing which St. John's has long needed
and done without only with very serious inconvenience.
The stair-case has been changed. Instead of the narrow
stairs in obsolete corners, now it is built in the large,
square Puritan style, running up from the first floor
to the very top of the building on the east side. It presents a much more attractive appearance, and is one of
the greatest and most extensive of the improvements.
As in the old building, the second floor embraces
the recitation rooms. The third floor is given over to
society and fraternity quarters.
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THE NEW MCDOWELL
�The New McDowell
Hurrah! She rises, floor and wall and dome,
The New McDowell—or the old again?
No matter; it's all one to St. John's men,
Whose eyes caress St. John's historic home.
All hail, thou venerable pile of deathless clay.
To thee we lift congratulation's cup.
Sure St. John's spirit hast thou shown this day—
Unconquered by the flames, thou hast burned—up!
And so, throughout the ages yet to be,
In hours of joy, of hope, of smiles, of tears,
Thou shall remain triumphant to the last,
A monument of immortality—
Star-crowned with all the glories of the past,
And dowered with the future's laureled years.
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�Senior Hall
columns support the structure. The windows are large
and arched. The whole interior is finished in oiled walnut of the Oxford style. To the rear is the serving room,
from which a broad stair-case leads to the storage rooms
and to the kitchen. The latter is supplied with every
modern convenience which goes to make up a thorough
culinary department.
On the second floor the Seniors live and here the
professor in charge of the building has his apartments.
The third floor is given over to Juniors. The Hall is
supplied with modern conveniences—baths, hot and cold
water, is heated by steam and lighted with electricity.
Situated to the left and a little to the rear of McDowell is Senior Hall. This structure was erected by the
aid of legis'ative appropriations in 1903. It is three
stories high, constructed of red brick with white trimmings, has a slate roof, and is thoroughly modern. It
contains the dining hall and dormitories for Juniors
and Seniors. The main entrance faces west. It is arched
with large white pillars. Within is a spacious vestibule
from which the stair-case ascends. The entrance to
the dining hall is made through two large doors.
The dining hall is the most attractive of any college
in Maryland. At the front is the great fire-place. Many
Pinkney Hall
In 1855 while Dr. Humphrey was President of St.
John's College, the majestic, many-turreted building, on
the right of McDowell Hall was built by aid of the Legislature. To it the name of Pinkney Hall was given in
honor of the illustrious alumnus, William Pinkney, one
of the most distinguished statesmen of that time. It
is a brick building, four stories high, its walls covered with
ivy, which makes the old building very attractive especially in Spring and Summer.
During the war it was used as barracks for army
officers, but at the close of the struggle it was fitted up
as a dormitory for students, for which purpose it was
erected, and has been used as such ever since. Formerly
all the college students resided here, but, since the erection
of Senior Hall, it has been occupied only by Sophomores
and Freshmen.
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�Humphrey's Hall
Humphrey's Hall, better known at the present
time as "Prep Hall," stands to the south of McDowell
Hall. It was erected in 1835, while Rev. Hector Humphrey, D.D., was President of the College, and was in
1855, twenty years after its dedication, given the name of
Humphrey's Hall in honor of him through whose untiring efforts the erection of the Hall had been made possible.
In this hall were formerly located the Library and
the Armory, both of which have since been moved to
Woodward Hall, while the Mess Hall, also originally
located here, is now in Senior Hall.
During the Civil War, this building was used as a
hospital by the government; but ever since then it has
been used as a dormitory. At the present time it is given over entirely to the Preparatory department, and is
under the charge of Professor Gladden, who resides here
with his family. In the basement a room has been fitted
up as a study hall, and here each night at 7 p.m., the
"Preps." repair to study under the supervision of Professor Gladden.
Woodward Hall
Situated on the east front of the campus and directly in front of the president's mansion is Woodward Hall.
It was erected in 1900, chiefly by the aid of Hon. James
T. Woodward, an alumnus of the college. The structure
is of red brick trimmed in white marble, following the
colonial lines of architecture. The broad marble steps
and the Corinthian pillars present a most stately appearance.
The first floor contains the Biological Laboratory,
the Executive offices and the Library, which contains
over 9000 bound volumes besides numerous periodicals.
It is elegantly finished in dark walnut, the walls containing the portraits of many former presidents.
On the second floor are the laboratories and lecture
rooms. These contain the necessary equipment for complete chemical, physical and biological research.
In the basement is the armory which is thoroughly
equipped for indoor drills and gallery practice.
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�HUMPHREY'S AND WOODWARD HALLS.
�The Gymnasium
Last year during Commencement Week, our new
gymnasium was dedicated in a speech by Honorable
N. Winslow Williams, Secretary of State of Maryland.
He said in part in his dedication speech: "I congratulate the students of St. John's College that it is to be their
privilege to have the use of this beautiful structure for
a gymnasium, and I know, that the equipment that is to
go with it is going to be what it ought to be, complete
and up-to-date."
The gym is situated on the rear campus, just back
of the president's mansion, and covers a ground space
of 158 x 97 feet. Not a building of its kind in the state
will surpass it and only a few will equal it. The whole
building is constructed of especially prepared red brick,
trimmed in white terra cotta. It is very convenient to
the athletic field.
There are two main and several side entrances.
Of the two main entrances—one leading to the athletic
field and the other to King George Street—the latter is
the most pretentious. It has broad granite steps, is finished in white, and is divided into a vestibule and main
lobby.
The main room of the gym is 120 x 160 feet, giving
ample space for drilling on rainy days. It is well equipped
with all apparatus necessary to make it up-to-date.
Mr. McLellan of Baltimore has been engaged as gym instructor and all students are required to take at least two
hours of work in it per week. The gym is always open
during the day, so that if any one desires to work more than
his required time, he can easily do so. Basketball and
tennis are also played in the main room, in their proper
season. Encircling the interior, twelve feet from the main
floor, is a track, which is banked at the corners. Four
stairways lead to this gallery from the main floor.
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�THE GYMNASIUM
�Left of the main lobby in the front of the building
is a locker room, where individual lockers are kept for
each cadet. It is also used as a dressing room for the
home teams.
On the right of the main lobby are the trophy and
reading rooms. These have been furnished lately and
afford a fine place for a few moments of recreation. A
telephone has been installed in the reading room. Several newspapers and magazines are always to be found
handy for those who desire to read.
It is to Lieutenant Iglehart and Professor Cecil that
we are especially indebted for this fine building. It
was owing very much to their activity and interest that
a new gymnasium for St. John's was made possible.
The western wing of the building is intended for
bowling alleys, but these have not been installed yet.
It is now used as a drill room, and for other purposes.
The eastern wing contains a lavatory and swimming
pool. The lavatory is well equipped, being supplied with
ten showers and two hand basins. The swimming pool
is 38x11 feet and varies from five to seven feet in depth.
The water in it is heated during the winter, so that the
pool is always available for use. Connected with the
lavatory is a dressing room for visiting athletic teams,
which is convenient to the athletic field.
The adjutant's office has been transferred from
Senior Hall to the gym and occupies the room directly
opposite the visiting teams' quarters. It is also used as
the office of the athletic association and all the records
and accounts of the same are kept there.
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�ALUMNI AMID THE RUINS OF McDOWELL
�Alumni
St. John's man is a great man or that every great man is
a St. John's man, but the one definition which may be
applied to every St. John's man is that he is a true sportsman and a gentleman in every sense of the word.
St. John's has furnished its quota of men to every
profession. In law, medicine, politics, the clergy, the
business world, and the educational world, it has been
equally well represented. But there is one thing for which
St. John's may be proud of her alumni, and that is the love
which they cherish for their Alma Mater. When we lost
old McDowell by fire, Alumni sent letters of regret from
all parts of the country. At the Alumni reunion last
June, hundreds flocked home. (A picture of a group of
them may be seen on the next page.) In order then to
uphold the name and reputation of this grand old institution, it is necessary for us—the present students of
St. John's—to follow in the footsteps of those who have
gone before us—the present St. John's Alumni.
It is by the Alumni of a College, both as a whole
and individually, that we may judge the College and the
sort of interest which it imbues into its students. For
where is there a better way to judge a College than by
the men who yearly leave its halls of learning, armed
only with their diplomas, the value of which depending
on the thoroughness with which they are trained at that
college?
Then judging St. John's College by its Alumni we
have to place her among the foremost colleges of the
United States, not with regard to numbers, but by
the way her Alumni compare with those of any other
college. Neither time nor space here allows an enumeration of the St. John's men who have gone down in history as the foremost men in their time, but everywhere
you will see St. John's men who are making a mark for
themselves in whatever profession they have happened
to choose. Do not, kind reader, get the idea that every
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�SPRIGUEL PAYNE WILEY
PROF. A. W. W. WOODCOCK
�SPRIGUEL PAYNE WILEY
Spriguel P. ^ Wiley was born near Norrisville, Harford
County, Md. in 1868. He received his early education
in the public schools of that county, entering St. John's
in the preparatory department, and he was graduated in
the Class of '97. He excelled in every branch of the scholastic work at college. To his efforts, more than those of
any other man, belongs the honor of publishing the first
RAT-TAT ever issued at St. John's. In this work he was
assisted by Roger E. Simmons and in his Senior year,
assisted by Jas. P. Offut, he helped to put out the most
successful collegian ever published up to that time, and
indeed the first one ever regularly bound and distributed as a complete volume.
After graduation, he entered into business life
and by perservance and applying himself always to his
work, he worked himself up to the position of vice-president of the South Atlantic Life Insurance Company
which position he held until this year, when he
resigned, in order to manage the affairs of the Maxwell
Farm and Development Company of Florida, in which
he has large interests. Mr. Wiley's great abilities as a
business man have shown themselves in everything
which he has undertaken. Under his administration,
the South Atlantic Life Insurance Co. had remarkable
success, and he has our best wishes for the same success
in his new position.
AMOS WALTER WRIGHT WOODCOCK
being Captain Adjutant of the battalion in his Senior year.
After graduation Mr. Woodcock accepted the position of Commandant and Professor of Mathematics at
Wornall Hall Military Academy. But the next year
found him back at St. John's. This time as Instructor
of Mathematics and Latin. In 1905 he was given the degree of M.A., and appointed assistant Professor of Mathematics at St. John',s which position he has held to the
present time. He has been taking a course in law at the
University of Maryland for two years and will receive
the degree of B.L. in June.
Mr. Woodcock was always a hard and conscientious
worker for the welfare of St. John's and it was largely
through his efforts that our present course in mathematics
is up to such a high standard, and that our athletic eligibility rule was established.
Amos Walter Wright Woodcock was born in Salisbury in 1883, and was graduated from the High School
of that place in 1899. The next year he entered the
Freshman Class at St. John's College, graduating with
the class of '03. He distinguished himself in almost every
department of college life.
In the scholastic work he was exceptionally good,
standing at the head of his class and delivering the valedictory at graduation. He was also associate editor of
the RAT-TAT and winner of the Senior Oratorical prize.
His popularity among his school mates is recognized
by the numerous important offices to which he was elected,
such as manager of the football team, president of the
Y. M. C. A., treasurer of the Athletic Association and of
the mandolin and glee clubs.
In the military department too, did he make his mark,
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�RIDGELY PRENTISS MELVIN
DR. JOHN PARKAN BRISCOE
�RIDGELEY PRENTISS MELVIN
After graduating from St. John's, he entered the
Law Department of the University of Maryland and two
years later graduated with the degree of B.L. In the
same year he received his M.A. from St. John's. Since
that time he has been practicing law with much success
in Annapolis, being City Counselor since 1907.
Mr. Melvin has always taken an active part in the
business, professional, and social life of Annapolis, as
well as being one of St. John's most loyal Alumni. Mr.
Melvin is now serving his third term as President of the
General Alumni Association and is the Alumni member
of the Executive Committee of the College Athletic
Association.
Mr. Melvin was born in Denton, on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, in 1881, but he soon moved to Annapolis where he has resided ever since. After attending
a private school for sometime, he entered the St. John's
Preparatory School in 1893 and the Freshman Class the
next fall, graduating in the class of '99 with high honors.
He was the winner of the Junior oratorical contest and
in the next year of the Senior oratorical. In this same year
he had the honor to represent St. John's in, and to be the
winner of, the first Intercollegiate oratorical contest.
Not only in the scholastic department did Mr. Melvin excell but as an athlete he was both a football and
baseball star, playing quarter-back on the football eleven
for four years and short-stop on the baseball nine for
three years, being captain of the latter in his Senior year.
DR. JOHN PARRAN BRISCOE
On leaving St. John's, he entered the Georgetown
Medical School, where he graduated with the degree of
M.D. in 1905. Dr. Briscoe spent the next few years
in gaining practical knowledge of his profession in several Washington hospitals. In 1906 he received the degree of M.A. from St. John's and since that time has met
with remarkable success. Dr. Briscoe is now in charge
of the Children's Dispensary, Providence Hospital, and
of Internal Medicine at Epiphany Dispensary and is looked
upon as one of Washington's most promising young physicians.
John Parran Briscoe was born in Baltimore in 1880.
His early education was received from a private tutor
and at the age of sixteen he entered the Charlotte Hall
Military Academy from where he was graduated in 1899.
The next year he entered the Junior Class of St. John's
College, graduating in 1901 with the degreee of A.B.
While at St. John's, Dr. Briscoe took an active part in
every department of college life, being a member of the
glee and mandolin club, June Ball Committee, member
of the baseball team for two years and in his senior year,
ranking lieutenant of the battalion.
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�LIEUT. S. ROLAND HOPKINS
Samuel Roland Hopkins was born in Darlington,
Harford County, Md., Jan. 15, 1884. He received his
early education in the Darlington High Schools, from
where he graduated in 1901. The next fall, he entered
the Freshman Class at St. John's College, graduating
with the Class of 1905.
While at St. John's Hopkins distinguished himself
as an athlete, playing on both the base and football
teams for three years. After graduation, he became
an instructor at St. John's which position he held until
1908 when he received his commission as second lieutenant in the Field Artillery, U. S. A. Lieut. Hopkins is now
stationed at Fort Meyer, Va. He has our heartiest
wishes for a most successful military career.
LIEUT. ROLAND S. HOPKINS
�REGINALD H. RIDGLEY
Reginald Ridgley was born in Denton, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in 1875. He received his early
education in the Annapolis public schools and was graduated from St. John's College in 1895. He excelled as
a student and after graduation he taught for four years
in the St. John's preparatory department.
As an athlete, Mr. Ridgley was one of the best St.
John's ever claimed. He engaged in every branch of
sport and won the reputation of a true St. John's sportsman. As a prep., he carried off honors in the Interclass Field Sports. In his Sophomore and Junior years,
he won out in the Tennis Tournaments and also rowed
on the crew for several years. On the baseball team, he
was the stand-by of the team at first base for four years.
As a gridiron hero, his abilities may be well judged by
the fact that for five years he upheld St. John's fame on
the football team, filling every position on the team except center and quarter-back.
After leaving St. John's, he accepted the position
of Commandant at Motelair Military Academy. He left
here in 1899 to teach in Thurston's Preparatory school
in Pittsburg In 1902 he was appointed Instructor of
Mathematics in the Central High School, Pittsburg,
serving for two years. Since then he has been principal
of the State Normal School in Frostburg.
LIEUT. ENOCH B. GAREY
Enoch B. Garey was born near Denton, Maryland,
in 1884, and after receiving his early education in the
schools of that place, entered St. John's College in the
fall of 1899.
Lieutenant Garey excelled in every department of
College life. As a student he was among the best in his
class, being the winner of the Junior and Senior Oratorical contests in the last two years at school. As an athlete Garey was the mainstay of our football and baseball teams throughout his college course, being captain
of the football team, in his Senior year. He was also
Chairman of the Hop Committee the same year.
In 1904, Garey entered West Point where his military abilities were soon recognized, and after four years
of very successful work he graduated in 1908. While
at West Point, he was Athletic Representative for four
years and finally Chairman of the Athletic Committee
and Class Orator. Since leaving West Point, Lieut.
Garey has been stationed with the i5th Regiment U. S.
Infantry, and is considered one of the most efficient officers at his post.
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,*-•
�Class of 1910
Motto
NULLI SECUNDUS
Colors
MAROON AND WHITE
Yell
Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, Reel
Maroon and White, S. J. C.
Rickety Rah! Rickety Ren!
St. John's '10 '10 '10!
Class Officers
H. E. WILSON
C. H. STANLEY
C. F. BROWN
W. S. BLADES
J. P. PINKERTON
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Historian
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��LINDEN ALLEN, "Lindy"
Classical
Glee Club (2), (3), (4); ist Sergeant Band (3); Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3); First Lieutenant Band (4); Class Baseball team (2), (3).
"Thy voice is sweet as if it took its music from thy face."
"Lindy" hails from the darkest regions of Africa and in him we
believe we have found the long lost missing-link. He liked it so much
here that he decided to stay another year, especially since he has formed
a friendship with "Ducky" and now quite neglects his wife "Hoodie."
This year he left us to teach at one of our big universities but
having too much idle time on his hands there was soon back amongst
us. "Lindy" is noted for his bass drum solos and his beautiful voice.
It is reported that he is engaged, but this he emphatically denies.
"I love my ice cream soda,
But, oh, you family entrance!"
WILLIAM P. ANDERSON, "Andy"
Cecilton, Md.
Latin Scientific
Sergeant Co. B. (3); Assistant Literary Editor RAT-TAT (3); June Ball Committee (3); Assistant
Editor-in-chief of Collegian (4).
"The enquiring spirit will not be controlled
We would make certain all, and all behold."
:
"Andy" is noted for the large vocabulary which he has at his
command, especially when riled. Visitors are permitted to see him on
Mondays and Fridays, this being the only time he is gentle enough to
receive anyone. Lately he has secured the sole agency for "McGlone
and Company, Bug Dealers." It is rumored that his beautiful eyes
have attracted some fair maid of Annapolis. Andy has been disappointed this year by several of his prospective partners for the dances, but fortune has smiled
on him lately and he has been blessed with "femmes" in abundance.
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�WEBSTER S. BLADES, " Maggie"
Choptank, Md.
Latin-Scientific
® K; Assistant Class Treas. (2); Editor-in-Chief RAT-TAT (3); Treasurer A. A. (3); Football
Team (3), (4); First Sergt. Band (3); First Grade Certificate (i), (2); June Ball Committee
(3); First Sergeant "B" Company (4).
"So much one man can do
That does both act and know."
."Maggie" hails from the wilds of the "Eastern Sho" but
"her" residence at St. John's has had the effect of almost completely civilizing "her." "She" has been the faithful wife of
" Vonny " ever since "her" advent at St. John's, and rather than be
separated the two have planned to enter the Coast Artillery together. Being a person of considerable wisdom "Maggie" spurned
her four stripes in the band this year, and drew a pair of "diamonds"
in Co. "B." "Her" accomplishments are varied, in fact, they are
almost too numerous to mention. She is a scholar, athlete, orator
and, last but not least, a lover. We look for "Maggie" to cover
herself and old St. John's with glory after graduation.
CLARK F. BROWN, "Brownie"
Brookville, Md.
Classical Course
0 K; Corp. Co. B (3); Secretary and Treasurer RAT-TAT Board (3); Secretary Y. M. C. A.
(4); Lieut. Ordnance (4).
"He is the mildest mannered man."
"Brownie" is one of the quietest fellows in the Senior Class. He is one
of the kind that studies hard and pays strict attention to his own affairs.
Besides this he is one of our most conscientious Y. M. C. A. workers. But
let him once be aroused; then he exhibits a fiery spirit such as one would
hardly think so mild an exterior could conceal. He has not yet overcome
his youthful bashfulness, in spite of the fact that he has roomed with such
"fussers" as "Bob" Heine and "Charlie" Stanley.
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�J. D. CAREY, "Judy"
Salisbury, Md.
Classical
<t K; Mandolin Club (3), (4); Sergeant Co. A. (3); Lieutenant Ordnance (4).
"What a miserable world—trouble if we love, and trouble if we do not love."
"Oh! Oh! Fair creatures of the gentler sex, gaze upon this renowned
heart breaker, who learned this art from his relatives, Amos Walter and
the well-known "Todd." Most any night he can be seen about eleven
thirty, coming up the walk, lamenting that he was unable to make " taps."
This handsome creature from Salisbury also plays the mandolin to our
infinite delight(??). Often rises with the birds and can be found even at
this early hour with his darling instrument.
Owing to the great number of his acquaintances in Annapolis, he has decided to postpone
his graduation until 191?, or perhaps it would be nearer correct to say 192?
DONALD M. COHEN
Savannah, Ga.
Special
Vice-President Tennis Club (3); Captain Tennis Team (4); Sergeant Co. A. (3); Glee Club
(3) (4); Farewell Ball Committee (3); Lieutenant Co. B. (4).
"Hang sorrow, care will kill a cat, and therefore let's be merry."
When we hear "Don" on the front campus, rendering a little
"close harmony" with some of our other sweet warblers—please include Pinkerton—it is one of the surest signs of the arrival of spring.
While a Sophomore he gained the reputation of being a perfect terror
to the poor Freshies, and this year he is trying to uphold his "rep"
by storming at the poor privates at drill. At times even the Captain's commands are drowned by his mighty(?) voice. But even
for all that, he is a jolly, good-natured fellow, ever ready to give or
receive a joke.
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�LE COMPTE COOK, " Cookie "
Baltimore, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Class Baseball Team (2); Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Color Sergeant (4); President Tennis
Club (4).
"Yes, as sure as Heaven's above
A St. John's man will fall in love."
Verily, though I stand not at the head of my class in academic
work, where, in all this broad expanse of Crabtown, is there one who
surpasses me in beauty? Impossible, preposterous, yea, and he who
affirmeth these things hath a false tongue and owns a fiddle which is
not inactive, and which, without a doubt, belonged originally to our
M dear Brother Ananias. The fickle son of Venus, bearer of the fatal
bow and quiver, has recently pierced my noble breast with one of his
darts, and the wound I fear will never heal. Here, my brothers, I"
declare that it is for treatment of this cruel wound that I wend my way so frequently to
Baltimore.
CLEVELAND DEAN, "Doc"
Wingate, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Corporal Co. A. (3); Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Class Baseball Team (2), (3), (4); ClassPoet
(3); Collegian Board (2) (3) (4); Sergeant Major (4).
"Some have at first tor wits, then poets passed,
Turned critics, next, and proved plain fools at last."
Here we have the greatest "skin-gamer" of the college at the present time—indeed, I might say of all times.
"Doc"is always thinking of some way by which he may
"rope in" the unwary ones. His latest device is the "wheelof-fortune" which he imposed on the Pinkneyites many times
during the winter. Is still dreaming of his "Elsie" across the
bay and of the heroic part he played in his first baseball
game with the Navy. He surprises every one by passing off
Trigonometry but is still struggling with the curves of
Analytics. Has the greatest difficulty in finding his post at
drill.
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�ROSCOE E. GROVE, "Rose"
Middletown, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Football Team (4); Color Sergeant (4); Baseball Team (4); Captain Basketball team (4); Mandolin
and Glee Club (4).
"I nothing ever did but that
'Twas pleasure in the doing."
There may be something, somewhere, that Roscoe cannot do, but if there is, we have never heard of it, and you
will have to show us. He excels in all athletics—football,
baseball, basketball, and while he has taken no active part in
track athletics here, he has quite a reputation in that line at
Franklin and Marshal, where he attended before coming to
St. John's. In addition to his other accomplishments he is
quite a favorite with the fair sex, and has probably broken
more hearts than anyone else here. Is another one of that Senior Hall bunch which spends
the greater part of his time in the telephone booth, and is now thinking of having a private
phone installed in his room, so as to give someone else a chance on the public one.
RUSSEL P. HARTLE, "Vonny"
Chewsville, Md.
Latin-Scientific
0 M; Collegian Board (2), (3); Boarding Club (2), (3), (4); First Sergeant Co. B. (3); Captain
Co. A. (4); Business Manager RAT-TAT (3); Vice-President Class (3); Star Second Grade
Certificate (i), (2); Assistant Manager Baseball Team (3); Manager Baseball Team (3);
June Ball Committee (3).
"Deep on his front engraven
Deliberation sat, and public care."
"Vonny" has at all times a stern and most commanding appearance. He always looks as if he were heavily burdened with the cares
of state; and indeed we look forward to the time when on the floor of
the Senate Chamber, he shall bring honor to himself and to his Alma
Mater. "Vonny" has a deep bass voice which he uses most effectively, whether as an orator, or when storming at blundering privates
at drill. He has a fondness for stirring up excitement over fake reports, and then quietly withdrawing, leaving the duped ones to fight
out the matter between themselves. For instance, the Collegian
Board episode.
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�R. HAUVEE, "Ed".
• • • •..Myersville, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ K; Mandolin and Glee Club (2), (3), (4); Athletic Editor RAT-TAT (3); June Ball Committee
(3); President Cotillion Club (4); Football Team (2), (3), (4); Baseball Team (2), (3), (4);
Captain Football Team (4); Basketball Team (4); Sergeant "B" Co. (3); Lieutenant" B"
Co. (4).
" He-a-got-a-one-a-strong-a-da grip
One-a-punch-a he-a sink-a da ship;
Take a whole army to whip
My-a brudder Sylves."
Ladies and Gents.—Hon. "Ed" Hauver at your service. Renowned strong man, valiant soldier and merciless heart breaker. The
only one in captivity. Is recognized floor leader of the Frederick
County delegation and is ever ready to champion their rights and
toot their horns. Examine his record for yourself and see what a
heap-big-man he is. Early this fall he became infatuated with
Mudd and has never been able to clear himself since. Once indulged
in rhyme-making and dedicated it to Her. Since then has been laboring under the impression that he is a poet, and to proclaim his belief to the world, is allowing his hair to grow long.
ROBERT M. HEINE, 'Happy"
Ellicott City, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ K; Alumni Editor RAT-TAT (3); Treasurer Y.M.C. A (3); Glee Club (2), (3), (4); June Ball
Committee (3); Corp. Co. "B" (3); Lieutenant Co. "B" (4).
" So gentle, yet so brisk, so wondrous sweet
So fit to prattle at a lady's feet."
This happy-go-lucky fellow with his room mate "Judy"
holds the highest place among the "fussers." He is a great
society man and astonishes his classmates by going out calling
every evening, while at the same time making good marks in
his studies. Thinks himself a great singer and can often be
heard airing off his voice much to the discomfort of his friends.
"Happy" has learned some very bad habits this year from
"Judy" but is still a fine fellow and expects to make St. John's
famous.
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�R. M. JONES, "Jonesy"
Annapolis, Md.
Mechanical Engineering
<t M; Mandolin and Glee Club (3), (4), RAT-TAT Board (3); First Grade Certificate (2);
Member of Faculty (4).
"One cannot know everything."
Jones is a very busy man. At night he furnishes light for the Naval Academy and by day
he enlightens the St. John's students in drawing
and engineering. In him we have the unusual
combination of student and instructor. Jones
is a scientific fiend and delights in higher
mechanics. Ably fills "Pats" shoes as an
instructor but cannot equal him as a sport.
He is a proficient student in French and has a
great grease with "Ed".
JOHN F. KOENIG, "Birdie"
Baltimore, Md.
Mechanical Engineering.
0 K; Mandolin and Glee Club (3) (4); Leader Mandolin and Glee Club (4); Track Team
(3); Miscellaneous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Corp. Band (3); Lieutenant Band (4).
" Curst is the wretch enslaved to such a vice
Who ventures life and soul upon the dice."
This individual has to come back to St. John's this year to
keep his friend "Hoodie" company. He is a great musician and is
unquestionably one of the best in college. Blows the cornet; picks
the mandolin and plays the piano. At almost any time you can
hear his melodious voice in Senior Hall. He once bore some reputation as a track man, but in the last few years has found a more
thrilling sport. On this sport he spends most of his time, especially
the hours of night. Ask him why he is called "Birdie?"
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�LEONARD E. KOLMER, "Lenox."
Lonaconing, Md.
Latin—Scientific
"B." (3); First Lieutenant Battalion Quartermaster, (4); Secretary Y. M. C. A.
Y. M. C. A. (4); Assistant Editor-in-Chief RAT-TAT (3); Editor Collegian
(4); Associate Editor, " Old Maryland" (4); Class Historian (3).
"Hell itself must yield to industry."
We have here a very earnest young man, who is always trying to reform something or somebody. Surprised everyone last
year by becoming a dancing enthusiast and from his many trips to
Baltimore this year, we are sure that there must be an attraction
there. "Lenox"is a great Y. M. C. A. man and very conscientious in his work. He stands very high in class work and has
great literary ability.
That the Senior Class was able to publish the best Collegian
in the history of the College is due to his literary ability and constant supervision. We all expect great things of him after he leaves
these halls of learning.
\N F. LUTZ, "Pole Cat"
. Annapolis, Md.
Latin—Scientific
Sergeant Co. "A" (3); First Lieutenant Co. "A" (4).
"His being here is not the fault of nature, simply a mistake."
Stop! Look! Listen! Here comes the great military man—the
terror of all the poor little privates in his company, and indeed of
the whole school, when he gets on his red sash. Although he is a
"down-town" man he spends about five-fourths of his time in
"Vonny" Hartle's room in Senior Hall, where he prophesizes the
results of all the baseball and football games that happen to come
under discussion; but like the majority of us, he hasn't yet discovered
how Hopkins managed to beat St. John's last fall in football.
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�THOMAS B. R. MUDD, "Tommy"
La Plata, Md.
Classical
<? M; Secretary Class (2), (3), '(4); Mandolin Club (2), (3), (4); Assistant Manager Football
Team (3); Manager Football Team (4); RAT-TAT Board (3), Sergeant Co. "A" (3);
Battalion Adjutant (4); ist Grade Certificate (i); June Ball Committee.
"What's the use of living if
You can't live all the time."
This Charles County youth heartily believes in taking life easy,
and nothing ever ruffles him. He does make a breakfast formation
now and then, but on these unusual occasions he generally gets there
a second or two late, sprinting at the finish, and buttoning his blouse
as he runs. But with all of his easy-going traits, Tommy gets good
marks in his studies, the reason of which we do not know, but it must
be his ability to bluff the Profs, as no one ever saw him studying. Of
late, he has been using the Senior Hall phone more than is necessary,
but when we consider that there are always two ends to a telephone
story, we may excuse him on account of the other end. He rooms with
"Ed" Hauver and these two form one of the most completely happy couples at St. John's.
CHAS. A. MULLIKIN, " Mike "
. Trappe, Md.
Latin Scientific
0 M; RAT-TAT Board (3); Capt. Class Track Team (4); Lieut. Ordnance (4).
"Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me
The devil a word a man can say agin me."
He can do nothing and do it well. He has recently startled us by
declaring his intention to remain at college till he graduates. Gee, we
admire his perseverance. Indeed, he deserves a Carnegie medal for his
courage, which is only exceeded by the lateral proportions of his indolence. Continue," Mike," in your endeavor, and let not the base howling
of an unfriendly world distract your peaceful slumbers.
�L. FULLER PARSLEY, "E—Ball"
Brookville, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ 2 K; Sergt. Co. " B" (3); Assistant Business Manager RAT-TAT (3); Hop Committee (3); First
Sergt. Co. "A" (4).
"My only books
Were woman's looks
And folly's all they've taught me."
The one predominate characteristic oi this youth's make-up is
that he is a "heavy lover." To do this however, he seldom has to go
further than across the front campus. Not caring to leave college with
the rest of his class, Parlsey has at last decided to graduate with the
class of 1911, and has bright hopes of becoming Major next year.
"E-Ball" is always ready to skip classes and is at heart a good fellow.
This last quality may be attributed to the fact that he hails from the
"green" cornfields of Montgomery. He is an ardent admirer of Bryan;
and aspires to become an army officer after leaving old St. John's. Lately
"E-Ball" has become a "perfect fiend" in Biology, and is now one of
"Reddy's" devotees.
J. P. PINKERTON, "Pink"
Pocomoke City, Md.
Classical
9 K; First Grade Certificate (2); Literary Editor RAT-TAT (3); Sergeant Band (3); Lieutenant
Band (4); Class Historian (4); Associate Editor Collegian (4).
"Curiosity is the thirst of the soul."
This human walking-stick has given up Senior Hall and has
moved into Reddy's Laboratory where you can find him at almost
any time of day or night. He can play all kinds of instruments and
sing all kinds of songs. Can argue any subject and is well versed
upon the Scriptures. During the last three years "Pink" has considerably elevated the character of our famous St. John's Band. He
has been known to sit up all night and talk—upon such interesting
subjects too(?) "Pinkerton's on the sick list."
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�HARRY C. -Rum, "Dutch "
.,
Baltimore, Md.
Latin-Scientific.
Q K; ® 2 K; Class President (2); Class Treasurer (3); Mandolin and Glee Club (i), (2), (3),
(4); June Ball Committee (3); Treasurer Cotillion Club (3); Vice President Cotillion
Club (4); Business Manager RAT-TAT (3); First Grade Certificate (i); President Boarding Club (4); Football Team (i), (2), (3), (4); Baseball Team (2), (3), (4); Track Team (i),
( 2 ), (3)1 (4)> Manager and Captain Track Team (4); Manager
Basketball Team (4); Corp. Co. "B" (2); Lieutenant Co. "B" (3);
Basketball Team (4); Major (4).
"I dare do all that may become a man."
" Dutch" combines qualities which so rarely are found together; those of the athlete, and those of the scholar. He is the
celebrated all around man of St. John's, being a member of the football, baseball, basketball and track teams, a scholar and "heap
big " military man. He is right-hand man to Lieut. " Spider legs "
and when the two conspire the battalion can look out for trouble.
Lately "Dutch" has developed a deplorable habit of running
around in the wee small hours of the morning looking for a gun to
expel "intruders" from the pantry.
GEORGE E. RULLMAN, "Buzz"
Annapolis, Md.
Latin-Scientific
RAT-TAT Board (3); Sergeant Ordnance (3); Glee Club (i), (2),
(3), (4); Lieutenant Ordnance (4).
"Refinement is superior to beauty."
While not a member of the famous St. John's tenth legion, "Buzz"
has faithfully served us for six years. With "Pole Cat" Lutz he now
upholds the honor of the Prep, brigade of the class of 1910, once forty
in number, now dwindled to two. At the end of his sophomore year he
graduated from drill and has been taking it easy ever since. "Buzz" is
chief of the "pineapple " squad this year and exacts strict obedience from
these worthies. If there is anything that delights (?) the dwellers in
Pinkney Hall, it is to see this lean gentleman don the red sash.
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�CHARLES H. STANLEY, Jr., "Buck"
,
Laurel, Md.
Latin—-Scientific
® M; <S> 2 K; Mandolin Club (2), (3), (4); Town and Campus Editor RAT-TAT (3); June Ball
Committee (3); Vice-President Class (4); Corp. Co. "A" (3); Lieut. Commissary (4).
" I pray you, let none of your people stir me;
I have an exposition of sleep come upon me."
"Buck" is a sort of unlucky mortal who gets blamed for much that he never thought of
doing. Perhaps this may account for the fact that this year he
revolted against the "menu de Reamer," and took to drinking water
and eating toast,—that is to say, when he was not calling on Maryland Avenue. He enjoys nothing so much as to curl up on his little
bed and proceed to "murder" sleep. During his junior year he was
constantly oversleeping himself and getting into class late, but this year
at the suggestion of Brown he bought an alarm clock and has cured himself of this failing.
H. D. TAYLOR"Herb"
Baltimore, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Art Editor RAT-TAT (3); Corp. Signal Corp. (3); Lieut. Signal Corp. (4).
"Let Taylor tailor you"
"And Noah, seeing the folly of his ways betook unto himself a wife."
Get out your fiddles, boys, here comes Taylor. Taylor—the scholar. Taylor—the
comedian. Taylor—the all that is great and wonderful. Last,
but not least, Taylor—the married man. How incomparable—
the senior fizzle—the dread of the Freshmen—the paragon of the
whole school.
"Herbie" got married this year, and with " Cy" Haslup forms
the henpecked association. Whether or not they are happy in
their new relation we do not know, but we judge not. They are
mute on the subject, but actions speak louder than words. Often
we find them in some hidden corner, arm in arm, and tears streaming down their cheeks to the tune "My wife sent me to
College, Booho, Booho!
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�HARRY F. WARRENFELTZ, "Warnie," "Old SLEUTH"
Latin-Scientific
Wolfesville, Md.
0 K; Assistant Miscellaneous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Collegian Board (3); Corp. Co. "B"
(3); Glee Club (2), (3), (4); Vice-President Y. M. C. A. (4); Lieut. Co. "A" (4); Business
Manger Collegian (4).
"A frame that's so robust and a face that's so sweet
That all moving-picture girls are brought to his feet."
There is a man at St. John's,
Whose ways are wondrous winning;
He always haunts the stage door
To have his little inning.
He is a far-famed fighter,
A scrapper of renown,
When he and Todd meet in the ring,
The better man goes down.
Although he is a Senior,
You must not think—alas!
That he is free from hazing
By members of his class.
HARRY E. WILSON, "Wiltse"
Tilghman's, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Corp. Co."A" (2); Vice President Class (2); Baseball team team (2), (3), (4); Captain Baseball
Team (4); Football Team (2), (3), (4); First Sergeant Co. "A" (3); Class President (3)
(4); Vice-President A. A. (3); June Ball Committee (3); Captain Co. "B" (4); Hop Committee (4); Boarding Club (4).
"Wilson—that's aU"--Selected.
"•ft-
Ye gods! A rare creation with the dew of heaven yet on his brow. As bashful
as a maiden, yet as vigorous as a Hercules, this youth hath conquered all
things in atheletics, learning and society, and now stands on the very pinnacle
of collegiate greatness—the generalissimo of the Senior Class. He says little,
but in action is prompt and bold—this he says is the secret of his success.
After graduation he will retire to Tilghman's Island and there live and die
an oysterman. What a terrible thing to have the soul of a poet and yet to
be an oysterman.
ss
�PETER G. ZOUCK, "Pee-Wee"
Glyndon, Md.
Latin-Scientific
® M; Assistant Miscellaneous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Corp. Co. "A" (3); Lieut. Co. "A" (4);
Secretary Tennis Club (3); Class Baseball Team (2); Manager Tennis Team (4); June
Ball Committee (3).
"Who can foretell for what high cause
This darling of the gods was born?"
This youngster, in some mysterious way, succeeded in getting
a lieutenancy in Co. A. Although hardly able to be seen, he is
often heard, especially when he is O. D.—or as he is called by the
Freshmen, the Midget O. D. It is rumored that he has been led
astray by "Warnie," for which deed the sleuth should be ashamed
of himself. For you know it is a great misdeed to cause so small a
boy to depart from the straight and narrow path. After a long
search for a "suitable" room mate, he has been adopted by "Doc
"Dean, who takes great delight in instructing him in the art of
graft and various other skin games.
�Senior History
class of novitiates, and while it was eventful there was
nothing unusual about the events. The class was notable,
however, for the large number of men who were very
proficient along the Academic lines. In athletics it gave
little promise of becoming the great aggregation of athletes into which it later developed. We were a large class,
having a membership of forty-four, and were of fun-loving and somewhat boisterous nature. Consequently the
Sophomore class, which was small, had its hands more
than full, and was probably as glad as we were when we
became Sophomores.
When we returned to St. John's in September, 1907,
how proud were we at the thought that we were mighty
and exalted Sophomores. In comparison with ourselves,
even Seniors were to our minds small fry. Sixteen of
our former members had failed to find their way back.
This loss was retrenched by the addition of fourteen
new men who had succeeded in attaining to the dignity
of Sophomores. These were Kolmer, Heine, Anderson,
Zouck, Hauver, Baldwin, Taylor, Pinkerton, Stanley,
Warrenfeltz, Mullikin, Smith, Harshman, and Willis.
The importance of this addition may be seen in the later
history of these men.
My privilege it is to chronicle the doings of the Class
of 1910, from their Freshman days until the present,
when the time is approaching in which we must all say
au revoir to our beloved Alma Mater. When I say au
revoir, I do so advisedly, for to his college a St. John's
man never bids farewell.
Although I am called Historian, I intend that this
shall be both more and less a history. What aught to be
its appellation I know not. This you, Mr. (Mrs. and Miss)
Reader, after you have completed its perusal may decide
for yourself. I hope to make of this such an article as
will be of interest and perhaps of advantage to my classmates, to alumni, to any strangers who may read this,
and finally, and especially for the classes which follow us.
I desire that these last may take note of our successes
and failures, and may profit by our example in the former and by our experiences in the latter.
Now for some history. It was recorded in the Freshman History of the men of '10 that when they first arrived at "Crabtown-on-the-Bay," "the St. John's
front campus with its green trees and its fine shade looked
good to them." It has looked good to them ever since.
Our life as Freshman was much like that of any other
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�Senior History
My privilege it is to chronicle the doings of the Class
of 1910, from their Freshman days until the present,
when the time is approaching in which we must all say
au revoir to our beloved Alma Mater. When I say au
revoir, I do so advisedly, for to his college a St. John's
man never bids farewell.
Although I am called Historian, I intend that this
shall be both more and less a history. What aught to be
its appellation I know not. This you, Mr. (Mrs. and Miss)
Reader, after you have completed its perusal may decide
for yourself. I hope to make of this such an article as
will be of interest and perhaps of advantage to my classmates, to alumni, to any strangers who may read this,
and finally, and especially for the classes which follow us.
I desire that these last may take note of our successes
and failures, and may profit by our example in the former and by our experiences in the latter.
Now for some history. It was recorded in the Freshman History of the men of '10 that when they first arrived at "Crabtown-on-the-Bay," "the St. John's
front campus with its green trees and its fine shade looked
good to them." It has looked good to them ever since.
Our life as Freshman was much like that of any other
class of novitiates, and while it was eventful there was
nothing unusual about the events. The class was notable,
however, for the large number of men who were very
proficient along the Academic lines. In athletics it gave
little promise of becoming the great aggregation of athletes into which it later developed. We were a large class,
having a membership of forty-four, and were of fun-loving and somewhat boisterous nature. Consequently the
Sophomore class, which was small, had its hands more
than full, and was probably as glad as we were when we
became Sophomores.
When we returned to St. John's in September, 1907,
how proud were we at the thought that we were mighty
and exalted Sophomores. In comparison with ourselves,
even Seniors were to our minds small fry. Sixteen of
our former members had failed to find their way back.
This loss was retrenched by the addition of fourteen
new men who had succeeded in attaining to the dignity
of Sophomores. These were Kolmer, Heine, Anderson,
Zouck, Hauver, Baldwin, Taylor, Pinkerton, Stanley,
Warrenfeltz, Mullikin, Smith, Harshman, and Willis.
The importance of this addition may be seen in the later
history of these men.
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�Our first duty as Sophomores, was as we thought to
commence the education of the Freshmen. We wished
that all new men should become at home here as soon as
possible, and, in order to make them so, we made it our
business to make known unto them all the time-honored
rules and traditions of the college. In addition to teaching them how to properly observe these, we held frequent receptions for their benefit, and entertained lavishly. It seemed to us that one of the things which were
lacking to the new men was sufficient exercise. Accordingly, upon one beautiful Friday night we held a gymnasium class. Almost all of the old Sophomores acted
as instructors, and most of them were very efficient as
such. Perhaps the Freshman attempted to do too much
for men not in training, or perhaps the time of the day
did not suit them; whatever the reason may have been,
the exercise did not seem to be agreeable to them. Two
or three were so unpleasantly affected that they became
ill, even before their opportunity to perform came.
These entertainments, however, did not long continue. They became obnoxious to the faculty, by which
they were given that opproborious term, hazing. This
august body realized that it would be very difficult, to
say the least, for them to completely stamp out this practice if the class was determined to persist in it, so they
decided to try persuasion instead of compulsion. As the
result of this decision, the old Sophomores were one day
invited to a consultation with Professor Cecil and Lieut.
Iglehart. For three long hours the meeting lasted. What
was said need not be related, but the outcome was an
act by the Sophmore Class which is more important than
anything that has been done by any class for many years
or that is likely to be done for many years in the future.
They promised to do what they could to kill hazing, and
hazing's animation was immediately suspended, though
not entirely destroyed. It may be well to relate now,
instead of reserving it for its proper place in the chronicles, the history of hazing since then. With the accession to the Sophomority of the class of 1911, some of the old
practices were revived, but this body of men soon perceived the beauty of our example, and took our precepts
as their own. Last autumn the men of 1912 again resuscitated old tyrant hazing. They, likewise, soon adopted
the policy of their predecessors, and hazing suffered another collapse. It seems to be growing weaker each
year, and we hope that that old terror to new students
may never rise again in St. John's. You men of 1913,
when you return to college next September, be taught
by the experience of the three classes which have gone
before you, and instead of renewing the practice of hazing
only to down it, allow no semblance of it to rise.
We were formerly told that if hazing did not exist,
the new students would not acquire the college spirit. Can
men be forced or frightened into the possession of the
true St. John's spirit? Last fall the men were told that
they didn't have any spirit. If I may be pardoned for
recalling an unpleasant incident I would like to ask if
they showed lack of spirit on Homewood field last Novem-
�on the diamond. Since the departure of "Sleepy" Tarbert, Riihl has been our only representative on the track.
In the classroom our reputation as sparks was still maintained. Our history throughout the year is in the main
uneventful.
When yet once more our feet sought the paths of
old St. John's, it was as Seniors that we returned. Seniors,—ah, sweet the word,—t'was for this that we so
long time labored of this that we have dreamed. Ah, but
the reality! Half had not been imagined.
Upon calling the roll of the class we found that a
few more had deserted us. Butler decided to be a lawyer,
and commenced his study at the University of Maryland. "Jimmy" Coatsworth found that society interfered with college work, so he gave up—the college.
"Puss" Dreifus decided that he could become a physician more quickly by beginning the study of medicine
now than by waiting a year, so moved to the University
of Penn. "Ducky" Kerr broke the bonds of love of
class, and bound himself with a stronger tie—the golden
band of matrimony. Tracy, since he was unable to play
football on the team, has devoted himself to it as an
amusement at Westminster. Our number has been made
up by the addition of Cook, Jones, R. M., Grove and
Koenig, all inherited from the Class of '09, besides those
old heirlooms, Hutson and Allen.
In this our last year, we still hold our high place in
everything. In military affairs we have produced the goods.
You may look far before you find better officers than
her, when they cheered through seventy minutes of
torture without losing courage.
To return to our Sophomore year, in athletics our men
then began to show a little of their capacity. Four of them
made the football team. "Dutch" Riihl, at halfback,
was the star of the team, while Wilson and Baldwin as
guards, with Hauver at tackle, were a strong and speedy
trio. On the baseball team we boasted of Wilson, Riihl,
and Willis, while others of us were strong subs. In track
athletics we had Riihl and "Sleepy" Tarbert, the best
two runners in college, and MacAbee, who broke all
sorts of records at high-jumping.
In the academic department we continued our high
standing. In addition to the scholars of our Freshman
year, a majority of the newcomers were both brainy and
studious. In this line of action, as in others, our doings
were an honor not only to the class but to the college.
When we assembled in 1908 as Juniors we found that
many of our classmates were among the missing. We
were no longer a large class. From among the forties
our number had dwindled to twenty-three. Only one
small person had added himself to our ranks. This youth,
Butler by name, soon found a place in the heart of everybody, and as quarter-back on the foot-ball team gained
a niche in the St. John's Hall of Fame by leading the team
to a victory over Hopkins, Among those who followed
him in that game were his classmates Wilson, Riihl, Hauver and Blades. Of these men, Wilson, Riihl and Hauver
with "Doc" Dean contributed greatly to the victories
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�Riihl, Hartle and Wilson. In athletics we are almost,
if not quite, the whole thing. On the football team Hauver, Wilson, Riihl, Blades, Hutson and Grove gave us a
fairly good representation. In basketball we have Grove,
Riihl and Hauver. In baseball we are satisfied with
having Wilson, Riihl, Hauver, Grove and Dean on the
team. In field and track events Riihl, Hutson, Hauver
and Grove are able to keep us on top. In classes we are
as proficient as ever.
I would like to express my opinion of my classmates
individually, but my space is (fortunately, perhaps) not
sufficient. Eulogies might become monotonous. However, I cannot refrain from saying a few words concerning our president, Wilson. The verse concerning him in
the RAT TAT of a year ago will bear repeating, I think,
and it expresses much of what I wish to say.
As a class, we consider that we have been a success.
One reason for our success is our always having had good
class officers. Another, and even more important cause
is our unity as a class. Whatever troubles we have had,
quarrels and factions in the class are not among them.
We have been, and are, one happy family. No class
which is divided against itself can accomplish as good
work as would be possible for it as a unit.
We do not mean to give the impression that we consider ourselves perfect, either as a class or as individuals.
Far from it. But what we do mean to express is that we
set some good examples to follow, and some bad ones to
avoid and that following classes can, if they will, profit
by our experience. Every class ought to learn something
of value from that which goes before. We, the students,
are the college, and the standard to which we bring ourselves is that of the college. May you who follow raise
the standard. If we, when we go forth hence, leave any
good work begun and not finished, it is for you to bring
it to completion. If we have boasted too greatly of ourselves, pardon us, for it is our last chance to boast. We
realize now that we have not accomplished all that we
could have accomplished, but have been too self-indulgent and dilatory. And I, who have been the most indolent and procrastinatory of all, to this which is more
than a history and less than a history, (chiefly less),
sign myself
HISTORIAN.
Kind reader, your pardon I truly do crave,
For casting before you a person so grave.
On the diamond, a slugger; in the classroom, a plugger;
On the gridiron, a rusher; in sparetime, a "fusser."
All this is old Wilson, ye ladies and gents,
And therefore we made him our class president.
No older than most of us and as young in spirit as
any of us, in wisdom and weight of personality, " Wilse"
is as some venerable sage. The interests of the class
his interests, impartially friendly to all, loved by all, we
made him class president again this year, and if we had
yet another year, would repeat the stunt.
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��Class of 1911
Motto
MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO.
Colors
BLUE AND WHITE
Yell
A-mal-go-mi-go-me-go-mah!
Blue and White! Blue and White!
Zip-zap-zah!
Rickety Rex Rex, Hullobalee
1911—8. J. C.
Class Officers
J. E. MARSH
C. L. DICKINSON
W. L. KOONTZ
W. R. VANSANT
E. B. ROBERTS
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
..Historian
��R. K. ADAMS, "RAMESES"
Boonsboro, Md.
Latin-Scientific
<P M; First Grade Certificate (2); Sergeant Co. "B" (3); Assistant Editor-in-chief RAT-TAT (3);
Treasurer Athletic Association (3); June Ball Committee (3).
"He had a face like a benediction."
How the upperclassmen did laugh when this farmer lad dropped in last year. The spell
soon wore off, however, and it was soon seen that Adams was not half as green as he looked.
He immediately set such a pace in History that he received the
• name of our second St. John's "Rameses." Although last year
he was pretty well behaved, this year finds him half his time in
the Third Floor Tea Room, where he, with Wilson and a few
others, enjoys sipping refreshments through the little goose quill.
In spite of all you may think concerning Rameses' dreamy looks,
he is very much wide awake and never has failed to make an
average of less than 4.99 in any study. One innocent creature
he is, the only disagreeable feature is his mandolin playing,
which he inflicts upon all intruders of his room. (Couldn't play a hand organ.) Was placed
on the fourth floor of Pinkney Hall this year to run errands for the Freshmen.
L. C. BAILEY" Elsie"
Quantico, Md.
Latin-Scientific
0 K; Historian (i); Corp. Co "A" (2); Treasurer Class (2); Boarding Club Committee (2), (3); Collegian Editorial Board (2); Sergeant
Co. "A" (3); Treasurer Y. M. C. A. (3); Editor-in-Chief RAT-TAT
(3); First Grade Certificate (i), (2); June Ball Committee (3).
"His looks do argue him replete with modesty."
That same old story of an innocent one being led astray by
the wily influences of St. John's College! Will it never cease?
With all her faults though, Bailey has proved a great success in
almost every manner. Endurance of Carey's jokes throughout his
Freshmen year, and service as a member of the Boarding Club for
a year, hardened him into the Spartan-like ways, for which he is at
present noted. Holds a prominent office in the P. H. F. O. A.,
and is proud of it. One would think, to look at this baby face, that
its owner was young and inexperienced, instead of being that wild
and reckless character that he is.
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�E. STANLEY BOWLUS, "Buzz"
Middletown, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ K; Sergeant Band (2); Assistant Miscellaneous Editor RAT-TAT
(3); Class Baseball Team (2).
"Now as man is judged by the rapidity, velocity, frequentness and general
noise of his speech—hence my name."
Look well, for never again will you have the opportunity of
beholding such a noteworthy disciple of the art of producing at
any time, called or uncalled for, pure, unadulterated, spontaneous—hot air! He and his long solemn looking room mate
constitute one of the fastest teams of "fussers" in the field
today; it's rare "pickings" that they miss.
During our early days of happy family life we all had a great deal of sympathy for him,
laboring under the impression that he was undoubtedly subject to some horrible attacks of
hitherto undreamed of severity. But on investigation we found the ungodly noises, which were
making our lives miserable, to be the results of his implacable and indefatigable designs upon
the trombone. Alas! The irony of fate! Give us the sympathy!
J. F. DAVIS, "Pep," "Skinny"
Pocomoke City, Md.
Latin-Scientific
0 K; Corp. Co "A" (3); Assistant Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Class Baseball Team (2).
"Men tremble when I smile—nations fall when I laugh."
If he doesn't happen to be standing so you get a side view,
you may see chances for great fame in this youth—chances, necessarily slender at present, but if honest endeavor is ever to be
rewarded, then, his agonizing attempts at respectable "gym" work
will—it is to be hoped eventually broaden the possibility for these
chances materializing, and incidentally, broaden the "divineform."
In him we have another of the disturbing elements of the lower
end of Junior floor—and may the man be everlastingly consigned
to Reamer's grub—who gives him the least provocation to laugh.
Oh save us! It haunts us in our dreams.
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�C. L. DICKINSON, "Dick"
Pocomoke City, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ K; Captain Class Baseball Team (i), (2); Corp. Co. "B" (2); Sergt. Co. B. (3); Business
Manager RAT-TAT (3); Vice-President Class (3); Chairman Entertaining Committee (3).
"Hear me, for I will speak."
An Eastern Shore freak who knows it all at all times. He is
one of the Business Managers of the RAT-TAT and has proved
himself a good one. According to his statistics the RAT-TAT will
only go forty-nine cents into debt—would like to refer him to
Prof. S— on statistics. Is a great society man, and one will find
him downtown, calling on some fair one, oftener than at College.
He advocates Woman Suffrage, and hopes some day to persuade
the Maryland Legislature to look more favorably upon his view on
the subject than they do to-day.
S. C. DKAKE, "Quack"
t
Latin-Scientific
<P M; Corporal Co. "B" (3); Secretary RAT-TAT Board (3). June Ball Committee.
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look."
Approach him with caution! This weather-beaten specimen of
humanity escaped two years ago from one of the large menageries on
the Eastern Sho', and was captured off a small island in the Chesapeake by the College authorities who decided to shelter him under
their provident wing for a couple of years. Quite a Society man.
This innocent youth has taken a brace the past term and doesn't go
down town more than five nights each week. Who knows but what
there will be wedding bells ere long in the community of "Bicycle
Liz?" Who wants a game of whist? Confident of Majorship next year.
Easton, Md.
�C. T. GLADDEN, "Egg Head"
Annapolis, Md.
Latin-Scientific
<D M; First Grade Certificate (i), (2); Corporal Co. "A" (3); Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3).
"He would talk, Lord how he would talk!
«•
Here we present to you a noted person. He has done
everything from using quills to inventing a new kind of gunpowder, which invention he sold to the Head of the French
Government. Expects to receive a title from his relatives in
Scotland early next summer. In the meantime Charles will be
a midshipman. After trying on eight different caps he discovered one which, by clamping would nearly fit him. Gladden's favoritejpastime is reciting Tactics, which he does in a stern and commanding manner. And that brace!!!!
CHARLES G. HASLOT, " Si"
Savage, Md.
Latin-Scientific
9 K; High Private Rear Rank (i)j Sergt. Co "A" (3); Treasurer RAT-TAT (3).
"How in the h— could I help it."
"Si" hails from Savage, a God-forsaken place of Howard
County. Seemed to think in his Freshman year that he would be
major in 1911, but now concludes that he will probably get off
those "d—pineapples." He was much sought after last year by
some fair damsel of Annapolis, and was kept very busy answering
the phone. These phone calls became so frequent that at last he
became sick at the mere mention of one, and finally they ceased
altogether. He was a corporal at the beginning of this year, but
is at last a Sergeant. Waited until he could raise his stripes
before having his picture taken.
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�HERMAN R. HOLLJES, "Long John"
Baltimore, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ M; Class Treasurer (i); Corporal Band (2); Sergeant Band (3); Orchestra (i), (2), (3); Humorous Editor RAT-TAT (3).
"Old Budweiser's a friend of mine."
"Ladies and gents, step right this away, and see Prof.
Holljes, the longest and most unique specimen of the human
beast now in captivity—captured in the wilds of East Baltimore—alive and living. Watch it there, little girl, he'll grab
that parasol and turn it into a bass viol. Ladies and gents, if
you want to hear him sing and explain his system of wireless,
feed him eggnog through a funnel and you'll get results. Your
cane, sir, he'll mistake it for a flute. Five cents, a nickel, a half
a dime; step up gents and " Voila tout."
CLIFFORD L. JOHNSON,
Nervy"
........................................
Laurel, Md.
Latin— Scientific
$ K; Football Team (2), (3); Boarding Club (3); Captain Class Track Team (3); Vice-President A. A. (3); Assistant Manager Basketball Team (3); Hop Committee (3); Corp. Co.
"B" (3); Business Manager RAT-TAT (3); June Ball Committee (3).
"A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing."
What a wonderful piece of mechanism is "Nervy." He
can do anything. He is a star athlete, a mighty scholar, an
adept business man, a society expert, and even a musician.
He can play a little and sing a little less. Of late Annapolitan
society has caught him in the whirl and threatens to engulf
him. The once staid and quiet little "Nervy" has become a
monster over whom women rant and the femmes rave. To
sum him up we may say he has played with Plato, dined
with Diogenes, clawed with Claudius, skipped with Scipio
and ripped with Euripides.
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�HENRY LEE JOHNSON, "Johntz," "Jack"
. Cambridge, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Basket Ball (3); Sergeant Co. " A" (3); Football Scrubs (2), (3), Mandolin and Glee Club (2), (3);
June Ball Committee (3).
"Ah, then I flee, for peace to thee,
My darling cigarette!"
"Henery" is a good fellow and a first class scout. He sometimes finds time for a deep breath between smokes, and between
breaths he smokes a vile mixture in which the chief components
are asafcetida and limburger. He is every bit of a fusser, greaser,
musician and athlete. The first and third qualities create the most
disturbance, for when off post he is either making mandolin noises
which the band doesn't rate dreaming of, or else recounting his
conquests to a group of wide-eyed classmates. The tale invariably
ends thus:— "She sure was a keen kid, and she had me nutty."
WILBURL. KOONTZ, "Chauncey"
Winfield, Md.
Latin-Scientific
0 K; Corporal Co. "A" (3); Art Editor RAT-TAT (3); Secretary Class (3).
"Johnnie's always up to tricks,
Ain't he cute, and only six."
The real little devil of 1911, who never misses a chance to get
off a good one. With it, however, he is a hard and conscientious
worker, especially with a slat. At hops he fusses the orchestra,
and prefers sudden death to the company of a femme. This together with his undignified behavior is the cause of the happy
blend which has resulted in two years of joyful wedlock. Some
tennis champion, and, seen in action, resembles a frightened
dachshund. Talks in chunks, interrupted by girlish giggles, and
if he has a serious side it is yet to be discovered.
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�JOHN ECCELSTON MARSH, "Slats"
Fort Morgan, Colo.
Latin-Scientific
Class Historian (2); Star Second Grade Certificate (i); Class Baseball Team (2); President
Class (3); Sergeant Co. "A" (3); Chairman June Ball Committee (3); Literary Editor
RAT-TAT (3).
"Blessed be the man who first invented sleep."
Behold, you see before you our honored president. It is upon his shoulders that the burden of
piloting our class safely through all its troubles and
dangers rests.
" Slats" is a member of the quartet of floor officers who form the Amalgamated, Conglomerated,
Unsophisticated Floor Officers Association of Pinkney Hall, and hence one of Reddy's and Stryker's
pets. Together with the rest of the Association,
he made his debut into Annapolis society this year, and his social abilities being recognized, he was made chairman of the June Ball Committee.
Recently, he has discovered some great attraction in the Physics Lab., at any rate one
would so suppose from his constant attendence.
JOHN L. MORRIS "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
Latin-Scientific
& K; Assistant Literary Editor RAT-TAT (3).
"See, who comes here? A countryman."
This was one of the additions to our class last year. He says
he hails from Salisbury, hut it has leaked out that the Corn Houses
of Kelly claim him. He makes a specialty of selling pies and of
working numerous other forms of "skin-games." Delights in the
title of "Champion Eater of the College." But do not form too
hasty an opinion of this gentleman, for you see before you the
right hand man of both "Amos" and "Turk;" a great chemist—
surpassed in the annals of that science only by the mighty Gladden, of gunpowder fame.
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.Salisbury, Md.
�R. GRAHAM Moss, "Roger"
Annapolis, Md.
Latin-Scientific
Secretary Class (2); Business Manager RAT-TAT (3); Sergeant Co. "B" (3); June Ball Committee (3); Hop Committee (3).
"And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark."
Alack, what noise is this that disturbs the absolute peace of
Junior floor (?) after drill for a couple of hours? Why to be sure,
"Roger" and none other, truly a beast of gentle mind and as harmless as a cockroach, but nevertheless a noise and pestilence.
When the muse strikes him he plays a mandolin for our benefit,
and, Lord, when the muse does strike, she hits him hard, and we
suffer the consequences. In our anguish we cry aloud, "How
long, O Roger, how long must we endure the penal flame of your
musical propensities?
THOMAS PARRAN, JR., "Judge"
0 2 K; 9 K; Corp. Co. "B" (3); Alumni Editor RAT-TAT (3);
June Ball Hop Committee (3).
"And when a lady's in the case,
You know all other things give place."
"Judge" is one of those fellows who finds it easy to attain scholastic honors being, in the main, a "bug" fiend and one of "Reddy's"
special students in Biology II. Giving high promise of being a good
basketball man, "Judge" now by hard work aspires to uphold old St.
John's on the Tennis Team and as a Track Team star. While on the
"Easton Sho" last summer "Judge's" heart had quite a shock and
though he has met many others they say he has never recovered
from the blow.
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St. Leonard's, Md.
�EMERSON B. ROBERTS, "Madam"
Easton, Md.
0 K; Corp. Co "A"; Assist. Literary Editor RAT-TAT (3); Class Historian (3).
"This in no place for a minister's son."
" Madam" came here last year possessing a very maiden-like appearence, which was the result of her Easton High School training. But
under the gentler influences of old St. John's she rapidly reformed and
no one would now take her for the son of a minister.
Her superb figure is especially set off when she comes on as N. C. 0.
G. and dons the white belt.
After making her debut at the cotillion held on April 2, "Madam," from her peculiar
style of beauty, bids fair to make Talbot County proud of its production as a "society lion."
^^^8ms
WILLIAM STANLEY "Bill"
Laurel, Md.
Latin-Scientific
$ 2 K;3> M; Corporal Co. " B" (3); June Ball Committee (3); Assistant Town and Campus Editor
Editor RAT-TAT (3).
"Love makes fools of us all, big and little."
"Bill" came to us last year fresh from the Laurel
High School. He at once developed a fondness for the
Annapolis fair sex and can be found quite often basking
in the sunshine of some fair one's eyes. He has also a
fondness for dreamland and can be found asleep in English
class any old time. He has a pleasant jolly disposition and
is very popular with all the fellows.
�W. ROLAND VANSANT? " Van"
Annapolis, Md.
Scientific
0 M; Class Baseball Team (i), (2); Second Grade Certificate (i); Corporal Co. "B" (3); Hop
Committee (3); Class Treasurer (3); Town and Campus Editor RAT-TAT (3); June Ball
Committee (3).
"I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge."
Here is a man of whom we are all proud. This gallant is at his
best at a dance, and has been known to take as many as three dances
with his partner. Is one of Turk's few and most brilliant scholars,
and expects to be a great chemist. "Van" is as fond of English and
Logic that he has himself ordered to attend them, and skips the next
day. By mathematical formulas he has worked out a "grease" with
all the Profs. On account of his military ability and knowledge of
tactics he rates a corporalcy in the Crabtown militia.
K. E. WILSON, "Scuds"
Baltimore, Md.
Scientific
0 M; Vice-President Class (i), (2); Corporal Co. "B" (2); Sergeant Co. "B" (3); June Ball
Committee (3); Miscellaneous Editor RAT-TAT (3); Assistant Manager Baseball Team (3).
"Much study is a weariness of the flesh."
"Scuds," remnant of the "prep" school is a quiet, easy-going,
don't-care, sort of a fellow. He was adopted in his Freshmen year
by one of the faculty and has held the position of protege ever
since. Can be found taking tea with Dr. McGlone most any time.
Also has a liking for Murray Hill where he has a guardian fairy.
All in all he is a jolly good fellow and one of the most popular
members in his class. His one ambition in this world seems to be
to keep alive and to let the rest alone. Takes such interest in
Chemistry that "Turk" is going to put him on the "Honor Roll."
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�S. ROWLAND WHITE, JR., "Bob White"
.Galloways, Md.
Latin-Scientific
K; Athletic Editor RAT-TAT (3), Secretaty Athletic Association (3); Manager Class Baseball Team (2); Football Team (3); Sergeant Signal Corps (3); June Ball Committee (3).
"How fine, how blessed a thing is work—for someone else."
"Bob" came here from Washington College and is just beginning to get over the effects of it, although he still dreams of a certain fair maid whom he left behind. He was one of our gridiron
heroes last fall, and delights in telling of the many touchdowns he
might have made if no one had stopped him. Is first sergeant of
the handkerchief squad and expects to be General in Chief of that
noble band next year. Has never been known to get to breakfast
formation on time, but never gets demerits for'this as he has them
put into guard duty and walks (?) them off.
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�The Chronicle of the Junior Class
Now it came to pass that in the twenty and first year of
the reign of King Tommy the Great, of St. John's College,
that a band of youths came into his kingdom from out the
wilderness which is roundabout, and sought the kingly
presence, saying: "Instruct us, oh most noble King,
in the ways of knowledge, and lead us in the green paths if
virtue." And the year was the year two hundred and one
after the founding of the kingdom.
And the King gave ear unto them, and heard them, and
was moved with compassion toward them, and he received
them into his sanctuary, and led them forth in their new
domicile—yea, verity into the land of Pinkney.
And it had come to pass that certain of these youths
had hereunto abode in that place; and their names were
Vansant, and Moss, and Hopkins, and Wilson who is
called Scuds. And they taught their brothers many
things, saying: "Oh, our brothers, we are but Freshmen, a
down-trodden race, and the upper classmen, which are called
Ishmaelites, will oppress us, and do sore affliction unto,
us. Be strong, and falter not. Let us choose 01! from
among us who shall be our chief, who shall be our adviser,
and a councilor unto us, and who shall lead us in battle
against the Ishmaelites. Let him be brave and bold and
strong as the warrior, yea, as the warrior who doeth valiantly."
And it seemed good that it should be so. They took
council together—the old and the new, the bold and the
timid, and as with one voice they cried aloud, and proclaimed "Dick" Yewell as their chief—him they would
obey, and him would they follow. And thus the council
ended, no one dissenting.
But behold, from the camp of the Ishmaelites a cloud
arose. All was not well in the realm of King Tommy.
And it came to pass that in four days the storm broke, and
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�the whole Kingdom was astir, and great was the swelling
thereof. They said it was a G. O. H. Such they called it
in the barbarous tongue of the Ishmaelites. It was a sore
affliction. The innocent were made to suffer with the
guilty. And among the new dwellers in the land there was
weeping and wailing, and calling for mother.
But when the tidings came to the ears of King Tommy
he was very wroth, and vowed a vengeance terrible to be
heard. And he brought it about that on the same night,
that the mighty chiefs of the realm took council together—
King Tommy and his secretaries and all his retainers.
And a decree was set forth by them, so that the offenders
were banished from the kingdom, and cut off from the
law, and the arm of judgment lay heavy upon them.
And it came to pass that a certain centurian whom they
called "Buck"—a mighty man of valor—interceded, and
the decree was withheld, and the offenders were placed
upon a probation, and made to leave off their cruel dispositions, and return unto the law. And they did as it
was bidden them. Thus endeth the first moon of the sojourn of the indwellers in the new land.—Selah.
And the youths waxed strong, and vigorous, and they
grew and broadened out in the ways of St. John's and a
patriotism, traditional in the race, imbued itself into them,
as rich wine which filleth the glass, and maketh the heart
glad. And they were St. John's men, and the rich heritage of St. John's was theirs. They heeded her law, and
forsook not her council, and returning unto the land of their
fathers they meditated upon it day and night.
And lo a year passed and they returned unto the realm
of King Tommy, clothed investments of pride and hauteur.
Withal they listed not to their experience, but as the unwise
son who heedeth not the instruction of his father, and
forsaketh the prayer of his mother, they hardened their
hearts, and stiffened their necks, pursuing the Freshmen
unrelentingly, as the law of the Medes and Persians,
which altereth not.
And when these things were made known to King
Tommy his heart was sad for these Sophomores were high
in his favor. He called them unto his throne, yea he
summoned them into the sanctuary of the most high.
And behold on his right hand sat "Buck"—the great
centurian, a man of the sword, and who had soldiers under
him; and on his right hand was "Turk" who in the realm
of St. John's could command the sun and the moon to
stand still, and they obeyed him.
And lo before this august presence the youths stopped
deaf, and they smote their breasts, and were sore afraid.
"Oh King, hast thou cast us off forever—in thy wrath
upon the sheep of thy pasture? Forgive us, for we knew
not what we did—forgive, forgive, forgive," they cried.
And King Tommy, seeing the earnestness of their
sorrow, was compassionate upon them, and heard them.
And "Buck" and "Turk" were of one mind. And they
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�spoke to the supplicants and their words fell like dew
upon the grass that is mowed. And on bended knee the
youths petitioned the throne: "Make us strong like thee,
Oh King, teach us thy ways, and lead us in thy paths.
Keep us lest we forsake them."
And forthwith they became a favored band which
flourished as the laurel, yea, as the green bay tree which
groweth up. And life was theirs, and joy and health in
plenty. Sorrow entered not into their hearts. They
waxed strong in the ways of their elders, and lacked not.
They applied their minds unto wisdom, and their hearts
unto learning. Their hands were taught to war and their
fingers to fight. And they rejoiced in their work—yea,
verily, even as the strong man who delighteth to run a
race.—Selah.
And the months passed, and abundance forsook them
not. They grew in stature, and in the admonition of their
Alma Mater. Great and many were their accomplishments. Many victories wrought they also in the games
which were accustomed to be played in that day. And the
year passed and youth faded not from their brow.
And behold they became Juniors in the realm of King
Tommy—in the ancient Kingdom of St. John's. And
the time came to be near at hand when the elder brothers of
these youths must depart the realm and go forth into the
world. And it bore heavy upon the youth and saddened
them. But it must ever be thus, and as theirs was a
worthy example, so may all who come after them be worthy
in the eyes of their followers. "Oh, our younger brother,
hear us, and attend unto our words. Learn of us,
make our victories yours, and suffer not our failures to
become as sounding brass and a tingling cymbal in your
ears. See knowledge and pursue it. Be strong in the
ancient patriotism of the kingdom of St. John's, trust
yourselves and dare all things, and it will go well with you
in the land of St. John's which thy choice hath given thee."
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��Class of 1912
Motto.
"OMNIA PROBATE, BONA TENATE. "
Colors.
MAROON AND GRAY.
Class Yell
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Hullabaloo, Hooray, Hooray!
S. J. C. Maroon and Gray!
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
St. John's ! '12, '12, '12.
Class Officers
R. D. BROADRUP
A. E. WILLIAMS
F. S. MATTHEWS
President
Vice-President
Secretary
W. G. CATLIN
B. MICHAELSON
C. C. HARRISS
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Treasurer
Historian
Sergeant-at-arms
��SOPHOMORE CLASS
�Roll of Class '12
ALGER, P. L. —"Budge"
Annapolis, Md.
BRASHEARS J. A.—"Ducky"
New York, N. Y.
"Pygmies are pygmies still, even tho' perched on the Alps."
BROADRUP, R. D.—"Dutch"
Cumberland, Md.
"ich bin ein fauler Deutschman."
CARVER, N. H.—"Doc"
Harve de Grace, Md.
"Whose worth's unknown, tho' his height be taken."
CATLIN W. G.—"Willie"
White Haven, Md.
Lynchburg, Va.
"Who thinks too little, who talks too much."
DAVIS, G. H.~" George"
Clarksburg, Md.
FINKBINE, C. A.—"Country"
Annapolis, Md.
"Geniuses must be born, never can be taught."
GAILEY, H. A—"Herman"
Delta, Md.
"Love me little, love me long."
HARRIS, C. C.—"Maggie"
Travellah, Md.
"My own thoughts are my companions."
HAYES, L. D.—"Dad"
Barnesville, Md.
' Blessings on the man who first invented sleep."
"A cheerful life devoid of care."
CHRISTIAN, J. D.—"Chris"
DEETS, S. R."—Marie"
"Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw."
"Ain't he a wise young owl?"
Pittsburg, Pa.
"For even though vanquished, he could argue still."
HOPKINS, R. S.—"Skinny"
Onancock, Va.
"Take life too seriously and what is it worth."
HOPKINS, S. D.—"Shorty"
"I live to make a loud noise."
Onancock, Va.
�INSNIGER,F. N.—"Monk"
PENDLETON, A. P.—"Pat"
Spokane, Wash.
"He could swap tales with Ananias and hold his own."
JONES, W.—"Reddy"
RIGGIN, C. H.—"Judge"
Annapolis, Md.
RYDER, I. E—"Ira."
KENDRICK, W. W.—"Kerns"
"Whither the heart leads, I follow."
"Love makes fools of us all, big and little."
LENTZ,W—"Bill"
STALEY, R.— "Raymond"
MATTHEWS, F. S.—"Mattie"
WHEELER, H. W.—" Groombauer"
La Plata, Md.
MICHAELSON, B.—"Mike"
Hagerstown, Md.
"0 wise men, what have we here?"
"Small show of man was yet upon his chin."
Street, Md.
"With voice, deep as the sullen sea."
Galloways, Md.
WILLIAMS, A. E.—"Jay"
"I know too much already."
Salisbury,Md.
"You fellows don't appreciate good music."
Hagerstown, Md.
WINSLOW, G. L—"Windy"
"Noise, ye gods, what a noise."
PAYNE, L. E.—"Doc"
Quantico, Md.
"Satan finds mischief for idle hands to do."
"Then he will talk, ye gods, how he will talk."
MILLER, F. A.—"Fred"
Baltimore, Md.
"What would society do without me?"
"So young and so fair."
Leonardtown, Md.
POLLOCK, J.—"Bubble''
"I care for naught but baseball."
"Here we see Demosthenes surpassed."
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Boyds, Md.
�Sophomore Class History
Last September the Class of 1912, for the second time
entered St. John's College. The year before we had to
carry ourselves with regulation Freshman lowliness, and
were at the mercy of any upper-classman who saw fit
to use us. But, when we arrived last fall, ah! what feelings of might and lordliness did we possess. After having
our first class meeting, we sallied forth to meet the Freshmen; and what a bright and intelligent bunch they appeared to be!
One night not long after our arrival, the Freshmen
decided to give a few theatricals for our diversion; they
escorted us to the new gymnasium which was brilliantly
illuminated by one cent candle power, and for several
hours we writhed in the agony of side splitting mirth and
wept to the moving eloquence of some newly discovered
disciple of Cicero. But this was not to last long, as we
were soon asked to assemble in the library. There we
encountered two influential members of the Faculty,
Professors Cecil and Woodcock, who soon persuaded us
to refrain from hazing. We agreed to refrain from hazing
on certain conditions regulating the behavior of the underclassmen. The Freshmen, to show their gratitude, tendered us a banquet.
When we reassembled for our first class meeting, it
was soon seen that quite a large number of our classmates
had not returned. The missing ones were Crew, Fink,
Lavigne, Holland, Noble, Paine W. N., Pulos, Ross,
Staley W. B., Stier and Sewall. We deeply regret the
loss of these men and we sincerely wish that they may
meet with success in whatever course they pursue, and
that they may look back with pride to the days when they
were members of the Class of 1912 of St. John's. The loss
of so many men greatly diminished the size of our class,
but their loss was partly recompensed by the admission
�Brashears, Wheeler, Winslow and Harris, who are almost
sure to win their monograms before leaving college.
In basketball we have some future good men, among
whom are Insinger, Broadrup, Brashears and Winslow.
On the track, however, we hold our own, for we have
two men on the relay team, and several good substitutes.
Ryder and Gailey represent us on the relay team, and they
have done some good work. Of the substitutes, Broadrup
and Brashears are the most prominent.
We have quite a number of candidates out for baseball. Prominent among them are Pollock, Catlin, Michaelson and Harris, who are trying for different positions
and will develop into good men.
We have some good men in Tennis. Lentz will undoubtedly make the team, and Brashears and Insinger
will give some one a close rub.
It has generally been the custom of classes to elect
their class officers at the beginning of each year, but we
have departed from this custom. We elected our officers
before school closed last year, and we intend to continue
this policy. R. D. Broadrup was elected president, and
he has filled his office very well, A. E. Williams was elected
vice-president but he has not had much opportunity to
display his abilities, as our president is always present
at the class meetings. F. S. Matthews was elected secretary, and W. G. Catlin was given charge of our money.
Nineteen twelve has been exceptionally fortunate
of four new men into the class—Christian, Lentz, Miller
and Staley. Christian left in January to go to West
Point. Several old men also left during the year. Those
who left were Deets, Carver, Hayes, Kendrick and Wheeler.
Deets left to prepare himself for the Naval Academy.
Carver has gone home, when last heard of, he was
sporting on his income. Hayes, while at College, was
president of the Class "pitch" club. He is now working
in a toy factory in Washington, D.C. For further information ask Insinger. Kendrick is working for a photographer in Washington but is frequently seen in Annapolis. We wonder if his visits pertain to business or to
interest in his classmates. The last to leave us was
Wheeler. He has gone home to act as superintendent of
his father's farm.
As in all classes, we have men who excel in scholastic work, and bring great credit to the class. Some of
our best students are Alger, Michaelson, Riggin, Winslow,
Miller, Lentz and Staley.
Our class is not as fortunate as the other classes in
having good men on the football and baseball teams,
but we have men who go out on the athletic field and
faithfully work to become team-men of the future.
When the call for candidates for the football team was
issued, quite a number of our men responded. None
of them made the first team, but we were well represented
on the second team. The most promising of these were
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�in receiving non-commissions in the Batallion. The following men are non-commissioned officers; Broadup,
6th corporal Co. A., Matthews, 6th corporal Co. B.,
Brashears, 7th Corporal Co. A., Williams yth corporal
Co. B., Insinger, Gailey and Harris ist, 2d, and 3d
corporals of the Band, and Pendleton Corporal of the Signal Corps.
We have several peculiar combinations in our class.
One of these is or thinks it is musical. The members of
this combination are Insinger and Harris, and they can be
heard tearing off the agony at any hour. Besides these
two there is one who plays a lone hand—Williams. He
plays an unknown instrument with an unpronounceable
name, and he plays execrably to the disgust of all within
hearing. Another combination is the "Noise Turns"
Miller and Hopkins, S.D. They are the most pestiferous
bunch in college, with their howling and other vocal performances equally vile. On the fourth floor is a bunch of
" Sophs " who have organized themselves into the " Fourth
Floor Society," with Riggin as President. Every Sunday afternoon they can be heard rough housing the Freshmen's rooms, throwing water, and doing everything in
their power to uphold the honor of the Fourth Floor.
Our Sophomore year is now rapidly drawing to a
close and as we look back over the past two years, it gives
us satisfaction to note, that what we have attempted we
have done well and as to the future we have hopes that
St. John's will be benefited by having within her walls
the Class of 1912.
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��Freshman Class
Class Officers
J. N. WILSON
W. R. WOODWARD
President
Vice-President
W. A. RUHL
Secretary
C. F. PHILLIPS
Treasurer
E. A. JONES
Historian
�FRESHMAN CLASS
�Freshman Class Roll
E. F. ADAMS—-"Goosy"
J. A. ANDERSON—"Andy"
HAROLD ANDREW—"Ander"
R. F. BRATTAN—"Bob"
SPENCER BRITTAIN—"Britt"
D. BROWN—"Don"
T. O. BROAD WATER—" See "
D. E. CAMPBELL—"Dearie"
MILTON CECIL—"Turk"
J. W. DALEY—"Pee-Wee"
G. E. DRYDEN—"Puss"
EDGAR FELL—"Skinny"
W. S. FITZGERALD—"Reds"
G. GERING—"Pip"
A. A. GLADDEN—"Louse"
J. W. HOLMAN—"Bottle"
W.M.HUTCHINS—"Hutch"
F. E. HUTCHINSON—"Toad"
J. P. JACOBS—"Yocks
E. A. JONES—"Runt"
Vernal, Utah.
Baltimore, Md.
Denton, Md.
Princess Anne, Md.
Crafton, Penn.
Laurel, Md.
Grantsville, Md.
Baltimore, Md.
Highland, Md.
Baltimore, Md.
Snow Hill, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Princess Anne, Md.
Indian Head, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Friendsville, Md.
Willows, Md.
Fairmount, W. Va.
Millington, Md.
Mt. Vernon, Md.
WM. JOYCE—"Mamma's Baby"
Annapolis, Md.
W. E. KLINEFELTER—"Madam"
Baltimore, Md.
W. C. LINTHICUM—"Bugs"
Baltimore, Md.
C. A. MAGRUDER—"Cotton"
Annapolis, Md.
F. E. MASON—"Fats"
Easton, Md.
H. G. McDERMONT—"Mac"
Twin Falls, Idaho.
A. B. MCELDERRY—"Mac"
Annapolis, Md.
G. E. McNuiT—"Nutty"
Berkley, Md.
F. C. MELLON—"Dutchman"
Easton, Md.
L. McCoRMiCK—"Mic"
Annapolis, Md.
C. L. MORGAN—"Rummy"
Frostburg, Md.
C. F. PHILLIPS—"Dick"
Cambridge, Md.
W. A. RUHL—"Dutch"
Baltimore, Md.
G. W. SCHULTZ—"Schlitz"
Annapolis, Md.
J. A. STEVENS—"Steve"
East New Market, Md.
G. W. TODD—"Uncle"
Salisbury, Md.
C. F. WEDDERBURN—"Hook"
Washington, D. C.
R. S. G. WELSH—"Robbie"
Annapolis, Md.
J.N.WiLSON—"Jack"
Tilghman's, Md.
W. R. WOODWARD—"Woodie"
Annapolis, Md.
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�Freshman Class History
It was a hot day that seventeenth of September,
1909—the day the members of the Class of 1913 first came
upon the shady campus of old St. John's and entered the
ivy-covered walls of Pinkney. As was quite natural,
some of us felt quite lonely and homesick being away from
home for the first time and not knowing a fellow here.
But this soon wore off and the next day when we were
invited down to Room 10 by our friends the Sophomores
we went, but for the most part we were a scared lot of
fellows, although we had no cause for our fright, just
then anyway. We were simply told the few rules and then
dismissed. The worst was yet to come! On Saturday
morning at i a.m. we were notified very softly to get
down to the gynasium and "be d
n quick about it."
In the course of about fifteen minutes there were thirtynine Freshmen lined up in the gymnasium "finning out."
Then one by one we did our stunts: such as singing one
of Cicero's orations to a popular air, rooting in a bowl of
flour for an imaginary penny, making love to a broomstick and to cap the climax, getting a few slats from a
broad board. We were then ordered to get out and to
bed "pretty quick."
This being over, we began to get a little of the St.
John's spirit into us. At our first class meeting we found
that we had a bunch of mighty good men and one of the
largest classes that ever entered the college. At this
meeting Mr. John Nicodemus Wilson was unanimously
elected president and so far he has most successfully
piloted us over our roughest year at college.
The week after college opened, a call for football
candidates was made and our class responded nobly.
"Dutch" Mellon and "Don" Brown won fame for themselves by making the Varsity eleven. The former played
a fine game while Brown played a fine game wherever he
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�was put and did all the punting. Then there was " Little
Dutch" Rtihl, first sub-quarter and half-back, who plays
in many of the games. Others in our class, who were not
quite experienced enough to make the Varsity, but did
good work on the scrub eleven, were Daley, Hutchinson,
Brittain, Woodward, Welsh and Todd.
Immediately after the close of the football season
there was an inter-class field and track meet. Here as
elsewhere we did not lack good men. Woodward did
well in the mile run, Brittain and Rtihl W. in the quarter,
and Wilson J., in pole vaulting and high jumping. In this
meet, the Freshmen won third place, coming in ahead of
the Sophomores; and we hope to do better in the next
meets.
When basketball season came around, it was again
found that we were not wanting in representatives. Mellon and Wilson J., both made the first team, and Ruhl W.
and Welsh were close subs., both of them playing in a
number of first team games. McDermont also showed
good form and would undoubtedly have made the team,
if he had not been unavoidably detained at home most of
the season. We elected Wilson to captain the class team
this season and he challenged all the classes to games but
for different reasons we could not get any games with
them.
Although I have taken up a great deal of space in
narrating our honors in athletics, they are by no means
as important as the academic work done by our class.
Among the best in the academic line are Magruder and
Jacobs. These two have led the class throughout the year
and were exempt from all examinations the first term.
Then there are McCormick, Fell, Schultz, Joyce, Campbell, Andrew, Mason, Fitzgerald, Riihl W. and Brattan,
who were very high in their studies and had to take only
a few exams.
We also have a few society men, such as Hutchinson,
Wedderburn, Daley, Williams G.F., and Brittain. Besides their "fussing" qualities, these fellows also think
they can sing, and most any time of the day you can hear
their melodious voices blended together in "Under the
Shade of the Old Apple Tree," or something of the sort.
Now as the year is drawing to a close we have baseball in sight, and in this branch of athletics we expect to
do wonders, for we have some men with mighty big "reps."
If they only live up to them—and I am sure they will—
we will not only have three or four men on the Varsity
nine, but we will be able to beat every class in college.
Among our prospective players are: Mellon, Stevens,
Wilson J., Todd, Brittain, Hutchinson, Gering and Morgan.
�PREPARATORY SCHOOL
�Preparatory School
Roll of Students
First Class
BASIL
BENESCH
CECIL
FLEMING
GLADDEN, A.
HARRISON
HOOD
KENDRICK
MARTIN
MELLON
MILBOURNE
MORGAN
ROBIE
ROBINSON
STEELE
MELVILLE
MYERS
PARLETT
PEACE
PETIT
READING
REINBERG
STEVENS
TARAFA
VAN KIRK
WILLIAMS, D.B.
WOODCOCK
WOTH
WOLKOWSKY
YOUNG
ZAMOISKI
Second Class
ALGER, M.
BRESEE
CLAUDE
CONGER
COOMBER
COTTINGHAM
DAWES
DOBAL
DOWNES
FAUBLE
FIELDS
FOWLER
GAMBRILL, R.
GAMBRILL,W.
GILLESPIE
GRISCOM
HANWELL
HOGAN
HYDE
JOHNSTON
KELLEY
KING
KIMBERLY
MARER
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�Philokalian Society
ALGER
GERING, G.
BAILEY
MAGRUDER
HASLUP
BLADES
McCORMICK
HAUVER
BOWLUS
MICHAELSON
HEINE
BRATTAN
McNun
PARRAN
HOPKINS, R. S.
BROWN
HOPKINS, S. D.
CAMPBELL
PAYNE
JACOBS
DAVIS J. F.
PlNKERTON
JOHNSON, C. L.
DICKINSON
KOLMER
DRYDEN
KOONTZ
FELL
LENTZ
FITZGERALD
MORRIS
GAILEY
MATTHEWS
95
RlGGIN
ROBERTS
RtJHL
RYDER
WARRENPELTZ
WHITE
�PHILOKALIAN SOCIETY
��Philomathean Society
ADAMS R. K.
HUTSON, H. P.
ANDERSON W. P.
BROADRUP
STANLEY
TODD
HOLMAN
VANSANT
KOENIG
MILLER
CATLIN
WlNSLOW
Moss
DRAKE
GLADDEN, C. T.
HARTLE
HOILJES
WILLIAMS, A. E.
WILSON, K. E
MUDD
MTJLLIKIN
STALEY
STANLEY, C. H.
97
WOODCOCK
ZOUCK
�PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY
��Phi Sigma Kappa
Sigma Chapter
(Instituted May 16, 1903)
Roll
HARRY RUHL
CHARLES STANLEY,
LEWIS FULLER PARSLEY
WILLIAM STANLEY
THOMAS PARRAN, JR.
JACK MASON HUNDLEY
A. PATTERSON PENDLETON
JOHN ARTHUR BRASHEARS
GEORGE HENRY DAVIS
GEORGE LEIPER WINSLOW
HERMAN GALLEY
AUGUSTUS BRADFORD MCELDERRY
FREDERIC NETTLETON INSINGER
Pledged Members
IRA E. RYDER
GLENN F. WILLIAMS
Fratres in Facilitate
•
THOMAS FELL, Ph.D., LL.D
BYRON VERNON CECIL, M.A. Ph.D.
AMOS WALTER WOODCOCK, M.A., B.A.
Fratres in Urbe
JOHN GREEN
EUGENE IGI.EHART
WALTER MONROE
99
ARTHUR DETHALMA VALK
SAMUEL RUSSELL DEETS
�PHI SIGMA KAPPA
��Young Men's Christian Association
Officers for 1910-'11
L. C. BAILEY, 'ii
K. E. WILSON, 'n
President
Vice-President
I. E. RYDER, '12
W. LENTZ, '12
Secretary
Treasurer
Advisory Board
DR. B. McGLONE
DR. THOMAS FELL, Chairman
PROF. A. W. W. WOODCOCK
PROF. C. W. STRYKER
PROF. J. B. RIPPERE
Committees
Membership
K. E. WILSON/II Chairman
W. LENTZ, '12
F. S. MATTHEWS, '12
I. E. RYDER, '12
J. P. JACOBS, '13
Bible Study
L. C. BAILEY, 'u, Chairman
E. B. ROBERTS, 'n
S. R. WHITE, 'n
G. L. WINSLOW, '12
W. LENTZ, '12
Mission Study
S. P. BOULUS, 'n, Chairman
H. GALLEY, '12
C. E. DRYDEN, '13
H. HOOD, Prep.
Social
T. PARRAN, 'n, Chairman
L. C. BAILEY, 'u
R. D. BROADRUP, '12
W. S. FITZGERALD, '13
A. E. WILLIAMS, '12, Chairman
Music
H. GAILEY, '12
H. R. HOLLJES, 'n
C. E. DRYDEN, '13
�The Y. M. C. A.
There is no organization that holds a more important
place in the life of the college man of today than the Young
Men's Christian Association. As each year goes by it
finds our association stronger than the preceding one,
and the tie of sincere friendship, with which it binds together its members, becomes tighter and firmer. The
Association exerts a most powerful influence for good here
at St. John's, and is an important factor in the life of
every student.
When the student comes from amidst the safeguards of home and takes up his life at college—a position
in which he is thrown to a great extent upon his own
resources both moral and intellectual—it is necessary that
there be some agency to which be can look for sympathy
and comfort and which can also be in touch with his everyday cares and perplexities.
The Faculty of a college, however vigilant and careful it may be, can never touch the daily life of the students,
nor is it able to know the inner workings of a man's heart,
as are his fellow students and classmates. Here is where
the Y. M. C. A. just steps in and manifests its power.
It is composed of and ruled absolutely by the student
body, for it is truly the organization of the students, for
the students, and by the students, with Jesus Christ as
their Leader.
Our Association this year was probably the largest
in its history, having a greater number of active members,
and on its roll almost every other student as an associate
member. Every man showed the keenest interest and
always held himself ready to promote the welfare.
The work of the past year was most gratifying. The
Association made itself felt in every phase of our college
life where there was a tendency to do wrong, and by its
gentle warnings, sincere advice and readiness ever to extend
a helping hand, exerted a profound influence for good.
Meetings were held, as far as possible every Sunday
�national committees aid us in our work by their helpful and practicable suggestions, and by sending their
secretaries on frequent visits. We sent delegates to all
the State conventions, and last year one to Northfield.
It is our sincere prayer that the association and its
work will, as the years roll on, increase and spread more
far-reaching in its helpful influence and accomplish more
and more for good here at Old St. John's. We all realize
that it is our Y. M. C. A. that can help us in our Bible
study, can help us to work through our doubts and to the
attainment of firm standing ground, from which we learn
that the very meaning of education is a higher adjustment
of the truth; whilst our class association with comrades,
who stand for what is honest and true and of good report,
enables us to understand more clearly the mystery of
that close communion with the Unseen Father whose
heart has been revealed to us in Christ Jesus.
evening, at which the members were addressed by some
local minister, member of the faculty, or International
secretary. Each year it publishes a hand book for the
benefit of the new students in which it endeavors to give
hints and advice that may be of value and aid to him
throughout the early part of his college career. The book
this year was unexcelled by any that preceded, and is
classed with the best published by any college or university
hi the country. Also, for the sole benefit of the new men,
a reception committee was organized among the upper
classmen which met them at their trains, showed them
around the college and held itself ever ready to aid in
straightening out early school-day difficulties.
Our Association is a branch of the International organization. Its members are everwhere recognized, and
one of our membership cards entitles the holder to all
privileges in every association in the country. The Inter-
103
�Roll of Y. M. C. A.
FITZGERALD
ADAMS, R. K.
FLEMING
ANDERSON, W. P.
KING
GAMBRILL, R.
BAILEY
GERING, G.
BRATTAN
BRISCOE
HANWELL
BROWN
CAMPBELL
COTTINGHAM
CRANE
ROBERTS
RYDER
MlLBOURNE
TODD
PARSLEY
KlMBERLY
GAMBRILL, W.
BRESEE
McNun
JOHNSTON
KOLMER
LENTZ
VAN KIRK
PARRAN
PAYNE
LOWENSTEIN
HOGAN
LUYSTER
PEACE
MATTHEWS
HUTCHINSON
JACOBS
McDERMONT
104
WILLIAMS, G. F.
PlNKERTON
MASON
HOLMAN
WILLIAMS, A. E.
READING
REINBERG
RIGGIN
WILLIAMS, D.
WHITE
WILSON, K. E
YOUNG
��GLEE CLUB
�:
MANDOLIN CLUB
�Cotillon Club
EDGAR R. HAUVER
HARRY RUHL
President
V'ice-President
THOMAS B. R. MUDD
RUSSELL P. HARTLE
Secretary
Treasurer
Hop Committee
HARRY RUHL, '10
THOMAS B. R. MUDD,'10
RUSSELL P. HARTLE/IO
EDGAR R. HAUVER, '10, Chairman
HARRY E. WILSON, '10
ROBERT G. Moss,'n
CLIFFORD L. JOHNSON, 'n
ROLAND VANSANT, 'n
A. PATTERSON PENDLETON,'12
FREDERIC N. INSINGER, '12
Series of Hops
December 3,1909
December 17,1909
January 7, 1910
January 21,1910
108
April i, 1910
April 15,1910
May 6,1910
May 20,1910
��Members
ADAMS, R. K.
ADAMS, E. F.
ALLEN
ANDERSON, W. P.
BAILEY
BLADES
BRASHEARS
BRATTAN
BBISCOE
CARVER
CAREY
CATLIN
COHEN
COOK
DALEY
DEAN
DICKINSON
DRAKE
FITZGERALD
GALLEY
GERING
GROVE
HARRIS
HARTLE
HAUVER
HAYES
HEINE
HOLLJES
HUNDLEY
HUTSON
INSINGER
JOHNSON, C. L.
KOLMER
KOENIG
LENTZ
LINTHICUM
MARSH
MATTHEWS
MC£LDERY
Moss
MUDD
MULLIKIN
PARRAN
PARSLEY
log
PAYNE
PENDLETON
RTIHL
RULLMAN
STANLEY, C, H.
STANLEY, W.
TERRY
VANSANT
WARRENFELTZ
WILSON, H. E.
WILSON, K. E.
WILLIAMS, A. E.
WINSLOW
ZOUCK
��•BHBBMlii*'* HI'*-'•-'*"
CADET MAJOR HARRY RUHL
�ilitary Department
Command-ant of Cadets
LIEUT. R. E. FISHER
ist. Lieutenant, i4th Cavalry U. S. A.
Commissioned Staff
CADET MAJOR C. H. RUHL
CADET CAPTAIN T. B. R. MUDD
CADET QUARTERMASTER L. E. KOLMER
CADET COMMISSARY C. H. STANLEY
CADET LIEUTENANT G. E. RULLMAN
CADET LIEUTENANT J. D. CAREY
CADET LIEUTENANT C. F. BROWN
CADET LIEUTENENT C. A. MULLIKIN
CADET LIEUTENANT H. TAYLOR
".
Major
Adjutant
Quartermaster
Commissary
Ordnance Department
Ordnance Department
Ordnance Department
Ordnance Department
Chief of Signal Corps
Non-Commissioned Staff
CADET SERGEANT-MAJOR C. DEAN
Sergeant Major
Color Sergeants
CADET L. COOK
CADET R. E. GROVE
National Colors
College Colors
�,
m
BATTALION DRILL
�STAFF OFFICERS
�Im i
i
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LINE OFFICERS
�• . . * ™ ? > . < ' , *
FULL DRESS PARADE
�Roll of "A" Company
Captain
R. P.HARTLE
Lieutenants
J. F. LUTZ (ist)
P. G. ZOUCK (2nd)
Sergeants
H. F. WARRENFELTZ (and additional)
J. E. MARSH
L. C. BAILEY (Co. Q. M.)
C. G. HASLUP
H. L. JOHNSON
Corporals
E. B. ROBERTS
C. T. GLADDEN
J. F. DAVIS
W. L. KOONTZ
J. A. BRASHEARS
R. BROADUP
Musicians
JOHNSTON
KELLY
Privates
POLLOCK
McELDERRY
HOOD
ALGER, M.
DAVIS, G. H.
READING
McNuTT
HOPKINS, R.S.
ANDREWS
DAWES
REINBERG
MlCHAELSON
HUTCHINS
BRATTAN
FAUBLE
RYDER
MILLER
HUTCHINSON
BRISCOE
FELL
STEELE
MORRIS
LENTZ
BROADWATER
FINKBINE
WELCH
MYERS
LlNTHICUM
CATLIN
FITZGERALD
WOODCOCK
PARLETT
LUYSTER
CECIL
HANWELL
WOODWARD
PHILLIPS
McDERMONT
CRANE
HOGAN
ZAYAS
"7
L. F. PARSLEY (ist)
�CALISTHENICS EXERCISE
GUARD TENT
RIFLE DRILL
ON THE FIRING LINE
�Roll of "B" Company
Captain
H. E. WILSON
Lieutenants
E. HATJVER (ist)
D. M. COHEN (and)
R. M. HEINE (and. additional)
Sergeants
W. S. BLADES (ist)
R. K. ADAMS (Co. Q. M.)
K. E. WILSON
C. L. DICKINSON
R. G. Moss
Corporals
C. L. JOHNSON
R. VANSANT
WM. STANLEY
T. PARRAN, JR.
T. MATTHEWS
S. C. DRAKE
A. E. WILLIAMS
Musicians
KlMBERLY
LOWENSTEIN
Privates
ALGER, P.
DRYDEN
JACOBS
MASON
STARLINGS
ANDERSON, J. A.
FLEMING
JONES, E. A.
MARCER
STEVENS
ANDERSON, W.
GERING, G.
JONES, W.
MELLON
TARAFA
BASIL
GLADDEN, A. A.
JOYCE
MILBOURNE
TODD
CARVER
GRISCOM
KING
PAYNE
WHEELER
CLAUDE
HARRISON
KLINEFELTER
RIGGIN
WILLIAMS, D, B.
COOMBER
HOPKINS, S. D.
McCoRMicK
ROBIE
WILSON, J.
COTTINGHAM
HUNDLEY
McGRUDER
RtJHL
WlNSLOW
DOWNS
HYDE
MARTIN
SCHULTZ
WALKOWSKY
"9
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�The Band
Instructor
PROF. SIMMS (Naval Academy Band)
CADET CAPTAIN HOWARD P. HUTSON
FIRST LIEUTENANT J. F. KOENIG
FIRST LIEUTENANT L. ALLEN
SECOND LIEUTENANT J. P. PINKERTON
DRUM MAJOR NATHANIEL TERRY
FIRST SERGEANT HOLLJES
SECOND SERGEANT BOWLUS
FIRST CORPORAL INSINGER
SECOND CORPORAL GAILEY
THIRD CORPORAL HARRIS
Bass
Cornet
.Bass Drum
Cornet
Baton
Baritone
Trombone
Cornet
Clarinet
Bass
Privates
ADAMS, E. F
BRITTAIN
CAMPBELL
CONGER
HOLMAN
Cornet
Trombone
Snare Drum
Snare Drum
Cornet
MORGAN
PETIT
STALEY
STEELE
WEDDERBURN.
Alto
Cornet
Alto
Cymbals
Alto
�Signal Corps
CADET LIEUTENANT H. D. TAYLOR
CADET SERGEANT S. R. WHITE, JR
CADET CORPORAL A. P. PENDLETON
Chief of Signal Corps
Sergeant of Signal Corps
Corporal of Signal Corps
Privates
BENESCH
BRESEE
FIELDS
FOWLER
GAMBRILL, R.
GAMBRILL, W.
GILLESPIE
LOWENSTEIN
PEACE
ROBINSON
122
VAN KIRK
WOTH
YOUNG
ZAMOISKI
�Camp "Iglehart"
REAR CAMPUS
Long before June arrived, rumors were abroad that
our annual encampment would be on the rear campus.
In due time, these reports were verified, and it became
known for a certainty that Tolchester would not see us
that year. Several reasons were given for this action,
but the main one was that, as a great number of Alumni
would be back at Old St. John's at this time, it was only
proper that the students should be present to welcome
them.
In the afternoon of June the eighth at two o'clock,
the Battalion was assembled on the rear campus. The
command, "pitch tents," was followed by a great bustle,
and Camp Iglehart soon sprang up. The camp, facing
toward King George Street, was seventy-five yards in the
rear of the new gymnasium. There were four lines of
tents, members of the Band occupying the first two tents
in each line. " A " men had their quarters in the remaining
tents of the first two rows, while "B" Company occupied
the two lines in the rear of these. On the right wing of
these four lines, were the two large guard tents, while on
the left were the officers' quarters. The Major's tent was
on the left of the officers' tents, occupying a very favorable
spot under several trees.
The work of the day began at six o'clock when reveille aroused the cadets from their slumbers. "Lindy"
Allen performed so effectively upon his big bass drum,
that all were awakened, only the lazy ones missing reveille
formation. Until breakfast, which was at seven, the
fellows busied themselves in performing their morning
ablutions. After breakfast the tents were rolled and put
in order for fatigue inspection. At ten came the first drill
of the day, lasting for an hour. Dinner at one o'clock was
�FAMILIAR SCENSE IN CAMP
�followed almost immediately by guard mounting. All
those not detailed for duty or detained in camp were at
liberty to do as they pleased until 6 o'clock, when there
was a dress parade. A large crowd of spectators usually
viewed these and were very generous with the applause.
Supper was at seven; and "taps" at ten-thirty ended the
day's work.
Commencement Week and camp were in progress
at the same time, and consequently it was a very busy
period for all, a dance being given nearly every night.
The cadets found it very difficult matter to dress for
these dances and other social functions in such close quarters as the tents afforded. The weather was very inclement
and many a fellow could be heard blessing (?) it, as he
sank knee-deep in the mud, thus decorating a clean pair
of white "ducks" which he had intended to wear to a
dance.
General Bell of Washington, visited us while we were
in camp; and in a speech which he delivered to the battalion and a large body of the alumni visitors he said
that he was very much pleased with the fine showing
which St. John's always made in both the military and
the scholastic work.
While in camp, the appointments for the following year
were announced, and the ranking Senior officers addressed
a few words of farewell to the battalion and companies.
They commended them for their fine work of the year,
which had enabled them to rank St. John's among the
ten leading military schools of the country. Never, until
the time for farewell arrived, had the fellows realized so
fully how much they loved their Major and Captain.
On the night of the Farewell Ball, the camp was decorated with Japanese lanterns, and at the proper time
these were lighted, showing the camp off to its best advantage.
All the old customs of camp were indulged in. Blanket
tossing, as always, was the favorite sport; and as several
of the smaller "Preps" could be sent high up, it was
generally they who were placed in the blanket.
"Long John" complained that his tent was so small
that he had to sleep with his feet hanging out, as there
was not room inside. One morning he said that he was
awakened by a "buzzard's roost (ing)" on them.
The week was soon over, however, and on the afternoon of June the sixteenth, at two o'clock, camp was broken.
After the tents and other equipment had been stowed
away, preparations for going home began, and in a few
hours nearly all the students had departed, ready to enjoy
their summer vacation.
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��Athletic Association
Reception Committee
R. P. MELVIN, '99
Alumnus
H. E. WILSON, '10
PROF. B. V. CECIL, '90
President of Association
Faculty
Officers for 1909-1910
H. E. WILSON, '10
C. L. JOHNSON, 'i i
President
Vice President
S. R. WHITE, 'u
R. K. ADAMS, 'ii
Football Team,
1909
E. HAUVER, '10
T. B. R. MUDD, '10..
Secretary
Treasurer
Captain
Manager
R. W. YEWELL, 'n
Assistant Manager
Baseball Team, 1 9 1 0
R. P. HARTLE, '10
H. E. WILSON, '10
Manager
Captain
K. E. WILSON, 'n
128
Assistant Manager
�Basketball Team, 1910
R. E. GROVE, '10.
Captain
C. L. JOHNSON, 'n
C. H. RUHL, '10
Assistant Manager
. Managet
Track Team, 1910
C. H. RUHL, '10
Captain and Manager
Tennis Team, 1910
D. M. COHEN, '10
Captain
P. G. Zouck, '10
. Manager
Football Team, 1910
C. L. JOHNSON, 'n
Captain
G. L. WINSLOW, '12
R. K. ADAMS, 'n
Assistant Manager
129
. Manager
�Athletics
more and more how important athletic activity is in
developing students.
With the rise and growth of this attitude toward
athletics, naturally colleges began to engage more and
more freely in athletics. The early athletics of St. John's,
to which institution the further development of athletics
in this discussion will be confined, embraced some of the
most popular sports of today. Baseball, football and
track, were the principal lines along which athletic
activities took place. In addition to these there was at
one time a crew, but for some reason aquatics have been
discontinued. Others have recently been added, such as
tennis and basketball, and bid fair to become important
parts of College athletics.
In this connection is must be not forgotten that the
new gymnasium offers opportunity for the development of
many branches of athletics. Wrestling, boxing, and
fencing might easily and readily be admitted into the curriculum of athletics, and with other kinds of gymnasium
work be put under one head, and a good gymnasium team
could be gotten up.
In closing we wish to urge upon all the importance of
athletics, well shown by the phrase:
"Mens sana in corpore sano," an ideal which should
be every man's highest ambition.
Any lengthy discussion pertaining to St. John's
College is incomplete without some mention of this very
important branch of college activity.
Doubtless there has always been some form of Athletics indulged in ever since the founding of the school,
even if it was not systematic and was unorganized.
It has been during the period after the Civil War that
athletics became systematic and organized and began to
play an important part in college activities.
At first students, not only here but at other colleges
as well, were not encouraged by the college authorities
to engage in athletics, and were even discouraged and
sometimes prohibited from activities along this line.
We find it difficult to understand how such should have
been the case but we must remember that in those days
athletics were not considered necessary to the development of a student mentally or morally but on the contrary was supposed to retard, very materially the academic progress of students. Of course all knew then
as now that athletics would develop the body, but they
did not consider the development of the body essential to successful mental activity.
For the past few decades, however, students, college authorities and people generally have been realizing
130
��FOOTBALL TEAM
�FOOTBALL SQUAD
�Football Team, 1909
T. B. R. MUDD, '10, Manager
F. C. MELLON, '13
E. HAUVER, '10
S. R. WHITE, JR, 'u
W. S. BLADES, '10
H. P. HUTSON, '10
H. E. WILSON, '10
C. L. JOHNSON, 'ii
J. BOSLEY, '10
H. RtiHL, '10
R. E. GROVE, '10
F. MELVILLE, '13
Right End
Right Tackle
Right Guard
Centre
Left Guard
Left Tackle
Left End
Quarterback
Right Halfback
Left Halfback
Fullback
Substitutes
R. P. HARTLE '10, Guard, D. BROWN, '13, End and Fullback. W. RUHL, '13, Quarter back.
Football Scores
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
35
6
o
92
48
6
69
o
o
Rock Hill
U. S. Naval Academy
University of Virginia
Eastern College
Gallauclet College
Virginia Military Institute
Mt. St. Joseph's College
John Hopkins University
Pennsylvania Military College
134
o
16
12
o
o
o
o
18
6
�Football in 1909
ROCK HILL COLLEGE, o; ST. JOHN'S, 35
St. John's opened the 1909 football season at Annapolis, by defeating Rock Hill College, of Ellicott City,
Md. The game was rather one-sided, but long end runs
and sensational plays made it interesting. Aside from
considerable fumbling, which was probably to be expected
on account of lack of practice, the team showed good
form. After the first four minutes of play Capt. Hauver
carried the ball over on a tackle play for the first touchdown. This was followed by one by Ruhl and before
the half ended Mellon scored after catching a long forward pass. In the second half Grove distinguished himself by making three touchdowns, one of them after a
run of seventy yards. For St. John's, the work of Grove,
Ruhl, Hauver and Mellon was nost noticeable, while
for Rock Hill, Dunn and Francis played a strong game.
NAVY 16; ST. JOHN'S, 6.
CAPTAIN HAUVER
We lost to the Naval Academy on the Navy gridiron by the score of 16 to 6, but considering the great
odds of weight the team had to play against, they made a
good showing. At the beginning of the first half we carried the ball to the Navy's five yard line, but were here
��held for downs, and they punted out of danger. The
ball then see-sawed between the goals, until near the end
of the half, Clay, the Navy halfback, was pushed over
our line for a touchdown. In the second half, by straight
line rushing, Navy made another touchdown. Soon after
this, getting the ball in midfield, by a series of end runs we
carried the ball to the Navy's fifteen yard line, and Johnson, who was laying far across the field caught a long
forward pass from Bosely, and crossed the line for a touchdown, the first we had scored on the Navy for six years.
The score was now eleven to six, but two minutes before
the half closed, the Navy scored again by line plunging.
For St. John's Grove, Riihl, Johnson and Melville played
best, while Dalton and Richardson excelled for the Sailors.
fensive work. As this game was played only three days
after the Navy game, in which several of our men were
injured it is reasonable to believe that had we been in
good condition, we might have made a better showing.
EASTERN COLLEGE, o; ST. JOHN'S, 92.
In an extremely one-sided contest on our home gridiron, St. John's defeated Eastern College, of Manassas,
Va.,thescore beingg2 to o. Afterthe first minute of play
it was only a question of how large the score would beGrove distinguished himself by scoring seven of the six.
teen touchdowns, and also by a hundred yard run for
a touchdown from the kickoff. Brown also made a similar run. Forty-eight points were scored in the first half.
In the second half, almost the entire second team replaced
the first, and in this half forty-four points were scored.
Bosely and Ruhl played well for St. John's, while Sparrow
excelled for Eastern, but was without support by his
teammates.
VIRGINIA, 12; ST. JOHN'S, o.
After a tiresome trip to Charlottesville, Va., we were
defeated by the University of Virginia, in a hard fought
game, by the score of 12 to o. Our style of play was open
throughout the game. Virginia tried the same tactics
at first, but finding they did not gain ground, resorted to
line plunging by which, owing to their great advantage
of weight, our light line soon weakened, and the Virginians scored two touchdowns, one in each half. For St.
John's, Grove excelled in offensive play, while Bosley,
Brown and Johnson played a fine defensive game. For
Virginia, Staunton was the star, in both offensive and de-
GALLAUDET, o; ST. JOHN'S, 48.
St. John's defeated Gallaudet at Washington, D. C.,
in a one sided game, by the score of 48 to o, The game was
played in a drizzling rain, making it disagreeable for players and spectators alike. The style of play was usually
end runs until near the goal, and then tackle and fullback
plays. At no time was our goal in danger. Bosely being
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�and which was canceled. The visitors gained considerable ground on forward pass plays, but apart from this,
their offense was weak, and the same can be said of their
defensive game. Most of our gains were made by end and
tackle plays, with a little line plunging. Hauver played
a great game at tackle, and in the second half took Melville's place at fullback, where his work was splendid.
Bosley scored two difficult field goals besides kicking goal
after each touchdown.
out of the game, Riihl played quarter until he injured his
ankle in the second half, when he was replaced by Johnson H. Hauver, Grove and Melville played well for St.
John's while Battiste, the fast Indian end excelled for
Gallaudet.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, o; ST. JOHN'S, 6.
In an exciting and hard-fought gridiron battle, St.
Johns defeated Virginia Military Institute, by the score
of 6 to o. Our touchdown was made in the latter part
of the second half. In the first half we played mostly on
the defensive, during which time V. M. I. nearly crossed
our goal. In the second half, after a period of fierce play
in which every inch of ground gained was hotly contested,
Melville was pushed over for the only touchdown of the
game. Bosley kicked goal. After this the ball was kept
in midfield until half ended. The game was witnessed by
a large crowd of spectators, among whom the excitement
was great. For St. John's, Blades, Hauver, Grove and
Melville played a fine game.
HOPKINS, 18; ST JOHN'S, o.
In our game with our old rival, Johns Hopkins University, we went down to defeat by the score of 18 to o.
We had been confidently looking forward to victory, and
the result was a bitter disappointment to us. Everything seemed to go wrong from the time the first whistle
blew. Individually the team put up some good playing,
but team work was lacking, and we were apparently
hoodooed. We were outweighed considerably, and this
gave Hopkins a decided advantage in line-plunging, which
was a large factor in the game. Hopkins scored a touchdown and a field goal in each half, while we never seriously
endangered their goal line. In the line, Hauver played a
star game while Grove, Riihl and Melville, in the backfield, did excellent work. It is reasonable to think that
our team, which had played the Navy almost to a standstill, and held Virginia to twelve points, with ordinary
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH'S, o; ST. JOHN'S, 69.
In a one-sided contest at Annapolis, we defeated
Mount St. Joseph's College, the score being 69 to o.
This game was arranged on short notice to take the
place of the game scheduled with University of Maryland,
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�luck, would have put up a much better game. As it is,
there is nothing left for us but to look forward to next
year and revenge.
game, and were in poor condition. As it was, we gained
more yards than the locals, and their touchdown was
scored after a fumbled punt gave them the ball on our
five-yard line. Aside from this we outplayed them, making a touchdown in the second half which was called back.
Their defensive game was strong, their heavy line withstanding the attack of our light backfield. Grove, Rlihl,
Melville and Hauver played a fine game, the latter being
especially prominent in his aggressive work in the line.
PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY COLLEGE, 6; ST. JOHN'S, o
We closed the season on Thanksgiving Day in a hard
fought game with Pennsylvania Military College at
Chester, Pa., the contest resulting in a 6 to o defeat for
us. Our players had broken training after the Hopkins
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�CAPTAINS AND MANAGERS OF TEAMS.
��Baseball Team, 1909
R. E. JONES, '09, Manager
R. E. GROVE, '10
H. McAuiNE, '09
F. MELVILLE, '13
H. E. WILSON, '10
C. DEAN, '10
H. RUHL, '10
E. CREW, '12
E. HAUVER, '10
J. BOSLEY, '09
J. A. STEVENS. '13
First Base
Second Base
Short S'op
Third Base
Right Field
Left Field
Centre Field
Catcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Substitutes
C. T. JOHNSON, '09 J. WILSON, 13
Baseball Schedule, 1909
March 24—U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
30—University of Maryland, Annapolis, Md.
April 3—Catholic University, Annapolis, Md.
6—University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
7—Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
8—Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
9—Va. Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.
10—Winston-Salem (W. and S. C. League) W. S.,
April 21—University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
24—Rock Hill College, Annapolis, Md.
30—A. and M. College of N. C., Annapolis, Md.
May i—Gallaudet College, Washington, D. C.
5—U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
8—Catholic University, Annapolis, Md.
13—U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
15—Johns Hopkins University, Annapolis, Md.
22—Georgetown University, Georgetown, D. C.
22—Md. Agricultural College, College Park, Md.
26—Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.
N. C.
12—Davidson College, Charlotte, N. C.
13—University of N. C., Charlotte, N. C.
14—Trinity College, Durham, N. C.
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NAVY, 5; ST. JOHN'S, 7.
in the box for the visitors, allowed six hits in the first
two innings, and these enabled us to score our four runs.
After this, however, he steadied down, and there was no
more scoring on either side. Stevens, who did the twirling for St. John's was in fine form and allowed only two
hits. For St. John's, Bosley, Melville and Crew played
well, while Shortell and Israel excelled for the visitors.
St. John's opened the season by defeating the United
States Naval Academy on the Navy diamond in an exciting contest, the score being 7 to 5. Bosley, who was
in the box for St. John's, pitched a masterly game and
kept the hits well scattered. Lanphier, the Navy twirler,
pitched a good game, but was touched up for hits at critical moments. The fielding of both teams was sharp and
snappy, showing good form for so early in the season.
The feature of the game was Bosley's great work in tight
places. At one time, with three men on bases, and none
out he retired the next three batsmen on strikes.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 4; ST. JOHN'S, 9.
St. John's won from Catholic University of Washington in a good game on the home grounds by the score
of 9 to 4. The game was close until the fifth inning,
the score standing 4 to 4, when H. Wilson's home run with
three men on bases, gave us a lead which the visitors
were unable to break. In fielding the teams were about
equally matched, and the victory was gained by superior
UNIVERSITY or MARYLAND, o; ST. JOHN'S, 4.
St. John's defeated University of Maryland at Annapolis in a fast and well played game. Anderson, who was
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�batting. Hauver, who was in the box for St. John's,
pitched good ball until the sixth inning, when he was
relieved by Capt. Bosley. The latter was also in good
form and prevented the visitors from scoring again.
THE SOUTHERN TRIP
On April 5, the team, with manager Jones in charge,
left Annapolis for the ten-day trip through Virginia and
North Carolina, where we had games scheduled with
a number of the strongest teams in the South.
VIRGINIA, 5; ST. JOHN'S, i.
Our first game on the trip was with University of
Virginia, to whom we lost by the score of 5 to i. The
locals scored two runs in the first inning, and kept the lead
throughout the game, adding another run each in the
fourth, sixth and eighth innings. Our only run was on
third base, scored on Crew's hit to left field. Virginia did
not greatly outplay us at any stage of the game, but hits at
opportune times, coupled with a few costly errors on our
part, gave them the victory.
WASHINGTON AND LEE, 3; ST. JOHN'S, i.
St. John's lost to Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va., in a closely contested game, by the
score of 3 to i. The score stood i to i until the seventh
inning, when Herring, of the locals, by a long hit brought
in two runs, which decided the game. Bosley, who was
on the slab for us, pitched a great game, while Melville
and Crew both played in fine form. The game was fast
and snappy and hard fought throughout.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, o; ST. JOHN'S, 2.
St. John's scored the first victory of the trip, against
Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington, Va. Despite
the poor condition of the field, the game was fast and
snappy. Stevens pitched gilt-edge ball, stiking out ten
men, and allowing only two hits. There was no scoring
until the seventh inning, when Stevens after reaching
first on a hit, and stealing second and third, scored on
Grove's hit to center field. Grove scored on Bosleys'
two-bagger to left field, and with this score the game
ended. The feature of the game was Riihl's running
catch of a ball in left field which looked good for a homer.
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 7; ST. JOHN'S, 9.
Our next game was with Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg, Va., and in this we were also victorious, the score being 9 to 7. Both teams played loosely
at times, due probably to the extremely cold day. The
game was exciting. V. P. I. had the lead until the fifth
�inning when we evened up the score, and in the seventh
obtained the lead, which we were able to hold. Hauver and Bosley, in the box for St. John's, were in good
form, while Hodgson, the local twirler, also pitched a good
game.
WINSTON-SALEM, 7; ST. JOHN'S, 2.
Our winning streak was broken at Winston-Salem,
N. C., where we were defeated by the Winston-Salem
team, by the score of 7 to 2. Our players were in poor
condition, being much fatigued from travel. The game
was ragged, and without interest. Bosley pitched a creditable game, but our inability to secure hits in tight places
cost us the game. In the first inning Winston-Salem
took the lead, which we never endangered. The feature of
the game was the batting of the locals, who showed great
form in placing hits.
DAVIDSON, o; ST. JOHN'S, 8.
After a Sunday's rest the team redeemed itself by defeating Davidson College, at Charlotte, N. C., by the score
8 to o. Stevens, who was in the box for St. John's pitched
in excellent style, and had the locals always at his mercy.
We excelled at batting, hitting at opportune times. The
fielding of our team was also of gilt-edge order. The batting feature of the game was a long home run hit in left
field, by Grove of St. John's.
UNIVERSITY or NORTH CAROLINA, 6; St. JOHN'S, 4.
In a closely con tested game we lost to the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, evenly matched, each making
the same number of hits, but the Tarheels won by hitting
at critical stages of the game. Bosley, who started on the
slab for us, was not in his best form, and was relieved in
the fifth inning by Stevens, who pitched a steady game.
The feature of the game was a running catch in, center field
by Capt. Bosley.
TRINITY COLLEGE, 7; ST. JOHN'S, i.
In our last game of the Southern trip, we were outplayed
by the strong team of Trinity College. Gantt, of the
locals, who is known as one of the best twirlers in the
South, pitched a masterly game, and our batters were
unable to solve his delivery. Stevens began on the slab
for us, and pitched an excellent game, until relieved in the
sixth inning by Capt. Bosley, who was also in good form.
The game was witnessed by a large crowd, and despite the
fact that recent rains had rendered the field slippery, the
play was fast and snappy. The score stood i to o in our
favor until the sixth inning, when by bunched hits and a
few costly errors on our part, the locals secured a lead which
decided the game.
UNIVERSITY or MARYLAND, 3; St. JOHN'S, 2.
In our second game with University of Maryland, on a
muddy field at Union League Park, Baltimore, we lost by
�the score of 3 to 2. Despite the wet grounds the game was
fast. Anderson, of the Marylanders, pitched in great
fashion, as did Eosley, for St. John's, The score stood i
to i until the eighth inning, when a batting rally netted
the locals two runs. St. John's made one run in the ninth
inning, but was unable to tie the score.
this inning, by a batting rally we evened the score and
gained a lead of two runs, making the score 6 to 4, with
which score the game ended. Stevens, who started in the
box, and Bosley who took his place in the sixth inning,
were both in excellent form. The fielding feature of the
game was Melville's one-handed catch of a high drive
over second base.
ROCK HILL COLLEGE, i; ST. JOHN'S, 2.
GALLATJDET COLLEGE, 5; ST. JOHN'S. 19
In a hard-fought contest we won from Rock Hill
at Annapolis, by the score of 2 to i. The game was very
exciting. Rock Hill scored in the fifth inning, and St.
John's evened up in the sixth. There was no more scoring until the ninth, when, with a runner on third and two
out, Riihl knocked a high-fly to Benitz, the visitors' second baseman, who, on account of the sun in his eyes,
was unable to catch it, and our winning run was scored.
Bosley pitched a great game for eight innings, and was
relieved in the ninth by Stevens, who finished the game in
great style.
N. C. A. AND M., 4; ST JOHN'S, 6.
In an exciting game on our home diamond, St. John's
defeated the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
North Carolina. It was a game of intense interest, the
visitors being in the lead until the seventh inning. In
St. John's won easily from Gallaudet College, at
Washington, D. C., in a listless game, the score being 19
to 5. Stevens started the game in the box, Bosley taking
his place in the fifth inning, and Hauver relieving him in
the eighth. The game was void of interest, the main
feature being the batting of our team, in which Melville
excelled, securing a total of five hits, including one home
run and a three-bagger.
NAVY, 3; ST. JOHN'S, i.
In a ragged game at the Naval Academy grounds,
we lost to the Navy by the score of 3 to i. Stevens, who
started the game for St. John's on the slab, weakened in
the second inning, and Bosley, who took his place, was
not in his best form. In addition to this, our batters were
unable to solve the left-hand delivery of Anderson, the
Navy twirler, who pitched great ball throughout the game.
�JOHNS HOPKINS, 2; ST. JOHN'S, 13.
This game put us even in the number of games won, we
each having one victory, and this caused us to look forward with great interest to the third and decisive game
of the series.
In a well-played game St. John's defeated Johns
Hopkins University, at Annapolis, by the score of 13 to
2. Stevens was on the slab for us, and pitched a splendid
game allowing only two hits. The feature of the game was
the batting of our team, Melville and Capt. Bosley
each having a home run to their credit, while Stevens
helped win his own game by two clean hits.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 2; ST. JOHN'S, 13.
In a loosely played game we again defeated Catholic University, on our home grounds, the score being 13 to
to 2. Both teams played poorly at times, and the game
was listless. Our work with the stick was splendid, as
we batted at will. For the visitors, Salb played a strong
game, scoring both of their runs, and fielding his position
well. Bosley, in the box for St. John's, pitched in good style
and held his opponents to four hits.
GEORGETOWN, 12; ST. JOHN'S, 5.
St. John's lost to Georgetown University at Georgetown, D. C., in a game abounding in errors. Bosley, who
was in the box for us, pitched a good game, but lack of support at critical moments cost us the game. It was one
of those bad days which all teams have at times. In batting, St. John's equalled her opponent, but costly errors
at the home plate, as well as the others in the diamond,
were fatal to success.
NAVY, 3; ST. JOHN'S, 2.
In an exciting game on the Navy diamond we lost
the third game of the series with the Navy, the score
being 3 to 2. The game was one of intense interest, the
score standing 2 to o in our favor up to the seventh inning, when, with a Navy runner on every base, a costly
error at the home plate let in three runs, giving the Middies a lead which we were unable to break. Aside from
this bad inning, the team showed fine form. Bosley
pitched a great game. Anderson, the Navy southpaw,
did excellent work on the slab, and was well supported
by his team mates.
M. A. C., 3; ST. JOHN'S, 12.
St. John's defeated Maryland Agricultural College
at College Park, by the score of 12 to 3. Capt. Bosley,
who was once a student at M. A. C., did the twirling for
St. John's. He was in excellent form, and had the farmers at his mercy throughout the game. Clean fielding
on our part was a factor in the victory. We also excelled
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�with the stick, making a total of fourteen hits. The feature of the game was a home run by Dean, who with a
runner on second, made one of the longest hits ever seen
on a Maryland diamond.
12 to 5 victory for us. The fielding was of gilt-edge order
at all times, and our work with the stick was excellent.
Stevens who did the twirling was in fine form and kept
the hits well scattered.
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL, 5; ST. JOHN'S, 12.
A feature of the game was the
batting of Grove, a former student at Franklin and Mar-
St. John's closed its season with Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa., the game resulting in a
shall, he securing three hits, one of them a triple.
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��Basket Ball Team 1909-1910
C. H. RTJHL '10, Manager
R. E. GROVE, '10, Captain
F. C. MELLON, '13
H. L. JOHNSON, 'n
C. H. RtiHL, '10
E. HAUVER, '10
Right Forward
Left Forward
Center
Left Guard
Right Guard
Substitutes
J. N. WILSON, R .S. WELCH. W. A. RUHI.
Basket ball Schedule, IQOQ-IQIO
December 18—Gallaudet College, Annapolis, Md.
January 14—Baltimore Medical College, Baltimore, Md.
22—George Washington Univ., Annapolis, Md.
29—Loyola College, Annapolis, Md.
February 4—Univ. of Virginia, Annapolis, Md.
February 10—Catholic Univ., Annapolis, Md.
19—Baltimore Medical College, Annapolis, Md.
21—St. John's New York, Annapolis, Md.
22—United States Naval Academy, Annapolis.
26—Washington and Lee Univ., Annapolis, Md.
�Basketball in 1909-1910
GALLAUDET COLLEGE, 9;—ST. JOHN'S, 29.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 13; ST. JOHN'S, 23.
The first basketball team that has ever represented
St. John's defeated the well experienced team from Gallaudet College of Washington, D. C., in the gymnasium by
the score of 29 to 9. The visitors played a good game
and at times showed great team work, although the score
does not indicate this. Our team also played a good game
and well deserved the victory. Captain Grove's work was
exceptionally fine. He scored nine of our goals, many of
them being from extremely difficult angles.
Our basketball team added another victory to its
list, when it overcame, with comparatively mild opposition, the team from George Washington University. Our
team took the lead early in the first half, and at no stage
of the game were we in danger of being overcome. The
score at the end of the first half was 12 to 3; but in the
second half the visitors took a decided brace and scored
five goals, making the final score 23 to 13.
BALTIMORE MEDICAL COLLEGE, 21; ST. JOHN'S, 25.
Still another victory was added to our remarkable
string on January 29. Our opponent was the strong
quintet from Loyola. The first half was very evenly contested and ended in Loyola's favor n to 10. But in the
second half the superior strength and endurance of our team
told, and Loyola was overwhelming defeated by the score
of 37 to 17.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 26; ST. JOHN'S n.
LOYOLA COLLEGE, 17; ST. JOHN'S, 37.
On January 14 our team went to Baltimore and met
the five of the Baltimore Medical College, whom they
defeated by the close score of 25 to 21. In this game our
team displayed much better team work than in the previous
one. The Baltimoreans played rather rough at times, and
it was through the points scored by Grove from fouls that
the victory was ours. Our center, Johnson, showed
especially fine form in throwing goals, for out of a total
number of ten, seven were shot by him. Mellon also shot
two difficult goals and made many pretty trials from long
distances, but luck seemed to be against him.
The basketball team from the University of Virginia
administered the first defeat to the St. John's team. The
visitors took a commanding lead in the first few minutes
of play, when they scored six goals in rapid succession.
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�In spite of the marked improvement which our team
made in offensive work in the second half, they were
unable to overcome the lead. Throughout the game the
Virginia team displayed excellent team work. The final
score was 26 to n.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 16; ST. JOHN'S, 40.
Although our team met with some determined opposition on the part of the team from the Catholic University,
it succeeded in rolling up a large one-sided score. It is to
be regretted that in this, as well as in some previous games,
there was a tendency on the part of some of our players
to play in a rather rough manner. The stars of the game
for St. John's were Johnson and Welsh, who distinguished
themselves by their shooting of difficult goals, and cleanly
playing. The game ended with a score of 40 to 16.
tables. The game was remarkable on account of the
decided reversal of form in the two halves. At the end of
the first half, St. John's was in the lead, by a comfortable
margin, the score being 15 to 4. But early in the second
half, the visitors caught up and took such a lead that we
were never able to reach them. We were defeated by
the score of ,36 to 17.
NAVY, 65; ST. JOHN'S, 14.
On February 22, St. John's was again defeated;
this time by the strong team of the United States Naval
Academy. Our team was completely at their mercy at
every stage of the game, and the only question was how
large a score would they run up. Our defeat was undoubtedly due to lack of experience, seeing that this is our
first year at basket ball. The final score was 65 -14.
ST. JOHN'S, NEW YORK, 21; ST. JOHN'S, 15.
This was the first time that representatives of these
two institutions had ever met, but both seemed equally
anxious for victory, and the result was one of the hardest
fought games of the season. Although we were defeated,
we may well feel proud of the showing made against them,
for they had already defeated Yale and many other strong
teams of the East. Wilson played a very good game for
St. John's, Annapolis, scoring three of the seven goals
from the field. The final score was 21-15.
BALTIMORE MEDICAL COLLEGE, 36; ST. JOHN'S, 17.
Although we had defeated this team, earlier in the
season, they now succeeded in completely turning the
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, 19; ST. JOHN'S, 20.
Our basketball team closed its season on February
26 by defeating the five from Washington and Lee by
the narrow margin of one point. Indeed the game was
the most exciting and sensational of the season. Although
our team was outplayed in the first half, they soon forged
ahead at the beginning of the second period. Then followed a space of ten minutes, when both teams played
each other to a standstill. Then W. and L. took the lead by
scoring two goals from fouls. Grove also shot a goal from
foul, and this with a field goal gave us a lead which they
were unable to overcome. The final score was 20-19.
��Track Team
Our track team opened its 1910 season by entering
the George Washington University Meet, held in Convention Hall, Washington, on Saturday, February 5. Four
men were entered: Rtihl, H., in the half mile run, Ryder
and Gailey in the quarter mile dash, and Woodward in the
mile run. None but Woodward succeeded in getting a
place. He had seventy yards handicap in the mile run
and ran a fine race, setting the pace up to the last couple
of laps, and finishing second.
On February 19, the team again went to Washington
to enter in the Federal Games held at Convention Hall.
Johnson, C. L., Gailey, Ryder, Woodward, Broadrup, and
Brittain were entered in this meet. Johnson succeeded
in taking first place in the novice fifty yard dash. The
time was six seconds flat.
Again on March 12, the team participated in the
Hopkins and Fifth Regiment Joint Track Meet, held in
the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore. Ryder captured
second place in the 100 yd. dash, open, which was run in
ten seconds flat. He also finished third in the 220 yard
dash open. None of our other entries won places.
�The Inter-Class Track and Field Meet
An inter-class field and track meet was held on the athletic field on Saturday, December 4. Much interest was exhibited,
and the showing put up by the contestants in the meet was very pleasing. Below are the names of the men winning places
in the different events:
50 Yards—C. L. Johnson, 'n, ist; C. H. Riihl, '10, ad; Mudd, '10, 3d; time, 5f seconds.
100 Yards—Ryder,'i2, ist; C. H. Riihl, '10, 2d; Moss, 'n, 3d; time, lof seconds.
220 Yards—C. H. Riihl, '10, ist; Brittain, '13, ad; Broadrup, '12,3d; time, 24^ seconds.
440 Yards—Ryder, '12, ist; Wheeler, '12, zd; Riihl, W. '13,3d; time, 59! seconds.
880 Yards—C. H. Riihl,'10, ist; Ryder, '12, 2d; Woodward, '13,3d; time, amin. 24^ seconds.
One Mile—Woodward, '13, ist; Hutson, '10, 2d; Hartle, '10,3d; time, 5 min. 10^ seconds.
Shot Put—Hauver, '10, ist; Dickinson, 'n, ad; Johnson, H. L., 'n, 3d; distance, 29 feet 8 inches.
Broad Jump—Johnson, C. L. 'n, ist; Dickinson, 'n, 2d; Dean, '10,3d; distance, 18 ft.
High Jump—Johnson, H. L., 'n, ist; Wilson, J. '13, ad.; Moss, 'n, 3d.; height, 60 inches.
Pole Vault—Wilson, J. '13, ist; Mullikin, '10, ad; Hogan, Prep, 3d; height, 8 ft.
The number of points made by each class is as follows: Senior, 30; Junior, 24; Sophomore, 17; Freshman 18; Preparatory School, i. Total, 90.
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�TENNIS SQUAD
�Tennis
Never until this spring has there been a tennis team
organized at St. John's. Just this year the Athletic Association of the college decided to encourage the sport, and
we now have several first-class courts finished in fine shape.
Too much thanks cannot be given Professor Rippere,
whose efforts to raise the standard of this particular sport
at our old college have been untiring. At his suggestion,
a tournament was held last Fall among the students to
see what material could be gotten up for a team. Several
new men as well as old students, showed up in very good
form, and a team was picked consisting of Cohen, Zouck,
Lentz, Cook, and McElderry, which elected as captain
Mr. D. M. Cohen of Savannah, Ga., and as manager Mr.
P. G. Zouck of Glyndon, Md. Our prospects are bright
indeed for a successful season. The following games have
been scheduled by Manager Zouck; United States Naval
Academy; Baltimore City College; Georgetown; Maryland Agricultural College, and Johns Hopkins University.
Students of St. John's, stand by this our first team
in this branch of sport and bring the college into prominence
by having a good tennis team as well as good teams in football, baseball, basketball and track.
The majority of the games to be played this year will
be on the courts of the opposing teams.
Here's success to the new team!
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��Editorial Board of 1 9 1 1 Rat-Tat
Published by Class of 1912
R. D. BROADRUP
W. LENTZ
G. L. WINSLOW
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor-in-Chiei
.......
L. E. PAYNE
W. JONES
A. E. WILLIAMS
Miscellaneous Editor
J. A. BRASHEARS
J. E. POLLOCK
F. A. MILLER
Assistants
B. MICHAELSON
Literary Editor
P. L. ALGER
N. H. CARVER
S. R. DEBTS
. . Assistants
F. S. MATTHEWS
G. H. DAVIS
H. A. GAILEY
W. G. CATLIN
Business Managers
H. W. WHEELER..
Athletic Editor
R. S. HOPKINS
I. E. RYDER
C. C. HARRIS
Alumni Editor
R. STALEY
C. A. FINKBINE
Assistant
.Assistants
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C. H. RIGGIN
\. P. PENDLETON /
. .Art Editors
F. N. INSINGER
T _ TT
L.D.HAYES
Secretary and Treasurer
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D. HOPKINS Assistants
Humorous
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Editor
Assistants
Town and
�COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL BOARD
�The Collegian Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
LEONARD E. KOLMER, '10
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
WILLIAM P. ANDERSON, '10
Associate Editors
J. P. PlNKERTON, 'lO
H. D. TAYLOR, '10
R. K. ADAMS, 'n.
R. BROADRUP, '12
R. M. HEINE, '10.
B. MlCHAELSON, '12
R. P. HARTLE, '10.
EDGAR HAUVER, '10.
Business Managers
C. DEAN, '10
H. F. WARRENFELTZ, '10
Assistant
W. S. BLADES
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�A Junior's Plea
Easiness is not in this stern stuff.
Yet Jack says it is most easy,
And Jack is a truthful man.
You all did see that yesterday
I thrice guessed at a lengthy verb;
Which guesses were thrice wrong: was that most easy?
Yet Jack says it is most easy,
And sure he is a truthful man.
I come here to disprove what Jack spoke,
For I speak what I do know.
You all believed him once, not without cause,
But great cause now withholds your belief.
O, truth! thou art fled to brutish beast,
And men have lost their reason. Bear with me,
My heart is in my throat
And is much filled with fear,
Lest I find not what this verb means,
And thus flunk.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your pony;
I come not to bury Juvenal but to read him.
The evil that men do lives after them,
For their Latin is not interred with their bones.
So it is with Juvenal. Our Professor
Hath told you Juvenal is most easy:
But that you know to be a great mistake,
For grievously hard have we found it.
Here under command of Jack and Bob,
For Jack is a truthful man;
So is Bob; yes, they are both truthful men,
Come I to read this easy Juvenal.
It is my life's burden, hard and long,
But Jack says that it is easy,
And Jack is a truthful man.
It hath brought upon my aching head
The wrath of our most wise Professor:
Did this in Juvenal seem most easy?
The more I try the harder seems Juvenal;
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�When the Prof. Skips
Their Highest Ambition
Whence conies this merry youthful band
So happy as they run?
Why do they now the classroom leave?
The hour is but begun.
It is because the Prof.'s not there;
By some chance he's away.
And this is why they are so glad—
They have a holiday.
JOHNSON, C. L
CATLIN
To be a heart smasher
:
' TEXRY
,
To be judge at a beauty show
,
To win an S. J. C.
ALLEN
To pass Freshman,Math.
MORRIS
By business he is called away
Or else his mother's dead;
Or maybe with some dread disease
He now lies sick in bed.
Perhaps the Blackhand's kidnapped him
And carried him away.
The students mourn not, they are glad:
They have a holiday.
"TURK"
To eat beans
,
To hold his Chemistry Class
H5LLJES
To raise a roughhouse
MARSH
DICKINSON
COHEN
To sleep
•
To talk
-.
To sing
TODD
It is a blessed thing that they
Can optimistic be:
The bright side see of things, and turn
A Prof.'s woes into glee.
No matter what sad thing occurs,
They're always bright and gay
Provided that as the result
They have a holiday.
To play first base
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
PINKERTON
PAYNE
WILLIAMS, A. E
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To come out clear
'.. —To go on the sick list
— To walk on the grass
•.
To'be a floor officer
�The Faculty
"RAMESES" W. STRYKER, Myers' life long enemy
"SKINNY" F!SHER, "the cute campus cowboy"
R. "JAY" DAViS, Representative of the Hamlet Hat Company.
"JACK" RippEfiE, Prep. School Tennis Champion
"PAT" DOUGHERTY, Head Waiter at Bond's Cafe
"TOMMY" FELL, Doctor of Graftology and Lecturer on Studential Hygiene
THOMAS "HAIRY" GLADDEN, or "Who bred birds in his whiskers?"
"REDDY" McGLONE, "Rings on his fingers and bells on his shoes"
"BOB" WHITE, Chief Recorder of the faculty's rulings
"TURK" CECiL, General Quill agent.
"ED" SIRICH, Demonstrator of Scientific Flunkation
Above is vouched for by
f
AMOS WALTER WRIGHT AND WADcELL, Notable expounders of higher mathematical manipulations.
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�The Rough House Club
H. R. HOLLJES
TOMMY MUDD
H. D. TAYLOR
Buzz BOWLUS
C. L. DICKINSON
SiHASLUP
KOONTZ
DRAKE
ROBERTS
BOWLUS
H. L. JOHNSON
COHEN
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-at-arms
Roll of Members
Most expert and exalted water thrower
Destroyer of ceilings in Senior Hall
Greatest disturber of peaceful slumber
Hurler of H2 S.
Never failing "door buster"
Greatest disturber with the mandolin
The dispenser of "melody"
The Seven Human Wonders of the World
The Missing Link
The Bean Eater
The Fat Man
The Human Bean Pole
Tom Thumb
The Strong Man
The Human Corkscrew
FRED INSINGER
JOHN ED. MORRIS
J. E. POLLOCK
LONG JOHN HOLLJES
BABY GAMERILL
BILLY CATLIN
Si HASLUP
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�Amos Walter Wright to the Boarding Club
Ye call me czar! And ye do well to call him czar,
who for twelve long years has eaten Reamer's grub, comprised of all the buzzards the whole state of Maryland
can furnish, and who never yet has died of indigestion.
If there be one among you "who can say that, under
similar conditions, he could do so much, let him be
ashamed to say it. If there be three among you who
think they can eat one pound of Reamer's steak, let them
try it.
Ye stand here now like starved men, as ye are! The
strength of Reamer's meals is in your veins, and ye know
full well that the next meal shall be as the one a week ago,
breathing the perfume of cowardly eggs, and sitting so
heavily upon your stomach that you will sing "Home
Sweet Home." Hark! ye hear yon Reamer coming.
'Tis three months since ye have tasted a square meal;
but remember that he has served us long—and take pity
on him.
At Last!
Amos wished that
He might stay,
But the students
Had their way.
Students hinted,
Reamer lagged,
Meditated,
Then he dragged.
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�On Strike
So think it o'er and you will see
'Twill pay you to take Chemistry.
When the first term had expired
We all did what our hearts desired,
Made our schedules out with glee
Omitting Junior Chemistry.
We thought it o'er, but sad to say
That we all thought the other way,
For though we would all great men make.
This Chemistry we would not take.
Turk looked for the Junior Class
But he found it not; alas,
We all had left him in the lurch,
Of easier work we were in search.
For in the Lab. six hours per day
We would not work, when for our pay
Our marks are either three or two—
Such marks as these will never do.
To Turk, who always has at heart
Our interest, this gave quite a start,
And so in Physics class next day
In earnest tones we heard him say:
When we decide what work to take,
We first must know what marks we'll make,
And in this Junior Chemistry
Our marks would ne'er be more than three.
0 Juniors, listen to my plea,
And do not drop this Chemistry;
Do not so great an error make
And easier studies think to take.
The other Profs, give easy work
With no Lab. hours for us to shirk,
And with them we do oft contrive
To make four-fifty or a five.
Great chemists all of you will be,
If you but take this Chemistry.
Of such a course at their utmost
Can neither Yale nor Harvard boast.
So why then shall we toil away
And to the Lab. go every day
To weigh, and analyze, and test?
The other Profs, are much the best.
'Tis so well known throughout the land
That all my men are in demand
For high positions with big pay
And but three working hours a day.
So we'll not take Turk's Chemistry
Until to this he does agree:
That Lab. work we will have no more
And marks will ne'er be less than four.
1 can get jobs for all of you
When with this course of mine you're through,
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�Humorous
Grove—"Why do you think so?"
Mallikin—"I saw the hose wagon go down the
street."
Hutson—"You can't tell by that. I saw a pair of
hose in a wagon going down the street yesterday, and
there wasn't any fire in sight."
Adams R. K. (asleep in Geology, face turned toward
the ceiling):
Dr. McGlone—"Mr. Adams, please give me your
attention; this is Geology, not Astronomy."
Drake—" Hey, Bowlus, what time is the special formation for the lecture tonight?"
Bowlus—"Five minutes of eight."
Warrenfeltz (butting in as usual)—"You don't know
what you're talking about, the Major said it would be at
7=55-"
Prof. Cecil (calling the roll in Physics)—" Haslup!
Haslup (half asleep and dreaming of his wife at home,
answers)—"All present or accounted for, sir."
Prof. Stryker—"Mr. Moss, give me an example of
some goods the supply of which cannot be increased."
Moss—"Great paintings by old authors."
Warrenfeltz (correcting a private at drill)—"Pull
the muzzle of your gun in at the top!"
Mullikin—"There must have been a fire in town
today."
Since the destruction of McDowell Hall the only
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�landmarks we have left are Hutson, Allen, Terry and the
Old Liberty Tree.
Koontz (sorrowfully)—"Reddy gave me five demerits today."
Roberts—"What did he soak you for?"
Koontz—"For raising a racket on the tennis court."
Prof. Stryker (in Economics)—"Mr. Haslup, what
is marginal utility?"
Haslup (recalling to his mind a graphic representation in the text-book)—"The part of the parallelogram
above the line a—b, Professor."
BOWLUS' HUMOR.
Bowlus—" If they blow 'Taps' over a sailor's grave
when he dies, why don't they blow reveille when he is
born?"
Drake—"Don't know."
Bowlus—"Because they do not know that he is
going to be a sailor."
Lieutenant Fisher (iti Junior Tactics)—"Mr. Morris, what is the position of 'rest'?"
Morris—"Stand on one foot and move the other
around."
Moss (soliciting "ads" for "RAT-TAT" to firm in
town)—"I would like to get your "ad" for this year's
RAX-TAX."
Prop, of firm—"Why, Mr. Moss, we have decided
this year to let the RAX-TAI-IAT-TAX—
Moss (later—The d
!)
Prof. Stryker (in Economics)—"Mr. Gladden, what
was the principal crop in England in 1750?"
Gladden—"Flocks of geese."
"Cy" explains that the cadence of full-step in quick
time is 120 steps per second.
12:45 a. m.—A cat uses Drake's nose for shaving
paper.
ist. Prep—"Did you know Long John was an electrician.
ad. Prep—"No, but I thought so."
ist. Prep—"Why?"
ad. Prep—"He shocks me every day."
Adams—"Is that a Freshman going across the grass?"
Wilson—"Yes; it's Dickinson."
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�Si—"I have a disagreeable execution for today."
Johnson—" What's that, Si?"
Si—"A door to hang."
Dickinson—"How do you like my hair-cut?"
A Lady Friend—"Fine! you look almost human."
Adjutant's Office—A court where a cadet is attorney
for defense and witness for prosecution.
Dickinson (asleep in rear of class).
Dr. Cecil—"Mr. Dickinson, will you take a front
seat?"
Dickinson—"I, Professor?"
Dr. Cecil—"Yes, You! Next time I will bring my
nurse for you."
O, G.'s Room—The down-town prep's armory; vestibule to Kelley's room.
Physics Lab.—A good place to loaf; a poor place to
try to work.
Dr. Cecil—"Mr. Dickinson, have you ever sat, with
a young lady, on the sea-shore and tried to explain
to her why the waves come in parallel to the shore."
Dickinson—"I have sat on the sea-shore with a
lady, but we never talked about the waves.'
Sick List—An abomination to the Profs., but a very
present help in time of trouble.
Davis—"Si," what did you get married for ?"
Haslup—"How in the H— could I help it."
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�Extracts from a Freshman's Diary
January 21—I drill in the front rank for the first
time. Some military man also.
January 22—Make a bet that I will be one of the
Sophomore corporals next year.
February 16—Take charge of a Sunday School Class
in town. A religious fellow too.
March 2—Call for baseball candidates. This is where
I shine.
March 14—I get a try at first base. If that other
first baseman would only leave!
March 16—I am measured for a new baseball uniform. Heap big ball player!
March 25—The new uniforms come. Mine won't fit
me and is given to that other first baseman. But I won't
give up.
April 2—I play on the first team. I slip one in on
him this time. I am compelled to gat a new cap. My old
one is too small.
NOTE—The Diary ends abruptly here, owing, I suppose, to the fact that the writer has not gotten over the
effects of April 2.
September 15—At last I am here. What a lonely,
dreary place it is; how I wish I were home with mama!
September 20—Attended a G.O.H. meeting in the
new gymnasium. Had lots of fun(?) amusing the Sophs.
September 22—A call for football candidates. I
make my appearance on the field. I'm going to make
that team before I leave here.
October g—I "make" the trip to the University of
Virginia. Speeding some.
October 12—At St. John's again, a poorer and a wiser
lad.
November 2—Some one had the generosity to throw
a penny at me.
November 15—I "capture" the mighty snipe, which
are found in Anne Arundel more plentiful than anywhere else.
December 24—Home once more.
January 10—I am the only one who can answer a
question in Greek today. Some Greek student.
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�A Few Songs
That language is the finest one that ever you can speak
Now English, Latin, Sanskrit,
Each one is but a freak.
I love, I love, I love my home
But oh, you Greek!
Dr. Fell
Every little bit added to what you've got
Makes just a little bit more.
That's the graft that Tommy Fell works,
Two and two make four.
Get's all your money and all of your dough;
Puts it in the bank and there lets it grow.
Every little bit added to what you've got
Makes just a little bit more.
Prof. Rippere
There was a young man named Jack R.,
Who at tennis was quite a bright star.
He swung at a ball
And down he did fall,
And smashed in his two cent cigar.
Dr. Cecil
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
I'll bet all my money on S. J. C.
And let it be doubled and tripled for me,
And then, when the contest is over
I'll celebrate with great joy,
For it's Rah, Rah, Hip, Hip, Hooray,
I'm a St. John's boy.
Prof. Dams.
My great big brother Sylves,
Royal Davis put to a test,
He punched in Sylvester's chest;
He don't stop to rest.
Royal Davis hit him so hard
He made him look like a card.
He broke Sylvester's wrist,
Old " Skinny" Davis.
Prof. White
I love, I love, I love my home
But oh! you Greek!
17$
�Extracts from a Freshman's Diary
September 15—At last I am here. What a lonely,
dreary place it is; how I wish I were home with mama!
September 20—Attended a G.O.H. meeting in the
new gymnasium. Had lots of fun(?) amusing the Sophs.
September 22—A call for football candidates.
I
make my appearance on the field. I'm going to make
that team before I leave here.
October g—I "make" the trip to the University of
Virginia. Speeding some.
October 12—At St. John's again, a poorer and a wiser
lad.
November 2—Some one had the generosity to throw
a penny at me.
November 15—I "capture" the mighty snipe, which
are found in Anne Arundel more plentiful than anywhere else.
December 24—Home once more.
January 10—I am the only one who can answer a
question in Greek today. Some Greek student.
January 21—I drill in the front rank for the first
time. Some military man also.
January 22—Make a bet that I will be one of the
Sophomore corporals next year.
February 16—Take charge of a Sunday School Class
in town. A religious fellow too.
March 2—Call for baseball candidates. This is where
I shine.
March 14—I get a try at first base. If that other
first baseman would only leave!
March 16—I am measured for a new baseball uniform. Heap big ball player!
March 25—The new uniforms come. Mine won't fit
me and is given to that other first baseman. But I won't
give up.
April 2—I play on the first team. I slip one in on
him this time. I am compelled to g^t a new cap. My old
one is too small.
NOTE—The Diary ends abruptly here, owing, I suppose, to the fact that the writer has not gotten over the
effects of April 2.
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�A Few Songs
That language is the finest one that ever you can speak
Now English, Latin, Sanskrit,
Each one is but a freak.
I love, I love, I love my home
But oh, you Greek!
Dr. Fell
Every little bit added to what you've got
Makes just a little bit more.
That's the graft that Tommy Fell works,
Two and two make four.
Get's all your money and all of your dough;
Puts it in the bank and there lets it grow.
Every little bit added to what you've got
Makes just a little bit more.
Prof. Rippcre
There was a young man named Jack R.,
Who at tennis was quite a bright star.
He swung at a ball
And down he did fall,
And smashed in his two cent cigar.
Dr. Cecil
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
I'll bet all my money on S. J. C.
Andletitbedoubledand tripled for me,
And then, when the contest is over
I'll celebrate with great joy,
For it's Rah, Rah, Hip, Hip, Hooray,
I'm a St. John's boy.
Prof. Davis.
My great big brother Sylves,
Royal Davis put to a test,
He punched in Sylvester's chest;
He don't stop to rest.
Royal Davis hit him so hard
He made him look like a card.
He broke Sylvester's wrist,
Old "Skinny" Davis.
Prof. White
I love, I love, I love my home
But oh! you Greek!
I7S
�Dr. McGlone
Waltz me around again, Reddy,
Around, around, around.
Your dancing is dreamy,
It's peaches and creamy,
You're the best dancing kid to be found.
Give me every dance that you have on your card;
I'll dance them all with you, then throw you down hard.
Oh! Waltz me around again, Reddy,
Around, around, around.
Prof. Gladden
Meet me in Rose-time, Rosebush,
Over in Humphrey's Hall.
Keep all the Preps, from smoking
Or it will be your downfall.
You need a shave and haircut,
Also a suit of clothes;
Chris Kingle's knocking,
Hang up your stocking
Before the bugle blows.
Boogy man Stryker's looking for you, see him stare.
Economics and history he'll throw at your head:
Put it all on you until you're near dead,
He'll flunk you all as sure as he can,
That dope fiend man.
Prof. Woodcock
Trans-mag-ni-fi-can-bam-dam-u-al-ity.
This word is but a baby to what Amos hurls at me.
He puts Noah Webster's book to shame,
And he gets every bit of fame
For Trans-mag-ni-fi-can-bam-dam-u-al-ity.
Prof. Waddell
No wedding bells for me,
I'm as happy as can be,
I don't like the sign of marriage,
I won't wheel a baby carriage.
Gee! Whiz! I'm glad I'm free,
No wedding bells for me.
Lieut. Fisher
Prof. Sirich
Out on the drillground, drilling mighty well;
Round comes Fisher and gives us all h—1:
Makes us drill our very best
Then the " 'onery rascal" won't give us rest.
This is no place for a minister's son,
Minister's son, for a minister's son.
Sirich's one loving son-of-a-gun :
He's got them on the run
In German you'll get a two or a one,
Two or a one, two or a one;
Maybe you think he's not having his fun,
But he is, he's no minister's son.
Prof. Stryker
Yama Yama Yama Man,
Smoking his dope as hard as he can.
�Spongers' Club
High Chief Sponger
..........................
A , ou- t c
Asst. Chief Spongers
1
HUTSON
HASLU
/ ~
HASLUP
| DEAN
Officers
"Buzz" Bowlus
.................
Chief Sponger of Ink
"Don" Cohen ............ Chief Sponger of Tooth Paste
"Mike" Hundley .......... Chief Sponger of Cigarettes
"Tommy" Mudd ............ Chief Sponger of Deserts
Charter Members
"Long John" Holljes ......... Soap— "must takes it"
" Sleuth " Warrenfeltz ............. Cigars—" 23 per day"
"Madam" Roberts ............. Quills—"slow but sure"
"Pep "Davis ....... Magazines— "not the five-cent kind"
"John Ed" Morris ........ White gloves— "laundry late"
"Phil" Briscoe
..................
All books— "hard up"
"Bill" Stanley
................
All eatables— "hungry"
Time and place of meeting: All the time, on Junior
Floor
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�The "St. John's" Girl
Of all the girls that ever you saw,
Did you ever think which your choice would be,
If the chance was yours for you to draw
Whichever of them your wish might be?
There's the dancing girl and the girl who can sing,
There's the girl with shy looks and charming blush,
And the smart girl, you know, who knows everything,
And the athletic girl and the girl with the gush.
There's the bicycle girl, and the girl with the rocks,
There's the girl with soft voice and pretty brown curls,
There's the amusing girl, and the vixen fox,
There are other girls—and girls—and girls—
But of all the girls I ever did see,
The " St. John's" girl is the girl for me.
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�The Latest Books
In Tactics Class
"How to double your fortune in one year." Thomas
Fell. $1.23.
"The quill and its uses." T. Parran. $0.49.
"Skin games and how to work them on the faculty."
C. L. Dickinson. $2.00.
"How to make love." S. C. Drake. $0.53^.
"How to go through St. John's in one year." H. P.
Hucson. $5.25.
"The secrets of my beauty." L. F. Parsley. $0.335.
"How to become a musician overnight." Pinkerton
and Holljes. $0.35.
"How I learned to fly." J. F. Koenig, $i .98.
"Why they call me dog face." D. M. Cohen. $0.23.
"How to become a detective." "Old Sleuth" Warrenfeltz, $0.20.
"A living from poultry, or how to protect your chickens." Lieut. R. E. Fisher, $0.39.
Anderson—"Lieutenant,have you ever been in active
service in the Philippines?"
Lieutenant Fisher—"Yes, Mr. Anderson, and your
mentioning the fact recalls to my mind an incident,
illustrating the wonderful vitality of the natives.
"One afternoon while on duty at camp, there came to
us a Filipino who had sixteen holes in his chest, which
were bullet wounds of a battle fought early that day.
(Subdued whistle from the class.) Our surgeon did not
expect the man to live but a few hours and simply cleansed
the wounds thoroughly; but, gentlemen, that man went
home, and pat black clay in each of the bullet holes, and
in two weeks he was as healthy as ever." (Entire class in
subdued voice: "Get out your fiddles.")
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�University of Love
FOUNDED BY ADAM.
CRABTOWN ON THE BAY.
R. M. HEINE, Lord High Provost.
Board of Instructors
"JUDY" CAREY
Bacteriology of Love.
"BUCK" STANLEY
Laws of Conflicting Dates
Author of "Impressions from Maryland Ave."
Graduate of "Eastern Sho" Clam kissing Society. Author of "Kisses:
it's harm, but come again
"RAMESES" STRYKER
"BTJZZY" BOWLUS
Railroad Guide for Students
Author of "A round up on a railroad"
" DUTCH" RUHL
Cast Iron Love
(Graduate from Steel(ton) Iron Works)
"Doc" DEAN
Amorous LiteratureA self-made man. Experience, 20 years.
"HERB"TAYLOR
Love, Before and After
Author of "Why I stay in at night"
" STILL LILL" HUTSON
Love Telephonology.
Received diploma from C. & P. Tel. Co., for proficiency
" BIRDY" KOENIG
Love from an Economic Standpoint.
Author of "Who loves me"
"NERVY" JOHNSON
Scientific Butting In.
Post-Graduate member of broken hearts.
Aviation.
Trained with Wright Bros
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Athletics of the Heart.
Chief perambulator of mid-night trails.
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�A Dream
The other night while fast asleep
I dreamed a dream so sad:
A burden came into my life
And naught could make me glad.
I now must plug away for hours
And sit up late at night
With grammar, dictionary too
My battles now must fight.
I dreamed that all the ponies
Had disappeared from view;
That I had lost my own dear friend,
So faithful and so true.
Now did my woes become so great,
My marks were three or two:
I could not work without its aid
And knew not what to do.
No longer now could I translate
In half an hour my Greek:
My work in Latin, French, and Dutch
Was palpitably weak.
I struggled on in deep despair
For I was lost indeed;
I cried out from my fainting heart
My pony I did need.
Then I awoke and supreme joy
Upon my face did beam,
You fellow students all are glad
That this was but a dream.
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A sporty young fellow named "Cy "
Love making determined to try,
So he went to Green Street
And tried hard to compete;
Since then he does nothing but sigh.
A tall lanky fellow named Drake
Among ladies was thought quite a rake.
Analyzed in the "Lab"
With "Turk" keeping "tab"
He turned out to be a plain fake.
There was a young gourmand named "Scuds,"
Who could eat thirty men's share of spuds.
Lacking more solid fare
He's been living on air,
So he does'nt quite fill out his duds.
In Physics Turk's making things hum.
All marks would sure be very bum,
Should we fail any day
To waste time away,
While he makes mission chairs by the ton.
"Tommy" P. worked the "profs." for a "grease,"
Expecting to be the whole cheese.
When the month's marks came in,
His face lost its grin,
For his best marks were ones, twos and threes.
A Lieutenant who coached us in drill
Built a henhouse right near a small hill,
But a lad named Long J.
Led those chickens astray;
You know there's a way, if there's will.
The Mathematical Seven
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N. H. TERRY
W. GAMBRILL
R. K. ADAMS
L. C. BAILEY
D. M. COHEN
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H. R. HOLLJES
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�The St. John's Zoo
A is for Andy who spurned his three stripes,
B is for Brown who set Heine to rights,
C is for Cohen who dances so fast,
And D is for Doc who has passed Trig at last,
E stands for "E-Ball," Montgomery's joy,
F is for Frederick the home of the boy,
Who is handsome and lazy—Ed. Hauver by name,
And G is for Grove who in baseball won fame,
H is for Heine, he thinks he's all right,
H also for Hutson who studies all night,
I for Inspection, at ten-thirty they take it,
And J is for Judy who never does make it,
K is for Kolmer a miner who's good,
L is for Lindy who'd sing if he could,
M is for Mike who has awfully big feet,
And N is for Navy which next year we will beat,
O is for O. D. we all love that task,
P is for Pinkerton who'll go on if he's asked,
Q is the Question will we be in the first ten,
And R is for Rtihl who will drill us to win,
S is for Stanley who is fond of a snooze,
T is for Tommy who likes Charles County—grape juice,
U is for Us who're left out of this thing,
And V is for Vonney who makes his voice ring,
W is for Wilste that steady old horse,
X for eXams we all passed them of course,
Y is for You who are glad this is done,
And Z is for Zouck the last dear little one.
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�Caught in the Act
Nancy—"Now googles, you little devil, you know I
love you. Don't hug-g-g m-me so-o tight! Whew! What
do you work at, a foundry?"
Drake—"My dear little peacharino, you look so
sweet and beautiful here in the moonlight, that I almost
feel like I was in Paradise. Oh! sweetest of sweet, and
queen of all, I lay my heart at your little feet and ask you
to be my wife."
Nancy—"How sudden! Really hubby, you overwhelm me with your effusive puppy love, but goosy, how
often do you want me to say 'yes'?"
Little Brother Lee—"Say Carl
whoopee!
I caught you! Oh, you kid! how do you like your "surroundings"?
Nancy—"Good-night, my swee—Carl."
Drake— "Good Night."
Resolved: That little brother Lee be "kneaded" at
first opportunity.
That young brothers are anuisance at crucial moments.
That sister's friends are all to the mustard.
Drake—"Oh! my
darling, how my
heart and gizzard
jump at the sight of
your beautiful countenance."
Nancy— "Now,
C a r l , q u i t your
mushy-tush and talk
sense, (?) do you love
me?"
Drake — " Pigeon,
I mean lovey-dovey,
I love you so much
that I believe I
would die if you
should turn me out
of your dear, sweet
life. Now, darling
of my dreams, nightmares and life, turn your sublime
angelic eyes up and let me see whether there are love
darts hidden in the blue mists."
S. C. DRAKE.
185
�Something on Nothing
The editor-in-chief today
Is in an awful rage,
He can not find a single thing
To fill up half a page.
"We are a half page short," said he,
"Just write a verse or two:
The Rat Tat goes to press today,
Most anything will do."
And so for several fruitless hours
I've tried some verse to write,
My mind is blank as I pursue
The muse in useless flight,
I cannot find a subject fit,
Although I rack my brain:
My pen rests idly in my hand,
My efforts all are vain.
If they should wait for me to write
A half a page of verse,
This RAT-TAT won't be published
Until next year or worse.
But Editor says trash will do,
He's in a hurry now,
So though Ive nothing on this page
I've filled it anyhow.
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��Yells and Songs
SPELLING YELL
S-a-i-n-t J-o-h-n-'s
St. John's! St. John's! St. John's!
HOORAY YELL
Hooray!
Hooray! Hooray!
S.J.! S.J.! S.J.!
St. John's! St. John's! St. John's!
S. J. C. YELL
S.J.C. Hooray, Rah!
Ree!
Team!
Rah!
SEVEN-RAH YELL
Rah!
St. John's! St. John's! St. John's!
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah!
LONG-RA YELL
Ra! Ra!
Ra! Ra!
St. John's!
Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah!
St. John's!
NINE-KAH YELL
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
St. John's!
St. John's!
St. John's!
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�Yells and Songs
TUNE:
Pony Boy
TUNE: Shame on you
Home wood Field! Homewood Field!
We will win on Homewood Field.
Watch us go, as of old,
Right across your goal.
Down the field, you can steal
All along the way.
Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! Team!
Roll up the score.
Hopkins, Hopkins, shame on you;
What's the matter with the Black and Blue?
You do your best, but what's the use,
The St. John's team will cook your goose,
You'll get what you're looking for,
You'll be d
lucky if you ever score;
And when it's over, we will roar,
Shame on you!
TUNE: Jungle Town
Here in Baltimore
Watch us roll up a dandy score
And then we'll celebrate
As we did in nineteen eight
As in days of old.
The Orange and Black will cross your goal,
We'll not fail to down the Hopkins team
Right here in Baltimore.
Boola Boola
Well, here we are! Well here we are!
Just watch us rolling up a score.
We'll leave poor Hopkins behind so far,
They won't want to play us any more.
We've hope and faith in old St. John's,
To win we cannot fail—
Well, a Boola, Boo, Boola, Boola, Boo,
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola, Boo.
Chorus
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola,
Boola, Boola, Boola, Boola!
When we rough house Johnny Hopkins
They will holler, "Boola, Boo!"
Rah! Rah! Rah!
St. John's! Old St. John's!
St. John's! Old St. John's!
When we rough house Johnny Hopkins
They will holler, "Boola, Boo!"
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TUNE: Are you sincere?
We've brought up a team
Thats chock full of team;
We're going to beat Johnny Hopkins.
Although you may score—
St. John's will make more;
Just listen to us as we r-o-a-r.
Watch us how we smash your line—,
Our ends and back fields,
Aren't they fine!
We've come here this fall
To take home the ball
So good-bye, Johnny Hopkins, Good-bye!
�Yells and Songs
TUNE: Smarty.
TUNE: Kiss Kiss, Kiss.
Hopkins, Hopkins, Hopkins,
Little Johnnie Hopkins,
Really we don't want to be so mean:
But can't you see that we've got the team,
And we are going to beat you
There's nothing else to do.
So poor little Johnnie, poor little Johnnie Hopkins.
If you want to beat us, Hopkins,
You will have to call again;
We will run right through your center,
And we'll dash right round your end.
Do not feel one bit discouraged,
It's the same old story o'er,
So we'll bid farewell to Hopkins,
And old Baltimore.
TUNE: Auld Lang Syne.
Should all our victories be recalled
Of now and long ago,
You'd surely find we always keep
A team that's far from slow.
We play the game and win great fame
Wherever we may roam,
And then right back to Old St. John's
We take the victory home.
Come gather 'round the Orange and Black
And lift your voice in praise
For Alma Mater, loved St. John's,
And dear old college days.
Up in Baltimore, Hopkins will rue
The day that the Orange and Black downs the Black and Blue.
Our ends are the candy, our backs are all O.K.,
Our line is a stone wall that's on the job to stay.
St. John's! St. John's! We will win today,
We'll take the ball, and then we'll yell Hooray.
Down on the ball, boys; roll up the score,
And then we'll have a good time right here in Baltimore.
TUNE: Yankee Doodle.
We will do up Johnny Hopkins,
Johnny Hopkins, Black and Blue;
Their line is nothing but a paper one
Made for our backs to go through.
We've got a team that's strong and steady
A corker and a crackerjack,
O rah! rah, rah! rah! rah! rah, rah,
Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah,
St. John's, the Orange and the Black.
TUNE : My wife's gone to the country.
We're going to beat John Hopkins,
Hooray! Hooray!
We'll add a game to St. John's fame,
And take the ball away.
We'll work our forward passes,
Hooray! Hooray!
We'll make end runs, and hit the line.
We'll win today.
igo
�Conclusion
At last it is finished, and we place before you the thirteenth volume of the RAT-TAT. In it we have endeavored
to include facts, portraying both the serious and the humorous sides of college life, hoping by the former to keep
alive your love for old St. John's, and by the latter to
awaken pleasant recollections of days spent within her
walls.
In spite of the many disappointmencs and shortcomings we have met with while writing this RAT-TAT, the
task has been a pleasant one and we regret that we must
bring it to a close. Before concluding, we wish to thank
those who have so kindly contributed to this book, and to
extend our best wishes to the succeeding Board.
"Gude nicht, and joy be wi' you a'"
THE 1910 EDITORIAL BOARD.
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�Calendar
Sept.
Sept.
15—One hundred and twenty-fifth session of St.
John's College begins.
Y. M. C. A. cordially welcomes the newcomers.
16—Todd arrives.
17—Sophs, cordially welcome the newcomers.
18—"Uncle Amos" advises Todd not to purchase
old uniforms.
Annual Y. M. C. A. reception.
19—Dickinson makes out Co. "B" roll.
20—Annual distribution of plums. Wilson gets
4th Sergeantcy of Co. "B".
21—Capt. Hauver calls out football squad.
22—Williams G. F. inspects mattresses and issues
certificates.
2'3—New boys try swimming pool.
24—Societies organize for the first term.
25—Freshies entertain Sophs.
Kerr—Bonney
nuptials at Rockville.
26—Many enroll in Dr. Fell's Bible class.
27—Woodcock's Algebra appears; Preps refuse to
buy.
28—Prof. Stryker declares the pool is full of germs.
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BERNARD CARTER, LL.D., Provost
FACULTY OF PHYSIC
SAMUEL C. CHEW, M.D. LL.D.,
Emeritus Professor of Medicine.
R. DORSET COALE, Ph.D.,
Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology.
RANDOLPH WINSLOW, A.M., M.D.,
Professor of Surgery.
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Professor of Medicine and Diseases of Children.
THOMAS A. ASHBY, M.D.,
Professor of Diseases of Women.
J. HOLMES SMITH, M.D.,
Professor of Anatomy and Clinical Surgery.
JOHN C. HEMMETER, M.D., PhD., LL.D.,
Professor of Physiology and Clinical Medicine.
ARTHUR M. SHIPLEY, M.D.,
Professor of Therapeutics and Surgical Pathology.
JOSEPH L. HIRSH B.A., M.D.,
Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology and Visiting Pathologist to the Unlversity Hospital.
HIRAM WOODS, A.M., M.D.,
Professor of Eye and Ear Diseases.
JOHN S. FULTON, A.B., M.D.,
Professor of State Medicine.
DANIEL BASE, Ph.D.,
Professor of Analytical Chemistry.
EUGENE F. CORDELL, A.M., M.D.,
Professor of the History of Medicine, and Librarian.
J. MASON HUNDLEY, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Diseases of Women.
THOMAS C. GILCHRIST, M.R.C.S., M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Dermatology.
JOSEPH T. SMITH, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Hygiene.
PRANK MARTIN, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Surgery.
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TAYLOR, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.
JOHN R. WINSLOW, B.A., M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Diseases of the Throat and Noae.
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JOSEPH E. GICHNER M D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Materia Medica.
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Clinical Professor of Medicine.
CHARLES W. McELFRESH, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Medicine.
HARRY ADLER, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Medicine.
L. M. ALLEN, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Obstetrics.
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COMBINED COURSE IN ARTS AND MEDICINE
St. John's College, Annapolis, Md., founded In 1696, Is by contract of afBliation styled and recognized as the Department of Arts and Sciences of the University of Maryland.
Students who have completed the Junior Year in St. John's College and who
ha ve made an approved cholceof electives, may, if theyidesire it, do the entire work
of the Senior Year in the Medical School of the University. If they successfully
complete the work of the first medical year they are graduated with their class
with the degree of A.B. from St. John's College.
By taking advantage of this privilege a man may complete the Undergraduate
and Medical courses in seven years,
During three of these years, or until he has completed the -work of the Junior
Class, he is a resident student In St. John's College, and for four years he is a resident in the Medical School in Baltimore.
At the end of the fourth year he receives the A.B. degree, and at the end of the
seven years the M.D. degree, but credit in the Medical School cannot be accepted
in subjects for which credit has already been given in the College of Liberal Arts.
The One Hundredth and Fourth Annual Session will begin upon October 1, 1910
For Catalogue and information, address R. DORSEY COALE, Dean, University of Maryland, Baltimore
�CALENDAR—Continued
Sept.
Oct.
29—Athletic mass meeting, H. E. Wilson, President for 1909-10.
30—Prof. Daugherty commences construction of
Electric Railway on back campus.
i—Tommy goes to Harvard's inauguration.
Comes back full of new ideas.
2-—-St. John's 30—Rockhill o.
Kerr—Bonney nuptials public.
3—Mr. Kerr Sr. irate. Ducky loses his allowance.
4—Ducky leaves school to travel the thorny path.
5—"Collegian" No. 3 out. Board receives congratulations.
6—Navy beats St. John's, 16 to 6. All celebrate.
7—Todd is invited to go "snipe" hunting.
8—Long John tells Todd how he hunted the
"snipe."
8—Geology class hike it to Ellicott City.
9—St. Johns o—Virginia 12.
Todd makes the trip.
10—All hands go to church,
ii—Todd goes "snipe" hunting.
12—Tennis tournament commences.
13—Steamheat started, Broadrup at his old stand.
14—John P. Poe dies.
15—Dr. Fell at Pennington Seminary, Inauguration of Rev. J. Morgan Reed '82.
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Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
16—St. John's 92—Eastern College o.
17—Alumni visit the college.
18—St. John's plans for basketball season.
19—Finals in Tennis. Cohen champion.
20—Philokalian breaks its secrecy and publishes
programme.
21—Lieut. Fisher takes possession of first floor
Humphrey.
22—G. H. & W. Telegraph Co. organize.
23—St. John's 48—Gallaudet o.
23—St. John's Scrubs 6—Country School 5.
24—Y. M. C. A. secures new hymn books.
25—Georgetown has cold feet—cancels game.
26—Collegian adds extra sheet.
27—Prof. Waddell moves to Maryland Hotel.
28—Vonnie makes a speech in chapel.
29—University of Maryland cancels game—no
team.
30—Great football day, St. John's 6—V. M. I. o.
St. John's scrubs 6—B. P. I. o.
31—Launch party to Von Schwertenberg for
French and German marks.
i—New faces in French and German.
2—Father Hood returns. Student in days of
Ham.
3—Allen gets off new jokes in Math Class.
6—St. John's scrubs o—Annapolis High School 18.
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WILLIAM T. BRANTLY. Esq.
Personal Property and Bailments, and Law of Contracts
JOSEPH C. FRANCE, Esq.
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JUDGE HENRY STOCKBRIDGE
International Law, Public and Private; Conflict of Laws,
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�CALENDAR—Continued
Nov.
7—Rat Tat board for 1911 elected.
8—Hutson attends Latin C.
9—Scarlet fever at M. A. C.—game canceled.
10—Todd has three cents thrown at him.
11—University Anniversary Day—Batallion goes
to Baltimore.
12—Excitement meeting—all full of spirits.
13—St. John's 69—Mt. St. Joseph o. St. John's
Scrubs 21—Hopkins Scrubs o.
14—Pinkney Hall Floor Officers Association dines
at Carvel Hall.
15—Foot ball picture taken.
16—Todd excused from Latin.
17—Hallelujah meeting. Arrivals from Dakotas
and the Indies.
18—-Buck revisits campus.
19—Money invested.
20—St. John's o—Hopkins 18.
21—St. John's in mediation.
22—Y. M. C. A. (?) meeting in Bowlus' room.
23—Junior Oratorical Club is organized; charter
members Drake, Roberts and Morris,
Bowlus sings Beautiful Eyes with variations.
24—All go home to eat turkey.
25—St. John's o—P. M. C. 6.
29—McBride passes Rhodes Scholarship.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
Nov.
Dec.
30—Faculty orders Vonnie to take up his residence
with the Juniors.
i—Electric railway still under construction.
2—"Cy" gets seat of honor in Chemistry class.
3—Hutson celebrates his icoth appearance as
0. D.
4—Interclass Field and Track meet.
5—Drake breaks world's record for mile race.
6—Ruhl, Adams, Alger, Magruder lead the College classes in Scholarship for November.
7—Basketball practice in full swing under coach
Sturdy.
8—Johnson C. L. '10 Captain, and Adams R. K.
'10 Manager, of 1910 football team.
9—Heliograph flashes over campus.
10—"Gym" Instructor McLellan arrives.
ii—Todd wins on points in sparring match with
"Warnie."
12—RAT TAT board gets down to work.
13—Vansant has himself ordered to English and
Logic.
14—Long John argues one hour in Economics.
15—Tommy gives football team a feed.
16—Mercer addresses the school.
Turk skips all classes.
17—Classes skip Turk.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
Dec.
Jan.
18—Basketball season opens. St. John's 29—
Gallaudet 9.
19—Long John plans.
20—Annual treat to Faculty.
21—Bowlus remains awake during one entire
hour.
22—Bowlus goes on sick list. Excuse—Brain fag
from staying up late at night.
23—Christmas holidays begin.
2—Jacobs returns.
3—The "professor of steamology" begins work in
the new year.
4—The rest of the school returns, and all get
down to hard work.
5—Work for the exams are coming.
6—Morris breaks the bean eating record of the
college.
7—Morris exceeds his own record.
8—Blades, Bailey, Alger, Magruder lead classes
for December.
9—Prof. Sirich plans flight from Gladdenoplis.
10—Railroad class in Gashouse swamp,
ii—Cold day, Railroad class inside on computation.
12—Prof. Stryker excuses the class and explains
Economics to Bowlus.
13—8tag dance in Gymnasium.
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Hayter's and Whitman's Chocolates, Etc., a Specialty
& State House Circle
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CANNED GOODS, PRODUCE, BUTTER, EGGS, etc.
Agent for GOLD MEDAL FLOUR
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WILLIAM H. MOSS & CO.
Fresh and Salt Meats, Staple and Fancy Groceries
Tobacco and Cigars
Maryland Avc. and State Circle
College Ave. and Bladen St.
Northwest of Calverl Street.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
Jan.
14—Shake up on Senior floor. Riihl, Wilson, and
Warrenfeltz play " Pussy-wants-a-corner."
15—St. John's 25—B. M. C. 21.
16—Chief reports Zouck for having two glasses of
milk at breakfast.
17—Brashears has an argument in Chapel with
Tommy regarding his rating. Chapel
adjourns 9.30.
18—Turk skips classes.
19—Classes skip Turk.
20—Examination schedule out.
21—Long John shoots holes through his trousers.
22—St. John's 23—George Washington 13. St.
John's reserves 23—Georgetown scrubs 42.
23—Todd bets his Floor officer he will get no
more demerits.
24—It is reported that Mullikin resembles C. T. S.
Gladden. Both are insulted.
25—Examinations commence.
26—Todd moves to another floor.
27—The order of Midnight Sons calls on Todd.
28—Prof. Sirich moves to Senior.
29—St. John's 37—Loyola 17. St. Johns' reserves
38—B. C. C. scrubs n.
30—Some Pinkneyites move to Humphrey.
31—Capt. Wilson calls out candidates for Baseball team.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
Feb.
i—Dr. Fell goes to New York—to see the millionares.
2—Long John and the big fiddle depart.
Bowlus gets a long wished for promotion. St.
John's ii—Virginia 26.
4—Gladden C. F. etc., goes to Humphrey to
assist.
5—Woodward wins place at George Washington
meet.
6—Taylor exhibits strange signs.
7—Tommy explains the First Terms work.
8—New term begins Everyone determines to
"study hard and be exempt."
g—Floor officers numbered among the early risers.
10—Heine on Malignant grapes and glove-fitting
oranges.
ii—Taylor's twenty-first birthday. He is now a
man(?)
12—Hays departs.
13—Bells ring again in Pinkney.
14—Mullikin gets thirty-three valentines. Mr.
Wilkinson lectures on Tennyson. Students in English class busy.
15—Seniors plan for commencement week.
16—Fourth floor society of "Hell Raisers" organize.
17—Taylor has disappeared.
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High Grade Clothing and
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Pearl Steam Laundry Company
2 and 4 Francis Street
Annapolis, Maryland
WM. H. BURTIS . . .
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35 HOLLAND STREET
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
DR. CHAS. B. HENKEL
Boats for Hire
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Foot of PRINCE GEORGE ST.
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RUDOLPH KAISER
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Grower of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants
104 COLLEGE AVENUE
ANNAPOLIS, MD
Gottlieb's Department Store
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
The Maryland Restaurant
S. SAMARAS & BROS., Props.
Regular Dinner, 25 Cents
168 MAIN STREET
Telephone 391-Y
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Watches, Jewelry and Silverware
College Seals and Pins
MAIN ST. to STATE CIRCLE
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136 CHURCH STREET
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�CALENDAR—Continued
18—St. John's, Annapolis 5—St. John's, Brooklyn 36.
19—St. John's 17—B. C. M. C. 36. St. John's
reserves 15—Georgetown Scrubs 28. Johnson C. S. wins at Federal games.
20—Anniversary of burning of McDowell. Flag at
half mast.
21—St. John's Legislative committee hands in
favorable report.
22—St. John's 14—U. S. N. A. 65.
23—MANAGER Zouck arranges tennis schedule.
24—Juniors elect Farewell Ball committee. Taylor
returns after long absence.
25—"Uncle Amos" gets Todd a hair cut, shave,
shampoo and massage.
26—St. John's 20—Washington and Lee 19.
Taylor again disappears.
2 7—Turk orders Marsh to attend Physics. What's
going to happen?
28—Prof. Dougherty leaves.
March i—Prof. Jones assumes control on the fourth floor.
Fisher looks up sick list for February 3 ist.
2—Relay team at hard practice.
3—"Cookie" announces that "Herbie" has taken
unto himself a wife.
4—"Tommy" congratulates Taylor over the
phone.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
March 5—Taylor has urgent need of damage deposit.
6—Signs of Spring. Cohen and the close harmony bunch hold down the front campus.
7—Hon. H. B. MacFarland lectures on International Arbitration.
8—Prof. Stryker gives two fives in Economics.
9—Snow storm.
10—Another snow storm.
ii—Gladden says he has an appointment.
12—C. L. Johnson "frenches" to the other end of
the short line.
13—"Andy" thinks ill of his roommate.
14—DeanandZouck skinTodd with fortune wheel.
15—Bailey waiting for Salisbury High School
Girls.
16—Bailey takes French leave.
17—Faculty neglects to soak Bailey.
18—Marsh attends Physics Lab.
19—A brand for the burning—Warrenfeltz.
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BALTIMORE, MD.
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
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Commencement Invitations,
Dance Invitations and Programs
Menus, Fraternity Inserts and Stationery
Class Pins, Visiting Cards
Wedding A nnouncements and Invitations
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�CALENDAR—Continued
March 20—Peter Zouck moves furniture back to Senior
Hall and meditates on the choice of evil
companions.
21—Dr. Graves tells us what an oyster is.
22—More signs of spring—Koenig twitters.
23—St. John's 5—Navy 6.
24—All go home for holidays. St. John's 6—Virginia 2.
25—St. John's 6—Staunton 5.
26—St. John's 2—V. M. I. 5.
27—Pinkerton on the Sick List.
28—St. John's 3—Roanoke 5.
29—Warrenfeltz follows the Joy Riders to Washington.
St. John's 3—V. P. I. 6.
30—St. John's 2—Eastern 4.
31—College opens.
April i—April fool.
2—University of Maryland 8, S. J. C. 3.
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An unbroken history of over 200 Years is the proud record of St. John's
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�CALENDAR—Continued
April 3—Baseball team spends a day in bed, recuperating.
4—The Pinkney Hall Profs, hold a concert.
5—The students threaten to leave.
6—Heine falls down while doing "about face."
6—Heine practices the "about face."
7—The Band plays a new piece of music.
8—"Battle of Cedar Park." Lieut. Warnie shows
his bravery.
9—Swarthmore 9, S. J. C. i. Country School 7,
S. J. C. Reserves 13.
10—Baseball team recuperates some more,
ii—"Scuds" breaks Pinkerton's sick list record.
12—Mt. St. Joseph's 3, S. J. C. 4.
13—Koontz starts out as a lover, and makes a
hit.
13—Dickinson follows Koontz, they return with
Bowlus.
14—Warnfeltz holds the fort (the gymnasium)
against other students.
15—Tommy makes the Seniors keep off of the grass.
16—Bailey throws a brick through Reddy's window.
16—Todd demands from Amos pay for his tennis
racquet.
17—Todd and his Uncle Amos disolve partnership.
18—Hartle can't understand why the inspector
will not fall in love with his voice.
19—Franklin and Marshall 3, S. J. C. 4.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
April 20—Nervy leads a charge on Charles St.
21—Saviors of Zayas and Marcer are rewarded.
22—Usual "ante-shirt-tail" parade Marathon race.
The "cops" also ran; result—eight pinched.
23—8 X $3.75 = $30.
Gee, you could have
bought a lumber yard for that! Hagerstown
High School 2, S. J. C. Reserves 3.
24—Everybody "cleaning house" for inspection.
25—The Annual Government Inspection. Will
St. John's be in the distinguished class?
26—Profs, give us a holiday in order to rest after
our hard work.
26—Drake gets sea-sick while sailing.
27—Drake recovers, but declares no more for him.
28—Lieut. Fisher hunts his chicken-coop.
29—The Maryland Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest held at Washington College. St. John's
defeated.
30—University of West Virginia 5, S. J. C. 4. A
tennis match with Georgetown.
May i—Bowlus leads the Epworth League at the M.E.
Church.
2—Annual "Shirt-tail" parade.
3—Juniors make their first appearance as O. D.
3—Bailey thinks he likes it.
4—Navy o, St. John's i. We got Navy's Goat.
5—Students skip classes. Some get soaked.
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�CALENDAR—Continued
May
6 —Todd spends whole afternoon trying to "skin
the cat."
7 —Kolmer soaks Warnie for disorder.
8 —Warnie accuses Kolmer of trying to lower his
average.
9 —"Teas" beat the " Coffees" by an overwhelming majority.
10—Roughhouse on Junior Floor. Everybody
stung.
ii—Bowlus threatens to report Hartle.
12—Bowlus reports Hartle.
12—Hartle won't speak to Bowlus.
13—Lieut. Fisher cracks a joke in tactics class.
13—"Si" Haslup goes to the dance.
13—Why do the girls sit out dances with Si?
14—Navy 5, S. J. C. 4. Navy rejoices.
14—Everybody sober.
15—Election of Collegian Editorial Board.
Hartle goes home. Does he marry?
16—Five students start for the Range without any
money and get kicked off the car at West
Annapolis. They return to town on foot.
17—Bowlus corrects Prof. Strykerin Economics.
18—Comet's tail strikes Pinkney Hall.
Fights pulled off in Pinkney Hall: Ryder vs.
Mason; Miller vs. Hutchins. Won't the
Sophs be good now?
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�CALENDAR—Continued
May
,
19—Rock Hill 9, St. John's 3. Tuck calls for a
"squeeze play" on third strike with two men
out.
20—Lieut. Fisher out of uniform.
At a late hour, "SF'decides not to go to the
dance.
Last Cotillion Hop of the season.
21—Catholic University 7, S. J. C. n
The proof of Rat Tat received from publishers;
the Editor-in-Chief goes on a camping trip.
Asst. Editor-in-Chief has some studying to
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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.
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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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191, 28 pages
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Rat=Tat 1910
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Rat--Tat of St. John's College. Published annually by the Junior Class. Volume XIII, Class of 1911.
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Bailey, L. Claude (Editor-in-Chief)
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Williams & Wilkins Co.
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Baltimore, MD
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1910
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St. John's College owns the rights to this publication.
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1922 Rat_Tat
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Rat Tat 1922, Vol. XXIV. Published Annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College.
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Baltimore, MD
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VOLUME IX .
E . ELMER BENNETT ,
E dito r• in · Chief.
EDGAR
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Assistant Edito r.
�J. Chas. Linthicum, Senator from the third district of Balt imore City, was
born at Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, November 26, 1867, of English descent
and of a family that t races its history back to the co lonial days.
Mr. Linthicum received his early education in the public schoo ls of his native
county, and of Baltimore City, later he entered the Normal School from which he
graduated in 1886, after which he became principal of Braddock School, Frederick
County, which position he so capably filled. Returning to Baltimore he took a
special course in the Historical and Political Departments of Johns Hopkins
University, from there he entered the Maryland University School of Law where
he grad uated in 1890 with the degree LL.B. He has since been engaged in the
practice of law in Baltimore City, under the firm name of J. Charles Linthicum
& Bro. He also fills the chair of Medical Jurisprudence in the Maryland Medical
College, which has conferred upon him the honorary degree of M.D.
Mr. Linthicum has always taken great interest in the political affairs of both
state and city, in the we!fare of which he is deeply interested. In 1903 he was
elected to the House of Delegates from Baltimore City. During the session of the
Legislature, Mr. Linthicum served on many important committees, also as chairman of the City Delegation, and performed valuable services for the interest of
the State. In 1905 he was elected to the State Senate from the third district of
Baltimore City, and in this capacity served in many important positions, at all
times proving himself worthy of the confidence and trust the people of Baltimore
City have reposed in him.
Although Mr. Linthicum is not an alumnus of this institution, his interests
have always been very closely affiliated with St. John's, having had two brothers
who graduated here.
In 1904 Mr. Linthicum served as chairman of the committee
appointed by the Legislature to inspect St. John's College; it was largely owing
to their favorable report and his earnest support that our appropriation was
increased.
Probably no one has done more in a quiet and unassuming way for this venerable institution than Mr. Linthicum, and it is to show our respect and appreciation
that we respectfully dedicate this issue of our annual to him.
J. CHAS. LINTHICUM.
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�Introduction.
m:>et:Jication .
TO
THE HoN.
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CHAS . LINTHICUM,
OuR FRIEND AND BENEFACTOR,
THIS
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BY THE CLASS OF
In plac in g before the public this volume, t he first fruits of our liter ary labors
we are too conscious of our m any shortcom ings to hope that the work will n ot be
subj ected to the consuming fire of publi c criti c: isrn,- not of the mild and harmless
nature, bu t t he kind that destroys all at one fell swoo p , leaving its charred remains
as a monument to its m emory. We hope nevert heless that the consideration that
t his is our maiden effort, may temper this crit icism to something like the friend ly
warmth of sympathy from those for whose eye t he book is primarily intended.
Ever since t he Class of '97 became so wise that they determined to give definite
shape to t heir budding genius in t he form of a book, it h as fallen to t he lot
of each su cceeding Junior Class to maintain th e law of precedent. H ence it is, that
we set ourselves, unskilled as we are, to the task of editing this book, which we hope
whether it stands the t est of higher critic ism or not, may stand the t est of time,
may ser ve its purpose well , and m ay rem ain a m on umen t to our Co llege and to the
Class of 1907 .
R emembering t he old adage , "He t hat excuses himself , accuses himself ,"
we deem it proper to say the least possible, relative to the shortco mings of our
publication. We trust however t hat t he reader in making up his judgment of t he
effort, will be ever mindful of the" midnight oil " expended upon it, the long and
tedious hours spent over its m anuscripts, t he recitations that have been "skipped"
for its sake, and of the m any other agencies that have favored and hindered the
bringing forth of the 1906 RAT-TAT, out of t he vast realm of nothingness, and
have at last caused it to take on the likeness of a book.
As you peruse the pages of t his volume you will remember t hat its business
is to please rather than to enligh ten. In our jocul ar mood s, we have made no
serious attempt to stick close to the t rut h , to portray our college affairs as th ey actually exist but rather in many instances have represented them directly opposite
to what they are.
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�The roasts and grinds are given m a spirit of fun, and are not intended to
represent the true character of the individuals to whom we pay our respects in
this manner.
Our object has been to produce a book, which hereafter will awaken in the
hearts of those who have left behind them four long but happy years of college
associations to enter upon the broad arena of life, some fond memories of old St.
.John's.
THE EDITORIAL BOARD.
To the Reader .
Gentle reader, we with pleas ure
Give to you our stock and store
Give these winsome, winning page~,
Strewn with wit and fun galore,
Gritty grinds that none but sarres
Learned in the Iaugher 's lor:. '
Could dispense in mirthful measure.
Listen, please , to the relation
Of the Board unto the bored
Ere upon our puns you ponder
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And your wrath on us is poured,
Ere about our work you wonder
And the jolly jokes restored;
Ere you ask for explanation;
Listen to our situation
'Twas a tough one yo'u '11 admit,
One that tries a class' spirit
Proves a good one's nerve and grit,
Makes us grimly grin and bear it.
But. this is the latest hit
The nineteen-seven publication.
So as you review these riches
And bright gems of though~ explore,
Treasure after treasure finding
That you've never seen before
Little "roasts" in nowise minding,'
With you as you o'er this pore,
Are our best and choicest wishes.
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Editorial 'Board.
Editor-in-Chief,
E. ELMER BEN NETT.
Assistant Editor-in-C hie f.
EDGAH H. M c BmDE.
111iscellaneous Editor,
Business Jl![ anagers,
L E E I. HECI-IT,
W. B. McKINLEY
HUGH A. COULBOURN.
Assistant Jl![ iscellaneous Editors ,
WM.
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STROHM,
Assistant Business J anager,
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Town and Campus Editor,
Humorous Editor,
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Athletic Editor,
RonEn.T
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Assistant A thletic Editor,
A.
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Treasurer,
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B. GWYNN.
J. G . SHEAHEH .
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�Calendar.
1906.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT.
1907.
Board of Visitors and Governors.
20-0pening of Session and Reception of Candidates for
Admission.
President.
(Under the Char ter E lected mmua lly)
HIS Ex CELL. N CY
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RmvrN vV ARFIELD
The Governor of lVIaryland,
Annapolis, Md ., 1904.
21-Examination for conditioned and unexamined students in
Latin and Greek.
TH URSDAY, SEPT.
22-Examination for conditioned and unexamined students in English
His tory and Science.
FRIDAY , SEPT.
SATURDAY, SEPT.
23-Examination for conditioned and unexamined students in
President. (PTo-tem.
Mathematics .
FRIDAY , DE c.
S ecretaTy ,
G .- SSA WAY, E s Q.
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L. Dons "Y
l-ION". J . Wrwr R.\:\' DALL.
Anna7Jolis, Md.
22-Commencement of Christmas Vacation.
1907.
8-Resumption of College Exercises.
MoNDAY, FEB. 11-Second Term B egins .
MoNDAY, F EB. 22-Washington's Birthday.
FRIDAY,
MARCH 29-Good Friday.
MoNDAY, APHIL 1-Easter Monday.
WEDNESDAY, J uNE 5-Entrance Examination-Latin and Greek.
THURSDAY , J uNE 6-Entrance E xamination-English, History and Science.
FRIDAY, JuNE 7-Entrance Examination-Mathematics.
THURSDAY , J uNE 13-Junior
Class Oratorica l Contest.
FRIDAY, JuNE 14-Preparatory School Commencement.
FRIDAY, JuNE 14-Farewell Ball to Graduating Class.
SuNDAY, J UNE 16 (morning) - Baccalaureate Sermon.
SuNDAY, J uNE 16 (evening)-Address befor e Y. M. C. A.
MoNDAY, J uNE 17-Anniversary of the Philokalian Society.
TuESDAY, J uNE 18-Anniversary of the Philomathean Society.
WEDNESDAY , J uNE 19-Commencem ent Day.
WEDNESDAY , JuNE 19-Address B efor e the Alumni.
(Ex Officio.)
TuESDAY, J AN.
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l-IoN . J osEPH
B. SJ~'l'H,
Pr-esident of the S enate,
Rockville,
Ho='l .
R oN. J oHN P.
Il ld .
CARVILLE D. BENS0:\1",
l-IoN . HENRY PA GE,
Speaker of the House of Delegates ,
Dickeyvill e, i\Id.
RoN. JAi\m s M c SmmnY,
.J·udge Comt of Appeals,
Princess Anne, lVId.
H oN.
Chief J udge Court of Appeals ,
Frederick lVId .
l-IoN . s .-\M UEL D. S c HMU CKER,
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TH O M~'<S .JoNJ;;s,
J udge Comt of Jlppeols
E lk Ridge, Md.
H oN . A. HuN"rEn Boyo
J udge Court of Appeals,
Baltimore , Md.
l-IoN. DA vm FowLER,
B1n scoE,
lttdge CouTt of Appeals,
Prin ce Frederi ck , Md
Judge Court of A7Jpeols
Cumberland , Md.
HoN . J AMES A. P EARCE,
Judge Court of Appeals,
T owson , Md.
J udge Cow·t of Appeals,
Chestertown, lVId.
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�DANIEL JVI. THOMA S,
Baltimore, Mel., 1859.
JAMES M
MuNROE,
Annapolis, Mel.
1896.
RoN . J. WIRT RANDALL,
Annapolis, Mel. , 1882.
RoN . R o BERT Moss,
Ann apolis , Mel ., 1897.
vVrLLIAM G. RIDOUT, M.D .
Annapolis , Mel ., 1882.
L. ALLISON vVrLMER,
GE ORGE \VELLS, M.D .
Annapolis, Mel. , 1882.
PHILEMON H. T ucK,
Baltimore, Mel. , 1885.
L. DoRsJ<JY GA SSAWAY,
Annapolis, Mel. , 1891.
RoN. DA NIEL R. MAGRUDER ,
Annapoli s, Mel. , 1891.
L a Plata, lVId ., 1897.
FHA NK H . STOCKETT ,
Anna polis, Mel , 1897.
JAMES A. FECHTIG
B altimore , Mel. , 1899 .
CHARLES G. F ELDMEYER
Annapolis, 1\'Id .
NICHOLAS H
RoN. SPENCER C. JoNES.
Rockville, Mel., 1892.
BLANCHARD RANDALL,
Baltimore, Mel. , 1892 .
RoN. JAMES REVELL,
Annapolis , Mel. , 1893.
RoN. JoHN G. RoGERS,
E llicott City, Mel. , 1894.
RoN. H . W. TALBOTT,
Ro ckville, Mel ., 1894.
1899 .
GREEN,
Ann apolis , Mel ., 1901.
JAMES T vVooDWARD ,
New York, N. Y ., 1901
HARRY J. HoPKINS
Annapolis, Mel .
1902.
STEVl<JNSON A. vVrLLIAMS,
Bel Air, Mel., 1904.
Lours T. CLARKE,
Ellicott City, Mel. , 1905
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FA CULT Y
�The Faculty.
THOMAS F ELL, A.M., Ph.D . LL.D. (President).
Professor of Moral Scien ce.
B . VERNON CISSEL, M. A. (Vice-President) Graduate of St. J ohn 's College,
and Professor of Chemistry and Ph ysics.
JoHN B. WHITE, B.A. , M.A. (Graduate of Geneva College) .
Professor of Greek and Latin.
B . H. W ADDELL, M.A.
(Graduate
of W ashin gton and Lee University).
Professor of Mathem atics.
J oHN CLARKE J oHNSON, B. A. (Graduate of University of Mississippi).
Professor of E nglish Language, Literature, Logic and Oratory.
W ILLIAM A. TH OMPSON, U . S. A. (Ma jor of the United States Arm y).
Professor of Military Scien ce and T actics and Lecturer on Internation al and
Constit ut ion al Law.
F nANCIS E. DANIELS, A.M. (Graduat e of St . J ohn 's Co ll ege).
Professor of ·Mech ani cal E ngin eerin g, Botany and Biology.
F. J . voN ScHwJ
;;RDTNEn (Graduate of Royal Academy of W ar, Berlin) .
P rofessor of French and German .
C. W . STRYKER, B.A. (Gradu ate of Un ion College, New York).
ProfessoT of History and P oli t ical Economy.
JoHN Bn.ocKWAY RIPPERE, B.A. (Gradu ate of ·w esleyan University).
Assistant P rofessor of Latin.
A. vV. vVooDCOCK, Jr. , B.A. (G raduate of St. J ohn 's Co llege).
I nst ru ctor in Latin and Mathematics.
S. RoLAND H oPKINS (G raduate St. J ohn 's Co llege).
Instru ct or in E nglish and Scien ce.
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FA C UL T V ( cont i nu ed )
�History of St. John? s College.
It would be b ard to imagine a more nearly ideal spot for an institut ion of
learnin g, th an th at occupied by St. J ohn 's College, sit uated in the ancient and
historical city of Annapo lis, on an emin en ce commanding a view of t he beautifu l
Severn River , and t he Chesapeake Bay. On t he side opposite the city, the
campus is bounded by a beautiful body of water !m own as Co llege Creek. Th ese
and m any other natural ad vantages make this spot seem especially designed by
nature fo r such a venerab le institution .
Th o campus itself is beautifu ll y sit uated on t he nort hwestern sid e of Anna po lis.
The buildin gs are ranged a long the ridge of a slight em inen ce, facing Maryland
Aven ue. As one enters the ven erab le ·McDowell Hall , built in J7L whi ch has
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harbored so many of Mary land's most noted sons, and whi ch has L>ecn the sce ne
of so mu ch gayety and splendor durin g the good old Colonial times, one cann ot a void
a touch of the feeling that inspired t ho French so ldiers as t hey stood before the
pyramids and heard the words of Napo leon : " Soldiers from these heights forty ce nturies loo k down upon yo u. "
Wi th t his brief view of the campus, and the natural en vironm ents of the Co llege
let us t urn back to its earliest beg innin g and t race its progress to t he enviab le
position whi ch it now occupies, as an institution of learning , to uching on ly those
par ts which a ppeal most strongly to us and which may be of the greatest interest
to t he reader.
St. John's College, formerly known as King ·w illiams Schoo l, the first pul> li e
free schoo l on the con t inent , and t he fourth existin g collegiate in stitu tion in tl~e
land in [)O int of a o ' now claimino· over two ~centuries of cont inuous life and cducao·e
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t ion a! work , was found ed at St. Mary 's in 1696. The purpose of t he school was
dec lared to be th e propaga tion of the Gospe l, and the edu cation of t he youth s of
the land in good mann ers and letters.
It 'vas maintained at first , large ly by donation s from t he wealt hy plan te rs,
wit h small appropriation s from t he General Assembly. The schoo l fl ourished afte r
a manner , for a number of years, t hough it could bo ast but one building, wll ich
contained quarters for t he master and his students.
In 1732, proposals for fo un ding a college at Annapolis were read in the Uppe r
House and recommend ed fo r t he consideration of t he popular branch of t he
Assem bly. The action of the House of Burgesses was necessarily of a petitionary
nature. Delays attendin g the grantin g of appropriations were n umerous, and t he
necessity fo r the royal approval of all its pro ceedings, m ade the progress of the
first public school in Am erica extremely tedious . No legislative action, however ,
resul ted then from these proposals.
In 1763 the proj ect was rev ived , and it was
proposed t hat the College should be provided with seven masters, and five ser vants,
to be su pported out of the public fund s, and again the measure failed to pass the
Upper House. Ten years later t his project was again revived. The Governor's
m ansion , a melan choly and mou ldering old monument, then st yled "Bladen's
Palace ," or "Bladon 's Folly," was suggested for the use of the in stitution. This
old building, with a few ch anges in its interior is now McDowell Hall of St. J ohn's.
Th e measure con templated by t ho Acts of the Assembly were complet ed by
t he Act of 1785 , whi ch con veyed the proper ty, fund s, masters an d students, of
IGng William 's school to St. John 's sc hool. Th e school was formall y open ed wit h
great so lemnity on November 11 , 1789. A pro cession compri sin g the members of
the General Assem bly, Judges and city orfi cials, preceded by students and members
of the facul ty, formed at the State House and proceeded to College H all where
appropr iate exer cises were conducted .
Among the early students of St. J ohn' s were men wh oso n ames have sin ce
become famous, and who rendered excellent service to t heir state and country;
such as George P a rks Custis step-son of our fi rst pres ident, F airfax and
Lauren ce W ashington , his nephews, F rancis Scott K ey, Wi lli am Pinkney, Roger
Broo ke T aney , Revordy John son, and m an y others.
In J anuary, 1806, the Legislature by a m ajority of six voted to withdraw the
annuity which h ad been pledged to t he Co llege at t he outset wit h the view of establishing a perman ent fund. Jn an evil hour the College had in curred the dis pleasure
of the party t hen dom inant in the State. Th ey smote it with a relentless h and,
and it fell.
Peace to t heir ashes, t hey knew not wh at t hey did! and th ey
knew not , that it should ri se again!
A few years later , in an appea l to th e Legi slature to re-establish t he fund,
Francis Scott K ey said : " Th irty years ago r stood within t hat H all and bade
farewell to t he compani ons and guid es of my you th , to our revered instructor , and
received t he parting bened ictions of that beloved and venerated man, who ruled
n ot so much by fo rce of auth ori ty as by affection.
"In a few short vears I returned; the compan ions and guid es of my youth were
gone. Th e glory of "the Temple of Science, whi ch t he wisdom and piety of our
forefathers had founded, was depa rted . I beheld in its place a dreary ruin . I
wandered over t he beautiful and silent green , no longer sac red to t he n1editat ions
of the enraptured yo ut h. I sat down on t hose mould crin g steps and beneath the
shadow of that aged t ree, that like me seemed to lament its lost co mpanions, and
I mourned over t he m adness that had wrought th is deso lation. "
At length in 1866, when the case was about to be taken to t he Supreme
Court , t he Legislature voted to restore the arrears and gran ted an annui ty of
$12,000 per annum fo r fi ve years. The life of t he College imm ed iate ly received a
new impetus, the Co llege buildings were renovated and put in thorough repair.
But after the year 1872 , the great uncertainty of t he appropriation from the
Legislature could not fai l to prod uce ill effects, and caused t he Co llege to lapse
into its former state and it seemed hovering between life and death.
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�Th e cond it ion of affairs gradu ally became worse. The number of students
dwindled. The bui ldin gs deteriorated , and therewas no appreciable progresstoward
t he realization of past hopes, and t he fulfillm ent of earl y promises, until the appoin t m ent of Dr. Thom as Fell , as President, at the opening of t he session of 1886. At
th at time but six ty students were in attendance, but with the incoming of a new
and accomplished Presid ent , new life was at on ce manifest , t he h alls were ren ovated
and equipped with modern convenien ces, an d with m any aid s and a ppliances for
instruction .
The College dom ain is situated on th e Severn River , a few m iles from t he
Chesapeake Bay. Its ancient halls, covered wit h ivy, itsvenerabletrees-maples,
lindens, poplars-shading t he broad acres of the campus; the histori c "Bladen's
Folly," now McDowell H a ll , with its curious old belfry and traces of its old glory
when Annapolis wit h its royal charter and governor was a mimi c court of St.
James; all com bined , tend to make up a scene of picturesque beauty , not soon to
be forgotten by one who has on ce been brought into close contact ·with it and has
felt its endearing and ennobling influence.
Th e number of students for the present session is about 210, and in all t he
military and literary departments of the College, able and progressive work is being
accomplished. A more progressive era appears therefore to have dawned upon
this, t he fourt h oldest college of the United States, and , in spite of t he numberless
vicissitudes which have marked its career, it h as just claims to be ran ked among
the leading educational inst it utions of the land.
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eyes are lifted to the lofty dome of .McDowell Hall , the oldest building of St. John 's
College. This building, overlooking the Severn River, was erected to be t he
Governor's Mansion , but by the Revolution and the frequent disputes between
Gov . Bladen an d the Legislature , it was for many years left in an unfinished
cond ition and hen ce came to be known as "Bladen' s Folly." So it stood, as a
m elancholy monument, until the charter of St. John 's College was granted in 1784.
This stru cture is built of brick with a dome of curious, antique style, its peak
covered with leaf gold , pierced by a flag-pole , by which the College shows its
patriotism; ben eath this dome the rustic, old ch apel-bell is suspended , a nd sends
forth its mellow peals every morning at 8 .50, summoning us to our daily work.
At the entran ce we find a portico with ;veil worn pi ll a rs, which gives it a stat ely
colonial appearance.
The interior of ·M cDowell consists of class-room s, ch apel, etc_; the chapel once
served as a banquet h all for Washington and Lafayette.
To the left of the chapel is a reception room , wbich St. John 's lacked until a
few years ago. On the left of th e building is an attractive entrance, the st eps and
portico of brown granite, being removed here from the old State H ouse in 1903.
The second and third floors a re com posed of class-rooms , an d rooms for the
literary societies.
McDowell's site is at the center of the campus facing College Avenue, with
Pinkney Hall to the left , Humphrey's Hall to the right , the Senior H all and athletic
field to the rear , and the beautiful campus or "The Green" to the front. So the
historic building known as .McDowell H a ll h as stood since the year 1744.
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various sh aped turrets and protected by many large pictures que trees, including
the an cient Liberty Tree, noted for its age and historic associations; a lso an old
holl y tree nex t in age to the popl ar.
This building, which is so beautified by its natural setting, is called Pinkney
H a ll. It wa. · erected in 1855 while Dr. Humphrey occupied t he presidential chair,
and was soon after its erection used for a military hospital , like the rest of the College buildings, unt il the close of the Civi l W ar.
Pinkn ey H all h as four stories; as you enter , on the first flo or you find it guarded
by a Professo r, who sees that no one participates in a water-fight as th e bath-room
is very convenient. Ascending to the second floor we feel a sensation of warmth
creeping from the room of the 0. D. , and if by chance you drop a pin , th e hot air
that bursts from that domicile of dignity would make the North Pole perspire!
After escapin g this region and rising to the third floor you find a wise-look ing
old watchman (Prof. D .) always on t he lookout for " the disturbance clu b" and
dissipated men , such as the R everend Mr. Potts Miller. Now at last you reach
t he well-known " rough-house, water-brigad e," fourth floor , where you see Sophomores ever on watch for fr esh rnen, to quench their t hirst and hunger. Th ey have
the air of myst erious wild anim als- at t he present time.
You will soon tire of the life of t he moonshiners in cold , un explored regions
and be glad to make your descent. In Pinkney Hall every student says he passes
his mo st pleasant, frolicksome days and so we fee l greatly inde bted to its found er.
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does not possess a name other than that we have used above, principally because
it was first occupied by a Senior Class and of course this name must be given until
a better one is found, which must or at least ought to be done in the near future .
This hall is placed where the gymnasium used to be situated (this, being
pushed farther down towards the athletic field), and is constructed of brick with
arti fltic white trimmings and a handsomely carved main entrance. The wall s of
the large vestibule are decorated with pictures of our athletic teams ;:in ce t he yea r
1888; also an emblem of St. John's purity in all college Eports; it is represented by
a frame containing the photographs of our best known athletes.
From this vestibule we enter the mess-hall ; this we prize as the most excellent ly finished room here , its wood-work being magnificent . It contains two rear
entrances which communicate with the serving-room, basement, kitchen and
pant ry . The vestibule above-mentioned also contains a broad antique stairway
leading to 1he abode of the Seniors and Juniors. The first fio cr is adorned
with dignified (?) Seniors, and if you do not want to see sufferers of that contagious
head-swelling disease, you had better make your visit of short duration.
At last you reach the third floor occupied by Juniors. That ::twful disease
has not developed in this class yet, although Belt is in the first stages, because he
is a privileged character and is allowed to salute policemen; but there are exception s
to every rule. Each of these floors has a bathroom, and in general these dormitories are most convenient and comfortable.
In beauty and comfort it equals, we are sure, any dormitory in a college of
this size, and we must express our gratitude to the designer, J
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Nevv Y crk , for the excellent judgment manifested in designing it.
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This bui lding of coloni al style received its n ame from Henry W. Woodward , the
father of our great benefactor, J am es T . Woo dward . It is constructed of bri ck
with m arble trimmings; t he entran ce, of handsom e marble, leads to t he college
library, the biological and chemical laboratories.
This building is three stories high. The basement is now used as an armory,
bu t in t he near fu ture, when the proposed armory is built , t hi s apartm ent will be
used for mechani cal engineering and shopwork , whi ch will greatly facilitate practi cal
work in these bran ches.
The first floor contains the biological laboratory wit h mi croscopes and other
instrum ents necessary for scient ific resear ch; also t he library containin g about
10,000 volumes , besides every peri odi cal of value. This floor is un der the carefu l
charge of Professor D aniels.
Th e second floor contains chemi cal and physical laboratori es, under charge of
Professor Cissel. This la boratory gives th e stud ent practice in the use of m ost
chemi cals, of a great number of elect rical applian ces, and of other apparatus needed
in the st ud y of Ph ysics . Many of our scien t ific students have here received such
instruct ion as has enabled them to win p rizes in com petit ive examin ati ons with
high-classed universities .
After t he library is removed to t he new buildi ng , whi ch wi ll be soon erected by
t he aid of Mr. An drew Carnegie, t he great scholast ic benefacto r, the room wi ll be
used for some scient ific work and in a few years the building will contain as complete equipments as is to be foun d in an y college laboratory .
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from Dr. Humphrey, the presiden t of the College at that tinte. For so me yea r~
t his hall was inh abi ted by t he Co ll ege stud en ts, but at the present t im e is reser ved
for Preps. a lone .
Th e building was renovated in 1905, the expenditure bein g over $5000, and
on e can hard ly believe it to be t he same old rough-hous() dormitory , that it has been
sin ce t he tim e of our forefathers.
The first fl oo r is occupied by professo rs; the second and third floors arc do rmitories und er charge of Professors Woodcoc k and Hopkins . Th at portion of th e
basement wh ich used to be our dining ha ll is renova ted into a large bat h-room
with floor and trimmings of mosaic m arble and contains every con veni ence of an
u p-to-elate bath-room.
The history of old Humphrey h as been written and disc1;1ssed so many t im es,
that it wou ld be useless to worry t he reader with a repeated story, so we have
desc ribed t he in terior a ppear an ce and changes during t he past few years.
To t he rea r of Humphrey H a ll has been erected a sma ll well equipped bui lding to be used as a hospital in ca ·e of contagiot.:s diseases; this sup plies a long felt
need , and lessens the d anger from an epidemic.
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�To the Old Poplar.
0 so le survivor of t he boundless wood ,
\Vh o, noblest of thy kind , on high hast borne
Thy sturdy limbs an d s preading crest ! Though torn
By the ra vr.ges of r,ges t hou hast st ood ,
Beheld t he exchange cf wa mpum and of rood,
The \vel come of the noble Lafayette,
The rise of ou r Al ma Mater t hen beset,
By evils threatenin g her fam e and goo d.
Lang m ay thou st and , t he fittest emb lem be
Of a free and undivided land , t ha t sways
The t ottering monarch 's t hrone toward liberty,
The dearest memory of ou r co llege cl ays.
May tho u the fame of Old St. J ohn's.ere see,
The t hem e of choiciest dreams, of grandest lays.
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THE O LD POPL AR
�Ode to St. John's.
Come, Muse, a nd t each us how to sing,
I n gra ndest and sublimest lay,
Of her to whom we fond ly cling,
W ho guides our footsteps day by day,
Vi7ho shelters us from care and ha rm,
And 'neath her kind, protecting arm
From I gnorance, t he monste r bold ,
H er loyal sons does she safeguard , enfo ld.
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Assailed by t he ravages of t ime,
She yet has stood the furious test,
And now with form erect, su blime,
She rears aloft her glorious crest!
W hat though t he coun tless years roll by,
'Tis but the t winkling of a n eye
To her whose spiri t lives in all
Viho come beneath her class ic learned t hrall.
Thou Guardian of the P ierian spri ng,
Of which we long an d deeply dri nk!
To t hee our pra ises loud we bring;
Thou dost dear mem 'ries to us link,
And fond attachments t hat shall brave
Life's stom1s a nd end but in the grave.
To t hee our Mother dear a nd kind
By chai ns of love we' re bound in heart and m ind .
·wh at cherished scenes t hat bell recalls ,
As pealing forth sweet-tongued and clear
F rom out the chapel 's dome it calls,
As it bas done for many a year,
The student from his daily care,
T o worship a nd to t houghtful p rayer ;
Those hallowed relics that wi thin
The cha pel 's wa lls recall days that have been. ·
These ivy-covered , ancient walls ,
That oft ha ve echoed to t he tread
Of m any wh ose sad funereal palls
Long since have held their m oldering dead,
Re-echoed to t he shouts of glee
Of merriment and revelry,
Have watched t he long days come a nd go,
A cent ury glide away wit h ceaseless flow.
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Of m em ories gush upon us here !
The campus that we've often viewed
W hen t he leaves were falling, brown and sear,
Or the bo ughs were bend ing with t he storm
That whistled through its lea A
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Or when the fo liage green and thick
\ Vas solace to our minds, for nature sick.
Cont inue thus, t he guiding Star
That lights t he pathway of our yo uth
And sends about both far and near
Its rays of wisdom and of t ruth ;
Be jealous of th y glorious past,
P reser ve the fame t hou rightly hast,
And t hen for thee will be a name
Tha t shall surpass th y fonner brillia nt fame.
E. H. M.
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�St. John's c4lumni.
( By an Alumnus. )
Once more, St. John 's ere yet the hour be past
And life's sad schooling term inate at last,
\Vith task prepared, once more I wend to you,
And that recited, bid your wa lls adieu.
Time honored pile ! where once the muse unseen
Led my light step a long the moon light green.
Scenes of my yo uth! where fancy held her reign,
Again beheld, but not enjoyed again!
Ah! where is now that vacancy of mind,
Prompt in each pleasure som e delight to find,
·when hope to fancy threw the silken rein ,
Ere folly waked, to find h er dream was vain?
How sad , how softened, all the scene appears,
Through the long lapse of nearly fifty years.
When winds autumnal yonder tree assail
It turns to m elody, as sweet the gale,
As fair the grounds where sportive urchins play,
As jocw1d sounds, in summers break away,
As smoot h the creek, from silvery Severn flows,
As fa ir the wi ld flower on its border grows .
But where is now that vacancy of mind ,
That tranquil power t o drink the bliss refined?
Thoughts long depa rted , come and let me seem
To climb the heights that hang o'er Severn's stream,
·where winds its way toward the blue round bay.
Let me once more its yellow banks survey,
And think the poet on Hymettus' brow,
Though graceful Athens decked the pla in below,
Saw a sight more exquisitely fair
When famed I-Iyssus rolled in beauty there.
Nor would I deem its proudest temple vie
With that dear steeple stretching to the sky.
Again 'tis mine-the lovely landscape's mine,
And not t he Arno, purpled with the vine,
Not e'en t he landscape from the Umbria n hills,
Through Rom e from thence the wondering vision fills,
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�To m e could give, as fades the evening ray
And river, ba y and city m elt awa y ,
That rapt deli"ht which o 'er the bosom pla ys,
·when first the"muse diverts th e sc_
hoolbo_y's ard ent ga ze .
Ere I must own the fond deluswn vam,
Let m e recall m y long lost friends again,
Let m e again their lightsome st ep recall,
Dear love d companion , say-where are you all?
'Twere just as wise t o ask yon poplar 's bough,
Last summer 's leaves, old tree , where are they now ?
DepartEd friends,-not lost but_ gone ~efore
vVe turn the volume of your vntu es o er ,
And find that m emories fond and fait hful eye ,
All that is left of pleasure, must supply.
Lo as rem embrance drops the sacred t ear,
A~d early friendship st ands a mom ent here,
For thee first known and lat est lost, for thee,
Affection lives, that lives in infancy.
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Long round th ese walls, t h y fame shall flounsh fa~r ,
And none a higher need of honor share:
While yet the poplar yield s its grat eful sh_ade ,
To lays m ore sweet no tribute shall ~e. pa1d .
No m ore his fancy weavES the bnlhant dream,
By willows, waving over Severn 's stream.
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R t. R ev. William Pinkney, t he fif t h Bishop of :Maryland , was born on t he
seventeenth of April , 1810, in the city of Ann apoli s. His grandfather, J on athan
Pinkney , immigrated to this count ry before the R evolution ary vVar and settled in
Annapolis.
Bishop Pinkney spent the first part of his life in the two capitals, Annapolis
and Washin gton , but ret ained his residen ce in t he form er city, even after he
assum ed the rectorship of a ( hurch in Washington. Y oung Pinlmey was powerfull y influ enced by t his early association with hi · birthpl ace, wit h its college, and
with the State .
In t he cen ter of a large campus, or , as it has always been called , "The College
Green ," st ood St. J ohn 's College, t hen alone in its solitary isolation , quaint in its
architecture, and even t hen venerable wi th age and of great repute for t he noble
sons she had nurt ured. It was at t his instit ution t hat Pinkney received his education.
Hi s early edu cation was for the m ost part received at home, under the careful
instructions of his parents . At an unusually early age, \i"Villiam was prepared to
en ter St. J ohn 's College, where he was a student from 1822 to 1827. H e completed
hi s collegiate course, graduatin g at t he early age of seventeen years, the youn gest
m ember of a class noted for abili ty and scholarshi p . In order to maintain an
honorabl e st anding he had t o labor arduously at his studies, and succeeded in
attaining a high position in his class, bein g chosen to deliver the Valedictory Address
at t he Commencement. That va ledictory has been preserved and is marked by
unusu al ri chness of t hought and beau ty of expression for one so young.
\Vhatever may-have been Pinkney's early predilections for the ministry, they
had not at this period of his life any determinative influence upon him. Soon after
graduating from St.John's, he com menced th e study of law. He did not, however,
enter upon the practi ce of the profession. Hi s heart was never fully in it, and he
was ever afterwards inclined to the mini stry, which he considered to be hi s calling.
Accordingly he entered Princeton Theological Seminary. After having completed
his course there, he was called to St. Anne's Church in Annapoli s, where he was
rector of the parish during the year:s 1839-1844 .
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�Pinkney also had several calls to parishes elsewhere, among, these being one to
the Ascension Church in Washington, D . C., in 1857. Some incidental references
to this call , which are found in his notes, show how deeply and alm cst painfully
he was t ou ched by leaving old St. Anne 's inAnnapolis . Thus, on the twenty-eighth
of August, he has t hi s brief note : " Much disturbed by the call to ·w ashington , and
heart sad . Oh! how sad ; but Go d 's will be done."
vVhen he had become satisfi ed t hat it was his duty to accept the charge of the
Ascension, he no longer hesitated but entered upon the rectorship in the autumn
of 1857. He remained as rector of this parish until he was consecrated as the
assistant bishop to Bishop Whittingham of the Maryland dioceses. Shortly after
this consecration, Bishop Whittingham died and Bishop Pinkn ey became the fifth
Bishop of the Maryland dio ceses. From the time Bishop Pinkney entered the
ministry to the cl ay of his death, he was loved dearly by all of his p a ri~ hioners
The Rt. Rev. William Pinkney D .D . LL.D. , Bishop of Maryland, died July
4, 1883, aged 73 years, and in the t hirteenth year of his Episcopate. He had continued in the field of his labors with unabated zeal and energy, and was found at the
t he last call of his Master like a faithful servant at his post of duty. F alling with
his armor on , his spirit has ascended to join the Apostles . He has left the priceless
legacy of a stainless name and an unblemished ministry .
''He taught us how .to livP,
And, oh, too high the price of knowledge,
He taught us how to die."
WM . PINKNEY
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�Francis Scott Ke-y.
'' There is no isle round which the surges roar;
~o sea that drives its billows to the shore,
No clim e where palaces so splendid rise;
No hut so hid beneath inclem ent skies,
But th ere hath peal 'd the song which ne'er shall die,
·while t he 'Star Spangled Banner' wa vcs on high.''
Fran cis Scott 1\:ey, one of the forem ost graduates of thi s an cien t in stitution ,
was born in F rederick County , on the first of August, 1779 , and di ed in Baltimore
on t he eleventh of J anua ry, 1843 . H e was the son of J ohn Ross Key, a Revolut ionary officer His early edu cation was received in t he publi c schools of Frederick
County, after \rhi ch he entered St. J ohn 's Co llege, and proved himself to be a most
bri lliant and energetic student. Next h e took u p t he study of law in t he office of
his uncle, Philip Barton 1\:ey . In 1801 he comm enced t he practice of law in
Frederick, but in a few years rem oved to \iV ashington, where h e was chosen
United States District Attorn ey.
Mr. K ey was a gen t lem an of th e very hi ghest order, exceptional talent,
ardent feelin gs and benevo lent mind , t he fri end and influential counselor of t he
R on. John Randolph of Virgini a; and of Gen . Andrew J ackson during hi s presidency .
But his title to fame rests prin cipall y upon his soul-stirring song, " The StarSpangled Banner,'' which is known t hroughout the civili zed world , a.· t he famous
national song of America. This was written in · comm emoration of Maryland 's
triumph durin g t he Bom bardm ent of Fort McHenry, so glowing with t he fire of
genius and patriotism t hat it has become the Nation al air. It was this t h at
r aised our beloved patriot in th e highest estim ation of all hi s count rymen , and gave
him a pbce in the " H alls of Fame,'' whi ch he so justl y deserved.
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fRANCIS SCOTT KEY
�B. dllexatzder CJ(andall.
Burton Alexander Randall , one of t he most promin ent physicians of Phi lade lphia, was born in Ann apolis, September 21 , 1858. He comes from one of the leading families of the State, being a son of the late Alexand er and E lizabeth Randall.
H e entered t he Freshm en Class a t St. Jo hn's, in 1873, ancl , being a very conscientiou.· stud ent , succeeded in leading hi s class ca.ch of the four years. J n 1877
~1e graduated with the degree of B.A., and after taking a. post-graduate course
received the degree of M.A. the fo ll owin g year. After t akin g the latter degree
at St. John 's, he went to the C'niversity of Penn sy lvania, entering th e Medical
Depar t ment. H e grnd uatrd from there in 1880, and then too k up a course auxiliary
to med icin e, after the completion of \vhi ch , the degree of Ph .D. was conferred
upon him.
H e acce pted and filled the position of eye and car surgeon to t he Episcopal
Hospita l during 1832- 189 1, to the Ghildren 's Hospital during 1885-1896, and
to the l\lethodist Hospital during 1896-1901 , all of Philadelphia .
H e ha.s held with honor and a bili ty t he following professorsh ips: Asst. Demonstr ator of Histology in t he :\fedical Department of the 'C'niver::>ity of P enn sylvania,
during1880- 1882; Professor of Ear D iseases, at the Philade lph iaPo lyc linic Institute
during 1888-1902; and Clinical Profes ·or of Ea.r Disease., in the University of
Penn sy lvani a in 1801.
On May 30, 1803 , h a ma rried Miss E :-nma F. Leavitt. Dr. R and all has held
many positions of honor and responsil.Jility, having been President of the Am erican
Oto logi cal Society, and being a member of the Ameri can Ophthalmo logical
Society , Philadelphia County Yiedica l Society, Anlerican 1\Iedica l Association,
Phi ladelphia P athologi cal Society, and the College of Phy.·icians of Phi ladelphia.
A man of extraordinary ability and skil l, he has always had his profession
at heart.
As th e joint author of " Pllot.ographic lllustra.tions of the An ato my of the Ear ,"
in 1887; aut hor of the American Textboo k of Diseases of t he Rye , Ear, Nose a.nd
Throat in 1899 , and the" R efraction of the Eye" in t he American J ournalof M edical
Sciences, Ju ly, 1885, he has contribu ted vastly to a better kn o11·ledge and und erstand ing of medicin e.
ENOCH M . THOMPSON
FERDINAND WILLIAMS
B . ALEX. RANDALL
WALTER J. HUFFINGTON
B . VERNON CISSEL
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Cf3yron 'Vernon Cissel.
B. Vernon Cissel, Vice-President of St. J?hn's College, was born at Highland,
Howard County, Maryland, December 17, 1868. His early edu cation was received
at home under t he direction of a governess; later he attended t he public schoo ls,
and in 1886 entered the Freshman Class of St. John's College, from which he graduated in 1890, with the degree of B. S.
Professor Cissel always took an active part in athleti cs during his college course,
playing center on the football team which ·won the champio~ship of _the South in
1888. In 1891 he was elected vice-principal of Vance Collegtate Institute, located
at Seven Springs , North Carolina, which position he resigned in F~br~ary, 1892,
to accept a position as instructor of Military Tactics and Mat hemattcs m Dr. J .. B.
Gibson's School , Sing Sing, New York. In September , 1892, he was found teachmg
Chemistry and Physics at Jarvis H all Military Academy , Denver, Colorado: H ere
he took the usual active part in athletics, playing with the students (wluch was
permitted at that time) on both the football and baseball teams.
After spendino- two years in the delightful western city, he returned to Maryland, and entered '"'the graduate department of Johns Hopkins University, in the
fall of 1894, where he studied Chemistry, Mineralogy and Physics; at the same
time remembering t he old rivalry between St. Johns and Hopkins, he tool~ _
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active interest in their athletics. In the autumn of 1895 he was offered a posttwn
at St. John' s as an instructor in the Prepara.tory school, which he accepted.
After renewinrr old acquaintances for one year, he was in 1896 elected to the
chair of Chemistry and Physics. In 1903, he was elected vice-president of the
College, which position he still holds with great credit to himself; and has shown
the rrreatest enthusiasm in connection with the athletics of the College. Every
afte:noon during practice both in football and baseball , he is to be seen o~. the
field coaching the team , and well has he proved his worth in many a spmted
contest. He understands the finer points of the game thoroughly and whatever
he says, goes. The students have the greatest confidence in him both as a
coach and as an instructor.
Prof. Cissel is a great friend of the student body, and also is very popular
among the members of the Faculty. Our great desire is that we may always be
fortunate enough to keep him in our midst.
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Another one of our distinguished and successful alumni is J. vValter Huffmgton,
Principal of the City Public School of Salisbury, Maryland.
H e was born at Allen , a village in \Vicomico County, J anuary 27, 1877, and attended the public schools in his native place until he was sixteen years of age. H e
entered the Freshman Class of St. John's College, in September, 1894. During his
college course he held many positions of trust and responsibility, graduating in .June,
1898, with the degree of A.B. At graduation, he was Salutatorian of his class and ·
orator for the intersociety celebration. H e always took a deep and lively interest
in whatever pertained to the welfare of this institution during his student clays.
Prof. Huffington has been actively engaged in school work ever since graduation, having been principal of a grammar school at Quantico, Maryland, for three
years, instructor in German , Latin, and Trigonometry, in the Salisbury High
School for two years , and is now completing his third year as principal of the
Salisbury High Schoo l. Its name, however, has been changed to the Wicomico
High School, and it has t he honor of being the largest high school in Maryland,
excepting those in Baltimore City. Prof. Huffington may well be considered one
of the most successful teachers t hat has ever graduated from this College and he h as
gained prominence throughout the locality in which he has taken up his life work.
During the summer of 1905 he took a course at H arvard university, covering
pedagogy, platform speaking, vocal culture , and professional reading, for which he
was award ed the University certificate of completion.
Ferdinand Williams.
The subject of this sketch > born in Washington County, Maryland, Novemvas
ber 22, 1881 , and lived in Hagerstown until he was ten years of age . From there
he entered a grammar school in Baltimore, after which he entered the Baltimore
City College.
During the summer of 1897 he was successful in a competitive examination
for the scholarship to St. John 's and entered the Class of 1901. By hard study he
succeeded in making the Class of 1900.
In J anuary, 1899, he received.an ai:Jpointment to West Point, and the following
March , entered the Class of 1903 from which he graduated with high honors , and
was assigned to the Corps of Engineers in the Philippines; since his return he has
been promoted to a first lieutenancy. H e is now stationed with his corps in the
barracks at Washington.
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�Enoch M. Thompson.
:lin ;fflcmoriam
Rev. Enoch M. Tkmpson was born near Gaith erB
burg , Montgomery County,
Marylan d , July 25 , 1873 At t he age of twelve he went to the Andrew Small
Academy , located &t D arnestown, Mr,rylancl , where he spent four years, and from
there went t o t he Rockville Academy , where he prepared for St . John 's Co llege.
In a competitive examin ation he won the County Scholarship fer St . J ohn 's, and
entered t he Sophomore Class in the fall of 1892. Completing the clasoical course
in t hree years , he gr aduated with hi gh hon ers, recei vin g the degree of A.B. Durino· his colleo·e career he wor:ked hard and faithfully at his studies , and alsa took
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quite an active part in athletics, both in football and pP.seball. H e was a se rgea~t
in Company C in his Junior year , and a lieutenant in the same Company m h1s
Seniar year.
In the autumn of 1895 .he entered the General Theological Seminal y in New
York from whi ch he graduated i~ 1898. While a t heological student he spent
two ;ears in mission work on L ong Island under the late Bishop Littlej ohn, and
was engaged :::.t the same t ime in Sunday-school,work in Calvary, St. Bartho lomew
and Trinity parishes in New York City . After hi s ordainment in 1899, he spent
seven years working with Dr. Alfred H ardin g at St. Paul 's Par:sh , vVashingt~n ,
D . C. On F ebruary 1, 1906, he too k up work at the Pro-Cathedral of the Ascens10n
as an assistant t o the Rector.
He also founded the Chapel of t h e Nativity in 1903, in W ashington , D. C.,
in addition to his ot her work ; and since then he has been doing good work among
the pC!orer classes of peop'e wit hin t he limits of his diocese.
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jf. ctugcnc Watbcn
Mr. F. Eugene Wathen was born in St. Mary's County, in the
year 1858. He entered St John 's College in 1876, where he
applied himself rigorously to his studies, gr aduating in 1880
with the degree of B.A. , afterward receiving the degree of M.A.
For a number of years Mr. Wathen was the editor and proprietor
of the M aryland R epublican, a wee kly newspaper of Annapolis.
H e was also a member of the Board of Supervisors of Elections,
and in 1894 >
vas appointed School Examiner for Anne Arundel
County, which position he held until the time of his death.
On November 7, 1905, Mr. Wathen suddenly passed away in
the parlor of the Maryland Hotel , where he had apartments
with his family. Mr. Wathen was highly respected in public
affairs, and was.a man of the highest mental caliber, who estab lished himself thoroughly in the public esteem. His death is a
great loss to his many friends, in whose estimation he filled a
place which cannot easily be supplied .
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�'R.etrospect.
And in yon nichq, from Virgin gold , a cast
Of T ommy dear, who loves us first and last.
But har k! upon the brink of coming time,
I hear a cry that t hrills a ch soul sublim e
With fonder locks we lean toward t he pa~t,
And watch the length ening shadows that we cast,
Then to ourselves we '11 pledge a part ing cup,
And b l e~s our Alm a Mater , as we lift it up.
Ncar five and one-half t imes a round t he sun ,
T he circling earth her t ireless comse has run,
Sin ce first we m et upon th is classic ground,
And , seeking learning, life-long friendship found .
Alas ! t hat morning so fa r here from ,
September, nineteen hundred and one .
How strange we felt. " ·hen roused from boyish dreams,
v\' e wondered where th e sun had hid his beams;
H ow throbbed our hearts when from each Freshman 's cell
W e rushed to greet the clang of chapel-bell;
\\' hat novel figures drew attention offThe stately Senior and the flippant Soph.
E nough of th is come in t he open a ir,
Across t he " Grccn"-a group is gathering t here.
Strange words I hear-" Freshm en'' and "Glee Clu b.''
The Senior stru t, the Sophomoric snub,
Have va nished like mist at nconcl ay sun.
v\' e t hough t oursel ves a democratic crowd,
Before no barbr'ous leaders to be cowed .
W e' re told , dictatorship, alone will do ,
To lead ou r class and maJ,e it manly,. too.
\¥h at velvet smoothn ess hides t he t iger 's claw,
Wh at liquid accents fl ush the Sophomore 's jaw.
I turn my eyes and see our grand parade,
Ambi tion fo oling us ti ll hope delayed ;
'\Vhat t itne we stumbled conic sections through,
And sho" ·ecl wha t feats blind m emory can do;
Or leapt o'er solid t rigonom etry ,
That .·teeplechase of plain geometry.
H ow rich our rccollectioJ1S, as we gaze
Upon t hose fea tu res a nd fam.iliar form s,
That gave us com age and controlled the storm s ;
The lea rned White, who yet looks a Greek;
The polished " Ducky," whose mouth could speak;
The Roman Stryker, a nd wise Vi' ooclcock too ,
And " Von ny'' who labo red with a hopeless few;
The patient " Pokey'' loo ks clown so mild
Beside our '' Turkey," Minerva's m eekest child ;
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49
�OUR POST-GRADUATE COURSE
��1906
CHARLE S
E.
CHANCE.
Annapolis, Nld.
" Th e generality of m en have, like plants, latent
properties which Chance brings to light .''
A man who deli ghts in silence and solitude. A
bullfrog of Pokey's in hum an form. Shows his love
for his m aster , even now, by laughing at his an cient
jokes A great chemist who is now tryin g to compound
an elix ir of beauty. I s giving Remsen a stiff rub for
his job Slighted in his mi litary ambition he finds
solace in t he compani onship of Pokey , who is working
him to den.th.
"Patient , simple and childli ke .''
L.O~LOO! 1-(o~R!)f •
. JOH~LVE)\'JP
EDWA RD
T.
CLA ll K.
"Ever y way of
c~
E lli cott City, Mel.
man is right in his own eyes.' '
Ye Gods ! What a beef is t his aw kward , burly
piece of hum anity. A football star (?). F ills his
position b y size, not deeds Is Ma jor , which account s
for his importan ce in his own estim ation. I s very
fond of the gentle sex and an ardent lover of roses . Hi s
h air is curly, somewhat res mbling Colbert's . H as a
brace peculiar to him self , and Belt. I s of a doci le disposition and gentle as a lamb .
MOTTO:
Multa Capita sed una M ens .
COLORS :
vYILLI.U•
[
Blue and Gray .
CuTLER.
Annapo lis, 1
\tld.
" Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than
it has with politics .' '
CLASS OFFI CERS:
E. T.
CLARK , . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . •.. . •. . .. .. . . . . . . . . .
J. H .
S I NCLAIR , . .. .. .. .. ..• . . . ... ... . ... . . . . . .. ... . . .. ... . . . V ice-President
C. F.
E. L .
G. D.
LLOYD , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. ... . . . .. . . . . . . . ..
President
Secretary
GosNE Ll", .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . • . . . .. .. . .•. . . . . . . . . .. . . Tr easurer
RILE Y, ... . . . . . . . ... . .. .. . . ...• . . ... • ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historian
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P.
This you th is a veritable H obson among t he ladies
and is well known for his osculato ry propensities. Has
a childish expression on his face whieh is always ready
to break into a smile. I s Captain of Company A and
carries himself in a m ost charmin g m ann er Belongs
to the elite society of Annapolis and is Valk 's betterhalf.
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�H ERBERT C. FooKS.
Salisb ury, Mel.
"Awkward, embaTTass'd, stiff, without the skill,
Of moving graceftdl y, or standing still ,
One leg, as if suspicious of his brother,
D esirmts seems to nm away from t'other."
This is an Eastern Sho' m an, and a typical one, too .
A farm er lad, who has got K eene nervous late ly fo r
fear of losing t he Valedictory. Came to St. J ohn's
from a musk-rat hole, and t his accounts fo r his gougin g
inclinations. H as a voice like t he roarin g bell ow of
an infuriated bull. Under t he baneful com panionshi p
of Morris we fear his moral t enden cies m ay be weakened.
HJCHAH H . H ODGSON.
D
" DiTe was the clang of plate, of kni fe and fork,
7' hat mere' less fe ll like tomahawks to work ."
A very industrious and conscien t ious member of
t he "Next-on-You Club." Can eat a half dozen pies
in as m any minutes. Is a great gorm andize r. Can
eat anyt hin g digestible or otherwise. Has a specia l
fo ndness fo r reportin g Sophomores on midnight expeditions. I s sore on t he Military De partment , but is
taxed to t he ut most to support t hed ignity of Quartermaster-sergean t . " First on t he meat.''
SAMUEL J. H oHBERGER.
E DWARD L. GosNELL ,
Gran ite Mel.
"A n idler is as a watch that wants both hands ,
As useless i f it goes as when i t stands.''
This young man com es from a hard place and
his head seems to ha ve inherited from it, at least, t hat
one quality. Is one of our m ost successful loafers
except when he has an im portant engagement wi th
H oover, H echt and Belt. I s Captain of Company B
and never looks so self-important as when R uz is after
him for a grease. Most any t im e Mackey can be se n
after him , calling ":A..h , Gas.''
E . EARL H EARN.
Cambridge, Mel .
" 0 wad som e poweT the gi ftie gie us,
1' o see oursels as i thers see us.''
This indefinable, un classified, ossified , gaso lin e
bubble of out raged hum anity is a pu zzle to himself and
everyone else. Born in Nowhere (Eastern Sho ') he
came to St. J ohn 's to worry all classes and conditions
of m en . And well has he acquitted hi mself. Alt hough shoc ked at first, everybody is used to his sarcastic remarks. " The sting has left t he adder.'' H as
a charming way of saying "Yearn yere.''
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Quantico, Mel .
Anna polis, Mel.
" Silence is a viTtue in those who are deficient in
understanding.'
Sammi e is well known for his qui et and steady
habits and in walking, ri vals " Turkey'' wit h his uniform unaccelerated m otion. Is a lad ies' m an , but oh!
don 't ment ion t hose girls he met at T olchester. A
noted orator and with that soft, melodious voice he
fairly captivates an audience. Is one of our "colored"
sergeants.
"Along t he cool, sequestered vale of life
H e keeps t he even t enor of his way.' '
ALFRED H ousTON.
Chili , S. A.
" 0 it is excellent to have a giant's strength!''
This jibber-j abbering giant is from the vvild
recesses and woody jungles of Sout h Ameri ca, and he
is getting a long excellent ly, considerin g t hat this is his
first stab at being a civili zed person . H as taken a
fan cy to society and is creating a flu tter in t he feminine
hearts of Ann apolis. H as a fin e figure, but please don 't
ment ion "dat face.'' Often tells in his pidgin English
a bout tegers and other wild anim als.
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�ErtNES'l' LI NTHI C UM .
AM OS
F.
H UT CHI NS.
Bm·stowe, Mel.
" L migh and ue fat, sir!' '
" Oh! I know
Thou hast a tongue to charm the lou dest babies . "
This t end er , slim, and timid Ann apolis youth was
never known to speak t o anybody but Chan ce and Carter
and t hen onl y in monosylla bles . H as never had the
pleasure of a good , m erry laugh. Likes Calculus, but
hates the trouble of going t o t he board . Beli eves in
silence as a virt ue, and t alks in so deliberate a m anner
t hat he som etimes has to stop in t he middle of a sentence
and begin over.
This Barstowe wit has a soft , purring voice and
gent le m anners t h at ·win for him th e admiring glan ces
of the oth er sex. I s Presiden t of t he Y . lVL C. A. , but
that doesn 't signify anythin g. W ears a smile t hat will
not come off except when you call him a Rifle-pit-rat.
I s very fond of little children , t akin g a great delight
in Ben gy H an ce. " Good-night, Bengy .'' "Goodnight , Am os. ' '
C HAllLES
lV
L-\.RCEL
F.
Trappe, :VIc!.
LLOYD.
" By i gnorance t s pride increased;
'J'hey m ost as su m e who know the least. ''
Balt im ore, Mel.
K EENE .
" H e chatters li ke ct blackbird.' '
Whenever you hear someone t ryin g to give hi s
opinion on everything when it isn 't asked for , you m ay
!mow it is t he villainous tune-murderer Lloyd . Throws
his lu ck on t he di ce and his mon ey to R ouse. I s third
Li euten ant of Company A and is never so happy as
when yellin g at or reporting som e unfortun ate Prep.
Accidentally h ad one of his vision ary organs injured
last year .
Li sten! and you will hear Keeni e ch attering away
like a hun gry parrot. H e is a real bright young m an
in both brass and cla~s, and receives fine m arks , never
having been kn own to m a ke less than5 10. S-s-stutters
and c-c-considers it a g-g-great clisaclv-v-vantage.
It is a bleE g for us, t he victims of his loquaciousness.
sin
Is a great act or , · and even furni shed amusement for a
crowd of youn g men at the "Prin ce of Pilsen. ''
J.
A ::\T DRE W
P.
K ELL Y.
Balt imore, Mel .
" N o m an teas ever so much deceived by another as
by himself.''
This fop , swell , elud e, dand y, coxcomb is a very
self-impor t ant person and a society m an of the first
wa.t er. H.csem bles greatly t he canin e species in his
acial expression. I s a voracious eater and one clay
he even beat H odgson . H e is now trainin g for a form al
contest wit h t he latter. F alls in love qui ckly , and
even so far as to fall in love with hi mself whi ch is a
sad state of affairs.
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Ann apolis, Mel .
R o Y M c CARDE LL.
H agerstown , Mel.
" H ere's ct large mouth , indeed ,
That S1 forth death and mountains , rocks and seas ,
Jits
T alks as fami liarly of li ons
A s m aiden s of thirteen do of puppy dogs.''
F ar beyond my power, indeed , is it to describe
t hi s crack-brain ed, n on-convincible athlete and general
scamp. H as a very pronounced affini t y fo r t he colored
race and becomes excited whenever an y re flection is
cast upon
them Sprogie is n ever so proud
as when he is in front of his band of scalawags
t wirlin g a worn out golf st ick .
Is a very obstin ate
arguer , and would not believe an angel on oath if it was
· contrary to his way of thinkin g.
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�WILLIAM P. C. Monms.
Salisbury, Mel.
R ommT A. Rousr~.
Bel Air, Mel .
" I shall think-and thought is silence.''
"Who ventur-es life and soul upon the dic e.''
T his profound thinker and oyster shu cker is from
t he Eastern Sho', and a pretty fair specim en, considering all of his faults. H as t aken a bra ce morally
and physically sin ce he h as been Li eutenant.
His
knees like General Grant's, having taken quite a dislike for each other, stand several inches a part and
stare at each other in blank amazement. Keeps on
the inside track with Hurri cane Bill.
H ere is an athlete, lady-killer, bluffer, cli cer and a
lot of oth er things too num erous to mention , in cluding
running.
T akes life as it comes, sifting out the
pleasures and leaving t he rest go to t he D-l. I s
leader of th e Band and is never so happy as when
squealing out harsh , discordant notes on hi s tin seventyfive year old imi tation of a cornet. Is baseball catcher
and can catch anythin g from a pea up to a cannon ball.
J. H UNTLI~ Y SINCLAIR .
EL:\{ER G. PARSLE:Y.
" This youth is
CL
Brookville, Mel.
bubble blown up with breath. "
A vain and effea1 inate remnant of a once sensible
young man , is the notorious E-ball Parsley. Is a
successful lover and has captured t he heart of more
than one unfortunate girl. Believes in inaction as t he
surest balm for an overtaxed brain, and puts his belief
in pra ctice wherever possible. Came t o St. John' s
with barnyard st ra w on his heels and oh, what a
wonderful change has been wrought! A Rifle-pit Rat.
Annapo lis, :Md.
G. DoNALD RrLEY.
"Wit is the most rascally , contemptible beggarly
thing on the face of the earth."
Don is an ardent imitator of Bill Nye, but how
infinitely inferior. H angs on to Pokey's coat tails to
learn his dry jokes and get a grease. Don expected
to be Captain of Company B , but alas what a disappointment. H ad his way so well greased with Major
Thompson that he sli pped and fell in his military
expectations. Was Editor-in-Chief of '05 RA'r-TAT,
also the Collegian, of which he made a great success,
alt hough it made a confli ct with poker.
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Ridgely, Mel.
"But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, uith greater ease;
And with its everlasting clack,
S et all. men's ears upon the rack ''
This extremely loqu acious youth is a track team
man and talker of great speed. Beli eves in having
hi s say-and he has it. If he doesn 't, no one else does .
I s well fitted in this respect for his position as Adjutant.
Th e poor li ttle t hin g was unkindly treated by McCardell
once, vvhi ch nearl y broke his heart. The girls think he
is cute-and so does he himself ; indeed so much so t hat
we fear h e is becoming conceited .
H ENRY F. STURDY.
Annapolis, Mel.
" H e doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colo ssus; and we petty m en
Walk under his huge legs."
This long-legged, ghost-like, perambul ating anim al
is a member of the species Rodent ia, and the family
R abbit, being well known for his jumping pro clivities .
H e is a good fellow , perfectly harmless, and alm ost any
t im e can be seen going along and clipping off the miles
with hi s never-varying gait. H as h eart t roubl e caused
by t he atmospheri c pressure not being n ormal at su ch
a height. H as a fine mili tary fi gure.
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�Centerville, iVId.
P EllE Vil tLl\H.:R.
JoH N
M
Annapolis Md.
THOMPSON.
" Some play for- gain; to pass tim e other-s play
For- nothing; both play the fool I say."
"Th e loud laugh that spok e th g vacan t mind ."
This is Pere Wilmer, not the Prep. - alt hough he
acts like one sometimes, but the simple, unenlightened
Color (ecl) Sergeant Pere Wilm er. I s as fond of girls
as he is of rattling t he bones wit h Rouse. I s never so
gay as when he is in t he eddying swirl of t he social
whirl with an Annapo lis girl. Is t hinkin g seriously
about taking a peep inside of a book before he
gradua tes.
This lit t le boy is scarcely out of his teens and
entirely too yo ung, li gh t hearted and headed to be a
Senior. H as gained a wide reputation fo r stacking
card-gun s, and is a Lieutenant in Company A. Is a
t horough convert to t his injun ction "Much st udy is a
weariness to t he flesh. '' Is t he class pet , which I su ppose
accounts for his being so spoiled. "Come on Rousie
'
'
let's get Sm itty and Norman.' '
ARTHUR DE
T.
VAL K.
Annapolis, Mel .
"Love is your- master- , for- it master-s you. ''
H ere is a lad after our own heart- an d also, for
t hat matter after the hearts of t he fair lassies of Annapo lis H as a special laugh of his own and believes
everybody else's to be a cheap imi tation, which
must be w hen t he original is cheap . Is a great chemist
and physicist, and has discovered several errors in
Newton's Calculat ions. Ge ts very angry wh en not
saluted like an Emperor. '' H ey, Pelouze, going down
to the Lab?'
J o HN
B.
vVELLS .
vVILLIAYI
D.
vVmGH'l'SON.
New York N.Y.
"Let m e have music always and I seek no more deli ght."
"Bill'' is a merry , happy-go- lu cky , come-clay-goday fellow, and is t he second ranking man in t he Band.
Can play t he saxophone or an y ot her in strument t hat
ever had a mouthpiece stuck to it . I s a fine baseball
pitcher, and has refused a position as p itcher on t he
American League. Is a perseverin g lover, and wit h his
beautifu l voice can break down the barriers of an y
feminin e heart that ever charmed him.
Annapolis, lVId.
"As effortless as woodland nooks,
Which send up violets and paint them blue.''
A gracious boy, full of all gentleness, who seems
always to be afraid of inconveniencing somebody by
speaking loud . Has a shock of red h air , which he has
to keep away from combustible articles. H as a
pleasant coun tenan ce t hat would set the hair on a
porcupine. We are m uch inclined t o think he, h11s
desperate case of love on hand as he goes around wit h
a dreamy far-a-way look in his eyes.
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�"All Freshmen report in Room 35 tonight," was the mandate issued by "BioChief'' A. W. Smith, of the Sophomore Class. In obedience to this commancl
we t~e celebrated Class. of 1906, came together for the first time to indulge in gym~
nast1cs and rough-housmg, and this feature of the class has remain ed with it to t he
end. Even now our class meetings resemble nothing so much as a Kansas cyclone
or." Rousey 's Dutch Band,' ' as they make the walls ring to t he tune of Ta-Ta-TaTa, or "My Irish Mollie 0.''
vVell we went to the" G. 0. H. ,' ' we saw and we conqueTed , as was well attested
by the loud laughter as Prep. Gosnell gracefully and almost franti cally chased
an im aginary tail attached to his anatomy , trying in vain to catch it. Other
stunts, too numerous to mention, were done for the benefit of our learned friends
the Sophs, but when it was all over as one of the fellows expressed it We wer~
d-n glad it was through with.''
'
Bed felt pretty good that night , and the Sophs gave us a rest for a few daysthe few should be put in italics-for in a short t ime they required our services
again, and at t his meeting t he H a lls rang wJth,-" The Bear Came Over t he
Mountain ,'' and other classical ditties for untrained male voices. The Freshman
year was over at last, somehow or other the worst things a lways come to an
end, and t he darkest hour is just before dawn .
We can look back now with complacency and remember the proud and
haughty manner in whi ch we went around as Sophomores, feeling that if we did
not own the whole earth , at least the larger part belonged to us. With what an
air we ordered "Freshmen do this , Freshm en do that ,'' and it certainly is amusing
to think that the now lofty and dignified (?) Juni ors were once "but the creature
of our wilL'' That year our baseball team was regarded as the best in co llege, but
when the ti me came to show our strength , we lost to the Juniors by one run , and a
marvelous catch by Pop Willing rob bed us of the game.
At t he end of t he year, t he Faculty notified several of our members in cludin oWrightson, Hutchins, Bull H arrison and Riley t hat they were studyin~ too hard~
and conse quently were leaving the less ambitious members of the class far behind.
These gent lem en in order to pre ·erve good feeling and keep t he pclL<.: e, sto pped
\YOrkin g so hard , an d since t hen have a llowed K eene, Sturdy and ot her lesser
lights to co me into scholastic prominence.
Th e Junior year began with the loss of so me of our old friend s and the addition
of several new ones. A teger from South America was added to our zoo, and became quite noted amongst us, partly on account of a good loo king fac e, and part ly
for the t horoughly American m ann e1 in whi ch he caught on to our custom s, such
;
as riding automobiles into" J ack'' Rippere 's class, and trying to put " Madam - -''
out of busin ess. Paul Matthews, too , Tejoined us. P aul , however, seem ed to be
taking a special course in music and " fussing;" as a consequen ce, -sad to rea tehe left us for good at the end of the year
Again we bit the dust in the annual baseball game to the tune of on e run . A
boxing match between Sturd y and A. W . Smith-a laughable affair in which Smith
was victorious-helped to take away the sting of defeat. Speaking of baseball, cur
class, with such players as "Seven'' vVells , who made seven errors in on e inning,
and Hut chins, whose specialty is pun ching out on high balls, has al·ways been
promin ent on t he diamond. ' Vrightson, Staley, DeVries, lVIcCardell , Rouse and
Clark, played on t he first team regularly, and without t hem, in t he words of a
player , "there would have been no team at all. ''
The ping-pong team composed of vVilmer P. " Glut" Hodgson , Lin t hi cum and
" J ack'' Carter have already gone in to trainin g and promise to play a very good
game, es pe cially as Hodgson , who is such a fine (?) athlete in every bran ch of
athletics , promises to cut out pie eating during t he season. In thi s year we '"ent
to the in auguration, and gave Teddy the glad hand as we swung clown Pennsylvania
Avenue to the accompaniment of the inevitable No. ll. T eddy expressed him se lf
as " de-light-ed ,'' and altogether t he St. John's battalion was pretty warm that day
during the parade, and afterward when old friends of t he class were met and of
course t reated to coffee (?) and sarsa parilla.
Next came the time when vve first began to worry about the appointments.
" If Bull was up in his class,'' "Bill Wri ghtson is a good looking man for Major,
"Gosnell certainly does know t actics," were t he remarks heard from morning unti l
night, while such minor matters as studies and athletics were enti rely lost sight of.
Even "Bones' ' Linthicum and Chance exhibited a certain degree of interest and
got up enough energy to go to camp. All thi s time "Biddy'' Clark had been lying
low, but wh en t he proper mom ent arrived and it came like a shot out of a cann on ,
we wondered why we had not thought of him when somebody said ," 'Vhat 's the
matter wit h 'Bidd y' Clark ?" To tell the truth there wasn't anythin g the m atter ,
and wh en t he time came to announce t he ~1ajors hip , old "Big, Buxom Bidd y"
\valked up and carried away the plum .
This is but another instance of t he evolut ion of greatness. When t he R.,. ,,~
TAT came out in our Freshm en year , t he t hree most military(?) men in college ."·ere
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�Gladden , Gosnell , aud Cla rk , but behn ld one is Ma:or and the ot her Captain of
Company B.
Camp this year was at old To lchester and didn't we have a good time . No
more guard duty for most of us and plenty of time to show our chevrons. Then
again there were such surprises; fellows who at other times would run at the name
of "girl'' gallanted many of the fair sex around showing them the camp. " Ma' '
Hearn and Hutchins , for instance, swin ging their partners to the lines of" Bedelia,''
and the "S hade of the Old Apple Tree,'' until you wou ld ha ve thought that they
had been brought up in the dancing hall. "E-Ball'' P arsley had tickets galore to
the numerous attractions of t he resort, and the way he and his lady friend s flew
around the " Hula- Zula'' and the "Merry-go-round'' would make one giddy.
These were great old days to be , ure , days fu ll of fun and cementing us
together by ties of comradeship and friend shi p that years wi ll never tend to lessen .
Then came inspection , a glorious one for old St. John 's.
As we went past the
reviewing officer, a string stretched from guide to guide would , I believe have
touched every chest. Major Thompson wore the smi le that won't come off , and
when it was finally announ ced that St. John's had won a place among the first six
mili tary co lleges in the country, our pride and elation was somet hing tremendous
an d we felt that we cou ld give our rivals M.A. C. the " Merry H a-H a" and say
Olil·stay at Tolchester was a pleasant one but when we fina lly pulled up stakes
and started for ' Ye Ancient City," I believe we were a ll glad to be on our way
homeward
We made quite a fine appearance as we went up Prince George
Street and on to the cam pus.
The Junior Oratorical Contest came off the first night at horne , and although
McCardell recited with fee ling and pathos and Ri ley told of the boy drummer who
wouldn't beat the retreat , old " Boya'' Clark 's ('Ship of State'' out-sailed all other
crafts in sight and crossed the line a winner. When we parted for the summer
it was with the realization that our next year would be our last , and that our days
at old St. John 's were drawing to a close.
'Vhen we met in September, it was as Seniors, and a year of res ponsiblity and
trust has not sobered some of t: s in the least I am afraid, and our class meetings
still resemble a hurricane. But of t hese matters let us pass and try before this
history draws to a close, to gather some ideas in regard to our class, individua ll y.
"Biddy" Clark , our president , has many features, his feet not being cne of the
least. Through five years of Co llege life four in the Co llege and one in the Prep.
School, he has proven himself the same old " Boya" and the same old curly-headed
"Oaksy" that used to wobble around in the Prep. School , almost too fat and babyfied to live . H is march upward has been one of triumph, although it must be confessed he is as fly-footed as ever.
Huntly Sinclair is sti ll the gay and happy-hearted boy as of old. Hi s milita ry
honors do not seem to have turned his head at a ll. He doesn ' t even like to wear
his dress-coat down to the Naval Academy on account of the quantity of gold on
his sleeves - just like A. W. Smith! I hear so me one say. Sinny is captain of the
track team this year and when he throws back his head and starts he can go like
a streak of lightning. He is still in love, but, as E:ipling says, that is another
story. Prep. Gosnell, who is in love, spends most of his time moping in dark
cornei·s and likes nothing so much as a ride on the Emory Grove car for Hannah
More. "E-Ball-1-Ball' ' Parsley! I hear the yell again and in he slips and gets
ready to go down to the Legislature. As Commander-in-Chief of the R ifle Pit
Rats·, Aunty is something hot, and he, "TVla" Hearn, and Hutchins form about
as unholy a combination as was ever put together.
Leroy McCardell is still ' 'retching" up for flys, and as captain of our baseball
team we expect him to make a record that will be glorious for old St. John 's.
Rousey is as foxy as ever, and to his other specialties has added that of going like
a squirrel. His accounts of the operations at Manassas are extremely valuable,
and form so interesting a story that the War Department has asked him to write
the famous stories beginning "Rouse, scout those woods," and" Rouse, how far
is the h- 1 of a distance?'' in book form. Judge Kelly spends most of his time in
the la boratory and has even had the misfortune to be called the College - -. We
won 't giyewayon ''Drusy." P lusCut ler and Face Houston form a very happy family and even Bill Wrightson and his Jew wife Keene live in a state of connubial bliss .
" Kid" Lloyd and Pere Wilmer still rattle the bones "Kid" has sto pped running
and Pere spends a large percentage of his time in sleeping
Good old Pearson
Morri s and Fooksey are still together, Fooksey ever willing to help you in Psychology and Morris to give you a " cha w. " The one Latin pony in Senior H a ll seems
to lead a precarious existence but it generally finds its way into Hutchin 's room.
Amos and " Glut" Hodgson spend their time playing poker for ma tches or discussing their respective chances of graduating. Of the down:own bunch little can be said
-nothing to their cretlit They are continually with us, Valks to take us riding(?)
in his auto, Sturdy to catch us gouging, John Thompson to use the class ' soothing
syrup bottle, and Riley to write odes and sonnets.
Most historians say what a sad task it is to ·write the Class Histo ry. 1 do not
agree with them . It is a proud moment to be about to set sail upon the ocean of
life , but there are indissoluble ties, which wi ll always ho ld us to our Alma Mater.
No matter where our paths may lie, there is a straight road which ·will a lways lead
from our hearts, to where? Is it necessary to say, St. John's ?
Four long years we have st riven in the shades of dear old Pinkney , McDowell
ha llowed by sacred memories, then Senior Hall, and at last we have arrived at
the eve of graduation. Now indeed we realize what our College has been to us.
No matter how bright may be t he outlook for the future , it is with many deep
and sincere regrets that we are abo ut to leave our college life. And n0\\" 1 fellows,
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M. A. C. "stung again."
�our Class ! our love for her let it never grow less as Lme rolls on, but rather
increase as we reali ze that the happiest days of our life have been spent under
her protection at old St. John's.
Co:ne, fellows, fill your glasses up,
The las t t ime now for aye;
To drin k a t oast to old St. J ohn's
And our loved Blue a nd Gray.
He r name we raise exalted,
For friends she'll never lac k,
\Yhile '06 stands defender
Of the Orange and the Black .
HISTORIAN .
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RoBERT A N D F:H~ON, Jr.
" Andy."
" Wo rds, mere words, no matter from the heart.''
Thi s gentleman heads t he list a lph r"betically but
not otherwise ; one of the hardest stud ents and best
all around m en in college, but don 't tell him so, or he
m ay become concatefiareous ("stuck up " in common
phraseology). A footba ll player of note, an advocate
of the honor system , and one of t he few who
have rema in ed immune from the attraction s of t he
fair sex. A li terary enthusiast, though no t gifted with
mu ch gibbosity. Vice-President of Cl ass ; Co rporal,
Company B; Ass istant Miscellan eous Editor RATTAT; ifJM.
L. AllN ULD ,
" Pip.''
"Pour the full tide of eloquenc 3 along ,
S e1
·enely pure, and yet divinely strcng.''
One of t he mo st pri zed specim en s in St. J ohn 's
men ageri e, was ca.ptured after a fierce battle behind
one of t he sand dunes of Anne Arund el County, but is
now quite docil e. Pip has a beautifu l voice and with
a li ttle training would m ake a Singer- Sewin g Machine.
Possesses a master mind but was never known to use it.
An ath lete, phil osopher , soldi er , scholar , statesm an ,
and a cran k combined A most profi cient orator and
li terary gen us. Spends his t im e thinking of how mu ch
:mportan ce he is . Sergeant Company A; Glee Club;
Assistant Miscell an eous Editor RAT-TAT ; ifJ M.
ALTON
MOTTO:
Perseverance brings success.
COLORS .
Blue and White.
NORMA N
CLASS
H. A.
OFFICERS.
Cou LDOURN, . . . . . . . . . . . . .• .. . . . . . . . ... .. . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . · · Pre 3ident
R.
A NDE R SON, . . . . .
A.
C . THOMPSON, .. . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . S ecretary
J. G.
A. R.
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Vice-President
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SHEAREH.,..
SMITH ,· . . . . . • . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..•.. .. .. . . . . Historian
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A. BELT.
"Grouchy.''
" R emote, unfriendly , solitary , slow.''
When you see an infinitesimal pi ece of hum ani ty
perambu latin g about t he campus , with one should er
two in ches hi gher than the other, and hi s chest inflated
like a hot a ir balloon , you might know it is Se1·gecmt
Belt. H as a natural a rfinity for reportin g fellows,
even goin g so far as to report " Tomm y'' for w a l kin ~S
on t he grass. Trying to be Ma jor next year , but we
think he wou ld m a ke a bett er Co lor Sergeant. Oh!
why was su ch a misery thrust upon us. Sergeant Compan y B.
6!)
�" [( isser .''
ELMEil BLXNETT.
" H e droweth out the thread of his verbosity finer
than the staple of his argument "
Th e Ed ito r-in-Chi ef of t his fam ous (to be) volume
and a hot air agent of no mean ability. A wa lkin g encycloped ia and is said to have digested six dictionaries.
So metimes t ri es to introdu ce new words in to the
vocabulary of the Profs.
Continua lly on t he lookout for a n argumen t, and
is always found on t he opposite side. Very military ,
although he cann ot succeed in making other people
beli eve it. Has no particular object in li fe, bu t t hinks
he might secure a position as hotel porter. "Dadhang it all! when are you fellows going to give me that
R .·\T-TAT work.'' Corporal Company B; rP K.
ELI
Ho 1 ·: wr C. Bn ADY.
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" E ing. "
" Every way of a mon is right in h1:s own opinion.''
Next to Ned Duval this man has a better kno,,·leclge of th e early history of St . J ohn's than any one else.
Born in t he m arshlands of Anne Arun de l, and raised
on cigarettes. H as recen tly become m elan chol y on
accoun t of his ups and " Down s.'' Thinks he can play
footba ll.
H as a soft melodious vo ice like t he purr
of a Numiclian lion . Expects to be captain Company
A , next year . Spends most of hi s tim e a t t he waterworks, and has water-works and head-works mixed.
Sergeant Company A; Ath letic Ed itor RAT-TAT.
ED~1 U:'-1 o
"Scrunt. ''
M. IV ORTHI:-<uTON BoRDLE Y.
"The law pays no attention to little things.''
We do not believe in the t ransmigration of t he so ul ,
but t his fellow is Prof. V 's second. One of his legs
became twisted in a football scrimmage , a nd t he other
bowed-out t hrough sympathy. I s one of t he greatest
heart smashers. Has a great dislike for any books
beside "Diamond Dick's" and " Tip Top's." Was
one time known to peacefully slumber for t wo cl ays,
without awakenin g. Expects to be Adjutant next
year but we fear we would be un ab le to see him .
Sergeant Compan y A; Assistan t Town and Campus
Editor R AT-T AT; (/J K; (/) }; K
LEHOY
" R u be.''
"His 1'cndting ambition overlea ps itself.''
One of t he fn rnt ers of the class. When he ca1
r.e
to college he was so green he would not even sunburn .
His head is so fu ll of hayseeds his hair stands on end.
H ails from t he wilds of Sou thern Marylan d , and often
gives us an exhi bit ion of how he drives the ox cart.
I s a diligent student and a po le vaulter of some promi nen ce. Never was known to loo k at hum an bein gs
who wear dresses. An unsophisticated mortal who
walks in a sedate m anner, never laughs unless he has
to . Member of the Anti-Joke Society ; Corpora l
CompanyB; AssistantAlumniEditorRAT-TAT; rP JVI .
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1'. B u HK F: , Jr.
" Lover "
"Affectation is a greater enemy to the fa ce than
the smallpox.' '
Belt's sid e pa rtner, in conjun ction wi t h whom
he ma kes mi serable t he li ves of t he privates in Company
B. Once had a S11·eetheart bu t it is beli eved she jil ted
him ; sin ce t hen he has not been held accountable for
wh at he does. H as an in exhaustible supply of slang
wit h whi ch he kee ps t he class well suppli ed. H as t he
greatest aversion for anything resembling work .
Broke hi s reeo rd by studying fif teen minutes in one
,,·eek.
N
fath. fiend, and deli ghts to work in t he
bo tani cal laboratory (?) . Looks like an exploded
gaso lin e bubble. Sergeant Company B; Glee Club ;
Assistan t ·Miscellaneo us Editor R AT-TAT; rP K.
" S enator.''
CuTHBERT C. CATH cAnT.
" Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.' '
This lad hails from the coal fields of Allegheny
County and has not yet su cceeded in removing t he
coal dust from hi s eyes and ears. T alks so much and
says so li ttle. Best example of a mi li tary school boy
tha t can be found . Walks so straight you would t hink
he had swallowed a ram-rod . I s of a very invent ive
and scien t ific trend of mind, having patented a m achin e
to calculate t he number of words H ech t can say in a
second , and discovered the kind of bacteria that live on
the 129th leg of a centipede. Corporal Company B;
Assistan t Business Manager RAT-TAT; rP K.
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�FnA"crs B. GwYNN.
'VrLLIAM F. CHILDS, Jr.
" H e sits amongst
" B uclc ."
J oHN C. CoLLINSON.
" Good looking and knows i t ;
A prize- fight er and shows i t.''
m en like a descended God.' '
One of the few youn g id eas of Ann apolis who have
m ade a suc cess of life. Keeps a grocery store , and is
proud of it.
A mi litary man of the first degree,
although he is se re on t he mi litary department. Drop
a penny in the slot and hea r this cyclone talkin g
m achine . H as ~:m inexhaustible supply of hot air , of
which he is ever ready to give you the benefit. Always
anxious to let you know what he has clone , but never
does an yt hin g Uses cheap co logne, and writes to
twenty-five different gi rls. Assista nt Miscellaneous
Editor RAT-TAT.
F ami liari ly c11ll ed " J oe'' on account of hi s stronrr
b
r esembla,n ce t o the prize fi ghter. Has a Nationa l
reputa t ion on acco unt of hi: pugilistic attainments.
H as an idea he can play fo otball. Heavy rusher of
t he girls, nevert heless, is studious and industrious.
Will laugh forty-eight hours about absolutely nothing.
Hi s origin is t:nknown, but is supposed to have escaped
from Ring Sing. After graduation, wi ll take up the
study of hor ticu lture , in the marshy regions of Prince
George County. Treasurer of RAT-TAT, consequent ly
it is expected that t he Board wi ll have to appeal to the
b11nkruptcy laws. Corporal Compan y A; (jJ Jvf.
" Johnny.''
BJ-::-IJA:\HK HA "C'E,
" B enjy.''
" I n li ttle measU1·es, one m ay be perfect. ''
This little fellow is a direct descendant of the
" Black Dwarf,' ' at least this is the on ly way we can
accoun t for his size. W eight, 56 pounds 7 ounces ;
heig ht 4 feet 2 in ches. H e properly belongs in the
Prep. school but by some unaccountable means he is
allowed to remain in Seni or H all. Very fond of chemistry but P rof. is always worri ed for fear he wi ll fa ll into
a test tube and brea k his neck. Great favorite with
t he ladies because he is such a "cute chi ld.'' Corporal
Compan y A; Li terary Editor RAT-TAT; (jJ K.
There is a gi ft beyond the reach of art , that of being
eloqtwntl y silent.' '
A sober and industrious youth who escaped from
a deaf an d dumb institution and through sympa thy
was taken in a.t St. John 's. Looks m ost intelligent
when he kn o11·s absolutely nothing about t he subj ect.
Completely passive and opposed to exertion of any
kind . A member of t he Anti-Joke Society. Trying
to get a grease with Major Thompson so he can get a
corporalcy next year. H as no reason for li ving , t herefore walks around to save funeral expenses.
•
H uCJ- A. Cou LBOURN.
r
"Cue.''
" Th e empty vessel makes the greatest sound.''
Alas ! for t he poverty of the English language
when it comes to describing this hot-air m erchan t
bluffer, military man , athlete, society man , and what
not. Reall y a past master in t he art of bluffing h as
succeeded in bluffing hi s way thus far t hrough college.
Hankin g offic er of the class, and vmnts everybod y to
know it. P lays his card s well and wou ld st and in
well with every bod y. Perfectly satisfi ed with him self ,
but with no one else. His equal for gall and sarcasm
cannot. be found. Sergeant Compa~iy J3; President of
Class; Busin ess Manager RAT-TAT; (jJ JI!I.
J oHN T . HARRI~ ON .
" Jak e."
"Unbecoming forwar dness often proceeds from
- gnorance and i mpudence.''
i
Th e su bject ('f t hi s sketch , alias " Mercury," is the
swiftest member Gf the class, and a star of the first
m agnitude in t he socia l firm ament. Hi s white locks
and a labaster face are so becoming that t he girls go
wi ld over him. H as a " grease'' with t he Profs. Tryin g hard to be Maj or. Correspon ds with not less th an
fifty girls. J ake's greatest fault is his weakn ess for
t he fair sex ; has been known to call on t en different
girls in one afternoon . Spends most of his t im e " d own
town. '' Presid ent of the Ind olen ce Club ; Sergeant
Company A ; Town and Campus Editor RAT-TAT;
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" Jo e.' '
K; <P Z K.
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�I saac.' '
one hand he put a penny ~n the urn of po~·
erty, and with the other he took a shilli ng out.' '
This fellow, we believe, belongs to t he gem;fl
" homo ,'' alt hough we will not underta ke to say positively. H as a natura l affinity for m oney, and holds
to it so tight he squeezes t he life out of the eagle. During one of his benevo lent m oods he m ade " Tomm y'' a
present of $10. Often t reats his friends to ice cream
( ?) . Can talk m ore and say less t han any m an in the
class . Very much infatuated with a " Belle.' ' Came
from the land of Nowhere (Havre de Grace). Jt is hard
to tell whether he will be a philantrophist, or a seller
of cheap clot hing. Corpora l Company B; Business
lVIannger R A·r-TAT ; 1/J K.
" 1 oc.''
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E DGAR H . McBRIDE.
" H e hath a heart as sound as a bell , and his tongue
is the clapper , for what his heart thinks his tongue speaks."
This m odest , unsophisticated yout h hails from
the backwoods (Frederick Count y). H as a mind
particularly adapted t o arguing ; will argue that "black
is whi te'' for t wenty-four hours, wi thout even stoppin g t o take breath. R eads Latin and Greek for
recreation , speaks French and Chin ese flu ently,
studies Math and Chemistry for pleasure. A member
of the pig-headed , crack-brained , pedagogical pscyhologicalistically inclined band of yout hs. Intends to
becom e a member of the Faculty, for which position
his n arrow-mindedness and eccentriciti es eminentl y
fit him. Assist ant Editor-in-Chief of RAT-TA ·r ; 1/J K .
" HT~ th
" L oveme.''
P. KA N Jc.
"I m eddle with everybody's business but my own."
For unmitigat ed " nerve,' ' colossal "gall'' and
" butting-in'' propensities t his Ruralite exceeds anyt hing ever introdu ced at St . John 's. H as exercised
his favorite pastim e of " butting-in'' t o such an extent
t hat he is now nearly ba ld. H as a m ost exalted opinion
of himself , and defies mankind to dispute his stat ement.
Admitted once that he was wrong. I s m ost familiar
to us with a sickly smile on his fa ce. A heavy rusher
of the girls, and from this fa ct he derives his ni cknam e.
Corporal Company B-; Assistant Hum orous E dit or
R AT-TAT; I]J M .
IRYING
E ucEN J \N. YL~G R U D E n ,
<;
" Gene."
" B ehold the child by nature's kindly law,
Pleased W'ith a rattle, tickled with a straw.' '
This yout h , after wandering about th e street s of
Ann apolis for some t im e, was finally capt ured by the
S. P . C. A. and lodged in St . John 's for safe keeping ; and
soon became President of the " Disturbance Club ,''
on account of his a bility to create m ore di sturbance
than anybody in college. Together wit h Stone,
Strohm and Ru z, t hey form the Great Triumvirate
and invincible quartette of St . John 's. H as a very
bad h abit of m akin g war on " Buzzard 's R oost. ''
Corporal Company A;
Assistant Miscellaneous
Ed itor RAT-TAT; 1/J M.
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\N AI! l'El t B. McE: n ;LEY.
"Curley.''
"He did nothing and he did it well."
This curly-h eaded negro preacher hai ls from the
lumbering camps of \N ashingt on Coun ty, where he 'vas
engaged in teaching the colored popul ation from th e
pulpi t . St arted to St. John 's with a baseball reput ation in his trunk , but lost it on the way . Thinks he
can do everything, but has only m ade a su ccess in th e
art of "bumming tobacco .'' Idles awa y his time and
t alks cont inuall y a bout what he has done. Expects
to becom e a missionary in the F iji Islands. Sergeant
in Band ; Glee Club ; ·Miscellaneous E ditor of R AT-TAT;
mM.
" P ip.''
" One ear hear-d it, and at the other out it went.' '
This youth , who looks as if he had been sent for
and could n ot come, is Thomas Me lvi1~, Ruz 's twin
brother and partner in all the t ricks t hat are perpet rated around College. H as an habi tual laugh which
he intends to ha ve patented. Very studious, has often
been known to st ay up until 6.00 A.M. "studying.''
Never was known to h ave anything whi ch he could
borrow. H as a great aversion for any exer cise m ore
strenu ous than playin g" m arbles.' ' Corporal Company
TH OMAS M E L VI N.
A; !/JM.
7.5
�As H l·:n
H owAIW T. RuBL.
"Father T ime.''
"A babe in a house is a well spring of 7
Jleasure.''
Thi s yo ut h blew in upon L rather suddenly at t he
:s
beginning of t he year. He is so small (?) that he sits
in a high chair and has to be fed wit h a spoon . A
Mellin 's F ood ent husia. t , and consumes a great amount
or Mrs. ·w i ns low's Soo thin g Sy rup. W e have to kee p
him chained to prevent him from bein g lost. Never
was known to t hink , a lways lets someone do it fo r him .
Con tinually blacks his ·face wit h s hoe- polish instead of
his shoes. Mem ber Gf t he Rurali te Club; Assistant
Li terary Ed ito r R\ T-T AT; (jJ M .
R.
SMITH.
" Smitt y.''
" fhs disease might be insanity , but that surpasses
intelligence.' '
This lad wi t h t he beaut iful fl a xen loc ks ha ils from
t he land "w here t hey shove l snow'' (Snow Hill ). Oh!
how can one do jL:sti ce in desc ri bin g t he many pec uliarit ies and eccentricit ies of this youth , as mad as a "March
H a re'' and as changea ble as t he wind. Smit h, the
sc hola r, poet, at hlete, lover and d is penser of hot a ir,
ga ve his sui tcase away while returning from St. Louis.
H ow much is 91 cents? If l "ncle As her cou ld onl y see
m e now ! Corpora l Company A; Hum orous Ed itor
HAT-'1\ vr; Class Historian ; (jJ K .
ALI':X ANDI·:n NicC . Sn: n :Ns.
R AOUL J. Ruz.
" Dago .''
" J\1[ en li ke wagons rattle most when th ey are empty."
This you th was picked up in H avana, Cuba, an d
borne to St. J ohn 's on t he wings of a hurricane. Ever
since he has made miserable the lives of t he Prof. an d
every body wit h whom he comes in co ntact. A singer
of no te, his fa vc rite song being " I stood on the bridge
r"t midnight,'' meaning the East por t bri dge . vVe do
not know what he intends to do after graduation , but
owing to his ability to. clim b lamp-posts and hi s fondness for light work , we proph esy that he will be a lam plighter. Co rporal Company B ; (jJ M.
J OHN G. 8 1-1 J·: ARER .
" T ubby."
" I dleTs cannot even find time to be idle.' '
As his name indicates he is t he most corpulent
member of t he class, so much so t hat he can scarcely
squeeze into his room. Ta kes li quid nourishment, a nd
studies hard to reduce his weight . Never was known
to attend more than two recitations per week. H as
t he greatest dislike for any kind of exercise. H as
no part icul ar aim in life, but lives, for t he sa ke of livi ng.
"
Will dou btlessly become a coal miner. A mem ber of
t he F at Man 's Club. Se rgeant Com pany B ; Secretary
R AT-T • Manager F ootba ll T eam ; Class Treas urer ;
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"Brick · 'l' op.''
" T hou living ray of intellectucd fir e.''
This yout h , wi t h Emera ld Isle wri tten in bo ld type
a ll over his coun tenr.n ce, belongs to the fo ur mem bered
red-headed league. T so Irish t hat he will run after
s
anyt hin g green . Slow and deli berate in s peech and
actions, a lways t hin ks t hree times an d never speaks
at a ll. H as reeently beco me melancholy and sits
around in obscure co rners , cons umi ng en or mous quantities of " bummed'' tobacco , bu t we ma ke a llowances
for him , kno,ri ng t hat he has been jilted by a beaut iful
Ann apolis belle. Cc rpA l Com pany A; Captain
ra
Foot ball Team , '06; Assistant Athletic Ed itor R .-I. T T AT; (jJ Jl;f ; (j) ~ IC.
R I C J-I A RD
STONE.
" Dick. "
" 7'heTe are bm ying men in the world as well as braying asses.''
The subject of t llis sketc h is one of t he few m en in
t he class who reall y has a defini te and well defin ed object in view ; t hat is, to bum tobacco and read cheap
li tera ture. Swears by Ru z and Strohm. Occasion ally
strays into a class room , wit h t he express purpose of
worrying t he Prof. H as a sweet melodious vo ice like
a " busted siren." His favorite amusement is in as king foo l questions. H as t aken fi rst prep. Lat in so long
that he can recite it by heart.
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�A. STROH::IL
" Du tch,"- " J
l1outh.''
" Jll[ adness , we fancy , ga ve an ill-tim ed birth to gr·inning laughter and to fr-antic mirth.' '
Dutch, is a very ami able boy, his on e great redeeming quali ty being his mouth , which extends from on e
audi tori al projection to the other, and afford s an excellent opportunity to hide selected cards. An elocutioni st of prominence, wears the same size hat , shoes
and collar. His head is so light t hat it is impossibl e
for him to eli ve. W alks so straight that you would
think it impossible for him to steal ice but he has slipped
up on t hat. Sergeant in Band; Assistant Miscellaneous Ed itor RAT-TA'r: rJJ M .
·wiLLIAM
CHArtLES__E . TI LGHMAN ,
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"llif elancholy as a loveT' s lute.' '
This lad hails from the confin es of t he " E astern
f::l ho' ,'' where he was engaged in training the young
m in ds how to shoot. Dropped in upon us rather unexpected ly t hi s year, but we are glad to have a li ttle
femininity in the class . Believes t ha t silence is the best
pa rt of virtue; will not even cra ck a smile at Pokey's
jokes. \¥ as reared in a school for mutes. A member
of t he Ruralite and Anti -j oke Societies. Fond of doing a bsolu tely nothing. Expects to engage in farming.
(p K
Aufwiedersehen .
"IVai. ''
M. T E RRY.
"To despise our species is the price tve must too often
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1ay for our knowledge of i t.' '
This lad is from the U . S. Naval Academ y and
wants everybody to know it. Never was known to
speak only in monosyllables. " Say, Nat ''"hose your
girl ?'' "Dunno.'' " Have you got one? " " Dunno."
W ouldlike to be a society m an if he could. A scholar
with loads of learned lum ber in hi s head . Som etimes
tries to tea ch the Profs. but has never yet succeeded
in convincing "Ducky" that he knows Mat h. Has
no ambition except t.o become profi cient in the art of
jerking soda water.
NATHA N IEL
A LJ.;XAl\DErt
c. THOMPS ON .
" R ev.' '
" Long and lean , lank and thin as one of Satan 's
cherubim .' '
Rev. is a cute littl e fell ow who reminds one very
forcibly of Ichabod Crane. His long limbs and shovel
feet continuall y carry him in t he direction of "Market
Space,'' wh ere he sings " Anna virum que cano '' to hi s
sweetheart, with th e accent on the "Anna,' ' with appropriate illustrations. The shortest fellow in the class,
in fact , so very small that he is familiarly !mown as
"Baby Con tee.' ' Has a wonderful im agination, even
imagining that he can preach , but we suggest that he
make a contract for sweeping clouds from the sky.
Corporal Company B; Secretary of Class ; Alu mn i
Editor RAT-TAT; rJJ Jl!I .
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�Junior History.
A,; ic 11-ou lei take volurn es to relate n,ll c:mcerningth e Class of 190! , it is dee1~1e_d
wi se to ment ion on y a ew fa cts which are self- ev id ent. In t he first place ~ ~ IS
really a pleasure to write about such a bright looking bun~h of fellows 1~ow ~~andm g
o·inninO' of t he rou o·h and stony path way leadmg to t he great ha ll of
a t t he be o
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fame'' all eager to have t heir names in scribed upon tts wa s.
n many respec. s
the 1
go7 class has not been excelled by any class in the his_tory of the College and m
some respects is far superior to m an y. This is shown b~ rts ~·~prcsentattves on t~c
different teams, in the different clubs and societ ies, by Its chhgent students, hard
working earn est men, and in m any othe : ways needless to m~nt_t ~n:
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T o be in touch " ·it h present events con cernm g t he class, 1t Js 11 ell to m en tiO n
just a few t hings which c-ame to pass in the two years pre vwus. In our first year:
very litt le happened, wi t h the except ion of t he f~n the Sopho;11o_res h_ad at om_
tl "Gl Club '' cte .--of course we enJoyedrt (?) . fh1 s was the year
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expense, 1e
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d " B" ll ,, ' Beam
that J ohn H arrison won t he co llege cham pionshi p m tenms, an .
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eon templated being eaptain of the n ext year's _football team , be 1de 1n_nnmg l1.1
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laurels in baseball and t rack . In a little while J.t wa Jun e and we cl epm ted to om
hom es for t he ho lid ays.
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'Nhen \Ve came bac:k in September we were So phomores- felt b Jg~determin ed to have the dwellers of both Pinkney and Humphrey to do our_ brddmg_
.
This of co urse was to keep t he yo un g in t he ri ght path . One ra~d foll o,ved
. "ncl often t im es in t he dead of night we would go through old Pmkney lt ke
anot,l1er, "
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, t . o·· . la rin o· tai 1 cyclon e from T exas, takin g everythm g and every body as we"' en , J eo all
;ess ;f ;ost, which (to our sorrow) we aft erward s found to be eve~ se venty dollars,
which a few fellows kindl y(?) agreed to pay. This was t he year m whiCh Benn e~~
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IOS t IliS "collar· I '' and Smith his "sui t case.'' in whi ch Belt sang Cl Lazy 1\'JI oon , d
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and "Cath 'frizzled li ke a fried egg,"' in wh.ieh Ruz "warted for . :ns~r,n e , an
Thompson received a telegram which" lookecl li_ke his Sister 's wn t~n ~;, J ac:.::son
was married, Oti s Draper" got drunk '' and lVJcl(mley " played po ker , m sum mary , it m ay be fit ly c;a,l led the "Annus Mirabilis.'' .
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1\fter t he summ er vacation, we came bac k loo lun g bught and cheerful, dete1
min e.d to 1york hard , t hi s being our Junior year. "\N e had_ to ,"cut out'' all o~,~.
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boy1sh t n· cks and be men as 1 " ·ere . "'P on mv word ' rsn t t hat a-b-s-u-r-d .
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Hurkc " arrived from Ke" · Ya 11·k, on a li ght uin g ex press, an d upon the inn er elbow
of his rear lapel was a bu tton ext racted from the left ca r of Bcclcli a's ri ght shoe ."
H e, as usual, was sin gin g" Back , Back, Bac: k to Haltimore.'' D raper hearin g t hi s so
melod iously sun g, at once des idcd to go to H op kins. This ;:;onp: a lso in spired " D ick"
~tone and " Du tch'' Strohm to want to fi re " Bu zzard ';; Roost ,'' ;:;o the? 11·ere
made leaders of a brigade detailed to r a id t he aforesa id "restin g place.'' During
thifi year many t hin gs of importan ce h ave happened.
Coul bourn was elected Presid ent wit h Anderson \'i ce- Pres ident of t he elass .
And erson , Brady, Bordley and Gwynn m ade t he font ba ll team, 1rhi le Steven::; 11·a;:;
elec:tecl captain. E:ane "fell in love," Be lt saluted a policema n," J oe Gan s'' ent·erecl
t he prize rin g, and severa l ne11· men entered t he class, a ll of 11·hom pr01·ed themRei ves to be wor thy m em bers.
This brings us up to the presen t time wh en Ru z, no longer " 1Yaits upon the
Ji:astport bridge at midnight ,' ' but upon t he porch of a stone hou13e, whi le the
i3< t imore Coun ty air seems to agree with him. No w it i., t hat even "O icl l\ing"
d
Brady 's " fan cy light ly t urn s to thoughts of love,"-he has it bad , and he too may
be in cluded among that bri lliant" galaxy of lovers,'' of \rhich Burke is the c ter,
·en
who spend their tim e in learn ing by heart and compellin g their s11·ecthcart s to
li sten to scores of those long and ready m ade speeches fu ll of m oon li ght serenades,
peeping stars nestlin g in azure ski es, and long sentences tied up with t rue lovers'
knots . Collin son , an un sophisticated sor t of a yo ut h , notices t he " doings'' of hi ;:;
fe llow-townsmen , t hough he has but little to say. Hi s friend Chi lds cl esen·es
specia l mention , as he is a crac k shot an d supplies the Co llege \\·ith cluc·ks, 1rilcl
geese (?), unbeli evable yarns, etc. R u h l, "Father Tim e, the I ,'' and Ti lghm an , his
_vo un ger brother are new m en- of these 1re have seen but li tt le and can on!~- t a lk
accordingly. So far they have been goo d, earn est, ·hardworkin g fe llo\\·s, and ''"e
t hink t hey wi ll " keep the ball a-rolling. "
Of McKinley, better kn own as "Nigger Preacher ,'' it is needless t o say a
word; his bright open face speaks fo r itself ; in it you can plain ly see those marks
a nd ind icat ions by which we determine noble characters and high principles. H ere a
11·ord should be said for Shearer, anot her m an with a bri ght, smi lin g coun tenance
a lmost rivaling the sun in brigh t ness. Shearer, " Pots" Mi ller and J\1es ersm ith
a re thinking seriously of forming a beef trust. 1\:ane, at t im es called " Love-me,"
is Shearer 's room -mate-a lover and does "all sorts of funny stunts," but " Joye
is blind and lovers cannot see t he petty follies t hey them selves commit.'' Next
in line comes Stevens, t he only Irishm an in t he class; he a lso belongs to t he aforesaid
" lovers ' galaxy'' and amuses him self by sin gin g " :J'fy Irish Mollie, 0.'' H e an d
hi s strenuous room -mate, "Butti nsky'' Coulbourn , som etim es knmvn as "Cue''
are the greatest " rough-housers' ' in the class. H echt and Co ulbourn , on aceo unt
of their a bi lity to te ll a - - withasLraight face were made business managers of the
" RA'l.'-TAT,'' " ·it h Cathcart their assistant; for the last mentioned we m a~- sn y
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�that be is one of those men "who willfu l stillness entertain,'' as if to say " L
am Sir Oracle (Senator) , when I ope m y lips let no dog bark.' ' Next comes
H an ce, "Speeclleburger' '-he rooms with Burke the lover, whom we think is
contemplating matrim ony as he h as already started a book, entitled "Confessio
Am antis.'' Burke's great chum and ide partner is Belt, whose sweet li ttle smile
much resembling a " Lazy Moon ,'' greatly amuses t he fellows. It 's the same old
smile he used to ">vipe off" in the "G. 0. H ."
Across from Belt, rooms Arnold , "ye call him 'Chief ' and ye do well to call
him 'Chief' who for five long years has played upon t his campus and only sixteen
times has been mistaken for Co lbert.'' H e and his neighbor Gwynn , known to
all as " J oe Gans'' are great pugilist s. Anderson is" Joe 's'' trainer and so far h as
been exceedingly su ccessful. H e also h as " Rube'' Bowen and Thompson under his
care; they have both developed into fine ath letes.
The former
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The first of us on dri ll a nd roll bco k n am ed
Is " ~ndy" Anderson in footba ll famed,
Of lll Jghty strength, and bowed out legs and knees
~ studious ('?) brain, black ha ir, a nd eyes t hat ple~se
'I he other sex ; an cater so 'tis said
Who like a wolf is rave nous till he's' fed.
This swell cadet a se rgeant you would know
Though 'twere the first t ime yo u had seen l~im show
His stripes, and stru t a round in peacock style·
'Tis Arnold kn own to Vonnie by his wile
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And everyday m idst shouts and sinuinu loud
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He finds himself by ' foresaid Prof. ";ud oud.' ,'
A strong sto ut boy with sinewy hand,
Sometimes known as "pole vault man."
The latter is:
Tall and slim with foreh ead pointed,
Lean and lank and double-jointed.
In other words they form wh a t is known as the "long and short" of the
Class of 1907. Bordley , alias "Bob,'' alias "Scrunt ,'' alias "Vonney ,'' was one of
the ch arter members of the class. H as been here so long he is almost bald, and his
age is already (?) hastening on to bring its fourth lustrum t o a close.
As we have to sto p sometime might as well be now, leaving volum es to
remain un told about the class whose triumphs and successes will be renewed wi th
greater and greater luster in time to come, when other classes will be forgotten or
live only in thesongsof the"RAT-TAT." At first sightof thisconstellation onewould
say : " They look bright and ambitious, and t here is no doubt that America wi ll
some clay feel their breath u pon her."
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In closing let us, one and all , look to that Omnipotent Being who has been
so kind to us in the past, who has watched over and helped us when dark
shadows seemed to hang aroun d, and wit h all sin cereness say:
"Lord of the Universe
Shield and protect us,
Trusting Thee always," d ear Father in Heaven;
Thou ever h as helped us.
Now don't neglect us,
And ever watch o'er us"- t he Class of '07.
HISTORIAN.
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Junior Poetry.
Oh! te ll me how t he next one to describe·
Who 's fond of everythin(J" he can im bibe' '
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Salutes p?licemen, si ngs t he " Lazy Moon,''
Infla tes h1s chest somewhat as a balloon?
And what a brace ! To see yo u will ha ve felt
Yo u 'd know him a lways as t he on ly Belt.
Our Editor-in-Chief he is a fake
In ~aking bluffs be-well, just ta kes the ca ke;
l-Ie IS mdeed polite a nd debonair
But wai t un ti l he gets upon a "t~ar.''
By now you know it's Bennett, he a lone
Is fond of Math, and just delights to bone.
A Vonn ie, Wordie, scruntie lad ies' man
With shuffling gait a nd voi~e t hat's und: r ba n,
Is Bordley, a football star in his own conceit.
You'd think t hat small a nd spare he little could ea t
But don 't believe it, for he'd eat up a ll
.
The grub and piEs t hat are in th Dininu H a ll •
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The next in li ne is Bowen, short an d tough
H e's good in class but poor to work a bluff:
Altho.ugh a·~ Re,ub?" he knows how to poleva uh ,
And 1f he d1dn t twere a serious fau lt
Because 'tis all he's good in,-that 's a' fact,
And a fter a ll he's not so good in t hat.
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�I now refer t o Brady, not the King,
Al t hough he m ay be good at detecting
All kinds of things he isn 't wanted in .
H e's in his elem ent amidst the din
Of football fi er ce , in which he is a peach,"
And t hinks him self "the pebble on the beach."
Potts Burke the love r I now in t rcdu cc,
The sergeant " Boike,' ' the cra nk , t he silly goc>sc ;
He 's light on top , but kno \\·s it not a bi_,
t
He is indeed a bu bble e \·e ry "·hit .
H as lxen in love for gracious k n0 \\'S how long .
The fool ! he r eckon s maniage o ne gra nd song.
Our Class is fam ed t o ha ve a i:lenator ,
Alt hough Cath cart is nothin g but a bore;
H e likes t o dan ce and jig above H ea rn 's h ead ,
And rip and tear upon a classmate's bed.
Alas ! he was a good boy on ce, t hey say,
But n ow he has by H echt been led astray.
H e is a boy we'd have you know, before
You chan ce to t hink his head is stuffed with lore ;
Indeed 'tis qui te a vacuum, all agree,
And how he kn ows so mu ch we can not see .
His name is Childs , no dou bt you 've hea rd him t a lk .
F or with his tongue he 's n ot so apt to balk.
A backward lad , of Collinson I speak ,
H e's got t h e ~ri t but h asn' t got t he cheek ,
And could not work a skin gam e if h e tried;
A sample of the saying I confide, '
In smallest p ar cels goods are pu t up best,
'Tis t r ue, alth o11gh som etimes he is a pest.
Another n ow, is Coul bourn yo ung and gay,
A h and some boy, but va in as an y jay;
An oysterm an of wide repute and fame,
From some place tl1 at has Crisfield for its nam e.
At Madam e Bond 's he 's ver y fond of lunch,
Is Prcsid Pnt of this '07 bund1.
Of Gwy1m, th Pre 's nothing mu ch th at can be said ,
Of whom th e Freshies had a mortal dread;
A celebrat ed boxer, he is called
" Joe Ga ns,' ' and never yet has been a ppalled
By scrapper black C' r whi te, or an y kind.
P ossesses t oo mu ch a rm , too little mind.
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The n ext is H ance , a Speedelb urge r t win ,
And wi th his foo ks he pa rt nership is in
' Vith Burton, a nd is fri sking hi ther , thither,
The goodn ess kn ows n ot how, or wh en , or whi t her ;
H e's li t tl e, bu t th ey say th at he's in lo ve
Wi t h so me A nnapolis girl- his pea rl , his dove .
H e is a m erry chap, an angel-face .
Wi th comely shape, a nd limbs so full of g race;
A beau , 'mongst ladi s he delights to loll,
And t hinks t hat st ud ies a re bu t fol-de-rol.
H e's Sergean t, t hinks he 's Colonel- hu t he's not,
A t rack rn a n , H a rrison , full of tomm yrot-.
The vYandcring .Tow, h ow can I tell H echt 's talc
A ho t air pipe, a vo ice wit hout a jail;
Of word s he never ha s t he slightes t dearth.
Niein Go tt ! I 'll h a ve mv m oney or its wor t h·
A Business lVIana!!:er of. t his shcbano'
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A diplomat, a p eer of Li Hung Chang.
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'' 0 lub m e now" is E:ane beyond a doubt ,
Wit h brazen cheek , an d proper brai11s wi t hout;
A butter-in he is too mu ch we think
His hair is slick , 'a nd never has a kinl~
Like Colbert 's or lVJcE:in!P.y 's eit her one.
He's good t o laugh , but list not to his p un.
llfagruder 's n ext, a t ra ck team m an of speed ,
A favorite fri end of Vonnie sore in need·
H e's fond of Math, and a lmost everythi~g,
And to " Dutch' ' Strohrn you 'll a lways see him cling.
A negro once his features d isarranged ,
And since his love for t hem has great ly cha nged .
A h am1less guy , I 'd have you know ere you ,
Believe his yarns, unlikely to be t rue;
A studious boy-no m a n by a ny m eans,
And yet a n emptier of so up t ureens ,
:Yieat plat es, teacups, McBride just loves to ca t ,
And in exam s. t o bone and gouge and cheat.
An oth er p reacher, won 't t hey soon be all'!
Who pla ys football a nd triEs t o play baseball,
1\'i t h hair like Colbert's, curly, full of kinks,
A lot to learn-h e kn O\YS it not, by Jinks !
A maste r of t he noble art of bluff
:YJcKinley is a h ypocri t ical t ough. '
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�Although " Pip" Melvin has t he grit and nerve ,
H e fools not with t he Ana lytic cur ve;
H e shows his sense in leavin g Ducky be
His "Caka lus'' a nd Trigonometry.
H e's sma ll but judge him not by shape or size,
Or maybe he would op en up your eyes .
Of "Slimmie'' Ruhl , t he boxer, now I spea k,
Who lo ves his voice, his figure , and his Gree k;
Of sh oe-blac k he h as never felt the need,
Unaware that a friPnd in need is a friend indeed .
His stride is something awful to behold ,
His limbs a re models for an artist 's mould.
The Dago, noted for his love affairs,
I s next, and in his heart there 'a lways tears
Some cruel, jilted love t hat's d ying ha rd ,
Or maybe several hours to wa lk on guard;
H e's up to t ri cks of ever y sort and kind,
We blame not Ru z for we know love is blind.
Next, " Tubby" Shearer t ruly I'll describe ,
A m ember of th e Allegheny t ri be,
Who goes to none but " Tommy's'' l3ible Class .
A great exponen t of the hot-air gas,
Who sits a round , a nd talks t he wh ole long day;
A m ass of fat, a mind that's led astray.
11ehold the Dutchman, inn ocent e f g uile!
His face is wreathed in an a lkncircling sn~ i b
That bids defi an ce to the specter Math ,
The ca use of a ll o ur s ins of a ll our wrath 1
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So ta lka tive is Strohm , ''tis hard, a
To edge in now a nd then a nd h ave it heard.
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"Xat" Terry next, so s ilen t, strange, a nd grurn ,
Who 's a lways pu tting som et hing e n t he bt:m;
H e likes to stru t around in style, and smo ke,
Has never seen the poin t cf any joke.
H e's learn ed, doubt it if you will ,
His brains t he head of a ny pin wou ld fi ll.
I now bring for t h a youno- man m odest mild,
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He's yet in clined to be a Uttle ,;,i ld ·
A li terary (?) genius, talented
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With stuff enough to Jill m o re t ha n one head.
H e's from the farm, m ost anyene can see,
F or oth erwise a Tilgh-ma n he'd ne t be.
And now t he last but not t he leas t indeed
I s Thompso n, who for shorter legs has ne~d;
A scholar if he'd only study scm e,
And we have hoprs t hat needed day m ay com e.
A sirnple stuffer like m ost all the res t
H e preys upon t he "General 's" food ~vith zest.
A yout h with flax en hair and staring eyes,
Which cha nges on a -sudden to surprise,
As some new thought or idea strikes his m ind;
H e in t he British Admira l 's cabin dined ,
'Twas butting-in, but this he'll no t agree.
Smith lost his suitcase once while on a spree.
A red-h aired, bricktop Flanagan Stevens now
Presents him self with lazy, slothful bow,
H e's captain of our com ing footba ll team,
Although 'two uld be the last th ing you would dream;
A happy-go-lucky and ne 'er-do-wcll is he,
The blindest, looniest, craziest m a n could see.
" Dick" Stone, a wild and wofully waywa rd lad,
vVho always is laughing, joking, merry and glad;
H e's from downtown, and ever has a girl,
Who keeps his heart in one continua l whirl.
H e's short and small in stature, feet, a nd brain ,
On the last of which our Logic is a drain.
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�THE ANNAPOLIS GIRL
�SOPHOMORE GIRL
�MOTTO.
" Non nobis sol-um.' '
COLORR .
R ed and Gray.
CLASS OFF ICERS.
G. iYI. AusTI:-<.
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H. Hutson. .
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�Sophomore Class.
Brunswi ck , JVL .
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ALDER , " Fcriry ,"
" Light she was and like a fairy .''
Norfolk , Va .
LI~ Dr-: N ALr"l·:x , " TVinsome,"
" The world 's but one g rand m ins trel show upon whose scenes he pla ys
an attending p art. "
:Mardel a Springs, Mel .
GEOHGE M. A usTIN, " Tomm y,"
" Pleased to m e et you , Dr. Fell. "
Quanti co, Mel .
vVALTEn BAILEY, " B ill, "
" If we could see ourselves as other s see us. "
Prince Frederi ck , Mel .
LA WrtE ~c r-: M. BmscoE , "Peep, "
" Chicle m e not, I am but a child. ''
Prin ce Frederick, ~1Id.
'vV. NonwooD BRISCOE, "Judge, "
" None but himself can be his parallel. "
J a rretts vi lle, Mel .
JoHN I. B u RTON, "S peedy,"
"Su ch men are dangerou s. "
W as hington , D. C.
NEWTON F . CARPE ~TER , "Ford,"
" On their own m erits, modest m en are dumb! "
E as t on , Mel .
FRANK E . C.- ULK, "Cork ,"
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" I live to love.''
Millersville, Mel .
HowARD L. CloCIL, Turk ey III.,
"Som e cla y I wll be a milita ry m an . "
Annapolis, l\fcl.
JAiVms .M. CRESAP, "Jimmy, "
" So wise, so young they say d o n e 'er live lon g. "
Chaney 's , l\Iel.
URQUHART S . D o w ELL, "Crackers,"
~I aj o r , U rket , Caterpilla r , H ercules, Spieler.
Bright on , Mel.
AnTHUR GARTRELL, "Lizzie,"
" Picks his t eeth with a d agger. "
Ann a po lis, }Jcl.
FRA NK H . GAuss, " Frankie,"
" Who thinks too little anJ who t a lks too much. "
Perry H a ll, Mel .
C. RAYMOND HALBF:RT, "Reds,"
" A wit "-ith dunces, and a dunce with wits . "
B a ltimore, l\'fcl.
H ERSCHEL 0. HALBERT, "Lou ,"
" 0 if I 1rere onl y as famous as my brother!"
A.
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J u Lw::; HAu,, " J udy ,"
Anna polis, Mel.
" Like .·om e fair fl o1rer t he ea rl y s pring supplies . "
HAROLD H AHDING E, " Bum,' ·
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Elli cott City, Mel .
"Bid m e discourse I sh a ll enehant thy nam e. "
F . LIC: HTFOOT L. HAHH ELL, " J[ ex."
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Ahua la lco , lVh )xi co.
"Coyote, Afri can us, Greaser , D ago, Sergean t . "
B a ltimore, iVId.
PHILIP H . HARHJ SOK, " Laml1 ,"
" Am erica h as at last produ ced a ma.n (in his own estim a tion ) .
\ \TrLLLnr E. HA uvr; n , " J ight H awk ,"
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1 yersville, :M:d.
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" A proper m an as one sh a ll see on a summ er 's day . "
H owAHD H uTSOK, "Cmmtry,"
Cortner , ~Id .
"Swift of foot and keen of limb. "
Cum berland , lV[cL
Awr rTUn R. LA ~EY, " Fickle W illie ,"
"~'I an delights n ot me ; n o, nor do women eith er. "
Sparrows Point , Md.
B u nNs L oc:AN, "Bu ll, "
" Ofttimes the y heard a m ost melodious sound. "
Co ckeysv ill e, Mel .
A. GALLATIN Lov E, " Possum ,''
" Eternal smiles his empt iness bet r ay . "
Bowens, Mel.
l\Lu~cu::; T . L us BY, " Doc,''
" My n ose is a better trailer than a bloodhound 's. "
Jefferson , : el.
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ALL.- N C. Mc BmnE, "Cm•sin Cholly II .,"
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" One a mong m an y .''
Baltimore, 'Mel.
~EWELL F. 1\lcD o R:vrA N, "J' [ac, "
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" I wi ll never butt-in again. "
Annapolis, : el.
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J osEPH P. l\I c~I A KI ~, " Joe,"
"Sublim e t obacco, "-hich from E ast to ·w est ch eers t he t ar 's la bor or t he
Turk_ an 's rest . "
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A. l\IELSO=", "Whitey,''
" \Vater Spaniel and Hyen a . "
Gr:oJWE L . }iiLLEn, " Pots, "
"My h eaven for an unwear able quill. "
VVA LTER ~'L UN ROE , " R eddy, "
" I h a ve no oth er than a woman 's reason ,
I think h im so becau se I think him so. "
\ VILLIAM NEILL, " Pappy,' '
" My heart 's \Yi t h you tonight , Love. "
R or:ER V . P AHLETT, " Fats,"
" My weight is mu ch too great I fear ,
From drink in g d a ily lager beer. "
\VrLLL1.:11 H . P EHKIKs , "Si,"
" As honest a sou l as ever scuttled a ship. "
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R oc kawa lking , Mel.
Il'ficlcl letown , Mel .
Annapolis, l\Id .
Charlestown , W . Va .
Anna polis, Mel.
Hancock , lVIJ.
�ALFONi'iO W . PEZlcT, "Peruna,''
Guatem ala . C. A.
"Bring back my bonnie to me.''
Quantico , Mel.
PRATT D. PHILIPS, "Pratt ,''
" 0 , if I could only see my future.' '
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Pocomoke City, : el.
FRANK A. PINKERTON," Detective,''
" H e still pursues t he villain.''
Sali sbury, Mel.
VvALLA CB M. Po>VELL, " L avey,''
"A loveli er creature I never beheld.' '
East on, Mel.
ALFRED G. QuiMBY, " Hor se,''
My only books were wom an's looks
And folly 's all they've taught me.
SAMUJCL A. RrcE , "Samba,' '
Baltimore, Mel.
" Does this thing call itself a man?''
FRJCDERI CK H. SASSCER, "Sass y,''
U pper Marlborough, Mel.
"vVhat's in a n am e, anyhow.''
CHARLES H . ScHUSTlm, "Goliath,''
J arretsville, Mel.
" Wh en I ope my m outh let no other dog baric ''
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C}IA RLJ<;s I-I. Sn uG ERT , "Sweets , ' '
Cl1fn I es t own, W . V a.
" The taste has soon worn off.''
.J. GRAHAM SHANNAHAN, "Monk,''
East on, Mel.
A dinner lubri cates business.''
RoBERT A. ST J;;RNBERG, " Dutch ,''
Catonsville, N .
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" And still they gazed and still their wonder grew,
That one small head held all the gas he blew."
DoNOVAN SwA NN, "Don,''
Baltimore, Mel .
" Blessed be he who first invented sleep.''
UPTON H. TA Rm;;RT, "Country ,''
Glen coe, Md.
"Although I am not much addicted to booze,
I 'm an intim ate friend of the everyday. snooze.''
LLEW I•:LLYN .J. THOMA S, "Chinee,''
Heading, Pa.
" \iVh y worry, life will pass any way.''
J OHN B. THOMA S, "Buck,''
BaJtimore, Mel.
"A t hing of beauty is a joy forever.''
CHARLES F. THOMAS, "Toady,''
Baltimore , Mel.
"A needy, holl ow-eyed , sharp-looking wretch-a li ving dead man.''
vVILFORD H . T OWNSEND, "Rabbi,''
Cheltenh am. Mel .
" This is th e Jew t hat Shakespeare drew .''
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Sophomore Histor-y.
As the sun was sinking behind the horizon on a cool September evening, the
boys who represented the Freshmen Class of last year were marchin g up t he old
College walk, sending forth shouts of joy, 'when from t he W alls of old Pinkney came
t he echo:
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah ; Ri!
Red and Gray, S . J. C.
Rickety R acks ! Rah! Rah! Rate !
Saint John 's, '08 , '08, '08.
g iven by members of the Class who had arrived t he day before , and were filled with
the Saint John 's spirit.
We were ridiculed again and again last year by upper classmen and realizing
we were mere Freshies dared not say a word But what a change a year has
brought about. Ah! what a difference between the life of a Freshman and that of
a Sophomore A new existence seemed to be before us and no doubt it was as
Dr. Garver and Squire Willi m, who, in expressing their opinion, claimed they never
saw a m errier set of boys than the members of the Class of 1908.
As we look back to the time when we were Preps. and Freshmen, and think
of being made fun of and run by the Sophomores, we think life was hardly worth
living then We did not enjoy making love to a looking-glass or fri zzling like
an egg in order that the Sophomores migh t have their fun at our expense, nor did
we relish the idea of furnishing amusement for all upper class men, who took a
great delight in watching the number and variety of stunts we could do.
Many new students were enrolled t his year , and many of them were far enough
advanced to become members of such a noble body as ours. These men, however, would sometimes find their beds on the " bum'' then the "gas'' would be
turned on, and there was to be found floating around in the room a great deal of
"hot air,'' but that only lasted for a short time, when " Windsome' ' Allen would
s peak up and say, "Boys you must get accustomed to College life.''
"Windsome'' thinks he shall quit College and go on the stage; all he needs is
a monkey and a hand-organ , and h e will be ready to post bills, giving his first
performance in Annapolis. His class-mates think this a wi se plan as he is
a lways heard if not. seen. His Motto is," No Fool, No Fun.'' "Crackers'' Dowell
says he is capable of taking charge of the Battalion this year since the Sophomores
bestowed upon him the honor of being Ma jor of his class last year. Dowell would,
no doubt , be Major of the Battalion , but unfortunately for him his stunted growth
and lack of knowledge in Military Tactics deprives him of this position.
Next comes George Miller , more com monly known as "Pots,' ' who is forever
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which calls forth the Professors in order that peace might be restored. "Potf;''
says, he thinl.::s by t he time he graduates he wi ll be the leading philosopher of the
Co llege, and then " .Pokey' ' Daniels \\-ill have to take a back seat . He is a very
important man in Company B. Alt hough he is in the rear rank , his abdom ina l
expansion is so great that t he front rank dresses on him .
One of t he leading men of our class is Burton , kno \- n as "8peedleburg," who
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wa,nts to be an A.B. , Ph.D ., LL.D., by the tim e he graduates.
Hi s room-mate, Schuster , from constant ly being in his company, thinks he too
1ri ll be able to get the same degrees , but t hey are advised by the class to go back
to t he farm.
Now comes Laney, generally called "Fickle vVillie,'' who says he would rather
be in Cum berland with t he girl who sto le his heart t han eating "General Grant's''
min ce pies. "Fickle" is a dead game sport and claims to be sornewhatofamusician.
Francis Lee Lightfoot H arrell , or the '~ifexic an Greaser,'' " Acting Sergeant of
the Fourth floor,'' is making strenuous efforts to get a "grease'' with Major Thompson, in order that he may he Major in his Senior year. Ma jor says, no doubt, he
will be a Senior but he must be d- el "pertikler'' if he ever expects to become
Major.
Quimby, although a football man , lacks his parents' care as he still cries for
the bottle. "Mother'' H earn, however, takes great pleasure in visitin g and pacifying him when he is longing for these parental caresses. Austin and Phillips are
very close chum s, as quite frequent ly one can hear Austin call dow·n to Phillips:
" H ey ! Pratt, where are you at?" Pratt replies , "Down in this here end of the
Hall listening to a fiddle." "You know , one of then]. things Pap 's got." "He's
got a threshing machine, too, but he saws logs with it.' ' .M cDorman t ries to
irn press u pon our minds t he fact t hat he is a singer,·as he is frequ ently heard singing
"Back , Back , Back to Baltim ore." It seems as though his heart has lleen
captured by some fai r maiden , and his though ts elwell on her constantly .
Frank Caulk , a handsome and dashing you th, spends most of his t im e attending shows , and we think from all indications he wi ll become one of the leading men
in t he "Prince of Pilsen.'' Tall "Si'' Perkins, who had his arm broken in a game
of football last year, we are proud to say, will be in the field again next fall.
According to a statement made by his gi rl , his arm is as strong as ever. Among the
athletic m E we might mention are Perkins, Hauver, Miller, Halbert, Hutson,
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H arrell , Burton and "Peep'' Briscoe in football; McDorman, Briscoe, Caulk ,
H arrison , H auver an d Quimby in baseball For the track we have H arrison,
Hutson , Schuster, Shannahan, Tarbert , H arclinge, Carpenter , Mill er and Gartrell.
Our motto is : "Non nobis solum ." By thi s we d esi re, as the motto reads , to
live "lll ot for ourselres a! one'' but for the benefit of t hose whom we ean help, and
to ollow the teachings of our dear old College.
FRESHMAN GIRL
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President
B. LEE HuTCHINSON ... .. .. . . . ... ... ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President
JosEPH '\V. CAULK . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . Secretary
J . IRVIN G DAWSON . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . ... . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
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DAwsoN WRIGHTSON . ... . . .. . ... . ... .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . ... . . . . .
SAUNDERS BULLARD ... .. . . .. .
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�L J. S I·:LL,1AN-" Zaek" ...... .. . .. . .
JoSEPH vV. THOMA S-" Joe " . . ... . .... . . .
LLEWELL'>')i THOMA"-" Chinee" . .. .
EDWIN liVAHFIELD Jn. -" Governor "
ROBERT A . vVrLSON-" Greaser " . . ..
JOH N N. \ i\T !Lli:INSON-" Four Eyes" .
G. D ,IWSO)J" \ VniGHTSON- "Dock ".
Class Roll.
E. REA n BicARD-" Whiske rs" . .... . ... . . ... . .. .. . ... ... . .... Baltimore , Mel .
B. SA UN DEns B L" LLAHD-" f:h,·inclers" ................. . .. . . .. .. Annapolis, 1\ld.
RonEnT 8. B u JtWELL-" Bobby ''. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Baltirnore, Mel.
J . MARSI-JALL CA I
HWLL- "W hi teh ead"-"Frog Eater " .
.Baltimore , 'Mel.
EDWARD CA Jl iWLl. - " Judge".
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. .... Belair, -~\'I cl.
JOSEPH vV. CAULK-" Duck ".
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?dcD a niel , .Mel.
JoHN R. CLAllKE-" H orse " ........ . .. ... ..... . .. ......... E llicott City, l\Icl.
LECOMPTF: CooK-" Cookie" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .Stevensvi ll e. Mel.
HAROLD S. CuTLl':ll-" Pa1 tridge" . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Annapolis, ::VIc!.
MEDOREM CRAWFORD-" Zip " ... ... . .. . .. . . . . . .
. .. Fort McHenry. Md.
CHRISTIAN DAMMEYEH-" Eggie " ..... . . . ... .... . ... .
.Ann apolis, 'Mel.
J. IRVING D .\ WSO)J"- "Daws" . ....... . . . .... . . .. . . . . . . . .. . Leon a rclt0\n1, :Jfcl.
THOMA S R. DAwsoN-" Deacon " ... . ... . . .. ..... .. ... . .. .. ... Cambridge, :Jicl .
J orIN F . E.-~ RicCii:SON- " Eric" . . .... .. .. . .. . ...... . .. . . ... Stevensvi ll e Mel.
W ILJ~IA M E=-<" rs-" Hill " . . . .
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. Anna po is }f d.
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m-" J ake"....
. .... . .. . Annapolis, 1VIcl.
JoHN GLADDE --" H ot Air" . .
. . . . . . . . • . . . . . .... .... Annapoli s, Mel.
RoT~AND r. HARRINGTON-" Dago " ....
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. .Annapolis 1VIcl.
CHAnu:s liVALLACJ~ HIGH-" Venus".. . ... . . . . ... . . .... . . ... Baltimore, Mel.
J. EDWIN H ooD-" Father Tim e" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ... Melbourne , Fla.
F. E. HoovEn-" Fred" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . Ceci lton ?lid.
B. B. HowARD-" Bush ". .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Annapoli s :J'ld.
B L EE HuTCHINSON-" Hutch ". . . . .. . ..... ........
. .Fai rm ont , \¥ . Va.
R. ELMJ<:R J O)~E s-''Country " .. ...... . . .. . . . . . . . .
. ... Lyn chs, ::Vfd.
J. ALEXANDBR KEKDmcK-" Kearn ". .. .. . .. . . . . . . . ...
. . . .Ripley, Mel.
CLAPHAM P. Knc-"Fats" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .. . . . Annapolis, i\Icl.
HAHRY LEYRLY-" Levi "
... . .. . . .. . ......... . ..... Annapo is ·Mel.
HAmnsoN McALPINE-" Miner " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Lonaconing, Mel.
E W. OnmsoN-"Tubby" . . .... . . . .. . .. . . ... . .. . ...... .. ... Baltimore, :Mel.
C. C. REYNOLDs-" Deputy" ......... . ...... .. .......... .. . Rising Sun l\J d.
ALnEH T STAHLINGs-" Sain t Albert" .. . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . ... . . . Annapo li s, !\I d.
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. . Baltim ore , Mel.
. . Annapo li s, Mel.
. .... Burnh am, Pa.
.. Annapolis, :Mel .
. .. Bel Air, Mel.
. Norfolk , Va .
. . Easton, Mel.
�I fpeJ , as I undertake to write the history of the Class of 1909 that it wilr
require a person with a much larger vocabulary than I have to write the many
adventures of our Freshman year. The haps and mishaps of our class were many
and in the limited space at my command I must fall short of relating them alL
It was a day in mid-September that the Class of 1909 made its first appearance in College circles. City boys, dressed in their best, and frostbitten countrymen
were to be seen coming in by every train to make up our class. Some young men,.
like "Chinee'' Thomas , being so rich as to smoke forty-cent cigarettes,and to ride,
up to college in a hack. He is from Pennsylvania ; that is the reason . Historic
McDowell Hall, flanked on either side by Humphrey and Pinkney, met our gaze
from College Avenue, and as we neared the College, we saw Senior Hall in the
spa ce between McDowell and Pinkney. The old halls , which a week before had
been silent, now rang with the joyous voices of old students as they greeted
their comrades of the year before. The ivy-covered Pinkney Hall was to be our
home for the coming nine months ; so we got our things settled and started to make
friends with the old students. The fourth floor seemed to be a nest of Freshmen ,
and we were soon acquainted with all our class mates. The old men seemed glad to
meet us and willin g to answer all our curious questions, but a few of us were roped.
m by being sent to Major Thompson for the boat-house key. From every train
that came in during the next few days , groups of st udents came up to College and
were greeted by the ones that had arrived before. The heighth of good feeling
reigned between the students, all elasses, old students and new, mingled together
for the first few days.
We had heard from some of the old students of a rrysterious meeting, called
the Glee Club, and were told that it was an initiation into college. That is a ll they
would tell us, hence we were left to draw our own co .1clusions. Just before study
hour one night , the Saturday after we arrived , the cry rang out in Pinkney Hall ,
"All Freshmen and new men report in room SA at eleven sharp.'' Oh, what a shock r
It came like a bomb in the Freshman camp. The evening passed slowly for us.
Many groups of Freshmen congregated in a classmate's room, and talked over the
torture that was approachin g. Many comments were made, and many guesses
as to what was to happen. Some of the Freshm en were so scared they could hardly
keep their knees from shaking , while the more bo ld ones wished the time would
come, and " get it over with,' ' as they expressed it. We reported in the room at
the appointed hour, roll being called, a few absentees were soon found hid away in
dark corners, the Sophs see:-ning to know just where to look for them. When all
were ready we were marched to the slaughter house, otherwise known as the" gym."
On entering, vre found the room filled with a crowd of upper-classmen waiting to
see the fun, Among the many stunts of the evening were: Orrison wrestling with
temptation; Ducky Caulk chasing him self around the floor; Bobby Burwell giving
his opinion on " Tip Top' ' weekly and his comments were very good, com:idering
the fact that he has never read one (?) ; Whitey Carroll and Eareckson playing
the cuckoo clock, and many others that I cann ot recall at this moment. After a
farewell ditty by all the new men , each singing a different song, we were marched
back to Pinkney Hall, and after a few directions were allowed to go to sleep in peace.
All went along smoothly until one night , a few days afterward , when we were roughly·
pulled out of our beds and stood in the corner, while some ghostly voice read us
the rules that we were to obey during the next nine months. Two elaborately
printed posters with the rules in glaring letters were left in every Freshman 's room
as a memento of the occasion.
Soon came the call for football candidates, and we responded with a wi lL
Hutchinson , although on ly fifteen years old , became one of St. John's best ends.
On the second team we had Jones , High , Warfield, Clarke and Howard , who were·
always in the game, and who promise to give someone a rub for their position s next
fall On the track we show up equally as well , and in baseball we have pretty near
the whole infield in our C'lass . Among those out for baseball are Fred Hoover, Ed .
Carroll, Deputy Reynolds and Dock vVrightson . We expect each of these men to
do well. On the track we have Govern or Warfield and Venus High, both of whom
won medals in their Prep. year. We ha ve made a good showing in athletics and
we are proud of it , and h0pe to keep it up in the future. In the social whirl
we have ma.n y , am ong whom are Hutchinson , Beard and Duck Caulk, our·
class beauty. In both the Mandolin and Glee Clubs, we have some members,
and a good many in the Band , who are developing into fair musicians.
Although a good many of our class are fonder of pleasure th an rf study, we have
man y that stand well in their class, am ong whom are the twin Dawsons , and Frostbitten Kendrick, also Chinee Thomas, who accomplished the feat of getting four ·
fives in one month .
Affairs ran along smocthly with us ex cept for a few unpleasant occurrences with
the Sophomores during the winter. Some Saturday evenings, when we were planning a pleasant ca ll at the homed some fair young lady , we were brought up beforethe G. 0. H. , to add our specialties to the program for the Sophs' benefit ..
" Four Eyes" vVilkinson, a young lady with a baritone voi ce, used to sing a ballad,.
entitled "How 'd you like to have a voice like me?'' The two twins , Eareckson .
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�and Du ck Caulk , would sing comic son gs, Bobby Burwell acting as a hum an being:.
and 'vVhitey Carroll sin gin g " Tamm an y .'' Greaser Wilson is still mourning over
the Russian defeat by the J apanese, but he has one sn,ti shtcti on left; he in tends
sometime to join the Russian :'llarin e Corps. Short ly before Christmas we were
vis ited by a band of So phs, who told us that Santa Claus would visit us that ni ght ,
and advised us to write what we wanted on pi eces of paper and tack them on the
outside of our doors, so "Santa Claus'' coul d get them. Vve heard no more about
it, but the next m orning all the letters \Yere gone. I ~iYe here a few samples of t he
notes written to Santa Cla us :
~t . J olm 's College,
Annapolis, :'lid., D ecember 18 , 1905.
Dear Santa Claus:
:Please bring this poor boy a box of cigarett es . some " Tip T ops'' plenty
of matches, "Diamond Dicks ," etc.
R. 8. Bu rnvELJ_,.
Dear Old Santa:
Please bring me s -mething to eat, a. J am not getting mu ch grub here.
Also bring me some corn silk to ~moke, for I don ' t sm oke tobacco.
Your firm believer,
R. E. JoNES.
Some evenings, a crowd of Sophomores " ·ould get three Freshmen and m nke
t hem act t he D ago and the Monkey : that is, one of the Freslm1en would get in t he
clothes-press and sing, another would pl ay Dago and turn the crank , while t he
other would play the monkey. Crawford '"as the Freshman usually selected
for the organ because he h as su ch a fin e voice; Orrison turned the crank and
McAlpine , the boy miner w~~s the m onk. One member of our class, a twin brother
of Father Time, J . Edwin Hood by n ame, sometimes forgets him self and frisks
around as if he were under forty. H e is very popul ar with t he ladies, especiall y
those of the "Gay New York Company.' '
Through it all we have been piloted by old Do ck 'Wrightson, from t he" Eastern
Sho ," and no praise is high enough for him t he way he handled class matters.
Spring is fast approachin g, and with it examinati ons and the end of our Freshman
year , one of the happiest we have ever spent. vVe have made mistakes and we
know it, but we hope to profit by the experien ce· we received as a Freshman at
Old St. J ohn 's !
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CATALOGUE OF PUPILS .
FIRST
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BRE!lE TON.
CLASS.
J oHN F . LuTz.
c. BYRNES
Lr<:ROY G. ME SSERS MITH.
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STANLEY G.
GIRAULT
INARFIELD
HARRY
HOOPE S .
Mu u D.
uLLMAN
SHIPLEY
GE O RGE
SKINNER.
T . RALPH SMOUSJc.
JAMI SON .
SoMERVILLF:.
vv.
S TANsBuRY.
IsAA C BA GGOTT JONE S.
HowARD S . STRANGE
RI CHARD A. KA SHNE !l .
ALBERT TAR BE RT.
a_
JOHN K EA RLLEY KEARN EY .
vV A TNEIL
L. W EE MS .
DAVID
JULIUS S.
Jo sE PH
GEORG E
K EGAN .
P ERE
TYSON KENL Y.
·CHARLJ<:S
ALFRED
ELY KING .
ALLISON
WILMER.
BuRTON WOOLE Y.
EDWARD LLOYD .
SECOND CLASS .
WARWI CK BAYNJc .
GARLAND
CHAUNC!<;Y BROOKS .
Pr~DRO
M ELRN DEZ.
JuAN JosE CANAs.
FL OYD
FRANK CoPP.
TH ORNE
lVI.
E.
. J.
GoRDON
CouNciLMAN.
ELMER JoHN FINK.
WrLLIAM
GRASON
HARTMAN.
H E I STER Hoo GEN W ERFF
lVIILLEH.
PETE R S
LEROY HAR COUHT SEXTON .
.AND!lEW ALEXANDlm HAMILTON .
BENJAMIN
LINTHI CUM .
HowARD
E.
SKINNER .
STREET.
LJ%AND VILLAFHA NCA .
ROYAL
HENRY Pow J
cLL HOPKIN S .
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l-IA YS
W IG Lt<;Y
�THE ST . JOHN ' S GIRL
�PHILOKALIAN SOCIETY
�Philokalian Society.
ALDER.
H ECHT.
ALLEN.
HOHB ERGER.
AusTIN.
Ho usTON,
BAILEY.
H uTCHINS ,
BENNETT.
JO NES .
BuRKE.
McALPINE .
BuRTON.
McBRIDE,
CATHCART.
A.
M cBRIDE, E.
CAULK F.
MILLER,
CAULK , J.
CLARK,
G.
MORRIS.
E.
T .
PARSLEY.
DAWSON, T.
QUIMBY.
DuvAL.
RILEY.
ENNIS .
ScHUSTER.
FooKs.
SHANNAHAN.
SINCLAIR.
GARTRELL
SMITH.
HAN CE.
HARDING.
THOMAS, J.
HARRISON , J.
HARRISON,
p.
WILKINSON.
HAUVER.
WILSON.
HEARN.
WRIGHTSON, D.
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w.
TILGHMAN.
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PHII-OMATHEAN SOCI!':TY
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�Philomathean Society.
BuLLARD .
ANDERSON .
CARROLL.
ARNOLD.
BEARD.
CARPENTER.
BowEN.
CouLBOURN.
BRIS COE, L.
CRAWFORD.
BRISCOE , N .
EARECKSON.
CRESAP.
H . 0.
HALBERT,
GAUSS.
HARRELL.
GosNELL.
HoDGSON.
GwYNN.
HuTSON.
HALBERT, C. R.
KANE.
KEENE .
McCARDELL.
LANEY.
McKINLEY.
LLOYD.
MELS ON.
LovE .
NEILL.
MAGRUDER.
ORRISON.
PERKINS.
RICE .
PEZET.
RuHL.
PHILIPS .
Ruz.
PINKERTON.
SELLMAN.
PowELL.
SHEARER.
SHUGERT.
THOMAS,
STERNBERG.
J.
B.
THOMPSON,
STONE.
A.
C.
THOMPSON ,
STROHM.
J.
M.
TowNSHEND .
TERHY.
W E LLS.
WRIGHTSON , W.
ll3
D.
�PHI SIGMA KAPPA
�Sigma Chapter.
May 16, 1903:
Institu ted
RO L L .
MARCELLO WORTHI NGTON BoRDLEY.
W I LLIAM NoRwooD BRISCOE.
NEWTON FoRD CAR P ENTER.
HowARD LEE CECIL.
EDWARD
T ALBOTT
J oHN
CLARK.
RIDGLEY
MEDOREM
CLARK.
CRAWFORD.
W I LLIAM PELOUZE CuTLER.
J OHN
PHILIP
HAXALL
ALFRED
TRIPLETT
H ARRI SON.
H ARRISON.
HousTON.
ANDREW
P.
KELLY.
WILLIAM. NEILL, J r .
RoBERT
ALFRED
ALEXANDER
RousE.
McCuLLY
STEVENS.
J OHN GASHORN SHEARER.
EDWIN WARFIELD, Jr.
ARTHUR DE T ALMA
V ALK ,
FRAT E R S IN FACU LTA T E.
T HOMAS FELL, Ph.D., LL.D .
.,V.
--"
BYRON...
AMos W . WooDcocK, M.A .
C I SSEL, M.A.
ROLAND H OPKINS, B . A.
F RAT E R
IN U RB E .
EUGENE I GLEHART.
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�Sigma Beta.
M embers.
FRANK
ERNEST
'08.
'09.
CAULK,
CHARLES WALLA CE HJ GH ,
ARTHUR
REGINALD
LAN!';Y ,
CHARLES FRANCIS LLOY D,
'08 .
'06.
FREDEJUCK HAROLD SASSCF.R,
'08.
'09.
GoE R GE DAw soN ·wRI G HTsoN,
SIGMA B ETA
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�Glee Club.
W.
D.
WRIGHTSON • .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . • . .. . •....
M.
S.
KEENE . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
E.
P .
J.
H .
President
Secretary
B u RKE . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . ... .. . . . .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
SINCLAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business Manager
M. S. KEENE, Leader.
First Tenor .
M.
Second Tenor .
G. D. RILE Y.
E. P. BuRKE .
w . D . WRIGHTSON .
CRAWFORD .
A. L. ARNOLD.
L.
ALLE N .
First Bass .
w.
P . WILMER.
A.
R.
Second Bass.
B. McKINLEY.
. T. RuHL.
W.
MOORE.
H
LANEY.
M.
s.
KEENE .
Dramatic Club.
President
Secretary
A. DE T. VALK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... Treasurer
W . D. WRIGHTSON . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . Business Manager
PROF. B . VERNON C I SSEL . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .
M.
S.
KEENE . ... .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .
MEMBERS.
ALLEN.
CRAWFORD.
Hous ToN.
B U RKE .
EARE CKSON.
H UTCHINS .
RuHL.
CARROLL.
HARRISON,
J.
KELLY.
SHEARER.
HARRISON, P.
LLOYD .
SINCLAIR.
HEARN.
PINKERTON.
WILMER, P.
CLARK, E .
T.
CuTLER, W. P .
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RousE.
�Cotillion Club.
OFFICERS .
PERE
W.
President'
V ice-President
A . Rou sE . . . . . . . . . • .. . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . ... .. .. . .. Secretary·
HousTON . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . . .. ... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . Tr easurer
WILMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PELOUZlc
RoBERT
ALFRED
CuTLER .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . ..
HOP
COMMITTEE.
'06.
'06 .
ARTH_DR DE T. VALK , '06.
lVI. W . B ORDLEY, '07 .
JoHN T. H ARRI SON, '07.
P H ILIP H . HA RRI SON, '08 ...
'06. (Chairman)
'vV. P E LOUZE CuTLER, '06 .
R onERT A. R ousE, '06.
ALFRED H ousToN, '06.
EDWARD T. CLARK , '06.
CHARLES F. LL OYD , '06 .
J. H. SIN CLAIR ,
P E RE WILMER,
ANDRE W P . K ELLY,
Series of H ops 1905- 06.
February 23d .
April 20th.
April 27th.
May 4th.
May llth
December 8th
December 15th ,
J anuary 12th.
J anuary 19th.
February 16t h .
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�MEMBERS.
1906.
F.
PERE WILMER.
C.
W. P. CuTLER.
A.
E.
M. S. KEENE .
J.
E. L. GosNELL.
E.
w.
R.
G . D. RILEY.
A.
R.
E.
A.
T . CLARK.
H . HoDGSON.
H ousToN.
LLOYD.
P.
J . H . SINCLAIR.
KELLY.
G. PARSLEY.
A. RousE.
A.
VALK.
B.
WELLS .
D.
WRIGHTSON.
H UTCHINS.
BATTLE.
1907.
M. W. BoRDLEY.
B.
GWYNN .
w.
M . T ERRY.
E.
T.
MELVIN .
R.
Ruz.
P.
BURKE .
N. A. BELT.
E.
MAGRUDER .
E.
H . A . CouLBOURN.
J.
G . SHEARER.
I.
A.
R.
J.
B.
T . HARRISON .
HANCE.
E.
BENNETT.
P . KANE.
SMITH .
A.
c.
A . M. C. STEVENS.
H.
T.
A.
w.
T HOM PSON.
RuHL.
JUn1ot
~
1908.
F. E.
CAULK.
J. P . McMAKI N.
N. BRISCOE.
N.
P.
F.
CARPENTER.
H ARRISON.
F . L. HARRELL.
A. G. LovE.
A.
R.
S.
A.
L ANEY.
R I CE.
PEZET .
P . PHI LLIPS.
G. C. SMITH.
w.
S.
T . SHUGART.
H .
J.
D.
SwANN.
H ARDING,
B.
J R.
NEILL,
JR .
J . G. SHANN"AHAN.
T HOMAS.
A. G . ALDER.
1909.
J . CLARK.
C.
L.
w.
HIGH .
HUTCHINSON.
J. CAULK.
E . WARFI ELD.
B.
D . WRIGHTSON.
T . DAWSON.
R.
E.
BURRELL.
J. M. CARRO LL.
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S.
K.
BuLLARD .
BEARD.
M . CRAWFORD.
THE ROUGH PATH
�Social Life at St. John's.
How is a nyone going to study and dance, banquet and train for athletics , ca ll
in town and attend inspection on time? It is preposterous to attempt to bring
together such incompatible extremes and make them co-ordinate in one system,
t he system of pure scholastic attainment . The cadets study of course and they
have been known to dance; they call in town and get back in plenty of time for
inspection (for corroboration, respectfully referred to " The Society Track Team.' ')
This year the regul ar series of hops were given in a very.attractive m anner; t hey
were largely attended and much en joyed by a ll.
In the Commencement balls held during " June week ,'' social life and enjoyment reaches its climax, not only in the m azes of the light fantastic, but in t he
longings of t he cadet, born and matured by t he numerous gayeties of the past
ye&r. Many find a greater charm in the quiet and seclusion of the campus, than in
the ball room.
On t he night of June 16, the Philokalian Society held its annual hop, the
first of a seri es of dances of " June week.' ' The hall was tastefully decorated with
potted plants and college colors, while Mrs. Fell , and Mr. B. D . Chambers occ upied
the receiving stand. The fo llowing night t he Philomathean Society gave its dance
and on this occasion Mrs. Cissel and Mr. J . H . Fox received. On the evening of
June 20, t he Class of 1906 gave t he Class of 1905 a grand farewell ball. Mrs. Fell
an d President Clark of the '06 Class received. The old gymnasium was beautifully
and tastefull y decorated for the occasion in the co lors of the two classes. At the
fa rt her end of the gymnasium was a chec ker-board arrangement of colors, in blue
and gr ay, across this in large letters was t he inscripti<;m, "Farewell1905.' ' The ba ll
started with a "Grand March ,'' after which t he couples arranged t hemselves on
opposite sides of t he room , while Major Smith , with elaborate ceremonies presented
his sword to E. T . Clark , informing him of his appointmen t as Major, and giving
over t he Battalion to his care. The dance ·which followed was acknowledged to
be the most brilliant and successful " June Ball'' ever given at St. John's. This
brought to an end t he social season for t he year 1904-05, and many were t he pleasant
memories which we carried with us to our homes .
124
"Spiri t, mind and body" are L t rio whi ch, when evenly balanced and
he
uniformly developed , m ake t he true man. It is for t his that t he Young Men 's
·Christian Association stands. With this as its motto , t he Association may be considered a powerful auxiliary to our grand old College. We are proud to ha ve an
orrranization of such world wide prominence among us.
"' The perfection of t hese t hree: spirit , mind and body , constit ute the highest
development that can be reached. The Greeks saw this and developed the idea to
a high degree of excellence. The young man who means to win in t he battle of life
today must consider eac h with equal weight. If he develops two and neglects the
third , he is a cripple If he develops mind and body and neglects t he spirit, he
enters life immeasurably handicapped. He must be true to a ll. John R. Mott ,
in an able address at Northfield , said, " There are men in our Co lleges and Universit ies who are fighting losing battles with self and sin, and our organi zation is helpin g
just su ch men.''
Som e of the inspiration of Northfield has been transported to our own Assoc iat ion and has permeated all its workings . The meetings have been helpful and much
in terest has been taken in t hem. Our officers have been efficient and have commanded t he respect of t he whole student-body. Bible and Mission study have
been ably carried on, and we can safely say t hat t he men of our Alma Mater who
participated in this work fee l more int imately acq uain ted with t heir Creator and
feel t he value of Christianity in a man 's life more deep ly t han ever.
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1
�ACTIVE
MEMB ERS.
BAILEY.
J ONES,
QunmY.
HuTCHI NS.
BJ;;:-<NETT.
E .
RousE .
Bow1~ N.
Young Men? s Christian Association.
R.
KEENE.
CLARK, E.
J(INu, C.
P.
Ruz.
RILEY.
President
A . C . QuiMBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . •.... . . . . . . Vice-President
G. L. MILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tr easurer
C . R . HALBERT . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . R ecording Sec1·etary
A
C. THOMPSON . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . Corresponding Secretary
H.
ScHUSTER . ... . . . . . . ... . ....• . . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . .
M c KINLEY.
S wA NN.
MELVIN.
TARBERT , H .
HA N C E.
C.
GwYNN.
HALBI<mT, C . R.
MILLJ<;R,
HAUVI':R.
PETERS.
HEARN.
P I<: ZI':'f .
Ho oD.
PINKJ':RTON.
G.
TH OMPSON, A. C .
TILGHMAN.
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS.
MJD I~ RSMITH.
SS
ALLEN.
Dr.
T HOMAS
PROF .
c.
v.
G.
s.
SINCLAIR.
PRoF. A. W. WooD cocK
R
PARSLEY.
H uTSON.
CouLBOURN .
LLOYD.
R EV. T . P. HALLOWAY
FELL
A. STRYKER
HODGSON.
AusTIN.
ADVISORY
HIGH.
ANDICRSON.
B uLLARD.
M c Bmn~C ,
CATH CART.
M c BRIDE , A.
TH OMAS ,
McALPIN!<: .
WILSON.
M OHRI S.
"
WRI GI-ITSON, D .
BOARD .
BELL
DAWSON ,
COMMI TTEES .
DowJ<; LL.
Musical.
A. C. McBRIDE,
W .
E.
B.
P .
Chairman.
McKINLEY .
T.
c. R. HALBERT.
w . H AUVER.
G.
B.
B.
JoN ES .
DAWSON.
H ANCE .
S.
BuLLARD.
PINKERTON.
Social.
C.
NI embershi p.
MILLER, Chairman.
G. W .
R. E.
BuRKE.
T.
SHANNA HA N • .
E.
R.
HALBERT,
Chairman.
A. C .
Bible Study.
QuiMBY, Chairman .
A . C.
QuiMBY.
G.
w.
R. E.
JONES.
H.
H UT SON.
E. E.
c. c.
c.
s.
BENNETT.
CATCHCART.
R eligious Meetings .
Chairman.
E.
MILLER .
TILGHMAN.
SHANNAHAN .
W. B . McKINLEY,
Mission Study.
E. E. BENNETT, CHAIRMAN.
H . T ARBERT.
H.
G.
WILSON .
A. C . THOMPSON.
T.
DAWSON.
G.
PINKERTON.
L.
E.
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McALPINE.
BOWEN .
McBRIDE.
127
STERNBI<mG .
L.
J.
�8Vlilitar~
_J
_J
Department.
Commandant of Cadets.
MA.rOR W. A. THOMPiiON , 4th Ca valry , U . S. A.
>
a:
<(
f-
Commissioned Staff.
_J
Cadet Major E. T. Clark . ... . . . . . ..... .. .................. . . . . . ...... Major
Cadet Captain J. H Sinclair . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. .... . .. ... . ....... Adjutant
Cadet Quartermaster W. C. Morris,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. . .. Quartermaster
Cadet Commissary M. S. K Eene ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... Commissary
Cadet Lieutenant E. G. Parsley, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ordnance D epartment
Cadet Lieutenant A. F. Hutchins, .. .. . .... . . . . . . ... . ... Ordnance Department
Cadet Lieutenant E. E. Hearn , ... . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . .. .. Ordnance Department
Cadet Lieutenant vV. L. Moore .... . . . ......... . . . . . .. . Chief of Signal Corps
Non-Commissioned Staff.
Cadet Sergeant-Major A. P. Kell y,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Sergeant Major
Cadet Quarter-Master Sergeant R. H. Hodgson ,. .
. . Quartermaster Sergeant
Cadet Color Sergeants, .. . . . .. . .... .... P. Wi lmer, H. H . Carter, S. S. Hohberger
Cadet Corporal Cra wford,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . ... .... . ... Chief Bugler
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�STAFF OFFICERS
THE BATTALION
�C OMPANY A.
Captain.
W. P. CuTL J•:n.
Li eutenants
.J .
B. W E LLS
C. F.
J . THOMP::lON (2d)
(1st)
LLO YD
(2d additio nal).
Sergeants.
H . C. FooKS
R.
(1st.)
J.
C . BrtADY,
T . HARRI SON.
W. M. BOHDLE Y.
A. AH OLD
Corporals.
E.
L.
F. B . GwYNN ,
T.
lVIELYIN ,
B. HA NCJ<}
vV . MA GRuDER,
A.
R.
B OWEN,
A . M. STEVJ<; NS,
SMIT H.
Privates.
ALDER ,
CuTLmt,
KA S HNElt ,
S ASSC F:H.,
BAIT-leY ,
DowELL,
KE N DRI CK ,
S HA NNAHA N,
BATTLE,
EARE CK SON,
J( EN L Y,
S HIPLEY ,
BI<:ARD ,
ENNI S ,
L I<:v Jc LY ,
SM ITH , G.
FINK
M c BRIDE ,
SMOUSE
M c ALPINE,
STANSBURY,
BRISCOE,
BRISCOE
N.
L.
GLADDE:N.
c.
BuLLARD ,
HAL BEwr ,
c.
M c MA c KIN,
BYRNES
HARIUSON'
p.
lVJ J<:LENDEZ,
TARBER'I',
CAR ROLL ,
H ARTMAN,
M uNROE,
TH OMA S ,
CAULK,
H UT CHINSON,
M u DD ,
THOMA S, J . B.
C HILD S,
J ONES,
lV1 8LSON,
TILGHMAN ,
C LAHK,
JAMISON
PARLETT '
W ATNER,
CoATSWORTH ,
KIN G C. A .
POW J<;LL,
vVoOLLEY.
CONNOLLY ,
Kmc, C . P.
E.,
Rrcr;,
LINE OFFICERS
133
S TREET,
L.
J.
�CO MPANY
B.
Captain.
E. L.
GosNELL.
Lieutenants.
A. D.
VALK ,
(1 st Lieut.)
G. D. RJLJW (2d Lieut. )
A . HousToN
(2d additional)
Sergeants
E.
P. DuvAL,
(1st Sergt. )
J.
H. A. CouLBOURN IB,
E.
N. A. BI•:LT,
G. SHEARER.
P. BuRKE .
Corporals .
I. P. KANJ<:
L . 1. HE CH'l' ,
R. ANDf-:RSON , Jr.
UJ
0
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cr:
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Cl.
R. Ruz,
E. E. BENNETT,
A. C. THOMPSON .
C.
c.
CATHCART,
(f)
(f)
Pri?Jates .
UJ
cr:
0
E.
AUSTIN,
Foao,
M c BRIDE,
BAYNE,
HA LL,
MILLER,
Bun-roN,
HARDING,
SKINNER H .
STilANGE,
BUR\VI~ LL
H ARR!';LL,
Si<:XTON,
STON I•:,
CANAS ,
H ARRl NG'l'ON
NEILL,
TARBERT,
CA HPE;NT I•: Il ,
H ooPES,
ORRISON ,
TJmnY ,
PHILLIPS
Tow Ns H END,
CARHOLL ,
CAU LK ,
K
J.
Hoov 1 1l
·:
. H OWARD
G.
tlTA ltLINGS,
ST I"RNJ3E RG ,
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Instructor.
P ROF. S n1:s.
CADET CA PTAIN RoBERT Ro usE ,
Third Cornez
First L ieutenant.
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First Cornet.
Second L ieutenant and Drum Major .
J. RoY M cCARDELL.
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Baritone.
S econd S ergeant.
W . A.
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First Cornet.
Musicians .
B ass Drum
GAuss .. ... . .. . .. .. . . . . . Cornet
HA UVER .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . . Clarinet
HIGH ... . ... • . . . . . . Snare Drum
H UTSON ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • B ase
KEARNEY ... . . . ... ...... Cymbals
LANEY . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . Base
ALLEN . . . . . . . .. . . ...
M c DoRMA N ..
.. .Cornet
Trombone
PINKERTON.. . . . . . . . .
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R u HL. . . . .
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SWANN . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . .. . . . Clarinet
SELLMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Wr GLJw . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . ... . . . Clarinet
PERKINS.
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�To/chester Encampment.
Camp Warfield.
It \vas on the afternoon of the fifth of June, last year, after all examinations
were over, that the battalion formed , ready for the trip to Tolchester. For a day
or two before, the students had been busying themselves packing their effects into
boxes or old trunks, and making many other preparations. Everyone seemed to
have caught the excitement and spirit that pervaded the air of these old hall s,
and was anticipating a pleaEant t ime.
At three o'clock, the battalion with Major A. W. Smith in charge marched
down Prince George Street to the wharf , the band in the lead playing a favorite
selection. The pavements were lined with a throng of people admiring the fin e
appearance and carriage of the cadets. After arriving at the wharf, we had but a
short time to wait for the boat, which was the old Emma Giles . We embarked
and each one laid aside his gun and other accoutrements as soon as possible, and
gave himself up to the undisturbed enjoyment of the ride up t he Bay. It was
a beautiful day. A gentle breeze was stirring ·which ruffled the waves and allayed
the otherwise sultriness of the day. Arriving at Tolchester, we were marched
to the camp. On being dismissed the cadets made a break to pick out their tents
and in a short time were arranging their effects in the most co nvenient places.
The advance guard, whi ch had arrived on Friday, had laid out the camp
and put up the tents; some of them, Smith, Caulk, Shearer and Magruder were
especially adept(?) at driving tent pegs, as like " General Grant" they saw double
and some of them maybe thrice. But credit must be given to the guard for laying
out such a model camp.
The first night was a lovely one, to \ hose who had cots, but the others had to
spend the best part of the night in trying to so lve the problem of how to maintain
t he center of equi librium of their bodies on a bag of straw, about the size and shape
of a stovepipe five feet long. The ground was clamp f10m previous rains, and as a
result there were very few fellows who were not shivering and chattering with the
co ld when revei lle sounded the next morning. About five o'clock, everybody
was up , stirring around in their tents, washing, bringing forth soap, towels and
vario11s other articles of toi let. The first day was a beautiful one and passed pleasantly for all. The novelty of mi litary camp-life added to the magnifi cent view, and
invigorating breezes of the Bay made the spirits of everyone feel buoy ant and ha ppy.
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�After dri ll in t he afternoon t he fe llows made a break fo r the pa rk , wh ere a ll kinds
of amusement 3 were to be found , from t he hair-raising swiftn ess of t he Hula- Zula
to the dizzy sensat ion of Pike 's Peale Also t he Carrousel and dancing pavilion
were much in evidence; not so much for their in trinsic worth , as for t he pretty girls
who constitut ed t heir ornaments. It is, perhaps, need less to say t hat m any li tt le
flirtations and pretty sent imentalities which appeal to the youthful heart were
indulged in. There are many who wi ll not soon forget t he pleasant hours spent in
that park , hours, it m ay be, ·which have linked to t hem tender memories of some
fair one.
The regular co urse of dri ll proved rather irksome to some who had appointm ents to keep, and to others, to whom the though t of work is disagreeable. But
the result of our good and regular drilling was very gratifying when the Inspector
came . At nine o'clock, was guard mounting; from half past ten unt il ha lf past
eleven, company d rill ; from half past two to ha lf past t hree battalion drill ; and at
six o'clock, dress parade. The fence in fron t of t he field was nearl y a ways lined
with people who watched t he drills and seemed very much pleased with t he sight .
The second night very few of the cadets were out of t heir tents after nine
o 'c .ock as they were weary and worn and soon fell asleep Of cour e, H odgson ,
Draper, McKinley and Clark spent until ten o'clock playing poker. From t his
time on every night was occupi<;d in having fun . The "Sour Grape Quartette''
consisting of Allen , Draper, H ance and P arsley, rendered some exce lent selections,
and the Band , led by Capt. "Sousa'' McBride, played" In the Shade of t he Old
Apple Tree.' ' There was no encore, the Captain could not be found, nor could any
of t he others except Allen , who carried the Bass drum, and of course he was laid
across it and acted as a substitute for the rest. Aft'er t his, a few Sophs could be
seen around a b lanket with a poor Freshie or Prep. in the center, pitching him skyhigh.
On t he sixth night of t he encampment, a very great storm came up , which
seemed every mom ent to be about to blow over the tents. But owing to t he fact
that t hey were put up properly and that everyone was out hanging on to t he guy
ropes, they safely withstood it. The next few days nothing occu rred to break t he
monotony of camp life unless it was an extra dri ll or an occasional t hunderstorm.
Regarding t he mea ls taken at the hotel, it must be said t hat they were very mu ch
enjoyed by the cadets . They showed the manager of t he hotel how keen cou d
be t heir appetites when healt hy exercise was mingled wit h the pure air of the sea
breezes. Many of the young ladies seeking to eat their lunches quitely on t he
tables in the park were annoyed by H odgson , P arsley, McBride, and others on
account of their continua l "butting-in' ' and exercising that famous boarding-house
reach so well executed by H ance.
There was no drill on Sunday with t he exception of guard mount and dress
parade The last Monday spent in camp was given to cleaning guns and other
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equpmen ts for the annual inspection and competitive d rill. The cadets too k pride
in t he fact t hat they were to have a chan ce to be on e of the"big six military co lleges
of the United States. Everyone did hi s best and after drill , fe lt sure t hat old St.
John 's would rank as one of them. As t he result she stands as the fourth best
mili tary co llege in t his coun try. Company A was decided by the in specting officer
( o be t he better drilled and t herefore entit led to the flag
The next clay t he battalion broke camp much to t he regret of all. Camp
Warfield has a warm place in t he heart of every cadet for t here were no difficult
studies or other t hings to worry t hem, and they were free, to a certain extent, to do
as t hey pleased. In leaving camp the Seni ors, especially, felt t hat there were leavin rr it never to return , while t he Juniors looked forward to the next year when they
could strut around and have th in gs their own way. May the memories associated
with our life at Cam p Warfield remain fresh and indelible in the hearts of all.
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�SCENE S AT CAMP WARFIELD
�c:Athletic c:Association.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
R. P. MELVIN, '99 . ...... . . ..... .. ... . . .......... . . .... ... ...... (Alumni)
Prof. B. V. CISSEL .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Faculty)
W. D . WRIGHTSON, '06 , .......... . . .. .. ... .. ....... (President of Association
OFFICERS FOR 1905- 1906
W. D. WRIGHTSON 06 ....... . . ... . . .... .. .. . ........ . .. ... ... .. President
J. T . HARRISON, '07 . ... . . .... . ..... ... . ... .. . .... . .. ..... Vice-Presedent
J. G. SHEARER, '07 .. . .. . .... .... .. ...... .. ... . . .. .. . .. . . ....... . Secretary
M. W. BoRDLEY, '07 ... .. . .. . . . .. .. ..... .... . ........... .. ...... Treasurer
BASEBALL TEAM, 1906.
J. R. McCARDELL ..... . .... . . . . . .. ..... ...... .... .. . . . ...... . .... Captain
E. L. GosNELL .. . ....... . . . .. .. . .... .. .. . . . . . . ... . ...... .. ...... Manager
L. I. HECHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Manager
TRACK TEAM , 1906
J. H . SINcLAIR, .......... . ... ... . . . ... . ..... . .... . .. ... .... . ..... Captain
J . T. HARRISON .... . . . . . ... . .... ....... . ..... .. . . . ... ... . . ....... Manager
FOOTBALL TEAM 1906.
A. M. STEVENS .. ... .. . .... . ........ ...... ....... . ... . ... . . . . . ..... Captain
J. G. SHEARER ... .... . .. .... . ... .. ............ .. .... . .... . . . ... . Manager
F. CAULK ..... . .. .. . ... . ... . ......... . ............ . . .. . A ssistant Manager
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�Football Season~ 1905.
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At the opening of the session of 1905 , the same old question was as ked : " vVhat
kind of a football team will we have?'' lt was doubtful in t he minds of many , if
St. J ohn 's could produce a team t h at would win a single v ictory . E ig ht of our
best m en , members of t he team of 1904, had gone from Co llege, leaving l\1cCarclell ,
Cla rk (wh o had been elected Captain in t he place of H.uhl), Duval, and Stevens,
"·ho h ad played as regula rs during t he season of 1904.
vVe had sol'ne excellent m aterial but it needed de veloping. T o put in t he field
a winning team was no easy task , and every one reali zed this fact A call from
Captain Clark brought out for ty men, a nd t here was scar cely an aft ernoon t h a t
one could n ot count t hat number.
Professor Cissel, our faithful friend, was again seen on the field, and in him the
team found a much needed coach . During t he season h e was assisted by some of
ou r former football stars, namely, Howard , Captain of the Navy , Green, J arnisc'n
and Hopkin s. In the fi rst game, which was p layed with Virginia , the team s hmYed
u p well, and gave general satisfac ti on.
H ere we wish to congratulate our "Scrub T eam ,'' who gave t he team t heir
mos t loyal su pport during t he entire season . w·e wi sh t hem su ccess in their
efforts, and hope t hey may some cl ay fill t he places of t hose they have so
errrnest ly h elped .
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�FOOTBALL T EAM, 1905.
L. HUTCHINSON ........ . .. ..... . .. ... . . ..... . .... . . . . ...... . ..... Left End
E. T. CLARK, (Captain) ... . . .. . .. . ... . .... . . .... .. .. ... ........ L eft Tackle
H . C. FooKs . ... . .... . .. . ... . .. .... . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . ........ . . . L eft Guard
A. HousTON ............. . . .. .. . . .. .... .. . ........... . ... . .. . . .. .. Center
W . H . P ERKINS . .. . . . . ............. . ... . . . . .. ..... . . . . ..... . . Right Guard
J. R. McCARDELL . . . . . . ..... . ................. .. .......... . ... . R ight T ackle
R. C. BRADY .. . . .. ........ . . ... . .. . .. ........ . . ... . . ...... .. . .. . Right End
E. P. D uvA L... . ... ... .. . . .. . . . . .. .. . .... . . .... . ............. . Quarterback
A M. STEVENS . .. .. ... ... .. . . .. . ..... . .. . ..... . .. . . .. . . . . ... Right Halfback
A. G. QuiMBY .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. F u llback
R. ANDERSON .... . .. .. . .... . . .. . ..... . ..... .. .. .. ... .. ....... L eft Halfback
Substitt~tes.
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M. W . BonDLEY
C. G. BA'r'l.'L ic
F. B. GwYNN
J. H. SINcLAIR
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St. John '.;.. .. . . .... .. . . ...... . 0
St. John 's .... . ... . ... .. . .. .. . . . 0
St. John's . ..... . . . ..... . .. . . . .. 10
St. John 's .... .. . . .... . . .. . . . ... 10
St. John's ............ .. . . .. . . . . 9
St. John 's ... . ... . . ... . . .. .... .. 5
St. John 's ... . . . . .. . .... .. ...... 11
St. John 's ......... . ........ .. .. 11
St. John 's .. . ... . ... . ..... . . . . .. 6
U ni versi t y of Virginia . ......... .... 30
Navy . . . ........................ 38
Frank lin and Marsha ll ........ . . . .. 18
Virginia Mi litary Institute ....... . ... 11
Ri chmond College ..... ... . .... . . . . 0
George Washington University . ... . . 11
Maryland Agricultural College ....... 27
Ga llaudet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. .. 6
Johns Hopkins... ... . . . ... . . . . .. . . 5
Pennsylvania Mi litary Coll ege . . ..... .. 5
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�Games of the Season.
University of Virginia 30;
St. John's 6.
After training for only ten clays our team lined up at t hree o'clock on Sept em ber 30 again st t he strong University of Virgini a team . Our team was ou tweighed by fifteen to twenty pounds to t he man . At first our line held well , but
owing to the short time our team had been trai ning, combined with the overweight of their opponents, they began to weaken. In t he first half the Virgini a
t eam m an aged to score twelve points.
D urin g t he second half, Virginia made three m ore to uchdowns. It was in the
last three m inutes of play that St. J ohn's was able to score, alt hough they had
repeat edly gone through Virginia's lin e for som e tellin g gain s. Virginia was held
for downs, punting the ball to m id-field, D uval our crack qu arterback cat chin g it
ran through our opponent 's team for a touchdown , and ki cked goal maki ng t he
scc re Virginia , 30; St . J ohn 's, 6.
Navy 38 : St. J ohn 's 0.
On the eleventh of October our team lined up against t he strong Navy eleven.
During the entire game, rain fell in cessantly. The muddy field was a great handicap to our team, for t hey could not use their trick plays which they depended on
ve ry mu ch when fac in g heavier teams. I n the first half, the Navy scored three
t ou chdown s.
I n t he second ha lf, t hey scored fou r more to uchdowns During the last part
of t his half , St. J ohn 's star play 1ras made.
Navy ki cked off , :VIcCardell received the ball and returned it forty yard s; on
t he next rush Stevens carried the ba ll for ten yards m ore , bu t t hi s ended our rall y
and t ime was soon call ed . l\ av ~' 38: St . J ohn 's 0.
F ranklin and Marshall 18;
St. John 's .
The follO\Ying Saturday our team left for Lancaster to play t he Franklin and
!viarsh all eleven . 'Ne were at a great di sadvantage by the loss of Duv al, Anderson
and Captain Clark , who could not play on acco un t of injuries received in t he Navy
game.
For t he first ten minutes of t he game we outpl ayed our opponents an d were
carrying the ball dqwn t he fi eld for a t ouchdown , when we fum bled, an F . & M.
man secured the ball and rdl61 si~ty-fi ve yards for a touchdown .
F. & l\1. was able to push th e ba l over our goal line for twelve more poin ts in
t he second ha 1f.
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�Virginia Military Institute 11; St. John 's 10.
Our team during the next week went through some hard practice. Leaving
Annapolis Octo ber 20, they arrived at Lexington the same night. The next day
was an ideal one for fo otball and our men made up their minds to give V. M. I. one
of the h ardest struggles they had met with during the season.
Duval kicked off to V. M. I. but we soon secured the ball on downs. St.
John 's now carried the ball by line plunges to our opponents' twenty-yard line,
from which point Duval kicked a beautiful field goal.
V. M. I. kicked off to us. After gaining about twenty yards the ball went to
V. M. I. on downs, and t hey began to pound our line for short gains until they were
able to push it over, but fai led at goal.
St . John 's received t he next ki ck off , but were soon held for downs. Stevens
punted, V M. I.'s man fumbled, and Battle recovered it On a fa ke play, Brady
made a forty-yard run for a touchdown . Duval ki cked goal.
V. M. I. received the next ki ck and by long end runs combined wi th some hard
line plunging carried t he ball fu lly seventy-five yards for a touchdown , and kicked
goal. A minute after t he ball was next kicked; t ime was called.
In t he second half , neither side was able to score . Most of the playing was
done in V. M. I.'s territory , showing that St. John 's were out playing their opponents.
Several times St. John 's was in striking distance of the goal, but fai led to make the
necessary yards. After twen ty-five minutes of hard playing, the half ended.
This game was undoubted ly one of t he best games ou r team put up during the
season .
he had gone out of bounds. However, we continued to pound their line unt il we
rea ched our opponents' five-yard line, from where Duval by a long end run made a
touchdown, but failed to kick goal
St. John 's kicked off in the second h alf. After ten minutes of play George
Washington carried the ball over the line for their first score.
We received the next kick but were unable to gain , Duval punted; it was a
short ki ck , ana our opponents then pounded our line for another touchdown.
We could gain no more ground until the time was nearly up , when we carried
the ball to G. W . 's twenty-yard line, where Duval ki cked a difficult goal making
score G. W. 12; St. John 's 9.
Maryland Agricultural College 27; St. John 's 5.
Our next defeat was dealt to us by the M. A. C. aggregation. The result of the
game was decidedly a surprise and probably t he least said the better.
In the first half, M. A. C. scored fifteen points, t heir gains being made mostly
around our ends.
In the next half they scored two more touchdowns , kicking both goals. At the
last minute of t he game our team by h ard work pushed Stevens over for our only
tou chdown. But we failed at goal. Score M. A C. 27 ; St. John 's 5.
St. J ohn 's 11 ;
Gallaudet, 6.
The Saturday following the Richmond game , we met the George Washington Uni versity team. Again we were great ly outweighed. The first half was undoubted ly ours, for t he ball was main ly in George Washington's part of the field.
After a few minutes of play, Hut chinson our left end made a beautiful run of
sixty yards for a touchdown, but was called back by the referee who claimed that
Embittered at our defeat by M. A. C. we lined up on November 18, against
Gallaudet. Though we did not run up a large score we completely outplayed our
opponents; owing to a miss pass by our quarter, a Gallaudet man secured the ball ,
making a tou chdown after a run of fifty yards.
St. J ohn 's scored in each half by straight football. After plunging through
Gallaudet 's line for eighty yards, H auver was pushed over for the first touchdown.
Battle missed a difficult goal. The first half ended with the ball in our possession in
mid-field.
In t he second half, six minutes after the whistle blew, Captain Clark went over
the line for a second score. Battle kicked goal.
An aoTeement had been made between t he two teams to stop the game at a
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certain tim e to allow us to catch the train . When time was called t here
remained fourteen minutes to play, with t he ball in our possession on our opponents' ten-yard line.
There is no doubt but we could have scored twice more during the remainder
of the half .
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St. John's 10; Richmond College 0.
On Saturday, October 28, 1905, we played our first game on home grounds, and
made a very poor showing against Richmond, as we fully expected a much larger
score.
Overconfiden ce no doubt played an important part in this game. St. J ohn's
was able to score a touchdown in each half, but failed at both goals.
George Washington University 12 ; St . John' s 9.
�St . John 's 11 ; Hopkins lTniversit y 5.
Th e foll owing week , t he conversation chi efly earried on at om clear old Co ll ege
h y t he st ud ents wa.. · a bout the H o pkins game. The " Old f-'t . .Jolm ·, :-ipirit'' whi ch
h ttcl slumbered during the early part of the senson \Yas once more aroused in ench
student 's bosom
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vell did his coachin g sh ow
Telegrams began to come in from m an y former foot bn.ll heroes. How could
the t eam that represented "Old St . J ohn 's" of 1905 fail to do their cluty with all
this confront ing t hem . The spiri t and excitemen t was now at it s hi ghest pit ch,
recit ations were skipped, and yell-practice was held in their stead
Saturd ay dawned an ideal day fo r t h e fray . Every playe r "·ore a smile that
would n ot come off.
The team , a ccompanied by t he entire student bod y and a host of friends, left
on th e noon t rain for Baltimore. Th ese were m et at Oriole P ark by several
hundred Alumni , fo rm er stud ents and fri ends. Hopkin s was certain that the game
was hers.
St. J ohn 's was first upon the fi eld , amid the yells and songs of the rooters.
H opkins soon came and received great a pplause F· om h er supporters .
The game started at three o ' clock Hopkins kicked off to ::\[cCardell who
fumbled the ball, a H opkins man falling upon it on St. J ohn 's twenty-yard lin e.
Three times did Hopkins buck the lin e and three t imes the St. John 's line never
budged. Our team now rushed the ball for twenty yards, where t hey were held for
down s. H opkin s brought the ball back to our two-yard line whe e h ey fumbled,
St. J ohn 's securing it . Duval punted out. H opkins was not able t o advance it and
were compelled to ki ck; Duval received it and ran l~ ac k fifteen yards
Our t eam started down the field for a touchdown , fiTst Anderson and t hen
Stevens would plunge through the Hopkins line for a gain from two to five yards;
every man was now playing ball for all he was worth.
When in mid-field we tried one of the most risk y plays kn own in football ; that
of throwing the ball di agon ally across the field for fifteen yards. Anderson caught
it and mad e a run for twenty-five yards. On the next play , Duval went around
H opkins for fifteen yards. These two plays seemed to bewi lder H opkins for they
never knew where the ball would com e from the next time. Anderson , Stevens ,
McCardell and Clark repeated ly tore through Hopkins line for substantial gains.
On H opkins two-yard line, Stevens carri ed the ball over for our first score, Duval
ki cked goal.
Hopkins next kicked off to us, but we soon lost the ball on downs . Hopkins
now began to buck the line and carried t he ball to our twelve-yard line , from where
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�Worthington broke through for a touchdown , but failed to kick goal. First halfSt. John 's 6; Hopkins 5.
St. John 's kicked off at the beginning of t he secon d half. It was a short ki ck
and before a H opkins man could reach it Brady had fallen on the ball. After a
series of rushes , Anderson went over for our second touchdown. Duval missed goal.
The rooters were wild with excitement ; t hey yelled and sang for now t he game
looked as if it belonged to St. John's. They had by this t ime driven t he Hopkins
rooter from t he gran d-stand to the other side of the fie ld , by their rootin g.
We received t he next kick-off, tried a few more trick plays, mingled ;vith
straight fo otball , and rushed t he ball for eighty yards, but lost it on H opkins.
three-yard line. After a few exchange of punts the weight of H opkins team and
the fearful pace our team had been going, began to tell.
We were playing with the same spirit but were growing weary. Hopkins
began t o buck our lin e for short gains, and had carried the ball about forty yar ds
to mid-field when the whistle blew Up went headgears, nose guards, sweaters,
and h ats , for St. J ohn 's had won the day, while the air was rent with cheer aft<:r
cheer. Two minutes after t ime was called, a H opkins man could not be found.
The team had never played a better game before, as a gent leman rema rked~
" It was like one man playing on t he ball instead of eleven.' The day v
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St. John 's 6;
Pennsylvania Military College 5 .
On Thanksgiving Day we played our annual gamewith P. M. C. at Chester"
Pennsylvania.
It was a bitter cold day and our team did not do themselves much credi t in t he
first half. In t his half, P. M. C. scored a touchdown but failed at goal. First halfP.M. C. 5; St. J ohn 's 0.
During the second half, our team put up a much better game and completely
outplayed their opponents. In the middle of t he h alf, Stevens broke t hrough
P. lVI. C. 's line and made a beautiful run of sixty yards for a touchdown ..
Duval kicked goal. This ended the scoring.
After the game, the P . M. C. students seren aded our team, to which St. John's,
rei3ponded by giving yells , showing the good feeling existing between the two·
institutions.
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J. RoY McCARDELL, (Ca ptain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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W . D. WRIGHTSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Pitchers
c. C. R EYNOLDS, . . .. .. . . . .... . .. . .... .... . ..... ... . ..... . . . . . . . )
R . A R ousE, .... . .... .. .... . . ... . . ..... .. .. .. ......... . . ........ Catcher
E. P . D u vAL, ..... . .... . . ... . . . . ...... . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. First B ase
F RED. H oovER , . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .... . . .. ... . .. . . .. .... . .. Second Base
E DWA RD CARROLL, .......... . . . . ...... .. . . . . ..... . .... . .. . . .. . Third Base
AMos MACKIE, . . .. ..... . . . . .. ..... .. . . .. ... .. . ....... . .. .. ..... . S hortstop
G. M. AusTIN, .. . ...... . ... .. . ........ . . . . . ... . ... . . .. . ....... Right Field
J . R oY McCARDELL, . . . .. . ... ...... .. . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .... Left Field
D . WRIGHTSON, ..... . . . ... .. .......... . ... . . . . . . . ... .. .... . .. Center Field
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St . John's Colleg ' . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
St. John 's College .. . . . . .. . . .. 10
St. John 's College .... ... . . ... .4
St. John 's Colleg . . ...... . . ... 1
St. John's College ..... . ... . .. . 6
St. John 's College . . . ..... . .... 8
St. John's College ... . . ... . . . . . 2
. St. J hn's Coll :ge .. .... . .. . .. 4
St. John's College . ........ . . .. 7
St. John's College ... . ..... . ... 6
St. John 's College ... . ......... 1
St. John 's College . .. . .. .. ... . .:1
St. John 's College .. . ....... .. . 2
St. John's College ...... . .... . 11
St. John 's College ........... . . 4
St. John 's College .. . ... . ..... . 9
St. John 's College . ............ 7
Rock Hill College . .. ... ....... . . .. . .. ... 12
Johns Hopkins University ... . ... . ... . .. . . 7
University of Virginia ........ . ...... . . . .. 9
University of North Carolina .... . .. .. .. . . . 5
Syracuse University ..... ... . .. . . . . ... . . . 20
University of Virginia . .. . ............... 19
Washington and Lee University . . .... . .... 7
Virginia .Military Institute . .. . ... . . . ...... 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute . . . . .. .. .... . 2
Guilford Co llege . ........... . ...... .. ... . 7
Trinity Co llege .... . .................. . . . 2
Agri cultural and Mech anical College ... ... . 10
Artillery School . ... .................... . 4
Maryland Agricult ural College ..... . ....... 3
Navy .... . .. . . ....... . . . ... . . . .. . . . .... 9
Maryland Agricultural College . ..... . . .... . 3
Gallaudet . ......... .. .... . . ...... ....... 9
Ellicott City, March 29 .
On March 29th , twelve of St. John 's ball tossers journeyed to E llicott City,
where they furnished slight amusement for the Ro ck Hill College team, and occasioned much harsh criticism from their supporters, by being defeated to the tune
of 12 to 3. "Nuff said."
Staley's three bagger, and Devries sin gle in the third innin g, scc red St. John 's
only run. P atterson of North Carolina had a very deceptive risin g ball , which our
batters were unable to land on safely . North Carolina 5; St. John 's 1.
Annapolis, Md., April 14.
St. J ohn 's received the worst defeat administered to her during the season at
the hands of Syracuse University ; by the score of 20 to 6 St. John 's held her
opponents clown to six runs until the seventh inning when Syracuse batted the
ball over the field, assisted by errors on our part, and sco red fourteen runs.
Syracuse 20; St. John's 6
TH E SOUTHERN TRIP.
Charlottesville, Va., April 20.
The team , with two substitutes, C0ach Bond and Manager Chambers left on
April20 , for a series of ten games sout h of t he Potomac.
The first game ended rather disastrously for us, by losin g to the University of
Virginia by a score of 19 t o 8. Barrin g the last inning when Virginia
scored seven runs our team put up a very creditable showing against su ch a strong
team. Staley started the game for St. John 's but gave away to ·wrightson after
the third inning. Virginia 19 ; St. John 's 8.
Lexington, Va. , April 21.
The game with Washin gton and Lee University was played in a rain. During
the first our innin gs W. & L. managed to sco re seven runs. Duval was substituted
for McCardell , and after t his W. & L. never made a hit. J ohnson proved somewhat
of a puzzle for St. John's, while he struck out only seven men . W. & L. 7 ; St .
John's 2.
Lexington , Va., April 22.
St. J ohn 's, 4; and Mr. Goodloe, 2 is the story of the game between St. John 's
and Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, April 22. Wrightson pitched for St.
Jolm 's ; he struck out eleven men and allowed but five hits; two of them , however,
were hom e runs by Goodloe. Duval and D evries did t he heaviest batting for St.
John 's, the latter making a home run . V. M. I. 2; St. John 's 4
. Annapolis, Md., April 1.
Smarting from the defeat administered by Rock Hill, St. John's took a decided
brace, and defeated Hopkins by a score of 10 to 7. The feature of the game was
St. John 's batting rally in the eighth inning, when out team batted Hopkins'
pitchers to the four points of the compass, scoring enough runs to win the game.
St. John 's 10 ; H opkins University 7.
Annapolis, Mel. , April 7.
Rouse, the first man a t the bat , landed on the ball for a home run, St. John 's
scored three more runs during the game. In the sixth and seventh innings Virginia's
batting rally, coupled wi th errors by St. John 's, netted nine runs
These were the only innings Virginia was able to score. Virginia 9; St.
John's 4.
Annapolis, Mel., April13.
North Carolina 's excellent batting, together with an errorless game, was what
St. John 's confronted on April 13 .
Blacksburg, Va., April24.
The bunching of hits in the second and fifth innings was responsible for St.
John 's administering to V. P. I. her first defeat of the season.
Staley pitched a beautiful game allowing only one hit , while t he team gave
him excellent support . The features of the game was the batting of Tarbert, Staley
Clark and DeVTies, Devries making his second home run on the t rip. V. P. I. 2;
St. John's 7
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�Greensboro , N . C., April25.
vVe crossed bats with Guilford College, Greensboro, N. C., on Tuesday afternoon, April 25 , before a large crowd.
Wrightson 's disastrous first and third
innings allowed Guilford five runs. He was replaced by Duval who had no trouble
with the heavy hitting "tar heels.'' But for the misjudging of two flies, the score
would have been 6 to 5 in favor of St . John's, as each of these developed into a
run . Guilford 7; St. John's 6.
The first game was played at College Park. M. A. C. did not make a hit until
the sixth inning, nor until two men were out in the ninth did they add another, but
as we had a lead of eight runs there was not much fear. of-being overtaken. The
feature of the game was our batting rally in the eight inning when two singles, one
two-bagger, three three-baggers, with a base on balls, and one error, netted us eight
runs. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning to enable us to catch
the train. M. A. C. 3; St . John's 11.
Durham, N. C., April 27.
This was the best game our team put up on the trip. Staley was in the box,
and had decidedly the best of the argument, against Bradshere "King of the Southern Diamond.'' He allowed but three hits in the first two innings and one in the
seven following, with eight strikeouts to his credit. St. John's made five hits off
of Bradshere; this was more than any team had done so far in the season; he also
fell two short of his usual number of strikeouts. Jn the last inning with two men
on bases, any kind of a hit rr::eant two runs but Clark's two efforts fell foul , one each
in right and left field; and our last hope was gone. Trinity 2; St. John 's 1.
Annapolis , Md. , May 11.
Our next game was with the Navy . Our team put up another excellent game,
the score being 4 to 0 in St. John's favor, until the fifth inning , when the Navy got
on to Staley's delivery. In the fifth and sixth, they made enough hits to score
nine runs . St. John 's outfielded the Navy, making but one error during the game.
The feature of the game was the catching of a difficult fly by Duval in deep
center Navy 9; St . John's 4.
Raleigh, N . C., April 28.
Poor playing in general was responsible for the loss of this game. A. & M.
scored ten runs in the first three innings from Duval's deli very. In the fourth
inning, Staley was put in the box, after which A. & M. never crossed the plate.
Our inability to hit Love! kept our score down . Schrock was hit in the eighth,
went to the th1rd on a passed ball , and scored on Rouse 's fly to center, thus saving
a shut-out. A. & M. 10; St. John 's 1.
Fortress· Monroe, Va., April 29.
A chance three-bagger with bases full, followed by a single, tells the story, and
accounts for the only scoring done by the Soldiers. At no other time was there a
show for them to score. Had our hits been bunched the score would have been
different. We were up against the fourth "South-paw" on the trip , but could not
connect at the right time; this, coupled with some stupid base running, was responsible for losing our last , and what should have been the easiest game of the
trip. Artillery School 4; St. John's 2.
Annapolis, Md., May 13.
St. John's won the second game of the series from M. A. C. Benson, the star
pitcher of our opponents, was in the box, but our team had very little difficulty in
finding his curves. The feature of the game was a beautiful throw by Duval
from deep center to first base, robbing Benson of a clean hit. This play ended the
game in a very sensational manner. Wrightson for St. John's, pitched an excellent
game and held the "Farmers" down at critical Etages . M. A. C. 3; St. John's 9.
Annapolis, Md., May 27.
We played our ·ast game with Gallaudet. It was a g me that should have
been an easy victory for St. John's . Wrightson pitched a good game but was not
given the support he deserved. Gallaudet put up a fine game in the field, and took
advantage of every opportunity to make a point. Gallaudet 9 ; St . John's 7.
College Park, May 3.
Instead of playing Washington College, as was scheduled, we played M. A. C.
St. John's and Maryland Agricultural College had formed an Intercollegiate League.
Three games were arranged to be played , one at each College, and in case of a tie,
the third at Baltimore.
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�CJrack Cfeam.
Our track team season started under adverse circum stances, with a meet early
in February. The men had no indoor track on which to practice, and t hey could
not go outside, so t he work was begun in the gymnasium . One of the greatest.
drawbacks was the absence of Captain Gore, who, on account of typhoid fever, was
unable to run for some time. Not on ly was he captain but also the fastest man.
Th e team went to Baltimore on Saturday, February 11 , 1905, to competeinthe
annual indoor track meet held by John s Hopkins University, in t he Hopkins cage.
Our opponents were t he University of 1aryland team, against whom we ran a relay
race of 1200 yards. Harrison our first man gained about fifteen yards; Duval in165
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�creased our advantage to twenty yards , but was unable to hold it , owing to lack of
training; Melvin, having never run on a banked track, gave the University man an
opportunity to pass him , which he took; but , in so doing, he fouled Melvin causing
him to loose ten yard ' ; Ruhl was unable to make up the big handicap under which
he started and the University won Time 2.40.
The next trip was to ·w ashington, to take part in the indoor meet given by
Georgetown Universi ty, on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Convention Hall. Again
they ran against the University of Maryland , who had defeated them two weeks
before. Harrison started the race, gaining about twenty yards; Sinclair ran next
and gained slightly ; Ruhl lost some yards; Gore ran fourth , and being badly
fouled on the third turn, the race was given to St. John 's. However, the boys are
confident that they would have won anyhow, as Gore, our fastest runner , was by
this time in very good form.
To avoid overtraining, the men now left off their strenuous life for two weeks .
When they started again it was with renewed energy.
Twenty-two candidates presented themselves on the track: they were Sinclair,
Ruhl , H arrison J., Melvin, Harrison E. , Lloyd , Stevens, Magruder, Beam, Love,
Hutson, Harrison P., Carpenter, Saffold, Warfield, King, Sternberg, Hutchinson,
Pezet, Williams, and Gwynn.
Training was begun for the University of Virginia meet held on April 14.
The team did very well on this trip, bringing back six medals: one gold, for first
place; four silver, for second place; and one bronze, for third place.
The first race in which we competed was the hundred yard dash, in which
Stevens t:ecured second place. Gore entered the quarter mile race, winning second
by a few feet . The winner's time was fifty-five seconds J . T. Harrisoncame very
near winning third place E. A. Harrison came third in the half mile. The winning time was 2 .14. In the mile Hutson sprinted t,he last 200 yards, and lost first
place by only two yards. Time 5 .15 The last race of the day, the 220 yards run,
was won by Stevens, with Gore second, and Sinclair a close fourth. Time 23t
seconds.
On April 29, our relay team entered a contest with Allegheny , Maryland
Agricultural, St John 's of Fordham, N. Y., Muhlenburg , Western Maryland,
Delaware, and Franklin and Marshal Colleges. Our team was composed of J .
H arrison , Sinclair, E. Harrison , and Gore
J. Harrison , our first runner, got a bad start, principally through the fault of
the starter, who fired his pistol while the men were still on their marks. H e finished
sixth. Sinclair passed two men, starting E. A Harrison a fourth. Gore started
with a twenty-five yard handicap , but passed one man, thus securing third place.
St. John's , Fordham won. Time 3. 40}.
The Navy gave us a handicap meet on May 13. In this we won four out of
six events.
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The annual field and track meet, to dete mine the class championship, was
h eld on May 16 The events were as follow3:
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880 Yard Run-2 :15t ..
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Shot Put-31ft 9in ...
Discus Throw-91ft. 10 :n.
Broa d .Jump-19ft. 5 ir .
HammerThrow92ft . Ln.
220-Yard Dash-23!
220- Yard Hurdles-28t
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Houston
Houston
Sinclair
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Owen
McCardell 3 Gwynn
H arrison J .
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Harrison, E.
Thompson
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The highest individual scores were,
16 points; and Smith, '05, 13 points
Eight new records were made: Fifty
in 54! seconds, by Gore; mile, in 5 min
Hurdles, in 28.l seconds by Gore; Hamme
Jump, 19 ft . 5 in., by Smith; High Jump ,
10 in., by Bowen. The last record was aft ,
Pole Vault record 9ft. 1 in. , The class ot
it 3 . 55. Captain Gore ran in the South A
land Oval, Baltimore, on May 20. He w
second place in the 220-yard dash.
At a meeting of the track team , J. Hu
and E. A. H arrison , '07 was elected Mana
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1901- R. B. Spencer, '02
1902-John L. Blecker, '03
1903- Geo. W. Wilson, '04
1904- H arry W . Willing 05
1905- Donald Riley, '06
�The Collegian Editorial Board.
E. T. CLARK, '06 .. ... . . ... . ... . .... . ..... .. ... .. .. ........ Editor-in Chief
E. E. H EARN, '06 .................. . .... .. . . ...... . .. ....... Assistant Editor
A. HOUSTON' '06 ...... . . .... .. .. .. . ... ... .. . . . . . .. . . ... . .
H . STURDY, '06 .. . . . .. . .. .. .... .... ... ... . .. . ... .. .... . .. .
W. P. MoRRIS, C6 . ... . .. ... .... . .. .. . .. ... ... . . : . . ....... .
H. C. FooKs, '06 .. .. . .... . ..... .. .. .... . ... . . . .. .. ... . . . . r Associate Editors
W. McKINLEY, '07 ....... .. . .. ..... .... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... J
B. H ANCE; '07 . . .. . .. . . ..... . .... . ... .. ... .. ......... . . .
G. M. AusTI.N, '08 . .... .............. . ............ . .. .. · ·.
E L . GosNELL, '06 . . ... . ................ . . . .. . . .. ... · . · \
· R. ·A. .Rous ·, '0~ . . . .... . . ............ .. ........ .. . ... .. . Business NI anag(rs
J. T . H ARRISON, '07 . .. . ....... . ... . ... ......... ... . .... j
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1901-R. B. Spencer, '02
1902-John L. Blecker, '0:)
1903-Geo. W. Wilson, '04
1904- H arry W . Willing 05
190.5-Donald Riley, '06
1896-Wm. T. Kemp, '97
1897-Dewitt C. T yler, '98
1898-Wm. L. Mays, '99
1899-J . Royal Phelps '00
1900-Andrew H. Krug , '01
E. T . CLARK , Capt . ' 05.
J . H. SINCLAIR
J . R. McCARDELL
·A. McC. STEVENS , Capt. ' 06.
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Rat- Tat" Staff.
Class of 1908.
Editor-in-Chief .... . .. . ....... . . .. . . .... . ...... . . . .... . ... George M. Austin
Assistant Editor-in-Chief .... .. .................. . ... .. ....... A. C. McBride
Miscellaneous Editor ......... . ... .. . .... . ..... . ... . .. ........ . G. L. Miller
T. Shugart
W. Munroe
r M. A. Melson
Ass is tan ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
A. Gartre ll
W . E. Hauver
W. Bailey
Literary Editor . .......... . ...... .. . ... .. . . .. . . ........ ... .. C. H. Sch uster
Assistant ........ . ....... . ............. . ...... .. ..... . ... .. J. I. Burton
Alumni Editor . ..... . . ..... . ..... ........ .. . . .... . . .. . . .... .. . F. E. Caulk
Assistant ....... . .. . .... . . ... . . . .... . . .. .... . ........ . .... .. H. Harding
Art Editor ..... . . . ...... . . ... .. ... ...... . .. ... . . .. .. ... . . . D. S. Swann
Assistant ......... . . . .......... ..... .... . .. ... . .. . ...... . . . F. L. Harrell
Humorous Editor .... ... .. . ........ . .. . ... .... ... . . .. .. ....... . L. Allen
Assistant ... . .. . . . ... .. ..... .. . . .... . ... .... ·. .. ........ . . . .. H . Tarbert
Town and Campus Editor ........... ........ .. ...... .. ...... . . .. . J. H all
Assistant ............... . .. . . .. . .... ... .. . ....... . . . .... . .. P. Harrison
Athletic Editor ... . .... . .. . .... .. ... ... ... . ... .. . . . .. . . . .... A. G. Quim by
Assistant . .. . ... . ..... .. ........... . . . ..... . . . . .. . . .. . . . . W. H. Perkins
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Treasurer . . . ... ........ . . . .. . . . ....... ... . ... ... . . ....... ........ S. Rice
Secretary .......... ............... .... . .. .. .. . . .. ... . . . . . ... A. G. Laney
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1 he c4malgamated and Consolidated Order of
Junior Gougers.
OFFICERS.
E. H . McBRlDE . . ... . ... . . . .. ....... . ........ .. .. .. .. .......... Presidmt
0 . H . DRAPER .. ......... ... . . . .. ... .. . . . ......... . ... ...... Vice-President
W . M. Mc K INLEY ...... . .... .. .. .. . .. . . ... . .... ... .. . .......... Treasurer
E. E. BENNETT ....... .. .... . . . ....... . . .... ... . .... . .. . ....... Secretary
MEMBERS (JuNIOR CLASS).
The Association meets semi-annually , ten days before the intermediate and
final examinations. It is unnecessary to say that these meetings prove very beneficial, and add materially to our welfare. At the last meeting McBride read an
excellent paper on "The most successful way to gouge;'' Draper, on "The benefits.
of gouging;'' Ruz , "How to skin the Profs;' ' McKinley, " The best way to prepare
for an examination;'' Belt, began to read a paper on "The fooli shness of gouging,''
but had not gotten far when he was set upon by all the members present, and kicked
down three fiights of stairs. The meeting then ad journ ed with Belt and Burke .
arguing furiou sly on the back cam pus.
Signed, Secretary.
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�St. John's dlutomobile Club.
St. John 's Boarding Club.
(Preamble. )
(Meal hours from 8 A. lVI. to 1 P. M.)
MENU.
Turkey, Chemistry Sauce.
Woodcock, on half shell.
Lobster Salad.
Bugology, with Stuffed Bullfrogs.
Analytics
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Ducky.
Broiled Cosines.
Quail (Bob White) on Greek Toast.
Stryker R oast, History Dressing.
English Plum Pudding.
Rippere Soup.
Dutch Pickles.
Many of our members have purchased automobiles and found it much more
convenient and pleasant to ride than to walk , until exam ination time, when the
automobiles get out of repair, or the Cha uffeur becomes a little nervous, and plunges
headlong over the precipice of some difficult L atin passage.
Such an act invariably precipitates t he rider into the quagmire of Flunkouttown,
from which he can only be extricated by the gracious permission of the owner of
these domains, " Bob White.' ' More than once has it pleased this H igh MuckyJYi uck, to allow the unfortunate rider to flounder in the mire for four long years,
until at last he is able to free himself by a more judicious use of a pony.
These automobilists have found it necessary to band themselves together,
for the purpose of ease and enj oyment , while on their various excursions, to promote a feeling of good fellowship, and look after the interest and welfare of its
members; for this purpose, the following committee was appointed to draft a
Constitution and By-Laws.
COMMITTEE.
AFRICANUS GARVER, Ph.D , LL .D .
FERDINAND HORATIUS DAVIS, M .A.
AuGUSTUS GREGORY. Prof. of S teamology.
A. C. McBRIDE, Prof. of Horticulture.
Poker, on Red Chips.
Von Schwe1tzer Cheese.
DESSERTS.
Hurricane Bill's Pie.
Ten Demerits.
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I. This Club shall be known as the "Automobile Club of St. John 's
College.'' Its purpose shall be to worry the Faculty, and the propagation of that
remarkable feat of thoroughly underst anding the intricate idiosyncrasies of that
miraculously constructed piece of mechanism, known as an automobile; also to
accurately determine the center of gravity, and maintain your equilibrium on a
bucking broncho (pony).
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�AnT li. \iV hen in the course of human carelessness, an autom.obi le stri kes
an obstruction , thereby precipitating the rider to the distance of 90 feet, causing·
him to revolve six and one ha lf times during the exit, landing on hi s head at t.he
feet of Jack Rippere, he shall maintain this position and humbly beg fo r mercy .
If thi s gentleman does not at once accede to his entreaties he shall jump up and
kick him in the solar plexus, with beth feet simultaneously.
AnT. III. If any member divulges or makes known the secrets of the
clu b, he shall be bound hand and foot , tied to a 120 horse-power automobile, at
the end of a 50-foot rope, and dragged un t il you will have to soak his remains out
of the ground with benzine.
ART. IV. Every man before becoming a n: ember shall have his life insured
to the extent of 99 demerits.
JAcK RrPPERE . .... . ... .. . . ... .. . . . .................. . ... . . . .R ubber Down
0. I. C. ITS DnA PER ...... . .. . ... ....... . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. .Chief Lubricator
"DoN QuiXOTE" RILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .. .
. ·w ater Carrier
E. S. P . G. R. BuRKE .. . ...... ... . ....... . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . Chief Chaffeur
A. T. VALK....... . ..... . . . .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E. T . CLARK..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistants
W. P . CuTLER ... . ........... .. .. . . . ......... . . ...... .... . . .. .
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PLAIN ORDINARY EVERY DAY RIDERS.
MILLER.
ANDERSON.
CHILDS.
RuHL.
Gof:iNlcLL.
FooKs.
SHANNAHAN.
HE CHT.
BY-LAWS.
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No Chaffeur shall eecome engaged to more than six girls, during his term of
service , for fear of a breach of promise suit , which would take him away
from his duties.
II. If a Chaffeur be apprehended driving his machine at a rate of speed greater
than 120 m iles per hour , he shall at once be dismissed from the service.
III. It shall be the duty of t he head machinist to thoroughly over-haul all machines
and see t hat t hey are in perfect running condition, previous to each examinat ion .
AMENDMENT.
E . H . McBride shall at all times constitu te a quorum, and no one s hall presum e to dispute his statements.
OFFICERS.
· CousiN CHARLIE McBRIDE .... .. . .... . . ....... . . ... .. . . ..... .... . .. President
MoTHER H EARN ..... . ................ . .......... .. .... . .. . .. Vice-President
SPEIDLJ<J BURG HANCE ........... . .......... .. ...... . ..... . . ........ Secretary
SrEIDLEBURG II. BuRTON . .. . .. . .... . .... . .... . .. . .. ... ... . .... . . Treasurer
ToMMY FELL ........... . . . ..... . . . ........... . ......... .. .. H ead Machinist
BoB WHITJ<: . . . . .. : . .. . ......... . ........... . . . . . ... .. . ............ . .Coach
A W ouLD- Bic WooDcocK . . ... . ......... . ..... . .... .. .... . . ..... .. .... Trainer
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TILGHMAN.
HALBEll'l', c. R.
CHANCE.
THOMPSON.
�Butt-in-sk-y Club.
In the world's broad field of butting
In the butting-in of life,
Be not like stale, rancid butters,
Be a butter-in the strife.
MOTTO .
"Butters butt-in where angels fear to tread.''
EMBLEM -A
goat .
A membership card from this Club entitles the holder t o butt-in on a ny and
all occasions, either private or public.
MEMBERS .
His Excellency Lord High Chancellor . . . .. . ... .... ... . . Sir William "Goat''
One Stale Rancid Butter. . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. . .. . . . ... ... . .... P. HARRISON
A Royal Butter from Butters ville ... . . . .. . .. .. ......... .. .... . ... I. P. KANE
Soft Butter ........ . ....... . .... .. ... .. ..... ' . . . . . . . . .
. . F. CARPENTER
Fresh Butter ..... ...... ... . .. .. . . .... . . .. .... . .. . . . . ..... . D. WRIGHTSON
Hard Butter . ............. .. .. ... .. . . . ... . ... . ... . .. .. . . .... H. TARBERT
Yellow Butter ... . ........... . . . ... . .. .. . .......... . . . . . .. .. J. THOMPSON
White Butter ....... .. . . . ... ..... . . ... . .. .... . . .. .... . .. .. ... P. PHILLIPS
Fraternal Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. ..... . . ....... .. . B . HAN CE
Butter With Whiskers . .. . . ... . .. . . .. .. ... . . ...... .... . .... ..... . . BEARD
Boarding House Butter . . ... . .. ... .... .. ..... ... . ........ . .. . .. CoLLINSON
Butter-in Urbe . . . . ............ . ... . · . · . .. .. . · · . · · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · MILLER
BUTTRESSES.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Moonlight on the Se'bern.
All the air is quiet and hushing ,
Save the river's onward rushing,
Save the nightingale 's sweet gushillg,
On the Se vern's banks tonight.
Softly, sweetly, serenely streaming
Rays of gentlest beauty beaming,
From the moon so silvery seeming·,
Bathe the earth in silent splendor.
Fleecy, furry clouds a re saili ng
'Cross the sky, and partly veiling
Shining stars, and even trailinil;
Past the Mist ress of th e night.
Shado11 s here and there a re flittin g,
Moonbeam patches deftly slitting,
With a quickness unrem itting,
And are skinuning o'er the . wav es .
'Long her shores are lowe ring , dipping,
Trees, their foliage drooping, dripping,
In her luscious nectar sipping
Up a rich and plenteous store.
On the rippling waves are dancing,
Glancing, netted m oonbeams prancing,
Quite entrancing, still enhancing
All the beauty of the Sew~ rn .
In and out th e wa ves are whirling
'Round the boat's bow purling, curling,
And in little eddies twirling,
Flashing, splashing as in gl ee .
0 'er th e gliste ning wate r
A Substitute Buttress .. . ...... .. .... · · · . .. .. · . · · · · · · . · . · · · · OLE-0-lVIAJORm
Sweetest Butter of All . .. . .. . .... . .. . . . ... .... . . H er Ladyship NAN CY GoAT
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g lidin~,
Gently rowing, sli d ing, r idinl!,
Through tb r, shado ws soft ali din~[,
Flitting, AickEring o 'er the waws.
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�Fragrant, fluttering breezes blowing,
Seeds of joy a nd pleasure sowing
In our h earts, and p eace bestowing,
Glorious, glowing, joyful p eace.
F loating in the moon's soft beaming,
\Ve are dreams the sweetest dream ing ,
W l1ile the spark ling waves are gleam ing
\Vith the rays of silvery sheen.
So we float , of nothing thinking,
Float through shadows leering, blinking
F loat, the wea lth a nd beauty drinking
Of the moonlight of th e Sevcm.
All t he a ir is still .and hu shing,
Save the river 's rapid ru shing ,
Save the nigh t ingale's s weet gushing
On the Se vern's banks tonight.
A Tale of Lo?Je.
"In the shade of the old apple t ree,'' " H e fell in love with Polly,'' " Because''
"She was an old sweetheart of his.' ' "Years ago,'' "\¥hen the bees were in the
hive,'' and " The sunset turned the ocean's blue to go ld, "He met her'' "Strolling
through the Pines.'' " All Alone'' "Tonight,'' h~ said . " Yes,'' she replied , " I 've
been loo king for you toni ght.' ' "You are the star of my life,'' and now, " In vacation time,'' " Keep a cozy corner in your heart for me,'' for " I 've got a feeling for
you" and " Longing to be with you all the while." " Darling ," he said, "As the
moon creeps o'er the P lains'' " Remember me.'' Although " On ly a little bubble
on life's mighty wave'' " I want you to think of me'' " vVhen the harvest moon
is shining on the river'' and "The whippoorwill is singing in the trees.'' "Don't
cry Po lly dear,' ' for " I think so much of you;' ' "But we must part'' for "I'm
going "Back, back , back to Baltimore,'' " \¥h ere the Southern roses grow.' ' " It's
up to you, John Henry,'' she replied, "St ay with me'' and "I will love you,
a lways love you. " ''Marriage is sublime.' ' " vVon 't you fond le me?" "No body is
looking but the owl and the moon'' and "You alone.'' "I love you, Polly,'' was his
repl y . " Beyond the gates of Paradise,' ' "No sweeter words were ever said.' '
" I wi ll stay with you ,'' and "You alone,'' " I n the shade of the whispering pines.''
" They strolled'' and " By the seashore'' " They talked of love'' unt il the "Waves"
sang " Th e songs that they heard in their dream s.'' " The moon is going clown,''
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said he, and " We must part.' ' " Just one kiss,'' "My love,'' " Just for tonight. "
("Kisses" ) "Sorrow then sat on their brows.' ' " In drifting apart,'' she said,
" I know your heart is warm and true.'' " Under southern skies,'' "vVon 't you
love me as of old?'' "\¥hen I gaze into your eyes'' "I cannot say goodbye'' but
"Kiss me goodnight , clear love.'' "I'll be longing for you,'' he replied, "vVhen we
part ,'' for" I am trying so hard to forget you.'' "Absence makes the heart grow
fonder, '' but "Kiss me again'' and "I will go'' "Back, back , back to Baltimore.''
Thereupon Burke, "The man from Baltimore'' sang "Goodbye sweet Marie,'' and
departed.
Tfte Boat R ace.
At St. John's one dark night dreary, slept the Freshie weak a nd weary,
Dreaming many a dim and dismal dream of but two-seventy-four;
·while the blast grew cold and cutting, every crack and crevice gutting,
Suddenly there came a butting, butting at his ch amber door,
" Tis some Sophie cruel," h e mu t tered , "Sophie known by d ee ds of yore,
On ly this an d nothing more."
"Ah !'' said h e in tone of sorrow, "how I long to see the morrow,
And though trouble I 'll not borrow, for I h ave a p lenteous store,
Still as a ll I well rem ember that has happened since September,
When I first became a m ember of the Freshies fra il and poor,
R a ges all the ire within me as it never did before ,
This it does and nothing more.''
Still h e h eard that furiou s knocking, and with haste the door unlocking,
Saw a s igh t t hat thrilled him, filled him with unthought of t error.
For the Sophies loudly blating were in greatest rage berating
Him for keeping them in wa iting till they nea rly broke his door;
Then the Freshie m a de obeisance though he still was so ur and sore,
Simply this and nothing more.
Then they, ex it quickly making, other Fresh ies also taking
Who as yet were but awaking from a slumbrous s nooze and snore;
To the chapel steps proceed ing, with the Freshies ' hearts n ear bleeding,
Neither Profs. nor 0. D. h eed ing (who is nothing but a bore);
'Vent they to the chapel steps, steps before the ch a pel door.
This they did a nd something more.
For their h a nds the toothpicks grasping, and th e s waying washbowls clashing,
Sat they in the washbowls rowing as they n ever rowed before;
But the SophiEs wise were hiding, for they saw a figure gliding
In the sha dows d eep abiding by the gloomy chape l door;
But th e Freshic s still were rowing with a stEady stroke of oar.
Th is they did as ne 'cr before.
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�And the Prof. by stealth approaching caught a Sophie who was broaching
Words of warning to the crew, coaching them as ne'er before.
Harder was his lot than any, h is demerits were too many,
And the next day saw h im going back to his p arental door.
"Ah !'' said he, now sad and sore, "I am stranded on life's shore,
For two weeks and nevennore."
But my tale still to continue, the Prof. as mad as an Erinnye,
Sent the Freshies scattering, scampering to their roost on the fourth floor.
Soon in sleep th ey dreams were dream ing, which with boats and oars were teeming,
H a ving all the dreadfu l seeming of the night just gone before.
But they Freshies are no more, and to Sophies have gone o'er,
And shall row, nevermore.
E. H . M.
Spring.
Spring has come.
The rich warm blood runs through her veins,
And tinges all the leaves a deep green hue.
How beautifu l !
The deep and dark , dense fo liage,
The broad sky's ethereal blue,
The warbling birds,
That singing from their woodland bower,
Enlivens the scene and enraptures the soul of man.
The verdant fields,
The blooming meadows and beautiful flowers
Are signs of Nature loosed from winter's ban.
Songs Each Student Likes to Sing.
"I Want My Money Back'' ........ . ........ . .. . . . . . .. . .. ... . .. .. . H ECHT
"Just Across the Bridge of Gold" (Severn) .... . .. .. .. . . .. ... . .. ... .. ... R uz
"Back, Back , Back to Baltimore" ...... ........... . . . ..... . .. .. ..... BuRKE
"Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield" .. . .... .. . ..... .. .... . .... ..... MoRRis
"Down on the Farm'' . . . ....... .... . . .. . . ...... .... . ... ...... . .. . TrLGH MAN
"Every Little Bit Helps' ' .. .. .................... . . . .. ... . .. . . . . . . HoDGsoN
"Four Little Curly Headed Coons'' ............ . .... . ....... . .. . McKINLEY
"Don't Care if I Never Wake Up' ' ... ... .. . . . .. . . ... . .. ... . .... . .. .. . BRI SCOJ~
"I Want my Mamma" ................ .. .... . ... . ........ .... ... ... RuHL
"Oysters and Clams'' .................... . . .. . . . . . . ........... CouLBOURN
"Make a Fuss Over Me'' ......................... . .... . .... . ..... HARRISON
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"Pals, Good Old Pals'' .......... .. ...... .. . ... . .. . .. .. . .... . Ruz and MELVIN
" Rose Without a Thorn. " ....... .. ... . ....... .. . ......... . ........ CLARK
"Soldiers'' (Duet) .. .. .............. . . .. ... . . . . ... . .... STONE and STROHM
"Up and Down the Boardwalk" .... . ...... ... .. . ....... . ........ BJDNNETT
"Under the Anheuser Busch' ' ....... . . . . . . .. . ... .. ...... .. . .. .. ..... Bl~ L'l'
"vV on 't you Fondle Me?'' . .... . ..... . . .. ..... . .................. BoRDLEY
" I Want to be Loved' ' .. . .. . ... . .. . ... .. .... .. . . .. . . ....... . .... . DRAPER
" Dawn of Love'' ...... .. .. . . .. .. . ..... ........ . .... .. . .......... . .. LovE
"Lonesome'' ...... .. ... ... .. ... . . . . . .... .. . .. ... . .. ... . . ....... . .. . TJ•;RRY
"I See Her in lVIy Dreams'' ........... . . .. . .. ... ..... . .. ...... ..EvERYBODY
A Fool's Dictionary.
AnsTINEN CJ
,;.-From the P ersian ab (water), and stein, or tankard. Hence, water
tankard or "water wagon.''
AnvERSITY.- A bottomless lake, surrounded by near-sighted friends .
ALCOHOL.-A liquid for preserving almost everything except money.
ANCESTORS.-Th e originators of the Fami ly Tree, a rem arkable sex paradox in whi ch
"Ann-sisters' ' are always the four-fathers.
ANNA POLis.-A suburb of Eastport.
APPENDI CITIS.-A modern pain costing about $200 more than the old-fashioned
"cra1np.' 'ATHLETE. -A diginified bunch of muscles unable to split wood, or sift ashes.
BACHELOn.-From Latin baculus, a stick , unattached. Hence an unattached
m an , which any lady may "stick," stick to, or get stuck on.
BACKBITER.- An Annapolis mosquito .
BA sE BALL - A game in which the young man who strikes out for him self receives
no praise for it.
BIGAMY.-A fc rm of insanity in which a m an insists on paying three board bills
instead of two.
BmTHDAY.- Anniversary of one's birth. Observed only by men and children.
BoRROw-(Trans. verb) .- To swap hot air for cold cash.
CAVALRY. - That arm of the military service that engages in the real hoss-tilities.
CHAMPA GNE.- The stuff that ma kes the world go round.
CINDER.- One of the first things to catch your eye in traveling.
CoLLEGE.- From French colle, pasted or stuck , and etude, study . A place where.
everyone is stuck on study ( ?) .
Cnr.DIT. -Something for nothing.
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�CrrEDITOrr.- Somet hing with nothing.
CuLTURE.- A degree of menta l development t hat produces tailor-made women ,
fantasticall y sheared poodle dogs, and dock-tailed horses.
DANCE.- A brisk, physical exercise, invented by St. Vitus.
DEAD. - Wi thou t life .
DEADER. - Pompei i.
D EA DEST. - Ann a polis.
Dm.-An effect.
DmT.- Frequently a cause.
DrPLOMAT.- An international liar, with an elastic conscience and a rubber neck.
Docrc - A place for laying up.
DocTorr. - One who lays you up.
DusT.- Mud wit h the juice squeezed ou t.
EARTH. - A solid substance , much desired by the seasick.
Eoo .- A wholesome, yet fowl , product of no use until broken.
EvoLUTION. - A clever trick performed by one Darwin, who made a monkey of
Bordley.
Exl';rrcrsE.-Bodi ly exercise requiring a $1000 gymnasium , a 10-acre lot, and impossible raiment. Originally confined to the waRh-tub and the wood-pi le.
FAILURF:.- The quickest way through exams.
FEINT.- A pugilist's bluff.
FAINT.-A woman 's blu ff.
FLu E.- An escape for " hot air.''
FLUENCY.- The art of releasing the same.
FLusn .-From Greek, " phlox,'' heat. A rush of color to the cheek, or hand,
caused by bodily-Dr poker-heat.
H AsH .- Ask "General" Grant.
H AY FEVER. -A heart trouble caused by fa lling in love · ith a grass widow.
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Hit. - A chance for first place, first base, or first blood.
l sLAND. - A place where the bottom of t he sea sticks up through t he water.
JAo.-From the Spanish word Zaga, meaning a load packed on the outside of a
van. In Ameri ca t he load is packed on the inside of a man.
JELLY-CAKr-:.-Synonym for a word that rhym es with it.
KEYHOLE .- A frequent test for sobriety.
Krss.- A good impression.
LEISURE.-From lazy, and sure, assured laziness.
LIBRARY.-From Fren ch libre, meaning free , and the proper name Andy. Something free from Andy Carnegie.
LoBSTEn.-Coulbourn.
L ovER.- 13urke.
MAGAZINE.-A receptacle for explosives, li terary or mechanical.
MARK.- ln Germany, 23 cents. In America, only Twain,
MEAL.-?? ?
M 1-:NAGEnm.- Pinkney H a ll.
MlllA CLE.- A wom an who won 't talk.
lVloNE Y.-Don 't know. "Tommy'' has it a ll.
N Eo no.- Associates of McCardell.
NonrLITY.-The Seniors ( ?) .
0ATS.-England 's horse feed , America's breakfast, and Scotland 's table d 'hall'.
OnEsr·ry.-Alder and Mi ller.
PASTRY.-A deadly weapon m ade by the chief cook.
PoSTSCIUPT. - The only thing reada ble in a woman's letter.
QuACK .- The noise m ade by " Ducky" in Math class.
RAPID TnA NSIT.-Annapolis Short Line.
lhiETOm c.-Language in a dress sui t .
SrrmT.-Every man 's bosom friend.
TwiNs.-Insult added to injury.
UNBOSOMED.- A shirt just returned from the laundry.
W HISKIW.- Trouble put up in liquid form.
YJo:All N.- Hearn.
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In c4nnapolis.
The moonl ight is t he softEs t in Ann apo lis;
Summer's days come oft 'est in Annapolis;
Friendship is t he longest,
Love's fires glow t he strongest,
Yet a \\Tong is a lway wrongest in Ann apolis.
The summ er 's ever brightest in Annapo lis;
The breezes whisper lightest in Anna polis;
Plain gir ls are th e fewest,
Ma iden 's eyes t he bluest,
And their little hearts the truest in Ann apolis.
L ife's burdens bear the lightest in Armapo lis;
The home fires burn t he brightest in Annapolis;
Players are t he keenest,
Cards turn out the m ea nes t,
The pocket empties clea nest in Ann a polis.
Orators a re the grandest in Annapolis ;
Officia ls a re t he bla nd est in Annapolis;
Jokes are a ll the driest,
Danger ever nighest,
Taxes a re the highest in Annapo lis.
�Hoodoos are the "hoodoost'' in Annapo lis;
Bluebloods are the fewest in Annapo lis;
Moonlight is the clearest,
Best to see your "dearest,' '
And then it acts the queerest in Annapolis.
The dove's notes are the saddest in Annapolis;
Streams dance on the gladdest in Annapolis;
Blockheads are the th ick€st,
Crimina ls t he slickest,
Trolley cars run quickest in Annapo lis.
Songbirds are the sweetest in Annapolis;
Thoroughbreds the fleetest in Annapolis;
The hillsides tower proudest,
Thunder peals the loudest,
The landscape is the grandest,
And politics the d- dest in Annapolis.
Facts.
At a recent election, held by the student body, the following "facts" were
determined:
Best bhcffer . . .. ....... ... .... . .. .. ......... . .. ...... . · . .. . · . ....... · . BELT
Best hot-air tank . ................ . . . ...................... . ... M cCARDELL
Best butter-in . ............... . . . . ...................... . . . . P. HARil.ISON
Best "all (a)round'' athlete . .. ........ . ..... . ... •. . ............. . . .. MILLER
Biggest feet . .. . ............. .. ... . . ..... . ... .. . . .. . . . . ....... . ... Q u iMBY
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B tggest N utsance . . ..... . ....... .. . . .. .. . . · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ruz
J\1! ost graceful dancer . ............. . ..... ... ..... .... . .. .. . . .. . .. ORRISON
J\1! os t deceitful . ..... . ... . ...... ... ..... ... . . ........ . .... .. ..... McKINLEY
B est preacher . ..... . ......... . . . .. ........... Tie between R ousJ<; and Dn.A PE R
Best figure . . ....... . ...... . . ...... ........................ . .. . . . DowELL
Blackest hair . .... .. ...... .. .......... . .. . . . . ... .. ... WELLS AND STEVENS
Biggest eater . . . .............. . ..... . .. . ... ... .. .. .. . . . ........ WILKIN SON
The handsomest . ... . ....... . .... .. . .... . ..... . ... . . .. . . . . .... .... STREET
The largest man ..... . ... . ... ... · · . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · J. B. JONES
The bi ggest devil ........ . . . ............................. . ... .. MAGRUDER
J\1! ost industrious . .. ..... . ...... . ... ... .... . ......... .. .. . . .... . .. iVlELVIN
Best prevaricator . .. .. . . ............ . ..... .. .... . .................. STROH M
J\1! ost skillful gouger .. ... . ..... .. ... .. .. . . . All were candidates for this position
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Books as We Know Them.
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·'Younger Brothers."-Hance and Burton.
"To Have and to Hold. " -All Freshman property that you wish.
" The Wages of Sin. "-Guard duty and demerits.
" In His Steps.' '-Smith in t he steps of Belt.
"Facing Death.'' - Facing exams.
"Forbidden Fruit.' '-All fruit. (Forbidden by Grant.)
"Not Like Other Girls.' ' -H ance.
"Our Mutual Friend ,' ' -The "pony.''
"The Spy.'' -Officer of the Day.
" The Wandering Jew.' ' -H echt and Coulbourn .
"The Vultures.'' - Houston , H odgson , Stevens, Harrison J. , Anderson, Harrison P.
McCardell.
"In the Saddle.' '-While translating our Latin.
"Andersen 's Fairy Tales.'' - Most of Andy's yarns .
"Black Beauty.' '-Rose (so Biddy says.)
"The Deerslayer.'' (Ladykiller) -John H arrison.
" The Choir Invisible."-The one at St. J ohn 's.
"The Deserted Wife''-Bennett, after Draper ran away.
Wants.
A bib for Peters.
A box of straws for Sinclair.
A new class of Sophs , by t he Faculty.
A patent on Belt 's brace.
Another vocabulary, by Bennett.
More music and less noise from t he band.
A pack of cards, by Smith and Melvin.
A high chair for Ruhl.
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�Hood cos are the " hood oost'' in Annapo lis;
Bluebloods are the fewest in Annapolis;
Moonlight is the clearest,
Best to see your " dearest,' '
And then it acts the queerest in AnnapoJjs.
The dove's notes are the saddest in Annapolis;
Streams dance on the gladdest in Annapolis ;
Blockhead s are the thickest,
Criminals the slickest,
Trolley cars run quickest in Annapolis.
Songbirds a re the sweetest in Ann a polis;
Thoroughbreds the fleetest in Annapolis;
The hi llsides tower proudest ,
Thunder peals the loudest,
The landscape is the grandest,
And politics the d- dest in Annapo lis.
Facts.
At a recent election , held by the student body , the fo llowing "facts" were
determined:
Best bluffer . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . · · · . . .. ...... · .. B E L'l'
Best hot-air tank . .. ..... . . . . ....... .. .... .. ... . .. . . . . .... . . . .. M c CARDELL
B est butter-in . .. ... ... . . .. .. . .. . . . .. .... .. .. ....... . . . . .. . . P. HARIUSON
B est "all (a)round" athlete. .. . ..
. .. ... ...... ,.. . ........ . . . . .... MrLLE il
B i ggest feet . ................ . . .. . ........ . . ... . ... . . .. .... .. . . . . . Q u iMBY
Bi ggest Nuisance .. . . . .. . .. ..... . ....... . ..... .. .... .. .. . ....... .. · · Ruz
Most graceful dancer . .. ....... . ..... . .. ... . . ... .. . .. . .... . ...... ORRISON
M os t deceitful . .. . .. ... .......... . .................. ... ... . . .... M c KIN LEY
B est preacher . .... . . . . .. . ... .. . . . . .... ....... Tie between Rousl'; and DllA PE R
B est figure. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .. . .... .. ............ . .... ... .. .. DowJ~LL
Blackest hair .. .... . . . ... . . . ... . ... .. . .... .. . . .... . .. WELLR AND STEVENS
Biggest eater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... . ... . . . ... . . . ...... WILKIN SON
The handsom est .. . . .. . .. . ............... .. .. . .. . .. .. . ... . .. . . . ... S TREET
The largest man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. B. JO NES
The biggest devil ......... . ... . . . .... . ......... . . . . . .... . . ... .. MA GRU DE R
Most industrious... . . .. . . . . . .. ... .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. . . . . . . .
MJo; L VI N
B est prevaricator . .. . .... . .... .. ..... ................... . . ......... STROHM
Most skillful gouger . . . . . .. . ... . . .. ........ All were candidates for this position
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Books as We Know Them.
·'Younger Brothers."-Hance and Burton.
"To Have and to H old. ' '-All Freshman property that you wish.
"The Wages of Sin."-Guard duty and demerits.
"In His Steps.' '-Smith in the steps of Belt.
"Facing Death.' ' -Facing exams.
"Forbidden Fruit.' '- All fruit . (Forbidden by Grant.)
"Not Like Other Girls.' '-Hance.
"Our Mutual Friend,' ' -The " pon y.''
"The Spy."-Officer of the Day.
"The Wandering Jew."-Hecht and Coulbourn .
"The Vultures.''-Houston , Hodgson , Stevens, Harrison J ., Anderson, Harriso n P .
McCardel l.
"In the Saddle.'' - While translating our Latin .
"Andersen's Fairy Tales.' '-Most of Andy 's yarns.
"Black Beauty.' ' -Rose (so Biddy says. )
"The Deerslayer." (Ladykiller)-John Harrison.
" The Choir Invisible."-The one at St . John's.
"The Deserted Wife." -Bennett, after Draper ran away .
Wants.
A . bib for Peters.
A box of straws for Sinclair.
A new class of Sophs, by the F aculty.
A patent on Belt's brace.
Another vocabulary, by Bennett.
lVIore music and less noise from the band.
A pack of cards, by Smith and Melvin.
A high chair for Ruhl.
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�A bath , by Draper.
Longer legs, by Joe Caulk.
A new laugh for Bob White.
More money -everybody.
Sti lts for John son .
A Hair-restorer , by Phi l. Harrison.
A substantial meter for Burke's hot-air pipe.
A step-ladder to see Sturdy 's face.
A new method of asking questions-8mittJ_.
A corps of "partikler'' cadets by H urricane Bi ll.
A decent walk- Nei l!.
A new set of nerves for Ducky.
A new fa ce and mirror-Belt.
A pair of straight legs for Bordley.
Shin guards for gi rls who dance with Clark.
A baby do ll-Burke.
A new voi ce for Wi lkinson.
P laces in Barnum's menagerie-Logan and Cra wford .
A smaller mouth for Strohm .
To be a girl- High.
A tongue to talk less fo r Carpenter.
Some shoe polish for Ruhl.
A seat for Rtryker in the Matrimonial Stock Exchange.
r:A Cf(eceipf for Lo'be.
Ta ke first a slice of twin kling stars,
And of moonlight quit e a bit,
A p iece of nook called Lover's R etreat,
A place for just two to sit .
A pressure on the dimpled hand,
T hat rests within your grasp,
:Mix with a whisper a nd a squeeze
A murmur a nd a gasp .
P our drops of attraction into the bowl
Of sweet romance and love,
A fo ll y fl avor a nd grating of joy,
::-fow add to the mixture above.
Twine a gentle arm
And a squeeze will
A little screm11, a nd
And a litt le show
' round th e slend er wa ist .
just be right,
anoth er sq ueeze,
of affri ght .
The oth er arm has found its way,
Around her waist, ere th is;
And on her sweet delicious lips
I s pla nted- well- a kiss.
This mixture stir to suit the t aste,
Wi th t he spoon of peacefu l bliss,
::-fo limi t ever has been set,
To the t imes t hat yo u m ay kiss .
This recipe ha s never fai led,
On a m oon light starry night;
Three are too m any, one too few,
nu t for t wo it will be just righ t..
A DREAM - OUR NEW GYMNASIUM
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�We Will Sa)> for the Benefit of Freshmen and
Nerw Men:
That Garver never acts as of-Ficer of the day.
That John H a rrison doesn't own St. J ohn's or any part of it .
That Mrs. Diggs isn ' t supposed to tell them when to change underwear.
That Prof. Daniels is not the janitor.
That Allen must be overlooked .
That t he Seniors are not heavenly beings.
That t he Sophomcres are not angels (find this out for yourselves).
That Bordley is no relation to "Vonny.''
That " Tommy' ' loves " m onon ev. ' '
That t he street cars only run a;.ound Church Circle.
That Magruder's hom e isn ' t in "Buzzard 's R oost. ''
That Belt eats not hing but "Sergean t's Food.''
Table Talk .
vVhen you are in Ro me , do as the Romans do.
When yo u eat in a College Club eat as t he Co llegians do.
Th e new students have lea rned t hat " a dish by any ot her name will tast.e
as sweet.' '
Balls of mud .... . . .... . .. . .. ... . . .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... Codfish balls
Staff of life . . . ... . .. . . . . . .
. .. . ... .. Bread
Walking Samson . . .. .... . ... . . . . .. . . ... . ....... . . . .. . ...... .. . ... . .Butter
Ambrosia . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . .... . . . . ..... .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . ... ... . Co ffee
Hen fruit .. .... ... . . .. . . ..... . . . . .. . .. . .... . ... . . . . .. .... . .. . . ..... . Eggs
Hair oil soup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. . . PuddinoN"ectar · · .. · · . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .......... .. . .. . . Milk (Chalkwater)
Growler, answers to a whi stle . .. ... . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . ...... . Sausage
Nameless con coction . . .
. ... . . . . . . .... . ..... . . . . . ... ... . ... . . ... So up
Pressed cow .... . . . .... ..... . . . . ..... .. .. .. . .. ... . . . . . .. . . . .... Dried Beef
De com posed mule fl esh . .
. . . .... . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . .. . ... . . .. R oast Beef
?· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·.. . ..... .. .. . ... . . H as h
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Ye Logik and Englisch.
There is a verray perfight, worthy man, lovynge trouth and honour with a ll
his herte, t hat teches us ful faire and fetysly t he weyes and mysteries of ye troublesome mal adyes. He is t he docto ur , and we the pac ients but it is poure phisik we
can receive. v a re a com panye mery and mirt heful , unwyse in t he rekenynges
Ve
of sy llogisms and such busynesse. We sc hulde , 0 Reder, thy pardoun first have
prayede for so intrud ying with our thoughts; but we good felawes (not to speke
conseyted ly) are worthy of a bettre fayte than to fa lle preye to the practise and
philoso phie of these burdouns.
A Cure for Love.
Ta ke twelve oun ces of dislike, one pound of resoluti on , two gra ins of common
sense, two ounces of experien ce, a la rge sprig of time, and t hree qua rts of the coo ling water of consideration. Set these ove r the gentle fire of love , sweeten with
t he sugar of forgetfuln ess, skim it with the spoon of melancholy, put it in t he
bottom of yo ur heart, cork it with the co rk of a clear conscience , let it remain , and
you will quickly find relief, and be resto red to yo ur senses again.
These things can be had at the apot hecary, or at the hom e of Understanding,
next door to R eason , on Prud ent street, in t he village of Contentment.
An bndless Chemical CJale.
Once upon a time Miss Ethel Bromic!, tired of her lonely place upon t he shelf ,
was wandering aimlessly around t he labo ratory. Meeting Mr. AI Cobol, she loses
he r base, by kissing him too often , and i$ precipitated into a test tube containing
H 2 S0 4 . Somewhat sobered she sees Silly Kate and Ben Zene making aqueous ,
csculatory exchanges through a cambri c filter. Going farther she perceives in a
gas stove , Est her Salt s, Laura Noll , Cal Sium , and Polly Saccha rides indulging in
hot a ir, which is in te rrupted by Ca l Seumkarbide in a queous solution. The last
named is t ried a nd convicted of arson , and sentenced to death by immersion in
cacody l. H e leaves a wife , Annie Lynn, three children , Flora Esken, Sallie Sinn,
and Nic k O'Teen, and a m ot her-in-law , Rose Annie Lynn . Miss Ethel being a
ha logen aristocrat and having the properties of Pandora , becomes ove r curious
of other people 's affairs. She surprises Miss Glissie Rol in t he act of embracing
t he warm assiduous Nitric-(Here the tale ends, t he Editors know not for what
reasn n.)
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�'Botany and 'Biology,
·• Full many a flower was born lo bluoh unseen,
F1dl many a b1tf1 was born to marn unclean.''
(With apologies to Gray.)
W e love the beans and p eas.
('Cause we wa nt to get a grease
·with t he Prof. ) .
W e love t he gold en grain,
That in dishes foul has la in.
Long enough.
\V e love t he old wh eat rust,
And the fertile pollen dust,
For you see,
It's our one a nd only them e,
Our sweet and brightes t dreamBotany.
Behold the slugs an d b ugs,
Th e squinting screwed-up mugs,
At the lens.
Th e algae blue a nd green,
(A soul inspiring scene),
Nature send s
T o him who hun ts the frogs,
In th e m a rshes a nd th e bogs,
Apology;
But we value n ot it 's use,
'Tis in deed a great abuse ,
Biology.
Ye Classic Lang'!ages.
0 Latin a nd Gree k , wi t h your numberl ess tales
Of t he wild raging wat~ rs, o f s weet p eacefu l dales,
Of t he deed s of Ach illes, and the ruin of Troy ,
0 1' cunnin g Ul ysses, wh ose long-hoped-for joy,
As fo rce d by the Fates o'er strange co untries to roam ,
D ist a n t seas, hostile isles, was to reach his cl ea r home ,
Of Apo llo, Dia na , Minerva a nd J ove,
And the t hree sister fates who th eir thread s in terwove
Of t he F a iries a venging the wTong of the just ,
Of th e Muses comm ittin g to m orta ls t heir tru st;
Th ough your m y ri a ds of form s, conjugations a nd sou nd s,
Deponents, conjunctions, declensions a nd noun s,
'Ni th m et ers a nd m easures and stroph es ga lore,
Al ca ic, H oratia n a nd Sa pphic of yore,
In con t inuous stream m y dazed mind oft confound ,
I see k you for t reasures with whi ch you abound.
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French. and German.
Je like Ia la ngue franca ise trcs mu ch ,
Ich kann ni ch t. say wie much p our Dutch;
L a one est belle unci d el.Jonnaire,
Die a u t re nea rly lifts Ihr ha ir.
Die d eutsche l::tn gue ist nich t to m e
So sehr bcaucoup as sic might be;
Mais it's die best d ie Dutch can do,
Unci mit ein shove elle will go through.
Die franca ise langue ist so polite
Die Frenchmen ni emals have to fight;
De fra pper un 2.75 s ur le semi-an
J e will do certainment die best ich kann.
Die Anglais ist am bcsten yet ,
De her, tout knowledge je will get;
Elle ist Ia Sprache de le world
Unborn, unci fl ags wie yet unfurled .
f.Math.ematics.
Hear the bell'Tis our knell,
In pell-mell, Mathematics.
Arcs and lines,
Poles and sines,
Of a ll kinds,Mathematics.
(]J •s and n
Ma ke us sh y,
F ear to tryMathematics.
·w eariness,
Stubbornness,
Contrarin essMath ematics.
Time togoNone say no ,
Be it soMathematics.
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�The cAnnapolis Girl.
Til e Anmtpolis girl is s11·cet and gmcious,
Oh , Gracious !
Wi t h go lden ha ir,
And a m atchless pair
Of deep blue eyes t hat fairly daze us;
\ Vit h form so fa ir a nd face so clear,
Oh, dear!
~~T ;th voice so cute,
A sil ve ry flute
So fu ll of tendern ess and chee r.
She is our typ e of love and good ness,
Oh , good ness !
A Venus mil d ,
No Ate wild,
·wh ose wo rds conta in no t ouch of rud eness.
Of grace and beauty she is sure,
Oh, Sure !
'Twas preordained
She should conta in
Such q ualit ies and v irt ues pure.
H er head is free from useless lore,
Oh, Lor ' !
Bu t fu ll to the brim
Of t hought. of him
Possessor of her co rclian co re.
H er voice has never fo un d a m aster,
Oh , Maste l'!
H er dimpled chin ,
And rosy skin ,
Nor yet her brow of ala baster.
H er love can e'er inspi re a nd bless me,
Oh , Bless m e !
A shining ray
To light t he way,
T hrough tasks that could n ot but oppress m e.
The Ann a polis gi rl is a n elf from H eaven .
Oh, H eaven!
A fa iry fa ir,
Free from a ll care,
A gracious angel to us given .
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�Locve.
It's a sort of palpi tation,
P ass ion ate reverberation
In the v ital h abitation
Of the heart.
E ffervescen t osculation ,
Inexpressible sensation ,
In continous ro1 ation,
Forms a part.
A respect in vitation
To a very choice collation,
Lovely rides of long duration,
In his cart.
Confidential conversa tion,
No attempting ostentation,
Never ceasing admiration ,
On his part.
Passionate r eciprocation,
Caramels without cessation ,
Formed in my imagination
Cupid's d art .
cAn E'benf of Our Old Soph Year.
'Twas a night in our Sophom'Ore year ,
The year of a ll years most dear,
That "Baldy'' concocted a scheme,
A Quixotic dream,
A dream of our
Old
So ph
Year.
Then quickly assembled the boys,
\Vith shouts and racket and noise,
To hear wha t ' ' Baldy' ' should say
On thnt mP.mombl e day
That day or our
Old
So ph
Year.
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"Let's get Tommy 's l1 ose," he said,
' ' And a pillow from each Fres hie's bed,
Throw feath ers, squirt water, and run,
And have some fun ,
Som e fun in our
Old
Sop h
Y ear.
No sooner said than 'twas done,
The hose and pillows were fun,
\Ve scattered feathers wide
And this is the pride
The pride of our
Old
So ph
Year.
\Vhen up on this ruinous scene ,
Came Tommy with t errible mien,
"By the great and good owl t here's m e hose
'Tis th e Sophs,'' then our woes ,
Th e woes of our
Old
So ph
Year.
On a d ay soon after th e rampage
The Faculty made us pay d amage;
"Thou shalt com e and pay up , me son ."
So goodbye to "me mon ' '
Goodbye to my
Last
Two
V's.
Alas for the tria ls of the seven,
·who with their threa ts menaced heaven,
But when the tim e came to pay,
All they could say
Was "Goodbye to my
Last
Two
V's.
"Ikey' ' especially took it hard
I ' ve an ali bi, me pard;
I'm ruined ! I'm ruined ! Gee Whi z !
I wasn't in t he biz, "
F arewell to my
Two
Little
V's.
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�Who cares for those t roubles now,
·when we r aised now and then such a row!
We had our two V 's to pay,
l3ut 0, such a day !
That clay of our
Old
So ph
Year.
Applied Quotations.
PERKINS-" The eart h did surely shake when he was born -"
ROUSE-" All studies here he solemnly defies.''
ST URDY-" So witty, wicked , and so thin.''
BURKE-" As self-con ceited as it will do for one t o be and not cra ck open .' '
HEARN-" The tartness of hi s face would sour ripe gra pes."
RUZ-" And he was wondrous ri ch in promises.''
TERRY- ' 'A fool thou art and ever shall rem ain.''
PEZET-" Yet he is not altogether an ass .''
BELT- " A sport royal, I warrant you. ''
CAULK, J. -" His li ttle body is weary of t hi s great world. "
H ANCE-" A still small voice.''
STROHlVI-" Who thinks too little and talks too mu ch. "
PROF. C.-"Here 's a gentleman and a fri end of ours .''
?II ORRIS-" Not all t he pumice of the polished town ,
Can smooth t he roughn ess of t he barn yard down .''
LLOYD -" His heart was mirthfu l t o exce~s ,
'
But all hi s mirth was wickedness.''
DRAPER-" As sober as a judge. ' '
BORDLEY -"A mighty hunter , ami his prey was womr.n .' '
H RRISON, J. -" A pretty lad , bu t bursting with con ceit.' '
)1ELVIN-" l 'm li ttle; but, oh m y !"
COULBO"CRN -"Conspic uous by his absen ce."
If som e ink yo u want to borrow,
You will soon get left in sorrow,
For each one will swea r he hasn 't got a l.Jit;
And a lthough yo u know th ey're lying
You must not persist in trying,
For som e shoes or books your brazen cheek may hit.
Ner ve and cheek is never wanting,
Such as Kane is ever fl a unting,
And t he Harrisons are very proud to show;
'Tis the natural effervescence
Of a known lack of good sense
And resembles much the rooster 's silly crow.
Never l.Juy what you can borrow,
Don 't return it t ill the morrow,
And you know th e put-off morrows never come;
Even though you gEt a "cussing,''
Still you learn to stand t he fu ssing,
Even t hough your bed is always on t he l.Jum.
The Borrower.
If yo u want to t orrow t rouble,
You m ay light upcn it dc uble
Any t im e yo u chance t o wan der 'round the H all.
You may thin !' ycu are proficient,
l3ut yo u '11 ::a y it is s1 ffi cit nt
When yo ur eyes are huiscd and bla ckEned in the brmd .
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�Stray Shots.
Stray Shots.
NicKNAME
BoRDLEY ...... . . . ...
SMITI·I, A. R ... ... . . .
ALLEN ... ... . .... . . .
SINCLAIR .......... . .
HoovER ...... .. .... .
H ARRISON, J . . . . .. .. .
CouLnouRN ......... .
Dow r;LL ...... . ... . . .
H EARN . . ......... .. .
B EL'r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
McCARDELL ...... . .. .
MILLER . . . . . . . .. .. ..
B uRKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GRANT,\¥. H ..... . ..
BENNETT. . . . . . . . . . . .
McKINLEY ... . . . . ...
QUIMBY . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HECHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STEVENS . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KEENE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HANCF; ..... . . .. .....
MoRRis ... ... . . . .....
R ur-rL . .. ............
McBRIDE . . ..... . . . . .
R uz . ....... . . ... . . .
Lu sBY . .. .... ... . .. .
ANDERSON ... . ..... . .
STROHM . ... . . . .. .. . .
WILKINSON .... ... .. .
RILEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CLARK . .. . . . .... . .. .
CATHCART . . .... . . . . .
Vonny . .. . . ... . . . . .. . African Dwarf
Suitcase ...... . . . . ... . Chinaman
Lindy . . ...... . . . .... . Barnum 's Cir cus . ... . . . ... . . .
Scrunt ... . . ...... . .. . Pigmy . ... . ...... . . . . .. ..... .
F oo l..
. . . .. .. . . Wilds of Cecil County .... . .. . .
J a ke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H asn ' t an y . . . . . . ..... . .
Que
F leatown ....... .. . . . . . . . . .. .
Crackers . . . . . . . .
E scaped from a Zoo . . . .. . . .. .
Mother ... . . . ..... . ... Afri ca .. . . .. ......... . ... . .. .
Grouchy .. .. . . ... . .... Not classifi ed by biologists . . . .
Sprogie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethiopian ...... .. ..... . .. . . . .
Potts . .... . . ..... . .. . Nowhere . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . .
Lover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Ri co ... . ........ .... .
? ? ? . .. . .. .. .... . . .. .. .... .
Genera l . .. ...... . .. .
.. . . .. . ... .. .
Kisser ... . ... . . .... .. . Atlantic City
Curley . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . Afri ca ..... . .. . . . . . . . ... ... .
H orse . . . . . . . .. . ... . . Fiji Islands . . .. . ........ ... . .
Ikey ... . .... . . . . . .... . Israelite ... ...... . ... . . .. . .. .
Goat .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .... . ... . .
Love-m e . . ... .. . . .
Brick top . . . . .. . . .. . . Irish .. . . ..... . .... . . . . . . . . . .
F airy . .. . . . . ... . . .. . . J1erkshire .. .. .... . . .. .. . ... . .
K eeney ... . ........ . . . No one knows .. . .. . ...... . . .
Benjy ... .. . .. ... ... . Dwarf .... . ...... .. . . ... . . . . .
? ? ? .......... . .. .. Eastern Sho ' ...... .. ........ .
Father Time . . . . . .. . .. Giraffe . . .... .. . . ...... . .... .
Cousin Charlie .. . . . .. . Wi lds of Frederick Co .. . . .. .. .
Dago ......... ... . . . . Ape . . . .. . . .... .... .. . .. . ... .
Dock ... . . . . . . .... . . . Malay . . ..... . . .. .... . . . .. . . .
Booby .. .. . .... . ..... Ursiclre . .. . . . ... .. ... .. ... . . .
Dutch ............ . . . . Unknown ... . ... . .. .... . .. . . .
Four Eyes . .. ... .. .... Hottentot .... . ... .. . . .... . . .
Dun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donkey .. . ... . . .. .. . .. . .. . . .
Biddy . . . . . . . .. . ..... . Ellicott City's Menageri e . . .. .
Senator .. . ....... ... . Hasn 't any ..... .. . . ........ .
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F uTURE VocATION.
P ECULIARIT Y.
Vi ·it ing Madame Bonds
Shooting Cra p . ..... . .
Acting Clown ... . ....
After a grease . . . . . . . .
Lad y Ki ller . .. . .. . ...
D oing Society ...... . .
Trying to be funn y . ..
Human freak .... . ...
Doing everybody . ....
Singing Lazy Moon ...
Negro lover ... . . . . . ..
Using Straws . . . . .... .
Doing nothing .. . ... ..
Seeing Double . . . . ....
Using big words . .. .. .
Bluffi ng . .. . ....... .. .
Big feet ... . .. . .. . . ..
Skinnin g . . . . . ... .. .. .
Butting-in ... .. . ... . ..
Reading novels . ......
All around athlete . . ..
Stut-tut-tuter-ing ... . .
Acting girl ... . .... . ..
Cha wing cut plug .. . . .
Creating disturban ce . .
Skipping classes . .....
Bluffing t he profs . . . ..
R apid walking. . . . . . .
Loafing .... .. . . . .. . . .
Big mouth .. . ... . . . ..
Squeaky voice. . . . . . . .
Carel shark . . .... . . ..
Displaying his authcrity
T alking too much ..
Straight legs .. . . . ... .. Fox hunt ing.
List of new questions . . Shoveling snow from Snow Hill.
New face .. . .. . .... . . . Scene shifter.
Box of all day suckero Filling gasometers.
How to play baseba ll .. Mascot for B. B. team.
Society etiqu ette . . . .. . Sport.
Brains ................ Oyster shucker.
F lesh producer . ...... . Chimney sweep.
Smaller m outh .. ... ... Reading " Diamond Dicks."
Beautifying mirror ... . Capt. of Sah;ation Army.
A lesser suppl y of hot air T eaching in Tuskegee.
More quills . . . . . . . . . . . Pressing brick.
Kew expressions . ... .
Making love.
Better food . . . .
W aiter.
J ob as bell boy . .
Giving Turkish baths.
Curling iron . . . . . . . . . Negro preacher.
Hi gh chair .. . . ........ H od Carrier.
Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing business.
Good loo ks ..... . ...... Supplying natural gas.
H air dyer .. ... . .. .. . .. Porter.
Fat reducer .... . .. . . . . Pri ze figh ter.
H air oil . ....... . . . ... Beyond imaginr.t ion.
Strength producer ..... Gymnasium instructor.
More tobacco . . ....... Following the plow.
Shoe polish .... .. . . .. . Steeple climber.
Any old thing ........ . Fanner.
Natura lizat ion papers .. Bootblack.
Longer nose .. ... .... . Street cleaner.
More to eat .. . .. . ... . Musici an (?).
New laugh. . . . . .
Bandmaster.
New voice . .
. . ..... Minstrel show .
R eform .... .. .... .. . . . Gambling.
A girl .
. ... ... ..... Beer bottler.
A new room mate ..... Coal miner.
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�>
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Of all t he grafters, yo ung and old ,
Our St. J ohn 's Clu ll the worst does l1old.
H e's fond of gra bbing all nearby,
And breaks down doors to steal a pic.
·w elsh rarellits often p lease his taste ,
And caramels, too, add to this waste.
The sugar by t he pound he steals
And several desserts at all his m eals.
P lates from t he tallle he free ly ta kes,
And trouble for some other m akes.
He has no scruple s, so it seEms,
But grab a nd swallow by som e means,
Fork s he carries to his reams;
Napkins, dishes , too, and spoons.
Kn ives he keeps at ether 's less,
Which usuall y makEs the Ge n 'l cross.
H is blouse unbuttoned and ope n wide,
H e seems to h ave no sort of pride;
To him discipline is unknown,
H e thinks the din ing-rccm h is own.
No matter wh o is t here to see,
He gralls and eats most glu ttonously .
His selfish " ·ays are ver y strange,
For cri ticism ma kes no change.
Some have said " he'd soo ner d i e ,
Than miss a cha n ce to st eal a pie."
Being appointed by t he Grand Tribunal of t he Great Amalgamated, In ternation al and Intercontinental Assoeiation fo r the Promotion of Menageries and
Zoos; and realizing that my task was a dangerous and arduous one , I to~k all t he
precautions known to t he profession , and accordin gly arm ed myself w1th t hree
Gatlin g gun s, an in exh ::~,u stibl e supply of ammunit ion, t wo apothecary shops (to
eure bites and stings), and a train-load of arm ed attendants.
The preparations completed, I at once took up my duties and m ade inspection
of t he prineipal zoos in t he Land of t he Risin g Sun , with t he exception of t he
oTeatest one ' located at Buzzard 's R oost, Anne Arundel County, as I wanted to
t:>
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leave t his for my last.
Accordingly, I set out from the main office of t he Association , Hell Avenue ,
North Pole, on the fifth K alends of the month of Desperation, in the year nineteen
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t housand and fifty, for t he far fam ed place, on the Cannon-Ball Express, via
Buzzard 's Roost, Qui ck Line R. R.
After an un eventful journey, broken onl y by an ocwsional stop, and curves
\vhi ch nearly dis lodged m e, I arrived at m y destination. On alightin g from the
tr ain , l asked of a porter where I could find a cab , he replied , " that around th e
corner t here was a Cath Cart whi ch would take m e to any part of t he city.'' [
asked the cabm an (Morris) to nam e his fare. H e repli ed "that he would take m e any
where for a big cha w of cut plug.'' As this was Yery reason able I jumped aboard ,
told him where I wanted to go, and was hastily conveyed to the Zoo grounds,
althou gh one of t he horses (Clark) seemed very much fatigued . On the trip I was
very pleasantly entertained by the cabm an who t old me he had com e from t he
swamps of an isolated county, but was now slowly becoming civili zed , and hi s on ly
fau lt was "chawing cut plug.''
On arriving at the ground s I went imm edi ately to the office of t he keeper who
in t rodu ced himself as Gar vius I. On stating my mi ssion he placed me under t he
charge of a very prepossessing old guide , who gave his nam e as Da rius II.
My guide at once con ducted m e to the principal building , l)inkneyite H a ll.
On enterin g I was at first startled by a grow l and a Si from one of the larger anim als
and in m y haste to escape 1 accid entally stumbled over a bon e (Bowen) and Fell
head long against the cage of the monkeys (Logan and Crawford) . Fortunately for
me t hey did not belong to the gori-ll a fami ly, and were harm less. After my guid e
had assured me that everythin g was all right, as the anim a l in question , a big,
buxom , brawny cinnamon bear was securely chain ed to prevent hi s givin g Battle
to visitors.
1. was first shown t hrough t he section of t he buildin g where t he m ore dangerous
anim als were confin ed; a beautiful(?) Mexican \Yild cnt, a fu ll gr01m hyena, capt ured
from t he land of Melson , a beauti ful specimen of t he sloth , kn own as Pokey, from
the expression on whose face I at onee concluded he was good to Love. A shor t
distance clown t he corrid or bro litt le pups were playing, wh ic h ans\rered to t he
names of Bob and Von .
They also boasted of a cute litt le lamb (Phil Harrison),
which the Shearer was already at work upon .
On t he next floor was kept t he aviary specimens. In one cage a Turkey and
Duck(y) were confi ned , and near by a beautiful peacock (Sm it h) and t he graceful
Swann were feeding on Rice and Ri(ley).
I was next shown in the sick ward where I found on ly two specimens a sickly
looking rabbit (Sturdy), which was bein g given a nouri shment of Shuger (t). .\bo
a large rhinocerous (Quimby), which was feed ing on Parsley. This anim al was
very large around t he Belt , and if given half a chan ce would make good hi s escape.
One of t he most prized animals of the collection was a D warf C
Hance) . This
little fe llow was captured from t he wi lds of Calvert Coun ty, during one of t he
;nterior excursions of Stanley . As I was walkin g along, watchin g t he anti cs of t hi s
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�li ttle man, I tripped over a Stone, fell into t he Mudd , but with the aid of a Kane
was able to (G)wynn my way out.
For fear of boring t he reader with techni calities, I will not give a detailecl
descript ion of t he ot her an imals, simply mentioning t hem, such as elephants, a lligators, unicorns, etc.
As it was now time to close the Zoo to visitors, I had to take my leave of all
its pleasant surroundin gs, and so I bade farewell to th e St. John's Menagerie taking wit h me a report which wi ll place them high in the ranks of the Associ ~tion.
The First Book of Chronicles.
Now it came to pass in about the Eeventeenth year of the reign of Tommy,
that there came into t he land of the Johnnyites a band of wondrous yout hs fair of
countenance but green ::cs the grass which grmveth in the pastures. From the four
points of the wind did this band of yout hs assemble. And it came to pass t hat
about t his time "Biddy'' the Terrible ruled over t he G.O .H . and he immediatelv
called together t he wise men , the scribes and Pharisees, and said unto them , L~!
a band of mighty warriors have encamped in our territory. And they cried out
with a loud voice, saying Let us make war upon them . Then "Biddy'' sent a
messenger into their camp and commanded t hem, saying Thou shall report in
room 35 at t he setting of t he sun. And they were seized with a great fear ; and
t heir lmees did tremble , and smote one against the other , and t here was mu ch
sorrow (and cussing) in the camp.
And it came to pass after this that their beds would upset them in the dead
of night, neither were they allowed to loo k to t he right or the left, nor to speak without saying Sir, nor do any of those things which it had been t heir custom to do in
the land of their Fathers.
Ariel it came to pass t hat about this t ime t hey chose Solomon the vVise as
their King , and they waxed strong and did do battle mightily with the Francais
and t he Algebra and before the first feast of the H oldover many there vvere who
fell and perished by t he wayside , and t he rest of the tand did mourn ]ono·
b
and covered themselves with ~ac k c l oth and ashes, fo r their comrades.
Many of those that survived did become great hunters, equa l even unto t he
" 13ond"-hunters; and many there were who would not worship the God, Twoseventy-five, and when t he Faculty Ea w these things they became exceeding
wrot h, and they did reek their ve n gean ~e u pon them . And some there were who did
sit at the feet of the doctors and learned men of the land, and did drink in the
stores of wisdom.
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About this time came t he great day of Separation , and t hey departed un to
the lands of their Fathers, t here to live in ease and plenty, tending t heir Fathers'
sh eep and making merry with the fair damsels.
vVith th e shortening of the days came they again into the land of the Collegians
and immediately did they set about and prepare to do unto others even as had
been clone unto them , and they girded on the sword of Might , and armed t hemselves with the weapons of the "G.O.H.'' and went forth valiantly to war , and
great was the sorrow they caused in the camp of the enemy.
Now t hey soon found camped around about them many new and dangerous
enemies, chief among these was Trig, bu t they did wage war with him and slew
him notwithstanding his great strengt h. But some there were whon< h e did take
captive and deliver into the hands of his chief priest " Ducky,'' and hard was
t heir lot.
Now it came t ') pass t hat in this year" Cue'' the Simple was chosen King , and
they began to m ake sport with the youths whom they held captive, and did make
t hem row even unto the "Chapel Steps," and their fame went abroad throughout
all the land. About this time it happened that Tommy, King of t he J ohnnyit es,
sent a messenger into their camp saying, Behold , thou art in my debt to the extent
of many shekels, an d now wilt t hou pay what thou owest me, and t hey grew so re
afraid . And seven there were who agreed to pay t he shekels and the wrath of the
King departed from him.
And behold the band did begin to look on the m aidens of t he land and t hey
were fair to loo k upon , and t hey dan ced vvith them and made merry wit h t he
cymbals, the lyre an d the beer-glass, and behold it was well with them .
And some t here were among t he band who became proficient in t he gentle art
of rushing the-pigskin-tossing the-high ball-and many other gentle ways of
the artificer , and great was t he fame of these.
And they said one unto the other let us make merry while we li ve for tom orrow we may-go before the Faculty-and they did even as it was spoken
by the prophet. And when the learn ed men of the land did see their wisdom they
did wonder mu ch and were amazed, and said, vVhat manner of youths are these
that t hey have grown so exceeding wise.
And n ow was the time nigh unto t he
second Separ ation, and they departed out of the land, and great was the rejoicing
thereat.
And it came to pass that short ly after this t he king of the lan d did call the
band together again , and the band came together, ancllo ! five more of their number
were missing , and the memory of them was gone forever. And behold ye Scribes
and Pharisees how they did walk with a lofty and dignified manner even as doth
become " Juniors,'' and the memory of their "stunts'' of the past was departed
from them. And they did strive one with the other with t he "quill'' to see who
should be greatest amongst them.
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�And behold! t hey soon found t hat two new and strong enemies were encam ped in t heir territor y, t he Philistines, Physics and Ana lyt ics, and t hese enemies
did enter t h e territor y and despoi l the fair p leasures t h ereof. And they did wage
war mightily ·with them and before the first feast of the H oldover they did yield
up t he ghost and great was t he rej oicing because of it . And t hey cried unto the
Philistine Calculus \Yith a loud voice, saying come clown from thy lofty perch , and
lo ! he did descend h eavily upon t he backs of some of th em, and at this writing they
were still waging \Y ar with him but m any were des pairing of t he struggle.
And behold the strengt h and glory of t he band did wax mightier and stronger
until their glory \Yent abroad throughout all the land, yea even unto the ends of
it and did surmount the h orizon like un to :1 great star , and t heir breath was felt
by all peoples, and m an y sang t heir praises. Thus has it been with t hem in t he
past, and t hus sayeth the Prophet sh all it be with t hem in the future.
Here endet h the first epist le of J ohn unto the Class of 1907.
It Is Rumored:
That
That
That
That
That
That
That
That
Th at
Th at
That
That
That
That
That
Tha t
~VIaj or
Thompson expects to a ttend Ch a pel next year.
Shearer has join ed t he Salvation Army.
Grant wrapped his legs around a barrel.
Pokey takes dancing lessons.
H ance and Burton are twins.
Bob White \vi ll attend his Latin classes more regula rl y in the future.
Ned Duval expects to graduate in 1910.
Belt h as stopped saluting policemen.
the Sophs have abolished h azing .
Turkey uses a pedometer .
Gosnell and Riley h ave passed first prep Latin.
Otis Draper h as stopped prevaricating and drinking beer .
Ru z and Melvin are th inking abou t going t o church.
it was Belt's deal when t he light went out .
Kane is thinking abou t stopping his butting-1n.
Riley got out one issue of the Collegian this year.
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P arody, on " E'beryhody Works But Father."
Everybody loafs in St. J ohn 's,
We sit aro und all day.
Feet pe rched u p by the fire ,
Smoking our pi pes of clay.
But just before examin ations
\V e begin to crru11,
Everybody loafs in St. J oh n 's,
And we don't give a
Everybody loafs but P okey,
H e works ha rd all day,
Trying to t each the bull-frogs,
H yd'ra eggs to la y.
Turkey t a kes it easy,
And so does Ducky W ad dell.
Everybod y loafs in St. J ohn's
But Poke an d HurricancBill.
Th e U. S. N. A. offi cers,
I'T 've orders to salute,
e
In a quick and soldierly m a nner,
Hurricane Bill says do it.
The 0 . D. a lso rates one
And one to the Profs. is dealt ,
But nobody salutes policem en ,
But Norman Belt.
Of comrades we have many,
For instance Belt and Burke,
Also Garver and D aYis ,
vVho together a lways work.
Then t here 's Bordley a nd Vonny,
Carter and C. E. Chance.
Nobody looks like Burton
But Benjie H a nce.
Major Clark gets a brace on,
And so does Moth er ' 'Yearn' '
Morris, he don 't brace up,
'Cause he don't care a durn .
Hurricane Bill says "par t ikler ''
About this s 'lntin' game ,
And Tommy wear your gum shoes,
Or you won't be the same.
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�.. 1905 Shirt Tail Parade Orders/?
Some Definitions.
LO GlC- An illogical, nonsensical, amalgamated conglomeration of mult ifarious terms , devised by a lunatic.
COMMAND FOR EVERYBODY TO GO WHERE THEY PLEASELine of squads on base squad , rear squads right front into lin e.
EYES RIGHT- Comm and to stretch your neck
SEATS- Signal fo r everybody to grab all t he fo od in sigh t .
STUDY PERIOD-A per:od set apart t o raise h- , and have a genera l good
tim e.
EXAMINATIONS- The Jud gn~ ent day, wh en your head sh all give up knowledge whi ch it does not contain.
"RAT-TAT" -The durn 'clst thin g we ever saw, and a cadet 's on ly chan ce to
get even with the F aculty.
I NTROD UCTION-A favorite way for Professors to kill tim e when they have
speeches to m ake and not hing to say.
ANALYTICS- An indefin able something, con cocted by Ducky to cause all
Juni ors to flunk.
REST-8ign al for captains and lieutenants to argue tactics.
BIOLOGY - Designed especiall y t o torture bugs and bullfrogs and keep Prof.
Daniels in a job.
DRILL PERIOD -A tim e when th e Seniors h ave a right to show .t heir
authority.
BAND -A few boys with tin horn:S, dish-pans,etc ., masqueradingas mw:icians .
SKIP-A word often used by those who are indisposed to attend classes.
LABORATORY -The firework department.
MESS-HALL-An experimental station to find out on how little a m an can live.
SOPHOMORES-A number of insignificant parasites, who worry the F aculty
and thrive at the expense of t he Freshm en. Found principally in the region of
Pinkney Hall.
ELOCUTION.-One hour set apart in each week to have all t he fun you can .
O.D. - A high mucky-muck who struts around wearing a red sa~h and a tin
butcher's knife. T akes a great delight in aiding his authority.
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R earquarters, St. J ohn 's Co ll ege,
Shirt T ail Brigade, lVIay 1st .
Attention to Orders.
1- That }[a jor Thompson be orde red to substit ute t he \Yord "careful ' ' for the
word "part icular.''
2-That private J. H arrison be put in an ice chest to keep his head at the
normal size.
3-That private Coulbourn be notified to stop carrying quills.
4- That Lieut . McCardell be given 10 demerits for flirting with Mrs . Diggs.
5-That private Fell be not ified t hat H echt lost $10.00.
6- That private I. B . J ones be put on probation for calling the 0 . D. a gent leman.
7- Th at privates :YicKinley and Hutson be suspended for di sturbing t he peace
by t rying to imitate "Sousa.''
8- Th at Sergeant McBride be repor ted for disrespect to Garver.
9- That private Chance be given a chan ce.
10- Thallover Burke be given one box of anti-love tablets.
11 - That Corporal vVhite be redu ced in ranks for skipping Greek Nov. 27th .
12- That privates H an ce and B urton be taken as an example of brotherly love.
13, -That Corporal Magruder be given charge of " Buzzard 's Roost" Brigade.
14- Th at Corporal Townsend be redu ced in r an ks for purloining private H echt's
H ebrew prayerbook.
15- That Sergeant Major Rippere be presented with a "Guide to house-keeping.' '
16- That private Dowell be ordered to stop wearing a football sweater under hi s
blouse.
17 - Th at (private) ·w ad dell be promoted to Corporal for explainin g analytics
to t he Juniors once during t he year.
18- Th at Captain von Schwerdtner be ordered not to throw any m ore students
out of class.
Hl - Th at private Street be given an a.veune of escape.
20- Th at private Childs be warn ed not to act so much like a "kid .''
21 - That Sergean t Draper be given 20 demerits for telling t he t ruth.
22-- Th at a detect ive be detai led t o discover \V
here private 13ordl ey spends his
evenings.
23- Th at private Magruder be awarded a gold m edal for repelling the attack of
the " Buz11arcl's Roost'' Brigade.
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�dl.n dl.wfu[ T ime.
On Juni or fl oo r a Buzza rd fl ew,
Met up wi th one-"Sarcastic Cue."
Said "Cue'' the sm a rt "Kow loo k a nd learn ,''
l\o tramps allowed, especially "Yea rn!"
So " Yearn" got off, brayed like a mu le,
And t hrash cl both "Cue" a nd Junior R uhl,
This scufH e loud, awoke both Hoors,
And boys rushed up in shirt a nd - The hum bled Ruh l boxed Keen y's cars,
Then ' ' Sprogie' ' raged a nd whipped '' Bash ears.''
T his Housed up J\an e qu ite overmu ch,
And he piled in to poor old " Hutch. "
Excited now at t heir poor showing,
In to the fra y jumped Reuben Bowen,
R ev. Thompso n preached a nd prai. ed t he work
1\' hi le crazy stun ts were clone by Burke.
McBride a nd Cutler, Lloyd a nd Tielt,
Fought t ill they tho ught for sure they'd melt .
" Apologize" said " Yearn" to R uz,
But stubborn "Steve" said " \Ve refuse."
Then " H ot tie'' Wilmer p itch ed in , too,
And Gosnell t ried what he could do.
Mcl\inlev th rew him clown t he steps,
They b;cl no tim e to fool with " Preps.''
In sleep was Tilghm a n fast and sound,
And Ben nett stayed to write it clown .
"Come out,'' said "Glu t'' a nd "open your eyes''
" vVhen this thing 's over , I 'll treat to pies,"
Just t hen a crash, 'twas "Bill '' a nd Gwynn
Had stum bled over Fooks a nd "Synn ,"
I t hotter grew t ill Asher Sm itty,'
Fell o'er the feet of "Major Biddy."
''Bob'' BorciLy then with pompo us a ir,
Pres un1ecl to pull t he " Bow wow's'' hair,
Then I\clly bark ed a nd scratched h is head
And Morris shoved t he '' Dog" to bed.
By t his t ime th ings looked qui te embarrass in ',
And blushes came to " J akey'' H a rriso n.
The boys, yo u kn ow, we re clothed so sparsely,
They frightened off poor '' Aunty'' Parsley.
The " T cger, " too, had mashed in noses,
Ti ll faces were as black as "Rose's",
.And " ·orse t ha n ever grew their pants,
IVhen to t he rescue came ''Benj y'' H ance.
\~T h ile civil war th us raged above,
And all the boys were in the shove,
Lee Isaac H ech t wa> clown below,
Selli ng cut-rate t:ckets to t he shows.
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Junior Statistics.
After careful and exhaustive research, t he follow ing facts a nd figures have
been prepared , whi ch portrars at a glance t he class sta,tistics.
AGE.
Average age: 19.745 or more'correctly 10 years 8 months 27 days 17 hours
55 minutes 5n seconds. (Standard time.)
vVEI GHT .
Average weight: 146 pounds 14 ~ ounces. H ance, Ruh l and Co llinson were
too li ght to ma ke an im pre sion on t he scales, but their weigh t was guessed at.
H EAD.
Average sir-e: 6. 97843. After carefu l calculations it was found that Ca ulbourn's, Belt's and Harrison's had increased two-t hirds of a size after promotions.
SHOES .
Average sir-e : 0. 25. Terry, E ane and Cathcart we re not measured, because
it was t hought t hey \\·ou ld ma ke t he average too high.
COLOR OF HAIR.
Blonde, 10; B lac k, 14; "Cross," 6; "Sorrel," 1.
ALLOWANCE PER MONTH.
Average: $12 .349. The allowance of the farmers varies with t he price of
potatoes; that of the "Eastern Sho'' m en depends upon t he oyster crop.
RISING HOUR
Average: 2·· seconds before reveille. B:)l'clley never n ses.
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�College Yells.
We will do up J oh nny H op kins,
J ohnny H opki ns black a nd blue.
Th eir line is not hing but a paper one,
lVlndc for o ur backs to go through.
\• ' c 've ~ ot a team that's strong and steady,
\
A corker a nd a crac kerj ack,
0 rah , rah , rah, n1h , rah, rah , rah,
R ah, rah, rah , rah , nth, rah, nth,
St.. John 's the Ora nge a nd the Blac k.
Tu ne-" Sham e On You ."
H opk ins, H op kin s, s ham e on yo u;
\\' hat 's th e matter wit h the J3lack and B lue ?
Y ou do you r best but wha t's th3 us J,
Th e St. J ohn 's t eam will cook yo ur goose,
You ' II get wh at you're loo king fo r ,
You '11 be lucky if you ever score,
And " ·hen it's over we will r oar,
"Sham e en You ."
S-A-I-N-T .J-0 H -N- 'S
St. John's ! St. John 's! St . John's !
Hooray, Hooray ,
S . .J .! S. J .! S. J.!
St . .Tolm's ! St.. J ohn 's ! St. J ohn 's !
R icka-Racka !
B oma-L acka!
Sis Boom B ah!
St. J ohn's! St . J o hn 's!
R a h! Rah! Rah!
Little Ned! Lightn ing N ed!
H eady Ked Du vall
PRESIDENT ' S MANSION.
STUD Y PERIOD .
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SNO W BOUND.
INTERIOR O F ROOM.
B ig, Brawn y Captain Oaks,
Clark! Clark! Cla rk!
AFTER THE GAME.
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�RAT-TAT SONG.
Rat-tat, bed slat, s is, boom , bah!
St. J ohn 's, St. J oh n's, rah , rah , rah!
Ccm e, boys, togethe r,
St. John 's forever ,
Whoop 'er up for th e ora nge and black ,
Th ey're the colors t hat we will back.
St. J ohn's, oh, St. .John's,
Three cheers for old St ..John's.
ORA:-.!GE AND BLACK YELL.
Orange and Black! O range a nd Black!
They' re th e co lors thR.t we will back!
f:l is ! Boom! Ba h!
St. .John's ! St. John 's !
Rah! H a h! Hah!
HOORAY YELL.
I-Tcoray ! H coray ! H oo ra y!
S. J! S. J! S. J!
St. J cl1n's ! St . J ohn's ! St. J ohn's!
S. J. YELL.
S. J .! S. J! Hi p ! Hip! Hay ! Ray!
S. J! S. J ! Hip! Hip! Rny! Ra y!
St. J ohn 's ! St. J ohn's ! St. J ohn's!
'I'unc-' 'Bright Eyes.''
H opk ins good -bye , H opk ins don 't cry,
\Va it t ill the gmr•e is o'er,
W e will knock you so high
That your rooters will sigh, '
So good-bye, old Hopkins, good -bye.
Ruz- " Thompscn, here 's a telegram fo r you ."
THOMPSON-" Th anks; I t hought it looked like my
Sister 's writin g."
L usnY (To Mc1'1akin)-" What are you making Mack?"
PROl•'. D. - " You should say what are you Mac makin ?"
BA IW im (To Harri son)-" You and yo ur Brother are
such young men I often wonder why you are so bald.''
HAruusoN-' 'If you ' II promi se not to say anything
about it I 'll tell you ." BAHBER-" Oh! I won' say a word."
H ARRISON (whi sperin g) - " Our hair fell out.''
BoRDLEY (outside t he gate) -" Does your dog bite?''
Miss-(onthe porch) - " Yes,he cl oes;and-oh , please don 'tcomein ! Weare
so particular about what we feed him.''
MAJOR TH OMPSON-" Caps are to be worn straight on t he head.
you mean by 'vearin g yours croo ked , Belt?"
BELT- "Ma jor , it's my head that's crooked ."
Wliat do
T un e-"Auld La ng Sync."
Should all our v ictories be reca lled,
Of now a nd long ago
You 'd surely find we a lways keep
A team that's far from slow.
W e play the game a nd win great fam e
vVh erever we may rorun, a nd then
R igh t back to old St. J oh n 's
\V c 'II take th ~ victo ry hom e.
Cho.- Come gather around th e orange and black
And lift you r vc ice in pra ise
Of Alma Mater , loved St. J ohn's
And clear old co llege Days.
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FATHEH-" My child can never be yours."
SuiTOR-" Naturally.''
Cour"BOUHN reported Borel ley for not rising at t he comm and-S E A T S l
H AUVEH, wan ts to kn ow t he difference between a " ·Welsh-Rarebit" and the
kind he shoots at home.
"Man wants but li ttle here below''- but Tommy wan ts t he rest.
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�ALDE it- "Now, Allen, never try t CJ deceive anyone-you wouldn ' t like to be
t " ·o-f aced, wou ld you ?' '
ALLEN - "No; t hi s one ifi had enough."
1\: AK I~ - " I 'm afra id m y rncm -m at.e '::; drinkin o· ifi berom in g H
erious.' '
HARRISON- ' '\Vh y RO?''
KA :'-<E- "O h! J had it brought holll e to m e last night.' '
This is an " age nf reform ,' ' said Dowell as he bought $2. 00 \\·orth of padding ·
BEK:\TET'l' (after examin at ions)-"The ''"heels in my head are t ired. ''
" .Mine nre not.''
BI·:NNJ
,:TT- " Yours must be rub ber-t ired, th en .''
"~I cBnmE-
I put m y arm around her waist,
I drew her closely to me;
And even as we had em braced ,
Ye Gods! a pin ran th rough me .
Pn oF. D-"You are a hard worker ,- how many guns have yo u cleaned t o-day?
HEARN-" K eep quiet , Professor; I a m fooling t he Ma jor. I 've been <:lean ing the sam e gun over and over a ll clay.''
BELT- " F ellows, I know a man who n am ed a roo. te r- l{obin Ron ."
MELYIN-" vVhy was t hat?''
J3ELT-" Because he "Crew-so.''
IvhLLEn - " Prof. , I t hink I wi ll start t o keep a diary.''
Pno 1. D - "Going into t he butter busin ess, are yo u ~' '
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l" OYE- ''\iV on 't yo u help a crippl e, and lend me fiv e dollars.''
THOMA S-" How are you crippl ed?' '
Lon;-" F inan cially , as usual. ''
A story is told of Lieut. V - , who wa, · endeavorin g to teach some young lad ies
the correct position of a soldier. " You must st and erect, allow t he weight of the
body to rest naturally and easily upon t he feet , hold your head erect, r hin in , allow
the arm s to hang naturally, keep the litll e f-inger of each hand on t he seam of
your - -.' ' H ere the Li eutenant had a fit of coughing, and t he dri ll was ended
I[Uite a l>ruptly.
Calendar
Sept.20- Back to Old St. J ohn 's .
11
21-General Grant obser ves 11·it h great pleasure('?) t hat most of t he ne\Y men
have large appetites.
11
22- The carpenter kept busy repairing doors in Pinkney .
" 23- I-Iom e-sickness s preading among Freshm en on the fourth fio or.
11
24- Glee Club! G. 0. H!!!
11
25- H ance meets Burton and mistakes him for his own gh ost.
11
26- Rouse skins somebod y by sellin g a book twice.
11
27 - " Biddy' ' Clark sho\\·s, 11·ith appropriate demonstrations, t he footba ll
candidates ho\\· to tackle t.he dumm y.
11
28- Upper classmen sell back nn ~~'c-ers of the Collegian to t he F reshmen .
11
29- Tomm y hum bly asked t he Sophs not to impose on t he poor little Fresh ies.
11
30- F urnished amusement for t he U. of Va.
Oct . 1- " How did Ned make the tou chdown?"
II
2- Belt t ries to teach Rouse t he rudiments of po ker.
II
3- Belt goes broke.
II
4- Hearn is 0. D.
II
5--8in clair, Clark and Gosnell made a relay in readin g all the reports.
II
6- " Bob'' vVhi te skips Greek!
II
7- Pie-Eaters Club organi zed.
II
8- Bordley claims he is tall er than Vonn ie.
II
9-l\IIcBride and t he So phs at vvar.
II
10- ''Peep" Briscoe \Yants to bet a pi e "lv it h a midshi pmanon tomorrow 's game.
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Oct. 11 - Kavy wins in a downpour of rain.
" 12--B progie tries t o get P ot s Miller out for fo ot ball.
" 13- Mi ller is in a h ighly excited co ncliLon (for fear of Sprogie).
" 14- F. & M. College has a practice game with us.
" 15- Dark clouds of war rolling over from t he direction of Buzzard 's Roost.
" 16- H ostilities break out.
" 17- Ethiopi ans charge the camp us but are vali ant ly repulsed.
" 18-Four Collegians appointed deputi es. Jiagruder hurt. \Vatching and
waiting.
" 19- Descend ants of H am afraid to at tack, and our fell ows glad of it.
" 20- Treaty of peace signed at t he enem y's headquarters, .Jackal Avenue,
Buz;mrd 's Roost.
" 21 - St . .John 's loses to V. lVL 1.11- 10
" 22-Everybody goes to church but Belt , Rouse, Melvin a.nd Lloyd , who have
other busin ess on hand.
" 23- 1\Ic..VIakin tries to b low up the laboratory.
" 2!- Reynolds receives a letter from Pigeon Hill.
" 25- SJ.;ips classes to answer it.
" 26- !Vliller 's p~my t hrows him in Latin Class.
" 27- Miller decid es to use an automobile.
" 28- St. J ohn 's beats Richmond College.
" 29- Nothing doin g.
" 30- Miller is hurled fr m his auto.
" 31 - H alloween. Sophs ring chapel bell , build bonf-ire, carry chairs out of
ch apel and raise h- in general.
Nov. 1- Belt doesn ' t report anyone at drill.
" 2- Quim by finds a pair of shoes large enough to wear (size 12).
3- Johnson comes to Elo cut ion.
"
4- George W ashington University, 11 ; St. J ohn 's 9.
"
" 5-Stevens com plain s of his knee.
" 6- Anderson complains of his ankle.
" 7- Quimby com plains of his - -.
" 8- Biddy tells them it's no use to complain. M. A. C. must be played.
" 0-Ste vens and Quimby skin out of it but Andy isn't slick enough.
" 10- All ready for lVI. A. C.
" 11- W ere we ? ? ?
" 12- Disgust.
" 13-Wilkinson gets one na te below high C.
" 14- Cravvford is mist aken for Sturdy 's canine friend .
" 15- Sophomores run Bennie Hance out of Pinkney Hall.
" 16- Dowell washes his feet.
" 17- Belt salutes a policeman .
Nov. 18-Freslunen tell Belt of his mistake.
" H)- H e is reported for n at saluting a Naval Offi cer. Says he t hought he was
a policeman .
" 20-He resolves t0 salute no one.
" 21- Bidd y and R ose ha ve a falling out.
" 22- Wind puddin g far dinner.
" 23-Bennett find s his lang-last coll ar . Great rejoicing.
" 24- Tarbert m ade breakfast for mation.
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" 25-St. J ohn 's, 11; J ohn s H opkins, 5. H o01:ay !
26-Every body celebrates.
" 27-Turkey Cissel returns from Balt imore.
" 28-Every bod y recuperating.
" 29- Mi ll er is minus 50 lbs. of fat on account of football.
30-St. J ohn 's 6; P.M. C. 5.
Dec. 1-Coulbourn buys a box of m atches.
" 2-All Annapolis goes to Princeton to see Arm y-Na vy gam e.
" 3- Thanksgiving holid ay ends .
" 4- Tomm y F ell gave Ruhl ten cents to buy a box of shoe polish.
" 5- 1\iiller is moved to t he fifth fl oor.
" 6- Quirnby finds it in convenient to go outside of hi s room to t urn around.
" 7- Sophomores are reported for rough-housin g in Pinkney H a ll.
" 8- F aculty is summ oned to appear before the Sophomore Class.
" 9-Sophs decide t o shi p the F aculty.
" 10-Bordl ey comes in at 12 r . M. at ni ght , and gives an enter tainm ent for
the benefi t of a ll present.
11 ---8in clair awa rded his contract for qui lls.
" 12-liVatner refu ses to "fin" out.
" 13- P okey smiles in chapel.
" 14- Battle inform s us that the post office is on the corner of State Circ le.
" 15-St evens opened his Physics (accidentall y).
" 16 -~ed Duval skips a recitation (incomprehensib le) .
" 17-" All quiet along the Severn.' '
,, 18-Eggs (small chickens) for breakfast.
" 19- lVIorri s darned his soc ks to have hi s picture t aken.
" 20- The evacuation begins.
" 21 - Tommy swears vengeance on those who leave before t he holid ay begin s.
" 22-St. J ohn 's deserted.
J an. 8-College re-opens with everybody sorry t o part from the Chri stmas cake
and en joyments Rt hom e.
9-Each one tells of how many hearts he broke and how much cake he ate.
"
" 10- H echt gets a graft job at t he Legislature.
" 11 - H echt ma kes a speech.
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" 13-G cn eral 1n atriculates at the }Iaryland LaV\r Schoo l.
" 14- Linthi cum laughed.
" 15- Rippere's eyes a re fa ili ng .
" 16- Th e boys ad vise him to give up classes for a few days .
" 17-Bennett and H echt consul t a doctor.
" 18- Cathcart and ~I c Bricl e are a rrest ed .
" 19 -~I cC ard e ll talks a bout baseball.
" 20- Belt gets sick.
" 21 - l'>v·e rybo cly skips Sun cby-schoo l.
" 22-Sexton reported six tim es by Sergeant-to be Ma jor (?) Belt.
" 23-Bennett st ops che\\·ing in ranks.
" 24-Wi lkinson tries for the Glee Clu b.
" 25- Glee Club breaks up.
" 26- Everybody bonin g.
" 27-RAT-TA'l' boa rd t a kes a rest .
" 28- Nobody skips church but ''Yearn n
" 29-Exams begin. " Work for the Night is Comin g.''
" 30- The whole battalion caught in Ducky's room.
" 31-Fn lnkecl ~'lat h . C::mldn ' t get the papers.
Feb. 1--yicBride caught gouging.
" 2- Vonnie and Bordley discover their relationship.
" 3-Bordley passes French and German .
" 4- ???
" 5-Coulbourn comes in at 1 A. l\'I. and demonstrates the fact thatheis unable
t o walk a fl oo r crac k.
6-Cou I bourn has no reveille.
"
" 7- Burke invents a new phrase about some part of Bedelia's anatomy .
" 8-K eene disco vers that " General" Grant 's left leg curves t hrough an
are of 180°.
9-Allen succeeds in learnin g the bu g dan ce .
"
10-Sin clair gets b m extra desserts . H e and McCardell fight.
11 - Sinclar refuses t o tra in for track team.
"
" 12- Vonnie vs. Carbon Bisulphide. No German.
" 13-Baseball practice begins.
" 14- Miller gets an ex press package , pays expressage , and finds he has a package of quills, of whi ch he was in great need .
1.5- Bancl plays t o the cadence of 500 beats per second. Clark says " Take
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t he damned Band in.' ' Sprogie takes it in.
16-Dowell came near drowning-in a bathtub.
" 17 - Hell in Pinkney H a ll.
" 18-A rushing business don e in H arrell 's room.
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Feb. 19-Ducky tells a Freshman that what he says "ain't good Engli sh. "
" 20- Tommy takes precautions against fire. Advi ses H a lbert C. R . and Shugert
to keep away from inflammable m ateri a ls.
" 21-The striking resemblance of Love to a "possum' ' is noticed.
' · 22- The anriversary of Geo rge ViT
ashington 's bi rth cl2.y c.r: d of the last
time Orrison took a bath .
" 23- f:l ham battle between the companies: 55 killed , 2 (mbbits) wounded.
" 24- Hodgson m akes a mistake and t akes his pon y to clr.ss . Makes a 5.
" 25- Beard says t hat his father likes a litt le beard , but that he himself inclin es
toward a mustache.
.
" 26 - Burke dreamily, " Backward, turn backward , 0 t ime in thy flight ,
Give me some sen se again just for tonight.''
" 27 - :McKinley tried to iron the kinks out of hi s hair.
" 28 - Joe Caulk discovers that the length of hi s legs vari es inversely as the
length of his body.
" 29 - No one woke up .
Mar. 1- Gosnell, Hoover, Mackey and Belt disso lved partnership and declared
a profit of thirteen cents a piece.
" 2-8treet turns into an alley.
" 3- Kane metamorphosizes into a Stone .
" 4- Everybody takes a nap (in church).
" 5- Quail beginning to arrive .
" 6- A young partridge n1akes its appearance on the can1pus .
" 7- Professor Stryker contemplates n1atrjn1ony (precisely).
" 8-Belt tortures his face by tryjng to laugh.
" 9-Choir fizzled out in chapel. Billy Neill sang a solo.
" 10- I. B. Jones gets reported for being too "cute. ' '
" 11 - " Biddy' ' goes to church.
" 12- Kane has at last m et hi s equ al- the Fraternity goat.
" 13- Frank Caulk and " Tubby'' Shearer visit in Baltimore in cogni lo.
" 14- Professor D. runs out of toads.
" 15- Buys phrogs from Schuele.
" 16- H echt makes an impassion ed speech on the H am an Oyster Bill.
" 17 - St. Patrick 's Day . Steven s, ~if ci3ride ::mel Anderson wear t he Rh amro ck
(the color is appropriate to them se!Yes) .
" 18- Fooks find s out that his room-m ate over indulges him .. elf <
tnd pro ceeds
to confiscate his spiritua l (ous) stimulant s.
" HJ - Fooks stays in bed .
" 20- Branch (Gwynn) nne! his bYo clogs Ti ge (Anderson) and H obo (Mcl\:inl ey)
looking for stranglers.
" 21 - " Turkey" makes a c01wincing speech for th e upbuilding of th e fin e nrt
of poker playin g.
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�Mar. 22 - Many new candid ates out.
" 23-Keene adm ires a young lady of t he "Prince of P ilsen,'' who in turn
admires his brass .
" 24-" Pots'' 'Miller becomes in toxicated.
" 25-It is discovered that he d rank a keg of beer.
" 26- Valk analyzes one of Vonnie's sentences today, and find s it 20 % Dutch,
30% French , 15% Spanish , 30% Chinese, 2% Italian, and t he rest
a jargon of Russian dialects.
" 27-D ucky finds t hat t he cosine of Stryker 's nose is . 75 .
" 28- P lay Navy baseball.
" 29-Tied the Navy. Great rejoicin g.
" 30-" Hurricane Bill'' says t hat J a ke H arrison doesn ' t know "b'' from "bull 's
foo t' ' abo ut " tic-tacs.''
" 31- H earn 0. D. "Mother Yearn" doesn 't give a durn.
Apr. 1- Apri l fool.
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A Practical Joke.
It was a beautiful Jun e morning , and I was sitting at the window of my office
idly gazing at t he scene of beauty and grandeur spread before me; t he atmosphere
seemed permeated wit h t he invigorating freshness of t he morning , and fill ed with
an abundance of ozone wafted up from t he ocean and t he Chesa peake Bay. I
was thinking of the long vacation I was to spend at the beautiful Sout hern hom e
of my friend George Carroll , of H addon, North Carolina. We were bosom friends
while at Yale, and I had promised him t im e and time again t hat I would visit
him , but fifteen years had passed and I h ad never seen any of his fami ly.
I t hought of the pleasure that was in store for me , to get away from the arduous
class room work, and be free to roam among the flowers , to breathe their fragrance ,
and do nothing but fo llow t he dictates of my desires.
The telephone bell rang.
" I hope th at 's n othing to detain me!" I exclaim ed, as I placed the receiver to
my ear.
"Is that you I Mr. vV atson,'' inquired a feminine voice.
"Yes.''
"All right; I desire to see you and will be around immediately.' '
'\Vho can it be, I wondered as I hastily fini shed packing my few belongings. A
knock at the door and a pretty girl of about eighteen walked in. She wl'ts plainly
but neatly dressed, but every lin e on her fresh young face seemed t o indi cate that
that she was in great distress. Closing the door with a quick m ovement, and without waiting to ma ke herself known , she advanced and put her hand upon my
shoulder, and with an appealin g look exc laimed , "You will protect m e, v 'tyou ?"
von
"My clear child what in creation - - "
"You're t he famous Mr. vVatson, aren't yo u; the m an who always aids others
when in distress.''
" I am certainly Mr. W atson. "
" Then I am safe ," she sat down with a smile of contentment u pon herface.
"My dear child,'' I said sternly, " will you be kind enough to inform me to
what I owe t he pleasure of t his visit?''
" They t ld me to come to you.' '
" '\Vho?''
" The people at the station .''
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�" The police station?" I asked .
"Yes; it was the first offense , you know; they said you \rere kind hearted and
"·ould look after me, if I stuck to you .''
It was true that I had been using my influence to aid criminals, but I was not
prepared for thi s.
"What have you been doing ?'' I asked .
"Oh,nothing! only a bracelet this time.''
"People don't know me here," she continued, "I always practised in the
country , but really Mr. W atson I 'm tired of it, the life is too exciting; the doctors
say so, so I 've come to you.''
This case certainly was a peculiar one but my train left in about a half hour
and I could not investigate.
" What is your name?'' I asked.
"Carrie Smith.''
" 'iV ell, I \vill have your case investigated . Come and see me on my return.
If you should need my assistance in the meantime my address will be care of
George Carro ll, Haddon, North Carolin a. I will be there.''
"Going now?'' she interrogated.
" My train leaves in a few minutes."
"I'll go with you, then."
For the first time during the interview it dawned upon me that the girl was
demented.
"Miss Smith, what on earth do you mean; what would they think of me?''
" But what am I to do? Oh, it's nonsense! I shall come, and I will say that
I belong to you.''
I opened the door, "Now go or I shall be compell ed to use force in putting
you out.''
She smiled, bowed and \Yent, evid ently a most impudent girl, with no sense
of modesty about her.
I completed my preparations, hastily m ade my way to the st ation , engaged
my seat, and settled myself comfortably to peruse my paper, forgetting the incident of the morning.
Just as the train was starting I glanced up, and who should I see but that
impud ent girl coming to\Yard me.
" I nearly missed you," she said flippantly.
" I cannot talk to you here," I said severely, "you ar e a disgrace to your
- er -sex.''
" lt is all right; I've "·ired to Mr. Carroll."
" You've wired to lVIr. Carroll ," I repeated, springing to my feet.
"Yes; I didn't \mnt to surprise them, I said you would bring a friend with
you. It's all right, Mr. Watson."
"I don 't know who you are, or what you are, but these people are respectable,
and so am I, and--' '
"That is no reason why you should not sit clown and talk to me.''
"vVhat is the meaning of your insolent behavior?"
"Why not be friendly, Mr. 'iV atson. 'iV e 're off now, and I must continue."
"I shall give you in charge of the police at the next station.''
"ViT
hat for?''
On reflection, I found that she had committed no criminal offense, and with
a dignified air I resumed my paper.
"I don 't mind your smoking,'' she said, taking out a box of chocolates.
I was at my wits' end. This girl was either insane or unscrupulous, and could
very easily create a sensation at Haddon when I alighted from the train. What
was I to do?
"Shall we remain long at Mrs. Carroll's?" she asked.
"You will never get there, I assure yo u."
"Oh, yes, I shall," was her flippant answer.
"Indeed you won't. The police will see to that.''
"I don't care what the police d o; they told me to stick to you, and I am going
to stay as lon g as you do.''
I was getting angry but nothing would be gained by losing my temper.
Suddenly the thought struck me that I could bribe her, so takin g out a five dollar
bill, I said, "If yo u will get off at the next station I will give you this," holding
the bill ou t to her.
But she only laughed. "You can't bribe me, I'm going t o Mr. Carroll's, but
if you will give me ten dollars I will go in the next car and won't bother you any
more until we arrive at the station.''
At the station I asked, "What will Mrs. Carroll think when she sees you
wit h me?''
"Oh, she won't mind," she replied with a confident air; "she is used to girls
like me.' '
I was bested, and could see no way out of my trouble, as she seem determined
to destroy the pleasure of my vacation. The train slacked up at the next station
the one before Haddon.
"Give me the ten dollars and I will get off here in place of going in the next
car.'' With a sigh of relief and glad to be rid of her, I h anded her themoney,
adding that I never wished to see her face again.
The girl must have lied about the telegram, at least George made no reference
to it when I arrived. He presented his children to me. "That's my lot, except
Clara; she has been away to see some friends but we expect her home any moment.''
When we h ad eaten lunch Mr and Mrs. Carroll insisted that we stroll through
the little park in front of the house.
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�Presently the rumble of wheels attraeted m y attention, and the vehicle drew
up at the gate. " The bus,'' explained George, " it carri es passengers bet ween here
and t he first town on t he railroad. ''
I looked , and was horrified to see that girl alight and run toward us.
" ~he is a lun at ic !" I cried , " have her arrested; she is crazy ; I kno\Y nothing
about her. ''
""What 's th e matte r ?" asked George, not knO\Ying how to explain m y action.
" l assure you both t hat I know- - "
" Wh at's t he matter with the m an? " the girl as ked joining the group.
" That girl," I said. "that girl is crazy, illiterate and everything else."
" That girl ," repeated George , astonished; "wh y that girl is m y daughter
Clara.' '
" Your d ttughter !" I exclaim ed , nearly falling from the sho ck of t he di scovery ,
and embarrassed out of my wits by the strange posit ion into which I had been
suddenly placed .
The little lunatic as I t hought walked up to me " ·ith a smile and said , " I
knew Mr. ·w atson that you would he! p anyone you could , t he oth ers said you
wouldn 't, but I thought better of you. ''
She then and there h ad the boldness to tell her parents all about it .
" How clever of you , Clara ; you must forg ive her , J\Ir. w ·atson . Girls are so
playful,'' said "Nirs. Carroll.
Playfttl , but I never received the ten dollars.
Conclusion.
At last wi t h a sigh of reli ef the Ed itor leans back in his easy chair, his pipe fa lls
unnoticed from hi s mouth , the gray dawn in the E as t is st reaked wit h the red tints
of t he ri sing sun , but the Editor notires none of th ese t hin gs , hi s has been a long,
ti resom e a nd t hankless task. The tafi k is f-ini shed, a lthough not to our entire
Rn ti sfact ion.
Tim e and time again have we heard th e question , " vVh at kind of a RAT-TAT
\Yill \\·e have?" In answer to this we respectfull y submit to you the fruit s of our
l:ibor , all owing you to judge for yourselves.
\Ve wish t o publi cly thank those who have stood by ~.:sand mttde th e publi cati on of thi s book possible. They are our friends, please do not forget t hem; particularly do we ask you to remem ber t hose who hnve ndvert ised wit h us, and give them
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\Vit h consid eration for form er RAT-TATs, high hopes for our own , and
anticipation for t hose to follow , we areTHI_,_; 1906 E JHTORIAL BOARD.
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N. W. Cor. Exchange Place and Commerce Streets, Baltimore, Md.
IMPORTERS AND DISTILLERS
JOBBERS OF FINE
MARYLAND WHISKIES
Sole Proprietors of CARTER'S BALTIMORE RYE
MANHATTAN XXXX P URE RYE and PIMLICO CLUB
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Designs in English and French Shirtings
for Spring and Summer Wear.
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224 East Baltimore Street,
Opposite American Building
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116
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EAST.
116
EAST
BALTIMORE
STREET
Between Calvert and St. Paul Sts.
BAGBY FURNITURE COMPANY
REESE'S
HATS
222
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Chamber Suits, Tables, Chairs, Buffets, Wardrobes, Hall Racks, etc.
Baltimore, Md.
BALTIMOR.E, MD.
Cor. Canton Ave. and Exeter St.
Bottled Under
Opposite · CAMDEN STATION,
Main Depot, B. & 0. R. R.
EUROPEAN
FACTORY
108 S. EutaW' Street
HOTEL JOYCE
SALES ROOMS
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Supervision
for
HOTEL AND
Centrally Located
130 Rooms, Elegantly Furnished
Unexcelled Cuisine
Rooms with Bath and En Suite
High Class Service
FAMILY USE
PURITY OUR MOTTO
Rates:
$1.00 Per Day and Upwards.
JEROME H. JOYCE,
Owner and Manager.
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FRANK STEIL BREWING CO.
BALTIMORE, MD.
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ENGRAVERS.
PRINTERS.
STATIONERS,
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311 N. CHARLES ST
BALTJMORE
Offe r bes id es th eir fin e lin e of . . . .
STATIONERY AND ENGRAVING
An exclusive line of Brass, Leather and Art Goods for presents
OEHM'S ACl\1E HALL
BALTiMORE.
BALTIMORE, MD.
16 W. LEXINGTON ST.
Any occasz'on wz'll {z'nd us fully prepared
Memorandum package sent to
any fraternity member through
Secretary of the Chapter.
A. H. FETTING
Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry
Temporary Location
213 N. Liberty Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Frock Suits .
$20 up
Double Breasted Sui ts, $12 to $25
\ iValking Suits
- - - - - - MANUFACTURER O F - - - - -
$15 up
Business Suits . . . . $10 to $25
Special Designs and Estimates
Furnished on Medals for Athletic Meets, Class Pins and
Rings, etc.
R. C. BLONDELL
Our Custon1 Department cannot be Excelled
ALL ST. JOHN 'S UNIFORMS MADE HERE
DRU(~S
E x cLUSIVE HATTER
3 2 6 W. Lexington Street,
I door East of Eutaw Street
PERFUMERY
FANCY GOODS
Williamson & Watts
DRUG STORES
I carry a complete line of NEW YORK, LONDON and PARIS
HATS. that will please th e MOST FASTIDIOUS DRESSER
Baltimore and Eutaw Streets
BETTER LOOK 'EM OVER BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE
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Howard and Franklin Streets
Op en All Ni g ht
BALTIMORE. MD .
�At Calvert Street
MUNDER-THOMSEN COMPANY
READY TO WEAR AND
TO ORDER TAILORS
PRINTING,
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213-21) North Street,
Baltimore
SCHOOL CATALOGUES
SCHOOL ANNUALS
PROGRAMS AND INVITATIONS
211-213 E. BALTIMORE STREET
We devote especial attention to designing and producing Catal ogues-of
exceptional merit-that attract attenti on.
ACKER, MERRALL & CONDIT CO.
JOEL GUTMAN & CO.
112 to 122 N. Eutaw Street
220-222 North Charles Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
------IMPORTERS O F - - - - - -
Silks, Laces, Women's Suits and Coats, and Milli~
nery. Also Fine and Exclusive Furnishings for
Men; Shirts, Neckties, Collars, Bath Robes, etc.
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
BALTIMORE, MD.
Havana, Key West and Domestic Cigars
Write for Free Catalogue
HONORS TO GRADUATES ARE FULLY EXPRESSED BY PRESENTING A
WINE
MERCHANTS
IMPORTERS
GROCERIES
ESTABLISHED
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HUTCHINSON BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS
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For Hotels and Restaurants
Sold by all Reliable Dealers FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD.
L. E. WATERMAN CO.,
BOSTON
CHICAGO
173 Broadway, New York
MONTREAL
SAN FRANCISCO
A. F. SCHUELE
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BALTIMORE, MD.
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Clothing
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Makers of High Class Uniforms
and Civilian Dress.
Ranges for Private Residences. Hot Water
Steam and Hot-Air Heating Construction
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and 12 East Baltimore Street
Nea.r Charles Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
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STEWART
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College and Class-day In v itations, Stationery,
Programs, Banquet Menus, Class Pin s and
Buttons, Medals for Field Day. Vi siting Cards,
Crests and Coats of Arm s, Wedding and
Recepti on In vitat ions . . . . . . . . .
Phi lade! phia, Pa.
1024 Arch Street
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY
MADE BY
513 North Eutaw Street
Elliot, Ottenheimer & Elliot
BA LTIMORE , MD .
T E XT BOOKS,
Medi cal, Scient ific and Reli gious Books
''EVENING CAPITAL''
ALEX. STEVEBOLD
BALTIMORE, MD.
ESTABLISHED 22 YEARS
The Only Daily of Annapolis
POPULAR PRICES
306 W. Camden Street
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A SURE RETURN FOR ADVERTISERS
AN UP-TO-DATE JOB PLANT
WM. M. ABBOTT,
The Quick Lunch
WHOLESOME FOOD
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RAYMOND L. MOSS & CO.
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GR 0 c ER s
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A N D DEALER IN CAKES, CRACKERS AND CANDIES
AGENT FOR GOLD MEDAL FLOUR
Opposite B . & 0. Depot
BALTIMORE , MD .
67 WEST STREET,
HIRSHBERG ART CO.
Successo r to
RYAN & WARD
Hirshberg-, Hollander & Co.
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
C. F ra nk W a r d
Ch as. T . R y "n
J.P. BOWERS
BROWNtS
SHAVING
Designers and M akers of
ART DEPARTMENT
MEN'S CLOTHES
Artists' Supplies and Draw ing Material
POOL~
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PARLOR,
135 Main Street,
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
J6 N . LIBERTY ST.
334 N. HOWARD STREET
Md .: Phone , Courtla n d 2579
BALTIMORE, MD.
l 08 East Street,
Under Brewers' E xchang e
BALTIMORE, MD.
Robert A. Wooldridge Co.
COisit the Retaif Department of
Charles DeWitt & Co.
High Class Fertilizers
Charles and German Streets
"MADE ON HONOR"
BALTIMORE
"SOLD ON MERIT "
T empora ry Offices
l2l W. Saratog-a St.
You can buy here Cu t Gla ss, Erie- a-brae,
Dinner S ets, W edding P resents, a t w ho[esa[e
prices, at a sa'Ding to you of one-quarter.
Baltimore, Md.
Good Agents Wanted
Hair Cutting, 15 Cents
Baths, Hot and Cold, 25 Cents
Razors Honed
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Estab[ished 1892.
ISAAC HOHBERGER
Stephen Lane Folger
Manufacturer of
Tobaccos and
Fine Cigars ~
WATCHES,
DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY
Club and College Pins and Rings,
Gold and Silver Medals
180 BROADWAY,
FINE PIPES A SPECIALTY
CHURCH STREET,
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
[}I(EW YORK
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T. KENT GREEN, Ph.G.
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS
TOILET ARTICLES, ~ ~ PERFUMERY
Cigars, Tobacco, Etc.
E ast Stree t and State Circle,
Drugs
Annapolis, Md.
Cigars
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Successo rs to M en' s Wea r Sto re o f FRANK A. MUNRO E
Formaldehyde Disinfecting a Sp e:ialty
ANNAPOLIS , MD.
I 70 CHURCH STREET,
Mail
Young's Hats , One-Ha lf Hats ,
Fow ne's G loves ,
Eclipse Shirts, Hos iery, Etc.
Trave ling Bags , Trunk s,
Suit Cases,
Cl othi ers, Hatters and Furni shers
READY-TO-WEAR AND
IV\ADE TO MEASURE
CLOTHING
O rd ers P rom p tly A tte nde d to .
138 Main Street,
P. K. PARLETT & SKIPPER
CoNTRACTORS AND BuiLDERs
Office, 46 Eas t Street,
A nnapolis, M d.
R EFE RENCES:
Leo n Gott lieb, Store a nd R es id ence.
R. G . C ha ney, Residence,
F. H. Sto c kett , Resid ence .
G randall , Store.
W ieg ard, Sto re and Res id ence.
Annapo lis High Sc ho o l.
F. ]. Sc hm idt, Store.
M ess Ha ll , St. J oh n' s Col lege.
CHAS. G. FELDMEYER
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ATHL E TIC
LIBR A RY
N o. 250
Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1906,
Ed ited by JAMES E . SUL LI VA N
All Jn ~e r co ll eg i are and In te rsc h olastic Mee ts and Reco rd s; Amate ur A thl eti c
U ni o n R eco rd s; A. A. U . Se n ior and Juni or Ch am pio ns hi ps ; S wimmin g
and S ka tin g R eco rd s: A . A . U. B ox in g and Wres tlin g Ch ampi ons hip ;
all Sh ot Putt ing and W e igh t Throw ing R eco rd s ; Offi cia l R epo rt
of th e L ew is and Cl a rk Ce nte nn ia l A thl e ti c Gam es; p ic tures
of Leadin g A th letes, A me ri ca n a nd Fo re ign
Tobacco and Cigars
SPORTING GOODS A SPECIALTY
PALDING'S
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Books and Stationery
Annapolis, Md.
Se nd yo ur nam e a nd address to our neares t s tore fo r
Spa ld ing's Ca ta log ue of all Athl etic S ports- it 's free
A. G. SPALDING & BROS.
N ew Yo r k,
San Francisco,
C incinna ti,
Syracuse,
C h ica6o,
Boston,
P h ilade lph ia ,
Mo n trea l, Can .
S t . Louis ,
Minneapo li s ,
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Lo ndon, E n g.
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Was h ing to n ,
Ba ltim ore,
De n ve r ,
N ew Orleans,
Kansas City,
P itt s bur g,
�]. L. HARRINGTON
Walter Clark & Co.
OLD RELIABLE
Naptha Launch,
Row and Sail Boats
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Compromise St.,
Cor. Church and Green Sts.
Annapolis, Mel.
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Telephone 127
Carpenters' Tools,
A gri c ultural lmpl ements,
Saddlery and H arness
Ca nned F ruits,
Vegetables
and Preserves
CITY DRUG STORE
FELDMEYER BROS., Props.
Jones & Franklin
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Groceries,
Hardware,
Woodenware
206 Church St.,
Cigars, Tobacco, Etc.
!62 CHURCH ST. l5 FRANCIS ST.
Annapolis, Md.
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
ROBERT T. CHANCE
GEO. W. JONES
DEALER IN
Books, Stationery
Watches, Jewelry
and Silverware ..
and Newspapers
College Seals and Pins
I 36 Church Street,
194 Main St., Annapolis, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
NUF SED!
Dr. Charles B. Hinkel
THE HUB
IN THIS BOOK
at Everybody's Store for
MARYLAN'D cAVENUE
WERE MADE BY
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PHARMACIST,
'Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
BUFFALO, N
28 and 30 Market Space
cANNAPOLIS, eMD.
THEELECTRIC CITY ENGRAVING CO.
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JAMES R. PAINE
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ANNAPOLIS, MD.
A New and Modern Hotel
Suites with Private Baths
Special Attention Given to Private Dinner Parties
UMBRELLAS
HATTERS
CANES
Agents for Henr y Heath and Walter Barnard 's London Hats
324 West Baltimore Street
E. H. PATRICK, Manager
BALTIMORE, MD.
Larg-est and Best Skylig-ht in the City for Babies
Groups and All Instantaneous Work . . • . .
BUFFHAM & CO.
JEFFRES' fl\(EW STUDIO
FINE PHOTOGRAPHY
6 East Lafayette Avenue,
One Door from Charles
BALTIMORE, MD.
SPECIAL RATES TO ST. JOH N'S STUDENTS
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Mary land Avenue,
C. & P. T elephon e, Mt. V ernon 1298- K
Hotel Maryland
Parlett & Parlett
FOR A FIRST-CLASS
THE STUDENTS' STORE
Eq uipp ed with Co mfo rtable Roo ms,
Pr ivate Baths, Stea m Heat, Telepho ne,
Newspaper and Book Stand . . .
DEA LE RS I N
Shave and Hair Cut
PHILIP MILLER
COAL, FEED
Special Rates t o Students, their Pare nts
a nd Re latives
GEORGE T. ME LVIN, Proprieto r
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
ANNAPO LIS, MD.
GEO. W. MOSS &CO.
CHANEYtS
STABLE
]. W . TRAUTWEI N, Propri etor
A Complete Line of lver-Johnson
BAGGAGE DELIVERED
Wag-ons and Carriag-es meet all Trains
Revolvers, Guns,
Rifles
BALLS AND FUNERALS
A SPECIALTY .$ .JC .JC
and Ammunition
Furniture Packed and Stored
130 and 13 2 City D ock
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T elephone Connections
XX
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ANNAPOLIS, MD.
SHOES
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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.
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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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Rat-Tat '06
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Rat-Tat of St. John's College, Volume IX, Class of 1907. Published Annually by the Junior Class.
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Bennett, E. Elmer (Editor-in-Chief)
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1906
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pdf
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McBride, Edgar H.
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English
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1906
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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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209 pages
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Rat-Tat 1909
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1909 Rat-Tat, published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College. Volume XII.
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Blades, Webster S. (Editor-in-Chief)
Kolmer, Leonard E. (Assistant Editor)
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St. John's College
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Annapolis, MD
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1909
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CCORDING to the custom establi shed here in 1897, th e class of 1903 has,
in this, its Junior yea r, undertaken the stupendous task of publi shing a
Rat Tat.
As a resul t of our labor, we offer this book to our kind patron s and to the
liberal public as th e "fiTst fmi ts of them that sle pt" (w hen th ey should have been
writin g). You mi g ht say thi s is a "Roug h House" book, rai sed by a nursery- full
of infants.
So we a re, as fa r as publi shing a college annual goes. Vlhen you pass
judgment upon th e r es ults of our in experi ence and infantile struggles, please bear
in mind that we go at your r ating-infa nts. Of course, if you think thi s is th e
production of men we heartily agree with you. A book is a book. Made most ly
of paper and fo rm upon which a re hung whatever things it suits th e fa ncy of those
to whom the han gin g a nd decorating is entru sted.
This book is meant to be a thing of beauty a nd a joy forever. Th e joy will be to
those whose task it has been to help to dress this form . Don 't im agin e th eir joy
will come from the fact of th eir havin g to work. O h, no ! It will be th e r elax after
a most painful struggle. A relax th e joy of vvhi ch will be proportional to the
amount of labor ex pended by each willing worker.
The bea uty of it will be in th e faces of those whose pi ctures are within its
covers.
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There a rc many persons who don't know a good thing when th ey sec it. vVe
do not claim an y especia l merit fo r our H.at Ta t, but sin cerely hope that none of
th ese indivi duals will happen upon it; for should anyone ever fail to apprec iate th e
1903ncss with which we have tri ed to clothe it, we would remind them t hat
"A perfect judge will r ead eac h piece of wit
\Vi t h th e sam e spirit that its autho r writ."
A short time ago at a baby meeting a vote was taken as to whi ch was the bes t
a nd prettiest baby. O nly mothers who had babi es at the meeting were allowed to
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th e m eeting of College A nnual s. When the vote is taken we wi ll cast our ballot
for our ow n. W h at else can you expect ! \ N e call to mind th e hours of midnight toil,
th e denia ls we have made, and th e pain and a nx iety it has cost us. 'vVe compare
our work with that of others which we see at th e meeting . Vle recogni ze and
admit their bea uties; rea li ze mos t painfully the defects of our own ; but when t he
ballot is counted it wi ll be no surprise to us to hear that, like our own, each has
1·eceivecl one vote.
\ Ale wish to ack now ledge the valuable assistan ce we have received f rom Professors J as. v,r_Ca in and F . J. Von Schwerdtner, M iss Lucy Clau de, and lVIessr s.
Chas. I-I. MacNab, L eslie N. Woods and J. F. L in thi cum. Thanking them a nd
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THOMA S FELL. A. M ., P H. D ., LL. D., President,
P rofessor of Moral Science, A ncient L ang uages a nd O ratory.
J AM E S \V. CAIN. A. M., V ice- P resident,
(Grad uate of Ya le U ni versity ) ,
P rofe ssor of P o li tical a nd Social Science, E ng li sh a nd Hi story.
J OHN L. CHEW , A. M.,
(G radu ate of St. J ohn 's College) ,
I ro fessor o f Mathemat ics.
EDWIN D. PUSEY, A.M.,
(Gradu ate of St. J ohn's College) ,
P ro fessor o f Germ an, Latin, Constitutional an d In ternat ional Law.
A . lVI. SOHO, Pn . D .
(G ra du a te of J ohn s H opkin s U ni versity) ,
P rofesso r of Greek and F rench.
WI LLI AM A . THOMPSON, U . S. A.,
(Maj or of th e U nited Stales A rmy),
Professor of M ilitary Law an d Tac ti cs.
B. VER N O N CISSEL. A. M ..
(G 1 uate of S t. J ohn 's Co ll ege ) ,
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Professor of Chemi stry a nd P hysics.
F RANC I S E . DANIELS, A . M .,
(G rad uate o f S t. J ohn 's Co ll ege ) .
P ro fesso r of Mechani ca l E ng in eerin g, Botany and Biology.
Board of Visitors and Governors
Presi d en t.
( U nd er th e C haTtcT elec ted anmt.a.lly .)
H ts E xcELLENCY, J · W AL TER SMIT H ,
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T he Gover nor of' Ma ryland,
Ann apolis, M d. 1900.,
S ecTe fa.ry .
(Presi dent PTo-tem . )
L. DORSEY GASSAWAY, E sQ.,
H oN. J AMES REVELL ,
A nnapolis, M el .
Ann apoli s, M el. , 189 1 ·
(E.-r-O fli cio .)
HON· J OI-IN B . HUBNER,
P resident of th e Senate,
Catonsvill e, Mel .
BoN. I - T HOMAS J ONES ,
J ucl ge Co urt of A ppeals,
E lkri dge, M d .
HoN. NO BLE L. MITCHELL,
S eaker of th e House · of Delegates,
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Bel-A ir, Mel.
BoN. A. H UNTER BOYD ,
Ju dge Co urt of Ap peals,
Cumberlan d, Mel.
HoN. J AMES M cSHERRY ,
Ch ief J ucl ge Court of A ppeals,
Frederi ck, Mel.
Ho N. J AMES A . P EAR CE,
J uc
lge Court of Appeals,
Chestertow n, Mel .
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I:-tON. SAMUEL D. SCHMUCKER ,
Jud ge Cour t of A ppeals,
Baltimore, Mel.
F. ]. VON SCHWERDTNER,
P rofessor of French.
J OH N B. WHITE, A. M ..
(G radu ate of Ge neva Co llege ).
P rofessor o f Greek, A ssista n t P rofesso r of E ng li sh an d Mathematics.
J AMES MACKUB I N ,
E llico tt City , M el., I 852.
RoN . D AVID FOWLER,
Ju dge Court of Appeals,
Tow so n, M el .
H oN. J OHN P. BRI SCOE,
Jud ge Court of Appeals,
P rin ce F reder ick, Mel.
H AROLD C. RIDGELY. B. S., M . A.,
(G raduate of St. J ohn 's Co ll ege ) ,
I nst r uctor in P reparatory Schoo!.
DAN I E L M . T H OMAS ,
Baltimore, M el -, 1859·
GEORGE WELLS, M. D.,
Ann apoli s, Mel-, 1882 .
Ro N. J O H N S . WIRT,
E lkto n, Mel., 188 2 .
RoN. i-IENRY PAGE,
J uclge Court of A ppeals,
P rin cess Ann e, Md .
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WILLIAM G. RIDOUT, M. D.,
An napoli s, Mel., 1882.
HENRY WILLIAMS,
Baltimore, Md., 1894.
HoN. J. WIRT RANDALL,
Annapolis, Mel., r882 .
JAMES M. MUNROE,
Annapolis, Mel., 1897.
PHILEMON H. TUCK,
Baltimore, Mel., r88s.
HoN. ROBERT MOSS,
A nnapo lis, Mel., 1897·
L. DORSEY GASSAWAY,
L. ALLISON WILMER,
Annapoli s, Mel., 189r.
LaPlata, Mel., r897.
I-IoN . DANIEL R. MAGRUDER,
Annapolis, Mel., r89r.
FRANK I-I . STOCKETT.
Annapo lis, Mel., 1897.
l-IoN. SPENCER C. J ONES,
Annapo li s, Mel., 1892.
JAMES A. FECHTIG ,
Baltimore, Mel., 1899.
BLANCHARD RANDALL,
Baltimore, Mel., 1892-
CHARLES G. FELDMEYER,
Annapo li s, Mel., r899.
HoN. J AMES REVELL,
Annapo li s, Mel., 1893.
NICHOLAS H. GREEN,
An napol is, Mel., 1901.
HoN . JOHN G. ROGERS,
E lli cott City, Mel., 1894.
JAMES T. WOOD\~T ARD,
New Yo rk, N. Y., 1901.
I-IoN. H. W. TALBOTT,
Rockvi ll e, Mel., 1894.
I-TARRY J. HOPKINS,
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H E first attempt to establish a coll ege in Maryland was made by th e
General Assembly, convened in the city of S t. Mary's, in the year r 671.
In 1694, the then govern or, S ir Francis N icholson, again revi ved th e
question and offered to g ive money for the main tenan ce of a coll ege. No action
was, taken at t hi s tim e, but in 1696 an act was passed whi ch res ulted in the
establishment of K ing Willi am's School. T hi s act recites that the schoo l was
established for " th e propag ation of th e Gospel and educati on of youth in good
letters and manners."
K ing \1\filli am's S chool was thu s established. Govern or N icholson g ave to th e
school a lot in th e town of A nn apoli s, with th e house th ereon, and th e Legislature
appropriated money to it, but the schoolhouse was not fini shed until 17or. It
was of brick, and stood on the south sid e of the State H ouse.
In 1730 proposals for fo unding a coll ege at A nnapoli s were made, but no
legislati ve effect was g iven them. Th e project was again revived in 1763. A
committee of th e General Assembly recommend ed th at " th e building in th e city
of A nnapoli s which was intended for the Govern or of th e provin ce be comp letely
fini shed and used for th e coll ege proposed to be established, " the money for th e
work to come out of the publi c treasury.
Thi s building r eferred to by th e committee of th e General A ssembly is now
McDowell H all. In 1784 the charter of St. J ohn 's Coll ege was g ranted. By act,
in 1785, the property and funds and stud ents of K ing William 's School were
conveyed to St. J ohn 's College.
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On November II , 1789, th e College was formally opened, and th e dedi cation
was performed with mu ch solemnity, all th e public bodi es being in attendance
and formin g a long process ion from th e S tate H ouse to McD owell Hall.
M cbowell H all is situated at about the center of our co ll ege buildin g s,
faci ng Coll ege avenue and looking directly clown P rin ce George street. In th e
center, on th e first fl oor, is th e chapel. This chapel ex tend s to th e entire height of
the building, and R oman-like, doors open into it from th e surroundin g rooms. The
Faculty room and the P resident's offi ce are on its right, and th e readin g r oom
directly above th e Pres id ent's offi ce. The P hil okalian Society has its room in
th e wes tern corn er on th e third fl oor , and the Philomath ean has its room in
the eastern corner of the same floor. The other rooms of the building are used
as recitation rooms.
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of Fame at Charleston Ex hibi tion. He is an A lumnu s of St. J ohn 's Co llege.
T he hall to the left of McDowel l Hall facing Coll ege Avenue is named after
this ilustri ous man . It is called Pi nkn ey Hall. Volumes can be written about
thi s g reat man and great hall. No doubt, you arc quite well acquainted with
the hi stor y of both from seeing so often t he stereotyped phrases concerning
th em. 'vV c vvi ll n ot weary you with a painful repetition. There is great probability that what yon arc about to read will not be as poli shed as some pl easant
things that you have rea d concerning t hi s famous hall, but bear in mind that thi s is
our first attempt at writin g hi stor y, and that we have n ot been able to obtain an y
prev ious for mul a that is satisafctory to us by whi ch we may compound the facts.
Pinkn ey H all is a four-stor ied buildin g . lt was erected in 1855· S in ce its
erecti on man y an ecdotes h ave been told about it and th e p er sons wh o have lived in
it. 'vVc arc goin g to try to tell you a few th in gs about the individual s who are now
passi ng the time within its walls. I'orm crl y it had been the custom for the F reshmen to room on the fo urth floor, th e Sophomores on the third . Th e Seni or s always
took their pick of the r oom s on first aml second and left the others for th e Juniors .
1\ ow it is entirely different. Th ere arc Seniors, Juni ors, Sophomores and a
few I'reshmen on the fourt h fl oor. T he third fl oor is mostly occup ied by F reshmen, but a few Upper Classmen have the best r ooms on it. T he scconcl fl oor is
stri ctly a pl ace of abode for Seni ors and Juniors, whi le the first fl oor has a few
fr om each class.
To onc·-who kn ows all that goes on within, th e windows seem to nod and beck
as if tryi ng to r emind him of som e plot or tri ck that he and oth ers have planned or
ar c planning. Sometimes th ey even tak e such an appearance that h e uncon sci ously
associates with t hem the names of the stud ents who li ve in th e rooms of whi ch th ey
a rc a part.
A bet ter way to becom e acquain ted with th e inmates of the hall is n ot by relating
what th e window . seem to say. but by takin g a little tour fr om fl oor to floor and
back ag-ain . You will not sec all on yonr fir st trip and ther e will be man y thin gs
th at you don 't want to sec.
On tnrn in g- to th e left you stand at the end of th e hall on th e first fl oor. Of
th e many thin gs whi ch deser ve our noti ce is th e fir st room on th e left . In it, live an
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�old maid and a ver y learned man ( we believe he is a man, for he sports a mu stache
of no m ean size) . Of thi s room and its inhabitants vve will speak later in anoth er
part of this book. Fritz and Si, the two w onders, with Mr. R ough H ouse Jim oppos ite them, k eep up th e reputati on of the fir st fl oor. A future bi shop has hi s
abode at the north end, but does not seem to have much influence over them by his
weekly m eetings .
Th e second floor has some very quiet -loving Seniors. General Grant doesn 't
seem to be awa re of thi s fact, or he has a v er y short memory. The old Y . M . C. A.
room is on thi s fl oor and the Y. M. C. A president lives in it.
O n th e third floor are most of our Fres hmen. F rog lives at on e end of it. He
seem s to exercise a fath erly care over many of th ese infants, and with the aid of
P okey averts many a case of coli c by helping himself, and thus preventin g th e
F reshmen from eatin g more than is safe for· ones so young and tender .
O n the fourth fl oor th ere is a continua l noise, especially a n hour befor e supper ,
wh en you want to ta ke a nap . Tn the earl y part of thi s session th e faculty purchased in struments and fitted up a band . A g ood percentage of fourth ft oorm cn
join ed the band . Y ou may think you can imag in e th e rest, but you can·t ; it is
sirnply beyond imagin ation. O ne bass, on e trombone, two cla rinets and one bug le,
four mandolin s, two ba nj os, two g uitars a nd many voices more or less melodi ous.
If you think you can imagin e wh a t a n oise all th ese will make, you are sorely mi staken. It is necessary for you to be ver y sleepy and to be tryin g to take a littl e
nap about five o'cl ock some aftern oon to r eali ze most full y wh at it m ean s.
\"".T have taken noti ce of only a few of th e most promin ent traits. Note will
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be taken of others furth er on .
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�Humphrey Hall
HILE enum eratin g our ha ll s, we mu st not leave out H umphrey Prepa rator y In cubator and Cuban colon y. Thi s stately-looking edifice was built
in 1835, th e Coll ege findin g it n ecessar y to have some place to store th e
many hi g h-mind ed youth s who had come to S t. J ohn' s to bore, gouge,
flunk and to do many other noble things. For some year s college stud ents had the
ch oice of rooms in eith er Humphrey or P inkn ey Hall , bul now it is rese rv ed
especiall y for th e Prcps.- lucky for th e Preps. He re th ey stud y, fi g ht, break
pitchers, and once in a while rai se roug h-house in general. Not bein g permi ttee\
to leave their room s after dark, th e latter is a ver y un comm on occurrence. Th e
hall is in cha rge of Mi ss Dob \!Vhite, a ver y kind and charitabl e old maid , wh o
says she will n ever ma rry. Sh e li ves on th e top fl oor, and being of a kindl y di spositi on, never tak.cs a switch to an y of the boys und er her cha rge, wh o at times
ann oy her g reatly.
U ntil th e er ection of \!Vooclwa rd Hall , Humphrey contain ed th e library and
armory, but upon th e erecti on of the n ew bui lding th ey were moved into more
spacious and inviting quarter s. Th e r oom s th ey form erl y occupi ed upon til e first
fl oor are n ow occupi ed by P rofessor Pu sey. It is a great delight to him to sit and
li sten to the fallin g plaster when the Preps. have a clog dan ce a nd inform al r ecepti on on th e fl oor above.
But th e old hall has more fun cti ons to perform than th ose already stated . In
th e basement a rc two dining hall s, one for th e coll ege students and one fo r the
Preps. Th ere is also a kitchen . H ere beef a nd di shwa ter-soup arc ser ved six cl ays
in th e week and hash on th e seventh. \!Vh en some stud ent thinks he has not hac!
enoug h exercise during th e day, he proceeds to take mor e by throwing bread a t
th e F reshmen . As the exercise is ver y da ngerous, seri ous wound s often being
inflictccl , it is ver y seldom indu lged in.
Th e board is about six teen dollars a month , but if you consum e enoug h for ten
you could n ever get your money's worth .
\ iVell , I gu ess we had better stop, as thi s is about enoug h to say of such a well known buildin g , and one so promin ent in th e mind s of some of our read ers who,
perh aps, have put it on th e bum ma ny tim es and who have been in ma ny a rough
house there.
�Henry William Woodward Hall
HIS is the newest buildin g on the campus, it bein g compl eted in 1 900. Compared to th e other venerable buildin gs, it is th e small est infant. In order
lh at th e structure might be in ha rmony with the other s, it was built in the
classic colonial style. It is constructed of bri ck, with marble trimmin gs. In
the f ront and r ear ri se beautiful and maj estic Cor inthi an column s. Passing
und er their graceful capitals, on e find s himself in th e reading room. Here the
colonial style is more marked. The woodw ork is all of cla rk walnut. At one end is
a large open fir epl ace, with an imposin g mantle. The windows are deep set , and
under each is a cozy seat. The panes arc of the small style so much used in the
past.
B ut it is of th e contents th at we wish to speak rather than the container. On
the stacks are some of the most valuabl e r eference book s in ex istence r espectin g
th e ea rl y hi story of our colony. T h ese, with a g reat man y other s, which
were brou ght fr om England and presentell to the Coll ege, form a most interestin g
and valuable collect ion. The maj ority of these ancient volumes are bound in pi gskin , and, stran ge as it may seem , th ey ar e sti ll in good conditi on . B ut th ese
old treasures are by no means all that claim our attention. The library is well
equipped with th e newest and best works of r efer ence and the best literature of
the whole world. All th e leading peri od icals are taken, and afterwards preserved
and bound. These, with th e aid of Poole's ind ex , form a most valuable and
Woodward H all
useful possession.
O n thi s fl oor is also the biological laboratory, which is separated from the
library by a hall. This laborator y is well equipped with microscopes ancl the other
in struments necessar y for scientific research . Separate lockers ancl desks are
provided for each student, so that h e can work without interruption. Frequent
excursions are mad e into the neighborin g country to collect and stud y the various
species that abound. The woodwork of thi s room is oak.
Ascendi1i.g the graceful stairway in th e rear of the hall one r eaches the
chemical and physical laboratories and lectnre room. The laboratories ar e to the
right. Here in a large and well-li ghted r oom the stud ent has the privilege of
unraveling th e mysteri es of nature by the surest and best way-experiments.
Hoods are arranged in th e walls. U nd er th ese are condu cted the experim ents
which produce disagreeable odors, and in this way the main laborator y is k ept
healthy and well venti lated. The interior woodwork is oak her e also. This, with
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the white walls, makes a harmonious and at the sam e time dm·able decoration.
Th e r oom is fill ed with the most improved individual desks and locker s. Each desk
is full y suppli ed with gas jets and water faucets in addition to the requi site
chemi cals and appa ratu s. Th e wall s are lin ed with g lass-door cupboard s, in
whi ch arc stored th e laborator y supplies a nd th e mor e del icate apparatu s. Th e
St. J ohn 's labora tor y is th e repositor y of th e sta nda rd weig hts and measures of
Ma ryland . T hese a re a most interestin g and alm ost pri celess possession.
P assin g throug h a small ante- room one enters th e lecture and r ecitation
room. In thi s room is stored a most valuable coll ecti on of sc ientific apparatu s
of all kind s. Th e writer will n ot go into a description of th em, fo r, well, he has
neith er space to fill n or kn owl edge with whi ch to fill it. Th e main body of th e
room is occupied by seats for th e stud ents. A t one end is a long coun ter fitted
with gas and water, upon whi ch illustrati ve experiments are condu cted before
th e va ri ous classes. Behind thi s a r e th e necessar y bl ackboard s.
\ Ne have now taken you bri eRy through th e " baby" of our venera ble buildin gs.
Any buildin g to a stranger seems cold an d li feless; but for one who has toil ed
and conquered th ere it acquires a p ersonality. Th erefore, we ca nn ot even hope to
introduce you to terms of intim acy v
vith thi s hall , and our only expectation was to
g ive you a bri ef outlin e of it.
�Our Old Chapel
T. JOl-IN'S CHAPEL is unique in its const ruction , antiqu e m its appearance, a nd famo us in its hi story. Few ha ll s now standi ng have th e distincti on of bein g the scene of such a brilliant event as was th e banqu et
held in this old chapel in honor of Ma rquis LaFayette.
Few a lso have heard the g rand tones of poli shed eloquence which fel l from
the lips of the immortal \1\Tashin gton. Dut th ese arc on ly a few of th e cheri shed
memories of our chapel. For two centuries th e ma id en speeches of man y of
Marylan d's most fam ous orators have been delivered within its sacred wall s.
Every class sin ce 187r has left as a token of remembran ce a class shi eld bearin g t he
class mottoes an d t he nam es of the gradu ates. T he mottoes which we think as
fine a collection as can be fo und , a re as follows:
"87-Excc lsior.
'72-Gerzabo et
Vin~am .
"88- Fabcr qui sque s uae fortu nae.
'73-Q uod ho mo fecit, homo fi ciat.
. '89-Respice fin em.
'74- Esse quam vid ere.
'75-"Em
"go-N ihil quod tangam us non o rn emu s.
CJu<pta v OlflO(" up{}tO(".
'76-Per augu sta ad augu sta.
'77-Fit v;a mea vi.
'92-Pr in cipia non ho min es.
'78-Quo diffic ilius co praeclar iu s.
'93-Q ui 11on proficit deficit.
'79-Poss unt quia posse vide ntur.
'94- Finis op us co ronal.
'So-N ull a dies sin e lin ea.
Our Old Chapel
'9 1-Ex umbra 1n salem.
'95-Carpe diem.
"8 r-N ulla vestigia r et ro rsum.
'<)6- Perseverando.
'82-Pa lma11 qui meruit fcr at.
'97-To thine own self be tr ue.
'83-Palma non sin e pul vcre.
'98-N umquam rcs trorsu m.
'84- Wie die Arbcit, so dcr L ohn .
'99-Jn o mnia paratus.
'85-Age quod ag is.
H)Oo-One fo r a ll and all fo r o ne.
'86-Ni l sin e magna Iabore .
190 1-Fa ire 111011 devo ir.
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�But it is emin ently proper th a t a r ev iew of S t. J ohn 's hi story sho uld be r ead before its son s
a nd oth ers in celebra t ion o f th e One liundrcdth A nni ver sary of its na tal coll egiate day, o r,
mo r e co rrectl y speaking pcr l'1aps, its ba pti sma l day, albeit s uch hi sto ry is so well kno wn
by its alumni p1·cscnt. .My onl y r egret is. th e refo re, th a t someone mo re competent to
do th e full measure of ju sti ce to th e s ubj ect sho uld not have bee n selected fo r t he hi sto ri c
wo r k of th e cl ay.
Bo lin g broke says in hi s letters on th e S tudy a nd Uses of H is to1·y- attributing th e
1·cmark s to Di o nysius of H a li carn a ss us-that "hi sto ry is philosophy t eaching by examples."
If thi s be so, th en, in deed, Brot her A lumni . th e hi story o f o ur A lma Ma ter, fr o m her ca l'li cst
past, is pa rt a nd pa rcel of a g rand ph ilosop hy teach ing all th e virtu es that go to ma ke th e
pa tri ot, th e sta tesman, and th e ma n , a nd we may no t too wam1ly nor too j ea lously cheri sh
th e d eed s and m e mori es of he r di s tin g· ui s he d so ns , a s we ll as th e times " quorum magn a pa rs
fu e runt. " It is nee d les s t o r e n1ind this audi e n ce tha t th e n a m es of many of St.J o hn 's so ns
a re enroll ed no t a lone in th e a nnal s of th e Sta te, but in th ose of th e nati o n as w elL Th ey
ha ve g iven th eir A lm a M a ter a hi sto ri c place in th e templ e of fam e a s endurin g as the
te mpl e itself. As a n alumnu s bearin g t he r eve rend nam e of P inkn ey so felicito usly said o n
co mm ence ment day in 1855, wh en co uplin g th e nam e of K ey with t he Coll ege-"She ha s
g iven th e 'S tar-Spang led Da nn er ' to th e n:-~t io n , and made o th er offerin gs of which it is not
necessa ry fo r me to speak.'' A co ll ege nec ro logy ha s al so, fortunat ely, been preser ved which
perpetu a tes, in th e archi,·es of th e 1\lnmni , th e memory of th e vi 1
·tues of deceased brethren.
Th is nec ro logy, fir st suggested and its prepara t io n per so nally beg un by a fo rm e r principa l,
Dr. Hnmphr eys. has bee n ex tend ed a nd co nt inn cd- yo u need no t be remind ed ho w faith fnlly- by th e fa ci le.: pen of Mr. J ohn G. Pro ud, of th e Class of '34, whose nam e, ala s ! now
ad orn s th a t ro ll o f th e dead upo n whi ch hi s labor s o f love and pain sta king r esea rch had
sta mped th e sea l of truth . M ay th e A lumni e1 cheri sh th e m emory of thi s broth er , wh o by
·cr
to ng ue a nd pen, both in for cibl e prose and g racef ul ve r se, ha s expressed so much devo ti on
to S t. Jo hn 's a nd her so ns.
lt passed s uccess full y thro ug h the perturbati ons of th e R evo lutiona ry War, and
edu ca ted for t he Sta le a nd nati o n so ns di s ting ui shed in t he ea rly hi story of the co untry.
A mo ng its pupil s 'vVilliam Pinkn ey, whose fam e, too broad to be appropriated by any o ne
S tate, is an heritage unto th e nati on.
ln 1793. at it s fir st co mm encem ent, St. J ohn' s conferred th e degree of B. A . upon
thr ee g radu a tes, Charl es A lexa nd er, J ohn A d d iso n Ca rr a nd \ Villiam L ong, but th e A lumni
cr edited to t hi s class number in all six t·ecn, •of whi ch number one beca me Gov ern or of th e
S ta te, o ne a Jud ge of th e Co urt of A ppeals, t wo Assoc ia te Jud ges of a judi cial di st1·i ct, one
th e clerk of th e Exec uti,·c Coun cil, one a R egi ster of 'vVill s, and one a V isito r and Gove rnor
o f th e College. Th e Hi sto ri cal Society of Ann e A rund el Co unty is a uth o rity fo r th e
fo ll ow in g, to say th e least, r ema rka ble summary o f th e earli er wo rk of St. J ohn 's :
"From it s fir s t co mm ence ment, held in 1793, to th a t of 1806, a bri ef perio d of
thirtee n year s, w e find am o n g th e nam es o f its g radu a t es th ose o f n o less than fo ur Go ve rn o rs
o f i\f a ry land , o n e G ov e rnor o f Lib e ria , s e ve n m e mb e rs o f th e E xec utiv e C o un cil, three
U nitcd S ta tes Se nato rs, fiv e member s of tlie U nited Sta tes H ouse of R epresenta ti ves, four
Jud ges of the Co urt of Appeals (Ge neral Co nrt ), eig ht Jud ges of oth er co urt s, one A tto rn eyGenera l o f th e U ni ted Sta tes, o ne U nited Sta tes Di stri ct At to rn ey, one A udito r of th e
U nited S ta tes Treas ury. six Stale Sena to rs and fift een member s of th e H ouse of Delegates,
besid es fo reig n co nsul s, o ffi ce rs of th e N a vy a nd A rmy, ph ysician s and s mgeons, di sting ui shed la wye r s ( in cl udn g a Chan ce ll o r of So uth Carolina ), co ll ege professo r s a nd o th er s."
A mong thi s array of lea rnin g and wo rth it will not be in vidi ous to menti on th e nam e
of one of the Cla ss o f r8oz. D a vid H o ffm a n. LL. D .. a uth o r. hi stori an and juri st, a citi zen
o f Ma ryla nd . emin ent in hi s ow n a nd a neighbo rin g Sta te, as well as broad , and upo n who m
deg rees were co nferr ed by th e Univ er sit ies a t Ox fo rd and Gotting- e n. Dr. H o ff man was
both a patro n a nd a Vi sito r and Go vern o1 of St. J o hn' s.
·
Of th e pupil s of S t. Jo hn 's in it s earl y day s, th e "1\lfaryla nd Coll eg ian" o-f March, r878,
stat es : 'vV c find fro m a n ex amin a ti on of th e old matri culating r eg ister that between th e yea r s
1789 a nd 1805 it shows "no t onl y representa ti ves o f every co unty of Ma1:y land and th e city
of Ba ltim o·re. but also fr om th e States of P enn sy lvania , Delaw a re, VIrg ini a , North Ca ro lin a,
South Carolin a. Geo rg ia and Loui siana. 'vVe find th ere r epresentat ives fr om no less th:-~n
nine co unti es of th e Stat e of V irg inia , a nd th e fo llo wng well-kn o wn Virg ini a na mes :
'vVashi ngton, Custis, Dulany . A le xa nd er , Th o mp so n, Clark, H erbert, Co max , T aylo r, Benson,
Gibbon. L o r e, B lackbum , B urw ell , M erce r, and oth ers. " Th e sam e a utho rity find s th e
na mes of two s tud ent s fr o m E ngland , o ne fro m Fra nce. thre e fro m th e 'Nest Indies, on e
fr om Por tu ga l, and. "o mittin g as ma ny quite as di stingui shed." th e fo ll o wing Ma ryland
names of J ennin gs, Dulany. Carro ll. S tone. Pinkn ey, Ll oy d, Chase, Ogle. H arri so n, Th o ma s,
Mu rr ay , R id g ley. K ey. D o rsey. Sn o wd en. Harw oo d, S ewart, L ee and H owa rd . . Th e Cu sti s
above named a mong th e V irg inian s r efer s to Geo rge 'vV as hin g ton Parke Custi s. th e stepso n an d wa r d o f 'vVas hin g ton. wl10 , it is said, t ook a g r eat int ere st in St. J ohn 's, whi ch
he ma nifes ted by se ndin g th ere hi s own ward as a pupil. Th e ge nial old gentl eman , Mr.
Cu sti s. wa s a t o ne tim e a member of th e Class of 1799, and survi ved long eno ugh to be
·eral of my bro th c1 A lumni prese nt.
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.
per so na ll y k now n to sc 1
JVIe mora ble a mong th e di st in g ui shed nam es of g raduates dunn g th e pcn ocl abo ve
named . sta nd s the na mes o f Fran cis Scott K ey, B. A .. and J ohn Sh a w, B. A. , M . D. It is
said th at M r. H igginbot to m took g r eat pride in ex hibitin g befor e vi sito r s th e acco mpli shments of these stud ent s and other s, who with th em fo rm ed th e g raduating class of 1796.
F ro m the ne xt yea r. 18 1 r. to 1830, in clu sive, a mong th e g r aduates and Alumni of
St. J ohn' s a ppe;, r names of men di stingui shed in th e State and nati on ; a nd of these, in th e
o rd er of class years. th e nam es of R evc rdy J ohn so n, U nited States S enato-r , Atto rn eyGeneral o f the U nited Sta tes a nd Mi ni ster to Engla nd ; Th oma s Stockett A lexa nder, LL D. ;
J ohn J ohn son, Cha nce ll o r o f th e S ta te; H on. A lexand er Randa ll. M . A ., member of Cong r ess
an d Attorney-Ge ner al of M a ryland ; J ohn H enry A lexand er, LL D . ; Ri g ht R ev. \i\!Ilham
P inkn ey, LL. D.. E pi sco pal Bi shop of th e Di ocese of M a ryla nd and th e Di strict o f
Columbi a; t he Ho n. 'vVilliam I-T. Tu ck, M . A ., J uclg e o f th e Co urt o f A pp eals o f Mary a nd.
and Surrreon Vivia n P inkn ey. LL. D., medi cal director. U nited S ta tes Navy. Th e ve r sa til e
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genius o f John H enry A lexa nde r , di st in g ui shed in th e church, in letter s. science a nd the
mu ses, wh o wa s gradu a ted in 1827, w hen less than fift een yea r s of age. has illumined both
Europe a nd A meri ca. T he mere menti o n of th ese names shows that St. J o hn' s can boast of
mor e j ewels tha n d id Cor neli a. Th e Gra echi wer e hut a sin gle pair, but th eir Alm a Mater ,
in th e per so ns of the two brot her s J o hn son. th e brother s Alexand er and th e bro th er s
Pin kney, ha s given the State a di adem of bri ll iants as a cro wn fo reve r. Th e na me of
a noth er alum nu s mu st be add ed to thi s peri od an d link ed w ith th at o f one of th e Cl ass of
1799. I allud e to J udge s N ichola s Brewe r and Th o mas Bea le D o r sey, citi zens r es pectiv ely
of A nna!1olis and of the co unty.
J uclges D or sey a nd Brewer we re so lo ng assoc iated on th e bench , th eir faces, for
yea rs, wer e so fam il ia r to th e citi zens of thi s judi cial circuit, th a t th eir names a re indissolub ly associa ted togeth er by its bar a nd citi ze ns. Th ese gentl emen belong am ong the brightes t
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�of th e array of juri st s o f the count ry. They adorn ed t he bench of their ow n State, compeers
of Marshall, Taney, B . R . Curtis and Sto r ey. Judge Dorsey d ied in r855, and Jud ge Brewer,
li ke him , was gathered to the sleep of th e va liant and ju st in 1864. Th e triumvirate of
Mury land 's judici ary a mo ng th e o lder a lumni of St. J ohn 's wou ld be in co mpl ete without her e
a< ldin g t he na me o f th a t learned, wi se a nd goo d ma n, Jud ge Alexander Conlee JVIagr ucler,
an a lumnu s of 1794, a m ember of the Executiev Counci l, State Se nator a nd Judge, a nd
offi cial repo rter o f th e Co urt of Appeal s.
Since the closing of th e hiatu s in the work of th e College, r866, th e son s which St.
J ohn' s ha s given to th e wo rld ha ve well fulfill ed their mi ss ion s. T he Church, th e Law and
Medicine, and vari ous oth er departments of hum a n effor t and indu stry have been enricheJ
by their presence a nd energi es. The sur vivor s are yet young en ough to r each th e summit
of their sever a l vocat ion s or ambition s. One of the Class of '72 already adorns th e Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, He nry David Ha rlan , and another of th e Class of '73 is an
eloq uent divine, who, as th e o rato r of th e day by r eq ues t o f th e A lu mni, will address yo u,
and upon who se time I fear I ha ve already too long intrud ed. Another son, Commander
D enni s Mullan, of th Navy, bea ring at th e tim e St. J ohn 's hono ra ry degree M . A ., wa s on
duty with hi s bro th er heroes in the r ecent Samoa n hurri ca ne, a nd , of her dead , Li eut. J a mes
Lockwood, of th e Army, di ed after ex tendin g the ''bo undary of kn ow land twenty-eight
mil es nearer th e po le, " r eaching " th e mo st n o rth erly point on land that ever ha s been
attained by man."
Dr. Winfield Scott Schley, B. A., M. A., M. D., '93
Dr. ·w infi eld Scott Schley, Jr. , son of th e Maryland hero of the battle
off Santiago, was born at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, l\i[d.,
on August I , 1873. The earl y part of his life was a transitory one, having
made Boston, vVashington, and th en Philadelphia his hom e. At each of these
citi es h e attended public and priva te schools, and in Philadelphia he attended
a milita ry boarding school. In October, 1889, he entered St. John 's College,
where his illustrious fath er vvas destin ed to have attended , but was prevented by his
in satiabl e desire for a career in the navy. \ 1\Thile at coll ege Dr. Schley was
actively connected with all th e athletic, social and literary functions of th e school,
and in his senior year wa s president of th e Philokalian Society. He graduated
in June, r893 , with th e degree of B. A. In October, 1893, he entered the College
of P hys icians and Surgeons, New York, (Columbia University, Medical D ept.),
from which place he graduated in Jun e, 1896. Nearly a year later he entered
St. Luke's I-:1ospital , where he served tw o and a half years on the house staff,
until July, 1899. Th en, following up his profession as a physician·, he became conn ected with S loane Hospital, being on the staff. But in November, 1899, he
entered the practice of m edicine, at which he prospered for one year. In January,
1900, he was appointed assi stant surgeon at St. Luke's Hospital, outdoor department. Ri sing high er and higher in his nobl e calling, h e was, in October, 1900,
appointed ass istant attending surgeon of Trinity H osp ital, Kew York City.
The Rt. Rev. Cleland K. Nelson, B. A., D. D., '72
Bishop N elson, th e great-grandson of General Thomas Nelson, ex-Governor
of Virginia, was born near Cobham, Albemarle County, V irgi nia, May 23, 1852.
Having graduated at St. J ohn's College in 1872, he r eceived theological in struction partly from his uncle, th e R ev. C. K. Nelson, D. D., and partly from
the Berkeley Divinity School, at M iddl etown , Conn.
He was ordain ed
to the deaconate in 1875, by Bishop Pinkney, of Maryland, and to the pri esthood
in 1876 by Bishop Stevens, of Penn sylvania. From this time until r89 1 he was
rector in several of th e church es in Pennsylvania. On November 12, 1891, he
was elected Bishop of Georgia, and on February 27, 1892, he was consecrated in
St. Luke's Cathedral, A tlanta. Bi shop 1\clson's entt·y upon the epi scopate has
been marked by great spiritual blessings upon the di ocese of Georgia.
William Ritchie, B. A., '73.
vVilliam Ritchie, born at Frederick, Maryland.
His late home place is
almost n ext door to that of old Barbara Fritchie, and near by r esided Admiral
vVinfield Scott Schl ey. M r. Ritchi e's father, Dr. A lbert Ritchi e, was executor of Mr. F ritchi e's estate. Mr. Ritchie graduated fr om St. J ohn's in
the cl~s s of 1873; studi ed law in the office of his elder brother, the late Hon. John
~Jtch1e, Judge of the Court of Appeals. Later on he r emoved to Chicago, succeedmg the Hon. John S. vVirt, now of Elkton, Maryland, as a member of th e law
firm of Judd & \i\!hitchouse, of Chicago. O n th e death of th e seni or member
of the fir.m , Mr. Ritchie succeeded to that j)Osition hi s firm bein o· now R itchie
E s Iler & Knobel. Mr. Ritchie took a very promin ent part at the bar in Chicago,
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�having tried a number of important cases in the Supreme Court of the U nited
States. During th e agitation of th e present few year s at Chicago over the
subj ect of municipal taxation and the granting of street rail way franchi ses, M r.
Ritchi e t ook a very active part and was a prominent member of the A nti-Y erkes
forces, whi ch in the State Legislature defeated lVIr. Y erkes' corrupt m easures .
A high compliment was paid to M r. Ritchie's standing as an authority upon
these question s by th e L egi slature, which after hearing a di scu ss ion by him befor e
its special committee, r equested hi s attendance later before a j oint sess ion of the
Hou se and Senate, which was ca lled fo r the sole purpose of hearing Mr. Ritchi e
discuss these variou s is sues ag·ain . A t a subsequent session of th e L egi slature,
wh en similar measures wer e brought before that bodv by the corporate inter ests.
the committee summoned Mr. Ritchie again by special invitation to hear hi s
criticisms of the pending measures. In defer ence to his judg m ent upon that
occasion, th e L egislature r ej ect ed th e propos iti on s of the interested parties a nd
the inter ests of the public w er e ther eby safeguarded. In consequence of hi s course
in th ese matters lVIr. Ritchie was urged to enter political life, and was , in fact ,
nomin a ted for the L egislat ure at th e succeeding session as a candidat e on the
r eform ticket, but hi s di sinclinati v n for politi cal life and pressure of hi s private
busin ess prompted him to decline th e honor. Mr. Ritchi e wh en at S t. J ohn 's was a
m ember of the Phi lokalian Societ y, and hi s inter est in hi s A lma Mater is as lively
now as th e clay he r eceived his diplom a.
·
October of that year, wh er e he is now stationed. His ability was soon r ecognized,
and he was appoi nted eng in eer officer of the regiment. aide-de-camp to the
brigad ier commander , chi ef engineer of th e staff of General F unston, in succession .
He was a lso in command of th e U nited States g unboat "Napindan ," armored
ves sel for ri ver navigati on . Th en he was t he depot commi ssa ry ordn ance officer ,
in charge of Vicker 's-Max im rapid -fire g un in the m ountain engagements.
I-Ie accompanied General L aw ton 's n orth ern expedition as engineer officer ,
doing reconna issance. He has been r ecommended for prom otion on fo ur occasion s,
and was commended in ord ers for excell ent condu ct in action. He was appointed
superintend ent of public w ork of t he P r ovin ce of N uevaeci j a, Luzon, u pon the
inau g ura tion of civi l government, but he declined in ord er to accept a commission
in th e U nited States Regula r Army . He w as in 1901 appointed second lieute na nt,
Twelfth U nited S tates Infantry. Later he was appointed quartermaster and
commi ssar y of the first battalion of that r egim ent, ·w hich battalion went to Samar
to quell the r ecent in surrecti on there . Durin g hi s ser vice in these far-away
islands he has had a variety of work, constructing r oads and bridges. I-Ie
accompanied General F unston on n earl y all his expediti ons and in m any engagements. He is a close personal fri end of Gener al F un ston. Upon hi s r ecommendation l\l[r. L yles was appoi nted t o th e regular army. Mr. Lyles is now in hi s
twenty-fourth year . He was a Philomat h ean whil e at S t . J ohn's.
De Witt C. i:yles, B. S., '98.
Honorable W alter W ilkes Preston, B. A., M. A., LL. B., ex. '8 J
Graduated from St. J ohn 's in 1898 with a fir st-g rad e di stin ction, with the
degr ee of B. S. Immediately after hi s graduation he enli sted in the F ifth Regiment of lVIaryland Volunteers, wher e he saw six m onh s of Spani sh-A meri can
war service. From that time until the present clay he has been in the United
Stat es Arm y.
In October, 1898, he became associated with the staff of the "Daltimor e
New s," and later resig ned to accept a positi on as ass istant engineer on the
con stru cti on of the Chesapeake Beach Railroad. In the fall of 1899 he was
a candidate for the Maryla nd L egislature fr om A nn e A rundel county , and v\ras
sent as a delegate to the co unty and S ta te convent ions of that vear.
I-Ie accepted a commi ssion as a second lieutenant in the T hirty-fo urth United
States Volunteers in A ug u st, 1899. He arrived in th e Philippine I s land s in
T he H on. vValter 'vVilkes Preston was born in Harford County, Maryland ,
January 14, 1863, and has throug hout his li fe been a r esident of that county.
Mr . Preston r eceived hi s early edu cation in the county schools, and at a ver y
early age graduated from the Del-Air Academy. After leav in g t he Academy
1\fr. P reston matriculated at St. J ohn' s College, wher e he passed through th e juni or
class. Leaving St. J ohn's at th e end of the junior yea r, M r. P r eston enter ed the
senior clas s at Princeton, where h e g r aduated, r eceiving the A . I3. degr ee in r88r.
Mr. P r eston r eceived from the Law Depa rtment of th e U niversity of Maryland ,
in r883 , the degree LL. B., and in th e fo ll owin g year t he deg-r ee of A. M. from
Princeton . In r883 M r . P r eston beg-an to practice law in Del-Air, a nd by diligent
application to hi s business soon acq uired an extensive an cl lu cr a tive practice. 1 .
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Preston has been twice elected to the H ou se of Delegates, in 1887 and r88g .
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�\iV hile th ere he was chairman of the vVays and Means Com mittee. In 1891 Mr.
P reston was elected State's Attorn ey for Harfo rd county, and re-elected in 1895
In 1893 M r. Preston was marri ed to M rs. l\'I. E li zabeth Hall. lVIr. P reston is past
master of Mt. Ararat L odge, Masons, at Del-A ir, am! is one of the most prominent
members of the H arford county bar.
Edwin H. Brown, Jr., B. A., '90
l\ [r. E dwin H . Drow n, Jr., was born in !\tray, 1877. Jle spent hi s boyhood days in Centrev ill e, Mary land , and entered St. John' s Coll ege at t he
age of eig hteen years. 1-: e g raduated, havin g taken the entire course in three
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years. The degree of D. A. was conferred upon him at the day of g radua tion, Ju ne, 1898. For the space of on e year he studi ed law with his father, Jud ge
E dwin H. Brown. Then he ente red the U niversity of l\!J:ar yland, where he
studi ed law for one year more. lie was afterward admi tted before the Court of
Appea ls in th e fa ll of 1900. S ince that tim e he has been actively engaged in the
practice of la w at h.is home at Centerv ille. Vl h ile at St. J ohn's M r . B rown was
a member of the I'hilokalian Literary Society.
]. Royal Rosebury, B. A., '96
Royal Rosebury was born on hi s fathe r 's farm , in Kent County, on July 2,
876. M r. Rose bury attended the public schools of Ken t Coun ty and Ki ng.
vVilli a m County, V irg inia, until 1890, when he entered th e S till pont Academ y,
where he g radu ated. l - entered St. John's in September , 1892, where he was
Ie
g raduated in 1896, hav in g been captain of Compan y A, president of the P hilokalian Society and th e orato r at its Jun e cl eebration. After grad uating, Mr.
Rosebury traveled for a New York firm for a year and then took an agency with
the ·M etropolitan Li fe In surance Compa ny.
In Jun e, 1898, M r. Rosebury resig ned hi s pos iti on to enli st in the F ifth ·M aryland Volun teers. A fter the wa r Mr. Rosclmry again accepted a n agency of the
Metropolitan L ife Tn suran ce Compan y, a nd in A ug ust. 18<)<). was promoted to
ass ista nt superintend ent of the vVoodbur y "!~ra n c h . T\altimore.
Mr. R ose bury married M iss B urton, of L aurel, on Februar y 15, 1900.
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The Editors of th e Rat Tat, and the C lass of 1903, beg to offer their congra tulations to the E ndowment Committee, and to expr ess their g reat pleasure in the r esult th us far obtained, a nd th~ir interest and hope for the future.
T o those not conver sant with the work of this Committee, th ey would explain
t"11at within lh e past year an amount sufficient to ext ing uish the mortgage cl ebt, so
long reslin g upon th e College, has been collected, and a lso the beginnin g of a perman ent E ndowment F und with which to provide for th e maintenance of the
Coll ege. The A lumni have shown their love fo r th eir A lma Mater , both in
workin g for th e obj ect a nd in the subscripti ons they have made. It is hoped that
by this season of another year we may be abl e to record at least an eq ual sum as
has already been given-a furth er step toward th e one hundred thousand with
wh ich it is hoped to develop the present good work of t he Co llege.
Alumni Addresses
Ada ms, Fra ncis B., ex. '73
A dam s, J. Fred, 'go . . .
A lmony, F ra nklin J ., ex. '79
A nderson, B run er R. , '84 .
A nderso n, B. vV., 'oo
As he, Samuel T., '73
Ba rn es. M . H., 'So
Barroll , Hope, '79 .
Bea r, L oui s, 'oo .
Bennett, G. · E .. '95
.Berkeley, w. N., '96
Biays, J ames P .. Jr., '93
Blades, L. S., '89. .
Blanchard , Pete r P., '98
Blunt, W . W .. '88 .
Bohanan, F . J ., '99 . .
Boehm . Loui s C. , '97 . .
Bond, T ho mas T., ex. '96 .
Bowie, vV.. ex. '92 .
Brewer, C., 'sz . .
Brewer. D r. Cha rl es, '85
Brewer, T homa s L., '89
Br ewer, J. C.. ex. '90
Brady, W. L., '99 .
Bri scoe, J ohn P., ex. '74
Bri scoe, P hilip. ex. '76 .
Briscoe, J ohn P .. Jr., 'o r
Brown, E . H ., '98 .
Camden S tatio n, Ba ltimo re, J\IId .
Rehob eth , 1\ [d.
. . Rock vi lle, Md.
vVoodwardville, Md.
. An napoli s, Md .
Wilmington, N . C.
Baltimo re, Md.
Chestertow n, Md.
An napo lis, Md.
Ma rd ella. M el.
. . . .
. . Staunto n, Va .
Fidelity an d Deposi t Co .. Balt imo re. Mel.
.
. Eli zabe th City. N. C.
roo East 17th, New Yo rk City.
.
. Lo ndo n. E ngland
Gene1·a l Theo logica l Semi na ry, N<>w Yo rk.
. . . .
. . Snow H ill, Mel.
733 No r th Broadw ay, Baltimo r e, Mel.
. 1-.
A nnapo li s, 1\!Id.
. .
. . . A nnapolis. Mel.
136 West 66t h St. . \ Va sh inton, D. C.
vVa r D ept.. vVashin gton. D. C.
Fanners' Na tio na l Ba nk, A nn apo li s, Md.
. A nnap olis. Mel.
P rin ce Frederick. Mrl.
.
. .
. . Washin gto n, D . C.
Georgetow n U ni ve rsity, vVashin gto n. D. C.
Centrev ille, Mel .
�Alumni Addresses- Continued
Ca rl, C. Edwa rd, 'S7
. Hager sto wn , M el .
Ca r lis le, Cald ero n, '7 1
vVa sh ing to n, D. C.
. .
Ca se, Willi am A ., '94 .
J o hn s Hop ki ns U n ive r sity, Balt im o re, M el.
Ca ss idy, E. R., '9S .
A nn apoli s, Mel.
Ca ulk, J R., 'or .
. E as ton, Mel.
Cecil, 0 . S., '98 . . .
lVl ill ersv ill e, M el.
C ha mbet·s, B. DuVa ll, ex. '95
Ada mstow n, M el.
Cha se, J V ., ex. 'Sg . .
Navy De pt., vVashin gton. D. C.
Chil ds, W. Zachary, '95 .
. . . . . . A nnap olis, Mel.
C hri sti a n, J L., '94
Cus to m Inspecto r, Baltim o re, M el.
C hesto n, A. R., '96 .
1835 Ches tnu t St., P hil a delph ia, Pa.
C hew. J o hn L., 'Ss
A nn apo lis, M el .
Cissell, B. V., '90
. . . . . A nn apo li s, Mel .
Clagget t, L. B . K.
14 E ast L ex in g ton St.. Baltim o r e, Mel.
Cla rk, Lo ui s T., '92
E lli cott City, Mel.
Cla rk, Wil li a m M., '9S
. . . . . Ma rri ottsvi ll e, Mel.
Cla rke, E. J .. 'S r . .
\Va shin gto n Co ll ege, Ches ter tow n, Mel.
Cla ud e, De nn~i s . ex. '72
A nn apo\li s, M el .
Cla ude, vVa shin g to n C.. ex. '74
A nn a polis, Mel.
Clun as, Ra nda ll . ex. '76
Na ison, Scotland
Cobl entz. 0. B., 'o r . .
M iddl etow n, Mel.
Collins, R ev. Va ug ha n S., '8r
.
D ove r, De l.
Colli son, J oseph C., ex. 'So
So uth Ri vet·, M el.
Co ll ison, T. A., '99
A ll egheny, Pa.
Co nra d, B. F ., 'oo
Huye tt, M el.
Cooper, H . L ., '94 .
D enton, Mel.
Coppage, W. G., '97
Cent rev ille, M el .
Co ul bo urn . J. T ., '84
Mo l'iso n, M el.
Cra bbe, W a lte r R. , '73 .
. Hague, V a.
Cr apster, E a rn es t R. , '94
Baltim o re, Mel.
Da ni els, F . E., '91 .
Dav is, J effe r so n, ex. 'S3
Dav is, Rev. W . W ., '92
Da wso n. J P .. '7:l .
Da wkin s. vVa lter ]., 'So
D e S hi eld s. Geo rge, '94
De V ecmo n, Vlilli a m, '8 r
De rn , H a r vey, '94 . .
De V ri es. R ev. B. F., 'S r
D ixon, N. \!\falter, '77
l.Jo r sey, vV. A.. ex . '7 4
Do r sey, J o hn vV.. 'sR
Do ug lass. Li eut. J. B., '97
Downs, R . D.. '96 . .
D ryden, A . L. , ex. 'SS
D ryde n. C ha rl es E ., '93
D u va ll , D. F. , '9 r . .
D u va ll. vVirt A ., ex . 'Ss
D u va ll . C. A.. 'o6
Du va ll, D. H ., '98
E d wa rd s, Cha rl es G., 'S9
E d wa rd s, P. H. , '98
Eva ns, F . W ., '99
A nna po lis, Mel.
. . . . . Ho r seheacl, M cl.
2306 Ma di son Ave., Baltim o re, M el .
. . . . . . . E lkton, M el .
Fi d elity B uildin g , Baltimo re, Mel.
Ho tel D e wey, Vlas hin gto n, D . C.
Cumb erl a nd, M el .
S ta ttes. vV. Va.
.
.
. . J a n ettsvill e, Mel.
Co rn er M ichiga n a nd O rman Ave s .. P uebl o, Co l.
. Po r t R epu bli c, M el.
407 N o rth Cha r les St.. Ba lti mo re, Mel .
F ort S herid a n. Ill .
. Oden ton. Mel.
Crisfi eld, Mel.
.
Annapoli s. Mel .
. . . W a r Dept .. vVas hing ton, D. C.
529 No r th Fu lto n Av e., Ba ltim o re, M el.
.
.
. P a ro le, M el.
Be rkeley Academy, Ma rtin sburg , Va.
15 No rth Ca lh o un St. , Ba ltimo re, M el.
2013 East C ha se St. . Ba lti mo re, M el .
Y. M . C. A., Roa noke, V a .
Alumni Addresses-Continued
Fa irbank, L. J., 'oo
Fa rquha r, N. V ., 'S3
Fay, Li eu t. vV. G., '97
Fechtig, J A ., Jr. , '95
F en wick, J. F ., 'SS .
F lo ry, C. I. , '97 . .
Fo rbes, Geo rge, Jr ., '92
Foozim ori , S huib zio, ex. '76
F onta in e, E . Cla rk e, 'ot
F reema n, M . B., 'go
F ri ck, G. A., 'So
F ulton, J o hn S ., '76
Ga le, H. A ., ex. '96
Ga rn er, Sa mu e l. '7 1
Gassaway, L. D ., 'S t
Gira ult, G. B ., 'oo
G ibso n, J. B ., '92
G ilpin , C. M ., '94 .
Gold sbo ro ug h, R. , '9S
Go rgas, H. B., '85
G reen, J. B .. ex. 'S7
Grace, C. H., '89
G ree n, T . K. , '86
G reen, N. , 'Sg . .
Gr im es, C. E .. ex. '72
Groff, J C., '93
Ba ltim or e, Mel.
. . .
. . . Potts vill e, Pa.
Navy D epa rtm ent, \ 'Vas hing lo n, D . C.
14 Eas t L exi ng ton S t. , Baltim or e, M el.
C ha rl otte H a ll, M el.
425 Ea st Bay St., J ackso n vill e, F la .
A nn apo lis, Mel .
T o ki o, J apan
Poco moke, Mel.
B ryan tow n, M el.
.
. . . .
No rfo lk, V a .
Hea lt h Depa rtm ent, Baltimor e, M el.
150.3 Pa rk Ave., Baltim o re, M el.
A nna po lis, M d.
A nn apo lis, Mel.
.
.
.
. A nn a po lis, M el.
10 German -A meri can Bank B uilding, Bal t im or e, M el.
163 B roadway, New Yo rk
. . .
. . . . . Ca mbri dge, M el.
C hu rch of th e A d ve nt, Benso n Hmst, L. I.
Kenyo n M ili ta ry Acad emy, Ga m bier, O hi o
M cDono ug h Schoo l, Baltimo r e, Mel .
A nn a po lis, Mel.
. . .
. . A nn apolis, Mel.
vVcs tern Nat iona l Ban k, Baltimo re, Mel.
Co lumb ia U ni ve r s ity, N e w Yo rk
Ha rrin g to n, E . C., 'S4
Hays, E . M ., 'go
Hall ey, R. H ., '94
Hagner , A. B ., 'S r .
Hagner, A lex., ex. 'So
Ha rlan, I-I. D ., '7S · .
Harl a n, W . H ., '72
Harlan , ''0/ . B., ex. '8 r
Ha rla n, H ., '77
. .
Ha rd castle, E . M. , Jr., 'S6
Heyde, E. W .. '90
Hebdon. H. M ., ex .. 'Ss
H enry, R. G.. ex. '72
]-Tern1an, L ie ut. C. C., 'oo
He rma n, P . H .. 'oo
J-1itchcock, \V. A ., '90
Hicks. T. H .. '87
Hi ss, G. R. A .. '92
Hi ll ea ry, E. D .. '97
H ill , H. C.. ·oo
H o wa r d, C. . ex. '97
Ho dg es, C. H., 'oo
H ooper . R. H .. '72
Ho pk in s, 'V/. G. , 'oo
Ho pkin s, W . H .. '59
H opk ins. A . H .. 'S9 .
H obbs, E. S ., '82 .
Huffingtottl, J W , '98
H ug hes, R. , '96
. Ca m br idge, Mel .
Go shen, N . Y.
B ryantow n, :tvld .
Hage r stow n, M el.
Hage r stow n, 1
\fc!.
Baltimor e, Mel.
Bel A ir, Mel .
C h urch vill e, M el.
. . . . .
230 :Mad ison Ave., Baltimo re, Mel .
Ea sto n, Mel.
. . P a r kto n, Mel.
15 1r No r th Av e. , Ba ltim o re, Mel.
.
Ca mbridge, M el .
\ 'Va r De pt.. W ashin gto n, D . C.
L ehi g h U niv ers ity, P a.
. Gr a ni te, M el .
Ca mbridge, Mel.
.
. .
2 100 Nor th C ha rl es St.. Ba ltim ore, M el.
2009 C hestnut St., P hil a d elphi a, P a .
. . .
. . F rost burg , Mel .
Co nso lid a ted Gas Co., P !ti la c! elph ia, P a .
Conso li cl a ted Ga s Co .. P hil ade lp hi a, P a.
217 No rth Ca lve rt St., Baltimo re, Mel .
. .
. . . A nn apo lis, Mel .
W o ma n's Co ll ege, Baltim o re, Mel.
. 'vVo ma n's Co ll ege, Ba ltim o re, M el.
.280 B road way, New Yo r k City
Quanfico, Mel .
A nnapo li s, Mel.
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�Alumni Addresses-Continued
Hurst, W . 0., 'g r
Hyde, J . P., 's? .
Igleha rt,
Igl ehart,
Iglehart,
I san og le,
· · . . .
Odessa, D el.
Vall ey F emal e Co ll eg~, Win ches ter, Va.
E. B., •g4
E. W., 'gs
J . D ., '7 2 .
A. M ., 'g8
vVar Derartment, \ i\Tashin gto n, D. C.
. . . . . Annapolis, Mel.
1214 L1nclen Ave., Baltimore, Mel .
Catochtin, Mel .
Ja cobi, C. A., ex '8s
J acob i, J F ., '88 . .
J a mar, J H . ,R., ex. 'g 3
Jarboe, C. J ., g6 .
J o hn sto n, C. A., 's8
J ohn ston, M. T., 'go
J ohn ston, F., ex. •g 3
John so n, W. A., •84 · .
J o hn sto n, Irede ll, '72 .
J ones, G. L., ex. 'g6 .
J o nes, Co urtn ey, B., 'g5
J oys, C. N.. 'gs . .
J ordan , J. W. S., ex. •7 r
Annapoli s, Mel.
A nnap olis, Mel.
. . E lkto n, Mel.
Leonardtow n, Mel.
Bloo mington, A la.
. Easto n:, Mel.
N ew Yod<. N. Y.
Sno w Hi ll , Mel.
. Edento n, N . C
H a rvard Un ive rsity, Mass .
M ill wood, Va.
Gambries, Mel.
An napolis, Mel.
Keec h, F. ]., '8 r
K eats, F. F .. 8r
Kell er, ·c. E., 'g,1
Kemp, W. T ., 'g7
Krug, A . H., 'or
Latime1 C. H ., ex. '8r
·,
Latim er, T ho ma s E .. •g4
Lawrence, E . T., '7G
Lawso n, W. P .. 'oo .
Leavitt, E. R. , '81
League, J B .. '8 r
L'Englc, E . M .. '97
Linthicum, C. E. , '7g .
Linthi c u1~1 . S eth H .. 'gs .
Lyles, L1 eut. D eWitt C., 'g8
Lyo ns, P. D ., 'gg .
Martin. E. D .. '76 .
Mac Nahh. C. H .. 'o8
Ma cka ll . Li eut. S. T., 'oo
McGraw. A. K .. 'go
Marbmy, C. C.. 'go
Martin, A .. ex. 'g 2
Mavo. vV. L., '99
Madd ox. G. A ., 'g7
Maddox, S .. ex. '71
Madd ox. R. F. . '76
Magrud er. D. R. , •s 3
Mag r ud er. P. H ., ex. 'g2
M cGtnre. J . C.. Jr. •7 5
Melvin . R. P .. 'g9 ·
Mitchell . M ., '77
Mudd, s. E., '78
Mu llan, J o hn, '47
Alumni Addresses- Continued
46 Vari ck St. , New York
477 Hud so n St.. New York
Cumberland,
Ba ltim o re,
. Ba ltimore,
City
City
Mel.
M r!.
Mel.
Gov. Hosp. fo r Insane. V/ashin gto n. D. C.
408 Law Building, Baltimo1 Mel.
·e,
Pikesv ille, Mel .
Crisfi eld, Mel.
. New Yo rk City
. . . . Wooclwarclvi ll e, Mel.
13 East Preston St., Baltimore, Mel.
. . . . . . Rutland Mel.
203-204 H era ld Building. Baltim o re: Mel.
War D epartment, vVashin gton, D. C.
202 N orth Charles St., Baltimo re, Mel.
Fideli ty and Trust Co., Baltimore, Mel.
r· · · · · ·
Bel A ir. Mel.
v\ ar D epa1·tment. \• a shington. D C.
V
·
. . . . Hag-er sto wn . Mel.
Wa s hin~ton , D. C.
. Easto n, M el.
. ·. ·
. . Ann a poli s. M el.
22 Gl en Bllllchnrr, T ~
Paul St .. Baltimo r e. M el.
462 LOUI Siil na A ve .. vVashin gto n, D. c.
Princess A nn e, Mel.
A nn apolis, Mel.
. Annapoli s, Mel.
E llico tt City, Mel.
Annapolis, M el.
St. D eni s, Mel.
. La P lata. Mel.
'Washi ngton, D . C.
?t.
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M ullikin, A. E ., 'gs
M unroe, F . A., ex . '84
Munroe, J M., '74
Mun roe, G. VV., '72 .
Murphy, J J. ex., 'g2
l\!J"t!l lan, E . H ., 'gg
Munay, J. D ., '83 .
Mylander, Vv. C., 'oo
Trappe, Mel.
Annapo lis, Mel.
A nnapoli s, Md.
. .
. . M eridian, Miss .
u. S. Marin e Hospita l, Ba ltimo re, Mel.
Annapoli s, Mel.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Balt imor e, Mel.
Nea l, W. T . G., '8g . .
Ne lso n, Rt. R ev. C. K. , '72
Ne wman, J o hn S .. 'go
N ichols, D. H. , 'gg
Nob le, H erber t, '8g
Nob le, Jam es, 'g8
Nor ri s, H . C., 'g3
Ny degger, J. A., 'go
Off utt,
Offutt,
Offutt,
O liver,
O li ver,
O li ver,
J. P., 'g7
N. E ., 'g2
T. w., 'gr .
C. K ., ex. '73
L. A., 'g5
M. F ., 'g2
Uppe r Marlbo ro', Mel.
At lanta, Ga.
F rederick, Mel.
. . . . An napoli s, Mel.
qr B roadway, New Yo rk C ity
H ickma n, Del.
Roberts. Mel.
. .
Navy D epartm ent, vVa shingto n, D. C.
Gra nite, Mel.
Tow son, Mel.
Granite, Mel.
. . . . . . . . . . E lkto n, Mel.
.Bosto n School Tec hn ology, Bosto n , Mass.
42 Wa shin gton Square, N ew York City
Padgett. B. E., '83 .
Pa ine, G. P., ex. 'g3
Payne, T. P., 'go
Parks, L., '73 . .
Parlette, E. W., ex. 'g3
Par rott, E . M ., ex. 'g2
Pearre, F. C., ex. 'g4
Ph illips, W. S., 'go
Penn ington, Rob ert
P indell, z. T ., '71 .
Preston, J H .. ex. 'So .
Presto n, W. 1 .. ex. '71
W
P rettyman, F . J ., '8r
P roc ter B 'g4
Pur vis, ';. d., 'oo .
Pusey, E. D ., '8g
. . .
La P lata, Mel.
1II5 St. Pau l St., Baltim o re, Mel.
. . .
. Corbett, Mel.
Bremmer St., Boston . Mass.
A nnapolis, Md.
. . . .
W oodlawn , Mel.
1925 St. Pau l St. , Balt imo re, Mel .
. . . . Ca ri onsvill e, Mel.
1017 Market St., Wilmington. D el.
. . Baltimo re County, Mel .
220 St. Pa ul St., Baltimore. Mel.
Bel A ir, Mel.
Lex ingto n, Va .
Bel A ir, Mel.
An napoli s, Mel.
A nna polis, Mel.
Qua id , G. F .. 'g7
0.1 n, 1-I. H., '71
yn
. . . . Annapolis, Md.
3040 Chestnu t St .. P hil adelphia, Pa.
Ra nd all, lllancharcl. '74
Randa ll, B. A. , '76 .
Randall , D an. R. , '83
Ra ndall, J. \i\Tirt, ex. '62
Randa ll, w. W ., '84
Ramsburg. J. H., 'go
Ray, J. G., '78 . .
Reese, G. M., ex. '85
Reg- ister, G. M ., 'g r
Rev ell. E. ] . W ., '84
R~ve ll. J ames, '4g
R1dgley, I-I. C., 'g3
Corn E xchange, Balt imore, Mel.
r8o6 Chestnut St., P hiladelphi a, Pa.
A nnapoli s, Mel .
. Annapoli s, Mel.
Port Deposit, Mel.
W ashingto n. D. C.
Annapo li s, Mel.
. Elkto n. Mel.
. Bismark, N. ]).
2og St. Pau l St., Balti mo r e, M d.
A nnapoli s, Md.
An napoli s, Mel.
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�A lumni A ddresses- Continued
R idg ley, R. I-I., '95
Co rn er M ary land A ve. and H ow St., Pi ttsburg, Pa.
A nnap olis, Mel.
R ido ut, J o hn, 'S7 .
Rid out, W . G., '56
A nn apolis, M d.
A nn apoli s, Md.
R il ey, H . R .. '9:1
222 St. P a ul St., Balti mor e, Mel .
Robert s, G. R ., 'or
. . . . . . . F r ederi ck, Mel.
Ritchie, J o hn, ex. '91
504-506 O x fo n l Butlcling, Chi cago, I ll.
Ri tc h ie, \N il li am, '73
Ro ber ts, E. P., '92
. . . . . . . Cent revi lle, M el.
Roseber ry, ]. R., '96
. . 300 Roland Ave., Ba ltimo re, M el.
Robertson. A. H. , ex . '72
324 E qu it able Bui lding, Baltimo t·e, M el.
Ross, A. M ., ex . '93
Na vy Depa r tm ent, Washing to n, D. C.
U pper M arl boro', Mel.
Sassce r, F reel., '75
. . . . . . A nn apolis, M el.
Scha ffer, W . C., '95
Schl ey, W. S ., Jr., '93
41 \!Vest 5rst S t., Ne w Yo rk City
S cho ff, C. H., '89
. . . . . . . .
M edia , P a.
Schoff, G. C., '86
Babcock & Gibb Do il er \ Na rks, Ph il ad elphia, P a .
Sco tt. E. A ., 'So
. . . . . . . . Ga lena, Mel.
S haffer, C. J-l ., '96
vVar Depar tm ent, vVashin g lo n, D . C.
S hartze r, W . ]. 'oo
. Oak land, M el :
S ho ber, 'vV . B., 'Ss
.
. . . . L eh igh U ni versity
S her wood, \ ,Y. A ., ex . '95
22 R ue Soclern1an, A ntw erp , Belgi um
Cont inenta l Na t iona l Bank, St. Lo uis, Mo.
Si mmo ns, R. E., '97
S in cla ir, J ames, '99
Geo rge to wn U ni versity, W ashin gto n, D. C.
S in ce!!, E. H ., 'S3
. . . . . . . Oakland, Md .
912 E a st Preston St., Balt imo r e, Mel .
S kir vi n, U. A ., '97
S loane, D . \ ,Y. , ex. '73
. . . . . . . Lo naco ning, Mel.
Smith, G. S ., '91 . .
Prov idence H ospital, Prov idence, R. I.
vV ar D epartm ent, vVashin gto n, D . C.
S m ith , L ieut. \IV. D ., '97 .
A nnapoli s, Mel.
South ga te, Li eut. Geo rge T ., ex. '9:1
Steele, G. A. , '84
E lkton, Mel.
Stevens, ]. K ., ex. '9 1
D enton, Mel.
. E lkto n, Mel .
Straho rn , ]. S., '99
Cato nsv ill e. Mel .
Sti ne, J oseph, ex . '95
Ba nk of Baltimor e, Ba lt imo re, M el.
S tump, H . A., '7S
• . . .
Rock ville, M el.
T albo t, 0 . H .. '96
U ni versity o f Ma ryla nd, Baltimo r e, Mel .
T er ry, C. E., '9S .
.
. E qu ita ble Bu ildi ng. Balti mo t·e, M el.
T ho mas, T . T., '94
Com er Lexingto n and Ca lve rt Sts .. Balt imo re, Mel .
T ho mas, D. M ., '46
4 17 A St., S. E. W01 shin gto n. D . C.
Tho mpso n, R ev . E . M .. '95
A nnapoli s, Mel.
Tho mpson. J. G., ex . '8'4
Cambr idge, M el.
T hompson, ]. \IV., '94
No rfolk, V a.
Ti lghm an, G. M .. ex . '95
. . .
No rfolk, Va .
T il ton, J . G., '89 .
Law Buildin g. Balt imot·e, M el.
Tippett, W. T .. ex. '89
\ iV albroo k, M el.
T ippett, R. B., '84
. .
Ches terto wn . Mel.
Trenchard, W. E., '89
No rth Ca rolina Academy. N . C.
!olley, 0.
,'oo
P ittsville, M el .
l rttt t, J. 1 ., 90
207 No rth Ca lvet·t St., Ba lt imo re. Md .
T uck, P. I-I., '72
A nnapolis, M el.
Tuck. W . G.. 's:l
Custo m I nspecto r, Baltimo re, Mel.
T ull , ]. L .. '96
. . Easto n, Mel .
'fur ncr. I-I. P., 'oo
P ri n,c css An ne, Mel .
T ull , G., '92
!Z
.,
V<~ li <~ n t,
]. F ., 'So
Roya l Oak, Mel.
A lumni Addresses- Continued
vVaga man, F . G., '96
H ag ersto wn, Mel.
vVaga man, S . l\1., '93
Ha gers to wn, Mel.
\!Va li er, ]. H ., '93
Salisbu ry, Mel.
Wa ll s, C. L., '97
Ing lesid e, Mel .
\ i\Tath en, E ., 'So . .
.
. .
. . A nnapolis, Mel.
\ i\Ta rfi eld, ]. \ill. , ex., '72
Dai ly R eco r d B ui ld ing. Ba ltimo r e, Mel.
W atk in s, R ev. R. I., 'S2
Ne w Casll e, Del.
vVebster, E dwi n, ex. 'S3
. Bel A ir, Mel.
!W ell s, ]. G., 'or .
H a mpstead, Mel.
W hi te, F. O ., ex. '73
. . . . A nnapoli s, Mel.
W hi tso n, K. L., '98
W a r D ept., \i\Tas hingto n, D. C.
\ Nier, N . C., '92
527 Ea st S tr ee t, E li zabeth , N. ].
W il ey, S. P ., '97
Cumberland , Mel.
Wi ley, W. ]., 'or .
No r ri ssvill e, 1\ l d.
.
vV ilh elm, \IV . H., '93
Boy s' L atin Schoo l, Ba ltim or e, M el.
vV ill es, F . P ., 'SS .
. .
. Cr oo me, Md .
W ilkin so n, A . L., 'gS
905 M cCull ogh St., Balt imo re. Mel.
Will ey, A. C., 'S2 .
Ca re ]. H . vVi lley, Sy rac use, N . Y.
\Ni lli am s, R. H ., '96
. Laurel, Mel .
W il liam s, ]. D., 'So
Salisbury, Mel.
\ 1\ii lmer, L. A ., '71 . .
. La P la ta, Mel.
vV ilmer, J oseph R., '74
A nnapoli s, Mel.
W il so n, H . B., '84 .
r 106 So ut h rot h S t., O ma ha. Nc b.
Wi lla r d, A. D., '94 .
. . . . Freder ick. M d.
W ilso n. C. F., ex . 'go
55 Fra nklin St., New Yo rk City
vVir t, ]. S., '72
E lkto n. M d.
vVisner, G. F ., 'o1 . .
. T o wso n, M el .
vVo lfi nger, S. M ., '96 . .
Hagersto wn, M el.
W orthing ton, J o hn D ., ex. '72
Bel A ir, Mel.
W orthi ngto n, R. S ., ex. '71
Kn oxv ille, T enn.
vVo r thin g ton, M . M., 'or
Bel A ir, Mel.
!W ya tt, R ev. C. T ., '86
. . . . . . Pocomo ke, Mel.
\IVyatt, \IV. I-I. , 'oo
. vV ilmington M ili t<~ ry Acad emy, vVil m in gton, D el.
Ye llott, ]. ]., '92
Hi g h land , 1\ lcl .
Ye ll ott, 0 . I., '9r
. T ow so n, 1\ ld.
T he abov~ arc addr esses of a ll the a lumni_at present k now n. A ny co r rect io ns
o t· mfo rmalt o n rcspect mg t hese a ddresses wtl l be g la dl y received.
\,Yc cles tre t o s ~ n ce rc ly th ank th e a lumni who have so ki nd ly re spo nd ed to o ur
~ ette rs ; but, J ttdgm ~ f rom th e num ber of letters whi ch were not· answered, 01 maJOrity of the a lum nt hav e entt rely fo rgo tten th eir A lma !\rate!'.
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�The Senior
��Class of 1902
nOTTO== Fideli Ce r ta Mercos.
COLORS=· Biue and White .
Class Y ell
ll ip !
Hip! Hip! H i ! H o ! ll a '
'vV c a re com ing!
' Ra h! 'Ra h! 'Rah!
Co min g . Co min g, Co min g . Wh o?
S t. J o hn 's ! S t. J ohn 's ! 1~)02.
Officers
W. OUTERBRID GE SPA T ES
ELLIOTT H . ll UT C IIT NS
EDvVARD ·1 I. T ARBUTT ON
Prcsidmt
Vice-President
Secrrtary
W . OSCA R LAMOTTE
RI CHAR D B. SPENCER
Tr easurer
J-1 ist oria.n
M embers
Willard S. Ahalt (Ikey)
L e R oy P . Bake r ( Hippy- de- H op)
A ug ustu s \ V. B radfo rd (G us)
J. H o wa r d Beard ( Whi s ker s)
Ve rn on S. Br adl ey (Po p )
Dani el 'vV. Bur rows (Mo le)
T. Spe nce r Cra ne (] ud ge)
Cha r les S . D es pa rcl (Colo nel D essy)
W ade H . Go rdy ( Wad e)
E lli ott H. Hutchin s (Hutch)
A. A ubrey J ackso n (A ubrey)
\V. 'vVayne Keyes (Mo nk )
\ill . O sca r LaMo tt e (Sc rubby)
F ra nk ]. L in th icum (S had o w )
E d ward W. P ct herbri clge (Pet he r )
A lexa nder Ra ndall ( Sanely )
L o u H . Seth ( Lu )
\ 'V il lia m O uterbri cl ge Spates (Majo r S pots )
Ri cha r d B. Spence r ( D ick)
Eclwar cl H . Tarbutto n (Ca ptai n Frog)
Sa muel G. Tow nshend. Jr., (Sa m )
W ill ia m P . Ward (Bi ll y)
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B urki tts vi ll e, l\t[d.
Presto n, Mel .
Del Ai r, M e
l.
R utl and, Mel.
Hurlock. Mel.
'J'ompk ins ,·ille, Mel.
Califo r nia , Mel.
Pa r ker sburg, w. Va .
Berlin, Mel.
Bar s to we, M d .
J aeks0111' illc, Mel.
Balt imo re, Mel.
LaMotte, M el.
A nnap o lis, M el.
Cha rlo tte I-I all , Mel.
A nn apo li s, M cl.
\ Vhi tma n, Mel.
P oo lesvi ll e, "
Mel.
A n napol is, Mel.
S mll crsvill e, M el .
Chctte mban k, Mel.
. Gambe r , Mel.
�BRADFORD.
What the Poets Say About the Seniors
"Oh, deeper sin than bottoml ess co nceit
Can comprehend in still imagination."
-ShaJ~espea re.
GoRDY-
"S uch chi ldi sh humo r from weak minds proceeds-"
-Shakespem·e.
BURROUGHS.
BEARD.
"Spake full well , In language quaint and olden."
-Longfellow.
HUTCH I NS.
"Wh o are a li ttle wi se the best fools be."
-Donne.
DESPARD.
"0 thou chil d of many prayers !
Life ha lh quicksand s; life hath snares!"
-Longfellow .
LINTH ICUM .
" Happiness depend s as nature shows
L ess on exterio r t hings than mo st suppose."
-Cowpe-.
r
AHALT.
"A shad o w cloaked fr om head to foot."
-Tennyson.
"Who mi x'd rea son with pleasure,
A nd wi sdom with mirth -"
CRANE.
-Golds mith.
" Wearing all that weight
Of learning lightly like a flow er.''
BAKER.
-Tennyson.
"And if I laugh at any mortal thing
'Tis lhat I may not weep."
LA MOTTE.
r
- By- on.
"His fort un e's ruin ed a nd him self a slave."
SPEN CER.
"A literary curi osity."
SETH.
"Ah, why sho uld life all labor he?
- T ennyson.
PETI-IERURIDGE-
"I-Ie knew not what to say and so he swo re."
SPATES.
- fnvenal, Sat. £ 33£i.
.
" vVou ld he but foll ow what his sex ad vise,
. ,
A ll things wo uld prosper, and the school g row w ise.
-Pop e.
BHADLEY-
"Be sure yourself and yo ur own reach to kn ow
How far yo ur genius, ta ste and learnin g go."
-Pope.
TARBUTTON.
" Imitation IS th e sin cer est flattery ." '
-C. C. Colton.
RA N DALL.
" Wi se to re solv e, and patient to perform."
-Pope.
J ACKSON.
"And when a lady's in the case,
You know all o th er things g ive place."
- Gay.
KEYE S.
"Vlh at is your sex's ead iest, la tes t ca r e,
Yo ur h ea rt' s supreme ambiti o n ? To be fa ir."
- L 01·d Lyttleton.
TOW NSHEND.
Be swift to h ear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."
-!ames ££. I g.
\ i\TARD.
"Tr ue it is,
T hat I r eceive th e general food at ftr st,
\ i\Thi ch you do live upo n: and ftt it is;
Because I am th e stor e- house, and th e shop."
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-Shakespeare.
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�History of Senior Class, 1902
OVE, labor, comedy, character, r elig ion, recklessness, a ll in succession
fla sh past our m ind ~ when we tilt back our chair, blow out th e smoke, and
let our mcmorys dn ft back over our college days.
T he seed of our ambition began to germinate away back in th e P rep. School,
and the first leaf unfolded itself when th e "Colonel" went on a loaf for two mont hs
under pl ea of p reparing for the N aval Academy. T hen one of our huge men
told a Prof. that a hill in his county was a " right sma rt littl e mountain , Fcssor ,"
a nd we berran to t hink that we had not onl y some character , but some "character s"
"'
in our class . Fi rst P rep. comm encement saw R egulu s still returnin g to th e
Romans (poor old Reg.), a nd the "brave men of Quebec" still "a com in g on ."
That day we catw ht our first real g limpse of {e 111 ini'lll ity, and if it was not th e
b
last no one can be blamed but the g irls, for to our youthful eyes they did look
particula rly charming.
thin g about th e coll ege should be run . The Seni ors meant well, of course, but it
was r eally wonderfu l what brilliant id eas th ose fou t·th-I-loor, all-in-a-room converacuity could easil y
sations developed. A thletics should be run differently; th e ]<
get a few points from our class-meeting, and as fo r " women" as we ver y kn owin g ly spoke of th em in those days, why, we had that volati le sex in a patent
leather sling.
I don 't remember how it a ll came abo ut, but our ideas began to change a
littl e when some of 'oz's m en went over to the gym. one nig ht ( by in vitation.)
Certain ly we had something new to think about ~fte r that ; our hori zon began to
broaden, and conseq uentl y t he earth began to get larger. It might be fair onl y
to our class to say right here that some Seni or wrote ou f F r eshman hi stor y for
the " Rat Tat" in Scriptural style, and thereby created a reputation for th e class
wh ich has misled the public for fo ur long year s. However , by the herculean effort s
of such men as " Hutch" and L eroy P., our average attendance at church has been
kept at par with the other classes. (You sec I am advertising some virtues of which
the public is not aware, and so the fellows wil l pardon me if I get fa miliar with
th eir reputations.)
W ho learn ed to dance first is a fact no one cares to remember, so we will bury
it in the deep oblivion of the " dead past," and only hope that some of our partners
in those Freshman clays w ill be eq ually willing to forgive and forget . Now,
however , on Saturday nig hts you wil l see many uniqu e styles of getting around
th e room by the men of "N ineteen-two ." l\!Iany times, when all was peacefu l in
P inkn ey, our reli g ious men woul d seem to be se ized by an ev il spiri t, and in th e
wild r out that follow ed, a n outsider would thi nk that lleelzebub himself was the
o·uidin g- influence. Dut no ! they were onl y tryin g to dance, a nd success seems
; 0 bav~ crown ed their efforts, for to sec '" P cth" and '' Linticum " in the "strains"
of A uf \ Nicdersehen would moisten the eyes of any crocodil e.
Mind you, most of these facts cam'e to li g ht in un der class days. and it is onl y
with bated breath that I introduce you to our final struggle to carry the sheepskin
through th e goal.
J f I ma rked Seni or year, "g·irl s," I would save much ink and valuable t im e,
a nd be truthful also, but out of justi ce and likew ise a deep admiration, I must
tell you of on e or two who have not " monkeyed with the band-wagon. " " Scrubby"
Lamotte, "Colonel" ' Dcspard and L ou Seth a re th e immortal three, a nd in our
degenerat ion th ey have been standin g firm around th e Senior bann er and try ing
to rall y the class. l\l[ay we soon retract our wayward course, and instead of
creepin g in after 10.30, may be tucked safely in our littl e beds wh en th e 0. D.
takes up in spection.
\ Vhen we return ed la st September t he fell ows said it took several days to
shake off some kind of a feeli ng concernin g moonli g ht ni g hts. I asked Lam otte
about it a nd he said it must be sleepines s, and J wondered wf1at a foo l 1 was
not to have thought of that before.
A ha lt joined our class abo ut thi s time, a nd, mu ch to our surpri se. put up
with "B ill y" \ Nard a nd "Scrubby." T hi s form ed rath er an unh oly combin ation,
whi ch has broug ht "Sc rubby" into mu ch pmmin ence th ese last few months.
Chri stmas holid ays went by a ll too soon, a nd again I soug ht our sage
Lamotte as to what mann er of dev il affected our classmates. \ Vc consumed mu ch
tobacco, electricity a nd va luable time on th e subj ect, and at last, in an ung ua rded
moment, my coll eague said he gu essed they mu st be in love. T hus went the
year with its mixture of joys and sorrows and hopes and mi sgivin gs. A nd now
we are thinking of J un c dances , a nd exam s .. and girls from " cl own home," and
wh ere wi ll all our money come from. Hut in th e midst of all th ese con f usin g
thoughts th ere remain s one that has ever been cl ea r to our minds, one in which
doubt has no resting place, and that one will be fu lfi ll ed when on th e ni g ht of th e
A lumni banquet we w ill all ri se a nd drain our cups in one " last, long, lin gerin g
drink' ' to the class of Kinctecn -two.
RICI-IARD DEK NETT SPENCER.
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�The Junior
��Junior Classt 1903
CO.LORS- ROYf\L Pt;RPLE AND LEMO N .
Class Yell
Me· he! M e ha !
St. J ohn' s Coll ege !
Me he ! M e ha !
St. J ohn 's ! St.
M e ha. ha. ha !
Ra h ! Rah! Rah!
Me ha, ha, he !
J o hn 's ! I90:l!
Officers
W . WILSON GALBREATH
LERO Y T. ROHRER
Vice-President
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NEVOUS P. REED
D. CLAUDE HANDY
WALTON H. GRANT
Scc rclar)'
Tr!'asnrcr
f I islor· an
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Members
Drew H . Beatty (S lewfoot )
J ohn L. l31ecker (J uclge)
J ames Clark (Pa le Face )
Fred Y. Cronk (Cra nk)
Cha rles A. Cumm ins ( Si)
Harry R. Doug herty (Pat )
R il y E . Elgen (D utchy)
W. \Ni lso n Ga lbreat h (G randma )
Enoch 13. Garey (Ta lmage)
\,Yalton H. Grant ( General )
Tho ma s vV. Hall ( Tom)
D. Claude Handy (To m )
Charl es P. Ho ll ingswo rth (Choll y)
Nevo us P . Reed (Nec-wy)
LeRoy T . Rohrer (Ro ugh-H o use Ji m )
Fred eri ck W. S ewa r d (Un ser Fritz)
S. Harri so n Ti lg hm an (Baby B ip)
Amos W. Woodcock (Sanctimony )
Jo seph H . W ood (Pat)
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North East,
. Boonsboro,
E ll ico tt City,
Winfi eld,
Baltim o re,
Baltimo re.
Mt. Airy,
D ar lin gto n,
Wi ll isto n,
A lpha,
Bel A ir,
A nnapoli s.
Falston,
Ro saryvi ll c,
R ohrer s\·i ll e,
Ba ltimo re,
Ea sto n,
. Sa li sbury,
Annapoli s,
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�History of Junior Class
L ASSES ar e said to have hi stories, and when a fellow reflects upon his
class hi story so many memories of past accomplishments flood in upon
hi s con fused thoughts that he feels inclined to trust to memory fo r the
enj oyment of hi s class history and its merits. He selfishly says: " I know we have
a hi story,_ and a glorious hi story at that, a hi story that is fraught vvith happy
incidents, a hi story that is filled with pleasing accomplishments, a hi story formed
by the labors and the folli es of some of the men whom I have found to be my
clearest friends. But why shou ld I write this history? Is it not engraved upon
th e heart of every man in my class ? What change of li fe, what viciss itud e of
the f utu re can ever efface the memory of my college clays?'' Dut thi s sentiment
is a mistaken one. \iVhen a body of men gather in a college like this for the
purpose of t rainin g their young lives and minds for "the slin gs and arrows
of outrageous for tune," they form a sort of fraternity, and during a four years'
course they do many things worthy of publication for reference in the years to
come.
A ll parts of Maryland have contributed men for the formation of the present
junior class. From the rocky passes of vVashington county clown through the
fertil e and beauteous valleys of Central Maryland, on to the indescribable et invi sible beauties of the crab districts of the Eastern Shore, have these hig h-minded
youth s assembled together in harmony under " the g uardian swa)r of thi s College
of the Patri ots.' At our first meeting we were all most assuredly g reen, but as
time wore on, the rough edge wore off, and at the close of the fir st year we began
to reali ze how little we knew.
How well I remember thi s band of hayseeds smuggled from the high seas
about Sali sbury, Boonsboro, Rosa ryville, Easton, North East, Darlin gton,
Alpha, and other points not on the map. Some smelled of clover, some of tar,
some of oyster shells, some of mountain laurel; and one smelled of cheap cologne,
profusely applied. At th e close of the freshman year we all "smell ed of the midni ght oil." But now we have become used to college, and are averse to studying
at all.
Lest we stray, permit me to revert to the clays when we were young in the
ways of college life. As I had the honor of relating in last year 's Rat Tat, we were
unu suall y noisy. O ne nig ht we carri ed things our own way, on the fo urth floor,
and before morn in g the upperclassmen carri ed things their way-and we couldn 't
sit down fo r two weeks. I was afraid to say anything about this last year,
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knowing that th ere was much danger of lowerin g our dignity as the leaders of
the G. 0. H . Besides, Sophomores like to keep such things a secret. We never
had a classmeeting that didn't end in a fight. A t that time everything we did as
a body turned out to be a " fizzle." (Our class colors, fo r in stance.) But, now
we always say that this was on account of the poor example set by the class
above us .
It is amusing to think over th e first impressions of our classmates. I well
remember littl e Amos Woodcock in hi s kn ee breeches wh en for the first time he
crawled up to T ommy's desk. If ever there was a sad picture of homesickness and
insifTllificance he imr)er sonatecl it. Little did we think that in him lay the . qua liti es
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of mind and character that have made him such an honor to our class. H1s Freshman roommate, "Bip" Tilghman, was also a child in years, a baby in size and an
infant in mann ers. Many a night have I been compelled to put to sleep th ese two
ch ildren with th e soft, sweet strain s of my trained voice. Next "Slew-foot" Beatty
came, dragging hi s big feet up th e Col lege walk. \ iVhen be had safely housed
his ponderous and momentous steppers he imm ed iately began to bone lessons,
It-idling captiou.sly behind hi s matchl ess groundworks, so that we saw him only at
the table. By the way, he was punct.u al at meals. I can still see flOw the plastered
locks of hair, so inappropriately concealed from view that recognized mark of
intelligence, which Si Cummins has possessed from birth-hi s hi gh fore head.
He was the only F r eshman who spent hi s . time, his money and hi s artistic taste
upon the walls of his r oom, and then wrote long letters about it to every female
he knew. He has nourished these traits of character, and in th is particular he is
still the "whole thing in a nutshell. " Then there was the once awkward and
clumsy John Blecker , who surely struck our fancy as bein g a very h andsome
youth. But time works many changes. T hi s odd person has lived throughout hi s
whole course upon the lt1x ury of hi s imagin ed ambition, but through hi s bad taste
for study he has come to misfortun e in more than one exam.
Despite susbequent fai lures and mi stakes, how pleasant it is to talk of these
clays of our first meeting! How fanciful and incompl ete th ese records are! But how
much more fo rcible than th e treacherous chronicles of the memory! Doesn't it
pay to write a hi stor y? A re not these boyish foib les, w hich in after years will
have a charm for us? Then let us continu e furth er in our dream of the past.
None of us are any longer certain as to w hether "'0Jeewy" Reed was regarded
as a Brownie or a Pigmy, but time has developed that he is the "Missin g Link."
Th ere was "Pat" \ iVood, born and raised on Market street, A nnapoli s, and though
he had been in th e Prep. school fo r seventee n year s, he was a new acquaintance
to the majority of our class. H e impres sed us as Annapolitans onl y can . And
there was another little tot from thi s ancient city. "Tom'' I-:1andy was hi s name.
�T om bein g a ver y poli te li ttl e man, always used to condu ct hi s cousin , another
A nn apolis boy, called " D ug '' Howard , up to the Hall s of Learnin g . D ug an d T om
never felt so happy as w hen they coulcl brin g u p a larg e box of home-made c::~ra
mcl s fo r their fri end s. T hey usually had more f rien ds th an cara mels. D ug and
T om wer e " g en eral traders of g ood sense,' a nd both had a p ull wit h th e fa ir ones
of th e "City of A nne." It seems to be a painful duty to inter r upt these awakened
memories by recordin g th at ver y recently our good friend D ug has left us to
prepare for the entrance exami nati ons to the N aval A cademy. VIc have lost a
br ight scholar , a fi ne athlete and a g en eral good fe llow . vVe voice the sentiment
of the whole school in wishing for him a happy and useful ca reer in U ncle Sam's
N avy.
L eaAets of F r eshma n hi story ag ain unroll themselves a nd th e fi nger of meri t
is pointin g to a n am e which has come to be honored a mong st us-\iVilson Galbreath . I r emember how one clay we wasted two hours and ten cents wort h of
firecr acker s in tr ying to awaken hi m from one of h is reg ul ar nap s. H e is always
n appin g. J\nd alt houg h he never has all owed t he r rofs. to catch him, he did g et
caugh t once by the poli ce of A nnapolis.
Garey, t he man who has been " sweet six teen. , for ten yea rs, was looked upon
as the one Freshman who was sure of social success. U pon hi s ha ndsome face
were evident ma rks of future g r eatness, and a conven ient age. \iVe were all
becomin g well acquai nted an d fa irly well satisfi ed with ourselves, when in the
seco nd term we ·were startled by t he sudden appearance of ' ' Patt·i ck' ' D oug herty, a
native of Pari s, who sprun g up in our mi dst I ike a meadow mu shroom on a spring
ni ght. ' 'Dots" was immediately appli ed to his name, but at hi s request we changed
it to th e uncommon Iri sh t itle, " P a t ." H e was soon followed by an other specimen
of Baltimore's g reaser s, M r . " F ri t zy'' Sewar d, who ca me sli ding th rough space on
one of H einz's pickl es. T h is fi ni sh ed our Pandora Dox for t he fi rst yea r, "Gottsieclan kt. "
I n the course of nature and luck, in spite of mathematics, we becam e
Sophomores. K nobs of importance fast developed upon our heads, for proud were
t he fir st fe w weeks of our novel position as leaders of that " Awful" O rgani zation,
known to F reshmen as t he G. 0. H . T hey say " p ri de gocth before a fall," an d in
seemin g r ealization of t hi s fact the F r eshmen behaved th em selves so well that we
had to suspend hostili ties · indefinitely. \iVc soon hac! to substitu te civili ty fo r
enmity; g rad ually t hi s civi lity g re w into a strong li kin g , and today the cla sses
of '04 a nd '03 a re closely joined in th e ties of lasting fr iendship. Dut li ke all oth er
Soph omore classes, we did not have all our F reshmen class mates with us to sha re
our new responsibiliti es a nd exper iences. vV c have mi ssed them g reatly. A t the
open ing of our Sophom ore yea r , however, several sons of M aryla nd resolved to
cast their lots w ith t he class of 1903. T h ese were two hi gh-h eeled Harford county
lads, ·'Choll y" H ollin g swort h an d Tom Hall ; two Ca r roll coun ty a ri st~crat s, R ily
E lg-en a nd .. i\'1 iss Cranky" Cronk ; one g eneral nu isance from Rohrer~v dl e ( ?) by
th e nam e of " Jim " Rohrer , and sti ll nno!hcr esca ped Howard Counta111, wh o call ed hi mself " I 'alcface" Clar k.
W it h such rein for cements we bega n to feel st rong as well as proud . T hen,
ah then, it was that we sta r ted upon our course of record-breakin g , brain -bursting,
ancl hea r t-smashin g ; then it was tha t we began to enj oy our studi es, and to long
for our meals. a nd our drill per iod . T h en it was that we began to dream of our
Rat T at.
W c sta rted r ight in for all athl eti cs a nd developed men who have di stin g ui shed
th emse lves upon the fi eld.
T here comes a swel ling of pri de when we relate th at in the inter-cl ass contests
last May we won second pl ace. the Juni ors being fi rst. Hall broug ht us a peculi a r
di stin ction by breakin g the Coll ege r ecord in the half-mil e run . Garey cove red
h imself with g-lory as a swift and g raceful runn er. Beatty and Rohrer added
several poin ts to our credi t by gaining second place in t wo events.
Comi ng now to the M ili tary D epartment, we woul d say that we had always
taken a particul ar pride in thi s busin ess, and, nex t to stud ying, it was our
favorite du ty. Uut owin g to the large number s and la rge a mbiti ons of the Juni or
class, we coul d not secure many promotions in rank. H owever, the ' 'Ice-Wagon ''
Dlcckcr was mad e a corporal.
A fter n ine weeks of heated discussion we adopted a cl ass-pin, but it is not
sat isfactory to one member of th e class. (One more of our class " fi zzles." )
In J unc, when the standin g of the clas ses was ann ounced, nine cer tificates of
honor and distincti on were awarded to t he m en of 1903, showin g that we were
maki ng good use of our time.
B ut our h istor y m ust not be all sunshin e, there ar e shadows on th e brightest
days. D ur ing our Sophomore yea r we lost several good m en not befo re menti oned in thi s hi stor y. Some left college, some " fell by th e ways ide'' and a re now
wadi ng th rough the fJUagmire of lost hope. vVe ar e sorr y to lose these, our fellowstrngglers.
\iVith th e g lorious advent of our Juni or year , we came to fi nd that all Juni ors
inher it the ri ght to three privileges : ( I) A n overd ra wn ambiti on, ( 2) a pen etrating
opinion of the Seniors, and ( 3) a swell ed head . W e have m ade goof! use of the
second, but were not much surpri sed when :M iss Fortun e refused us our share of
the fir st and third pri vileges. For we had expected that last year 's J uniors had
already abused them beyond f nrther ava il. Vve warn future Juni or s again st
too much ambit ion, and too much swelled h ead . However, we have a good supply
�of that penetrating opinion about the Seniors, and we keep it as r ecompense for
the complete loss of the other two advantages.
T o return to our hi story, we are unable to say that we have contributed as
man y men for th e football team as the Seniors. But there was the quality in our
men that mad e up for th e quantity in oth er classes. T he g iant Beatty played
very fin e bali at left half back. Garey has made a splendid record at rig ht half
back, and has been chosen to lead St. J ohn's promisi ng team to unh eard-of victori es
next fall . For three seasons Blecker has been a faithful center , while " Dug" Howard at right end, carri ed men and thin gs hi s way. " Jim " Rohrer was one of the
best subs. "Cholly" Hollingsworth also did good work on th e second team.
Hi story is dry reading if th er e isn 't something funny to relate occasionally, so
here goes. This class elected a Rat Tat Board. This Rat Tat Board had weekly
meetings-twice a month. All the valuable time of this wooden board was occupied
in holdin g meetin gs. Our minute book is twice the size of our Rat Tat, and is
twice as funny. We are goin g to have copies made to g ive every man in the class.
They will prolong life, and save future ci rcus expenses. O ur hi story is brig htened
very much by the brilliant ·success with which our men have met in the social
functions of the college. From a class of twenty, fifteen go to the hops, the
g reatest per cent. of any class her e. Consequently, the memories of college days
will not be confin ed to the life we have spent in each other 's company, but will
often flock to the happy hours spent in th e company of some sweet Annapolis girl.
vVe are proud of our record, and we believe that it is the benign influence of
culture which St. J ohn's exerts upon her students that has worn off the rough
edges of our mann ers, and polished th e beautiful traits of character that were
covered only by a thin coat of inexperience. Our hi story is nearly fini shed, and
lengthy as it is, we cann ot forbear the temptation to record some personal peculiarities v\ihi ch, for the possessor s, perhaps, cast slight shadows of th eir future
meaning upon the scr een of our imagination.'
Whether sportive or natural with them, we must comment that the tedious
sarcasm of the " \i\Toodchuck," " Bip," B lecker and " Pat," which from time to time
has born e us all clown to pitiless nothingness, can be measured only by th e barrel.
As for order , in th e " barracks," we feel sure that "Jim R ough-house," Rily E lgen,
" Tom" R eed and Tom Hall would r ather get fired than keep quiet. Just as with
" Rustic" Beatty, " Jim" Clark and Garey, who delight in lathering the faces of
unfortunate fri ends whom they happen to find sleeping. V./e hope these tonsorial
traits do not brspeak for them a future career. Far better would it be for them to
follow the example of " Fritzy'' and hi s ponies, and make arrangements with th e
circus manager for a life job.
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Indeed, we might enumerate page after page of "ways that are peculiar and
tricks that are vain," but space prevents further indulgence in such trivialities.
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'vV e believe it fittin g to cong ratul ate our 'o3 P hilomathean members upon th e
excellent show in g that th ey made at the public debate held here in :March, and
feel that to the class is du e laudatory menti on of the act ive part they have always
taken in th e li terary, mu sical, soc ial. athl etic and intell ectual interests of St. J ohn' s.
O ur exper ience as Juni ors has di spose d us to beli eve th e philosopher who said
that all th e pleasures of li fe consist in either anti cipation or recollecti on. Th e
studi es required here in th e Junior year mak e it th e "terrible present, " and there is
no pl easure except in th e memori es of the past and in the hoped-for honors of the
future.
It is with many forebodings of possib le ill-success that thi s class will assum e
the dignity of Senior s. Dut let us hope that our bud of kindly feelin g toward s th ose
und er us may he nurtured. and finally developed into a beauti- ul fl ower whose
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fragrance will be the love and justice to all who may come und er our authority.
Coming to the close of thi s editorial-hi story somethin g seems to tell us that
we cann ot pass with out th ankin g th e wh ole st ud ent hocly for their support in th e
publi cati on of thi s Rat Tat, the g reatest of our class undertakin gs. L et us all look
forward to th e comin£>· £>-lori es of our lives and b on our wa)' r eJ
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to leave to th e fates th e sil ent work of fi xin £>· our destinies ' an d ever rememberin b '
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ever lov in g our old Alm a 1\Tater. May we all " li ve long and prosper. "
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WALTON HOOD GRANT.
To the memory of the "Lumnibuses" who "have strayed like lost
sheep" from the path of '03, we dedicate this space.
Law rence 'vV. Bagge r
E dward H. Baug hman
Ha rry B. Beck .
Benj. A. Brya n
R. Coo mb s .
T. G. Devo ns .
L. A1. Ja cobs .
Ra lph de A1 ilki ew icz
Go rdon E . Riggin
] . A rch er Sellman
H erman S. T urn er
-~ciga r C. \ Vr ecl e
V. S. Bradl ey .
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Ba ltimo re, Mel.
Baltimore, Md.
P hil ade lphia, Pa.
Lankfo rd, Mel.
Ca mp Parole, M el.
Ri sing Sun, Mel.
Baltimore, A1d ,
New York City, N. Y.
Cri sfi eld, Md.
Ba ltimo re, Mel.
Na nticoke, Mel.
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A nn a poli s, Mel.
Fo rm er Member, now a S eni o r
�Positions in College Held by Members of the
Junior Class
BEATTY.
Secreta ry and Treasurer of th e ''Rat Tat'' Board ('01- '02) .
Sergea nt Company ''A" ('or- '02).
lV emb er of R eligio us Co mmitt ee of th eY. lV C. A. ('o t- '02).
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M emb er of Mi ss ion Study Committee of th e Y . M . C. A. ('02- '03).
F oo tball Team ('or-'o2).
Vice- President of Y . M. C. A. ('02-'03).
J\IIembership Co mm ittee Y. M. C. A . ('oo-'o r ).
Chairman of Reading R oo m Co mmittee ('02-'03) .
Class Base Ba II T ea m ('oo- 'or).
•1• K Society.
BLECKEH .
Corpo ra l Co mpan y "B" ('oo-'or).
Se rgea nt Company "D" ( 'o r-'02) .
F oo t Ba ll Team ('oo- 'o r- '02).
Edito r-in-Ch id o f the "H.a t T at" ('o r- 'o2).
Vi ce- President of Ath leti c A ssoc iati o n ('o r- '02).
•J• K S oc iety.
GRANT.
Class Hi storian ('oo- 'OJ - 'o2) .
Me mber ship Co mmittee Y. M. C. A. ('oo--·or- ·02- ·03).
Co rresponding Secretary Y . M. C. f\ . ('or -'02) .
Chairman Religiou s Me eting Committee Y . M. C. A. ('o r- 'oz).
Glee Club ('oo- 'or-'o2).
Co rpo ral Compa ny "A '' ('or-'o2).
Secretary and Treas urer D ramatic Associatio n ('or-'oz) .
i\l[ission Study Co mmitt ee Y. ]\1[. C. A. ('or- '02).
Mi scellaneou s E dito r "Ra t Tat" ('o r- 'o2).
<JJ K Society.
REED.
Class Secr eta ry ('oo-'o r -'02) .
Co rp o ra l Com pany "B" ('or-'02) .
Baseball T ea m ('oo-'or ).
Clas s Baseba 11 T ea m ('oo-'or ) .
A ssis tant M iscellaneou s ~dito r " Rat Tat" ('o r- 'o2).
"Stag" Hop Co mm ittee ( '02-'03) .
• • M Society.
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CLARK.
A ssistant Edito r " Coll eg ia n'' ('or-'02).
Corpora l Company "A" ('or-'02) .
Y. M . C. A. Bib le St udy Co mmitt ee ('o2-'0J) .
Jun e Ball H op Co mmittee ('o2-'03).
Class Baseba ll T eam ('oo-'or).
•P K Society.
�CUMMIN S.
Class President ( 'oo-·or).
Athl eti c Ed itor ''Rat Tat" ('o.1-'o2).
Secretary At hl etic Association ( 'or - 'o2).
Corpora l Compa ny ''A" Co 1-'02) .
Baseball Team ('oo-'o r ).
"S tag" Hop Committee ('02-'03).
Class Baseball Team ('oo-'or).
•I> K Society.
WooDCOCK .
C lass Secreta ry ('99- 'oo).
Assistant Edito r "Coll egian" ('oo-·o 1- 'o2).
Members hi p Committee Y. M. C. A. ('oo-'0 1- ·02).
President Y. JV[. C. !\. ('o2-'o,3).
Leader Bible Class ('or-'o2).
Secretary Y. M. C. A. ('o r-'02).
Assoc iate Editor '' Rat Tat'' ('o 1- '02) .
Glee Clu b ('oo-'o r- 'o2).
Corpora l Compa ny ' 'B '' ('0 1- '02).
Treasmer of the Glee Club ('o r-'o2).
Treasurer At hl etic Assoc iation ('o1-'o2).
Ma nager Footba ll Team ('02-'03) .
Class Baseba ll Team Coo-'or).
•I• M Society.
TILGHMAN.
Leader Mandolin Club ('o r-'oz).
Secretary Mando lin and Glee Clubs ('or -'02).
Assistant A lumni Edi tor ''Rat Tat" ('or-'02).
Jun e Ba ll H op Co mmit tee ('02-'03).
Sergeant Company "A" ('or-'o2).
Member of t he Reading Room Committee ('02-'03).
Chairman of Membersh ip Committee of th e Y. M. C. A. ('02-'03).
<I> K Society.
CRONK.
Jun e Ba ll Hop Committee ( 'o2-'o3) .
Ass istant Business Manag-er " Rat Tat" ('or-'02).
Glee Club ('oo-'or-'02).
Class Baseball T eam ('oo-'or).
•I• K Society.
ELGEN-
Scrgeant in Band.
H um oro ns Ed ito r "Rat Tat" ('or- '02).
Bass Dr ummer S. J. C. Band ('o2).
•I• K Society.
HowARD.
Footba ll Team ('oo-'or-'o2) .
Sergeant Company "B" ('or-'02).
Class Baseball Team ('oo-'or).
GAREY.
June Ba ll Hop Co mmittee ('o 1- 'o2).
Hop Committee ( 'oo-'or-'02) .
Football Team Coo-'o 1-'02).
Capta in Footba ll Team ('c2-'03).
Vice-President Dramatic Assoc iatio n ('o r-'o2).
Re lay Team ('oo-'o r) .
Town a nd Campus Edito r " Rat Tat'' ('o 1-'o2).
Corporal Company "B" ('0 1-'02).
Glee Clu b ('99- 'oo-'or-'oz).
Class Baseba ll Team ('oo-'or) .
</> K Society.
DOUGHERTY.
GALBREATH.
J nn e Ball Hop Committee ('oz-'03).
Hop Committee ('or-'o2).
A lumni Ed itor "Rat Tat" ('or-'o2).
Vice-President Class ('oo-'or).
President Class ('or-'o2).
Ass ista nt Manager Footba ll Team ('or-'o2) .
Sergeant Company "B" ('or-'02) .
•l• K Society.
ROHl<ER.
Baseball Team ('oo-'or).
Corporal Com pany "A" ( 'o1-'02).
V ice-President Uass ('or-'02).
Literary Editor "Rat Tat" ('01-'02) .
Su bstitute Footba ll Team ('oo-'or- 'o2) .
Chairman .. H.ough House" Comm ittee ('oo-'or - 'o2).
Class Baseball Team, Capta in, ('oo-'or).
•I• M Society.
Mamlo lin Club ('oc;,- ' o t ---:-'o~) . ,
.
B us1n ess :Manager Rat l at ( 0 1- 02).
A ss istant Manager o f Baseball Team ('o 1-·o2).
Corporal Co mpa ny ·'A., ('or - -'02) .
•I• K Society.
HANDY.
Ass istant Ed itor ''Coll egia n'' ('or-'oz).
Class Treasurer ('0 1-'02).
Corporal Co mpany " B'' ('o r- '02) .
Glee Club ('or-'o2).
Hop Committee ('or-'o2).
HALL.
Assistant Mi sccll aneons Editor ''Rat Tal. "
<I• K Society.
SEWARil.
Co,·pontl Co mpan y " B" ('o1-·o2) .
•l• M Society.
Wooo.
Sergeant Company '·A" ('or-'oz).
q, K Society.
�<if'b ~ 0-h -1~.
JI~$~~ -
�Sophomore Class
�Sophomore Class,
l904
MOTTO-Vincit Qui Se Vincit.
COLORS-Maroo n and White.
Class Yell
Ri ckety Racks ! Rickety Racks!
W e are the College Crackerjacks;
We Will Back Ior Everm ore
St. J ohn's ! St. John 's ! Ninteen Four!
Officers
President
J . WIRT WILMER
Vice- President
G. W. WILSON
Sec reta ry
H. H . PADGETT
Treasurer
P . C. JONES
Hi storian
H. B. SCA RBOROUGH
Members
V . S. Beachley ( Studi ous)
Ma llo ry L. Burrough s (? ? ?)
E ll iott H. Burwell (Elli e)
T . Howard Co llins (Wilki e)
Burtis W. Cooper (B urti s) .
Randall C. Cronin (Sena tm·)
Edward 0. H a lbert (Mooney)
J ohn M.]. Hodges(?????)
Paul C. J ones (Rat) . . .
Harry W. Masen heimer ( Masey)
Daniel R. Magr uder (Dada)
J ohn F . Mudd ( Ben Hooga n)
Hany H. Padgett (Pigeon)
.J ohn A. Murphy (Pa t) .
i .l oma s w.
P eter s ( T om)
Ege rton S. P owell (To ney) .
William L. Revell (Corn Husks)
H a rold B. Scarbo rough (Scabby)
Mqurice T. Small (S ister)
Tunis R. Strang-e (T uni s)
Irwin B. Somerville (Somer )
]. W. C. Stick ( Lady -Ki ller )
Harry S . Tarbert ( Country)
J . Wirt Wilmer (P uss )
Bert Wil so n (B ig Wil son ) .
George W . Wil son (O ld Lady)
Edwa rd R. Padgett (B ig Pigget)
Harry I. Jackso n (Pa rso n)
Go rdon E. Ri ggin ( Lord )
. Middl etown, Mel.
. To mpk insvi ll e, Mel.
Harwood, Md.
Snow Hill, Md.
Charleston. M d.
. Wilna, Mel.
Baltimore, Md .
Annapoli s, Md.
D unkirk, M el.
Manchester, Md.
Ann apo lis, Md.
Bryanto wn, Md.
Washin gton, Mel .
Baltimore, Md.
Annapolis, Md.
Cumberl and, Mel.
. Asbury, Md.
Girdl etree, Mel.
Baltimore, Mel.
Annapolis, Md.
Lonaconing, Mel.
Hampstea d, Mel.
Glencoe, Mel.
La Plata. Md.
Blain e, W . V a.
Wil son, W . Va.
Washington, Mel.
Baltimore, Md.
Cri sfield, Md.
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�History of Sophomore Class
H E 18th of September , 1900, is one of the most memorabl e elates in th e
amnls of S t. J ohn 's Coll ege. O n that clay there came here a band of
youth s such as had n ever been here before. O ur hi storian of last year
has told th e hi story of the beginnin g of thi s nobl e class, · and it has been given
to m e to continu e the great work begun by my most worthy predecessor. Of
course, th first thing to do was to organize ourselves into a body. A meeting
was call ed and we elected the following class officers: J ohn F. M udd , president ;
J. \Virt Vlilmer, vice-pres id ent, and P. C. J o nes, secretary and treasurer. Th e
part we took in footba ll, and how we studi ed during the winter and " boned" for
our exams., has already been told .
Before the cl ose of coll ege we had attain ed such a degree of superi o rity both
in th e classroom and on th e athletic fi eld that President F ell pronounced us to
be the best all-round Freshmen class that had been here during hi s presidency.
W e certainly have proved thi s to be tru e. In our fi eld m eet with the upper
classes we came out in the fourth place. yet in our oth er games, as in baseball , we
came out with Oying colors. In our field meet, notwithstandin g that fo urth
place is th e lo west place, we scored 25 0 out of, th e 146 points poss ibl e,
aga in st 2 points made by th e Freshman class of th e year before. Cooper did
good work putting the shot, and would , undoubtedl y, have taken fir st place hac! it
not been for hi s sprain ed wrist. A ll three places in pole vaulting were taken by
}-Jalbert, 1\IIudcl and Revell. Tarbert won th e quarter-mile run and Ha lbert,
Cronin , Burwe11 and Scarborough eas ily won the mile relay. The relay team
that was sent to Phi ladelphi a includ ed two of our members-Halbert and Cronin.
Th e inter-class baseball games now engaged our attention , and we practiced
very hard ever y day befo re th e games. There was sli g ht doubt as to the outcome of these· games, but, of course, we expected to win th em. The junior
class ('o2), ca ll ed the "Bann er Class," on! y by themselves , however , suppos in g
th emselves to be superio r in ever y r espect to a11 th e other classes, th ou g ht. or
at least said , that they wou ld have a "cinch" with us. Dut, alas! Poor Juni ors !
Beaten by a team of measly, contemptibl e, in significant Freshmen . vVe defeated
th em by the score of 14 to 2. J n our oth er games we were equally successful.
The Seniors forfeited to the Sophomo res. a nd we defeated Sophomores by a score
of 6 to T, only one man r eaching third base. vVe a lso defeated the Preps. by a
scor e of 10 to 4· Much credit is due to our pitch er , and also to th e m en
who backed him , for these bri lliant v ictori es. T he team was made up as fo ll o ws:
Mudd, catcher; Stick, pitcher; \ i\Tilmer, 1st base; Halbert, 2nd base; Cooper, 3rcl
base; J ones, short stop; G. W il son, ri g ht field ; Searl orough, center fi eld , and
Murphy, left field. Tarbert and B urwell w er substitutes. P owell and Burwell
represented the coll ege in the tenni s meet in Daltimore with John s Hopkins University and \ i\ iestern Mar yla nd Coll ege.
Th e time for our J nn e exams. was now fast approaching, a nd we saw th e
necessity of doing- some ha re! work. Con sequ entl y we set to work, and after
using mu~h midni g ht electricity and impress in g on o ur mind man y o f t hose
irregular French verbs and th e theori es of mathematics. we passed throug h our
exams . very successfull y. Therefore, everyone will now admit that th e cla ss of
1904 should ri g htfu lly be call ed "The Banner Class of St. J ohn 's."
\t on e of
our class meetin gs it was dec ided to hav e a banqu et in commemorati on of our
athlet ic v ictori es. Accord ingly, th e money was appropriated out of the cla ss
treasu r y, and we hac! th e banquet. A ddresses were mad e by man y m ember s on
the diffe rent thin gs in wh ich our class was inter ested . T he speech by o ur Presi dent, M uclcl, on "The Class of 1904, '' was very inter esting to us, and when he
talked of th e first accomp li shments and th e future prospects of th e class, th e
g reatest enthu siasm manifested itself among th e member s of th e class.
T hus end ed our fir st yea r, during which we establi shed such a rep utati on
as very few oth er Freshmen classes has ever yet hac!.
Aftet· enj oyin g our long summer vacation , we r eturn ed t o St. J ohn s, resolved
to begin ha rd , earnest work again. In a few clays after thl' onen ing of t:1e
college a class meeting was call ed for the election of new c i a~'; oft i ce r ~;. Th e
foll ow in g men were elected: J. vVirt \i\Tilm er , presid ent; G. vVIlsnn , vic·.o-presiclent ; II. Padgett, secr etary, ancl P. C. J ones, treasurer. Three new men , Deachl cy,
Colli ns ancl E. Padgett, j oin ed our class at the openin g of the ""'"~io n, and have
proved themselves to be good men.
As athl etics form one of the most inte resting parts of collcg·c l•fc. we were
not long in answering to th e ca ll fo r footba ll players. Ha lbert and Cooper, two
regul ar s, played a fin e game during th e whole season. Coope r is to be p ra i~c d
for hi s great work at left tackl e. 1\lludd, Burwe ll and Scarborough were substitutes.
As soon as th e football season was over, we settled down to hard stud yin g.
Accordin g to the exam. marks of all th e classes , our class passed th e tll c:;t
creditably of any class in co11ege. I cl o not mean to say that no one in our class
" flunk ed," for that would hardly be true .
.
I cannot do justice to the class by simpl y stating a few facts concerning
it as a whole. Therefore, I wi ll a ttempt to give th e cha racteri stics of some of
our worth y clas men. On e of the most promin ent members is Ben . Hoogan . He
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�is prominent o n accoun t of hi s heig ht, w hi ch is a bout 8 ft. 6 in . ( ?) . \ Vhen he
puts on hi s little No. 6;/:i straw hat you can recogn ize him wh erever you see him ,
but you mu st not la ug h, alth oug h he docs look very comical. T hen th ere is H.
Padgett, who is, without a doubt, th e best musi cian in the class. He spend s t he
most of hi s time dreamin g and talkin g of sprin gtime and of playing hi s g uitar
and sin g in g in the evenin gs on t he campu s. H you hea r anyone in the hall say,
"\!Von 't it be fin e when sprin g comes, so that we can sit out on the campu s,"
"You must learn all the popular songs and we will sing th em when we can sit
out on the campus," a nd si mila r expressions, you may be sure that it is Padgett. If
you want to learn anythin g abo ut the fair sex of Ann apoli s go to Rat J ones.
He spends the most of hi s time w ith them a nd knows much abo ut th em. Then
anoth er thing he is noted fo r is th e art of pretendin g sickness when he has a
difficult recitation. Collin s has been voted upon as being the g reatest cater in t he
class. He well deserves the honor. He is an excellent writer and an authority
on eating. Hi s most fa mous books a re, '' \!\That to Eat," ''Physical Trainin g"
and a pamphlet on " T
evcr De A fraid of Eating Too M uch. " He is better known
as ''Toothp ick" or " \1\Tilki e. " Providence has been kind to us in giv in g us one of
the wonders of th e world . This is a '·Human Jumping-Jack. , by the nam e of
Magrud er . His mann er of walkin g is likely to impress one that he has sprin gs
in hi s heels. \!Vc often quake with fear that sometimes those sprin gs wi ll raise
him beyond th e limits of gravitation. Then our number woul d be one less.
T he baseball season has n ow opened, and we exp ect to be well represented on
t he team. Some of our men fo r whom there is a good opening are \Vilmer,
Halbert, and Stick, Collin s, M udd , and J ones. T hey arc all good players and
wi ll mak e the other candidates hu stle. Our class team expects to aclmini ster
anoth er bitter defeat to the Seniors. In field a ncl track sports we wi ll hold up
our en cl . as we wi ll und oubted ly have three ,m en on th e relay team-Cronin , Halbert a nd Tarbert.
Mr. Bird was finally elected to the office of vice-president. .As he did not feel
competent to express his thanks in a speech, he was asked. to g1ve ~ts another song,
and h e readily complied. There was no end to the fun m watchmg some of :he
poor fellows rooting penni es out of bowls of water. Of cou~se th e usual reacl mg
of rules and posting up of bills on which the rules were prmtecl was. soon clone
by us. After these few proceedings the Freshmen were allowed to r est m peace.
I sin cerely hope that I have exactly portrayed the virtues of this g rand old
class, and that it may yet rise high er in its p ower and bring more g lor y and honor
both to itself and to old St. John's.
HAROLD B. SCARBOROUGH.
Now, with a .few word s regarding our relation with th e Freshmen, thi s
hi stor y will be closed. S in ce hazin g was aboli shed here several years ago, it was
not the desi re of our class to revive it. Yet, we all beli eve that when a youn g
fell ow first leaves the restraint of parental influ ence, h e is apt to regard himself as
bein g " the onl y one." l-Ienee, in order to ban ish all such ideas from the brilliant
( ?) minds of the Freshmen we deemed it n ecessar y to resort to something that
woulcl furni sh us a littl e amusement, ancl at t he same time teac11 them th e lesson
intended. I think everyone, w ith possibl y the exception of th e Freshmen, en joyed
th e con certs g i vcn by them. As it is the custom. we had to elect a new vicepresid ent for the P inkney Hall Glee C lub, a nd to do thi s we had to test th e voices
of th e F reshm en. T he sin gi ng was ver y much like that heard at a g rand opera ( ?) .
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�Editorial Board of the l903 Rat Tat
Sophomore Celebrities
GEO . W. WILSON ,
Ed ito r- in-Chi ef.
Accord ing to th e vote of th e Sophomore Class.
The kindest-Mudd.
I4.
IS.
T he grea tes t ea ter-Collin s.
ED WARD RIDDLE PA DG ETT,
Assoc iate E di tor.
MAURICE T. SMALL,
Poet.
M iscell aneo us E ditor.
T he softest-Stick.
2. "The O ldest-Burro ughs .
H . J NGE J ACKSON,
I.
3·
The most conceited-Stick.
V . S. BEACHLEY,
] WIRT WILM ER,
Alumn i Ed ito r.
MALLORY L. BURROUGH S,
16. T he g rea test kicker-Sma ll.
Wi
4· T he mos t pop ul ar-" lmer.
I7.
The y01mgest-B. Wil son.
s. T he merri es t-Powell .
I8.
T he sleepiest-Tarbert.
6.
T he brightest-Scarbor1011gh.
I
7-
The clumsiest-Cooper.
20.
8.
T he most literm·y-Cooper.
21. , The bigges t devil-Powell.
g.
The ta lles t-Collins.
22.
T he best figure-Small.
10.
T he largest fee t-Burroughs.
23.
T he most talkat ive- Cron in .
24.
The best dressed-Ma senheim er.
12.
The stingiest-Masenh eimer.
25.- T he good est man-Beach ley.
T
J.
The most lova.b le-Revell.
26.
T. HO W ARD COLLINS,
T he ha ndsomest- Pagett, E.
II.
TRWT N 13. SOMERVILLE.
Assistant. A lum ni Ed ito r.
So
g.
T he best ladies' man-Wil son, G.
The most indu stri ous-J ones.
T he slyest-Murphy.
J OHN M. J . HODGES,
BERT \'\TI LSON,
Literary Ed ito r.
]
W . C. STICK,
Assista nt Mi scell aneo us Editors.
J OHN F . MUDD,
l.l um orous Ed itor.
HARRY W. MASENHEIMER,
E. 0. HALBERT,
Ath letic Ed itor.
R. TUN I S STRANGE,
GORDON E. RIGGIN ,
RANDALL C. CRO NIN,
Assistant Busin ess Manage r.
Business Ma nagers.
Tol\"n and Campus Editor.
\T. S. BEACH LEY,
T reasurer o f th e Board.
81
�The Freshman
�Freshman Class 1 l905
CO LORS.
Ya le blue a nd go ld.
YELL.
R aJ1 ! ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra l
Ricka, racka, booma Jacka,
Sis boo m ba !
S t. J ohn 's,
'os, 'os, 'os !
Officers
M'ER R IT G. R A SI N
J OI-IN
M.
P · esid wt.
r
.
Vic e-P · esident.
r
GREE N
J . VI NCENT
S ecreta.·ry.
J A MISO N
T rea.sw-er.
J O SEPH R. PEN N E LL
.
R AL PH C. BOWEN
H isto r·ian.
Members
W . A skey (B iJi y) .
J . W. B ird (J ay bird ) .
R. C. Bowen (Pa r so n ) . .
W . S. B rogden (Ha nd some)
A. B . Cecil (A rti st)
B. L . Carter (B uJI )
E . P . D uVal (Ned ) . . .
J. H . F ox ( Fo x ie Q uiJi er)
H . R. Go re ( Si r R odger )
J. M. Green (Da rry)
H . P. Gr aha m (Ha rry)
R. H opk in s (S is ) .
J. V. J am ison (Kid )
F. Lill y ( Sho r ty)
.
J . M erry man (U ncl e P hi l )
M . K. N ev iJi e (P un ch )
J. R. Pennell ( H a nk )
M . G. Ras in (Mack)
H. R ul a nd (Cr eeper ) .
A. W. S mith (S mi tty)
G. F . Smith (Dr. Soho) .
J . A. Ta rbert (Co untry II )
E. A . Vey (Fri end )
E . Va lk ( ? ? ? ?
? ?
H . W . W il lin g (Pop ) .
D. C. Walton (Bones )
L o naco nin g. M d .
W est R iver Md.
Par ra n, M d.
Ha Ji s, lVId.
Mi ll ersv iJi e, Mel.
A nnapolis, Md.
A nna poli s. M d.
P erry H all. Md .
U pper Ma rl bo ro ugh, M d .
A nnapoli s, Md.
A nn a poli s, Md.
Da rl ington, Md.
Hager stow n, 1\ll d.
Catonsville, M d.
T imonium , Md.
No rth P latt. N eb.
A nn apoli s, M d.
Chestertow n , M d.
Spunk, Long I sla nd.
Cumberl a nd . M d.
Ga mbr ill , Md.
Glencoe, Md.
Ba ltim or e, M d.
A nnapolis, M d.
Na nti coke, M d.
A nn apoli s, Md.
?) .
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�History of the Class of 1905
a looking glass. After thi s meeting everything went along quietly for several
clays, but the Sophs. thought that they should train us up in the way we should go,
so about a week after the "Glee Club" entertainment each Freshmen was aroused
from his peaceful slumber by a gentle shake, and opening his eyes, saw a large
crowd of white-robed fig ures in the room. Before he was well awake, he was
ordered to get out of bed and stand at attention with his face to the wall. Of course,
he obeyed. Then the rules by which he was to be governed during the year were
read to him. These rules were sig·ned by the same honorable society that had
afforded us th e pleasure of the Glee Club entertainment . After the rules had
been carefull y read , the crowd marched slowly out, and we were permitted to
r esume our peaceful slumber for the remainder of the night.
But we were so sleepy when the rules were being read that it is doubtful if
we would have r emembered them had the Sophs. not kindly r efreshed om memories by posting a copy of these rules on each Freshman's door. The Freshmen
read and tried to abide by these rules, and consequently we had no more visits
from the " G. 0. H."
At th e beginning of the second term we gained a new member, William Askey.
H e is a man of great ability, especially in athletics. H e was in the special course
during the first term, but finall y decided to take some other course, and came
into our class-the best one that he could have selected.
In athletics we have not had a very good chance to display our abilities, for
most of our members are very light, and it was an impossibility for us w make a
very great showing in football, but, neverth eless, we had two men on the first team
and several regular players on the second or scrub team. When we come to
baseball we hope to make a better showin g. Although we may not have many
men on th e first team, we expect to make it quite interesting for the other classes
when we meet th em on the diamond to play the class games. Last year when
we were P reps. we beat the Juniors, and in the game with the Sophs ., when they
got one run ahead of us, they refused to play any longer. In tl1e game with the
Freshmen our pitcher was struck by the ball and was greatly handicapped in
his playing, but we were not beaten by a very large score. This year we have
prospects for a better team, even than the one of last year.
Most of the members of our class, being very studious, applied themselves
well during th e fir st term, but when the February examinations were drawing
near , there were very few who did not burn their midnight oil. But in spite
of all efforts there were quite a number of us who fail ed. On hearing the
retnrns of the examinati ons, many made resolution s to study harder during
the second term than they had don e the first , but no one knows how long these
resolutions will last.
~A V~
often. wondered how Sir Walter Ral eigh felt when he undertool,
I am quite sure he could not hav;
.f
I n so burdened wtth the wetght of his responsibility as I am \i'Toe to
me 1 perc 1ance I sho Jd f ·1 t d · .
· .,
hard it is to soar so ht hI a~! o o J~ts.tlce to these august worthies; and yet how
will be the men of th!r .da le~e bnlhant stars of I905, ? eveloping their talents,
private schools and some y.
ome of us came from htgh schools, some from
to unite her .
. ' perhaps, from the tender hands of a governess, finally
1
.
e 111 one 111terest and one effort W I
together, all striving for the
I
.
e lave not a ways been banded
and diverse natures
'tl d'sffame goa -:-our degree; but we are of various ages
, wt 1 1 erent equtpme t
1
.
powerful force of attraction we ha
11 b n ~ anc separate atms, but by the
John 's College W
t '
.
a
een rawn to the magnetic center, St.
.
e are wenty-stx 111 number So
f
P
but the majority of us came for the first timet. ldt;e oJ us ,w~re r eps. last year,
Those of us who came from the p
I Io o
t. ohn s 111 September, I90I.
rep. sc 100 were . J M Green E P D V I
J osep I1 R. Pennell, Bernard Carter A B C '1 . . . .
. ' : . u a'
Armine W . Smith Edgar A y
WI
~ct '. G. F. Smtth, M ernt G. Rasin,
1
Graham. D ey,
. c ewit1 1 Teville, John A. Tarbert, J. Vincent
Jamison, Harry
' uncan
a ton Ralph C B
Tl
came in September are. Gore B
d ·l\,.
,
. owen.
lOse who
.
' rop- en •terr)'man F
.
L'll R I
Valk, Bird Willing Tllese 1
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' ox, I y, u and, Hopkins,
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·
lave a 11 proved to b
f
·
.
S
e o great Importance 111 the
make-up of our great clas
s.
ome are noted for great b .
b'l· .
can be found in very few bo 0 f tl .
US111ess a I ttl es, such as
ys
letr age · some for th ·
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and quite a number are noted f
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etr grea wtt and humor,
tioned.
or qua Itles wht.ch, perhaps, had better not be men-
b~e wnte a htstory ~f the w~rld.
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On the Thursday following our arrival at Old S
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Ice, a orne With skull and cro b
conspicuous places about the hall · "All F I
ss ones, an posted in
at 8 o'clock sharp," by order of th~ "G 0 r~ ~;nen must report in room 35 tonight
by G. 0. H., but from the embl
b. . I . ~one of us knew what was meant
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em a ove t le notice we tho I t 't
organization worthy of great respect. Ei ht '
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and there for the first tt.
b
g o clock found us 111 the room specified
me we ecame acqua 111 t d · h ffi
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and for two h
e Wit o cers of the "G 0 I-I "
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ours or more we had the pleasur f d' 1 .
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while standing on a three-legg d t bl
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e o Is~ aymg our musical talents
e a e. 1 'or was music th
1 k" d
ment on this great occasion for tl
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e on y m of amusej
;ere was dancmg, and speechmaking, made more
emphatic by "Sir" after
eac 1 wor ' and a great deal of making love to one's self in
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�These are true accounts of some of the many events which have happened
in the short career of this noble class. In time of trouble each member has proved
to be true to his class, and by so doing, the class has attained its present high
standard. And when we return next year, we will have gained the tit le of
Sophomores. We hope that next year we may all return with the determination
to raise the standard of Nineteen Hundred and Five sti ll higher and achieve more
honor and glory for old St. John's.
RALPH C. BOWEN.
St. Johnt s Preparatory School
First Class
W. E. Feldmeyer.
J. C. Acton.
1-1 C. Gea ring.
R. W. Bailey.
Samuel Hohberger.
R. C. Brady.
A. B. J oyce.
G. Bonney.
Paul 1\'larion.
H . H . Carter.
F. V\T. Marke ll.
C. E. Chance.
P. L. Matthews.
E. T. Clark.
A . I-I. Ruhl.
J . K. Coffroth .
R. A. Ro use.
H. T. Collingwood.
W. Smith.
E . B. Coolohan.
A. L. Seeli gmann.
E. Combs.
A . D. T. Valle
Wm . DeVri es.
vV D. Wr ightson.
B. L. Filkins.
Second Class
s.
G. Kerngood .
R. Abbott.
E. W . Magruder.
G. H. Boyden.
L. M oga rt.
H. Coulburn.
vV. A. Ru llman .
C. Cook.
J. G. Shearer.
M. de F errer.
J . C. Suit.
R. de Ferrer.
Partial Course
Cristobal Desquiron.
C. J . Harrison.
A. de Moya.
H. Reitz.
A . R od rigu ez.
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BY r·UNIAN PINKNEY
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N the <Vening o! July 29th, 1873> the Hon. N inian P inkney, a neat cdative
of William Pinkney, delivered, before a joint celebration of the Philol<alian and Philomathean Literary Societies, an address which is so
highly cxpt<" ivc o! the feeling which all good St. J ohn"; men have, and which i;
,a "cangcly appwptiatc at thi; pacticnlat time that we !eel we could do the
;tnden", the alumni , and the people o! Mat yland no bettct "tvicc than to publi;h
it in YouNG GENTLEMEN: Societi es like tho se yo u have form ed in th e hea rt of a great Colour Rat Tat.
ah~d,
l<ge, which yon oogh< <o m ake immoctal in the age;
ace ,ecy c\o;cly alli ed to that
love of h armony whi ch constitutes th e charm s of th e names you bear. It is no exaggerati on <o "Y th at too hi gh an '""'""' cen not be focmcd of th e "'Inc of ""h \i< ecacy a-wciat im,; when theY occupy theic pcopcc O<hit, '"d ace pcopccly wm·kcd in that ocbit. They
;timn\ale iuqnicy, ,con .C the foco\ti O', call focth an cnecgy of cffoct th ot wm>ld othe<wi.e
" ' "' he put in action, , ,.d '"'ken •n intcn.e • n a icty to «tend th e am of knowledge • nd
secur e exactitude in th e investigationsroom . In it th er e is a natnral and irrepress ible desire
Ther e is stimulu s in th e class m ade.
to excel. Ever y tru e young m an who is fit to walk in academic groves and inh ale the perfume whi ch for centuri es has lin gered ar ound those quiet r etreats, feels hi s pul ses quicken
,; he \ooh nut o n th e goal whee< the fic;t bonne of hi; Alma Motcc awa it; the ; occc;;fol
compcti<oc, and he l•bo<' to ;ccncc it. Not to ;hae c th e ;timoh>' of the c\a;;coom, to be
onmo"d by th e tlnilling ,;wciationY th at do;tcc ,coond it, and pa,; theo>> gh the wciw\om
of study witho ut the kindlings of enthu siasm, is to demo nstrate th e fact that privileges ar e
o!tcn w,;tcd on the wocthl<" which nth<" \c;; foctnnotc wm>ld mo;t glad ly en joy and ccoloo; ly imp>O"- Bot ano thec ;oct of ; timnh» i; needed- It i; o n<Yidc of th e cncci colom of
study. It is voluntary, and o n that acco unt it is th e more forceful. Literary societies suppl y thi; ;timo\o;. Book; of in;tcoction ace nccdh>l. L i•< tcoch<", who ace thocooghly
imbued wi th the subj ect matter that is to pass under th eir review, are not less needful.
The aptness to receive th e instructio n imparted, th e docility o f mind an d the attentive ear
are not less v itally impo rtant. B ut beyond thi s ( I will not say above it) , th ere is th e neces>ity foe ;clf-cn\h>t<, which i; not • pcO"i; io n o f th e ;chool; , but ' .olootac y ocpni n tion
whi ch h as its ori gin in th e will o f the students, and is dependent for its effici ent o utwo rkng
on th e unprompted energy they brin g to the ent erpri se. Two such o rgani zation s you
have. T her e is wisdom in the two-fold embodiment of th e idea, fo r they act upon and ar e
reacted on by each other. T h ey st imulate e ff or t ; th ey exert a happy and healthful spirit of
em ulatio n ; th ey exer t a mutual r estraint, and exercise a mo st wholeso me di scipline. An
�esp1-it du corps pervades them They fan T .
the habit of tl:oro ugh in vesti~ation an~ ;~ ~~~:~~e tl_1e _n~ind to the forum _
and tend to develop
cautwn wluch ts wi se to se lect its fact s and gear . PI ec iSJo n .. They s upennduce th e spirit of
touch stone of hi story- They cttlt' t . d
eful to s ubject them when selec ted to tl
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ra lon t lat ought always to precede di s
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proper care be taken in the prepathe whole fi eld, " the res ult will be th ct; s.sJ~n , and propel- time "be given for a full sur vey ~f
I will not pau se longer 1.11 tlJe - e JJgfl es t pra.Ct lcal, personal imp rovement
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ties a s those which you ha ve formed·
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li e PI e-c mm ent Importance of just such soc ieon yo ur b anners are mos t app ropriate 1101d neec I say mo re tha n tl li·S, t 1 th e nam es unfurl ed
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~mderlie th em. L ove of learning a'nd ~lve ~:~s~ eloquently express ive of th e th o ughts that
JOined together a nd yet ought never to be di vorct Je ? ea utJful-two things that are no t a lways
m s tructJon, at once suggesti ve and exhau sti e
In a world where eve rything is full o f
on earth and sea and sky-bea uty o f ~ . v , a nc tIll s fu ll of bea uty- beauty that is mirro red
th e clothing-bea uty o f liucs, that are ~; n~i ~s _eJ~dl ess as th e things of which th ose forms are
fol1age.
< \ eJ 51 eel as the hu es of th e rainbo·v or tiJ
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Jes you represe nt tn some thot.tgllts
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use ul and the beautiful as they are now h ere els .' Wl et el_n you have th e bl ending o f th e
b
c .so exqui Sitely blended. Sh e is a s tar iJ1 t!Je
blazJng firmam ent as yet scarcely l<no
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scJou sness, that a State, which is so ·u stl .
o mu tJtu es _of our citizen s. The congreat commo nwealth o f Maryland, is d~ad ~ J eln ow ned Ill th e ~J s tedJOod of States, as thi s
of learnmg of th e high est grade, born o f th ~ t;~~:~re-emm ent Importance of an in stitution
State, may well s tu· within you feelings o f
. ;. , and fostered a nd sus tain ed by th e
~ ~ you cannot acquire th e tun e ful tongu e to r:~u;~Jc ~gna~t patJ·iotism, and pro mpt yo u to see
): ou f~el the wro ng which thi s s upin eness ha s i~~fl<ind llllpeach t~le moral tr eason of th e age.
~ountam s of kn o wl edge, and und er th e
ld:
lcted, and With access to the gu shing
m struct
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m ou mg ha nd o f th
ors, you nd yourse lves but a 1
lf
e mo st abl e and competent
overflow ing. There is an appeal to t;le latnr· u~, \~hereas these hall s should be crowded to
dead. To suffer h er yo ung men to go o : ~~-n og le ~ f facts to whi ch no State should be
Withhold s from th em, is th e bases t tre~lsonl on~r ~l er Ill <!ues t of an education she cnJ elly
go forth, as yea rly some of you do be bold ~
I eas ure Jt ll1 your hearts; a nd when you
long as that nob les t feature of ou:
f o r ebuke th e sham eless ne ss of th e deed A s
of '76 .
present o rm of gove
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. IS preserved-the sover eignty of the
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rnm ent, t le creatio n o f th e sages
bea utifully blended in a
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State Within the sovengnty of th U .
blotted
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mon-stars
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out, and State Jd entJty IS J
'ecogniz ed s 1
'. as ong as State lin es are not
~t, that her sons are train ed on her own ~OJJ a~d ~ng _
does Jt behoove the State to see to
ISm. Young men are, in mo re than a fi"'uJ· e I
n s tJJ ct famdmnty With her phys ical o rga nbe the moth er of her so ns Wh en ~l e ~~ ;~ .p tll a r s o f the State. The State is and o ug ht
ege of St. John 's, a nd th e State stepped for~ J,~m .a nd Mary school was m erged Ill the Colpnvate Citizens who rai se d a fund that
t ~~ d a nd a id ed by her annuity, the effo rts o f
example of th e intense interest she felt ~~;sth rn Y wonderfu l at that ear ly day, she gave an
the State wa s kept, the College continued t~ cau se of ed ucatwn. A s long as th e faith of
be proud. The College fa£/ed-not because o
se nd forth so ns, of whom any State might
twn, but solely beca use s he wa s left without tl;any defect 111 her organization or admini stra-a.nd hono r of th e State. "The fa ct that I
e fund s tha~ were pledged to he r on the faith
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• ' s e wa" th e fos ter c hild o f tl1e
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c ·ec Ill t le cra dle of mdependence..
tate, at a tlln e when
' co nsecrates th e claim she ha s to th e fos-
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tering care of th e State now. Antiquity throw s a charm over eve rything. It hallow s even
a ruin- Nobility of birth is not less powerful to charm. This insti tution was born
amid th e thund ers of the guns of '76, and th e men who breathed into her the brea th of life
were th e companions o f th e hero es of that go ld en era. It remain s fo r their descendants to
dem onstra te whether th e wi sdom of th e fath ers shall be ignored by the so ns.
The li st of th e Alumni is befo re us. Key, th e poet, orator, lawy er, philanthropist and
scho la r. J o hn Han so n Th oma s, whose voice awoke echoes in the mo untain reg io n th a t will
li ve as long as th e A ll egh eni es li ft th eir pro ud s ummits to th e ski es. Hugh es, the model diplomati st. H erbert, th e sou l of honor, a man of g rea t mental gifts and the high est cu lture.
Robert H. Go ldsbo ro ugh , th e truest type of the g entlem a n, and one of th e mo st eloq uent
debater s in the ab les t Legi slature of th e wor ld. More recently sti li-GJ·a son, th e fir st
Govern or elected by th e peopl e, a man of gran ite mind and g lowing wit. J ohn Henry
A lexa nd er, th e most learn ed man of th e age. Thoma s S. Alexander, among the foremost
in th e fo r emost rank of lawyers. Among th e li ving I r ecogniz e on e, who de se r ves to be
men ti oned for th e love he has borne hi s A lma Mater, the strong sympathy he ha s sho wn
her , and that, too, wh en the moss that grew upon her walls seemed to ma rk her for a
ruin , and no foo tsteps echoed in her ha ll s-th e Hon. Alexander Randall. There is a moral
heroism in hi s devo tion to St. John 's that to nches th e sublim e-a tenderness in hi s patient
la bor to secure for her a future worthy of her birth, that to uches the beautiful. No one of
us so bl end s th e Phi lomath ean and the Phi lokali an in him se lf, so far as th e dea r old Col lege
is co ncer ned , a th e Nestor of the brotherhoo d. It would be a gross wrong to my own
feeling, and yours, if I were to pass on without some a llusio n to the mos t di s tingui shed of
our broth er s, R e verdy J o hn son, who tod ay s ta nd s at th e head o f th e bar o f th e Union, a nd
who, in the g reen old age, is illu strating th e grand eur of intell ect, a nd the triumph s of
genius, without any perceptible lo ss of the v igo r of younger days. You can conceive my
pride a nd pleasur e, when, in the pro ud capital of E ngland, I heard Sir Henry Ho ll and,
S ir Willi a m F erg uso n, the two great surgeo ns of Europe, declare, that, in the estimati on
of the fir st of her living statesmen, Mr. J o hn so n wa s regarded as the prince of lawyers
and s tates men . Key inscribed St. John' s on the nati onal banner; and Rcverdy J ohn so n
gave to O x fo rd and Cambridge, a living exa mpl e of what th e Severn of th e N ew World
could do to sh ed lu stre on th e Se vern of th e Old World. These are the j ewe ls set in the
diadem of th e State by St. J ohn 's. \Nell did th e ablest of her sons, my hono red uncl e, say,
that it wa s th e da rkes t day of th e Commonwea lth , when thi s bright light our father s k ind led o n th e s ho res of the Chesapea ke, wa s extingui shed in the blindness of patirsan r age,
and in gross vio lation of the plighted faith of the State. You perceive, you ng gent lemen,
that th e ques ti o n is not w hether there sho uld be a great State Co ll ege, but wh ether, having one, we sho uld g ive her the g enerous suppo rt she need s.
That is a suicidal po li cy, which so many of om citizen s pursue. Princeton, Ya le,
Harvard arc chose n as the training spots of our so ns, while our mea ns are lav ishly poured
into their tr eas ury. And yet, St. J ohn 's is the eq ual of either. Show me in th e annals of
the past a brighter li st of alumni than she exhibits. Welling, the late mos t accomplished
hea d of St. John 's, and now at th e hea d of an in st ituti on he so eleva tes by th e po wer of
hi s great mind, sa id a t a n a lumni meeting that no college cou ld be more admirably fitted
for its work.
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There is a surpri sing popular delusio n ex isting on thi s subj ect. It is high tim e it was
di spell ed. St. J ohn's is crippled by th e weakness of her re sources, which is th e r es ult in
pa rt of thi s stra nge want of confidence, whi ch, ha s, to ju stify it, not even the shado w of the
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�sembl ance of a r easo n. Our College possesses a vast advantage in its location, the power
of association, and in its being born of th e State. I t is in the Capital of the Com ti10n wea lth,
on th e sho res of th e most beautiful of ri vers, and w ithin view of th e g randest of bays. It
is within reach of th e great forum , w her e, now, as of old, there is a co nstant ex hibitio n
of th e high est di splays of legal eloq uence a nd logic-the Appe llate Co ur t of Maryland. It
touches th e Naval Acade my whct·e the Gene ra l Government is di schargin g the duty it
o wes to those who are to be the f uture g uar dians of our comm erce, and th e defend ers of
our nat ional honor o n th e seas. It is nea r th e Cap ital of th e Unio n. It is full o f hi storic
memories. It wa s here that Washington r et urn ed to t he shades of private life, after
havin g ca rv ed out a natio n's independence. It wa s her e that th e memorabl e burning of the
tea in th e Chesapea ke took place, which ante-ela ted the worlcl-renownccl heroi sm that was
displayed in the harbor of Boston. Such is the spot our fath ers chose fo r the site of St.
John 's. W e will not di sc uss the uses which th e State might and o ught to make of such
a legacy beq ueat hed to her by such sires. Th e academi es, f ed from o ur public schools,
might become in turn the feede rs of the Coll ege, whil e th e hi g her cu lture of the Coll ege
mi g ht be mad e to flow back, from th e fo untain head to th e remoter m embers.
We stand in need ju st now of a broader and profounder statesmanship-whi ch, knowing th e value of th e diamond s that a re still deep hidd en in th e mines, is t·esolved to dig
them out, and poli sh them for futur e use-a statesman ship, which regard s yo un g men, when
properly train ed and ed ucated, as the bulwarks of fr eedom. Imbue your mind s, a nd fir e your
hearts with th o ughts like the se. Her e th e Philomath ean and P hiloka lian meet and mingle.
This is emph ati cally th e cause of the people. It is th eir interest to have ed ucation made
cheaper, and brought within easy reach of all . You mu st soon mingl e with them, and it
becomes you to prepare yourselves to be the cus tod ian s of that, which un dcdi es their
power, and can alon e fit them to meet the dest iny that awaits th em. To make St. J o hn 's
a power in thi s land, two th in gs are requ isite-gifts b y th e people, if onl y o ne dollar a
year, and the patronage of the people-private gifts and private patronage-fund s for building, and th e endow ment of professors hip s. We need the poo r man's sy mpathy and aid, as
well as th e more abundant largesses of the ri ch. Drops make up the ocea n- Do llars make
up th e mint. The grand idea, which ou r fa th ers inaugurated, can o nly be made
a r eality by co ncert of action, a nd individual effort. The people mu st endow while
th e State is lavis h of her wealth. What have ,the peopl e clone? Nothin g; no, abso lutely
St. J ohn 's, nothing.
nothing. P rinceton, Ya le, Ha r var d have r eceived th eir th o usa nd s.
This is mar ve ll ously stran ge. Who doubts th at a g r and hall should be erected at once?
What nam e so appropriate, to use th e lang uage of Jud ge Tuck, as t he People's Hall. 'vVe
plead fo r ou r Alma Mater, not becau se she is o ur A lma Mater, but beca use she is native to
the soil, beautiful for situati on, and worthy of th e patronage of th e peopl e.
It ha s beco me very fas hi onabl e in ou r t ime to mea sure the va lue of a thing by di stance.
Educated abroad so und s g randl y on hum an ears. T he parchm ent of P rin ceton, Yal e or
Harvard is th ought to possess a peculiar charm - I s thi s philosophically true? Does di stance lend enchantm ent to thi s view? Will th e glitter of a fo reign coll ege outweigh th e less
un osten tati o us a ttraction of hom e associa ti ons, provided th e m ental and mo ral training is
eq ual. It is a marv el to me th at, with all bet· di sadva ntages, St. J o hn 's has kept her place
by th e side of th e foremo st colleges of the land. B ut the fa ct is so. Ho me influence and
home associations again st foreig n habits, tasks and customs. Thi s is th e ques ti o n. I say
to the people of Maryland, attend th e com mencement exe rcises, a nd see fo r your selves. It
requires a good deal of philosop hy to w itness, with o ut indi g nati on, th e complacency with
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fore tgn 15 n c~c,s,u 1~1cr. 'j'oo mu ch str ess ca nn ot be laid on thi s poi nt. \ Vitho ut patronII · • c· n Ho ur ish
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done,_ ,u~c-'
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s't t . "II feel the "1\v-tken inu of State pride and
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those w 10. now s~nll . , t. of. lea rnin g th e hi o-h sancti on of th eir example. and th e more
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g tvc ., ·. I . I nefit of th ei r patronage- But the A lumni mu st lead the way._
tey m~t s asset
sub st,;ntt.t J'~' h ey mu st mak e know n to o th ers wlt at they kn ow hy ex pcn cnce, vtz. t h~ t St.
;~;~n:,";~ dcserving of a place amo~1t~ t~he ~~~:~10~~~;,~~~:~-csiso:tttht~l~a;~~~dS~f Jt~tl:n'~;:'r:~ ~~
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Ap peals, and t he pres iding officers of the Senate
l ru stcc,. 1 ou t uc .,es
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and H o u,.;c of Delegates arc memb ers of It. . .
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that the tunefu l tongue is
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ou n ~ ~o 'Nh r h;1d. and in the subtl ety of debate. with the pow er of word~pam tm g
not yet lost! I" . Yf' th ~ :ll·gumcnt and loo- ic in bea utiful comb inatio n. L ea rnm g bubbl ~s
tllu strate t te me 0
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hi ch arc flittin g befo r e you in th e halls yo n so c tgnt y
thote ot~~;-e c\~:a~~~~s ~h e<lt~~~~,;o~~~ e~sh ed, ,th e sweetest, th e brigh test, and the best, 'l' iz : tl~;~t
anc enn t '
·ecr.ate votn·· hi gl1 est pow ers to the cause of edu cation, and seek to <cep t 115
you are o co ns ,
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, f Ia- sta r in the ascendant.
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one .f'::i~l~\' ;ta ~; chose n a ~opic more populat·, perh aps , and seemin gly mor e a]~propn~t~ J t
I had fo ll owe<; in th e path that bo re t he giant footprints of vVelh:t g, o r ~1 C O lt~t~l~e ogl e:t~•ft d ·mel scholarl y Hagner- But th ey were not as gen et ous as oaz
y~ar, ftl; e g~- c \ fi Ids ~or th ey plucked eve ry Row er that bl oomed, and left on ly a barren
::s~e ~:~,i:;~c~~~~me ~Iy 11 ea rt was fu ll. I thought, ~nd still th in~<- tl1 at th_c. th eme was
well chosen the Ph ilo math ian an d Phi 1okali an in bcat:ttful com bmat_IOn. L ea1ntn g bubbles
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up at the fountain h ead, and th e beautifu l meets us 111 a l~ surrouncltngs.
"ott11g o-cntle men the idea has gone abt·oa cl that thl s ts onl y a n Anna po ts sc too f, att1
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fe llow-citizens that you desir e not a petty oca sc 100 ' ) ll '
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Al111apo11·' the Ath ens of the New vVo rld, ever disti ngui sh ed fo t·T th e love off th e mo st ts'
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wi ll spring to the work befor e h er, and meet her Ju st r cspo nst )t tty.
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�tingui s hed of our A lumni, your so n, honored w hereve r kno wn fo r hi s wealth of mind and
heart, Judge Tuck, has pl edged a th o usand do llars. A no th er, no t a n Al umnu s, yo ur adopted
son, whose ripely culti va ted in te ll ect ha s, on so ma ny occas io ns, fa scinated yo u with the combined flow ers of rh eto ric and logic. ha s pledged a noth er th o usand. A nn a po lita ns, ca n it be
that yo u wi ll not appreciate t he wi sdom of t he cho ice, that made thi s ve nera bl e city th e
sea t of th e Coll ege? I will not beli eve it. I a m one o f th ose wh o think t hat t he peopl e's
work should be cl one by t he peo ple. N o t th e moni ed few, but th e masses should lea d in
thi s g r eat work of educationa l r efo rm . L et th e stream s of yo ur benefic ence. fo rm ed of sin g le
drop s, meet a nd min g le w ith th e State's benefacti on, a nd t he College is safe. Many a dia mond no w co ncea led from hum a n vie w will be bro ug ht fo rth and set in the co un try's cro wn
to enh a nce her a ncient g lo ry.
The spiri t of th e o ld en t im es is not dead. P hil o matlli a ns a nd P hil o ka li a ns, th ere is po wer
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enough in you to fan it to a bright e1 flam e. F o rty o dd yea r s ago I dream ed go ld en d ream s
as I wa nde1
·ed t hroug h th ose co nsecrated g round s. a nd liste ned to th e ec hoes of the past
as they whi spered thro ugh th e bra nches of th e g rand o ld po plar, a nd one of th e br ig htes t
o f those d rea ms wa s th e ri sin g o f S t. J o hn' s fr om its a shes. That d ream is but ha lf fulfill ed. T he ho ur has been too lo ng delayed, and I now turn to yo u, her g ifted so ns, to help
us to make it a grand reality. Th e eloqu ence of yea rs is co ncentrated in o ne bri ef ho ur.
By the m emo ri es of th e past l intplo rc yo tl too seize hold of, usc a nd improve th e present
o ppo rtunity. K ey, T homa s, Mu r r ay, J ohn so n a re blending th eir tun ef ul tong ue, with o ur
feebl e a dv ocacy-the li ving and th e dead. Th ey a ll co m mend he r to yo ur care, yo ur sy mpa thy a nd pec uni a ry a id.
Y o ur s is a g rand dest in y if yo u a rc wise to meet it. Yo u may fi x ,; ta r s in th e firmam ent
of thought, and noble acti vity, th a t w ill burn on fo reve r. Yo u may add to the lu stre of th e
pas t new na mes, to g r ace th e sc ro ll t ha t shall hea r no o th er mo tto th a n thi s-the Co ll ege
erad led in th e r evo luti o n, wh ose des t in y is o nw a rd and up wa rd .
Yo un g gentl emen, yo u are li vin g in a g rea t age-a n age o f ex trao rdinary mental ac tivity, fu ll o f th e wea lth of inv entio n, a nd teemin g w ith th e frui ts of kn ow ledge. gath er ed o n
every fi eld of th oug ht. It is in age, howeve r, whose ve ry in tell ectu ality co nstitutes a peril ,
agai nst whi ch it beco mes yo u to wa tch. It is a g lo ri o us part. It is a bove t he en vy o f th e
most elll·io us. T he present is befo re yo u. 0 n its prope r use a nd wise hu sba ndry depends
the future . It wa s my pri vil ege to li s ten to a cl elx tte bet wee n yo ur two societi es. T he subject
wa s one of a bso r bing in teres t. It was c har ac t e ~i ze d by g rea t powe r o n bo th sick s. Fact s,
th e r es ult of close in ves t iga ti on, and carefu l rc;ca rch, wer e ma r shall ed w ith g r eat skill by
each of t he co ntes tant s. I fell pro ud of t he ta lent I wit nessed a nd co nsid er th e di scussion
one of th e strongest proofs of th e va lu e of s uch litera ry societi es to t he Co ll ege and the
State.
Yo ung gentlemen, th e t heme was well chose n. Th e qu es ti o n yo u deba ted stretches forward , a nd pen etra tes th e ,·as t and un ex plo r ed fut ure. It is a qu es ti o n to be determin ed
amid th e accumul a ti on of sta rs in the blazin g co nstell ati o n. T he sove reig nty of States
withi n the so vereig nty of th e Uni on, with n o co nflict o f po wer s and no ju st ca use uf co nfli ct- th e ~111agu a Cha-rter with th e broad shi eld of th e l!a bcas Co rpus, a nd a pure jud iciary,
wi th ner ve of wi ll to decla re th e la w and ne r ve of wi ll to execute it, or else th e tota l
ecli pse of those stars. and t he fa ta l j a r in th e co mpl ex machin ery o f the gove rnm ent, whi ch
will ex hibit a co ncentrati o n of depoti sm , wh en th e wil l of o ne ma n will beco me th e la w, and
liberty he los t in ce ntralizatio n of powe r. T he fi eld of yo ur debate wa s broad- the questi o n
yo u d isc ussed was clea r as poss ibl e. T he echoes o f yo ur eloquence have d ied a way o n th e
g6
- - But th e c ucs tion itself r emain s. VI! as it a prov ident ial prognos t icatio n o r : ~n~~~
e,u :
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. . . - ' u to demo nstra te, th a t the p'!ople a rc ca pable of self-,o ' ell
acct dent ? It r emam s fo l ) o
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1 ,0 u mu st devo te a yo ur powc1 .
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ment, an to li S em )
the cri sis- th ey rnt~J st be t:a ~~l~ all:l~:,edt ~~~~serv ;t~i ve sta tes manship. T hey mu st brea the o nce
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tl t· ·I ·d ot th e t read of fr eemen, a nd take
th eir feet set on le roc'
. 1 f 1 pure .11 r of th e mo unt ,un s 1a ec we
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again t le res l,.
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t ri ot fa th er s of t he R epubli c with th e broad ::egis of th e on;,llth clr s ta nd by th e com pa .. - - ·I1 " to use th e lan g ua o·e of th e inco mparab le Choa te, to
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the mu siC of th e U nlOI.
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ha lls o f debate w he re nund met mmcl, and Wit .c _ l etc " Be tru e to yo ur se h ·cs. A bove all
as r)'
.f. J3 c tru e to duty. .Be tru e to yout co un
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aet na I l I c.
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Stro wr men ·do ne ca n meet th e ex 1gcn1 a . 1 f Ol_
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l I.ll a II I)e t ru e to . the cl es tm y tl f tI IS JC - eI yo u. lt"tJth "'R itlC cult ure, exact scho Iar s Il .
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· I cl ennmls. Dr iftin g fro m her a nc1cnt
f tl oTca tn ess wht ch the co unt1 y s u 111 c we.t
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.11 soon he on the q uar te r deck. Keep ever
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ou wt ·
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' til e · ac t tll 'lt a littl e mo re driftin g wi ll plunge us on a P10 rc a ,t
f
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he ·ore yo u .. 1 1· . Tr ' ) h , u th e compass; nev er let go yo ur- 1 1cJ o n th e cable: and
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-1 . o f '?6-th c haven a1 ,1w<1y 1n le
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I n . tl . t . •elo pes t hem a nd yo u w ill be ti C 1
disciplin ed a nd tau g ht t o Jove t l e . ~ g Ilia "tell\ I - . 'llld ll.lai ·l ,,g th e futur e the faith ful
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I . I ·t· I . th e pr esence of the yo ung men of .th e
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tr ansmit to co min g generati ons th is ri ch heritage o. g oJ·y,_
co untry,_ w ho al e dcs ttn edf tt~l C sh;·s th a t have sho ne so br ig htly in th e firmam ent of li berty
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o r to wttn ess th e eclipse o
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co ns um es me as I l1 ft up a watmn g ' OICC a1
tr ue to the des tin y that a wait s them.
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Philokalian Society
�Philokalian Society
Members
Baker.
Hopkins.
Beatty.
J ackso n, A.
Bnt(ifo rd .
Keyes.
Bnrro nghs.
Linthi cnm.
Beach ley.
La Molle.
Blecker.
Mudd,
Bradl ey.
Mase nh eimer.
Coll ins.
Pet hcdlridge.
Cronk.
Powell.
Clad.;:.
Padget, H .
Cron in .
Peters.
Cummin s.
Randa ll.
Despard.
S eth.
Dougherty.
Spates.
E lgcn.
Stick.
Ga rey.
S mall.
Grant.
Strange.
Gordy .
Ti lg hm an,
H oll ingsworth.
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Spence r.
Ga lbrea th.
Tarb utton .
Hutchins.
Willitw .
Ha ll.
\N'ilm cr.
Wi lson.
Vlood.
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�Philomathean Society
M embers
A skey.
Ma rion.
B ird.
M erriman .
B rogden.
N eville.
Bea rd.
P enn ell.
Bowen.
Reed.
Burw ell.
Ruh land.
Cra ne.
Ras in.
Fox.
Rohrer.
Go re.
Som er vill e.
Gt·aham.
Seward .
Gr ee n.
S mith .
Ha lber t.
To wn shend .
] ackso n.
V a lk.
Jami son.
Vey.
J ones.
Wi lson.
L ily.
\ Voo clcock.
Murph y.
W alton.
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�Joint Debate
Between Phi lomathean and Philokalian Societies.
Question
R esolved: That th e United States should retain possession of the Ph ilipp in es.
Presiding Officer
Dr.
THOMAS FELL.
Judges
HoN. S. A.
J.
WILLIAM S,
LIEUT. PARKER,
OwENS,
D ebaters.
PHILOKALIAN.
PHILOMATHEAN.
Afli-nnative.
N egative.
V. S. Bradley.
A. W. Woodcock.
W. W. Keyes.
R. T . Roher.
A (ternatq.
Altenwte.
N. K. Nevil le.
W. 0. Spates.
D eci sion rend ered in favor of affirmative.
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�Glee Club
N 1886 Prof. James \11/. Cain arrived atSt. J ohn' s, Coll ege, took up a claim
in the northern or breezy corner of 1
:-Iumphrey s Hall. Here un der the
supervision of a number of wi se men, better kn own as the Sophomores,
Freshmen and P reps., he lived in g reat happin ess, but as time wore on he g rew
thoughtful , hav in g become conscious of an awful waste of energy about the
hall, in the way of vocal demonstrati on. Now, if thi s kinetic could be converted
into potential ener gy ancl liberated in some systematic mann er , th e good people
living about th e college would have better ner ves and O rpheus, perhaps, venture
another smile.
Finall y, in 1887, a "Glee Club' ' was or gani zed, and P rofessor Cain, after
becoming modesty, accepted th e leader ship .
T he great number of wedd in gs that immediately followed th e open-air concert, given durin g the June evenin gs, demonstrated its complete success, and
since that time the men of St. J ohn' s have not permitted this pleasing feature
to be neglected .
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�The Mandolin and Glee Club
Officers
AUGUSTUS W . BRADFORD, 'o2, l'1·esidcnt.
S. HARRISON TILGHMAN, 'oJ,
Secretary.
A. 'N. WOODCOCK, 'oJ,
Tn•a.sttrer.
E. H. HUTCHINS, 'o2,
Business
AI{ana.ger.
Glee Club
Leade r- PJ<OF. BvHoN V. CJSSEL.
First Tenors.
Second Trnors .
L. P . Bak er, 'o2.
A . \t\1. Bradford, '02.
W. H . Grant, 'oJ.
S. \r, il lard Ahalt, "
o2.
F. Y. Cron k, 'oJ.
D. C. Handy, 'oJ.
J. W. Bi rd, 'os.
H . D. Scarboro-ugh, '04.
E. H. Ru hl, 'o6.
J\. W. S mith, 'os.
Charl es Cook, 'o7.
First Bass.
Second Bass.
A. vV. vVoodcock, 'oJ.
Prof. B. V . Cissel.
E. R Padgett, 'o4.
E. H . Hutch ins, '02.
A lex. Randa ll. '02.
H. H. Padgett, 'o4.
E. B. Ga rey, 'oJ.
H. W. VVilling, 'os.
\'V. S. Brogden, 'os.
Pa ul :Matthews, 'o6.
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De V ri es, 'o6.
Mandolin Club
Leader-S. HARRISON TILGHMAN.
First J
l1audolins.
Guitars.
S. vVi llard A halt, 'o2.
H. H . Padgett. 'o4.
B. L. F ilkin s, 'o6.
Prof. D. V. Cissel.
J. F. Linthicum, '02.
S. Harriso n T ilghman, 'OJ.
J. H. Wood, 'OJ.
H. R Dougherty, 'oJ.
Sa.xaphonc.
W . D. vVrightson, 'o6.
G. E. R iggin, 'o4.
E. S. Powell , '04.
Viol-ins.
J. W . Stick, 'o4.
J. A. Murp hy, '04.
H.. W. Ba il ey. 'o6.
H . R. Gore, 'os.
R. Ferrer, '07.
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�Cotillon Club
ALE X . R .\ N Di\ LI ..
\ V. 0 . S Px rES, '02. T reasu r er .
'02, Cha irman .
Hop Committee
!\ . \V . B ra d for d , 'o2.
E . B. Ga rey, 03.
R. B. S pen ce r, '02.
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Han dy. '03 .
E . T-T . Ta rb ut ton , '02.
E . H . Bu r \\·cll , '04.
\ V. \ i\/ . Ga lbrea th , '03.
E. G. P o well ,
'!'h e re is
t ln.\1 1
mu ~ ie
in I il l'
I JL'<Hit" y, :1 11 11
jlw
~ il c nl no le w h ich
C up id
'O.j..
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f:nr sweet er
t il e S.O L111 d o l':111 iw.;IT U III C' I It.- Sir T/l omn.~ H rf •ll'l/1.
Members
A hal t.
S mit h , A \V.
Blecke r.
C ra ne.
Cla rk.
Gr ee n.
D o ugl1 crt y.
ll igg in .
Padgett, E.
Til gh ma n.
P ad gett, JT.
J ;rmi;;o n.
Brogden .
R as in .
I To11i ng s \\' Or t h.
K eyes.
Collin s.
Hal l.
R ohr er .
La M o ll e.
Du va l.
C ro nk.
\Vi lm er .
IT odges.
Se th.
Series of Formal Hops
D cc~:mb c r 6th . J ;ulllary 17th . l<'clJ r u:r ry
I II
l.j.th ,
A pr il 18th. l\ la y 23d
�Dramatic Association
Officers
P rcsid l' nf
·i,·c-Prcsidcnt
Trcasnrcr
Secretary
Co rresp on ding Sec re tary
E H. HUTCH I NS
V. S. BRADLE Y
J. H. BEARD
Officers
A. W. BRADFORD, 'oz
Pres£dent
E. B. GAREY, 'oJ
A. 'vV. WOODCOCK
W. J-1. ~d!\ NT
V £ce-Prcsiden t
vV. H . GRANT, 'oJ
Sccn:tary and Treasu.rcr
Members
PnoF. B. V. CrssEL.
Go!lDON
H .-IIIR Y H .· PADGETT, '04-
E.
ED\V .~ IW 0.
PA UL
c. ] ONES, '04.
RIGG I N, 'o
4.
HALBERT, '04.
Active Members
Beard, ]. H .
Beatty, D. H.
Beachley, V. S.
Brad ley. V. S .
Bird . J. W.
Boyden .
Bo wen , R .
Bu rro ughs. M. L
Bur well. E. H.
Cla rk, J a mes.
Clark.
Cran e, T. S .
Cro nin , R. C.
Cummin s, C. A.
Gra nt. •W . H .
J ackso n. A. A.
La Molle. vV. O.
1\la sen heimer, H. i\ 1.
Padgett. E . R.
Padgett. H . H.
Pe nn ell.
Pete r s, S . W.
P eth erbrid ge. E. \V .
Rouse .
S mall.
Stick, J. W. C.
T a rbert. H . S.
Tarbert. ].
Ti lg hm a n. S. H .
Wilm er.
\.Yoodcock. f\. \N.
Fox.
Ga lb rea th. W. W.
Gordy, \"l. H .
Associate Members
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Baker , L. P.
Blecker, ]. L.
Brogden.
Cronk.
Despard, C. S .
Keye , W . W.
Markel l.
M ogart.
M udd. ]. F.
Mu rphy. ]. f\.
Reed. N. P.
Ro hr er, R. T .
Sca rbo ro ugh .
Seth, L. H .
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S herer.
So men ·i,l e.
S pates. W. 0 .
Tarbutto n. E. H.
T ow nse nd .
vV illin g.
Wri g ht so n.
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ssiblc wa)' th e book is made beautt u a nc
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for the promo I O I .
• 1 1 .~ . ·t"tuti on of t he Coll ege li fe with an earn est
brief sketch con cc l.-lllll~·· lth c no J es m ttiiJIJor·t 111 th e work '~' bich the Y. M. C. A.
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Young Ments Christian Association
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MONG all the organi zations of the student body th e re is not one which
is more deservin g of encouragement than th e Y. M. C. A. A ll others
have for th eir object eith er the promotion of th e social or physical side.
but th e Y. M. C. A. goes deep er and works fo r th e g randest and most divine thing
in th e world- th e hum an soul. Other s deal with questions in volving but a brief
peri od of time; thi s organization has fo r its scope eternity.
The Y. M . C. A. was first organized in r886, and since that time it growth
has been steady, if slow. It has had to face the opposition that an ything religi ous
meets in a college. It is a sad but neverth eless true fact that the majority of
college men reali ze well th e importance of developing th eir minds a nd bodi es, and
yet totally di sr egard th e necessity of developing their souls.
It is this indifferen ce that has been th e or gan ization 's wor st en emy. It is
always a comparatively easy matter to meet and overcome open resistance, but
indifference is something which requires more than the force of logic to overcome.
The quarters of th e association wer e formerly located in P inkn ey Ha ll. O ne of
the la rge room s in that buildin g is still ca lled th e Y. M. C. A. in memor y of its
former tenant. But of late years th e necessity fo r more r oom became apparent,
and so th e m etings began to be held in the old hi storic chapel. Th ere in th e
hall , revered by ever y St. John 's man , twice each week r elig ions meetings are held.
During th e past year a reading r oom has been furni shed by th e efforts of the
association. The dail y papers are taken and placed on fil e for th e accommodation
of th e student bod y.
T he assoc iation has long reali zed th e necess ity of keeping in touch with the
work of other organ izati ons, and in pursuance of thi poli cy send s delegates of
stud ents to the Tri-S tate Conventi on at Northfield a nd to the annual P res idents'
Confer ence. O ne delegate was al so sent to th e Toronto Students' Conventi on this
year.
In addition to the reading room a nd th e rel igious meetings, t he Y. M. C. A.
plays an important part in th e stud ents' life. It has long been th e custom to give
a r eception in th e fir st clays of the Coll ege year . S peeches are made by men repres enting th e various interests of th e Coll ege, refreshments ser ved and th e new
students especially made to feel at home. A hand book is al so edited a nd publish ed
by the association. Th e hand book is a fund of information fo r the new stud ent
abo ut the Coll ege and Town. Blank pages a re left for memoranda, and
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, . A. 'vV. 'vVooclcock, Jr. ,
- ' l' l . office rs elected to serve for th e ensum g year arc.
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T. H . Fox, corresponclln g secretary' . . eac ) '
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Commandant of Cadets
Fourth C " ·alry , U . S. r\.
Major w ~l. A . T I LU~II·SUK
Staff and Non-Commissioned Staff
Cadet M ajo r vV ~!. O t;T I':RiliU\lGE SL•.\TES
Qua rterma st er.
Cadet -Ca ptain \ • A YNE vV. KEYES
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Quarterma ster -Ser geant.
Cadet-S ergea nt V. S. Biu\Di.EY.. 1. .. 1. .. L
Cad et-Sergea nt
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Color -S ergeant.
J. H . BEi\ Ril
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Color -Ser gealll.
Bugler.
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Captain
E- H. T ARU UTTO N.
Lieutenants
A. A.
Jackso 11 .
L. H. Seth .
R. B. Spencer.
First Sergeant
T . S . Crane-
Sergeants
S. H. Ti lghman.
W. H . Gordy.
J. 11. W ood.
D . H. B ea tty.
Corporals
1:-1. R. Dougherty.
J.
Clark.
C. A. Cummi ns.
R. T. Rohrer.
\V . H . Grant.
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Bo nn ey .
Burw ell.
Brady.
Ca rter.
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H o dges.
H o llingswo rth.
J a mi so n.
J ackso n, I-I. I.
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Mag ru der, lJ.
Magrud er, E.
Ma ri on.
N[erry ma n.
Moya.
Nev ill e.
Penn ell.
Rai s in .
Riggin .
Rouse.
S mith , \V .
S mith. A. 'vV.
Smith. G. F.
Some r villeSuit.
Tarbert, H . S.
T a rber t, J.
Th ompso n.
Valk, E .
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Wi llin g.
Company B
Captain
Lieutenants
S. G. T o wnshend.
L. P . Baker.
.'\. Randall.
First Sergeant
A. VV. B ra dfor d.
Sergeants
E. \ V. l' eth e rilricl ge.
'vV. W . Ga lbreath.
J. L. B lec ker.
J. F. Li nth icu m .
Corporals
D. C. Handy.
1\. W . 'vV oo cl cock.
E. B. Garey.
N. l ·. Reed .
F. \tV. Sewa rd .
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B ird.
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Ca rter.
Col bo urn.
Co llin gwood.
Coomb s.
Cronk.
Ditma r s.
Du n tl.
Fern a ndez.
F e rrer, R.
Fox .
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l lopkin s.
J ackso n, H . I.
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l\'latthews.
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Morgart.
P a dge tt. H . H.
Pa dgett, E. R.
R e itz.
C ering.
Creen.
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H a ll.
Halbert.
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�Athletic Association
Officers for 1901--1902
. President
Vi ce-P1·esident
Sec1·e tary
Treasurer
EDWARD H. TARBUTTON, 'o2
JOH N L. BLECKER, '03 .
CHARL ES A. CUMMINS . 'o3
AMOS 'vV. WOODCOCK, 'o3
Executive Committee
P rof. ] as. W. Ca in (Faculty).
P rof. Dryden (A lumni ).
E. H. Tarbut ton (P res. of Associa ti on ) .
Foot Ball
. Manager
A ssistant Jllf anager
Ca.pta·in
'vVaync \• . Keye s, '02
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'vV. 'Wil son Ga lbreat h, '03 .
\V. Outerbriclgc S pates, 'o2
Base Ball
Mauagcr
Assistaut Ma-nag er
. Ca.pta.in
Richard B. Spencer, '02 .
1-I atTy R. Dougherty, '03
Edwa rd H . Ta rltulton, 'o2
Track Team
A!fa.nagrr
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Char les S. D cs pard, '02 .
E lliott H . Hutchins, '02.
Foot Ball Team- 1901-1902
Ma.uag cr
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Amos vV. 'vVooclcock, '03
Enoch B. Gar ey, '03
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Foot Ball Team-l90l--l902
Left E nd . . .. . .. . . . . . ....... .. Seth , 'oz
_ eft Tackle . . . . . . .. .. .. ... .. Cooper, 'o4
L eft Gua rd . . .. . .. .. ... . ... Hutchin s, 'oz
Cent re . . ... . .. . . . . . ........ B lecker , '03
R ig ht T ackle ..... .. . . ........ Baker, 'oz
R igl1t E nd .... . .. . ..... .. .. H oward, '03
Q uar ter Back .... . .. .... . Tarbutton, 'oz
Left Half Back .. .. .... .. .... Beatty, '03
Ri ght Guar d ....... . . S pates, 'oz (Capt.)
R igh t Ha lf Back ..... . . . . ... . Ga r ey, '03
l'ul l Back .. .. . ... . ........ H a l be rt ,'o4
Substitutes
Mudd, '04.
Go r dy, 'oz.
L a M otte , 'oz.
Burwell. '04.
A~ k ey,
Roh rer, '03.
Ha nda ll , 'o2 .
'os.
Smith , 'os.
Our Foot Ball Captains
!' osition Th ey Playe d.
N a.IIW ·
Season.
C. H . Schoff . . .. . ... . . ....... ... . .. ... Qual'ter uack ... . ..... . ... ..... '88-'89
J. A . Ny clegger . ......... . . . ...... . .... L eft End . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . '8g-'go
]. L. Chew...
.. ..... .. .... ... .. .... Qua r ter Back .......... .. . .... .'go-'g r
J. L. Chew . ......
j. P. B iay s . .. .. . . .
E . J3. Igleh art.
J. A. Fechtig.
G. A . M.adclo x .
L. A . Wall s .....
P . P . Blanchard .
. . . . . .. . . ... . ... Q uart er Back .... . .. . .. . . ..... . 'gr-'92
. . . . . . . . ... .. . 'gz-'93
. .. . . . .... R ight E nd.
.. . . .. L eft Ha lf Back.
. . . . . . ... . .. '93-'94
... . . . . ..... . . Rig ht Tack 1c .. .
. .. . .. . ' . . . ' . '94-'95
. .. . . .. .. .. ...... . .. .. Left Tackle ... .
. . . ......... '95-'96
. ' . .. . .. . ' . .'96--'97
. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . R ight E ncl.
.. . . . .... R igh t Hal £ Back . . . . .... . . .. ... '97-'98
. . . .. . . . . . .. .. L ef t Ha lf Back . ... . .. .. .. .. ... .'98-'99
H. G. Do uglas .
. . . . . . .. . . . ... .'99-'oo
. . .. . . ......... F ull Back .. .
S. T. 1\ll ackall .
G. F. ·w isner ....... . . . .... . ... . .. . . .. Right En d .. . ... . .. . . .. . ... . . . . . 'oo-'or
W . v. Spa tes . . ..... . .... . . . . ... ... ... . Righ t Gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 'or-'02
E. B .Garey .. . .. ..... . . ..... .. . . ... . . Ri ght Half Back .. .. . . ..... .. .. .'oz-'03
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Foot Ball Scores
Fall Athletics-l90 l
Seaso n r888.
OOTBALL has been, is, and , I hope, ever shall be the lead ing branch of
athletics in our Coll ege. In past years football teams have been produced which have nobly defend ed the athletic reputation of O ld St.
John 's, and thi s year 's team has gallantly follow ed in th e footsteps of such predecesso rs. Every man entered into the sport with that "To-do-or-to-die" spirit, and
thi s fact in itself seemed to predict a successful season.
'Tis tru e, we lost th e openin g game to the U nited States Naval Academy Team,
but I r eally do beli eve that it is to thi s defeat that we owe the success that attended
us durin g th e remaind er of the season, for it banished all those preconceived
noti ons that had ari sen concern ing the strength of our team. We realized that
we had plenty of hard practice before us before we could produce a winnin g
team , so our boys set to work with redoubled energy. What was the result?
Look at our scor es again st Gallaudet and Georgetown . Vve only tied them, I
mu st acknowledge, "but they were gamester s in playing with whom not to have
lost is to have won a g reat deal. "
Georgetown had defeated the U niver sity of V irg inia, who were the recognized champions of th e South, so in tieing the former we hac! a just claim to an
equal share to the honors of that position.
During th e entire season v losl but two games- one to the Navy and one to
ve
Swathmore. Th e defeat inflicted upon us by th e latter team , I really attribute to
th e over-confidence that seems to always take possess ion of our men soon after
winning a few victories. However, thi s defeat, like our fir st, proved to be a blessing in di sguise, for we won all th e remaining games except the one with H opkin s,
and in that we appeared to be th e victims of circumstances.
O n the whole, the football season of 1901-1902 was one of the most successful
in th e hi story of our College, for, aside from our many victories, Mr. Casper
vVhitney has publicly declared that "we have the unique di stinction of keeping
our athleti cs clean. "
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S t. J ohn's ... . .. .. . . . ............ . . . II6
Nava l Aca demy ... ...... · · .···· ·· · ··
J o hn s H o pkin s . . ... . . . .... ..... · · · · .
Nava l Academy . . ........ .... . · . ··· ·
J o hn s H opk ins .. . ... . . .... . ... .. ····
vVa shingto n Co ll ege . . . . . .. . . . .. . ....
4
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Season r88g.
Nav al Aca demy . . ... . . .. .. .. . · .. ··· · . 20
U ni ve rs ity o f Virgini a ... .. . . . . . · · · · · 14
J o hn s Hopkin s .... . . .. . .... .. . · · · · · · IO
Gal laucl et. ... . . ..... . ·. · · · .. . · · · · · · · · 4
Season 1890
0
St. J o hn's .. ... . . .. . · . ··· · ·· · ··· ·
St. J ohn' s ...... . ... ·········· · · · · · · 3°
St. J o hn' s. . .... . .... . .
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St. J ohn's .. . ........ · ···· · · ·· · · ····
St. J ohn's .. . ...... . . . ·.····· · ·· · · · ·
*25 minutes to play.
1
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.. . ..... . .. 43
N a val Aca demy . . . . . .
0
Frank lin .. . .. . . .
1ohn s H o pk in s .... .. ... . ... ·····
o
·columb ia .....
.. .. • .. .. .. .. ro
Co lumbi a.
· · 20
*vVashin g ton Coll ege . . ....... . .... · o
Univer sity of Vi rgin ia ... . . . ·. · ···
34
Wa shin gto n Co ll ege . .. . ... . . · · ··· ··· 4
S cason r8gr.
St. J ohn 's ........ . .. ..... . .
St. John 's . . . . . .. . ........ . . .. .. .. . .
. ... . ..... ·. · · · ·
St. J ohn 's..... . .
St. John 's . . .. . .. . ... .. . . . ... .. .. . . ·
St. J ohn's. . ... . .. .. ... . . . . .........
St. J ohn 's .... .. .. . .... .. .. . . .... .. ·
St. John 's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*Forfeited.
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Delawa re Co ll ege ... ... .. · ·· ·· · ··· · · 4
S ta unton M ilita ry Aca demy .. . .. . ·.. o
Virginia Mil ita ry In stitute ....... .. . 18
vVashin gton an d Lee ...... . . · · ·. · ··· 4
*Hopkin s...
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Nava l Academy .... . .... . . .. . .
Delawa re Field Clu b ..... . .. .. .. · ··· o
2
Seas on 1892·
St. J ohn 's . ... . .. . ... . .. ...
58
St. J ohn 's. ... . .. . ... ... . .... . . . ... . o
St. J ohn 's . .......... .. .. .. . .. . .... . 4
St. John 's. ..... . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. 6
St. John's . ... . ......... . . ... . . ... . . 12
*30 minutes to play.
0
*Maryla nd Agri cultural Co ll ege . .
18
Vi rginia M ilita ry In st1tute .. . .
20
Wa shin g ton and Lee .... .. ... .
J ohn s Hopkin s . . ... . .. . . . ......... · 10
Delaware F ield Club . . ... .. . · ·.····· 6
�Foot BaH Scores- Continued
Foot Ball Scores- Continued
Se ason 1898.
Season 1893.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
J ohn 's . ... . . ... .. . .. . .. .... ... .. 34
J ohn 's .......... . ......... . .. .. . 12
J o hn 's . . . . . .. . .... ... . . . . . . .. . .. 6
J oh n's... .... . .. .. . . ....
r6
J o hn 's .. . .... . ....... .. . . .... .. . 6
St. J ohn 's ... .. . .. ..... . . ... . .. . . ...
St. J o hn 's . .. . . . . . ... . .. .. ... . .. ....
St. J olm's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. J ohn's .... . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . . .....
St. J ohn 's. . . ............... . .. .. ...
St. J ohn's. . ........ . ......... . . . . ..
*Forfeited to St. J ohn 's.
24
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26
42
6
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Balti mo r e City College.... . .... . . . . o
Ep isco pal H ig h School. ... . ... . ..... 10
J ohn s Ho pkin s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
J ohn s H opki ns . .. ... . . ......... . .. . ro
V/arren Ath letic Club.. . . .. .. . .. . . .. 4
·washingto n Co ll ege . .. ..... .. . . . ... . 8
Maryland Agri cultural . .. .. . ... . . . . . 6
Epi sco pal High School . .... .. · . . . . .. . 0
vVestern iVJa,-yland . .. . . ... . .. . ... . . . 4
• hn s Hopkin s ... .. . . . . . .. . .. . ... . 0
:'Jo
vVar ren At hl etic Club ... ... . . ... . .. . 12
S eason rSgs.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
J ohn's ..... ...... . ... . . . . .. . . . ..
J ohn's... .. ... . . .. .. . .. . ........
J ohn's .. . ..... . ........ , . . . .....
J ohn's .. . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. ...
J ohn's . . ............ . ...
J o hn's . ... . ..... .. . . ... . . .
John 's . .... . .. .. . . ........ . .. . ..
J o hn 's........ . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .
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St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
J ohn 's . . . ..... . . .. . . . . .. . . ...... r8
. ... . . . . . 0
J o hn 's . .. .. .. . . . ..
J o hn' s . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . 0
John's . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0
J ohn's . . . . . . . . . . ... . .
9
John' s . .. .... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .
0
J ohn's . .. .... . . .. . .. .. . . . ... . .
0
J ohn 's . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . ...... 10
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John's . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . .. . ..
Baltimo re City College ... . ... . . . . . . . 0
Ba lti mo r e Athletic Club .... . ...... . IO
Swarthmor e ... . .... . ... . ...... .. .. . 22
J ohn s Hopkin s . . ....
. .. . . . . . . .. . 4
Baltimo re City Coll ege . .... . ....... . 0
U ni ,·crsity of Maryland .... . ..... . . . 0
J ohn s H o pkin s ... . . . .. . .. .. ....... . 0
vVarrcn Athl etic Club . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1896-
. . . . . . . .. ..
Baltimo re Lawyers . . .
U ni versity o f 1\faryland . .. . .. . . . . .. .
Uni\·crsity o f V irg ini a. . . . . . . . ....
. .. . . . .
N a,·a l Academy. . . .. .. .
Gal laudet. .... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .
VVa shingto n and L ee. . . . . . . . . . . ....
Virginia Mi litary In stitute . ..
H a ,·erfo rd . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
Uni ve rs ity of iVIary land. . . . ... .. ..
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24
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Scaso H 1897.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
J o hn 's ... . . ...
16
J o hn's . .. . ....... . .. . ..... .. . . .. 6
J o hn 's ....... . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. o
J ohn's .. .. .. . .... . .. . . ..... . .. .. 6
J o hn 's ... . . . .. . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . o
J ohn's .... . ...... . .. . ... .·.. . .. .. 18 .
J ohn's .. . . ... . . ... . ........ . .. . . o
J o hn 's . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . ....... I2
J ohn's . . ...... .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . 4
Western Mar);land College ..... . ... . 0
Mary land Agricultu ra l .
. ... .. ... . 4
J ohn s H opkin s .. ... .. . .
. . .. . .. . . 6
Ga ll audet. ....
6
Ba ltimo r e City · Coll ege . ... . .. . .. . .. . o .
Ba ltimo re M edical Coll ege .. ... . . . . . 0
U niversity o f Ma ryland ........ . .. . : 24
Delawar e College .................. . 4
Swarthmo re .. .. . .. .. ... . . .. . . . .. . .. . r8
·· · ·· · · · · · ·· ·· ··
St. J o h~ s. ..
St. John 's . . . ······· · ··· · · · · · · · · · ··
St. J ohn 's ... ·· · · ·· ··· · : · · · ·· · ···· · ·
Sl. J ohn 's .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
~~: }~\~:~~~ :::::: ·:::: :: ::::::: :·::::
.
.
St. J ohn 's . . .. ··
St. J ohn's .. · ···· · ··· · ·:··
q •o rfeited to St . J ohn s.
·····
Physicia ns and Surgeons · · · · ·
. . .. .... .
D elaw ar e College· · · · · · ·
HaYerfo rd ... · · · · · · · ....... . .. .
·w es tern Ma ryland Coll ege . · ·· · · · ···
•
:•Marylan rl Agricultural College .. . . .
Baltimor e M edical Coll ege . · ··· · · · · · ·
. . . . ..... .
Ga llaudct. . . · · ·
J o hn s Hopkin s . . . ... · · ··· ··· · ···· ··
2[
0
0
![
6
2I
5
6
0
0
52
6
0
2
6
0
S ,·a.S0'/1 1899.
St.
St.
St.
S t.
St.
S t.
S t.
St.
Balli mor e City Coll ege · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
N;l\·al Academy·· ·· ········· · · · ··· ··
P h)' sician s and S urgeon s .·· · · · ·· · ·· ·
Geo rgetow n · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
vV eslern Mary land · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Mary land Agr icu \[ural. . . . . ... . . . .. .
Gall aud et. .. · · · · · ·
··········
J ohn s H o pkin s . · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
17
J ohn 's .. ·
.. · " .... .... .. .. ·
0
J ohn' s .
.. .............. .. · .. · 40
J ohn 's .
. .. .... .. .. .. ·
0
J ohn 's .
· ·· · ··· ··· ··· ·· ·· ·· · · 0
Jo hn' s ... · · ··· · · · ·· · ··· · · ·· · · · ·· 6
J ohn '.s . . ....... .. . . .. . .. .. ·:·. : ·. : ~
J ohn s .. ..
· · ·· · ····
6
J ohn ' s .. . . · ·· · · · · · ·· · · ··
Seas on
· · · · · · · · · · 17
Oct· 6-St. J ohn' s .
- St. J ohn' s ...
·· ·· · · ·· · 0
13
o-St. J ohn 's .. . .. ...... · .. · 6
2
0
2:;- St. J ohn :S · . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0
- St. J o hn.s ... . . · · · · · · · · · · · ·
27
0
No Y. 3- St. J ohn s .·.
6
IO--St. J ohn' s .. .
I 7-St. J ohn:S · . ..... . .. . .... .. 41
24- St. J ohn s. · · ·· · ····· · ·· ·· · I~
3 t- St- J ohn' s . ··· · ····
···
0
10
0
22
0
0
IS
1[
1900.
Druid Outin g Cl ub . · ····· · ··· · · ·· · ·
0
6
Geor getow n· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6
Swa rthm o re .······· · ··· · · · ··· ' · · ··· 6
Mt. St. M ary's .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. " .. ·
Getty sburg. . .
· ··· · · · · · · ·
Gallaudct ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
U ni,·ersity o f Ma ryland. · · ·· ·
\ 1fes tcrn M a ryland . ··· · ·
\
·········
John s H opkins ... _.··· · · · ··· · · · ··
P ennsy\yama Mtl1tary Coll ege. · ·
0
6
6
0
5
0
Season 1901.
Oct.
g-St. John :S. . . · ·
I 2- St. J ohn s ... ··
19- St: J ohn:S ·. · · · · · · · ·
z6- St. J ohn s . . . ··· · · · ··
No \·. z-St. J o hn 's . . ·· · · · ·
9- St. J ohn' s .
·· · · ·· ··· ··
16-St. J ohn' s .
..··········
23-St. J ohn 's .
·········
zS- St. J ohn 's .
·········
*Fo rf eited to J ohn s Hopkin s.
2
0
z6
I [
6
6
33
0
11
zS
N a va l Aca demy.
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · o.
Geo rgeto wn . · · · · · · · · · · ·
· ·· ··· ·· · 0
Washington College .
···········
1
Swarthmo re ... ·· · · · · · · ·· ·· · ···· ·· ·· ~
Ga ll and et . . . · · · · · · · · ·
0
\ 1festern Maryland . · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
\
D elaware ..... ···· ·· · · ···· · ··· · ····· 5
5
*Johns H opkin s .:·. · ··· · · · ········ · ·· 0
Penn syh·ania lVltll ta ry College ... . . .
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The Hopkins Game
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UREL Y no one ,.r!1o saw that o·ame c
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f decid edly outpla)' ed H 0 V
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an ai 1 to ackn o wledge that we
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P dns, even tho uo-h we , _
. - Ju st a fe w minutes before tbe refer ' ,., . . -"' ere compell ed to forfeit
struggl e. E ncouraged bv a ba I f ee :-.rlustle would bave end ed fh e
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nc 0 1 ooters wh1 ch
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l~s_e o our _opponents, o ur m en went into I o·
con_si erabl y outnumbered
ca~rred H opkms off her feet.
t le ,.,ame With a snap that simply
In tb e first half, Hopkins kicked off a n
soaked and mud-bec·Iat!IJecl
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d downed us on our 20-)'ard 1I.I1e
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, we \·vor <ec th I 11 f
· R ainlm e, where we los t it on a fumbl e
e Ja
rom here to th e Hopkins 2o-yard
. Fumble foll owed fumbl e in r~pid succes .
fir st from our p ossession into H V '
si_o n, and th e ball continu ed to pass
when th e ball was on Ho]Jl· · ' op dns 'and vrce versa, until "Time" was
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'111s 20-ya rcl lm
ca ll ed,
A mici prolon o-ed ch eerin o·
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. e anc1 In our possession.
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soa <ec elcl again for th e second half
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. olm s ran upon th e rainRandall kicked off and r eo- . I.
line.
,.,amec the ball on a fumble
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on -wpkins' ~o-ycrnl
vVe seemed, however, unabl e t t I·
for a touchdown , for we los t th e I ~I a ' e advantage of thi s exce llent chance
team, now s hoved
Ja on clown s. Hopkins, havin o· til e Il ea .
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us over th e slipper 0 . .
near tb e center of tl
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y ,.,round, but th ey soon lost tl
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1e e c on an off-sid e 1
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1e Ja il
c o~'n tbe fi eld, -but it was apparent tl t
pay . f ga m we worked tb e ball
Weight of th e H op kin s men \ne
.1a we wer e weakenin g und er th e superi or·
a c1
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were soon co
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our opponents worked it to o .
I!1pe ec to g ive up th e ball a o·ain
on an off-play, we were forced t~l k~~~~a rld Itn c. A lth o ~Jgh _ hey los t it h~re
t
th e. fi eld. H ere we held th em for 1 , c own mg Hopkm s Ill th e center of
a loci.;-. Randa ll fumbled th e toss
~owns, bu e we were aga in forced to try
clowned Hopkins on tbeir 30-var·clalll.c wasl~ clown ed. Again \Ve tried a kick arJ c]
b li t
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me. " rom tl ·
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a_ o our S-yarcl lm e, but ao·a in lost .t
1! S P0111t Hoplons worked th e
:Jus tii.l1e the ball was block:cl and d~ . on Ian off-sid e play . Aga in we kicked , but
captunno· th I ]] \
wnec on our J ?-v ard r
F
" p· - "' e Ja . Ne now r eally held tl
f
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me, a J.Opkin s' man
'Irst clown," so we had to submit to lem _ clown s, but the referee call ed
or
moment had ar-rivecl-fi
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anoth er sen es of ru shes
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- op -:Ins centre started t
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an c1 t 1le 1 ]] on our two ' . I ]'
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0 pass t le ball but the ]'
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s rppe!y g round seemed to hold
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it and one of our men fell on th e ball. At this point began th e discussion which
caused u s to leave the fi eld and "forfeit." \1\fhy we left the field I will not
attempt to discus s, but will quote to yo u P r of. Cain 's vi ews concerning the affair,
and the facts that led up to it.
"That S t. J ohn's sho uld leave t he field and r efuse to fini sh a ga me in a ny branch of
sport is a n extraord inary occurrence; indeed, mor e than fift een year s o f close r elati ons hip
to her athl eti c t eam s does not enabl e me to r eca ll a not her in stance. Natural ly and proper ly,
so me of th e alumni ha ve asked fo r a s tatem ent of the cir cum stan ces that influ enced th e
cap tain of th e footba ll tea m when he re fu sed to fini sh th e H opkin s ga me and left the fi eld
und er protes t aga inst th e referee's d ec is ions, and it is solely fo r th e purp ose o f a nswering
th ese rightful inquir ies that thi s statement is made. Whil e we a r e not in diffe rent to newspap er com m ents a nd cr iticism, we ha ve in thi s ma tte r pur sued o ur long-estab li shed poli cy
o f r efraining from controver sies in th e public press . vVe a im to be manly a nd spo rt smanlike with all o ur opponent s, and hav ing ta ke n a sta nd fo r wh at we beli eve to be right, we
·e,·, so unu sual as it is, an
ab ide by all the co nsequ ences of o ur act ion. In thi s case, howe 1
ex planation is du e the a lumni and friends of th e Co ll ege.
Much mi g ht be sa id a s to th e diffi culty of ag ree in g up on o fficial s and t he co ndu ct of
certain indi vidual s during the game. but wi th th ese matter s, as with th e merit s of the teams,
thi s article has nothing to do. O ur r efusa l to fini sh th e game rested so lely on th e incorrectn ess of the referee's ru lin gs. Th e fir st di splay o f in co mp et ency occurr ed when we
attempted to play what w e ca ll o ur "close formati o n. " Thi s play is used by so me o f th e
best team s in the country, hav in g been fi 1,;st u se d, I beli eve at Pr in ceto n. \ -v'e have played it
for three year s aga in st eve ry team we ha ve faced. and neve r befor e has it bee n qu estioned.
vV e played it rep eatedly in o ur game aga in st th e Navy t ea m, with th e cha irm an o f the
rul es committee as umpire. H e saw nothing abo ut it that is co ntrary to th e rul es . In the
Hopkin s ga me, wh en th e sig na l was g iven to clo se up, the r eferee info rm ed th e capta in o f
o ur team that we could not use that play. Th e rul e boo k was pro duced, th e umpir e gave hi s
judgment that th e play was perfectly proper , lVJr. Spates protes ted , but a ll in va in.
A ft er a ll thi s, th e r eferee announced so as to be h eard on the sid e lin es, " If you play
that play I 'll take the ball away fi·o m yo n. " Now, the point to be particul arl y noted abo ut
thi s ruling is that the matter o f for mat ions, as. in dee d , o f th e pos iti ons o f th e player s in
general , is one ove r which t he r efer ee has no juri sdi ction whate1·er. The rules say that the
11111pire is the judge of th e p layer s. M o reovet·, in th e di sc uss ion the refe r ee cla im ed th at th e
formati on wa s in vio lati o n o f Rule 18. But, und er " Duti es o f Officia ls," Rul e 29. II, th e
enfor cement of Rul e r8 is di st inct ly a nd specifi ca ll y gi ve n as a duty and r espo nsibi lity o f
th e ump·i rc . Fo r th e r efere e to in terfe r e in th e matter was a n arbitra ry ass umpti on of
a uth o rity, in plai n Yi olat io n of th e rul es . It is ta king a cha ritab le v iew to say that hi s
judgment was fa ulty. But that, no doubt, is th e view Capta in S pates took, for th o ug h th e
pl ay wa s th e mo st effect ive one we had at th at stage of th e game, he ch·o pp ed it a nd co ntinn ed to play, rath er than ex pose hi s co ll ege to th e ri sk o f nnfa1·o rable criti cism. If we
ha ve any regr et in co nn ec ti on with o ur acti on on th at clay, it is that we did no t then and
th er e ref use to go o n. There cou ld ha ve been no mo re ju stifia ble g ro und fo r a refu sa l to
play.
Late r in the ga me Ho pkin s had wo rk ed th e ba ll do wn in sid e o ur five-yard lin e. In
th eir a nx iety as to th e outco me, many o f th e sy mpathi ze r s o f eac h team had gather ed a round
t he player s. In response to a n inquiry as to th e numb er of th e do wn , th ~ referee was hea rd
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to announce, " Second down, a to uchdown to make.'' T he latter expression stru ck me at
the moment as an unfo rtun ate one to use, bu t a glance at th e position of th e linesmen
showed that in two more attempts the Hopkins tea m had to carry the ba ll across the goal
line or surrender it to St. J o hn's. They took their two trial s and failed to carry th e ball
over; in fact, fai led to m ake any gai n. None of th e o nl ookers see med to quest ion the
fact that fo ur down s had been played, but when Ca ptain Spates claimed th e ball th e r eferee informed him that it was Hopkins' ball oa the third dow n.
Here again protes t and argument wer e with o ut avai l, and aga in St. J ohn 's gave way.
A noth er down played, and aga in Hopkin s fai led to ga in. During the progr ess of the
play the referee bl ew no whi stl e to in dicate that a nythin g was wrong, but after th e play had
been mad e and sto pped by St. J ohn 's, he approached the umpire and asked, "At·e yo u going
to declare o ff-side pl ay?"' T he umpir e said th er e was no off-s ide play. '"Then," said th e
refer ee, "I call in terference with th e center,.. and he pt·oceeded to allow ha lf th e r ema inin g di stance to the goa l lin e and give th e ball to Hopk in s for a fir st dow n.
This ru lin g Captain Spates aga in protested . and asked the referee to get th e judgment
o f th e other official s. T he umpire, t he two lin es men and th e two ti mekeepers were called
up on for testimo ny. but none of them co uld say that he sa w off-side play, interference with
th e ce nter, o r anything improper o r irregul ar in the play. T he r efe ree, howeve r, r efu sed to
cha nge hi s decisio n, and after waiting a rea sona bl e t ime fo r him to reco nsider hi s actio n,
Captain Spates cal led the tea m from the field.
There was no opportunity fo r honest difference of judgment as to t he fir st erro r. Had
there been, it wou ld have been th e duty of th o.<e co nce rned to subm it to the judgment of
the r efere e. But eve ry o ne w ho saw the plays. and wh o co uld cou nt fo ur, kn ew t hat th e
r eferee wa s wrong as to th e numb er of downs.
To decide th e probabl e ri g ht o r wrong in th e conAi cting co nt enti o ns as to the seco nd
point in di sp ute-interference with th e center-the pos ition of th e obser ve rs and the sur ro undin g circumstances mu st be taken into co nsiderati o n. Spa tes is a g uard, an d . of co urse,
stood within ha lf a ya rd of the bal l. T he wr iter stood directly behind the cente r, not mo re
th an seven ya rd s off, and, therefo re, had an un obstr ucted view of the ba ll and th e men who
cou ld poss tbl y interfere with the center.
T he r efe ree stood to one side, not less than twe h ·e yards fr om the ball, hi s view bei ng
obstructed by half th e playe rs on each team . It wa s after 5 o'clock, or about 20 minutes
after sundow n, o n a very ra iny day .
. Fro m th e position of the referee he cou ld not see what was going on. At best hi s
deci sion re sted on guesswork I say most ern ;1haticall y there wa s no off-s ide play, no inter ference with th e center. Had th ere been the sli ghtest doubt a bo ut th e fa irn ess of the play, I
wo uld have advi sed Captain Spates to accep t th e j nd g ment and continue to play. B nt knowing that he had yielded twice, w hen the referee was clea rly an d ab solutely wro ng. I co uld
not cou nsel him to do other wise than he did. Had he fi ni shed t he game he woul d ha ve been
in the position either of a man who did not know hi s r ights, o r knowing, had no t the co urage
to stand for th em. It was o ne t hin g to let th e ga me go by defau lt and und er protest agai nst
deci sions wro ng both as to fact and rul e; it was quite a different matter to lose the game
by letting the r eferee continue to give the ball to Hopkin s until they co uld carry it over
under the pretence of regula rity. Captain Spates chose the fo rm er course. It should be
add ed that hi s action meets with the approbat io n of every o ne co nn ected with the college.
While we have such men to lead o ur athl eti c teams, St. J o hn' s r eputa ti on for spo rtsmanship is entirely safe.
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College Songs
Yells heard on the Foot Ball Field
St. John's
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P ush 'em back! S hove 'em back! Drive 'em back! Team!
(Tnn c- "Balm of Gilead.")
Mac, Mac, Moony Mac!
Full Back, Halbert!
Big man , strong man!
Captain Spates !
Through the lin e Beatty tore
Give him the ball and rush him more !
Here's to O ld St. John 's,
D rink her cl ow n, drink her <
lown .
Here's to Old St. John's,
Drink her cl own, drink her down.
Here's to Old St. J ohn 's,
She's the jolliest place in town,
Drink her clown, drink her clown.
Drink her clown, clown, down.
R eady ! Steady ! Eddi e ! Tarbutton!
(Choru s.)
Get at 'em, St. John 's !!
O ran ge and Black! O range and Black !
T hose a re th e colors that we will back!
Sis ! Boom ! Bah !
St. J ohn 's ! St. J ohn 's !
Rah ! Rah ! Rah !
S. J.! S . J.! Hip! H ip! Ray! Ray l
S. J.! S. J.! H ip! Hip! Ray! Ray!
St. J ohn's ! St. J ohn 's ! St. J ohn 's !
Whoop her up! vVhoop her up! Whoop her up again !
vVhoop her up for St. J olm's!
A winning set of men!
(Begin this yell s lowly aud increase each ti111e you repeat.)
Balm of Gilead , Gilead,
Balm ~f Gilead, Gilead,
Balm of Gi lead,
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VVay clown on t Ile B.m, Farm ' etc.
II .
Here's to St. J ohn's College,
D rink her down, drink her down.
I-I er e.s to St. John's College,
D rink 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 .
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Drink her c own, (1o"'n ' down.
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( Tune- " J3ird in a Gilded Cage." )
Th e g ri d iron is fill ed with a football throng,
V/ ho'll see th e games today,
And there are th e team s so bold and strong,
A nd ready for the fray.
Th e umpire to the captain now loudl y cries,
A r e you ready for th e kick ?
The an swer comes back from the O range and Black,
N ov the Black and th e Dlue fee l sick.
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Now, th ey' re very meek bird s in a g ilded cag-e,
A nd are seldom heard to sing,
J.or once th ey wer e happy and all the rage,
Till old St. J ohn 's clipped each wing.
'Ti s sad wh en you think of a beaten team,
But there's one thin g that's sure to come true,
Th e Pennant' s coming back, wh en the O range and Black
Meets the team of the Black and Dine.
( Tun e- "Plin y.")
St. J ohn' s, come yell lik e hell,
Ami make it good and loud;
Come, boys, and join right in th e crowd .
F or when th e g ame is o'er
O ld H opkin s will feel so sore,
So, S t. J olm's, g reet your team.
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( Tun e- "Coon, Coon, Coon. ")
H opkin s ! Hopkin s ! H opkin s ! VVe w·ill your colors fade.
H opkin s ! H opkin s ! H opkins ! vV e'lllay you in th e shade.
H opkin s ! H opkin s ! H opkin s ! \!\!hen we get throug h with you,
You'll wi sh you were from St. J ohn 's 'stead of ft-om J. H . U.
Boola Boola
(Tun e- Y ale's "Boola Boola." )
\i\T , here we are ! 'Nell , here we are !
ell
Just watch us rollin g- up a score.
vVe'llleav e poor H opkins behind so far ,
They won't want to play us anymore.
Vle've hope .,flncl faith in old St . J ohn 's,
T o win we cannot fail.
vVcll a-Boola Boo, Hoola, Boola Boo,
Boola Boo Boola, 'oola Doola Boo.
( Choru s.)
Boola Boola! Boola Boola!
Boola Boola ! B oola Boola !
vVh en we rough house poor old H opkins,
Th ey will holler "Doola Boo !"
Rah ! Rah ! Rah !
St . J ohn 's ! O ld St. J ohn's !
St . J ohn's ! O ld St. J ohn 's !
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hen we rough house poor old H opkin s,
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They will holl er "T\ oo a -.oo.
II.
Now, isn't it a shame.
No w, isn't it a shame,
T o do poor H opkin s up so bad?
vVe've clone it before ; we can do it once more,
T hough th ey'll feel so ver y' very sad .
II .
1Iopkin s ! H opkin s ! H opkin s ! vVe'll win that pennant back.
H opkin s ! H opkin s ! H opkin s ! vVe 'll put you on th e rack.
H opkin s ! Hopkin s ! H opkin s ! ·w e'll make you feel so blu e,
You'll wi sh you wer e from S t. J ohn' s 'stead of from ]. H . U.
W e' ll roll up th e score so very hi gh
That you will hear them sig h,
Boola Boola Boo, Boola Boola Boo,
Boola Doo, Boola 'oola Boola Boo.
�The Orange and Black
(Tun e-"D lu e and Gray. " )
Th e O range and Black, and th e Black and Blue,
O n th e g ridiron meet today,
O ld Hopkins thinks th at she has a cinch,
Dut it won 't turn out that way;
O ur h eroes bold will take it past th eir goal,
\iVhil e their h ea rts will fill with pain,
As they leave th e fray, you"ll hear th em say,
vVe 'll never play th em again .
(Chorus.)
O ld Hopkins' heart is fill ed with sadn ess,
They lost th e game today;
O ld St. J ohn 's is fill ed with gladn ess,
Their team has won the fray.
'Mid th e ye lling of the rooters,
The pennant again came back,
O ld Hopkins never could play football
\IVith the O range and the Black.
Strike One
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First Base ......... . ........ . .. . ......... A skey, '05.
Second Base ..... . ... . ................ · .. Wilm er, '04.
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Third Base . ..... .. . ... . . . . . . . ... . .. ... .. De Vri es, 'o6.
L eft Fi eld ... . . . .. . .... . ... .. . . .. ... .... Ta rb crt , 'os.
Centre Fi eld .. . .. .. . .. .. . . . ... .... .... . . T a rbulton, 'oz.
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C. B. J o nes . ...... . .. .. . .... .. . . . ... ... Pitch.
. .. . .. . . ........ ... . '93-'94
C. B. J ones ........ .... ...... . .. .. .. ... Pitch . ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .... .. . .'94- '95
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E . D. Hilleary ... . .... . . .. .... . . . ... .. Pitch .. . .. . .
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. ... . ........... Third Base ...... . ......... . ... .'98-'99
R. P . M elvin...
I-I. C. Hill. . .. .. . .. ...... .. . .. ' . . . . ... Centre Field .. ... . . .. . . . . . . .... .'99-'oo
E. C. Fontaine ..... ... . .. . ... ... . ..... Second Base ..... .. ..... . ...... .'oo-'or
E. H . Tarbutton .. . .. . ... . .. .. ... ..... Right F ield . . . . .. . . ............. 'or- 'oz
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E pi sco pal High School. ........... .
(No Ga me-Rain).
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\r'/as hington Co llege ......... .
St. J ohn 's ...
(Game Ca ncell ed ) .
Naval Acade my.
St. J ohn 's ...
(No Ga me-Rai n ).
Rock H ill Co ll ege.
St. J ohn 's .. . . .. .. .
(No Ga me-Rain ) .
St. J o hn 's . . . . ....... .. ..... .
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A Chronicle of Our Games Abroad
Spring . Athletics
team-Herman , Hill a nd Rullman- but th e opening afford ed by the loss of
these m en should have been an in centi ve to th e new men . Here was an openin g--
OvV, be hold , th ere arose a great man 111 our school, who was known as
Richard the Daft.
A nd he was a man of might ancl carri ed a curl y bead und er his bat.
vVhcrcw ith he was des irous of defeating a cer tain tribe called th e Episcolopi ans,
a nd it came to pa ss that on a time Richard t he Daft sent a challenge even into
the camp of the E pi scolopian s, even into their own camping g round s, which
was call ecl A lexa ndria th e Dead. A ncl Ri chard let it be kno wn that on a certain
day he would meet th e cohorts of the Episcolopian s on th eir own grounds a nd
would sho w them how to do it.
So h e called hi s cohorts unto him a nd went with them into th e to wn that
was call ed th e B eauti fu l, a nd th ence in to the town that was call ed th e D ead,
and there he awa ited th e cohorts of the Episcolopians.
Tlut behold, th e rain poured ancl all but a few , wh o tarried , that th ey mig ht
say " Rubber ·· unto one another. departed. f\ow, H.icha rd mad e speech unto the
E pi scolopian s, and ca ll ed unto him th e keeper of th e g ua rantee and said : " H earken
unto my speech ; ] would that th ou payest up t he costs , as th ou did st say .' '
"Pay up and g ive us even as th ou did st promi se .. ,
nut he hearken ed not, neith er clid he pay.
Now Ri chard the Daft was exceed in g w roth, and withdrew hi s remaining
a splendid openin g, too-of which our men were slow to avail th emselves .
This same lack of spirit after ward asserted it self in baseball , too. A t first
cohorts.
Now it came to pass on a certain cl ay he \\'ent into another place, which was
there was an abundance of good material , but as th e season advanced th ere was
a rapid decrease in th e number ot candid ates, until at times th ere were sca rcely
call eel \1\1cstmi nster.
Now the Carrollites had spoken unto themselves: L et us get the gang of
Jolmnyitcs and lay th em und er the sod.
A nd lo, it came to pas s.
And through th e ni g h t they m ade merr y, and w hen th e dawn came, th ere
was nothing left except some headaches and some broken heart s.
Now, when R ichard went unto the Chi ef of the Ca rrollites with his bill , he
ESPITE all that has been Ea id and written on thi s engross ing- th eme , t he
interest is in exhau stibl e. P erh aps a thrilling- hi stor y of athletics at O ld
St. J ohn might be written were one to wea ve together th e reports of th e
trials and triumph s which our several teams have ex peri enced in past years. \N c
are now concern ed, ho wever, with only one chapter--"Athl etics in the sprin g of
1901 " .
A sorry picture presents itself to me as I r ecall th e facts a nd circum-
stances surounding- the in a ug urati on of the sports at thi s time. 'Tis tru e, o ur
baseball material looked promi sin g; in fact, th ere was pl enty of materi al, a ncl
good material , too; but ther e wasn 't that true S t. J ohn 's spirit which bacl so
characterized our Coll ege in form er years.
Our track team was sadly handi capped bY th e loss of three of last year' s
enough men upon the field to make a second team .
For want of a better name
I have entitled the history of our games at home ''r\ Comedy of E rrors."
On March 30th we open ed our season very encourag in g ly by defeating the
Baltimore City College by a score of ro to 3· O n the fo ll ow in g Saturday we went
to A lexandria to play our fir st game abroad.
Thi s trip and our only other trip
abroad-one to vVestmin ster on May 1 Ith- a re so fraught with in cidences that
I have preserved them fo r a subseq uent chapte r- " O ur Games Abroad .. ,
A glance at th e scores will demonstrate the fitn e~s of my titl e : \ iVe eith er lost
all the games or were prevented from doing so by sy mpath eti c Jupiter Pluviu s.
In track and t enni s event , th e results were practi call y the same, so 1 deem it
wise to pass th em on without a di scussion .
said unto them:
"Behold . th ou art to th e had with me to th e tune of man v dollar s, wh erefore
I ask of th ee, 7C>ilt th ou pay even as was promi sed ?
A ncl h e wilted.
A nd the Carrollite winked hi s eye and said :
Verily it is so.
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�Our Golf Club
II .
Now, behold the J ohnn yites return ed to th eir camptn g g round s mu ch the
worse for wear , an d there was exceedin g sorrow in the land.
For they were defeated once mor e.
vVhereupon it is not a wi se thing to be too sure of success.
Neither is it a w ise thing to play ball wit hout a captain.
Neither is it a w ise thing to tru st an E pi scolopi a n.
For verily he th at doeth th ese things mu st tak e a back seat.
I s it not so even as I spa ke it ?
Yea. veril y, thou could st wager thy deserts on it.
lUE:\DS, Stud ents, A lumni , lend me yo ur car s ! St. J ohn 's has a golf
c lub~a nd a course, too, stran ge to relate. Hov~ cli ~l it all happen? W ell,
so me ttme ago Annapo hs boasted of a Golf Club, of,whtch seve ral of our Profs.
were members-high mu ck -a-mucks, in fact, and under their leadership the aforementioned club flourished. Dut, like ever y other organi zati on that aspires to
a position g reater than that whi ch it is capable of r etainin g, it collapsed, and
its di sorgani zation was th e beginnin g of the St. J ohn' s Golf Club, for those
hon or ed Profs., of whom J have spok en before, havin g becom e such enthusiasts
over the game, immediately repaired to our rear cam pu s, and "at their own
ex pense'' had a course laid out.
School opened and several of our curi ous members, like Uip, for in stance,
in their tour of in spection, espied these little hearts on posts and immediately
app ealed to the P rofs. fo r informati on. Now, by way of explanati on, our P rofs.
a re very good economi sts, so in respon se to th e query, they very "modestly'' hinted
that it would be a good plan for th e Athletic Associa ti on to in t roduce that
branch of sport into the Coll ege, adding, with a sly wink, that perhaps the A thletic
Associat ion could al so refund to them (the Profs.) th e money that th ey had ex pend ed in layin g out th e cour se and " k eepin g it in good condition."
Strange to say, the plan met with th e approval of the Executive Committee,
and th e campu s was soon ablaze with r ed jerseys to such an extent, in fact, that
mlcs had to be passed forbiddin g baseball and tenni s at a ll hours when thC'
golfers chose; to be upon the field . A ll this for the Golf Club! May she live
long and prosper!
�Track Team
GAREY.
BRADLEY.
HAL BERT.
CRON IN .
At the anr;ual Relay Race held at the University of Penn svlvania
sprinig- of 1901, our team secured fourth place.
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the
Tennis Team
E. H. Burwell,
} · · · · · . · · ·. · · · · · . . ... . .... ... . ...... . ... .. . Doubl"
E. S. Powell,
E . P Duvall . . .. .... ......... . ..... . ..... ... .. .. . ..... .. .. . ... . . .. Singles
A t the annual tennis championship meet of the Marylc.nd Inter-Coll egiate
Athl etic Association we were defeated by Hopkins in both sing les ·and doubles,
but split even with \ iV estern Maryla1irl Coll ege, "iv inning the sing les and losing the
uoubles.
Our Relay T earn Captains
U. A. Skirven ... . ..... . . . . . ........... . . .. .. · .. · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · '95-'96.
U. A. Skirven .... . ...... . ..... .. ........ .. ... · . · .. · . · · . · · . · · · · . · · '96--'97.
J.
M . Sinclair . ... . . .... . .... . .. .. .. . .... · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · '97-'98.
F. 'vV. Evans . ..... .... ... ..... ... .. .. · . · . · · . · · · · · · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · '98- '99.
C. C. Herman,
Jr. .. . .. . . . . . ... ......... ... ....... .. ....... . .. . ... '99---'oo.
H. G. RLtllman, r esigned,
E . H. Hutchins . . ............. . ................. .. .. . ... . . . .. .... 'oo-'or
E. H . Hutchin s .. . .. . . . ....... . ........ .. . .. .. . .. ..... . .......... 'o r-'oz.
H. R. Tarbert ...... .... .. . . .. . . .. ...... . . .. ..... .. . . .. . .. ........ 'oz- '03
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Base Ball
Freshm en .... . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Juni or s ... . . ... . . . .... .. . .. . .
Soph o mo r es . ...... ,. . . ... . .. .. .. .. ..
(Forfe ite d ).
Sen io r s . . ... ... . . . . ......... . .... .
(Fo rfeited) .
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Fres hm en ..... . . . : .. .... ... . . . .... . .. 6
Sop homor es
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May 13th, 190T.
11[ casurcr-Mo rgans.
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F£cld fud "'
acs-l\II essr . . M o rga ns ( specr·al) and vVo rthin gto n 'or
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Course Judges- M ess r s. Coblentz, 'or, a nd vVil ey, 'o r.
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Discus T hrow
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Ha mm er T hrow· · · · · · · · · .. S or t y ' ,02 . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · 8g ft . RY, in.
· · · · · · · · · · pa es : 02 . . .•. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 70 ft. 3'Y:! in.
S ho t P ut
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so-Ya rd Dash .. .. .. . . .. .. Garey. , ' -· ... . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .32 ft. 7 in.
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second s.
220-Ya rd Das h.
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(I n th is event th e Co ll ege r~~~;.~l: ·~ ;~~ · ~~~~·s· jJ ~~k~nn;tn. I4 2-5 seco nd s.
One-Mi le Run.
· . · Crane, '02 .. ... .. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 m in. 20 2-5 seconds.
rScarbo ro ug h, •04 . ... . . . ... .. . .......... I
Clas s R elay . ... . . ..... .
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I Ha lbert, '04. . .. ..... . . .
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Constitution of the United Statements of the
Rat Tat Board
E , th e people of the Juni or Class of St. John 's Coll ege, in order to fo rm a
more sati sfactory arrangement of College duti es, in sure an easy, up-toelate curriculum , provide for the fun and enj oyment of all , promote the
general welfa re, and to secure for om· selves an<l our posterity the blessings of li berty, do ordain and establi sh thi s Const itution of th e U ni ted S tatements
of th e Rat Tat Doanl:
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�ARTICLE
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Section I, Clause r. O rdered, That "Si" Cummin s be made to stop boring us
with (;Collegian" wit.
Clause. 2 Ordered, T hat a special waiter be engaged in the dining-room
for Messr s. Collin s and Scarboroug h.
Clause 3· Order ed, T hat Sergeant "'Billy" Ward wear a sign " Post no Bill s."
Clause 4· No Junior Class from thi s time on shall be all owed to attend more
than one chemi stry lecture a month.
Section 2, Clause r. No F reshman shall be a llowed to sleep with the A lumni
Editor of th e Collegian to keep from being hazed.
Clause 2. No P rofessor of thi s Faculty shall ever pass every member of the
Freshman Class in any one branch.
Clause 3· Dr. Fell shall be required to consult th e ladies of A nnapoli s as
to whether th e students may use the gymnasium.
Clause 4· P rofessor P usey must in the futur e suffici ently reduce the examination in Sophomore Latin to get it on th e bi<ickboarcl. ·
Section 3, Clause r. The ladies of Annapoli s must herafter g ive the College
boys mor e to eat.
Clause 2. Somebody must set fir e to Pokey's shop.
Clause 3· T he r eading room must be supplied with "Nick Carters '' and
" Diamond Dicks."
Clause 4· Ordered, T hat Major Thompson be more " partiklar. "
Section 4, Clause r. O rd ered, Thal in P inkn ey Hall all th e horns, bugles,
trombones, clarinets, cornets, bass drums and other mu sica l in struments too
numerous to menti on, be kept going all th e time, in order to break the monotony
of thin gs and help one to study.
Clau se 2. Hereafter all hop committees shall consult the weather man previous to makin g elates for th e series of. winter bops.
Clause 3· O rdered, T hat whenever the Faculty objects, "stag dances" shall
be held in the gymnasium.
Clause 4· T he U nited States Government shall her eafter pay all th e expenses
incurred by the transportati on of th e battalion to and from tlie P r esidential inaug urations.
Section 5, Clause r. Ordered, That Oehm & Co. furni sh all our gi rls with
brass buttons.
Clause 2 . No student shall keep qui et when Dr. Fell reads th e daily reports.
Clause 3· No man shall act funn y in the Juni or E locution Class.
Clause 4· No schedul e of recitations shall be prepared un ti l the sixth week of
the second term .
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NoM at h. book sh all be used here un ess I IS "
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that the student can cas!1y I)roctn eba . Y·t -1 to become interested in ,.T ur1 ' s "
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Clause 2. Nobody shall ever e expcc ec
lessons .
Clause 3·
.
four declensions of three Latin nouns shall be
An yone knowm g
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fir st rrrade certificate.
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1 11 to•) hop in rr to send away St. o 111 s grac con sidered e Jg l ) e o a " "'
Clause 4· " J ohnny Chew s la s '
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1 Jo· of :M ath as he has.
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vith as much 1
G10W ec ,e
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t chan o·e hi s opim on r egarc mg
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Clause 5· P ro
. a seri es of lectures on the
th e F reshman Class.
Th e Faculty shall arran ge <
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Section 7, Clause r.
subj ect of "Girls."
Cl
l all beo·in now to write up their "Rat Tat "
Clause 2. T he Freshman ass s 1
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consult the student before awarding
work
The Faculty shall hereafter
Clause 3·
him demerits.
1ave nothin g to do, but must mind
Th e officer of the clay shall \
Clause 4·
hi s own busin ess.
ake ef-fect fr om the elate
O rdered, That thi s act s1 ll t
1a
Section 8, Clause I .
of its passage.
AMEND1VIENT.
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ffi ers from the Juni ors
Major Thompson shall appoint hi s commJSSJO 1 o c
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holding the highest r ank.
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�CLARK.
Has a head for Math., or most anything.
A most proficient and enthusiastic critic and orator.
Has a liking for Pokey and the girls.
"A boy who can 't sin g and w ill sing oug ht to be mu zzled. "
CRONK.
Every rule has its exceptions,
And th ere is an ex cept ion to er•ery rnle ;
B nt h e is th e g reatest in this school.
Uses cheap cologne, and writes to girls on reel paper with white ink.
Old ma-id}', and lank,
And oftent-imes called "C1·ank."
CuM MINS.
R esurrected from the Baltimore City J ail in 1899.
" The w hite man's burden " (and girls', t oo)
Expects to be Salutatorian of '03 .
Spends his spar e time across College Creek,
Doesn't correspond with mor e than 100 g irls.
DouGHERTY.
Fo1· eloqnence and wit and alllille-a-that,
Yo11 can't find an eqna l to our wonderf'ttl Pat.
A veritable lyn x .
O ne of the cream of societ y.
Perfectly satisfied with him self, but with no one else.
BEATTY.
A ··J.:.ustic slew- footed .. book \\·oJ;m. clro. l]Wd
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t I1e Eastern S ho re.
here fro111 th e confin es of
A man in close touch with the Se ni ors.
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l · as no special aim in Ji fe.
A literary enthu siast, tho ug h not ~
!Tifted wi th 111LJCI1 ''gibbos ity .. ,
BLE CKE!{.
A n ath Jete )TStc rd ay, a p 1 .1 osoph er today . . II . .
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crank fo 1 everm ore.
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c • • a so t 1e1 tom orrow, a nd a
Talks only a bout hi s compl ex ion a nd othe.
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people s fa ults.
S pend s hi s time thinhn o· 1
10 1V successfull v hi s·
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pecuh a ntt es wi11 combin e to
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ma ,e 11m fam ous.
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Iat cl to beat fo r n ose, ga 11 a nd sa rcasm.
"Some praise at mornin g what they blame at ni ght,
But always think the last opinion rig ht ."
ELGEN.
A n e;vamp~e to follo w !
A l·iving A pollo!
Has traveled from " The Earth t o th e Moon" with Jules Verne no less
t han nine times.
H e came from the land of Nowh ere (Carroll County).
ates h e will go back.
Aims at a career of g lor y upon th e opera stage.
"The man with the hoe."
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After he gradu-
�Batched in a hirll' s nest in the R ocky Mounlains. Caught up in a whirlwind and dropped in 1-larfor d.
GAL BREATIL
L ove of _
hono_ and praise bespeaks a soul exempt from pride.
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A favonte w1th the Senior s.
F ished from a Darlington school house and fried in the pan of conceit.
A would-be conquer or.
H .EED .
" L ittle Sandow. "
T he man ( ?) who has to get on a chair to reach his bed.
O ne o E the choicest selections of M r s. J arl ey 's vVax \!\fork s.
Soak 'em ! Soak 'em ! Soak 'em , L ew!
T he pet of the Senior s, the fr iend of ever ybody.
GA REY .
Crabbed age and youth cannot go together.-Sha k espeare.
A man much misunderstood.
A spark, a noise, an explosion-that is all !
S tolen from a tin peddler in the sixteenth century.
Expects to gr aduate.
G RANT.
Came from A lpha; will end up in O mega.
A religious, political and educational reformer .
Disappointed in love affairs.
R o H RER-
" J astp ort'' aud ''R o(11'Cr/ ' ''Rong h Iluu .se" aud " Ii111,"
i
T h ese, an d a few more, are w hat we call him .
J f work and zeal, combin ed with ambition and good humor, can make li fe
a success, be is all r ight.
" Fools r ush in wher e angels fear to lread ."
" \ i\l ho wants to play marbles?"
TILGHMAN .
Ha s bow -legs, four eyes, and head on slan t ;
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TVe caN him " Gen era l" beca use his na111 e's Grant.
A Mell in's Food enthusiast, he also consumes a •
Jeal of M rs. Winslow 's
Soothing Sy rup.
H ALL.
Sarc ast1:c aw l Hip ,
Th eref or e ca lled " Bip ."
One of the most per sistant fourth-fl our water -rats.
"S ure some to vex, but never all to please."
Chief accompli shment-rid ing a "pony."
Born in H arford, raised on cigar ettes.
Is studying for the ministry.
H ANDY.
H e thinks his life some fair flower the early spring supplies.
Has a tendency fo r going to Chemi stry in spite of the protests of hi s classmates.
Very much liked by the girls.
D ehcate as a snowflak e and '//lodes! as a pansy.
F ickle as a nwiden, and pretty near a dandy.
Spends his money very freely ;
Often treats hi s f ri ends to ice cream ( ?) .
It is har d to tell whether he will be a phil anth ropist or a barber .
Continuall y swiping Sewar d's hair-oil.
W ooD.
" T he bookful block head, poorly read,
\1\fith load s of learn ed lu mber in his head. "
L ooks as if he was sent for and coul dn't come.
Been going to school fo r nearly 47 years.
Crack-br ain ed about g irls.
\ i\1 OODCOCI<.
H o LLI NGS W ORTH .
"A healthy frame, and a quiet mind ."
I n questions of dress, 1'est and f olly,
I nst call on our beautifu l " Chobly."
A loud and danger ous critic.
" L et such teach oth er s who themselves excel,
And censur e freely who have w ri tten well."
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�.. 'Tis ha rd to say, if gTeater want of skill
Appear in writing or in judgin g ill. "
S tores hi s opini on · hi g h among th e star ~ a nd defies a ll mankind to di spute them.
Studi es ha re\ , r eads th e Bible, and run s for all the offices of th e College.
vVants to g raduate fir st in the class.
SEW .\lW.
President of the Consolid ated Uni on of " A utomobile'' and Go uge Pape rmakers.
·Mu st have been the model fo r the fr onti sp iece of " P unch."
As We Know Them
J1\ :\'L I ~S \IV. CA l N . To thi s remarkable individual bel ongs the distinction o£
IJ<.:aring the nam e ot th e el der broth<.:r o f the human race, hi s ancestor s have carried
thi s name for generations. Th e strin g of Cains is uu!Jroken. Th e original Cain
was not hi s great ( ?) grand fat her, but th e brother of Abel, as is well known.
Dut there is an other fa ct which had escaped the authorities, or some of th e authoriti es, until th e present l~ at Tat boa rd wa s created. Through al mos t unheard of
labor we have been able to establi sh the fa ct concl usively, that after Cain had killed
Abel, th e latter decided to nam e hi s dd es t son in honor of hi s broth er to show th at
he (Abel ) could forg ive, a nd so the g reat fa mil y o f Cain s was orig inated. The
present r epresentative was born somew here in the g reat S tate o f Connecticut.
After going throug h Yale, where he di stingui shed himself b_v hi s moral and temperate quali ties, he mad e hi s appearance as a member of our F aculty at th e head
o f the E ngli sh Departm ent. Latel y he has contributed largely to th e field of literature, hi s chi ef works bein g "A defence o[ th<.: usc of slang in composition."
J OI-I N L. C l-JE \ t\1 was born in th e verdant d<.:pth s of old Ir<.:lancl. In h is e;u·ly
youth. hi s mathematica l qualiti es distingui s hed him . At th e age of three, he solved
to his great deli g ht, the cubi cal contents of a cyl indrica l jar of jam. Soon after, it
was hi s privilege to have t he opportunity to calculate th e accelerati on of a slipper
in the hand of an irate mother toward s a small boy-th e orig inal sp eed being given.
rn th e shad owy past he became di sgusted with Ireland , becau se a g-reen surface
resisted hi s effort s to calculate its thickness. H e came to A merica with th e intention of making pin s; but being unable to calcu late the mllnher of molecul es on the
point of a No. 4 pin , he accepted a professor ship in this venerabl e coll eg-e. His
mathemati cs arc hi s own deli ght, th e pride of th e fa cul t_v and th e dread of us-the
plebians. vVe close thi s sketch with an earn est wish that it may neve r enter into
his head to solve the exast number of live in thi s edition of the Rat Tat. \Ale are
sure he would fail , and then we migh t lose him .
B. V. CIS SEL has th e di stinction of being not only th e most energetic man in
the faculty, but in the whole city of A nnapoli s, where th e speed of the inhabitants is remarkable. Tt may seem improbabl e wh en we assert that on Jan ua ry
2, 1902, at 8.r6 AM. , in th e physical laborator y, he thru!'t hi s hand into hi s pocket,
on th e left sicl e of hi s coat, ancl drew fort h a kev in exactl_v six minutes . thirte en
and three-fifths seconds. Now we would n ot ask yon to accept thi s fact about a
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�lesser man , nor would we even state it, but just before this wonderful incident
occurred , th e wri ter had an in spirati on that something of national importance was
going to happen. VVe therefore drew forth our stop watch , and with the pleasure
of a great di scover y we are enabl ed to a nn oun ce the above phenomenon. It is true
that ther e was onl y one k ey in the pocket. and so no tim e was lost in scratch in g
a round to find th e right one. A lso th at th e morning air was bracin g an d that
th e conditions were favo rable fo r a g r eat display of speed . B ut even with these
things admitted we can ha rdl y reali ze it ourselves . Vve a rc proud to say that r ema rkabl e man is a g raduate of St. J ohn' s. \iVhether he acquired hi s g reat energy
here, or wheth er it was in bo rn , has never been settled. A ft er his g raduation he
took a post-gr ad uate course in th e H opkin s U niver sity and fi nally accepted a professo rship in hi s A lma Mater. H e is now engaged in th e preparation of a work
whi ch wi ll be welcom ed by the scientific world . The titi e has not yet been chosen,
but its general theme is t hat ener gy in th e human race vari es directl y as the
amount of food and sleep. and inver sely as the amount of work. H is vi ews will
no doubt be accepted by a g-reat many.
PROFESSOR D A \J I ELS to th e world , but " P okey " to his loving friends,
th e students. Let not t hi s adj ective convey to anyone the im pli cation of slothfulV
ness, fo r th ere is not one sin g·lc thin g slow in A nn apoli s. \ t e use it to express hi s
perfect accurateness and indu stry. He com es from th e wilds of Ann e A rund el
county. A Stoic in beli ef, he has devoted hi s li fe to the advancement of scienceto be particula r in an investigat ion of the exact seat of intelligence of a fi shing
wo rm. He has redu ced hi s hypoth es is to two po ssibl e concl usions-eith er that it
is in th e upper left-ha nd corn er of t he right compartment of th e heart of this wonderful bein g-. or above and ::- li ghtl y to t he right of the palate. The predominance
of evid ence in clin e::- to the fo rmer th con ·. vVe have no doubt but that in time he
will have solved thi s g reat question in th e interests of science. H e has also entered
th e fi eld of li teratur e, and has produced a work entitled "A Discussion R errarclino·
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l\11' \RKOS A Rl STOGElTEK SOI-IO-was born near the a ncient capita l of
Greece. His earl y edu cat ion was r eceived with Jason, at the feet, or rath er hoo fs,
of th e Centau r. .r\ fte r gTaduatin g fr om th e Sy ra Gy mnasium, he embarked w ith
J ason on his quest fo r th e ·'golden Heece." Orpheus' mu sic was di stasteful to hi m .
however, as he preferred a L yon & }-l.ea ly flute, a nd so he deserted ship at Daltimore
and took hi s Ph. D. at t he Hopkin s. B lind for tun e at last made him head of the
Greek department of St. J ohn's. H is latest contributi on to li terature is a supposition that if Mercury hac\ thrown his shavin g water from O lympu s upon Homer,
would it have altered th e number of feet in verse 603 of the second book of the
Iliad? H is conclu sion is that th e water woul d have had thi s effect. " \V c do not
judge; we only relate ."
PROF. VON. SCI.-JWERDTl\'ER-We think that is th e way to spell it-is of
doubtful nati onality. ]n hi s own words, hi s father was a Germ an, a nd hi s mother
a French lady. A ft er t·eccivin g a liberal edu cation in t he universities of T rope,
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he ser ved with di stin cti on in the F ranco-German war . Hi s li fe from that peri od
has been devoted to turning th e end s of his Kaiser \iVi lliam m oustache through
an arc of r8o degrees. He has succeeded U{J to t his time in o·ettin o· th em Just
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half way, or 90 degrees. 'vVe despair of his f urther success, "'
for it "'is onl v th e
French clement that has come clown ; we cannot expect th e Germ an to y ield .J H e
has been with us onl y a few month s, but we ad mire t he tenacity of hi s purpose
and hope that some clay he may succeed .
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THOMAS ·FELL-don 't think fo r once that he did , for to our personal knowledge he has alwaYs been able to keep on hi s feet. at least in the finan cial world . Th e
exact place a nd date of hi s birth are un certain , but the fo rmer was somew here
in the western part of E ngland and t he oth er was in th e remote past. Th ere is
a legend that Ponce de Leon fail ed to find the fountain of life because this extraordinary indi vidu al h ad alreadv run a bill through the Fl orida Legislature which
g·a ve him th e exclu sive right to thi s f ountain. O ur future presid ent pumped th e
spring dry and started for E ng la nd w ith the water. But whil e near the Chesapeake Bay hi s vessel was w recked . Seein g that he was about to lose hi s precious
freight. he took a h eavy draugl1t and put him self at th e mer cy of th e waves.
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F o rtun ~ favo red him a nd he land ed on th e coasl o i \ 'irg ini a. \ t\i i th a n und isputed title to immortality time was of n o consequence to him , ami he began to
formulate his great t reatise on t he most helpful books for man . For sundr y
reasons he threw out of consideration the Bible. After coun tless years of toil he
evolved th e won derf ul conclu sion that a bank -hook was pre-emi nentl v th e book
of books. His fo rmer course at Oxford fitted him for th e presidency
St. J ohn 's,
which position he has been holdin g for some tim e-we can't say just how long.
PROF. PUSEY-is in all probab ility of D utch ex traction. At least, thi s is
the only way in which the F r eshm an can accoun t for hi s extraordinary command
of the German lang uage. B ut we, when mad e editors of th e Rat Tat, acquired also
an intuitive knowl edge, which is foreig n to Freshmen, and we can account for
thi s in another and mu ch more plau sible way. Mr. r usey, after g r aduating- from
St. J ohn 's with an excellent r ecord . espec iall y in footba ll , went to Germ any to perfect himself in th e lang uage. B ut he was almost despa ir ing of becomin g a tru e
Dutchman when an id ea occurred to him . H e had one of hi s ve in s opened, and
with the aiel of a bi cycle pump he tran sferred th e bl ood of a Germ an laborer. whom
he had bribed, to hi s own vein s, and hi s own gore to those of th e D utchm an.
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�Th e r esul t was even g-r eater t han he exp ected. T he Germ an imm ed ia tely cam e to
thi s counlr v and becam e a milli onaire. .L'r o fe ssor P usey lx cam e so ver y Germa n
and acq uir~d such a kn owkdge o f th e lang uage that at on e time he was on the
point o f d em andi ng- a par t of the blood hack . 13 u t th e other r efused to part with
it , so Professor P usey becam e t he h ea d o f the Ger man d epar tm en t of t his Colleg·e,
fo r th er e was no law in hi s r ath er unu sua l ca se. I-I e served hi s countr y well in th e
S pani sh-A meri can war . bein g a cap tain in one of the l\lfar ylancl r eg imen ts .
Elles Sont T oujours Les Memes.
Au commencem ent d e notre e re , ex istait un puissa nt r oya um e a ux borcls d e Ia
Mediterranee , qui d eva it sa p rospe rite e n p re mi e r li eu ;[ Ia sagesse et a u x ve rtus
d e son roi . Ce m ona rq ue mod ele avait un fil s uni q ue d e di x- huit a ns, q ui d eva it
lui s ucce d er un jour. II lui avait fait d onner Ia m eilleure ed ucatio n e n vu e d e sa
ha ute vocation futur e. Mais, sacha nt q ue rien n'es t plus ap te ;1 ela rg ir les vu es
et a form er le carac tere q ue les vo yages a I' etrange r , il resolu t d e le faire voyager
pour qu elqu es a nnees.
A son g rand r egre t, les cireonsta nces n'avaient jamai s
pe rmi s au roi de visite r les pays etra nge rs, et c' etait p our lui un e rais on de plu s
d e donner cet ava ntage a son successe ur.
Un grand vaisseau fut imm ed ia tement e q ui pe sur l'o rd re cl u r oi, et le co mm a nde m ent en f ut con fi e au m eilleur capitain e a long cours.
L e d epart du prince he riti e r fut un e occasion solenn elle. O n ava it construi t sur
une hauteur p res d e Ia plage un e estrade , a u cen tre d e laq uell e le roi Ctait ass is sur
son trone, e ntoure d es g rand dig nita ires du royaum e e t d e ses g a rd es . L e prin ce
vint s 'ag enouiller d eva nt san pe rc, et apres avoir rc<; u Ia benedi cti on d u vieill a rd,
il se rendit, accompagne d 'accl a mations e nth ousiastes , ii bor d du vaissea u, qui mi t
imm ediatem ent a la voile.
A p ein e le vaiss eau se fut il eloig ne du ri vage d e q uelq ues ce u tain es d e p as, q ue
le roi se leva subitem ent d e so n siege , et , laissa u t d e cote les reg les d e ]'etiqu ette
aussi bi e n qu e Ia di g nite royale , se mit ii courir ii tou tes ja mbes vers le ri vage, avec
une vitesse etonnante p our son ;tge. L ;l, il s' arn3ta , et, se servant d e ses d eux
m ains comm e p orte -vo ix:
" Ell es sont touj o urs les memes ," s,e cri a -t-il , " ne , l'ou blie ja mais , mon ch e r
fil s ."
Ces p aroles la ncees d 'un e vo ix so no re et cla ire, furent entenclu es pa r le p rin ce,
mais il n' en put saisir le sens . Il pria d o ne le capita in c de vire r de borcl et d e se
rapproch er clu ri vage, afin d e po u voir de mande r d es exp lica ti ons ;I so n pere .
Mais celui-li't refusa net, a ll eg uan t l'o rdr e stri cte du roi d e ne pas pointer le cap
s ur Ia co te de la pa trie ava nt de ux a nn ees d e croisee d ans les m ers. L e p rin ce
dut d one se resign er ; mais il r es tait longt emps debo ut sur Ia po up e, I ~ r egard
fix e sur Ia co te , qui di sparra issait d e plus en plus a !'h ori zon, et rumin ant les d ernieres p ar oles d e son pere, san s cepe nd an t pa r ve nir a e n co mprend re le sens.
Cette d e rniere ex h ortation e trange du roi preoccupa it le prin ce bea uco u p les
premi ers te mps du voyage. Ma is pc u a pe u , les im p ressions to uj ours nouvell es el
�II se le rappela toute fois, quand , le so ir du troisie me jour les a mazon es le reco nduis ire nt clans Ia salle clu trone . La re in e g rave et triste, lui ad ressa Ia parole:
"Mon pauvre prin ce , voila le mome nt funeste arrive . Avant d' etre tue par m es
a mazones , cepenclant, tu peux fa ire d es clerni e rs vo eux , et, sur ma parole cl e rein e,
ils seront pieuse ment r espectes. "
En me me temps trois a mazo nes , a rm ees d e la nces, s 'avon ce re nt le nte ment et se
rangere nt en fa ce clu prince. Celui - ci ne craignait pas Ia m ort, mais il etait tour mente clu repe ntir le plus amer. II pensait i\ !'imm ense doule ur q ue sa mort cause rait a son nobl e pe re, il se rappelait tous les d e tai ls du depa rt , il voyait le vieilla rd courir vers Ia pl age, il se souv e na it e nfin d e ses cle rnie res pa roles: "Ell es sont
toujours les memes, ne l'o ublies jama is, mon cher fils ! " T ou t i\ co up, une lumier e
se fit clans son esprit, et il en co mprit le sens. Regardant la rein e bien e n fac e, il
lui clit d 'une voi x haute e t fe rm e:
" 0 R eine ! mon d e rnier vo eu est, que Ia plus agee d e tes a mazo nes m e donne
le premi e r co up de lance!"
A ces parol es, les a mazo nes fur ent conste rnees. Mais Ia rein e, qui avait de
!'esprit, clit: "Nous ne pouvons te tuer, p uisqu e aucu ne des a mazon es ne veut
porte r le pre mi er coup d e lance; mais si tu veux bie n co ns entir i\ t! tre m on epou x,
ce sera, il. mo n avis, la meille ure solution de cette situation e mbarrassante ! "
L e prin ce ne refusa pas, bien e ntenclu , et se hftta d'inform e r le roi d e cette
paisible conqnete d 'un royaume, qu 'il d evait a son bo n consei l pa ternel.
vari ees, ai nsi qu e !'insoucia nce d e Ia je un esse, l'effa<;ai e nt d e plus en p lu s d e sa
me mo ire, jusqu ' i\ Ia fin il n' y p e nsail plu s .
L es deux annees d e croisee all aient finir, et le vaisseau avait deji\ pris son cow-s
ve rs Ia patri e, lorsq u' un jour il s 'a pproc ha d 'une ile magnifiqu e , toute co uve rte d e
Ia vegetation rich t! et admirabl e de Ia zo ne torride. En Ia voyan t surg ir d e l'ea u
sous le solei! ble me du matin , on aurait clit nn e em e rand e in crustee cl ans d e !' o r.
Le p rin ce ex prim a a ussitot a u capitai ne le rl esir cl'y aborde r. Ma is celui-ci lui
reponclit que c'etait imposs ibl e, q ue cette ile etait habitee par des a mazones , qui
tuai ent in faillibl e men t tout ho mm e qui ose ra it y mettre le pied ; qu e d e te mps en
temps un tenzeraire s' etait haz ard e d 'y pe ne trer et avait disparu d 'un e m ani ere
myste rieuse.
Loin d e d etourn er le prin ce de so n projet, le co nte clu cap itain e avait , au co ntraire , sti mule son d esir d e visiter celte il e r ed oubta bl e. C'etat le frui t d efendu ,
pa rta nt exqui s .
L 'o ccasion lui etait favora bl e ; <'i cause d ' un calm e, le vaisseau etait force d e
passer Ia nuit pres d e 1'1le et avait jete l' a ncre .
Q uand tout le mo nd e i\ bo rd s'etait e ndormi , le prin ce qu itta cland estin ement sa
cabine, monta sur le po nt et, de li\, se laissa g lisse r clans un e nacelle qu 'il ava it
prep;n-ee d 'avance .
L '1le lui apparaissait g igantesque dans le clair de lune et plu s mys te rieuse q ue
jamais. II se mit a uss itot ; ra me r, jugean t clans Ia lue ur tro mpeuse Ia di stan ce
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plus petite q u'ell e n'e ta it e n verite .
Apres un d ur travail, il y aborda enfin , et , ;
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bout d e forces, se je ta s ur Ia pl age pour s' e ndormir aussito t.
L e solei! s 'etait !eve et bai g nait l'ilc d a ns un e limie re d'or, quancl le p rin ce
ouvrit les yeux et se trouva , i\ sa g ra nd e su rprise, en presence d e trois bell es am azones . E ll es etaie nt en armurcs, coiffees d e casq ues et arme cs d e lances et d e
g laives. U n he ure ux mela nge de grftce fe minin e et d e m;d e presta nce le ur d onE lles le saluerent tres polim en t et l'invinait un charme tout i\ fait particuli er.
terent ii les acco mpagne r a u pal ais d e Ia rein e. In troduit d a ns Ia sall e du tro ne,
le prin ce v it la rcin c assisc en grande cere moni e, ento uree d e sa co ur et de ses
gard es . Ell e etait toute jeune et d 'un e bea ute ex qui se. E ll e reponclit ;) so n salut
par un souri re g racic ux et lui clit:
" Sois le bien ve nu mon che r prince! No us ferons d e no tre mieu x pour re ndre
ton sejour h e ure ux , et tou s les plaisirs que Ia terre p ui sse offrir a ux m ortels , tu les
gof'tteras chez no us. Mais po ur trois jours se ul em c nt. Ca r un e vie ill e et sai nte
loi d e mon pays q ue je n'ai point le po u voir cl 'abolir , nous im pose le triste d evoir
de te tu e r le so ir me me cl u troisieme jour. "
Elle fit un sig ne de la tete et les a mazo nes em men crent le prince. Tout te rrifi e
yu 'il etait, il n 'ava it par le te mps d es' abandonne r ?i ses pensees, ca r il fut la nce
d'un a muse ment clans !'a utre, d e sor te q u'il oublia me me le tri ste sort q ui l'attenda it
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Jarvis of the Fourth Floor
AR V J S 1ras a t l' pi ca l fo urth lloor 1 n- he smoked, swore, ca lled on lady
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friends fr e~ 1u c ntl y . .li ed about attending _
church . skipped ~ la~ ses, p layed
the m and olm , sa t up late at 111 g ht and loafed 111 ot her peoples r o~ m s wh en
they were bu sy. In fact, he had a ll th e makin g of a r espectable citi zen. He was
sup posed to room in 65 . but he "as seldom see11 w here he belonged. R ooms 59 a nd
7 1 used 65 for a read in g and wr itin g· room.
O ne night Ja r vis we nt calling. O n hi s r et un1 he met on th e th ird Aoor la nd in g
a bu cketf ul of ver y self-possessed \\·ater. rnd eed, it struck hi m as being rath er
cool. }{i s uni fo rm over coat coll ar was turn ed up, mak in g a fir st-class funn el
t hrotwh w hi ch the water co uld run cl own hi s back . J'l easan t! B ut Jarvis did
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not ex press it that " ·ay.
I t was absolu telv n ecessa n · that he go to h is room- however mu ch he mig ht
hate to do it- to find -dry clothi;1 g, so he wended hi s wear y way to 65.
The door wa s locked, and , of course, the keys were in side, but that did
not matter. l t " ·as as cas\· to break th e loc k as it was to go to sleep, a nd quite as
much fun. He ki cked a n;l - hcre he got a tremend ous joke on somebody. Now
do not sav that he did not en j01· it. Some fun -lov ing incli vicl ual had gone to the
troubl e t ~ place a bu cket o E w.a t~T ove r the door of 65 in such a wav that it would
drench the one open ing· the doo r. It work ed admirahl _v. bu t J a r vis was already
as wet as he could he. !Ia ! I [a ! That gentleman ·" ·ent to a ll that t ro ubl e fo r
nothin g , th e pucld inh ea d.
\ Vhen he got in the room he noti ced that hi s bed was g one, but that did
not trouble him . T here were dozens of oth er beds in the ha ll and it was a small
matter to move one of th em into hi s room. 1~1 is trunk. too was gone,
probably clown town t.o t he house to whi ch th e fel low s sup posed he had gone that
ni g ht ; hut th e people woul d take care of it t ill m ornin g. an d th ere were hundreds
of expressmen in town. H was J a r vis ' nat ure to take t hings phil osophi ca lly.
He undressed, put 0 11 a bath robe. lit l1i s pipe, a nd sta r ted out to see w hat
might be goin g on . See ing nothi n g of in terest to hi m 0 11 t he fo urth Aoor, he
strolled cl o wn t.o t.he t hird- the hotbed o f inn ocence and Freshm en. Tt happened
that a new on e had just a rr ived a ncl " D octo r" Ga r ve r had ver y kindl y fitted hi ~
room up w it h ne\\· furnit ure, a nd th e bed wa s c~ p eci a ll _v good . S ure! v Pro vid ence
wa s concern ed in that, somehow !
Jarvi s looked throup;h th e open door and saw not onl y wh at has been men ti o ned, but also th at the Fres hi e looked lo nesome. ~W i t h a vi ew to cheerin g
up th e yo un gster, he wa lked in a nd introdu ced him self. After some comm on
talk Jarvis rea li zed sud denl y th at h e was desperately hung ry, and the F rcshie, for
th e sake of being agreeable, o wn ed up t hat h e was, too.
"Come along·, then ,· sa id Jarvi s, " and w e' ll sec what is in store for us. You'll
never get along her e til I yo u learn how to m ake yo urself at home. Come on and
I 'll show yo n a round .
T hey stroll ed to Room 7SJ, where J a rvi s t houg-·ht he could probab ly fi nd some
caramels. Jt happen ed that t he occ upants o f 7SJ were in and that a ha lf doz en
oth er fe ll o ws were in with them , a ll enj oy in g a li ttle feast. Ju st t he thin g !
" Gentl emen ,' ' Jarvi s san g out wh en , after much per suasion an d not a fe w
threats, " I have t he honor to present to you Mr. \ t\filli e Verdant, n ewly arrived ,
kindl y make him comfortab le."
Th ~ g-an g, seeing that Jarvis had some game on hand, ver \' generously made
th emselves agreeabl e to the lately homes ick l\lf r. V crda nt. After a whil e J ar vis
left th e r oom , sayin g he woul d he back shortly . Of course it did not take long
to carry inn ocent \tVilli e's bed np to hi s own room, so he was able to be as good as
hi s word.
A fter spendin g a very pleasant evenin g, during which he lear ned tha t the
upper classmen were r ea l ni ce fellows, \ Villi e withdrew to his now pleasant room .
Jarvi s ha ppened in a littl e later and very vehementl y expressed hi s opini on of
an yone w ho could stoop so lo w as to steal a bed .
A ft er a littl e skirmi shin g- around he fo und a noth er new bed in a freshman 's
room and , after g iving its own er s a good lecture and promi sing th em a good .
honest haz in g . he removed it to th e new ma n 's r oom.
L ater he happened in and told the bed-stealin g ( ?) freshman that the haz ing
mi g ht be averted if someone wo uld go cl own to 196 Dobbin S treet and bring up a
t runk that had been broug ht th er e that evening-. T he Freshi es took th e hint and the
t runk was pu shed in to room 65, at II.39 P . M.
Two o r three ho urs .later Jarvi s went t o bed, congrat ul ati ng himself on hav in geno ugh good sense to get along well in th e world.
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A Trip Through Southern Maryland
ALT i l\ I Ul~~. \ 1 ilmington . .l'hil a cl elphi a a nd ·.: \ ew York ; Po pe's Creek
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and Way Station s ! A ll aboard!
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It is earl y upon a bea utiful morniu g 0 r Uctoher that we_ boa rd thi S
nor th-bo und ex press at th e Pennsy lva nia depot in VVashin gton, a nti Cipa tmg a
del ig htful trip throug h So uth ern ~Vlary land .
·T o th e left th e dome of th e Cong r essional Lil.lrary, r e Aectin g- th e g lor y of
n1c ri sin g· sun, shin es lik e a hemi sphere o f burnished gold. T o th e ri g ht , aga in st
th e blu e 'vault of heav en , \ Vashin gton l\f onumcnt stand ~ forth as a pillar of cloud .
T o th e fr ont stretches a broad ex panse of wat er and mar sh, spanned by a longtrestle.
"::\ igh t's can dles have burnt out, and jocund clay stand s t ip-toe on th e m_ y
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mountaii; top. " H ad S hakespeare interw oven a l:'rin ce George county scene mto
hi s tra o·ecl y he wo uld have bad to be content w ith a small h ill covered wtth
scrubb ;~ pin e trees inst ead of a mounta in . lJ ut S bakcspcat-e seem s to have not
been i 1~ 1 p ressed to any gr eat degr ee by Prince Geor ge cou nty scener y, probabl_y
l.Jecau sc he n ever saw it. George A lfr ed Tow nsend once attempted a g raphic
descripti on of So uthern l\Tar ylancl , and the remembrance still lingers g-reen in
the hearts of th e natives.
vVhile we !l ave thu s been meditating· upon the; vicissitudes of human ex istence
in general and nothing in pa rticul a r, the tr a in has been Aying thr_o ug-h woodl and
an d field. As we g·liclc on, the land scape becom es ver y Inter esti ng . From my
wind ow I count sc~en hill s. two creeks , four n egro huts, fi ve rabbits, one snipe.
one farm hou se, six buzzards and three signboard s. U pon the first sig-nboard is the
fo llo wing legend in scribed: And he took him unt o an hi g h place and said
unto him: " Jf thou canst clo all things, I command thee to change these stones mto
bread ." A nd he a nswer ed and said , ".l\o, thanks, hut T 11·ill chan ge th em into
Vlilliams' l'ink Pill s for l.)ale People, if you wis h. "
T he second r ead thus :
'N hen I can r eau m y title clear .
To man sion s in the sky,
I'll bid fa rewell to ever y fear,
A nd drink old R oxbury R ye .
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U pon th e third , shinin g fo rth as a warning to a lost and beni g hted world , was
the follow in g: Veril y, I say unto yo u: "Ex cept ye eat :\Lellin 's lJabv Food in
yo ur in fa ncy, ye will surel y fi zz le o ut."
Bowie, n ext stop! Ch a nge car s for I'ope 's Cr eek Lin e ! yell s in a fog-h orn
voice, a little brakeman with a big cap and Rom a n nose. A r oused from our contemplation of the beauti es of nature. we co ll ect ourself and al ight. T he m ost
conspicuou s feature of ll ow ie. anu t he one t hat in vari ab ll attl·acts and hold s
the attention of t r avelers, is in th e g r ea t number of shi eld s or probahly coats-ofarms suspend ed along the fr ont s of th e houses. Let m e r ead yo u a few: Tivola
( never hear d of it) ; R ochester (saw the name once in a geogr ap hv) ; l~ arth o l om ay
(sound s familiar) ; A nn heuser llu sch ( pl easant r ecollections) ; Schlitz, th e beer
that made Milwaukee fam ous. A h! h er e is th e k ey to the ridd le. \Ale feel a n
almost uncontrollable des ire to per ambul ate across, but r emembering th e wellknown and time-h onored adage : "Th er e will be no baseba ll game today," we
choke clown our thirst and dec id e to forego the pleasure of a hi g h ha ll. A lt hough
we feel that we cann ot indul ge, at least ther e is n o harm in lookin g at th e sig·n s. If
we do n ot see cl oubl v a nd can coun t correctl y , th er e are ju st 67 of th ese insig nias.
This is surely an er a of pr osperity in our hi story. L ong may it continu e ; may tlw
beer sign s mult iply a n hun cl r eclfolcl an d our m oney never run out.
T hat star-spang led bann er
Of freedom, so cl ear ;
0 long mav it wave,
\ i\Thil e we empty down beer .
Rut her e is our tr a in. A ll aboard! a nd we ar e off. vV e chanced to sit bes id e
a gray-haired olcl gentleman of benevolent appear a nce, a nd we re soon engaged
in an animated con ver sat ion w ith him. Fie seemed to be \\-ell inform ed, and we
di scussed several of th e q uesti on s of th e clay : i. ,e., Dicl \ Vasl1in gt on cm ss t he
Delawa r e in a r owboat or a mucl scow? S hould J ohn J\r ow n have been hanged o r
electrocuted? Vl hi ch is the better t o keep cid er from gettin g too bard , pepperm int
or sassafras?
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H ello ! Her e we ar c at U pper l\1arlhoro. O n one sid e can be seen a fr og pond :
on th e oth er a wea ther-boarded st·at ion a ncl cx prc~ s office, behind which stand s a
mul e hitched t o a dogca rt. \ Ve ar c to ld hy th e old g entl eman that the tow n is
just acr oss th e hi ll. and. of course. have no ca use to doubt him. \ Nc a re not
ordinaril y eas_v. hu t wher e it is none of our bu sin ess. w e a re not in the habit of
calling a m an a li ar on a suppositi on .
After lea vin g U pper l\>farlhoro our co mpani on, vvho seem ed to he something
of a phil osopher, broke upon a n ew th em e. "-:\ify yo un g fi·i cml." sa id he, " do yo u
�r ealize to what an extent temperance controls the affa irs of a people? Ever si nce
the morning star s sang togeth er throughout God's in finite universe, ~his ~-reat
truth has been demonstrated to th e mind of m a n . The celebra ted J uhu s Cesa r
in hi s fa m ous comm entaries call s attention to th e fact that temperance is a lway ·
a v irtu e-n ot onl y in matters pertaining to the flowing bowl, but alsoinother things.
Cc.esar practiced what h e preached , and hi stor y n otes that even in hi s massac res h e
was m~derate. I n Gaul, for in stan ce. when hi s a rmy defeated the forces o f
A riovistori x III , m ost Roman genera ls, had t h ey been in hi s place, wou ld have
slaughter ed every savage in th e vanqui shed army. liut Cc.esa r , with more for ethought, spar ed 99 out of the 307,000, a nd thu s onl y 306,901 we re kill ed . \i\That
was the r esult ? T he 99 took to th e woods as soon as they w ere r eleased a nd
spr ead th e tidin gs of th e massacre to ever y part of th e then known world , amplyfying th e story as they ran . In conseq u ence, Cc.esar's fa me in cr eased a thousand fo ld and in late r vear s h e was enabled to defeat a rmies trip le the size of his ow n
bv ti1e m ere fo r ce- of his r eputation. Had he killed ever y on e, there wou ld have
b~en non e left to tell the tal e or to exaggera te it. The stories of his soldi er s wo uld
have been set cl own as fakes, hi s own official r eport questioned and himself s um moned to appear before a court of inquiry. As it was, by exer cisin g a li ttle
temperance he made a bi g win." \ i\Te clid n ot r em ember that passage in Cc.esar ,
probably because we had never r ead more than th e first book, so g iving the o ld gentl eman the ben efi t of th e doubt, vv e wa rml y end or sed hi s op inion . Th e conversation
drifted upon other topics and incidenta ll y he in fo rmed u s that he on ce had aspired
to the House of Delegates. but both part ies had r efused to support him mer ely
because h e had once served a three-yea r sen ten ce in J essup's for taking a mul e n ot
hi s ow n. Maryland knows not what she has lightly pl aced as ide. \ 71/e d o not
doubt th is gentleman could h ave written a speccl1 upon n egr o disfranchisemen t
that wou ld curl the hair, and h ave d~ li ve re cl it in a mann er calculated to freeze
the m arrow, ha d h e b een g iven the opportunity. Rut
"Full many a gem of purest ray seren e,
The cl ark unfath om ed caves of ocean bear,
Full m an y a fl ower is born to blu sh un seen ,
A nd waste its sweetn ess on the desert ai r. "
At Brandywine we bid our friend good-bye and leave him to pursu e th e
even t enor of hi s way. w hil e we cha nge for the Ba ltimore and Potomac or South ern
:Vfarvland Railroad .
.Acr oss th e r oad still Aourishes th e li ttle " Bowery." with . an A ppian way
lead in g th er eto . Thither we wend o ur weary way for a g·lass of buttermilk. th e
better to fortify ourselves against th e comin g trial. Tt wi ll be well h er e to g ive
a s hor t d escripti on of thi s South ern l\[ < lan d " dink ey " which is soon to transport
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us at lig htnin g speed across tile face of t he g lobe.
Th e road ex tend s from llr andy11·in c so u th to ~\ l cc h a ni csv illc, a di stance of
twe nty mil es. T wo tra in s, on e d o1v n and one up, arc run p er day, except d urin .g·
the three s umm er nJ onth s. w hen t raffic becomes so heav y t hat <ti l early train up
and a " late'' tra in dow n a re added. i\11 train s a r c m ·ccssa ril.1· pu lled by t he sa m e
eng in e, a s it is t he onl.1 · one 0\l'll cd by the compan y. T he entire ma nage men t of t he
co rporation is ' r stcd in one man. He is con ductor, baggage master, mail nJ cssenger , g en era l passenger age nt, general ti cket a.~·c n t. gen eral fre ig h t age n t a nd
general ma nage r . In th e word s o f the immortal J)ani el \ Vc bstcr . "I fl: is th e onl Y
pebble on the beach .. , In hi s duti es as baggage master and mail messenger h e i.s
assisted b v a r ccl - IJ caded brakeman . neat ly uniform ed in il luc jean and a slouch
hat.
.A fter a ll a l f ho ur's <lcla_1·, caused by the load in g of one trunk, twen ty-five
cases of beer a nd three barrels of 11·hi skey . the bra keman waves hi s hand and t he
train , cons isting· of on e freight car a nd a com bin atio n smoker. passenger. baggage
and ma il car, s ta r ts out. Every thin g m oves a long smoothh· for a whi le, w hen
suddenl y t here is a halt. l'pon look in g out th e w in dow we sec the engi neer in
fr ont of hi s engin e throw ing· stones at a r ed and wh ite spo tted cow ll' hi ch has a
man ifest disposi tio n to graze upon the tr ack. 1\ t length 11·c get hy th e cow in
safety and pr oceed upon our 11·a.1·. Gall an t G reen ! _ , here we arc in o ld
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Char les co un t)·, God bless her! t hat Ja nel Rowing with milk, honcv an d " ?l[uclcl. "
Sever al other s tops are made at in !Tr vals of half a mile prcs urn~bl v a t s tation s
hu t we fa i I to p er ceive t hem. !-\ L I fu g hcsv ill c, for th e' first t im e ; inee we lef:
llra ncl yw in c. we sec a wh ite native. ] Icrc is t he onl .1 · <1 nd n ecessa ril y th e la r gest
d epartment sto r e in So uth ern Maryland . \ Vc have n ot w ri tte n thi s littl e epic
in a sp irit o f cri tic ism, but cann ot r efr a in her e fr om statin g that n ohrcr sv ill c has
fou r s uch establi s hments, and we clo no t ca ll t hem department stor es, mu ch less
boast t hat th ey ar c the largest in \ 71/cs tcm :\Tarylancl . liut we have n cglcctecl to
menti on th e scenery. S uffi ce to say, it is i hc sa me picturesqu e. u ndul at in g, s uccession of pin e woods and swam j)S that 11·c obse rved in ·Prin ce Gcor o·c co un t\'
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onl y on a less g ra nd scale. A bout a mi le be\'ond Hugh esv ill e the re is anoth"r
halt. \i\T
hat in th e 11·orl d is L mattc1· ? U pon invest igati on we find th e fireman
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chasin g f rom the track t he same r ed a nd wh ite spott ed cow we ll'er c compelled to
stop for. three h ours ago . ten mi les back. Fi nal ly we arc aga in mov in g. C ha rl otte
Jla ll ! Ah! ' ' S II'C'Ct Aubu rn ." loveli est v ill age of t he plain . TTow d ea r to m v
hea rt arc th ese famili<1r scenes. Upo n .1·on spacious c<1m pn s ri ses our beloved .1\ lm ~t
Mater, O ld Charlotte l fa ll J\cad cnw . w ithi n whose class ic h a ll s fm hm l'l'ars o m
yo un g iclea was Langht how to sh o~t-a nd that bri g h t Yo ung idea is stil l- s hoot ing
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( th e chutes)' as om Math . and Germ an P rofessors r~, i~l bear witn ess. \ Ve Cat~ not
for bear recallin g a reminiscen ce of our school days. I h1 s was the attempt of 111) self
and a fe ll ow st~ Cient to inau g urate th e "shirt tail .. parade at Charlotte Hall.
was upon a beautiful ni g ht in th e m onth of l\!Iay th at we sauntered fo rth, clad 111
our ro bes-de -nuit. T he fu ll moon was sailing proudly throug h th e heavens, ~he
o·entle zephyr s softl v whi spered in th e treetops, and the frogs were kJCkmg
~p an un ea;thl y racl~et in the swamp below . \ iVe ' ·fl unked"-an c~ g reat was t he
" Aunk" th ereof. ]<or u pon trying t o evade a g roup of youn g laches, we r~n 1nto
the waitin g arm s of two profes~ors, taking a qui et evenin g siesta bes1cle tl:c
"Fountain s of H ealin g \ i\T at cr. " So th e tal e encleth , except t hat the fac ulty , 1n
solemn conclave, saw fit to impose fi ftee n demerits a nd three thou sand word.s upon
us. V" hy couldn 't th ey have followed the precept of th eir illu strious supen or , S t.
J ohn's, an d soaked us for seventyfi ve demerits c\0\vn . ':'ithout a ny unn ecess ~ ry
encumbrance? Th e next station soulh of Charl otte Hall I S Ne w Mark et. D unn g
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" How w ell do I remember
'Twas in the hleak December. "
T here was a peri od of five h ours one morn in g w hen not a clro1 of whi sk ~y
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wa s to be had in New Mark et. Ever ybody held hi s breath and awatted the M tl lcnnium. A bout half-past twelve the tr ain , with fi ve ba rrels of th e joyful , came in
icrht · th e hou ses settled back on th eir fo undati ons a nd hu sin ess was resumed.
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"The ni g ht sh all be fill ed w ith mu sic,
A nd th e sound s that in fest the day,
S hall fold th eir tents like th e A rabs,
A nd as silently steal away."
these stops I was asked to settle a cli s1mte between two anted iluvian relics ' sittinrr
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on the fence. One asserted that A ristotle was a R oman g ladiator, who could lick
blazes out of anythin g on wh eels. The other said he wa s a Dutchman who
invented sauerkraut. \ Ve inform ed th em that A ri stotle was a Greek g eneral wh o
captured Troy, and then continued our journey. A fter a tiresome rid e L eon ardtown is r eached. As we drive throug h the town the thOLwht enters our m in d
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how L eona rd Calvert can possibly li e quiet in hi s g rave. S upper is served at the
so-called hotel, and a very good supper at that. \ i\Thile loung in g aroun d after
supper we a re approached by a melancholy native who suggests a little game of
poker . Having a little surplus cash in our cloth es, we read il y agree. Th e game
was n ot opened until th er e wer e thirty cents in th e pot, and w e won on three jack s.
H e won the next on two pairs and th e third on a straight. T he fo urth came hi s
way on a dea d bluff, he having on ly queen hig h . There vvere fifty cents in the next
pot when he announ ced that he had openers, an d drew three cards. Luck was
with u s, and we held a straight. T here was bettin g· until three doll ars lay on the
t aJ Ie. "1\l money, " sa1 I1e. " Y ou see, I have ~ two pairs." "B ut a . straig ht
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beats two pairs. "vVho says so." "Hoyle does." "]\:[ y l?oy,' sa id he, " thi s is a
world of changes. vVhen we sat clown t o th e h
aame a strai h
o·ht beat two pairs ' lJtlt
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now it is the other way. D eal again, and I will decid e w heth er a fu ll house should
beat a royal flush ." Vve r etired from th e game a sadder but a wiser man . So
~ n det h our j ourney as well as our story. The nex t morning we left by th e \ Vashmgton boat. D ear l-eader, unless you a r e tired of life or wish to o·ct aw a)' h om
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your mother-in-lavv, let me prevail on you to stay away from Southern .l\!Ia r yl~nd.
Probably you may wish to contribute some interesting fact s t o natural
h1 story, or to substantiate Darwin' s Theor y of Evoluti on. O nly und er such conditions would the exploration of South ern Mary land be justified .
There are, doubtless, some w ho a re so stiff-n ecked that they will not g ive ear
to my words or be governed by my coun sel. For such there is no remedy but the
experiment ~t self . Some persons have to sit down on the horn et before they can
full y apprec1ate the true nature of the animal.
D ear reader. can vo u imagine th e appallin g possibility, had a snowstorm
blown up th e previous 1~i ght and delayed th e train for a week
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Mechani csv ille, the terminu s of t he 1in e, is reached w ithout any 1111shaps.
F r om thence we take the stage to Leonardtown . Th e stage is a dil apidated twoseat ed conveyance, drawn by an excuse for a hor se. O ne seat is occupi ed h_Y
o·o·arre
andise
l)a :'-tb c: ~ • merch c. - ' ' &c. ' and vou share th e oth er with t he driver. If th er e IS
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m~re .th an one passenger, they h ave to take t urn s walkin g and ridin g. A ll
Southern J\ll ar vland scener y looks alike to m e, but the soil of St. Mar y's county
appear s especi~ll y adapted to rai sin g tobacco and ni g-ger s. F iftee n stops for r efreshments ar e made hy th e driver before we ar rive at L eonardtown. At one of
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LosT-The Small Keyes of th e Hall .. . . ..... . . ....... . . . ...... T he F reshm en
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The Old Nickel Math-Bell
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T he hig h, shiny foreh ead tl pw~ ougtn t to went.
The tab le, the blackb~a' c!J e l ro . who can sport it,
And if we don 't know it ~i ' l ere J_ohnny Chew stands.
That littl e black boo!· ,
)look w!lJ r eport it,
,, w llc J he hold s in his hands.
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BEARD & SEWARD, the only wholesale and retail deal ers in imported Hinds and
Noble Poni es. Guaranteed full bl ood and unmi xed. R ecommend ed by Trainers
Fell ~ cl Pusey to be quickest, as well as the m ost showy ponies on the St. J ohn's
race '~.v ack. Some of which h ave mad e the best r ecord s in the hi story of th e race.
Experienced g rooms furnis hed with poni es. J ockeys, such as Garey, Small
and Wilmer, who have all won medals at the semi-annual races on th e tracks of
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Th e old nickel math-be]] 1
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.Which calls us to Je ' t le blamed Jectric math-bell
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emnextyear's RatTat)
�Do You Realize
Book Review
'·E L EMEN T S OF L OG I C..,
That "General" Grant wrote the R at Tat?
That Beard is th e best gouger in College?
That Bradley and Hutchin s are reformers?
That Smith (A. \!IT.) is a special F reshman ?
That Grant is from A lpha?
That Clark is an orator ?
That Mudd never plays cards?
That Cronin is the smartest man in College?
That Townshend is th e most beautiful singer ?
That Fox has a r ed nose?
That "Punch" has been divor ced from Judy?
That Cronk is a good mi stake?
That "B ip" Tilghman is a sergeant?
That " Johnny" Chew can 't teach F reshmen Math .?
That th e "Frog" has crooked legs?
That Blecker is going to be Maj or ?
That Cummin s has a bad case?
That ·wilmer will " cluck ?"
That Padgett (E.) is bow-legged ?
That Garey is smart in Chemistry?
That th e Juni or Class is hig h-toned ?
\iVhy Galbreath likes the Seniors?
How "Tommy" Fell can live on hi s salary?
\iVhy "Pokey" doesn't marry?
vVhy Garver, Jack, Davi s and Isaac are not in th e Faculty?
vVhat is th e matter with the P r ep. School ?
That Stick is a victim of circumstan ces?
That you can't fool N eewy?
That if you don't, you'r e blind ?
One of the most interestin g pi eces of lig ht literature or fiction that has come
into our hands for some tim e is "Elements of Logic, " published by Butler, Sheldon
& Company. Throughout, thi s work abound s in th e most sparkl ing wit. It is
quite hard to contain oneself as th e author " proves '' his absurditi es for us . We
shall g ive two of th ese sy ll ogisms, as the author call s them. vVe never heard the
term befor e, but a re sure that the street boys will adopt it and will begin to shout,
"Syllogism yourself."
"Nothing is better than wisdom.
Bread is better than nothing.
Ergo. Bread is better than wisdom ." Or,
No cat has two tails .
Every cat has one mor e tail than no cat.
Ergo. Every cat has three tail s.
Th ere arc also four little jing les which we are sure will become soon nursery
rh ymes, and in stead of our babi es shoutin g
" O ld moth er hubbard
\Vent to the cupboard,
they will cry joyously,
"Barbara celarant parii ferioque puori s,
Cesare camestres fest ino baroko secund;:e,
Tertia darapti desamis dalisi felapton,
Bokardo fersison habet; quarta in super addet,
Bramantip, camenes demaris, fes apo fresison."
Its extreme simplicity will, no doubt, appeal to all of the readers. And let us
say here that no verses can be surer of posterity than those which are preserved in
th e nursery.
Th e di ction of thi s work should r ecommend itself to careful mothers and
teachers for th e child 's first read in g; for seldom do words of more than fifteen
syllables occur. 'vVe predict a great success for thi s book in thi s line al so .
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Selections from Attic Orations"
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P ubli shed by ]\l[acmillan, deserves special n otice on ac~ol:nt ~f the .peculiar
character of its humor. T his is the one feature which d~stmglllshes 1t from
the oTeat mass of " trashy' ' literature now published. It l S gen erall~ accepted
t hat llllmor should have some tendency to provoke r.eaclers to ~1Irth. B ut
old L ysias was a sly and greedy old cluck, and his 11l~mor lS .of such
a na ture that it provokes the read ers to a perfect frenzy, whd~ afforcll~1 g th~m
th e best sort of fun imag inable. M ethinks I can see old L ysws chokmg :V 1th
lau rrhter as he delivers hi s harangues to that gossiping crowd of A themans,
whU e he thinks of the difficulties h e is making for the future students of St.
J ohn 's. Those old Greek s were a far-sighted and a vindi cative sort of people,
·t from thi s feature there is nothing in th e work to comma1:cl
anyway . AI)al
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respect. As for the others, w e will n ot censure them, poor fellows,. for t 1ey c IC
th e best they could. T hey mi ght n ot have seemed such elope goods m those days.
VIe will close with those \Nords w hich are so proper her e, " They are more to be
piti ed than censured. "
Ames' Theory of Physics
Dy J oseph A mes, Ph . D., J ohn s Hopkin s U niversity. Publi sh ed by A meri can
Book Company. Price $1.50.
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versity. P ubli shed by A merican Book Company. Pnce $r.so.
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Thi s book is one of the greatest works ever written on th e subj ect of GreCian
M ythology . It begin s with a description of th e fa ll of A lpha, the God of Beauty,
from th e r egions of Beta, the God of Hig hlands, and tell s how Ome.ga, th e Goddess
of the vVhirhvincl s, caug ht A lpha in her currents and wafted hm1 away to t~l e
land of I ota, the goddess of a very indefinite region called M omentum.. \iVhtl e
in thi s r eo·ion A lpha fall s in lov e with Th eta, the Goddess of Attraction, and
n early me~ts hi s fate at th e hand s of D elta,. her lover , th e God of War and Power .
But th e stnwale is sudd enl y brolwht to an end by the appearance of R o, the great
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God of P ressure and Hurricanes,"' who hurls th e forc es o f D e1ta 111t o tl1e etl1er eal
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reo·ions wh er e thev are consumed b th e fires of Sigma, the God of Li ght and
H~at . R o then de;troys th e r egion of whirlwind s, O mega's king dom , and relea ses
Alph a, who, with hi s clear Theta by hi s side, at the head of tl:e forces of R~,
return s to th e kin o·c\om of Beta, and by force of arms restores h1m self to powe1,
and now reio·ns ~upreme with his beloved Theta. Lambda, an offsprin g of
Th eta is ne;~ in succession. T hus the work g ives us a fair id ea of the ancient
ways ~f th e gods, and is hi ghl y inter esting throughou t. The plot is well worked
out and should be r ead by ever y scholar.
Side Remarks on (Dutch) German
An individual may g row to manhood as verdant and innocent as the day he
was born , and yet spend hi s latter days in a flat having a back door S und ay
connection with a barroom; he may live a yo uth of wickedn ess and crime and
r 8o
incidentally pay a fe w prolonged VI Sits to the State penitentiary, yet it is not
impossibl e that he may pass p eacefull y over th e river amid the sorrowful tears
of his S unday-school cla ss. A ma n may begin life by passing across the bar
the wor st concoctions ever produced, and yet, after having made a fortune in
th e wholesale liquor bu sin ess, become one of the g reatest exponents of temperan ce that ever g raced a platform . But when he becomes so void of discreti on
as to purpose in hi s mind that he will undertake the study of " butch," the Darwinian T heor y of E volution, i. e., that man is descended from a monkey, or
more probably from an ass, is certainly proven. H e may already have plucked
from th e lower branches of th e tree of kn owl edge a few plums such as Greek,
L ogic and Calculu s, but he should ha ve noti ced that ··Dutch" is of the fruits that
g row onl y upon th e topmost branches, and it takes more than a brickbat to brin g
it down .
B lind ed by th e knowl edge of what l1 e has cl on e, he asserts, ''Verily will I roll
up my sleeves and jump upon 'Dutch ' with both feet, and of a truth when I am
throug h, it will look lik e the t raditional dollar from which 70 cents has been
extracted. " For a time, my son, thi s beni g hted individual may stumble along the
stony path , and may even kn ock 4.50 and 5.00 by th e timely assistan ce of
some careful " ponying' in hi s book. But th ere comes a time of reckoning . H e
goeth into examin ati on with a happy h eart a nd a step as lig ht as if he were
ru shing th e g rowler, but wh en he cometh out, hi s countenance hath a careworn
and vacant ex pression, and hi s g eneral a ppearance is like unto that of a rotten
pumpkin upon whi ch a ton of brick has accidentally been dropped. It is not n ecessary to inquire if he has Aunked. L eave him alone to th e tend er merci es of an
.
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accusmg con sCi ence.
Truly th e way of th e "Dutch" student is ha.r d and full of troubl e. Vlhen you
are reading that "sublime" cr eation " Die \iVacht a m Rhein ,'' does it picture to you
the beauti ful blu e Rhin e, with its patri otic associations, dear to the heart of
ever y true son of the F a therl and ? Kot much. It sounds ver y nice wh en played
by th e littl e Cerm an band , bu t for heaven's sake " cut it out' ' in classroom. \i\T
hen
.M r . \iVm. Tell shoots th e apple from hi s son's head are you trembling for fear h e
will mi ss it? D ecid edl y no. You ci on 't care wh eth er he hits th e appl e or smash es
th e boy in th e solar pl ex us. As you are perambulatin g slowly a nd painfully over
Lu ther 's ''E in' fes te 11urg ist un ser Cott," does it r ecall th e time when you, an innocent littl e boy, a ttend ed S und ay -school and mingled your childi sh voice in th e
familiar hymn s? N it. You are swearing inwardly and committing Martin Luther
and ever y oth er Dutchm an to an ex tremely warm climate.
J\i[y son, you wh o a re at th e partin g of th e ways . consid er well befor e y"ou
go on. If you fall , g reat will be th e fall th ereof, and it is not necessary that th e
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�wind s should blow, the rains descend and th e flood s come to tear away the flims y
foundation upon which your little structure of egotism is built.
My son, receive my word s and incline thine ear to my sayings. For length
of clays and long life and peace shall be added unto you. B ut if you shall set
at naug ht all my counsel a nd will have none of my advice, then will I laug h at your
calamity and mock when you flunk examinations . B ut whoso h earkeneth unto me
shall elwell safely, and shall be quiet from all fear . A nd when the silver chord
of li fe shall have been broken and th e soul passed whence we know not where, may
we be peacefully laid away in some secluded vale where Dutch books cease from
troublin g and the wear y are at r est .
Analytical Geometry
BY G. A.
WENTWORTH.
A bsence of techni cal detail and scientific pretensions places thi s little book
without a peer in th e literary world. Marvelously blended with chi ldlike simplicity, it is one of the most fascinating works of fiction that man ever wrote, and
shou ld be r ead by ever y lover of romance. The character s are brought out by
piling on detail after detail, instance after in stance, until the reader is so complctcl y wroug ht up that he hates to lay it aside ti ll completed .
T he first few chapters describing the land and the people are so g raphic in
th eir picturesqueness that they appeal to the reader s with the force of a prophecy,
and he reads on in sear ch of the "plo t." T he whole story is a g lowing portrayal
of the trials and tribulations of a little band of GTeeks, who pledge mutual support
in th eir travels through th e intricate windings of th e "Conic sections."
One moment we find this littl e band, guided by their gallant little leader ,
Alpha, perched upon the vertex of Mount P arab ola, and the next, takin g a quiet
nap (pe) in the valley of the H ybe1'bola.. In this mann er the stor y proceeds in an
unu sually taking style, containing one bundle of contradi ctions and lovabl e absurdities, until th e author sees fit to con clude hi s story.
And it wouldn't require many Maryland legislator s long to find out th at there is
n-othing in the book. B ut if we wish to consider the work from an economical
standpoint it would be appropriate to m ention that the ~mlne in the book is $I. 12.
The diction is rotten , the subj ect-matter is Robin Hoodified . The m eaning of
ever y paragraph is supposed to be fo rthcoming in the n ext mail. Somebody told
us th at the author says in this book that the only thin g necessar y to become a la wyPr is persuasive power . But we can prove by logic that it is n ecessar y to be a
liar.
This book is intended to drive students to sui ci de and to jail. In one place
th e author tri es to fool people by say in g, " T h ere a re two main kinds or arg umentation, that whi ch is written and that which is not spoken, or in oth er words, that
which is not a ny good and that which is n o good." The latter is now practiced in
modern courts. T he author ski ll fu lly avoid s mention of the power of money in
courts, and in all convictions.
The book has n o purpose. The object for writing the book is the eig hth
wonder of creation.
The book suits hard-worked students for three reasons:
F irst, it offer s on e hour of r est per week.
Second, the instructor can't r equire a pupil to answer hi s quen es accordin g
to the text book ( unless h e is non co111pos mentis. )
T hird, it elaborates upon th e differ ent kind s of confusion, contradiction, m etamorphi sm and general climatic conditions of " balled-up" briefs.
A bout half way between the lids of the book the author tells why on e man
doubts anoth er man"s word. \11/ e doubt hi s reason, for a sy llogism which contains
as a premise the conclusion of another syllogism , is called a n epi syllogism. He
also says th e evid ence of a bowl egged man vvho drinks common whiskey should n ot
and cannot be r elied upon.
T he plan of the whole book is a fake , and we recommen d it as an admirable
bt111 ch of nothing ness. Generally sp eakin g, and also thinking, the book is surelv
"on the bum."
Whitney's French Grammar
The Principles of Argumentation
BY GEORGE PIERCE BAKER.
A las ! and what is th ere in a name? T he Junior Class of St. John 's College
has proved by hi g her mathematics that ev ery thing is in the name of thi s book.
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A model tong ue-twister. Giving not only all one wants to know about the
lang uage, but besid es all that one does not want to know. It has all th e essential
qualities of a text book of th e clay, namely, tiresomeness, ambig uity , wordin ess and
size. B ut it is a genuin e side-splitter , a nd the humor of th e irregular verbs is
attractive and sparklin g throughout.
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l90 l Orders of Shirt Tail Department
Headquarters St. John's College,
,.
Shirt Tail Brigade,
May
I , 1901.
Ordered-
r. That Privates Murphy, Coolahan and Dough erty be handcuffed and sent
back to Ireland.
2. That Private Johnny Chew work more and read less at th e gymnasium.
3· That Corporal Bl ecker get Ser geant Fait to capture a part of his nose .
4 · That Paymaster Dustin hire a barber to shave th e butter.
S· That Bugler Roug h-Hou se Rohrer comb his hair for a change.
6. That Li eutenant B ri scoe be promoted for h is punctual and continuous
attendance at dri ll ( six times during the year .)
7· That D etective Mace go t o h- - to in struct the devil 111 th e man ly ar t 0f
cursing and prevaricating.
8. That army regulations adopt M a jor Thompson 's latest code of commands,
such as, " R ear open order," "Parade dismissed ,' ' " Jump the fence, Niarch I," &c.
9· That the battalion appropriate 50 cents for n ew poker chips for the P:nkn ey Y. M . C. A.
ro. That Private Pokey Dani els be promoted to corporal for his excee ding
bravery in the battle with th e cops.
r r. That Private "Bobby W hite" be excommun icated for falling in lov:: 11·:: ],
Little Egypt on the day of the Inaug ural Parade.
12. That Private Tilghman be compelled to board in th e College Clt ~ J t.1 r
two weeks as punishment for sw iping Soho's whiskey.
I 3· That P rivate Soho be reduced to ranks for selling intoxicants to m inors .
14. That Orderly Fell be demeritecl for not carrying out Dr. Garver's orders.
rs . That Sergeant Tarbutton be demerited for having little frogs in his room.
r 6. That Private Riggin be given 25 demerits fo r attending more than one
class a week .
17. That Corporal LaMotte de cli sratecl for coming back so soon after the
Easter Holidays.
r8. That Captain vVi ley, Cor poral LaMotte and P r ivate Cissel have a slow
race.
�19. That Private Seward in the future use hair oil on his head instead of
butter.
20 . That Private Riggin be confin ed in the g uard house for ten clays for
holding fo ur duces against Captain ·w isner' s full house.
2r. That the Glee Club have Grant, Scarborough , B urrough s and Cronk to
sing a quartette at the concert.
22 . That Private Cain have three preliminari es to the next athletic meet in
order to get his chums on the team.
23. That Soho cook his onions under th e hood in th e laboratory in stead of
perfumin g the barracks.
24. That a strict g uard be kept on "Pitcher Stick '' to prevent him from
.> igning with the Baltimore L eague team.
25. That a detective be put on P ri vate \tVell s' track to discover wh ere he
spends his evenings.
26. That a gold medal be award ed to the proficient poli ce force of Annapolis
for their brave fight against the College stud ents in th e recent trouble.
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�College Wit
Grant-Say, Gore, were you up to the Buffalo Exposition last summer?
Gore-Yes.
Grant-What did they have th ere?
Gore- An exposition.
Clark (at club tabl e, holding up a piece of beef)-My, but this hunk of cow
make a fine rubber block for a freight train !
~vould
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our care as a protection against Cimex Lectularius ami other like disturbers of the
peace, and after carefully considering the present raid of the Cimex L ectulais, do
her eby notify th e leaders of said army to withdraw their above named ranks from
the territory of the First Floor of Pinkney Hall within the space of twenty-four
hours, otherwise we shall deem their encampm ent on our mattresses as an act of
hostility and take strenuou s action ag-ainst th eir troops. Beli eving peace more
preferable than vvar, we tru st that said troops will be withdrawn without further
trouble.
'vVe are very sincer ely,
Vol. E. R. CUi\111\IIING,
\A/. E. H. VliLLTNG,
Comm ittee on Cimex Lectulais.
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After Thanksgiving Dinner
R OUGH HOUSE JIM , Chief Cimex Lectulais K iller.
Collins, '04-My heavens! I believe I will die before tomorrow morning.
Scarborough, '04-Don't die, \i\Tili<ie, we'll have to buy a memorial tablet for
you.
Murphy in mathematical examination)-
Petherbridge, '02-Yes, Wilkie, go ahead and die, then we'll get another
holiday.
Collins--Then you'd rai se the devil around here, wouldn't you?
Scarborough-Yes, but the de7Jil would be raising you clown there, too.
Petherbriclge-Then we'd raise h--and rescue him.
A parallelogram is a long, square fig·ure, having four sides and a base, four
corners, four a ngles and three dimensions. Jt is shaped like an U needa Biscnit
box. It cann ot be mistaken for a triangle, and as far as 1 kn ow it is harmless.
President Galbreath (in '03 class meeting) - I appoint Messrs. Reed, Tilghman
and Dougherty to look after the chairs for the J nn e ball.
Garey-Mr. President, I would like to make a motion.
President-NJr. Garey has the floor.
Garey-I move that this committee which you have appointed be recorded
111 the minute book as the first committee of more than one man wherein every
man of said committee is chairman.
Ancient, Reckless and Independent Order Destroyers of Cimex
Lectularius
The Local Council, No. 750, of A. R. & I. 0. D. of C. L., having· met this
tenth clay of our Lord , in the month of January, year Nineteen hundred and two,
in our secret chamber, for the purpose of concentrating the powers given und er
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Clark (trying to sing ) Oh , my Dolores, open up yo ur gates ancl sin g !
Fair one of Eden , look to the Vlest for me.
I'm d - - near freezing out in the rain.
Padgett, '04-Say, Tony, are you going walking after dinn er?
.Powell, '04-Gosh, no, but 1 am going to ride out my Latin.
Beatty-Say, General , !Javc you any writing paper?
Grant-No.
Beatty-\ 'Veil, why haven 't you?
Grant-'Cause Clark has plenty.
Garey (returni ng to college in September)-How arc you, Doctor.
delighted to see you !
Dr. Fell-\i\Tell , don't break up so mu ch furniture thi s yea r.
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Crane-Ho·w do you do, Doctor; nice weather, isn't it ?
Dr. Fell-You owe me a dollar, don't you ?
Prof. Chew- Mr. \i\T
ilson B., what is the spherical excess of an agle?
Wilson B.-Well , you see, P rof., it i ~ just like thi s : In the first place you
take a spherical triangle, you know, and then, you see, you just simply compare
the sum of the angles of the " clanged" triangle with 180 degrees, then, you see,
the differ ence is called the spherical excess, and , see here, isn't that ri g ht ?
Prof. Pusey-Mr. Riggin, take the next sentence.
Riggin ( in German prose comp.)-Zwei g rosse A mericanische Dichter sine\
Pope unci Cooper.
Prof.-Pope ist kein American ischer Dichter.
Riggin (thinking the sentence in complete) - Z wei g rosse A meri canische
Dichter sind Cooper, und Pope ist kein Ameri cani scher Dichter.
P rof Turkey (in music class )-Mr. Bur rows, please define to us the meanin g
of a beat.
Mallory (always in a hurry)-Don't you kn ow, Prof., it is a root from which
sugar is made.
Prof. Turkey-That is not what I meant.
Mallory-Oh, yes, Prof., you mean a fellow who " bums" cigarettes.
Scarborough-\ iVhat is a mechanical eng ineer ?
Halbert-A mechanical engineer is a man who designs machines and tu rns
iron, &c.
Scarborough-What does a civil engineer do?
Halbert- O h, a civil en g in eer builds roads, tunn els and bridges.
Scarborough- \iVhat does an electri cal engineer do?
Halbert (getting tired of the quiz)-He don't do anything, he has an assistant.
Why is St. John 's not an important voting place?
Because it contains only one ware\.
P rof. (in physical class)-What is a watt, Mr. Garey?
Gar ey (after having r eceived a r.so in chemi stry)-! guess that is just what
(watt ) it is, Prof.
"General " Gr ant-1v'lajor , I cannot see why Sergeant Ti lghman vvas g1ven
a hig her rank than I.
Major Thompson-That is just the reason, Corporal Grant, your eyesig ht is
bad.
Charli e (afte r one of Pat's pro longed speeches)-\ Vhy don'L you keel) crui et
.!:'at?
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1-'at (the Iris h blood boiling )-Faith, and ye needn't get "gin ger bready."
hen is a man not a man?
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A nswer- \i\T hen he is a major.
\1\fho is the g reatest liar ? A dead man.
Can You Understand
vVhy Townshend uses so much co log·ne?
Vlh y D ustin wants to stay here)
\iVhy the fac ulty is not changed?
vVhy \Noodcock wastes so mu ch t im e dow n tow n ?
\ Nhy we cann ot keep any applian ces in th e Gm1 ?
vVhat " J ohnn y" Chew und erstan ds?
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\iVhy Freshm en will lie?
vVhy the Seniors "·ant the honor sys tem?
\ iVhy Grant is bow-legged?
\iVhy "Tony" Powell is such a ladi es· man ?
\i\T mak es Lal\Jotte's hair fi re color?
hat
\i\Tho it is that likes to be petted ?
\ i\T y Dustin should get $8o per month ?
h
\ Nhy ''Jake'' doesn't live in th e V ice- J 'res ident's man sion ?
vV hy '·Tu rkey" has cut off hi s mu stache?
\ iV hy the Sophomores ar e so 1-oxy)
\ Vhy you never get your exa minati on pape rs back?
\ Nhy we have to pay $20 per month for armr beef?
\VIn· Jami son is such a gaspipe?
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\1\f hy so many girls lose their min ds over Clark?
Th e differcnct' between the Stick and th e Club?
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A n Examination Soliloquy
··To pass or not to pass, ·· that is th e qu estion .
VVh ether 'ti s better, in exa ms .. to suffe r
Q uestions from con tum acio us Profs,
O r to pr epare notes co nt ainin g u seful data,
And , by g-ong in g . pass th em ? To fail , to f-lunk ,
l\o mor <.:, but by go uging , to mo re th a n end
T he hea rt ac hes, a nd the ma ny sleepless ni g hts,
Tha t a fa ilure brin gs- -tis t he only lJH.:t hocl ,
f\!1cl it wi ll I p ursue. To Fail , t o flunk .
To Annk! perh aps a zipp; a_l' . there's th e r ub:
F o r at t hat frig id poin t. what blood won 't freeze?
I m ust shake off thi s dire ca la mitY,
So gouge T ,,·ill. Th er e' s the r espect
T hat sure]_. foll ows a gTad uat ion,
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Tn whi ch will be lost all those base id eas
Of th e gouger 's w rong. Th e smart man 's contumely .
T he pa ngs of st ricken consc ience-a lik e lost.
So J'd rather bea r those ill s a shor t whil e
T han t·o Aunk an exa m. T kn o w not of.
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�The Rough House Club
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Pres., J ames Rohrer.
\ "ice- .1 'res ., General Gran t.
Sec., Count ry Tarber t.
Sergea nt at A rm s, Tom Ha ll.
l\1inu tes of th e special m eeti ng of t hose who last yea r banded themselves
togeth er for th e purpose of promot ing general d ist urba nce in Pinkn ev Hall.
.In pursuance of th e ca ll of th e lloa rd of Confusion, the Ro u gl~ House Cl ub
~ne t In cd l 26, !~lll rtl_I l~our . .l'inkn ey Hall, September 23, lt)O 1, Pres iden t Ro hrer
In t he cha ir ... J he tol low n1 g named active members ans 11 -cred to t hei r names:
O ld Lady \ \I Ii son. J im Clark, Ca rey. W hi ske rs Ikard, To 1i 1 Hal l, J ud g·e B lecker
Harry l 'Igcon . C:nna l < ;ra11t, l_'u ss Wilm er, T oney l'owcl l, Cholly Holiin gswo rth :
{ohnn~· - :\ ludd . ,S1 C u n 1111111 ~. Country T arbert. J\.at Jon es, R il ey E lgen, Mooney
Ha lbe1t, Lord k1ggni. ( )Jd Sommer a nd Scabby Scarboroug h.
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1\ fte r roll ca 1 th e sec reta ry. l\ I r. Tar bet. r ead excuses from th e fo llow in !!
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absen t m embers :
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~oopn , out of tow n in sea rch of a new face and some old r ve.
Sewa rd. engaged in sandpaperin g hi s fore hea d to remove til e shin e
Reed , huntin g fo r his lost size .
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l\ I"urph y. engaged in JHillin ,!:'· shav inp· 'ln(] ])lacl,-IIl o· 1 s 1es, socks, tobacco
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!Jag-s, ink 11-cll s. a nd books from hi s new b~ss horn .
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~ tick . dow n tmv1 g-ctti_ng ''st uck '' on the gi rl s.
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, l.eatty, engaged 1n con vmcin g Spates t hat he ( !Jeattl·) s IlO ll 1( 1 1 the ma_1 o r
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\~! ~oclcock. mak ing a new list of hi s muli sh opini on s.
\ i\T Jl SOn 11 .. St tl cly in g how to be funn y.
Mr. J ohnn y lVI"udd th en moved that tl1 e cllat t· r1estg nate two men to watch
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Pokey. l\ Totion carri ed.
M ess rs. M udd and Galbreath were appointed .
M 1· .. Nrudcl ~ll ed two bu ckets w ith water a nd took hi s post. Mr . Ga lbreath
armed him self w1 th - - - - 1·H 1· anc·1 soap ( 1·I S 1
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1es. a ll(] took hi s post.
. Ml. B l e:k e ~· t~ove d that th e club proceed to elect new members. Motion carn e:!. . Mr. ~ollm s . name was proposed . U nd er di scuss ion. "l\tfr. Hollin g-sworth
oh_1 ec!ed to h1 s electiOn on the g ronnd s that he (Collin s) couldn 't tell a li e properly.
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:\ lr . JZiggin made an eloqu ent appeal to the club, point in g out t l1 fact that Co llin s
e
" ·as once i\ layor of S now llill , and had th e en viabl e reputati on o ( treating a ll hi s
fr iend s to ice-cream ami pi e whenever he had tile "tin." l\ lr. Scarboroug h touched
a r esponsive cord in our hearts by arguing that the gentleman sho uld be elected
because he is a native of the Easte rn S hor e. .l\,1r . Jim Clark \\'as opposed to him for
two r easons: fi r st, because he had a handsomer face than l1 e (Clark ); secondly,
becau se Collin s woul d always be dow u at 1-.:aslme r' s when any roug h house was to
be raised. l)iscuss ion was closed by an appea l fr om l'resident \ Vi lmer, of the
::iophomore class. \ 'ote r esult ed in 1\ lr. Collin s ' elect ion.
At thi s j un ct ure 1\Ir. Po well ha uled off am! struck t he sergeant-at-arms, · who
had chast ised him fo r throw ing- sugar on Mooney J lalhcr t's wooll y head .
Then the Presid ent' s chai r broke ami spill ed him on the Aoor, where he lay
in fits of laug hter until t he sergean t-at-arms helped him up. 1\ lr. J'owell was
g-iven a vote of thanks -for such a good di sturbance.
Nlr. lllcck er th en deli vered a n eloqu ent address on " !-low !lest to \Vo r n· the
Senior s." He was fo ll owed hy l\ lr. ]~l alb e rl on th e subj ect " !\luffin g." \ lr. Garey
gave us a talk on the same subj ect.
M r . vVhiskers was th en in stru cted to go dow n town ancl get some Swe itzers
and beer. \:V hen he return ed we harl a q ui et feast . Toasts were proposed am!
responded to as fo ll ows: "J low to lie ] lum o rous ... Hil ey E lg·en ; "The ·Representative Four th F loor l\ran ," O ld Lady \ Ni lson ; "The Campu s in l\Jay ," 1 arr \'
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igeon ; "The Sen ior s and the Facu lty,· J udge Dlecker.
Choll y Hollin gsworth th en g-ot into a scra p with Tom lTall as to w hi ch should
g-et the most beer. T he P res ident broug-ht a n end to the troubl e hy d rink in g it·
all himself.
T he next thin g in orcl er was th e d isc ussion of plans fo r a ~ uh sequ e n t ontbreak. Rat J ones proposc<l a plan by w hi ch th e club could g-et even with the
Facul ty fo r ship pi ng two of om member s. He pu t the sng·gesti on in t he form of a
motion. that "·e expend thirteen cen ts for firecracke1·s. and permit t he l'resid ent to
name two ner vy men who would set them off at t he door of th e i'ac ulty r oom durin g th e next weekly meetin g. T he Pres ident 11·as about to put the motion w hen
General Grant attempted io ki ck Scahh~· . stru ck Gus ll radforcl's wash ~tancl and
broke the bowl and pitch er . Tn ex plan at ion of hi s di sord er the Gene1 stated that
·al
Scabby wou ld get worse tha n t h;:tt i f he mon ki ed a round 11 is chin any more. H e
was excused and given a vote of thanks. T ony Powell t hen v iolently pu ll ed
old Sommer's hair . whereupon he received another vote of thanks.
T he P resid ent called for ord er and put J ones' motion hcfore the Club . Jt was
carri ed. T om Hall and Hol lin g-s11·or th were chosen to lig-ht the fire crackers.
S i Cummin s call ed fo r the floor and deli vrred a fin e ar g·ument. in wh ich he
~h owecl th e need of cl eanin g out "Prof. Rigley's quarters." He nsed seve ral
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�French a nd German quotati ons in the course of hi s tal k. Hi s speech was enthusiastically received . .1\'lr. Jim Clark moved that we "ri se hell around th ese diggin s. ' '
T here bein g no further bu sin ess, the I ights were put ou t a nd we had a fig ht.
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COUNTRY TARPET,
Secretary Ro ugh H ouse Cl u h.
T he following are the qua lifications necessary to become a member of th e
'' R oug h House' ' Cl ub.
I. E ver y member shall be a good liar .
II. Ever y m ember shall keep hi s mouth shu t when ca ll ed befo re t he Faculty.
I II. If any m ember fai ls to a nswe r to the call of th e l' resicl ent, he shall be
accused of all th e damage done durin g hi s absence.
I V . Member s shall practice th e a rt of puttin g rooms on the "bum. "
V . No member who is fam ili ar with the Seni ors (or T'okey eith er ) shall be
tolerated.
V I. Every m ember mu st be able to jump a whole flight of stairs at once.
V II. No ma rri ed m en allowed.
V IIT. No one shall be admitted to the cl ub unless he has received 99
demerits.
I X. It is necessar y fo r each member o f this cl ub to sleep with hi s shoes on.
X. No F r eshmen all owed.
X I. Tt is th e dut~r of ever y member to raise as much racket as possibl e during
chapel.
Soliloquay of a Boarding Club Student
"Backw a rd , turn backward , U ti me in th y flight,
Feed me on g ruel again just fo r to night.
I am so wea ry of sole- leather steak,
Petrified doughnuts a nd vulcani zed cake,
Oysters th at slept in th e water y ba th,
B utter as st rong as Goli a th of Ga th ;
\ Neary of paying for what .L don 't eat.
Chew ing up rubher and calling it meat.
Backward , turn back ward, for wea ry I a m.
Give me a whack at grandmoth er 's ja m :
L et m e drin k milk th a t ha s never been skimm ed.
L et me eat butter whose ha ir has been t rimm ed,
L et me once have an old -fas hi oned pi c.
And then I ' ll be r ea d~· to turn up a ncl di e.' '
-E:r. T he Mirror.
Shakespeare's Ideals
" The Merry \!Vives of Wi ncl sor"- l'ow cl l. J ones.
" Measure for Measure"-l\ eed.
"M uch A do About ~othin g " -Town s h e nd .
"Mid summer N ig ht's Dream "- I\radford.
"Merchant of Veni ce''-" Seward ."
"As You Lik e Tt"- Riggi n.
" The Tempest"-Doug hcrty.
" \iV inter' s Talc"- V/oodcock.
"Comedy of E rror s"- 1
\'lasenh eim er .
"Macbeth"-Keyes.
" K in g J ohn"- Bleckcr.
" ]:Z in g Ri cha rd the Second "-Spencer.
"Anthony and Cleopatra ''- T arb utton a nd S mith.
''Juliu s Caesar"-S patcs.
" R omeo and Juli ct''-Cronk and F lgcn.
'' K in g L ear"-Profcssor Dan iels.
" Hamlet "-Garey.
"Oth ell o"-N evillc.
" Two Gentl emen of Ver ona" -Padgett, E. R. , and Padgett, H.
" L ove's Labor L ost"-Cumm ins.
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�The St. Johnt s Zoo
NE of th e idea l fea tures o ~ our Coll ege li fe is the enj oyment we derive
from o ur excell ent co llection of fow Is a nd ammals.
For som e years we have been cardull y coll ecting from the most
r emote r egions these specim ens, and we at present have such a coll ecti on
as wo uld make th e du llest zoo logist open hi s eyes in wond er and envy.
Owi ng to some negli gence on the part of S ub-D irector Soho, one of our
most prized animal s, the monkey ( l~ontain e), escaped last year, but we have as a
partial compen sation a kind of ba boon , w hi ch, in honor of our beloved escaped
monkey, we call '' Monkey Face" (I~eys) .
In th e Year '96, whi le fi shin g on the Chester river, our effi cient D irector Fell
caug ht a n exce l1 ent specim en of Hanae. H e brought the " frog" (Tarbu tton )
here, a nd we are now g reatly in debted to th e Directo r fo r thi s ani mal, w hi ch ha s
g rown to be qu ite a large specimen . W e keep th e frog on t he third fl oor of
P in kn ey Hall , wh er e hi s croakin g is a g reat amu sement to th e boys. T he .1\i[aj or
often takes hi m to th e a rm o ry for the pleasure of Company A.
Th e ra rest spec im en we have is, p erh ap s. til e d warf Reed, disco vered in
South Afri ca by S tanl ey. T hi s cute fe ll ow is of a race known as " P ig mi es."
T he little fe ll ow, \\·e fea r . is not satisfi ed in thi s di stant ci ime. \!\Then p erson s
a re near he is ver y qui et. hut w hen left to himself he parti cipates in a ll man ner of
yellin g and hi deo us noises, w hi ch ca uses th e monkey- face baboon, whose cage
is nex t to the dw ar fs, to become ven· mela nchoh '. \ Ve have had several local
zoologists (l'okey Da ni el s a nd .!J ob \ \T te ) to cx;:~min e these cha racteri st ics, a nd
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the opinion seems to be that the r estless di spos it ion of the fe ll o w is dn e to th e fact
of his separati on fro m hi s nati ves .
Three yea rs ago th e animal s rece ived a noth er ve ry precious ad diti on to their
ra nks. T hi s specimen was brough t from Calvert Counll· lw S ub-Coll ector [-fli tc hin s. who say s tl! e nat ives of that ba rba rous co un t\· ca ll ~d th e thing a "w hite rat"
( J ones).
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S lv Rey nard always slips in where lh crc arc fowls to cat. a nd so we have
had o ur zoo llluc h enhan ced bv t he a pp ea ra nce of a fin e specim en of fox. He
is a f ull -grow n r ed a ni ma l of a ven. · sh· na ture. a nd is noted fo r bcin :--.. ver v
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qui ck to "catch o n.'' H e was brought fr om Baltimo re Coun tv last vear .
\ Vhat has attracted th e Fox to our clim e see ms to he t he l ~r o·c v;r iet v of bi rd s
11·e have . I sha11 g ive a bri ef descri ption of the most pri zed on ~: in t he -foll o wing
paragra ph s, 11·hi ch shall includ e the Jay B ird , \"loodcock a nd th e Cran e :
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'J'h e Jay B ird we have so nam ed from hi s resembl ance to our Ameri can bird s
wll ich arc call ed by that title. · Thi s bird was discovered 111 the wild s of a very
remote and un civi li zed part of A meri can territor y, 1\nn c A rundel Coun ty. A
party from S t. J ohn 's cam ped in that section last year . .In the course of one of
our hunts we ]),· mi sfortu ne came to know the only mh ab1tant of that land , whom
11.e named \ Vhiskcrs. from hi s shag15·y beard. T he old hunter had th e bird as a
- pet, but we induced him to se11 it to us, which he very relu ctan t ly consented to. clo.
The next bird of importan ce is the \IVoodcock. You lll ay say yo u consid er
the \ "l oocl cock as a very ordinary bird , hut the one we have is fa r superior in
quality to any yet kn own to mankind. It may be ow ing to hi s qu ali ~i e.s that we
prize him most, yet with every look at the btrd m y tmnd revert s to thnlhn g ~Im es.
not all pl easant, that I spent with th e party w ho secured the fow l. It was In th e
·ca r 1 900 that a party. und er th e directio n of seve ral brave gui des, among w.h om
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-we are proud to includ e th e wi ld man , ' ' \ iVhisker s, .. from A nn e A rundel reg ions,
set out to make some settlements, and . if possible, coloni ze the la nd and subdue
the ba rbarous and un civili zed ·race in a terri to ry kn own as th e \ iV icomi co wi ld s.
\ Vhil e th ere we came upon a camp of natives. who ca ll e ~l the pl ace Sali sbmy , an
lndi a n name fo r no \\·herc. T hese people showed a f ri endly spirit and we were
soon attendi1w on e of their war da nces, of th e most wei rd an d fa ntastic natnre.
After th e dar~e the chi ef took me to his wigwam and showed me hi s pet bird .
w hi ch as a fri endl y token he gave me. \ II/ e we1·e safely escorted from camp next
day. and soon after succeeded in subduin g· th e people, and. after pl acing a colony .
we left for A nnapolis. T hi s is the hi story of our \iVooclcock.
T he Cran e is th e last and oldest fovv I we ha vc. \ Nhen I say oldest, I mean
not as to li fe, but old in our ser vice. T hi s bird 11·e pri ze for it s dramatic perform ances and also for it s beauti ful p lumage. \1 en we ca11ec1 it a Cran e. we cl id not
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do so fro m th e fact that it resembles that species of bird s in t he least , for . on
the contrar y. it possesses not a characteri sti c of the Cra ne, its neck being ver y
short and \eg·s not at a ll out of proporti on with th e rest of its body. B ut we call ed
th e bird a Cran e hecattSe of the traditi on whi ch is told of hi s past- that he was
taken und er th e wing of a Crane when yo un g. a nd. li ke R omulu s and R emu s. \\·as
nursed until he was able to take ca re of himself-at least. he thought so. B ut .
alas ! sad fact, he was one day caught in th e meshes of a net set by Directot· Fell.
of the zoo. in th e region s of St. 1 ary's County .
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I n add iti on to our coll ection of a nimals and birds. w e have started to co11ect
ra re plant s . .At present we have only one-th e \ I hite L il y.
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�By the Month
.\ CAL EN I lA R Cll.' l lVLPORTA NT EVENTS.
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September 19- '' \Vhat kinder time d'ye ha ve? "
20-Con fusion .
21- I'rofu sion (of Freshies).
22-lntru sion (of Sophs.)
23-Fr eshi es mad e to sing, root pennies ancl whistl e.
October
r- ''There \\·ill be n o baseball game today.' '-Tony Powell.
2-"Ther e will be no baseball g ame today."-Jim H.ohrer .
3- ( T11 Chapel. ) "O wing to unforeseen eli fficulties , there will be no
baseball game today. ''-D r. Fel l.
4- L orcl Riggin mi stak en for \ 'Valter Camp .
s-All went to the circus. Carroll Coun ty Club was auspici ously
inaug urated .
6-Professor s Dani el a nd Soho stud y croqu et rul es.
12-Footba ll. St. J ohn 's-<ll l over Geor getow n.
13- P eth erbriclge made hi s debut as officer of the clay. " Can 't fool
I'eth erbricl ge."
14-Biphtheri a boog -a-hoo. Q uarantiu ed.
rs-Same as a ny other clay . S un rose and sat as usua l.
r 9-T;uss \iVilmer org anized th e " Dood/ednm Orchestra." Aw fu l ! on
the " cream pot. "
2o-"The black cat fell (
in t he cream pot. "
23-Tommy, Pokey and Soha wk cut the electric wires and got
drowned .
24-Greasy-Faced Fritz butter ed \ 1\ihiskers.
25-And \iV hi skers butter ed !<ritz.
26-Football. Swarthm ore enj oyed our fumble s. Informal hop in
o·vm. :Floys · rucl e enough to \·ell at the da ncing fellows,
;:ClJOily. Choll~· oh, m y golly, lo~k at Choll y. - - Holl in g·sworth. " "\ Nil son , \N il son, bow-legged \i\!ilson, - - Galbreath. " " T om, Tom, brass-button Tom . - - Hall." etc.
31-Hall owe'en. M'a jor T. ser enad ed .
32-Don't count.
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November
2_ 1,-ootball. Gall aud et, 6; St. J ohn' s, 6 . Ought to have been Gallaud et, o; St. J ohn 's, 12. .Ri ggin , Tarbutton and Scabby
wear Y. i\IL. C. A. badges.
3-S unday. Everybody goes to church.
4-Ail an swer present. Groans.
6-Pat Dougherty buys a pipe .
7- T ony Powell st uffed th e key hole of the sw itchboa rd box with
chew ing g um .
9-Football . vV e left Western Mar yland on th e g~-icliro n . Cel ebrated with chapel bell and empty barrels unttl 2 A. M.
ro-B radley, '02 ex. '03, in stituted th e dining-room reform- reported
Rio·ain fo r eat ing nin e serves of meat.
rr-Lieutei~l~t S pen cer (D ick ) r eported Collin s for winkin g h is eye
in rank s.
12 _ l[ore like \ Vest I'oint every day . Grant reported for th inkin g
contrary to Li eutenan t Townshend.
13-Claud e Handy, in the role of a martyr-went to Chemi stry. i\11
the r est of class skipped .
14-Professor Soho didn't cook oni ons for dinner. B lecker resolved
to be a preach er.
rs-Rohr er mad e 5 in D utch.
r 6-Rigg in played foot ball backward s. St. J ohn' s fea therweight s
proved to be too much fo r th e " Blue H en 's Chi cks" (Delaware Coll ege).
18-It rain ed .
19- Bancl in struments arrived . L ead er Stick couldn't get through hi s
door-swell ed head.
2o--Grant got mad.
21-New songs fo r H opkin s game.
Trage,dy in hi g h life ( first fl oor ):
Act I.
Time, 7.30 P. M.
Scene r. Fritz Se ward bu sily engaged in spreading Limburger
cheese throughout th e hall.
Scen e 2. F ritz goes to his room and highl y enj oys hi s practical
joke.
Act II.
Time, 1.30 A. M .
Scen e r. Garey, Clark. Blecker . ancl Grant gath er in R ohrer 's
room. Provid e three full buckets of water. Professor
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dec ision of th e referee.
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24-J im l~ o hre r .a nd !\ I OOile,· ·1 '·tllJ'' t·t IJe<>t n to wr 1t .·
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J Ollll wa iters a n<l .'· 1 ' \ cadellly wa it ers. P. S.-Nav v
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llull for dinn er.
Ox fo r supper.
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l •'ootb<~ ll team enterta in ed. by ~Vfrs. Fell
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ture.
18-Monsieur 1\radlcy curl s hi s m ousta che.
.Ci ecker failc<l to m ake an); a dditi onal promi ses to him self.
zo- Tow n shcnd wor e hi s s11·onl home to sho w hi s g irl. In ali g htin g
fr om the tr a in. it got mix ed up w ith his legs a nd threw him
down.
J ANUAR Y,
Jan uar)·
1902.
7-St. J ohn 's again! .1\ eef . books a nd z1ps again , after so much
tu rk ey . cake ancl f un at h ome.
8-Dr. Fell a dvi ses Ga rey, 'o3, to be a preacher.
<)-T•reshi c Cor e hu ys four pack s of card s to decor ate hi s room .
to-F r eshi e 1 ox put on a ne11· pa ir o f socks (gr een ) . F'arson I \owen
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delig ht s in hi s gold en ha ir.
Glassy T op S i Cummin s and F r eshi e J ami son made a n important
di scover y in their r oom s. and S i chan ged hi s name to " Bu g hou se S i."
1 r- Hurrough s, '04-, a11d F ox . 'o s. began to stud y fo r l'ebn1a1·y examinations.
I-l. Padgett and R. Cr onin ga vc a stag dance in the gym.
P rof.
Dani els anc\ Scrubb y La 1
\'fotte r ece ived .
14-Collin s ate a sm all dinn er. hut he mac\e up for it at th e supper
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8-Bi ecker began to fo rm hi s 1
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T ~= Ire on t he r ea r camp us ( bon fire) .
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The decor ations wer e beauti fu l.
A m ong other thin gs wer e :
Skates, slippers, wash basins, pitchers, Freshm en 's ph otog rap hs, chairs, cushions, towels, and small articl es of furni -
H.et ires in
table.
rs-Revell r esum ed hi s coll ege duti es.
r6-John \ N' infielcl Chester St ick , t he r enmn1ecl Carroll Count\· tou r nament rider , g·ave us a flut e concer t.
17-Blcck er r esolved to stud y law.
R eed narrowly escaped clrowning· -in the batl1tuh .
r8-Cla rk . '03 . didn' t ge t r eported for disord er.
19-Scarbor oug h admitt ed that he wo uld r ather tran slate two pages
of German tha n take a hath.
2o-'Pat D ough ert y pa icl a call a t th e \ iVhite H ouse. Ha ll and H ollin g-sworth sw ip e S en ator Soho's electri c li ght.
2 r- T h e S eni or s r oll ed l1illy vVarcl out of heel. Tiill v found that
in stead of lyin g on th e hefl. the heel was lyin g· on him .
22-'D'reshi e Smith was enterta in ed hy th e l-Ion. G. 0 . H. Society .
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�Collin s stopped eatin g lon g
. ator Cronin absent fr om ch apel.
?0- S en ,
't enoug h to cuss th e wal_ ei. '11 \ V ·c\ 'o? took a tu mble aPt!
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' \kilJO". J-\l g B l y ' al ' _,
2r-Ver y shp pel y \\a
~ er from the g utter.
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Vash111 gton .
te Gem·o-c \1
Sj)\ashec\ all the v\ at
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olvec\ to emu 1a · J
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??-M r. Patrick D o ug hert y res
-in stead of :--.J apo\eon.
fa\1i w tree limb.
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as struc1 1 a ' 1 ::-.
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P rofessor T~ob :'\ 11te "'"- . . (f. m A fri ca) did some work cal l y23-Pr ofessors D av l ~ and Gar ver
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23-Faculty shipped Hall a nd H ollingsworth for swiping the electric
lig ht. S tudents on strike. Tommy on the hog.
25-Townshend , 'o2, in th e role of th e hero. He watched all night
in a Freshi e ·s room, with pistols, kniv es and razors, to protect the Fres hi e from the G. 0. H.
26- S unclay. Scabby, l'owel I a ncl J ones dicln 't go to church.
B lecker resolves to be a doctor.
27-l~a t Tat board held a secret sess ion, which end ed in a fig ht.
28-E verybody ha s nervo us prostrati on (clay before exam s.).
2~- vVhi sker s carried so mu ch gouge-paper to exam . r oom that he had
to p repare an ind ex fo r it.
30-" I don 't know much ( ?), but what l do kno w I intend to keep
to myself."- l:l radl ey's exam. motto.
31-Don't count h ere.
32-Don 't coun t, eith er.
ing limbs off t he path.
.., ,, -J \ , ' fm·o·ot to warm th e news'o, took cold , because Dc<tc 1 C)
"' .
24-Sma\1 , 4,
r o· ·t to him .
paper before h an ~ 111,.. I
. _ ·l-ipped chem1 stry.
. .
25-Jumot s s,
·\
' \itary c\i sClplme.
?():.-Major S pates resnmcs t l e 1111
.
- _ " C orn \lll S!·" . { evc\1 comes back. ·11
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d How en I ·
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F resht es 1 en yman an .
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. . c\ A nnapol is, ancll t had to t a m o
28-Prince Henry of P nl SS Ja Vl:l:~,tilw him as he passed th e campu s.
keep u s from f o rn~ a 11 y ,.,t ee '"'
29-D idn' t co lli e around th ~s year.
FEB R UARY.
February
3- B iecker chan ges hi s mind .
4-0 lcl Somer darn eel hi s socks to have hi s ph oto taken.
s -P rofessor Soho left to accept th e chai r of F rench ancl Latin at
th e Balt im o re City Coll ege. H e had been with S t. J o hn' s
sin ce r894.
6--Germa n training vessel l\ l.oltke vi sited A nnapolis. Dutch galore !
8-Exam s. over. Life again!
B lecker r esolves to travel.
Juni ors celebrate on second Aoor. General Grant a nd \ i\Toodcock got d runk (on water ).
9-\ iVoodcock didn't go to church .
10-Seconcl term dropped in on us.
B lecker resolves not to make any more resoluti ons.
rr-Junior s skipped chemi stry.
12-Blecker r esolves to r est all th e balan ce of th e year .
q-A t ida l wave of fl unk s ! Vve heard from th e exams. afte r waiti ng
seven clays. A ll got va lentines (z ips) except twenty-six fe llows.
IS-Anni versary of Pat Mu rph y's escape from Jreland . Also . th e
expl osion of th e Main e.
r6--S n owbo und . Professor Von Schw ertiglickenen arri ved.
r8- Li g hts all out. Everybocl _v and the band , too. serenaded Ridgley,
th e new professor .
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lVIARCH.
\ la rch
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J- j ay Btrc t ur tl ed l)o\lj)arrot. . , ancl b\owed.
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?-It ra1n ec, .t sn owed ' It hallecl
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'I' llat r)esk - g-roundy
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hog !
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1t Spates hole\ a n in form al courll ' ·an\ ancl Co\or-,_)er gcal
,
. , . ncl Hoor stairsteps.
mar ttal on the seco
.. } -l o ·a rc\ leave s College.
1 1 1 friend "Du g. · w, '
O ur gooc o c
. '1 . . . nscles in the gym.
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4-h a JOI- Dearcl tralll S 11S 11l
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s- Rat T a t. 1 arc\ t ook a t est. _ _ ron o·h -hou se t1mc. Pok ey there.
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8-Stag dan ce. br ass ban e ' g n 1,,
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't\1Otlt the sun.
9 -S unclay-w t
ro-Facnlty ma<l.
th e parad e g roun d. Fac ult y
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1 ·ts ·tppea ra. nce \on 1a rr v Pa dgett.
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I r-H rass hanc ma .;es 1 . c ,·
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tri es to scare np }. I oon e~ anc
.
1aJ1(\ . 'os ' said something.
! 2 -R u
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R ' l'at hoard. wen t.· to woi '·
13-- a t '
14-Gar ey knew hi s Latlll . .· ..
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r:,-R t T at su sr)end.ecl hostllt tleS.
'-a .
r6-D r. \ i\Thite fall s 111 love.
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3-~daJ o r ,~,
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�17-St. Patrick's Day. The two Pat s were out in g reen!
18-l\'fa jor Spates got st rict.
19-G rant appears in hi s fa mous r ed jersey.
20--B rogd en ('o s ) goes to see Cla rk's ('03) girl.
21-Clark goes to see Brogden's g irl.
2z.-Clark and Brogden fig ht.
23-Suncl ay. Greatest water fight of the year between fourt h and
second Aoors. Fourth Aoor won.
24-]im Rohrer mad e 5 in Dutch.
26-Debate between Literary Societies.
Rag-Time Railleries
.:1COLLINS, '04.
Our Wilkie-Boy's a spo rty gent,
And dresses very neat,
He'd rath er die than spend a cent
Except for aught to eat.
SPATES, '02.
Some people call him handsome,
But we think he's been nu s-called,
For when you see him closely,
Yo u will find that he is bald .
. CooPER, 'o4.
He's blustry and he's dangerous,
A full grow n son-of-a-gun, .
He bluffs hi s way through studi es,
And makes us plenty of fun.
HALBERT, '04.
A fluffy head, an active hand,
A most asto und ing nerve,.
A "lVIooney" face that is vnthout
A si ngle ugly curve.
CRANE,
'oz.
"Ju st clear the track for I am IT ,
I mean ju st what I say,
I am the great and only ? ne,
A nd you're a co untry Jay.
CuMMINS, '03 .
A boy who think s t he gids love him
As does our lea rned S1,
.
Should soo n find o ut that other thJJigs
A re soft besides the pie.
vVILLI NG, '05.
" I 's de wisest ob de Freshmen.
So I guess I has de right Sir,
To keep my li ttle Jay-B1rd
" . ,
From blowin' out de li ght- Sir.
vVILSON, '04.
"I only hope for learning,
I'm not of the fo oli sh gang
Who spen d their time at fo olball
And who never give a dang.
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�GoRE, 'os .
O ur Fres hman Kid is very s harp,
VIe can not pass him by
He always watches for lll·s' cha nce,
An d t hen he t ell s a lie.
,
TowNSHEND, •02.
He s kn ow n as Fa th er 1'o•v ns I1en d
'
vVho thinks his va liant deed
,
Has saved t he meas ly Frcshmc:l
From w hat t hey badly need.
RANDALL
He wants to be a sold ie,
.
r,
A A nd Ill the _a rmy sta nd,
tassel on h1 s cra nimn,
A sheepski n in hi s ha nd.
'02
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HOLLINGSWORTH ' 0?
A k"1ll mg g nn, a cha rm ing style, - ·
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A most reposeful a ir ·
"A n easy life is sure to be
,
A li fe that's free from ca re.
I 9Q2.
Yo u boys keep qui et
Because, yo u kilO\·~
T he Sen io r Class
'
Comm a ndeth so!
I903.
T he J unio r Class
With Sop homo; e
W ill foo l "Naught~Two"
• Fo revermo re.
I 9<J4.
T he "Cracker J acks"
In thei r ow n eyes'
B ut R a t Tat work '
Vv ill prove a surpri se.
rgos.
y e, F res hm en, r em emb er
Yo ur m us cles to tra in '
For wh en you a re J un io;s
yo u'll need a ll your brai n.
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Often Heard
Ma jor Tompson-"! want you cadets to be partiklar about these things."
P rofessor Cain-" If you make the proper subordition, it will, perhaps, be a
happy expression ."
D r. F ell-" l believe you owe me a little bill, don 't you ?"
P rofessor Chew- "Take the next chapter ." "You fellows aren't studyin g."
P rofessor Cissel-"Gentlemen, you embarrass me."
P rofessor White- "What mischief are you up to now?"
P rofessor D aniels- " I sh dot so?" "Praise Kate !"
"Doc." Garver-"You'll have to get an or der from Dr. F ell."
Spates- "Y ou fellows will have to mak e less r acket."
Hutchin s- "You fellows ought to be ashamed of yourselves."
Seth-"By - ! I'm hot ; ain't I , boy ?"
Reed-" H oopee for Neewy !" "Soak 'em!"
Clark- "You can't fool Paleface."
Bradford- " ln the shade of the palms."
Mudd-"I'll be" - - .
vVilmer-"Guess I'll cluck."
E lgen-" vVho knows where the P hysics are?"
Scarborough-"! am from the Eastern Shore."
D ustin-" So I am with you always" ( to our r egr et).
Vvillin g- "vVho is de officer of de day?"
Smith-"Br other Walter is a fine dancer ."
Everybody- " l s the State H ouse in session ?"
Everybody- "The bell rung yet?"
1
\iasenh eimer -"Pull th e string !"
Burrough-" I'll be doaged !"
B. Wilson-" I'll be dad blamed if I can get the dang thing !"
Everybody- " Company A, halt!"
Everybody- " V'l hat kind of drill are we goin g to have today?"
Collins- "You'll have to brace up ."
Everybody- " Choke it off! "
Professor Cain-" You're jugglin g with words."
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�Books We Read
A Look Into the Future
.
From O~lr knowledge of these gentlemen's
tastes, we venture the following
as a suggestiOn for their lifework :
J.
H. Beard-Detective.
Galbreath-School teacher.
B l ecl~er-P res id ent of the U nited States
Crom~1- Politici an (Thirteenth ward). .
Hop~nns-Glass B lower ( ?) .
Hollmgsworth-Keeper ( li <Yhth ouse)
M urph y-J ail ·w arden
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J ones-Car Condu ctor..
Brogden-Barber.
Tarbert, A S.-Messeno· - t o p- ident Blecker
oeJ
. res .
M dd H.
.
~~ - ctor 111 " Down East."
.
j;Iilson, G.-Magaz ine E ditor (Tip Top vVeekl)' ).
ac gett, H. H.-Stao·O'er
p d
bh
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a_ gett, E.- The editor of "The Blacl· C t .,
\ "'I!Iimer -M ilitary man .
~ a·
Ruland-A n O rator.
Smith-Pugilist.
Rasin-A n A narchist.
As_ke_y-Reporter for the "NT ' York J ournal. "
e\''
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tv 1 I_mg- Th e Editor of Puck.
J amrson-Method ist Preacher
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Li lly- Balloom·st ( gaseous economy).
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.
Gore-Cigarette Maker.
"Vanity Fair"-Sophomore Class.
"Pilgrim 's P rogress"-Pokey and P igget-H .
" Three Guarclsmen"-Bob vVhite, Pokey and Ridgely.
" The Spy"- Beard (successor to Soho).
"Old Curiosity Shop"-The Officer of th e Day.
" L es M iserables"-Next Year's Rat Tat Board .
"The Sign of the Four"-Randall , Han dy, Duvall , Howard.
''Lamplighter''-Mallory B urrough s.
" Tarry Thou Till I Come''-St. John's Appropriation .
"As You Like It"-The Rat Tat.
"The V illage lVIaiden"-Mrs. Cronk , nee Elgen.
"The OLD Infant"-Garey.
"The Quiet Life"-I-Iollingsworth.
"The Right of \ iVay"- B lecker.
"The Infernal City"-Annapolis.
" In Search of Mademoiselle' '-Most of the Faculty.
" The Crisis' '- V-lhen Tommy announces the exams .
"The Forest Schoolmaster ''-Bert Wilson.
" The Master Christian"-Nobody at St. John's.
"To Have and to Hold ''-Bradley and his Mustache.
"Sentimental Tommy"-Not our T ommy.
"The Conspirators"-Town shend, Beard and Rasin.
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The G. 0. H.
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Officers
Rat Tat Honors
(I ncumbent. F·r om the Sop homore Class ).
President (nominal) . . .. ... . . . ... . . . .. . . . ... . .. . . ... . .. . ... . . Tony Powell.
Vice-President (virtual P r esident ) . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .... . Scabby Scarborough.
F irst V ice-P r esident . .... . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . W irt Wilmer.
Second Vice-P resident. . .. . .. . . . ... . . . . .... . . . .... . . . . ... . I. B . Somerville.
Chief Slatter ..... . . . . .. . . .. . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . . .... . .. . B urtis Cooper.
Scarecrow and Goo-Gooer .. . . . ... .. .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .... .. Mooney Halbert .
Door Buster . .. ... . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . O ld L ady Wilson.
Counsellor .. .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. ..... . .. . . ... . . . . .. . . Big W ilson.
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Conferred upon th e Class of
! 902,
.
Wit I1 many kind wi shes of the Rat Tat:
The Best Soldiers . . . . .. . . . . · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Beard and Petherbricl cre
The Bravest Gouger . . . . . . . . .
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· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . Bradley.
The Best ·Business lV · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· . . . . . Seth.
Ian
The Most Sympathetic . . . .. .. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · None in Class.
. . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . La Motte
T he Most Sentimental
Th e Surest F ake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··· ·· . . Spencer ·
A ll-R oun d Athlete.. .
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· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . ltV arc! .
T he F unniest. . . . . . . .. . .... . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. Desparcl
T he H appiest. . . . . . . •
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. ... .. . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · . .. .. Baker.
The Most Important . ... . . . . . . .. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . ...... Gordy.
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The Most Philosophical . .. . . . .. . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . T ownshencl
The Most Dig nified. . . . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. Linthicum ·
The Best Student . . . . . . . . . . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . H utchins.·
Honorary Members
(From the J nnio·r Class. )
E. Barton Garey . . ... . . . ...... Most Powerfu l K ing of the Predominant L ords .
Amos 'vV . 'vVoodcock . . Most E xalted Chief of the Dept. of Internal A rrangements.
Nevous P . R eed . . . .. . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . P re-em inent Tutor of the Penny R ooters .
P. Rafferty Du gherty . . . . . . .. . . . .. . ....... . . . .. .... . . . Supreme I rish P atter .
Glassy T op Si Cummins .. . . . . ..... . . .. .. . . . . . Most l\!Iagnified Shin P lasterer.
Fritzy 'vV. Seward .. ... .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . Acting F ire-Eater and R eal D evil.
James P. F . Clark . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ... . ... . .. ... . . . . . . . ... . . M usical Director .
Most Powerful Potentates.
(From the Senio r Cla ss.)
W. Outerplace Spates * . . . . .. ... . ... . . . .. .. . . ... ... . M. W. , M. D ., G. 0 . K.
Wrong Way Keyed . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . A. B ., F . T ., L. T.
E . Froggy Tarbaby t ... .. . .. ..... . . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .F. F ., C. C. A., P. 0 . R.
C. S. Despot 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. P . C. C. B ., L. D.
*Majestic \ Af ieldcr of th e M ili tary D em erits a nd Genera l O rder K eeper.
t Ad j utant of Batall ion and F ree Twi ster of t he L ion's Tai l.
t F reshmen's Friend, Captain Company A, P rotecto r of R ights.
~ P owerful Capta in Compa ny B, and St r ict D isciplina ri an.
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Mr. Rohrer's Answers
(With A polo g·ies to the Lad·ies' II 0111.-e J ournail.)
Some More Advice
" Inquiri es mu st give nam es, ac\cl r esses, colo r and size of appetite. Correspondents enclo sing a keg of beer and an addressed stamped en velope will be an swerecl
by mail."
Don't wn·t·e 1
wme un less you ask for $s .oo.
throw water on Major T--.
throw chairs clown into the first prep. room
o·bts 0 ou.
cro
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" cuss wh en the li 0
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torget to be respectful to Dr. Garver .
laug h at Willing's jokes.
monkey around the K 1no Jac 1 ' s l<ltch en.
' cr
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learn more than one oration for T ommy.
c1·
t ~pute the rights and duties of the 0 D
thmk your fh·ess uniform the on Iy one. . .
make too much over the Annap o I' g tr Is.
.
1s .
taste everythmg in the laborat
.·
dispute Woodcock's word.
ory. Memott al tablets are costly.
whet your appetite for good beefsteak.
mark up hours in the Ia 1
.
Joratory.
go m society unless you've got a "1 'I "
f
1
Jar .
orget t lat " A married youn g man is a ro
take morphine to st
f
) ung man that's marri ed. "
op you rom smoking y
classmates .
·
our clothes won' t fit your
do anything you can get out of.
G1'iddle Cakes. Better leave them alon e; but if you must eat them, prepare as
1
follows: Dissolve ing redients in H CL ; r eciprocate with K 2 Cr 0 , cool, filter.
vVash precipitate with hot rot-gut whisk ey . Fry until brown upon a sheet of the
" Fi reside Companion." Serve with Tobasco sauce and chop suey. Eat just
before retiring. I would advi se that you fir st send for a physician, attire yourself
in your pajamas and nightcap.
To R ed1tc e One's Weight.-Take five hours' violent exercise (sawing wood)
before breakfast. Eat breakfast at 5 A. M. Eat all you can hold , avoiding conversation and newspaper editorials. Pick a scrap with some n eighbor who can
thrash you . Take a salt bath; rub dow n with sandpaper . Eat from 9 until 10
o'clock, topping off with at least ten schooners of beer. Chase your neighbor 's
chickens from flow er beds until I I o'clock. Quarrel with your nwther-in-law,
sweat and cuss until 12 o'clock. Eat any old thing, washed clown with plenty of
beer , until I o' clock. Read " Ames' Theory of Physics" and th e "I olice Gazette,"
drink half a keg of beer, and go to sleep. Get up about 4 o'clock, fall clown stairs.
Eat pork, Bologna sausage, Boston baked beans , and drink beer for two hours.
\ Valk the twin s up and clown the fl oor for three hours. Eat plenty of griddle
cakes and dri ed apples, with water . To secure best results r etire immediately,
conti nually nursin g a siphon connection with your beer keg. I have found the
above method ver y beneficial.
Conceit is th e distingui shed characteristic of poodle clogs and young preachers,
so if you would avoid it stay out of their company. Fathers of twins and police
officers are prone to become conceited, and even senior classes at colleges are ofttimes victims of "swelled head s." Be cautious not to flatter old maids and
yellow negroes. T he truly vvise man is modest as a bandmaster , and the braggart
and coxcomb are no better than chicken thieves.
Potatoes. The best way to prepare potatoes fo r th e table is a Ia Dustin. The
potatoes should be partly peeled. great care bein g taken to leave three symmetrical
patches of skin on each potato. Doil in muddy water, available in any quantity
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�and b all times from the A 11 napa I'IS water s r·t
at
T
e produced by th e addition of a cl'l t ) s tin_.
he usual dark blue effect
o~~ne IS the best, however, as it is verI u e s~ utJOn of in.delible ink or iodine.
an smg from Hash a la J acl· et f . Y. soothmg to any mternal complicat·
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A
'' c.. 01 wh1ch tl . ·
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10ns
~ ssue. llow th e water to boil Ul~til th
. . le I eCJpes will be given in the next
.n.ch fr om th e surface . T ake them o t le potatoes are cooked to the depth of r - r6
stu· fire ' e t c. S erve m G!Slles in w hich a .means of a f or+ use d to turn roast beef
u Jy
.
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only after partakitHt of thi - clel·
I tr ace of fo rmer hash is still visible It . '
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cacy t 1at tl t
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al tcS of. food are appreciatecl.
le ru e qualiti es of th e potato a s an
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octo ~al/s. T her e is no prescrib I .
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mg ht that you have nothin:~~:~nte f~r ~11akmg socia l ca ll s. Any time
or le en~fit of your host or hastes:
_o co IS proper. The call is entire! '
own If
convemence as to the t'1111e o f calling
.' and you have a perfect ri "' to su1't your
o·ht
)
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~f dt~y ~r
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t 1 maid tells you her mistress i .
1e
out for yourself. Never let an ' 01 s not at .home, call her a liar and go in and
mty. If the people upon w 1
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10m yo ) call espeCiall y servants ' trifl e wt , your di. cru le, .
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can profitabl y pass away time by t:l . 01 orlgan. If th ere is nothing doin cr )'Ol;
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Regulations Governing the Athletic Grounds
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N o. 1. . Big niggers will be allowed to play baseball, shinny or any other desir able game at all times, in prefer ence to littl e nigger s, Hell Pointers, candidates or
· bona fide students.
No. 2. Little niggers will be allowed to play games only with the permission
of the big niggers.
No . 3· H ell Pointer s may occupy the g rounds between the hours of one and
three P. 1\11., on condition that they bring along sufficient implements of war to ward
off any belli ger ent demon stration upon the part of the virtual owners of the aforementioned grounds, i. e., Buzzards' R oost inhabitants.
No. 4· Candidates will be allowed at all hours on the front campus only, but
they may hold stag dances in the gymnasium whenever desirable, and the College
Band will furnish music, if r equested.
No. 5· N igger s, and nigger s only, shall have unlimited possession of the
grounds on Sunday, and shall not be in any way molested or interfered with
while indulgin g in the innocent amusement of shooting crap .
No. 6. Cubans, Porto Rican s and Spaniards may play golf or baseball upon
the back campus, betw een the tenni s courts and gas factory, when given permission
by the little niggers, on consideration that they do not knock balls in Professor
Cain's backyard or in Gr egor y's coal bin.
No. 7· There shall be no drill on the back campus except by permission of the
big niggers, or their ambassador plenipotentiary at court, Dr. Garver.
No. 8. Any S t. J ohn's student who shall not immediately vacate the back
campus when ordered by one of the big nigger s, shall be court-martialed for gross
insubordination.
No.9· St. John's students shall be allow ed to occupy the back campus between
the hours of 3 and 6 P. M., with the permi ssion of the big niggers, little niggers ,
Hell Pointer s and candidates. If any of the charmin g daughters of Buzzards'
Roost chance to cross the fi eld to or from social calls in the Naval Academy, play
shall be at once suspended while Pokey Daniels, assi sted by the Officer of the Day,
shall gallantly escort the aforementioned chocolate drops to the confines of the
campus.
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No. IO. N igger s in general shall be allowed to hold clog dances, cakewalks,
etc., in the chapel without r estriction , and the use of the College dining rooms for
r efres hments can easily be obtained upon demand.
Passed thi s t enth clay of M arch, in the year of our L ord nineteen hundred
and two. ·Unchangeable as the laws of the Medes and Per sians these reg ulations
shall stand.
By the Most Honorable Faculty of St. J ohn's College,
Formerly King \iVilliam's School,
Annapolis, Mel.
Another order, forbidding us th e use of the gymnasium on Saturday nights
for our fa shionabl e stag dances, has been la mpoon ed by a fourth-floor "stagger "
A nyone seein g the "Short Line'_' train o_n the track below the campus will
kinclly notify the Faculty or P. Dat: tels, th~ JOker , for the train mig ht draw the
of the "GoLFERS" fr om their practice.
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No one but ni ggers and pohcemen w!ll be allowed on the campus. Others
·o·ht interfere with the "GOLFERS."
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to watch the practice.
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" A nyone wishing to play Baseball will be allowed to play after dark-unless
' G ,, s' at·e OLlt T he bathroom is hereby r eserved for the 'GoLFERS' only.
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" By order of th e
"GOLF P LAYEI~S OF THE FACULTY."
ORDER.
"Owing to the fact that the fourth fl oor is the hotbed of r evolution, and that
on the aforesaid floor all plots for the ext ermination of all species known as the
Faculty ar e formed, and as it is kn ow n that all these plots are made after 10.30
P. M,. it is n ecessary that the fl oor be placed under m artial law. Th er efor e, after
March II, 1902 , our faithful henchm a n, "Pokey," and our fa ithful Officer of the
Day, t ogether with one Annapolis policeman, sha li parade th e corridor and see that
no meetings are held there.
"And ow ing to the aforesaid fact, that the 'stags' have been accustomed to
meet in the 'gy m .' on Satu rday ni g hts, which 'gym .' is the property of the ' hens'
on this ni g ht, be it ordered t hat our afor emention ed henchma n, "Pokey," be
detached to drive th e 'stags' out- if he is able. O r if he is unable to drive them
out, to let th em stay and drive out the ' hens.' If un able to do thi s, he had better
clear out himself.
"By order of that r enown ed body called
"THE FACULTY."
Another provision of the order, concem ing the r estri cti ons placed upon the
baseball team's hours fo r practice, was satiri zed by a baseball player as follows:
ORDER.
"Owing to th e fact that the 'GoLF TEAM' will take a trip to Europe to play
the Big Four teams, and will try for th e champion ship of the U nited States, the
athletic fi eld will be devoted solely to the practice of 'GoLF.' A nd whereas the
Baseball t eam does not have any gam es with any other college teams, they will
not practice her eafter, for it mi g ht interfer e with 'GOL F.'"
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No. 10. Niggers in general shall be allowed to hold clog dances, cakewalks,
etc., in the chapel vvithout restriction, and the use of th e College dining rooms for
refreshments can easily be obtained upon demand.
Passed this tenth clay of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and two. ·Unchangeable as the laws of th e Medes and Persians these regulations
shall stand.
B)r the Most Honorable Faculty of St. John's College,
Formerly King ·w illiam's School,
Annapolis, Mel.
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Another order, forbidding us th e use of th e gymnasium on Saturday ni g hts
for our fashionabl e stag dances, has been lampoon ed by a fourth-floor " stagger "
Anyone seeing th e "S hort Line" train on the track below the campus will
kindly notify the Faculty or P. Daniels, the joker, for the train might draw the
attention of th e "GoLFERS" from their practice.
No one but ni ggers and policemen will be aiiowed on the campus. Others
might interfere with th e "GoLFERS."
" And whereas there will likely be a match game between "our team" and
Yale in th e near future, students will kindly go up in McDowell tower if they want
to watch the practice.
"Anyone wishing to play Baseball will be allowed to play after dark-unless
the 'GoLFERs' are out. Th e bathroom is h ereby reserved for th e 'GoLFERS' only.
"By order of the
"GOLF PLAYEH.S OF THE FACULTY."
ORDER.
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"Owing to the fact that th e fourth fl oor is th e hotbed of r evolution , and that
on the aforesaid flo01- all plots for the exterminati on of all species kn own as the
Faculty are formed , and as it is known that ail th ese plots are made after 10.30
P. M,. it is necessary that th e Aoor be placed under martial law. Therefore, after
March r r, 1902, our faithful h enchma n, "Pok ey," and our faithful Officer of the
Day, togeth er with one Annapolis policeman, shali parade th e corridor and see that
no meetings are held ther e.
"And owing to the aforesaid fac t, that the 'stags' have been accustomed to
meet in th e 'gym.' on Saturday ni g hts, which 'gym ' is the property of the 'hens'
on thi s nig ht, be it 01'dercd that our aforementi on ed henchman, "Pokey," be
detached to drive the 'stags' out-if he is able. Or if he is unabl e to drive them
out, to let them stay and drive out the 'hens.' If unabl e to do this, he had better
clear out himself.
"By order of that re1'l own ed body called
" THE FACULTY.''
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Another provision of the order, concerning the restri cti ons placed upon the
basebaii team's hours fo r practice, was satirized by a baseball player as follows:
ORDER.
"Owing to th e fact that th e 'GoLF TEAM' will take a trip to Europe to play
the Big Four teams, and will try for the championship of the United States, the
athletic field wiii be d evoted solely to the practice of 'GoLF.' A nd whereas the
Basebaii team does not have any g ames with any other college teams, they will
not practice hereafter, for it mig ht interfer e with 'GOLF.'"
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(R eceived by Di fferent Stud ents of the College.)
I am under the impression th at I have written to you once or twice since last
September, but our mutual fri end W- has informed me that you " broke the sweet
news" to him that I ow e you a letter, and as I have n ever known you to tell a fal sehood, I suppose I mu st be mi staken and that you r eally have an swered my last
letter, but for some reason or other U ncl e Sam's employees in the postal service
have failed to do their work and th e letter has never reached me. Then, again ,
I always did like to write to you. You are such a good fellow a nd I have so many
fond recollections of th e man y pleasant and profitabl e hours we have spent together
at St. J ohn's, you at one end of th e table and I at the oth er, each digging aw ay
at mw lessons f or the fo llowing day . I often wonder whether you a re keeping
up the good work thi s year, not having th e splendid influ ence of our class to
guide you and to keep you from goin g astray. As I sit here toni g ht my mind
turns back to those good old days, and m emori es thick a nd fa st crowd in upon
me. I see ma ny vi sions, each one reminding m e of diffe rent events that happened within the sacred precin cts of old Pinkn ey. O ne that I see plainer than
any oth er is a· large table upon whi ch is spread a cover of man y colors, but g reen
predominating. A round this tabl e are a half dozen yo uths, n oble youn g men
who have come to college to improve th eir opportunities, and a re determin ed some
day to make th eir mark in the bu sy world with out. In th e center of the table
are a number of round , curious-lookin g di scs of three color s, a nd in front of each
youth are more of the round thin gs; but, strange to tell , th ere are more in front
of some than of others. In fact, one of the ambiti ous youn g men has scarcelv
any, and th ere is an unhappy, desperate expression on his countenance as he
calmly says a few moments la ter that " he will have to shy this pot. " A mong
the rest fortun e has strayed unceremoni ously from one to th e other , and occas ionally on e thinks that he has darned toug h luck when h e sees to hi s sorrow a "king
full " is not as good as " four seven s."
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To complete the g lowing, awe-inspmng picture, th ere is another youth who
is not in the game, but contents himself with looking on, and seems to take
g r eat delight in lookin g at fir st one hand and then the other and " fingering" the
" chips" of each. Is th e picture complete, old man? If not, I will add one more
feature. Someone ban gs loudl y at the door and shouts, " Open up!' ' A ll within is
silent as th e g r ave, and one would think that the room had never been occupied
or that someon e was cleacl, so deathlik e is the stillness that prevails. I think that
th e vision l have conjured up in my memory wi ll be sufficiently plain to yo u,
and I really believe you wi ll app reciate and enj oy it, fo r I hear that those pastimes
are con spicuous this year by their absence, and th at th e yo uth of the g rand old
in stitution have fall en into evil ways, such as stud ying, attending Y. M. C. A.,
etc., etc.
My mind is full of such recollecti on s as th ese, and I could sit and talk all
day long about them if I could just see someone who enj oyed those pleasant
days with me. I can't spread myself as I w ish to on paper, for yo u know that
costs mon ey, and I don't get m y allovvance now as I did w hen I was a boy. It
comes out of m y own pocket, and con sequ ently seem s hard er to par t with . D on't
think, thou gh, that thi s paper costs me anythin g. T his is th e finn 's paper , and
you will also note that I use a stamped envelope, so don 't get conceited that I
spent any money in writing thi s letter t o yon. I save that kind for the fair sex
and my more fa shi o n al~l e friend s. H o w are you progressin g thi s year? In th e
same retrograde fas hion ? I hope that you are still being benefi.lecl to some extent
by the noble examples of the Class of 1901 , and h ave not permitted yourself to
become wholly contami nated by evil influences . I h ave always had great aspiration s for yon, and w ish yon th e g reatest success in your struggles and ambitions,
whether they be to lead your class or to be maj or of the battalion .
How' is the R at Tat comin g on ? I hope they will be successful in g etting
out a good hook. If they want any jokes, you know all th ey h ave to do is to call
on me and send me tw enty or thirty cents, and I wi ll g et a "Puck" and "Judge"
and send them some good ones ri g ht clown in a clay or two.
Now, please don 't an swer thi s if yo u don't wi sh an d if you think it is putting
yo u to too much expen se. If, however, you clo feel like w ritin g t o me, I would be
very g lad to h ear how you are gettin g along and how all the fellows ar e. If you
do decide to write. t elegraph me, and I wi ll senrl you a stamped envelope and
some paper.
Give my best regards to the boys and to M r . Kashner. If yo u ever get hungry
and haven't any. mon ey, let me know , and I will sen d m y ch eck for $5.00 to Mr.
Kashner. w ith order s t o him to let you deal it out.
\ iVith much love a nd pleasant recollecti on s of the past. I r emain always,
Yours sincerely,
"MONK," 1901.
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Kt:owledge voulcl be easy to r em ember if clar e vas
a macbmer y to fo rget mit.
nod p laced in o ur prains
V unce a schoo lteach er, chentl emans hand ed m e 'l h ·o·.
bud I vas careless mit id un d id eovscap~d T 1·
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. .. d lOW c el teacher handed id to m e,
but vare dit id vent I cloan ' d kn o \:~
K nowl edge is like fo rtun e, beca use id is alva I . .
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. . . e I . l al e IS somedm g domg nex t door.
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Chentl eness llJeans more in der pocketbook I .
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- c s, un c he vas vun uf der hcsd ba ss drum P lease tolt yo ur teacller for me clot
if he cann od beat kn ow lecige into vo ur
head to 1 t IC1 mto cl er drum . un ci ven
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home.
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Gee\ knowledge, Villum; g·eu id if you haf to remoof id mit a tack hamm er,
bud gecl id.
Nexcl to learni ng, I clink know ledge is vun uf cler g-reatest inwention s uf
der age.
M it c\er besd vishes uf you r olt college chump,
D . DINKELSPIEL,
GEORGE
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A Postal to Mr. Suburban T-RB-T, '04
H oG H oLLOW, SATURDAY.
Ain 't h eard from you fo r a good bit. vVe're all pretty tolerable, 'cepting P ap.
H e has clon e h urt hi s foot wi th a plow-share. 1-Iave you planted your potatoes
yet? W e' r e getting ready for gardening, and all the folks wi sh you and Country
was up to help them stick oni ons. Guess we' ll see you th rashin g time. Vlheat is
doing well. O ld Dai sy gives a good deal of butter. Lard is awful high at the
store. Pap's took to clrinkin ' ag-'in .
LIZZIE.
Your cousin,
(Photographs taken by M · M · Cas1 A nnapolls, Md. )
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Rat Tat of St. John's College. Volume V. Class of 1903. Published Annually by the Junior Class.
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PUBLISHED ANNUALLY
BY THE
JUNIOR CLASS
OF
ST. JOHN,S COLLEGE
ANNAPOLIS. MD.
VOLUME XIV.
RALPH D. BROADRUP.
WILHELM LENTZ. ASST.
CLASS OF 1912.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.
�Contents
27-32
Alumni 103
Athletic Association
104-131
Athletics
146
Band, The
Board of Visitors and Governors 12-1 3
Camp Rain
- 150-15 1
35-5 1
Class and History of 1911
Class and History of 1912
54-68
Cl~ss and History of 1913
70._ 76
Coll{'gian Board 191 0-11
I 53
Cotillion Club
100
11
Editorial Board
17-18
Faculty
85-91
Fraternities and Societies
78-82
Freshman Class and History
20-22
History of St. John's College
135-144
Military~ Department
- 156-221
Miscellaneous
84
Preparatory Classes
- 154-155
Rat-Tat Board for 191 2
148
Signal Corps
93-95
Y. M. C. A.
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our friends and patrons we extend our most
hearty greeting.
In reviewing the past year
of our labor in piloting this "Rat-Tat", our
first literary effort, through the dangerous waters of editorial turmoil and avoiding the rocks of discouragement
and overconfidence, we may f~el justly proud of our achievement.
In presenting this book to our readers, we have tried
to touch, as far as possible, some responsive chord in each
one, although we can perceive the futility of trying to please
all.
To those who are dissatisfied and prone to criticise
harshly, we extend our most heart-felt sympathies.
We
have published this book, not for criticism but because we
deemed it a method by which we could show our love
and loyalty to our beloved St. John's.
Editorial Board "Rat-Tat"
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B Y RON
VERNON CEC IL ,
M . A ., Sc .
D.
�BYRON VERNON CECIL
During hi s entire career as a n underg raduate he was active and
prominent in all branches o f Coll ege 1i fe, and was th en, as now, a
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true exemplar o f that "St. John's Sp· r-it" which is th e proud heritage o f hi s Alm a
Mater today , and which he has done so much to stimulate during hi s year s o f
clominancy o f athletics and other underg rad uate activiti es.
Cadet Cecil played on th e famo us St. J ohn 's foo tball team o f '89 , which
defeated the Navy three tim es, one defeat being by th e score of 26 to 6, said to
be the g reatest victory of St. J ohn's over the Navy on r ecord. He was also a
member of the baseball , tenni s, and track team s, and for many yea r ~ held the
reco rd for th e 100-yard da ~ h ; besides which he wa s a promin ent membe r o f th e
Mandolin and Glee Clubs.
He was g raduated in Jun e, r89o, with th e degree o f Bachelo r o f Sc ience, and
in r89r accepted the position o f V ice-P resident and Commandant at the Vance
Coll egiate l nstitute at Seven Spring s, North Carolin a. In the following year he
was elected Commandant and In structor of Science and German at Dr. Gibson· s
Schoo l at A rsC'ning -on-the-H udson, New Yo rk . In 1893 h e went to De nv er ,
Co lorado, <S In structo r in Science and Mathematics at J arvis Hall M ilitary
Academy; and while there he wa s confirmed by Bishop Spaulding of Colorado,
of th e Protestant Episcopal Church, who became hi s warm personal fri end. In
1894-95 he w<15 a g rad uate stud ent o f Chemi stry, P hysics a nd M ineralogy at
th e J o hn s Hopk in s U niversity, Baltim ore, upon th e completion o f which course,
in r896, he wa s elected to the chair o f Chemi stry and P hysics at St. Jo hn 's College, and then began hi s career as a member of the faculty of hi s A lm a Mater,
vvhi ch career has been one of achi evement and di stin cti on.
H e soo n :c.howed hi s capacity and fitn ess for thi s work, and by hi s fairn ess
and so un d judg ment and sympath etic interest in th e un derg raduates became th eir
stanch friend, and g uid e as well as their p recepto r. I n all th e interco urse betw een
St. J ohn" s a nd oth er co ll eges, and especially in ath leti cs, th e students have alway s
confidently reli ed on hi m a. th eir leader, and St . Jo hn 's man y diplomatic triumph ·
j n th ese matters are la rgely clu e to hi s co urageo us stand for hi s p rin ciples an d
to hi s sagacity.
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H is reco rd as a member o f the fac ulty has been one o f material achievement s.
Fo r in sta nce, he ha s expand ed th e chemi cal labo ra tory a nd introdu ced a chemica l
co urse th at ranks among th e very best in South ern coll eges: besides which he
ha s e s t a bh ~ h e d a phy sical labo rato ry co urse, th e fir st in th e hi story o f the Coll ege.
As a result of hi s lead er shi p and coaching the athl eti c team. o f St. J ohn ·,
Coll ege have a ttained a remarkable record and have been co mplim ented by such
authoriti es as th e "OUTIN G'' Magazin e fo r th e hi g h idea ls th ey hav e maintain ed as vvell a s for the uccess ful results gain ed in all coll egiate athl eti cs. The
inaug uration o f th e movement for th e build ing o f th e magnifi cent n ew gy mna sium
is very la rg·e ly due to hi s indefatigable efforts, and he is entitl ed to alm ost entire
credit for th e eq uipm ent o f thi s building. Nor have hi s activiti es in behalf of
the Coll ege cea sed with th e closing o f each coll egiate year, for during th e Slllllmer month s, a s Chairm a n o f the A lumni Committee to advance th e interest o f
the Co ll eg·e , he has worked un cea sin g ly to perfect th e modern canva ss ing m ethods
for desirabl e students, as a result o f whi ch effo rts th e enrollm ent o f stud ents has
a lm o~ t doubled within th e past three yea rs.
In 18()7 th e degree o f Ma ster o f Arts was conferred upon him by hi s A lm a
:\later, a 11 d in T
909 he wa s award ed the still furth er di stincti on of th e deg ree o f
Doctor of Sc iet;ce.
In 1897 he ma rri ed M iss Ada Cecil. o f Montgomery Co unty , a nd th ey have
fi ve attractive yo ung chil dren, four boys and one g irl , and resid e upon th e Co ll ege
Cam pu s, adjoinin g th e residen.ce o f Dr. Thomas Fell , th e P resid ent o f th e Coll ege.
Sketch by hi s old fri en d,
RIDGELY PRENTISS MELVIN, A. B., M.A., L. L. B.
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�EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief
RALPH D. BROADRUP
A ss istant Editor-in-Chief
WILHELM LENTZ
Board of Business Managers
A . EVERETT WILLIAMS
GEORGE L. WINSLOW
RAYMOND STALEY
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Miscellaneous Editor
Alumni Editor
LEWIS E. PAYNE
FREDERICK S. MATTHEWS
A ss istant M isce!laneous Editors
Athletic Editor
J. ARTHUR BRASHEARS
ROBERTS. HOPKINS
FR EDERICK A . MILLER
Assistant Athletic Editors
Literary Editor
CLYDE C. HARRIS
IRA E. RYDER
BENJAMIN MICHAELSON
Assistant Literary Editors
Town and Campus Editor
PHILIP L. ALGER
SPENCER D. HOPKINS
WILLIAM JONES
A ss istant Town and Campus Editor
Humorous Editor
M . V . ZIEGLER
C. HOLLAND RIGGIN
Art Editors
Assi•tant Humorous Editor
HERMAN A. GAILEY
J . MASON HUNDLEY
WILLIAM G. CATLIN
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Ann apolis, Mel ., r882.
Baltimo re, M el. , 1899.
] A MES A . FEC fl Tl G,
GEo RGE vVELLs,
PH I LOMEN H. Tu c K ,
A nnapo lis, M el ., 1899.
L. D o RSEY G ASSA w A v ,
Ann apoli s, :\1cl ., r89 1.
Board of Visitors and Governors
C H. \ S. G. F E LDME YER,
Baltimore. M d ., r885.
NICH OLA S H. G REE N,
H oN . D .\ N.L R.
A nn apoli s, Mel. , 1901.
H ARR Y J . H OPKI N S,
i\I AG RUDER,
A nnapoli s, Mel. , 1902.
Annapolis, Mel. , r89 r.
C. J oN ES,
R ockvill e, Mel. , 1892.
ST EVE NSON A . \ t\! J LLl i\ M S,
H oN . SPE NC ER
P resident
(Under th e Cha rt er, elected a nnuall y .)
H i s Ex c ELLE:-<D' , AusTI N L. CROTHERS,
Go vernor o f Ma ryland,
Ann apoli s, Mel. , 1908.
Belair, M el., 1904.
L o u rs T.
H oN . J o H N G. R oG ERS,
CL ARK E,
E llicott City, Mel., 1905.
E ll icott City, M d., r894.
M. D
A nn apolis, Mel., r882 .
Secretary,
P resident (Pro tem.),
J . \ t\! JRT
VV J LLIAM G . RJDOU T,
R. \ ND .\ LL,
A nn apoli s, lVId.
L.
H oN . A RTH U R P. G o tn 1 AN,
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D o RSEY GAsS.\ W A Y, E sQ .,
Annapoli s. M el ., 189 r.
P re. icl ent o f the Senate,
La urel, Mel.
J.
H oN.
N EVETT STE ELE,
Rockville, M el., r894.
H oN.
H oN . I-I. W . T A LBOTT,
Annapoli s, Mel ., 1907.
J AMES M. MON ROE,
Ann apoli s, M el., 1896.
VV I LLIAM W OODW ARD,
R .
New Yo rk, 19 10.
B RUN ER A N DE RSON,
Baltimore, M el., 19 rc .
R . PATT I SON,
Judge Co urt o f Appeals,
Cambri dg e, Mel.
H oN. r\DAM PEEPLE S,
Speaker o f H ouse o f Deleg ate ,
P ort D epo. it, Mel.
H oN .
\ t\! M. H. TH OMA S,
J uclge Court o f Appeals,
Westmin ster , Mel .
l-I oN . A. H uN TER BovD,
Chi ef J nclge Co urt o f Appeal ,
Cum berl and, :\fcl.
H oN . ] A MES A. P EA RCE,
J uclg e Court o f Appeals,
Chesterto wn , M el .
l-IoN . H . C H AS. B u RKE .
J uclge Court o f Appeals,
T o w o n, Mel.
H oN. H AMMON D U RN ER, J R.
H oN. J . P. B RI SCOE.
J uclg e Co urt o f Appeals,
F rederi ck, Mel.
Judg-e Court o f Appeals,
P t·in ce F rederick, Mel .
Ann apoli s, Mel ., 1897.
D .\ N I EL :\f. TH OM .\ S,
Balti more, i\J cl. , r859.
L. AL LI SON VV ! LM ER,
La P lata , i\Icl ., 1897.
J -lnN .
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M o s s,
FR .\ N K H . STOC KETT ,
Ann apolis, Mel .. 1897.
R.\ NDA LL,
Ann apoli s. i\Jel., r882.
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�FACULTY
Thomas Fell, A . l.L :\ . l\I.. Ph.D .. L L. D .. D . C. L.. Pre. ident of St. J ohn'
College. J3o rn in Liverpool. E ng land: educated at th e R oyal ] nstitution Schoo l
in Liverpo.)l: King's Coll ege. London: "C'niver sity of London. E no·la nd , and for
two years at the U ni~e rsity o f :\lunich . Bavaria. Ge rman y Profe sso r of Ancient
and ::\[odern Lang uages at New vVind so r Co llege, :\1aryland. from r884 to r886.
Became Pre.idtnt o f St. J ohn ·s Coll ege in r886, a nd \"ice-Chancello r of the
Gnive rsity of l\'f aryland in 1907. I s a member of th e :\m erican Academy of
Politi cal a.1cl Social Sc ience. Ameri can Phil ological Society and the P hi S ig ma
Kappa h·ate rnity.
BYRO:\ \ 'E RN O~ CECIL. :.\L A .. Sc. D.
(See dedi cati on. )
Ua rtg is l\f cG lone. r\ . H .. P h.D ., Sec retary to the 1-aculty. Born in Baltimore, :.\1 a ryland . Ed ucated in co mm on schools o f Baltimore and at the J ohn s
Hopkin s Liniversity. In structor and P rofesso r of Bioloo·y and Geology at Illinoi.
Wesleyan U niv ersity from 1903 to 1905 : Professo r o f Llio logy and Geology at
St. John 's Co ll rge since 1907: A sistant United States W eather Bureau. 19021903; A. 31sta nt U nited tates F ish Commi ssion, I907-1 908.
J ohn 1\oyc' White, A.B. , :\I. A. Born in Grove City, Penn sylvania. Took
preparator) course a t G rove City Coll ege : g raduated from Geneva Co ll ege in
1885: graduatr stud ent o f Jo hn s Hopkin s "C'niversity, 1890-91: studi~d in Berlin,
1892, and has tudied for several summ er s at the U niversity of hi cago. Teacher
in chools o f Choctaw Indian s, Indian Territory, 1885-88 ; Chestnut Level, Pa.,
1888-93: I nstructor in Geneva Coll ege. Beaver Fall s, I a .. 1893-94; I rofesso r of
Lati n an d _
,reek at St. John' s College since 1896.
11enjamin Harri son vVaddell. l\I. A .. C. E . Gradu ate o f vVa shington and
Lee L'nivcrs ity ; Assistant Professo r o f l\lath ematics a t \ Vashington and L ee
l'niversity: Adj un ct P ro fe sso r at Central U niversity, Ri chm ond , Kentucky: Professo r f Mathematics at St. John ·s oll ege.
Clare!lCe \ Vil w n St ryker . l\J. \ . lJorn at Sharon. Conn ecticut. Educated
in .chool;; in \ Var aw . 1\ew York: Ea ton, :\Ia ryla nd , and at Uni on o ll ege,
Scheneclady, 1\ew York. Taught in seconda ry sc hools in \"irg ini a, 1\ew Yo rk
and :.\Iarylancl. r885 -94; I-Jeacl l\I aster vVarfield Co ll ege School. 1902 to 1904 ;
1 'rofes:or oE H i. tory and Econo mi cs at St. J ohn' s Coll ege sin ce 1904.
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�J o hn B roc kway Rippere. B. A., M. A. G radua ted at \i\fes leyan Uni ve rsity.
Co nn ecti cut. in 190 1, with th e degree o f lJ . A . cum laud e; rece ived d eg ree o f
M. A . on exa minati on in 19 10 : meml:: er o f Chi Ps i F raternity; tau g ht in B roo klyn L a tin Schoo l, r qo r to 1902; In , tru ctc r S t. Jo hn' s Co ll ege. 1902 : Assistant
Pro fesso r o f L at in , 1904; P rofes,o r o f L ati n. 1907.
Ro nalci E. F i. her . L ieutenant Fo urtfe nth Cava lry . U. S. A . Grad uated at
Wash ingtLm Co ll ege. ;\Ia ry la nd: admitted to the practice of law in i\Ja ryland in
1899 : pri·,,ate in Fift h ;\Ja rylan d I n fa ntry. 1898: enli st ed in F irst Caval ry .
U. S . r\ .. in 1899: commi ssio ned Second L ieute na nt. Fo urth Cava lry. 1900 :
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g rad • ated f rom A rmy Sc hoo l of L in e. 1907 : g radu ated from A rm y taff oll ege.
1908: Con1mandan t cf Ca dEt~ . ~ t. J o hn 's College. ' in ce 1<:;09 .
Ed~<~·a!·d Hinm a n Siri ch. A . 11 . Gradu a ted a t J1a lti more City Coll ege. 1903 :
gradua·~ed at J o hn : H opk in s "University, 1906 : g raduate stud ent a t J o hn s H opkins C ni v r._ . 1t:;c6-c8: n: eml::er of 11eta Th eta I'i and P hi Deta Kappa fraterity
niti es : Profes ·c r of ;\JodErn L a ng uages at St. J 1m's Co ll ege sin ce 190 .
Charle Geo rge E id so n, B. S .. E. E . Grad uated at U niversity o f Tenn es~ee.
ssista nt P ro fesso r of l\Jathematics. Po rter
M ili tary Academy,. Charl e to n. S.
1909 : P rofesso r o f M echani ca l E ng ineering
. in ce 1910. ( Th e 'hair of Mecha ni ca l E ng in ee rin g was establi_ hed in 19 10.)
1 ~09: l' rc fesw r of Drawin g and
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A mo:; \1 alte r \!\frig ht \ iVoodcoc k. A. B ..
:u .
r\ ., B. L.
IJo rn in Sa lisbury.
a ll ege : Commanda n t nf C <
dets a nd P rofe so r of ;\Jat hemat ics at \1\' o rn a ll H a ll }Iil ita ry
Acad emy . 1904: Imt r ucto r of Math emati cs and Lati n, S t. J hn 's Co ll ege :
received ci<:g ree o f B. L. from U ni versi ty of ;\Ia ryland, 19t0 : r\ ss ista nt Profes so r
of i\Jath en1at ic" since 1905.
~Jaryla n d. Ed ucated in schoo ls o f Sa li . bury and at S t. J o hn '.
T homas L. Gladd en. T hirtee n yea rs expe ri ence in Texa s as P rin cipa l o f
H ig h Sc hon ls affi li a ted with t he Sta te l ' ni ven= ity: seve n years a . pr in cipal of
E lli cot t City Hi g h Schoo l-a n acc redited J lig h Sc hoo l o f t he S tate o f ;\fa ry la nd ;
three year~ as S upe rinten dent o f the Prepa rato ry Sc hoo l of S t. J o hn 's Co llege.
R ococ Ea rl G ro ve. r\. B. B rn in ;\ li dcll etow n. ~Jary l a n d. Received ea rl y
educat;on in schoo ls of F rede rick Co unty : P ri ncipa l of :\rno ld stow n P ubli c Schoo l.
1904-05: ~. tudicd three yea rs at F ra nklin an d :\Jarsha ll Coll ege, Penn sy lva ni a;
g rau clated c:.t St. Jo hn' s Co ll ege . 19 1o: Co mm a ndant of Cadets a nd In st ru cto r in
E ng li sh a nd Hi sto ry at t he Chambe rl a in l\I ilita ry Academy, New Yo rk. fo r two
month s : In st ru cto r in S t. J ohn' s P repa ra to ry Schoo l sin ce O :.:to be;·, 19 10 : In stru cto r in Gym n a~tic s at S t. J ohn 's Co ll ege.
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�H istory of St. John's College
, JTHI N t he bo un clari e. o f hi sto ri c A nn apo li s is situated th e fo urth
oldest coll egiate in stitutio n in t he U nited State:. 'On e fam ed fo r
it
learnin o-, its a thl etics a nd it ge ntl emanly men.
\Tilli
T he nucleu o f thi s ren o wn ed in stitution was Kin g \1 am' .
Schoo l, which was fo unded in r896 by a n act o f the General Asvan ced
thro u::; h
r784
sem bly o f Maryland. Thi s school seem ed in ad equate fo r th e adlearning which the people o f
l\Iary lancl
desired .
cco rcli ng ly.
th e
energe tic
appro priated a
effo rts
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of
of
Governo r
mo ney
for
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th e
L egislature
the establi shm ent o f
of
" a coll ege
for t h educatio n of yo uth in every li beral a nd usef ul bra nch o f cience.''
vVith th i · < rnpriatio n was includ ed a tract o f land and th e unfini shed structure
.pp
that wa s fu nn erly intended fo r th e Governo r' s man sio n. In 1785, whil e th e old
man ion \\·as being remoclelecl , an act o f Cong res conveyed all the fund and
property of King Wi lli am's choo l to the new in titutio n. w hi ch wa s nam ed S t.
J ohn 's Coil cge, after S t. J o hn '
o ll ege o f Oxfo rd U niversity .
fte r th e remodeling o f t he old buildin o· it was dedicated. o n th e e leventh o f November. 1789.
to the g reat wo rk o f enlig htening ma nkind. Thi ~ buildin o· is no w kno wn as
McDo well Hall, in ho no r o f Dr. J o hn M cDo well , the fir st Pres i lent o f th e
Co ll ege. l\IcDowell Hall was th e central fi g ure o f the Coll eo-e bui ldin gs un t il
it was de. troyed by fire on th e tw enti eth o f F ebrua ry, r909. O ut o f the ruin
o f O ld 1\IcD we ll rose th e New l\JcDo well , unlike th e old in o nl y two respects,
th e elimin atin g o f the pillar in th e chap el and an impro vement in th e staircase.
On its fi r, t Hoo r M cDowell Ha ll co ntain s the P resident's ffi ce , faculty room,
cha pe l and recitati o n room ; o n th e seco nd a nd third Aoo rs are situated rec itat io n r o ms a nd two room g iven ove r to the use o f th e two Lite rary
cieti e :
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the basement conta in . th e A djuta nt' offi ce,
two ro !11 3 used as . tor erooms.
Se ni o r ·1..:1~11 was built o f r ed bri ck in r903 with the aiel of legisla tive appropri atio ns.an cl i ~ situ a ted a sho rt di sta nce no rth of l\l cDo well 1-la ll. O n th e first
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T he i1all 111 wh ich th e Sop homo res au! Fres hmen roc m is na med Pi nkn ey
Hall. in honor o f \Villi am Pi nkn ey . a n a lumnu s of the Co ll ege. T his hall ll' :lS
erected in rSss. wh il e D r. H um phreys was P resid ent of the Coll ege, a nd is fo ur
:- tori es in height . It s ivy-clad wall s prese nt thro ug hout the yea r a ve ry attractiv e
ap1 ea rancc: I t was w=ed a s a hospita l a nd barracks du rin g the Civi l \1\far. and
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sin ce th e close o f that bloody struggle has t:een u sed as a dor m ito ry for the
' tud ents. Fo rmerl y all th e Co ll ege ~ tud e nt s resid ed in Pinkn ey Ha:I. but since
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T o th ;· so t:thwe st of l\IcDo well one sees th e g rey wa ll s o f H umphreys lla ll.
c r, as it i ~ better kno wn . .. P rep. Hall. .. T hi s bu il di ng was erected in 183 5 a nd
na med Hum phreys H all in 1855 in ho no r o f Dr. Hump hreys . thro ug h whose
untiring effo r ts its erection wa s made po ss ible. D uring· the Civil \\'ar it 1ra s
used as a ho , pital. A t p resent it is devoted to q ua rters fo r the prepa rato ry school.
u pe rin ~end en t o f the Preparato ry Schoo l and hi s fa mily. Co mm a nda nt and his
fa mil y, hai·in g a Study I-Iall an d a stor erco m in the basement.
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built in 1900 thro ug h th e ge neros ity o f J ame s T. vVoodwa rcl, a n alumnu s. It s
a rchitecture foll o ws cc loni al lin es and it is const ructed o f reel brick with white
ma rbl e trimmin gs . O n th e fi rst Aoo r o f thi s hall a re t he libra ry . containing mo:·e
t ha n nin e tho usa nd vo lu mes, a nd the biologica l lecture room and labo rato ry: on th e
seccnd Aour a re th e phys ica l and chemi cal lectu re rooms and labo ra to r1 es; th e
tasement i ~ equ ipped a s a modern wo rkshop.
T he 11ew gymna sium wa s erected in 1909 a nd is one o f the fin est a nd best
eq ui pped in th e So uth. It is situ ated o n th e rea r campu s, fqcin g K in g Geo rge
street, a mi is constructed o f a specially p repa red red brick a nd tr imm ed with
whi te te rra cotta. Its g round space is r s8x97 fee t, a nd its mai n room is 12ox6o
feet, whicl1 is la rge eno ug h to co ntai n a basketb a ll co urt , and is a l,oo u' e.cl as a
d rill ha li in ra in y weather. The wings contain t he o ffi cia ls' offi ces . a shoo ting
g allery, read ing rooms, locker rooms, swimmi ng pool a nd sho wer bath s. :\ro un d
the main rcom o f t he buil din g, at a heig ht of twelve feet from th e A r. is a
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0 t h e . lu m ni , th e s t u de n t body o f a ll c li eges. ~ h o u l d e \·e r loo\
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fo r in s p irat io n a nd mod els by w hi ch t h ey co u ld s h a pe t h eir
ca ree rs, a n d t he co ll ege whi c h ha in its ra nk o £ a lumni me n
so s uccessful a nd illu t ri o us as t . J hn's . m ay co n ~ i d e r itse l£
s u pre m ely fo r t un ate.
St. J ohn 's
lumni have sp read from shore to shore o f our
g reat nati on a nd have ca rri ed with them the training and po li . h
whi ch St. J ohn 's has g iven t hem.
\ \ ' e may j ustly fee l p roud o f these men. for not one o f them has fa il ed h is
alma mater in a ny respect. \ Vhen t he co ll ege was in d istress, by reas n o f the
g reat fi re, how oTand ly the Alu mni cam e to the fore ! A nd \r hat acri fi ces \\·e re
und ergone to succo r her !
These are the kin d of men from whom a coll ege g ain s its r ep utation and
glo ry; these a re t he kin d o f men t. John 's ha s always o·iven to the \\·o riel. honC'st. upright a nd tr ue gc nt!c ll l l! ll .
May the f ut ure men o f St. Jo hn' . be as loyal a n I ma nl y as t hose gone before, may we always be able to lo k to o ur f ut ure A lumni a nd ay . as \\·e ha ve
cione in the past, th ese men a re tru e St. J o hn 's men.
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�GENERAL L. ALLISON WILMER
BISHOP C. K . NELSON , A .
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PH . D . . D . D .
Cleiaml I~inlock ~el on entered St. J o hn' s a s a F reshman in 1868 and oTad~tated in 1872, in the second cla s which g raduated after the Civil \tVar. While
m coll ege he ,_vas a member of th e _Glee Club? led a cla ss in ath letics by appointment of Prestd ent Garn tt: sang 111 the ch tr of St. Ann e's hurch; taught a
S unday sch ol, and for two yea rs held the hono rabl e positio n o f Librarian.
In th e Co llege poem o f about r870 we find thi refe rence:
'"~ ex t comes C. K. ?\ elson,
Who is stud ying for a preach e r.
\iVho knows he may excel
Henry \tVard Beecher. "
Thi s is a clear prophecy, as Nelson had expected to be eith er a civil engineer
o r a banker.
It wa " nearl y a year later. and a littl e before hi s 0
oTaduati on in the second
rank o f _hi ~. class _with l\Io nroe, Tuck a_nd ~-l ooper, _that he decid ed to study for
H oly Ot de t s. 1 htch he dtd under th e cltrectt on o f ht ' uncl e. Dr. ~el so n.
:\her a y e~ r sp_ent in \tVashingto n and two years in \'irgi nia. he too k charge
o f h_t s fir st pan ~ h 111 Ge rmantown, Philadelphia. where he remained six years .
ln ht s second pari ~ h , The .:\Tativity , So uth Bethlehem. Penn sylvania. he remained
nm e years. F o r mn eteen years he has been l3i ohop. fir . t o f Geo ro·ia and then of
Atlanta.
. Bi hop ::--J elso n takes an active interet in hi s Alma ..\fater. and has seve ral
ttm e retu:-ned to take a part in impo rtant events conn ected with the Coll ege.
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Gene ral L. Alli son \tVi lme r wa s born in Charle s County, l\Iaryland, o n September 17 . t849· He was a son of Pere W_ilmer, and hi s mother, befo re her mar~
riage, was S usan R oberts. Hi s m~ther cit Ed befo re he had reached th e ~~e o_t
seven year, , and he was rea red by h1 s gr~ndf~ther, the Re~rerend Lemuel \ \ dm e1.
who wa Recto r of Port Tobacco Pan sh, 1n Charl es County, for forty- seven
yeat·s up t0 hi s 9eath in 1869.
The ~, bject o f thi . sketch was educated in the public schools. of hi s native
cou nty, at Charlotte 1-]all chool in St. M~ry' s o u_nty. at S t . J o hn
a ll ege and
at the U ni ve r sity of Maryland. l - e matnculat c\ l1l the l're. hman _Cias o f
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John's in September, 1867. and was graduated as fir st ho nor man 111 r871 w1th
:ts, later rece_ivin g th e deg:ree ,?f l\Iaster of
rts.
the degree of Dachelor o f 1
lle was o·, e of th e fo under s o f the "Phtlokal ean Soc1ety. who se name was
adopted upon the stwgestion of Dr. W elling, th en Presid ent. I_Je wa s l\Iajor of
the Dattalit n i Cadets at St. Jo hn' s College, and. for a tim e, ..\J.1htary In structo r.
He was al.:o Librarian during hi s entire co ll ege co urse.
Entering th e 'L' niver oity of i\[aryland in 1872. while holdin g a clerkship ~n
the U. S. Custo m !-l o use in Baltimor e City. he co mpleted th e Law our e 1n
187-1- receivinrr the degree o f l.\achelo r o f Law s. and comm enced the practice of
law in 1
3altimore 11·ith th e late J ohn S. \tVirt, Cla~s o f '72 , t. Jo hn' . In 1881
he return eo to Charl es Co unty upon the advice of th e late Judge Frederi ck Sto ne.
of the Court of Appeals of l\Jaryla nd, and has sin ce practiced hi s profess i n there
and in the counti es o f .i\Iaryland, with fo me se rvi ce fo r th e Department o f Ju stice
at \t\' ashin;::-tc ·1.
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�EDW A RD RIDDLE P A D GETT
Edward Riddle Padrrett g raduated f rom St. J olm 's Coll ege in 1904. J n th e
fa ll of th at yea r he berra n hi s newspaper career as a r epo rter on th e Ci ncinnati
E nquire r. A year late r he was made Sunday editor, which positi on he held for
two yea rs, leaving th en to become city ed itor of th e K entucky Post, a Sc ripp l\JacRae ]J<
•per, publi shed a t Co vington, Yentucky. After a yea r in that positi on
he went to \\'ashingt on. D . C., as un day edito r o f th e \iVa shing ton Sta r, whicl1
positio n he has occupi ed fo r th e past two year and is ho lding at th e prese nt tim e.
He wa ma rri ed December 16, 1908, to l\Ji s i\laro·a ret Calvert oope r, of \Nashington. D. C.
\ Nhil e in coll ege i\ 1r. P adgett wa . a memb er o f th e Phi S ig ma Kappa Fraternity, Philokc lean Society, Glee a nd l\Iandolin lub . o f which he wa s P re ident in hi :' se nio r yea r: manager of th e foo tball team in hi se nio r year: Fir' t
Li eutenant Company A; IIop Committee three yea rs : on the Co ll egian and R a tTat Poard: Class baseball team , a nd won th e O rat ri ca! l\J edal in Junio r year.
i\lr. Pado·ett was one of th e three men wh o fir st advocated the adop ti on o f th e
Ho nor Srtem at St. J ohn 's. H e, wit h J o hn H odges and Ve rno n Beachl ey, all
of 'o4, started the campaign in th eir enior yea r a nd for abo ut six month s were
very un pop ular among th eir classmate fo r doing so . J\Iass meetin gs we re held
in chapel dnd ball ots taken-res ulting eve ry tim e in th e defeat of the system.
T he exempt featu re of th e Flonor yste m now in vogue wa s not th en consid ered.
Th e campa ig n was solely fo r a strict obse rva nce o f th e H o not· ystem in examinatiom•.
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DR . S A M U EL MITCH E L L WAGA M A N
Dr. Samuel :.\Jitchell Wag aman. A. D., B. S. (S t. Jo hn 's. 1893): A. :.\J. , (St.
John 's , 1909 ); l\[. D. ( Cn ive rsity o f Penn sy lva.nia , 190 1) . wa s bo rn tn .\\ a ~ h
ington Cot mty . l\Iaryland. in 1873. 1-Iis prelim111ary. edu catton was recet:ecl
t he publi c schools and in the \iVa shingto n oun ~ Htg h Sc hoo l, from w~11ch l~e
was gTaclua tecl in 1889. H e was a stud ent ~t Bethany oll ege. Betl:any. \Ve~t
\"iro·i nia , d uring th e session o f 1889-90. and 111 1890 entered St. J ohn s.
\Vhile at t. J ohn 's Dr. VVao·aman was not promin ent . in athl etics. but to~k
high positi on in scho larship whil e studying fo r th e Bachelor s degree 111 both ~\1 ~ ~
and Scienr.e. He wa s th e fir st Sop homo re to rep resent etth er o f th e lttet a t)
societies a orato r o n th e occas i n o f th e annual celebrat ion. bemg th e orator .f o:the P hil omathean Society in Jun e. 1891. ]J e was P res id ent o f ht s class durmg
the _ phon to re. Juni or and Senio r years.
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:\ ftcr g raduatin g in 1893 he traveled in. th e o uth for a_ co mm ~rc i a l. h o ~t-~e:
In Octo be;· he was elected principa l o f th e l\ [tdd leto wn H w h Schoo l tn Ft ecl et tck
County. Ma ry la nd. which pos iti on he held unti September . .1897· _ when he
entered lhe l\Iedical Depa rtm ent of th e l: nive r s i~y o f Pen n.s):lvatn a. L 1~0 1.1 g~·~cl
uating in IIted icine in 1901 he was appo inted restclent phystCJa n .tn th e L n1 v~ 1 ~ ~t~
llo. pita!, P hiladelph ia , but r esig ned to take up th e ge neral practtce of mecltctm .
Dr. \Vag<tman res id e. in I Jagerstown, l\Jarylancl . wh ere he enj oys,a large
practice. l-le is a member o f D elta Tau Delta v rater111ty a.ncl of th e [ enn sy lvania Chapter of the Alpha l\f u P i Omega l\led ical v rate r111t_v.
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�DR . FRED JOHN CRONK , S . S . A . M . , M . D .
D r. Fred J ohn Cronk was born in th e year 1882. He g raduated from th e
'Winfie ld Academy in 19 00. H e entered the Sophomore Class o f St. J ohn' s
College In t he fa ll o f t he sam e yea r. H e wa s a member o f th e Coll ege Glee Club,
Ph ilokai ean Society, managing staff o f th e Rat-Tat in 19 02 and o f th e Coll egia n
in 1903 ; Quartermaster- Se rgeant in t he battali on, and g raduated with th e degree
o f B. S. in ] un e, rgo3.
Dr. Cronk entered th e i\1 edi cal D epartm ent o f J o hn s Hopkin s U niversity
in the sam e year in whi ch he g radua ted from St. J ohn' s. H e wa s sub stitute on
the Intern e Staff o f Jo hn s Hopkin s H m pita l in th e spring o f 1907: g raduated
with th e drgree o f M . D. in that year. Du ring th e comm ence ment ex ercises o f
St. J ohu· s Co l1 ege in Jun e, 1907, th e degree o f A. M . wa s conferred upon him .
S ince that tim e he has been appointed on the resid ent house staff o f Lakeside
H osp ital, Cleveland. O hio, and later as Seni or R es= dent houoe staff o f St. Agnes'
H ospital, Baltim or e, Maryland , each o f whi ch positi ons he fi lled for two year5.
H e is now sucrtss fu lly practi cin g . urge ry in Ka la mazoo, M ichig an.
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�SPE!'<CE R D . HOPKINS (" Sh o rty") ..... onan coc k. V a.
J . M ASON HU N DLEY (" Mik e") . . . . . . .. Ba lti m o r e. M el.
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Latin-Sc ientific.
S er gea nt- Maj o r (3) : T o" ·n a n d Ca m pus E di to r R at Tat (3).
"Cyni ci m b ege ts g r uchin e s."
H is nam e u sed t o be "Little Hop ."
but mu ch t o hi s di sgu st, hi s cla ss mat es
pers i t in callin g him " Lit t le T. " Th e
reason t h er eof is one of th e m yste n es
yet un so lved. ''Little T ." mad e a jump
pa r - wo ndr o u s : h e was. app mt ed corpo r a l ; th er e up o n he tm m ecltate ly. a nd
ju s t ly rai sed a howl, a nd 111 ra tstn g
afo r esa id howl was m ade ser geant- m ajo r- he go t a mouthful.
' 'L itt le T." isn' t a la r ge man. bu t
ju st a sm a ll , li tt le sca lawag. a nd if you
ca n' t see him ju st li ste n a nd you'll kn ow
h e is a ro un d. H e a nd Mill er ofte n get
togeth er a nd l ovin g ly(?) co nfid e wh at
t hey t hink of eac h o th e r mu ch to the
deli g ht of th ose w ho hea r. ''I kn ow I ' m
too sh ort t o be major, bu t, loo k a t Napo leo n."
R. S. HOPKI \'S ('' Sk inn y' ') .
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Vice-Presid ent Class (3): C ha irm a n Jun e Ball Committ ee (3); S er gea nt Co . '' C" (3); At hl e t ic Edito r R a t Tat (3) .
"As k ind a nd ge n tle as a la mb."
Kow h ere is a yo un g fell ow who has
bee n in th e cla ss of 19 12 sin ce its fr es h>-~~
m a n d ays , a nd a nyone wh o can te ll what
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h e kn ows bes ide s a thl e t! ~s. de se rv es a
~~g;-1,m eda l. No t t hat "S ktnn y ts a n a th lete.
~w~ oh. no! but if h e had as mu ch bra wn
a s he has s ptnt. he wo uld b e a s peed er.
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Thi s m a n is a li vin g cata logu e of at h~
letes a nd ath let tc tea m s . and we hea r
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that Spaldin g Co. is go in g to m a ke
"Hop " edit o r o f th eir a thl eti c g uid e, ju t
as soo n a s he gets tired of sc hoo l.
U nlik e hi s co usin "T--dy," "Skin ny" do es not bo th er hi s hea d over th e
"fe mm es." a nd is perfectl y ha ppy w he n
h e can call a m ee tin g of the pea nu t
bri g ad e . go clown tow n a nd drink ha lf
th e o da " ·ater in Green' Dru g Stor e.
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Ex - Co rp o ra l Band (3): F u sse r (1) (2) (3) (oo).
"Like a diam o nd in the w hirl of soc iety.''
i\J,, D ea r es t J ac k: Yo ur le tt er r ece ive d: now we re you
ju s t kiddin g o r d id you r ea ll y m ea n it'
J ac k. dear , I h ea r y o u a r e runn in g with
th ose ho rrid g irl s in A nn apo li s. No w
yo u kn ow . dea r Ja ck. that is n' t ni ce
when I a m here all a lone. T'm so g lad
t he bo y s let you j o in the ir class. A nd
y o u sa id yo u we r e a co rp o r al in t he
band (yo u mu st hav e loo ked rea l c u te
w ith t ha t bi g drum ) : bu t now I have r ead
in th e pape r that yo u ha ve r es ig n ed. No w,
J ac k, w hy d id you do that' I a lways
did think th e bo y s r eal cut e " ·it h a ll that
go ld o n the ir s leeves. So yo u a re tuclying ha t·cl: now that is ju st fi ne. a nd fo r
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goocl ne s' sa ke d o n't let th ose g irl s ta ke(',''
yo ur mind o ff yo ur boo ks aga in. Oh. · ,.
yes! I a lm ost for got : wh o is t hi s ''Eel -'1
di e" o f whom you w rit e so mu c h ? H e
mu s t be awf ull y wi l d. is n't he? Yo u ha d
b ett er watch him . Now, J ack. cl ea r, b e
a voo cl boy a nd d o n't stay o ut la te at
ni g ht.
Yo ur
GERTRUDE.
\VILLI AM JO NES (''Reddy'' ) ... .... . ... A nnap o li s, i\I d.
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La ti n-Sc ien t i fie.
Corpo ral Co. "C" (3); Ass is ta nt Li te ra r y E di to r R atT at ' I I (3).
'' What he kn ows. nobody else know s ."
' ·Reddy" is a s pee det·: ha s bee n a
sp eed er. a nd a lway w ill be a p ee cl er.
She ta lks a bo ut s kippin g " Turk," but
neve r does. D o n' t t hink t ha t is th e o n ly
thin g o f w hi ch " R eddy" ta lks. It is n' t.
Far be it fr o m s uch. She's r ed -head ed
a nd tri es to ta lk everybo d y r ecl -hea cl ecl.
a nd th e wo rs t of it is . sh e nea rl y does
it . Ye, " R eddy " is Iri s h. r ed-hea d ed
a nd ta lka t ive; o u ts id e o f t ha t, s he's all ri g ht. Sh e's a good stud e nt. to o; a lways stand s 'wa y up a m o ng t he bi g
numb ers . "Redclv" h a a n un co mm o n ly
good brac e. to o. a nd at drill is o n e of
"C" Co mpan y's lumin a ri es in m o r e way.
than o ne. Don ' t tease h er, a nd s he' ll
ea t o ut o f yo ur ha nd. Everyb o dy li kes
R edd y. for s he neve r tri es to ril e anyo ne. "Yess ir, tha sso."
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Coll egian Boa r d (2); C ia
H isto rian (2); Secretary
Cla ss (3): S e rgea nt Co. "A " (3); Star S eco nd Grad e Ce rt iticate (2) ; L it e rary Ed ito r R a t-T a t ' 11 (3): B oa rd ing
C lub Co mmitt ee (3): P. H. F . 0 . A. (3); Jun e Ba ll Co m mitt ee (3).
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ta r S eco nd G ra d e Ce r tilicate (2): Se r gea nt .co.
(3) : H op Co mm ittee (3 ); Ju ne Ba ll Comm it ,ee (3),
Ass ista nt Ed ito r -in -C hi e f Rat-Tat ' 1 1 (3): A ssis tan t Man ager Ba ke tb a ll Team (3 )_: Trea ur e r Y. Il l. C. A. (3);
P. Fl . F. 0. A. (3): T e nn is T eam (2).
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h e swo r e a g r eat oa t h, " Ach!"
Bar n von L e nt z, at yo ur e rvi c;e .
sir e. Be ho ld t he s le21cl e r . i iln oc e n ~ li g ur e
as it a pproac h es . 1 o uc h It not. t1s sac r eel . I f yo u d es ir e a stu dent. a ma n, o r
a lo ve r. l e nd m e you r ea r s w hil e l expla in t hi s s pec im e n . Bo rn a nd r a ise d 111
th e w ild s of Ca t o nsv ill e. at t h e age of
t e n wa s s hipp ed to St. J o hn' s in a boxca r. ?\ow loo k a nd see wh at a c ha nge
t\\'o yea r s of co ll e!Ye li fe .has. b ro u?-"ht
a bo u t! Eve ry po rti o n of h 1s hgur e has
alter ed. exce pt hi s ha ir, . w h1 c h co nt inu es
to s ta ncl o n e nd . D o [ bo r e you . k111 cl
r ea de r ? I o nl y w is h to pa int a p ic tur e
of th e g r eat ness o f thi s m an, wh o . f o r
t"·o long years ha s sipp ed t he nec tar rJ t
t h e bro th e rh oo d a nd neve r lowe r ed hi S
;; ta ndard.
''Does h e k no w it ?
0
\ V eil. l g u ess."
)like is th e ba se ba ll h er o of th e
Juni o r Class.
No t o nly is thi s lad a
ba se ba ll fi e nd, but. in hi s s tudi es is g iving "B ut te rb all " a rub , \v ho t r em ble.
\\'h e n he loo ks at " Mik e's" m a rk s. H e
att e nd s to no bo cly's bu s iness but h is
ow n a nd alw ay s ha m o r e tha n he ca n
do. ''M ik e" wa s m ade a Aoo r -o ffi ce r in
P inkn ey t hi s yea r , but he g r ew lo nely -=e
a nd d ec id ed that he needed a pa rtn e r. so he t oo k un de r hi s p r o tec t io n t he pe t of
Jun ior F loo r . Some p eo ple do n o t
th ink th a t Mi ke is a love r. b u t do n' t belie ,·e it : ju s t watc h h im s pru ce u p so m e
Sund ay ni g ht a nd nea k o ff cl o w n tow n.
Thin gs a r e no t a l\\' ay w hat t hey see m .
" I gegoggle cl him."
FRE DERl CK A. MILLER ( "fr ed" ) .. H age r s to w n, l\Icl .
F RED E RI CK S. MATTI:-! EWS ("li la t ty"), L a P lata. i\ld .
<I?
K
Lati n-Sc ie nti fic.
Secretary Class (2): Co rp o ra l Co. " B " (2); Se r gea nt
Co. " C" (3); A lumni Editor R a t -T at ' 1 1 (3); H o p Co m mitt ee (3): Jun e B a ll Co mmi ttee (3).
.. Artl ess ness is a g ift ."
wlatty, up o n hi s a r r ival at St.Jo hn 's.
wa s p r o mpt ly ta ke n un de r t he k1n d a nd
p rotec tin g(?) w in g of "Tomm y" lllud d;
aft e r '·To mmy' s" depa r tur e. h e turn ed 111
his lo neso m e ne s to "Doc" Pay n e.
" :\l atty" is a lik eab le boy and n ever
b o th e r s a ny one, exce pt w it h h is e t e rn a l
how lin g fo r "D oc." H is sol e pa st im e
i ea tin g-ice c rean1 . pi e. s cla - w a t c ~· ,
so u p-in fact, anyt hi ng he ca n get hi S
h a nd
o n . a nd w he n it 's all ove r. h e
wa n ts m o r e. H e is noto ri o us for sw ipin g bread fr o m the M ess Hal l. to t ide
him ove r un t il n ext m o rnin g. " !fat ty "
has n eve r b ee n kn o wn to g t exc ited,
but w e nd s hi s qui e t way in p ea ce a nd
t ra nqui li ty , wit h neve r a w o rr y for th e
n1 o rr o ,v .
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Ga ll o way, Md .
K
<l> M
Lati n-Sc ie nti fic .
C lass Hi s tor ia n (3): S e r gea n t Co. ''B " (3) : Ass is tant
L it e ra ry Ed ito r R at-Tat ' 1 1 (3) .
'·vVh e n l ope m y li p s le t no o t h e r clog
ba rk. "
H a rk'-\ V hat ea r -s pl itting so und is
tl:a t-~ev e r b e r a t i ng t h r Olw h t h e co rri do r s of Juni o r F loo r ' Aga in , we hea r
it-a h ! ' T is th e m elo clio u
vo ice of
C:: " F r ed. " t h e H ea p B ig No ise Mak e r. ca ll . , . in g " M iss Ir a.'' Fri e nd s. le t us not li nge r up o n t hi s p oo r boy's fai li ngs-ju s t
loo k at h i p ic tur e. I t is s uffi cie nt t o
say th a t h e ca m e t o us as a o ph., a nd
we hea r d him co min g fr o m a fa r. In a
debate he i · s im p ly t e rri fic . and " ·he n he
, s w itc h es hi s s po t- li g h t s u po n hi s op pone nt s. t h e ir next m ove is ca pitu lati o n .
A id e fr o m th e cl ea r c hild 's pec u li a rit ies,
he has cl o ne mu c h fo r wh ic h w e ca n be
p r o ud to have h im in o ur mid s t, nota bl y.
t he \\'innin g of th e O ne J-Ju ncl r ecl Dol la r
Math. P ri ze in hi s Sop h. year. I- r ed beca m e t ir ed of Ju ni o r F loo r and d ragged
hi s fre ig ht to P in k ney a nd i livin g in
/'--...! bli s w it h ''M ik e."
-- - · ~ ~ .
''D u tc h . t h ey t r ea t m e lik e a cl og."
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�lR A E. RYD E R (" ~li ss Ira'') .... .. . . .. jac kso nvill e, F la.
L. E. PAYNE (" D oc") .. . ... . . .. ... . . L eo na rd town. ?l i d.
<l>
<l> .:E K; <l> K
K
L at in- S cienti fic.
Boa r d in g Club (2) (3); M isce ll a n eo u
Tat (3); Co q Jo r a l Co . '' B" (3).
Latin-Sc ie nt ilic .
Track T ea m ( r ) (2) (3); Capta in Track T ea m (3):
o r poraJ Co. "A" (3): Secreta1 Y. 1\J. C. A. (3) .
·y
Ed itor R at-
'' H er face is like th e milky way in th e
kyA m eetin g of ge ntl e li g ht s with ut ;,
na n1 e."
"I des ire it: th er efo r e it sha ll be.''
'vV e now h ave b e fo r e u s th e ho n o r ab le ge ntl em a n fr o m old St. Ma ry's, th e
o ne g r eat o rato r of t. J ohn 's. H e e ~
j oys g r ea tly to clo se t h1m sel f 1n . h1
h umbl e abode a nd d ell ver selec tiOn S
from L ongfell ow, mu ch to the di str t;ss
of hi s n eig hb o r . '' D oc" 1s so m e 'Y1se
g uy: if y o u wa n t to kn ow a nythmg Jt.l st
go and as k him . H e takes a g r eat ln ter e t in everythin g a r o und coll ege, a s
h e has pro ven to u s by hi wonderf ul
accomo li shm ent in r eli ev in g u s of th e
nota bl e Reamer.
l:-1 er e. kind r ea le1·. yo u see ~Ji ss Tra .
the o nl y li vin g b e in g who ca n run a hun dr ed in 14 flat. Eve1· ince h er a rrival
~tt St. J o hn ' . from th e wa mp s of F lo rIda , her m a in as pirati o n has bee n to
mak e th e track team . and in th is sh e
has b ee n r eward ed. \ Ve ca n well call
her a lady o f g1
·it, co ura ge a nd e ndur a nce. beca u e of th e mann er in w hi ch
sh e wit h stood t he te rri ble attac k of
Brot he r Ri ggin a nd h is Fo ur t h F loor
Soc iety. 1\i iss 1ra u sed to be a good
stud e n t: but fa ir fe minin e char m s have
at las t ca ptured he r o ul. a nd, after two
yea rs' expe rie nce. sh e st ill s in gs th e o ld
so n g, '' Gee . I wi h I ha d a g irl li ke the
ot her fe ll ows have."
.---~0-----------
C. H. RI GG I N ("P r es id ent Ri ggin s") .. . . . . H e bro n , ~ld .
<l> K
L at in-Scienti fic .
R. E . STALEY ('' Dutc h " ) . ...... . ... . .... JC
rede ri ck ,
P r es id en t Fo ur t h F loo r Soc ie ty (2) : Second G r ade
Cert ificate (2); F irs t S er gea n t Co . ."B" (3) :
ss ista 11 t
Baseba ll M a nage r (3): Hum o r o u s Editor R at -Tat (3).
Class ica l.
Se1
·gea n t Ba nd (3); B us in ess Manage r R at- T at (J).
''T he r e was a so und o f r evelry by ni g h t."
C. H o ll a nd. in hi s ea rl y coll ege car ee r. was, a nd. fo r that m a tt e r. st ill is.
to a ce rt a in ex te n t, quite a st ud e nt. He
is a n ea rn e t. ha rd a nd e ffi cie nt worker.
Towa rd th e middl e of hi s Sophomore
year h e b r a nc h ed o u t in ot her co ll ege
act iviti es . a nd a now m ost r en ow ned
trait of hi s, na m ely . hi s hum or, revea led
itse lf. This r es ul ted in th e fo rm ation
"----"'!5---'1""<-o----'-. of a 4th fl oo r soc iety with Ri gg in a
pres ident. and in c identa ll y ch ie f h - ra ise r. Hi s a bility a a leade r of m en
wa s promptly recogn ized b y Lieutenant
F ish er, and Ri ggin was a pp o in ted fi r st
f-..' .J._...::..:.:__---'-1 se r gea nt of ''B'' Co.
With hi s fa it h ful w ife, J ay, Ri ggin
'.L__I!_':~----<{t has built u p an ex t ens ive book bu sin ess
-:,;____!:..=~=-- and has mad e q ui te a lit t le fo r t un e by
" rloi ng'' l'vcrybo dy.
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~l ei.
<l>M
" Set a seal up o n my lip
Beho ld a m a n fl- o m t he g r eat m et r opoli s of Wester n Marylan d. H agerstown: a m an who has su cc essfu ll y w ith. tood "Doc" Payn e's bur nin g sa r casm.
He is a g r eat li te ra ry soc iety man. a nd
w ill ca ll down a ny m a n from a professo r to th e lowest prep \\' ho fails to at"'
tend th e m eetin gs. "Du tch" is al so pre
~
1d ent of t h e Yo un Men's D e mora li zing
') 11\.( =;I
-Club, which he we ll d ese r ves
.;pj: ~ '\.,
-@
.
. '(
.-) /
"':_ '9B ut with a ll th ese vi r t ues he has hi s
o· -~ ",-L:t fa ul ts. He is a good
t ud ent a nd a
-::::::::-~.,.
m e mb er of t he ba nd.
Hi m a nn er of
·-/' --._
s peec h in r ec itin g i
o. fast t ha\ profs.
wo n der h o w h e ta lk s w1th o ut breat hin .,..
(
\ \
l:-le ex p ec ts to ho ld "Bob" White's p la;e
in Gr ~e k so m e d ay .
f
~
I
ju t fo r today."
.\
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�A. E VERETT W JLUAMS (" J ay '') .. . . . . Sa li sbury, Mel .
<1.>
~
K; <I> M
L a t in-Scientifi c .
Hi s t o ri a n ( l ) : · Class Vi ce-Pres id ent (2); Co rp o r al
Co . '' B" (2) : Firs t S er geant Co. " C" (3); Pr e id ent of
C lass (3); Bu s i·ness J\ll a nage r R a t-T a t (3); G lee Club
a nd Orch es tr a ( r (2) (3): Jun e Ba ll Co mmit tee (3) .
.. Mu sic ch a rm s · th e sa vage brea s t."
" J ay" has a p ec uli a r l eanin g towa rd
mu sic in all it branc he
Thi w as fir st
m a nifes ted to o ur mi s fo rtun e in hi s
Fres hm a n y ea r. wh e n h e sta rt ed o p er at io ns o n t ha t in s trum ent o f aur icu la r to rtur e. k no wn as th e oc t a rin a. o n whi ch.
a ft er a year o f co nsta nt effo rt, h e co uld
p la y " Dow n in Jun g le T o wn." T\ o w he
ha s tran sfe rr ed t he sc en e o f ac t io n t o
•he b ea utiful f·l ute. As a trump e t ~ r " '' ·
no un c in g th e
e ·s io n s o f t h e n o ble
fo u rth fl oo r society h e wo n undyin g
fa m e.
"J ay" ha s a n eye t u bu sin ess . a n<.i
hi s m o no p oly "' ith hi s w ife, of o ur boo k
oupply . ha lef t u poo r er but wi se r. 1-l e
i> quit e a " savvy" g uy, th o ug h . a nd man aJ2'eS t o kee p o n th e exe mpt list q uit e
co ns is ten t ly. On e fur t h er po int to hi s
c r edit is th a t h e has neve r bee n kn o " ·n
to bo rro w o r le nd a ce nt.
GEO . L. Wl :'\S LO W ( "W in dy") ("Li zz ie"), Ba lt im o r e, 1Id .
<I>~
K;
<1.>
M
Cia s ica !.
Cl ass S ec r e ta r y ( 1) : S e r gea nt Co. " B' ' (3); A is ta nt
F oot ba ll M a nage r ( 3); H o p Co mmittee (3); B u s in ess
M a na ge r R a t-T a t (3); Jun Ha ll Co mmitt ee (3) .
" A bli th e h;,a rt mak e
VI Sage .
M A RK V . ZI EG L E R (" L a nky") . .. ... W es tmin ste r. Md .
<I>M
La tin-Scientific .
M a ndo lin a nd G lee Cl u o (3); Rat - T a~ Boa rd (3) .
'' H e could o n e ith er side di s pu te.
Co n fut e. c han ge ha nd s a nd st ill co nfute."
Th is le ng thy. la nk y o uth cam e to
us fr o m Ge tty sbu r g Coll ege l ast fa ll. H e
imm edi a tely jo in ed t h e ''p r e p. oc iety"
o f jun io r floo r. and c h ose A ndr ew as
hi s w ife. Th ey liv ed ve ry ha ppi ly until
F it zge r ald wooed a n d wo n " S lee py ,' '
wh er e up o n " L a nky's" fami ly tr o ubl es
bega n. Th ey w e re fi n all y sm oo th ed ove r
by a n exc ha nge o f wiv es b e t wee n
" L a nk y" and F it zge r ald . " L a nky" is a t
h i bes t in o ra to ry a nd de ba tin g. 1-1 is
o nly tro ubl e is th a t h e o fte n fo r gets
wh ic h s ide h e is o n a nd g ives va lu a bl e
ass istan ce to hi s o ppo n ent s.
a bloo min g
~t,
Ce rt a inl y hi s v isage is b loo min g
eno u g h fo r hi s h ea r t to be b li t h e. and
it wa f o r thi s r easo n th a t h e w o n hi s
so br iq u et of " Fa ir L iz." H e wa pa rt ia ll y tam e d by a yea r in th e p r e p.
c hoo l. but still has roo m fo r improv rn e nt, as y o u ca n w ell jud ge wh en you
hea r him b ell o win g in c ha pel. " L iz"
">--..,.-,""'- t ri es ha rd to be seda te a nd di g ni fie d. bu t
s imply ca n't. th at' a ll.
'' vVind y" has b lo o m ed o u t in to a
li r t-c lass fusse r in t h e la st y ea r o r . o,
~ nd 't is said h e has g r ea t success in th at
lin e. As k so m e o ne w ho k no ws. H e
at te nd s eve ry ho p now aday s: is it b eca u se h e is o ne o f th e tri o o f 19 12
b ea uti es?
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�Ex--1912
History of the Class of 1912
"Chink" Molland
"Shoontz" JOnes
"George" DaviS
"Pat" PendleTon
"Monk" InSinger
"Bill" STaley
"Kerns" KendRick
"Doc" CArver
"Bill" PaYne
"Gran'ma" NoblE
"Marie" Deets
" Fats" PollOck
''Groomy'' WheeleR
"Puddin'" RosS
"Marie" DeeTs
"Mick" PulOs
''Frenchy" Lavigne
"Bull" CrEw
"Country" FiNkbine
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I N D read ers, you may have g ath ered fro m vari o us and di ve rse
ources the g lori ous hi story and the memo rable ri se and fall o f
R ome; yet your education would be far from compl ete if you
have not a kno wledge o f the noble class o f 19 1 2 o f St . John 's
College- a class which has built itself upon so firm a foundation th at it will last until every member has peri shed, and then
our memory shall go clo wn to posterity.
O n a balmy clay in September, 1908, there as emblecl from the four corners o f th e g lobe, nam ely, New Y ork, Florida, Washing ton State and Ea stport, the yo uth s to whom belongs the honor o f being the class of 19 1 2. Wh en
all the future classmates had arrived it was fo und that they were forty-two
in number . At fir st we were received very hospitably, but on Friday nig ht
we were treated to the g reatest ( ?) event o f our live . On that occasion we
were g iven th e warm est reception mortal at any tim e before or since received.
It seemed as if all to rtures ever invented were practiced upon us, but after it
wa s all over we were still on our feet . Thi s ability to stand on our feet under
all circum stances is one o f our g reat characteri stics. A fter that Friday nig htala s ! who o f us can ever fo rget it-the Sophomores ag reed to aboli sh hazing
on condition that we obey certain rul es. W e obeyed them only too willing·ly,
and were, therefore, never molested. Our men th en settled clo wn to work, both
in athl etic and academic lin es. Althoug h we did not accompli . h much in ath leti cs, only one man getting on th e football team, yet several o f our number won
positions on the . econcl team. Vve are the main stay o f the track team o f the
college, for in thi s department Gail ey, R yde r and Broadrup are o f superb
ability. In base ball al so we suppli ed a few players. Crew was th e varsity
catcher and Michaelson is substitute. In our academic wo rk during the F resh ·
man year we establi shed th e standard o f hig h scho la sti c attainm ent, for which
we a re noted. A fter th e encampment, Jun e week, and the commencement excrci es were over we return ed home, much wiser han when we arrived an d
with num erous resolutions o f wh at we would do th e fo llowing September.
Th e fall o f 1 909 found us r eturning to our clear old coll ege. and each feeling th e g rave responsibility o f a Sophomore. A ll o f our men did not return ,
but th eir places were fill ed by th e new men, Mill er, Chri stian , L entz and
Staley. O f course we appr eciated our pos iti ons after th e tri als o f th e year
before. No o ne th ere was to say "Go clow n town and get me a piece o f pi e,''
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�CLASS OF 1913
MOTTO
Prudentia et virtute
COLORS
Brow-n and White
CLASS YELL
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Re! Re! Re!
Brow-n and White! S. ]. C.
Rickety rex! Rickety reen!
St. Johns! '13, '13, '13.
CLASS OFFICERS
JOHN WILSON
President
WILLIAM WOODWARD OLIN T. BROADWATER
-
-
Vice-President
Secretary
CLINTON F. PHILLIPS
Treasurer
]. PAUL JACOBS
Historian
G. ENFIELD McNUTT
Sergeant-at-Arms
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SOPHOMORI!: CLASS
�R oRERT V. H o rF MAN . "Bonn y" ........ .. .. . . ... .. . . . ..... Hager sto w n , ~ I d .
''I a m no t in t he r o ll o f commo n m en ..,
J. PAu L J ACOBS, "YocKs '' .. . ........ . . . .. . . . . . .. . ... . . . . .. M illing to n , Md .
" Lazy, sh ift less, good fo r na ug ht. "
•
EDGA R A. J oNES, " R uN T'' . ....... . . ... ... . .. . . ... .. . .. . P rincess A nne, J\Id
" H is id le b ra in w it h id le fa n cies fi ll ed .' '
Class Roll 1913
A. WILLARD J oYCE, " WILLI E'' . . ... . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .... .. . ... . A nn apo lis, M d .
" T hi s fe llo w' s w ise eno ug h to p lay the fool.' '
u
: 1.\ROLD
\ :-~ DR E W . .. r\N nY' ' ....... . ... . ... . . .. . ... . . . .. ... . . . . De nto n , i\·Id .
·'S he sleep s ! m y la d y sleep s !"
\tV rLLI AM E. KLJ NE FELTER, ''B r LL" . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .... . ... B a lt im o r e, M d.
' 'Yo u Ca ssiu . ha t h a lean a'ncl h ung ry look .' '
1 \ Sl r-, '· J o H N NY ' ' ..... . .... . . . .. ........ . . .. .. . . A nn apolis. ~I d.
-'
J.
" A so ft a n s we r t u rneth away wrat h ."
EA RL V . L EW IS, '' VENus " ... ... . . . . .. . ........ .. . . ....... F rostburg, M el.
" \ t\f isclom is t he principal t hing, th er e fo r e get wi sdo m.''
B
R o BERT F. B R.\TTA N, '' . o r. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. : . ... .. . .. . . :.. P r incess ' A nne . M el .
?'
''A re m o rta ls bo r n to sleep t h etr w retch ed lt ves away.
FR ANK E. MA SON. "BI LLIK EN " .. .. . ... . . . . . . ... . ... ..... . . . .. . Ea to n , M el .
"Ho w da nge ro u s is it t ha t t his man goes loose !''
1:3RO.\DW.\T ER . ' ' SEE ... ... . ... . . . . . . . . ..... . . ... .... G r a ntsvi ll e. M d.
" For h e h a d uch beautiful eyes.''
C. CA r.VE RT MAG RUDER. ' ' i\JA GGl E" . . ..... . ... . . . . . ..... . ... .. .Ann apo li s, M el .
"And st ill o ur wo nde r g rew
C.\MPfl ELL, " D EA RI E... . ... . . .... .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. Ba ltimo r e. Mel .
Ho w o n e sm a ll head oo uld ca r r y a ll he k ne w ..,
L YNDE D . M cCoRMICK. " M rc K' ' ...... . ... . . . .. .. . . . . . . .... . .-\ nn a po lis, M el .
'"
J OH N vv .
T
Ou
.
N
D .\ NIEL E.
" A child was I , a st r ipli ng lad.
My ch eek s w ith yo ut h' s fir st blossom s clad.''
11. M I LTON CECI L, ' 'T URK ... .. ... ... .. . .. . .. ... . . .. . . . .... . . H ig hl a n d , ~Id .
" 0 w a d som e po w ' r t he g i fti e g ie u s
T o see o ur el' s a s ithe r s ~ee us."
RUM, ' ' C RUMMY ..... ... . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . ... . .. .... . .. .. . At he n s, P a.
E \RL E C
~.
·
'·He !'eldo m ~ mi l es, a nd sm il es in such a ~o rt , . . . ,
As if h e scorn ed hi m self a nd m ocked ht s sp m t .
r
E D l" ' i)I7N' , " Puss" .. .. . . .... . .. . . . . . . . .... . . ... . . . S no w H ill , M el .
uEORGE .
'' ·'F at paun ches have lea n p at es .' '
E DGA R T . FE LL ,
NY .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . .. ... .. . .. ... . . . .. .Ann apo lis, Mel .
" O h ! excellent yo un g ma n .''
\• . S TEW.\ RT f'n zcE R.\ LD, " F ITz" .... . ..... . ........ .. . P rincess A n ne, M el .
V
.. A t hin g o f beauty is a joy fo rever ."
GEORGE GEIU NG . "P IP.. . . . .. . ..... ' . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' I ndia n I--:Iead , Mel.
' ' S KI N
"Fo r gen iu s is m e r ely a g reat cap acit y fo r w o r k.' '
AR NOLD G u DDEN . ·'L o SE .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
"Fo r B rut u s is a n ho no ura ble m a n ."
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nn apo li s, M el .
J ;yH N \tV. H o LMAN . ·' :'.1:.\ DON NA" . . . . . . . .... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . Fri en d svi ll e, M(l.
" H e t hin ks too much ; s uch m en a r e dangero u s.' '
\tV . !VL\R VJ N H u TCHI NS , " P ER UNA .. ... . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. ·. · · · · · . \ t\f illo w s, M el.
"T he g las. o f fa sh io n a nd t he mo uld o f fo rm.' '
F RAN K E . H u TCHI NSON . "TOAD .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Fairm ont , \ IV. Va.
" T h eir t ri ck s and er a ft h a' made m e cia ft ,
T h ey 've ta'en m e in and a ' t h at,
B u t c lear yo u r d eck s a nd h e r e's 'T h e Sex.'
I li ke t he ja des f o r a ' t hat."
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nN K C. MELLON, " D u TCic ' . .. . .. .. .. ............... . .... . . E a ston , NJ:cl .
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'' A yo ung ma n vo id o f u nde r stand ing."
G. ENFI ELD McNUTT, "NuTTs " . . .. .. . . .... . .. .. ... ..... . ... .. Be rke ly, i\Id .
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a T e wk bury mu ta rd ."
C LARE NCE J . M ORGAN, "RUl\f MY'' .. . . .. .... .. . ... ... . . .. . . . Frostb urg,
''They who tar ry at t he wine cu p. "
C LI NTON T . P HILLIPS, "Dr cK " . .. .. . . . . .. ..... ... .. . .. . . . . Camb rid rre
"A w ise son m aketh a g lad fat h er ."
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\tVI LLI AM A . R u HL, " .Q u TCI ' .... . .. . . . . . . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . B a ltimo re,
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''\Vha t rosy bl u sh m a ntles that m a n ly bro w! "
G. \tVA LTER Sc HUL Z, "Sc rn xrz " . . . .. . .... .. .. . ... . . . . . ... . .. A n na po li s.
''For I pro fess no t ta lking ."
T HOM.\ S \tV. S Pl CKNA LL, "S PIT BA LL ... . .. . . . . . . . . . ... .. . .. .. . . B altim o r e,
"A ra g . a bo ne, a n d a hank o f lur id ha ir .' '
GEO RGE \ V. T ono. JR., "CAESA R'' .. . . . . . . .... . .... ....... .. . .. S a lisbury,
'' B ut a ltho va nqui shed he co uld a rg ue ~t ill. "
R. A LEXAN DER T ENNANT, " Au:x '' ..... . ................ .. .. .. :\Jicl la ncl ,
" I speak it a nd m y wo rds are o r a cl e . .' '
!\" rAL F. Twi GG, "B IRDM AN'' . . . . . . . ... ....... .. . . .. .. . .. . . C umberland ,
"A fool a lso is f ull o f w o rd s. '
R oBE RT S . G. \tVELCH, " R OBBI E' ' ..... . .... . . .. ...... . . . ..... A nn apo lis,
' 'Tho u a r t a . w ise a s t ho u a r t beautiful.. ,
J o H N \ NILSON, ' ' S HONN IE Buc K' ' . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . ..... . .. .. . Ti lg hma n ,
" L o r d! \ i\f h at fools so m e m o r t a ls b e."
\ iVILLIAM R. \ i\fooDWARD, " \tVooDIE" . . . .. . ... . . . . .. .. ... . . . . A nn apo li s,
"And e 'en his fa ilings lean ed to vi rtue's side.' '
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�F ell , F itzge rald. A ndrew. Schulz , J oyce, Ruhl, Campbell and B rattan did ex ceptionall y rroocl wo rk. Thi s is the reco rd o f the achi evements o f o ur Freshmen clay s, and we are ju stly pro ud o f it.
Sophomore History
0 b egin at th e b eginnin rr, th e n a tal day o f " 13" _w as Sept e mbe r
15, 190 9. Th e bea u tiful old campu s seem ed fa1rl y awake aft ~ r
its three m o nth s of s lumb er. "Old" m en w ere coll ect ed 111
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g ro ups, here and th e re, o n th e wa lks, talkin g of vacati o n o r
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of football pros p ects and s izin g up th e lat es t arri val s. H e re
and th ere a fo nd parent was bu stlin g ab o ut , o ffici o us ly .
laun chin o hi s so n fairly o n hi s coll ege ca reer, o r ha vin g bu to·
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t o nholed a "prof ' and di latin g o n th e s upe ri o r a ttainm ent s
of hi s yo un g ho peful. Call ow yo uth s fro m th e " backwoods " we re a in:l ess ly
s trollin g abo ut , no t "ga zin g in op en-mo uthed wo nd e r" as th ey do 1n th e
po pular mag a zin es, but as ·tunin g a sophi st ica t ed air . In s ho rt, th e _ ampu s
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presented th e sam e s pectacl e which it had presented o n th e prececlln g o ne
hundred and twenty o penin g clays o f S t. J o hn's.
W e f-ound o n assembling in P inckn ey that o ur class was fo rty-fo ur strong .
som e fift ee n o f o ur numbe r havin g b een hand ed do wn t o us fro m th e S t.
Jo hn's P reparatory School. \1\fe elected J ohn vVil so n . class presiden_ and vVi~
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liam W oo dwa rd vice-president. Both di scharged adm1rab ly the duties o f th en-
W e no w pass o n to the mo re recent and more impo rtant peri od o f our
hi sto ry, the Mecca of every F reshman , th e Sopho mo re year . \ Ve return ed
in September, I 9 IO, as Sopho mo res. " the mo narch o f all we surveyed.'' Installed in o ur form er lu x urio us qu a rter s on the first and fo urth A s o f P in ckoor
ney, we fo und a bun ch o f F reshmen . Th ey were suffering with exaggera ted
ego, a di sease ve ry prevalent, in its incipi ent form , among F reshmen . Vl/e
g ently in stru cted th em in th e way they sho uld go and lest they sho uld eve r
ag ain fall into evil ways . vVe o rg anized a G. 0. H . Thi s phi lanthropic o rg anization has patiently endured per secution by th e prejudiced F aculty, which
persists in mi sund erstanding and mi sco nstruing its nobl e aim s a nd id eal s. In
~ pite o f thi s un sympatheti c attitude o f the Faculty, th e G. 0. H. has to iled unremitting ly fo r th e mo ral and intell ectu al uplifting o f th e F reshm en, and so fa r
it has been emin ently succe. s ful.
Th ere were ma ny gaps in our ra nks wh en we return ed. b~1t we have been
to so me extent recompen sed fo r th e loss of th ese by th e ad ditio n o f six new
men, Crum . Hoffm a n, L ewi . T ennant, S pi cknall and T wigg. Th ese men a re
all ha rd wo rker and sta nd hig h in th e class.
' 'Thirteen" has main tain ed the hig h . tanda rcl in academi c wo rk whi ch
she set for her self in her Freshman clays . M ag ruder lead s th e class thi s year,
as he did last yea r, and deserves th e hig hest prai se fo r hi work.
In athleti cs we have uph eld th e r eputati on we gain ed fo r o urselves in o ur
F reshmen year. l\I ello n, vVilson , Ruh l, Hutchin son , \1\fooc\.ward , \!\felch a nd
B roadwater played o n th e V arsity eleven. M cN utt, Ma m n and F ell played
good g ames on th e second team . \1\fil son, vVelch a nd Ruhl represented " r3 ' ' o n
tile college team in ba sketball. O n the diamond \Vil son is sho wing that he
has not lost any o f hi s last year' s skill in tossing th e sphero id .. Ruhl , Gearing
a nd Todd are also doing good work. W oodward , Klin efelter, vVelch and F ell
represent us in track athleti cs. In the interclass gymn asium W oodward won
th e mile race and vVil son th e hig h jump. Gladden was tran spo rted to th e
seventh heaven o f bli ss by winning fro m M ilbourn e in wre. tling, and thereby
e arning his lo ng -coveted class num erals.
office.
Th e first three days o f o ur coll ege 1i f e cannot be regarded a s a pleasant
:--ubj ect for remini scence. S uffice it to say, that we re_
ceived ~II that F reshm en
usually receive at thi s period . \Ve were treat ed ne1ther w1th gentl e~ess o n
the o ne hand no r with "diabolical cruelty' ' o n th e other . U nder th e v1goro us
instruction o f th e G. 0. H. we acquired a healthy regard fo r the traditions and
customs o f S t. J ohn 's and kno wledge o f what was expected o f us as F reshm en.
Durin rr o ur F res hm en year we worked hard both in th e class room and on
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the a thletic fi eld . vVe had many m en o f ' 'th ews and sinew s" in o ur class, who
form ed th e backbo ne o f most o f th e coll ege team s. \ 1\fe were represented on
the V arsity eleven by :M ellon , B ro wn and Ruhl, o n the basketball _team by M ellon .and Wil son. :M ello n, S teven s, Wil son and Gearing won th e1r mo nogr~m s
on the diamond. In academic work Magruder led the class, and McConmck,
B ut do not imag in e tha t these are the only lines along which the geniu s
which characterizes all "13 ' ' men find . its o utl et . vVe have representatives in
all fi elds o f human endeavor . Twi gg, the B irdman , has recently perfected th e
model o f an aeroplan e. whi ch, according to all acco unts, should revoluti onize
th e whole science o f a viation. T odd , finding him self cut o ut fo r hig her things
than plumbin g, ha s return ed to S t. Jo hn' s, and havin g reduced juggling to a
sci ence, no w dream s o f va udevi ll e contracts and the footlig hts. " Spitball'' is
o ne o f o ur recent acquisitio ns. Hi s most no t ed appearance was on the ''A merican's Yo ung Folks' Pag e." H ere he make s an imposing appearance under th e
nom de plume of Denmore.
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�Then there is the noble third Aoor Aoor society, con ststmg o f J ones, Phillips, H olman , B roadwater and \N il son , who have devoted them selves to hara ssing second Aoo r men , but have lately been rather quiet, owing to th e fact that
retributi on follo ws swift and sure on the heels o f each o f th eir crimes.
Hutchin s is tartin g a beauty parlor on the second Aoor , and " Fats" l\fason is
hi s fir st pati ent. \ N ould that tim e and space permitted me to dilate on th e
attainm ents o f each " 13" man. But both a re getting short . Be fore we close
here's to the clas · o f " I 3.'' May each " 13 ., man ever hold hi s allegiance to
her, and to alma mater above all other ti es. L et each and every man , animated
by a common enthu siasm, love o f class, work un elfi shly fo r her best interests,
and her futur e will be as brilliant and un spotted as her pa st.
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President
E. 0 . MILBOURNE
W. D. NOBLE
Vice-President
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Secretary
H. R . ANDREWS
Treasurer
H . L. REEDER -
Historian
Sergeant-at-Arms
E. L. YOST
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ANDREWS, H. R.; ..... .... ..... .. . . . . . "Andy" .. .. .... ..... .... .... ..... Choptank, Md.
BUCKLEY, C. R. ; ... .... ........... .. ... . "Buck" .... .. .... ... ... ..... .... Baltimore, Md,
CAMINERO, JOSE; ... ...... .. .. ..... ...... "Longboot" ........ ... ........ . Havana, Cuba.
CHRISTIAN, R. L. ; .. ...... ........ ... .. .. "Abe" ...... ......... .. .. ..... .Ellicott City, Md.
DORSEY, C. C.; ................ .......... "Skinny" .............. ........ . Brookville, Md.
HILL, F. W. ; ...... .. .. .. :.......... ... ... . "Splinters" .. ... ... ... .Upper Marlboro, Md.
HOGAN, F. V.; ..... ..... .... .... ......... "Hooligan" .. ... ...... .. .... .. Baltimore, Md.
HoKE, E. L.; ... .. .. .............. ........ "Doc" .............. .. .... .. .. .... ... Coalport, Pa.
LAMAR, L. Q. C.; ..... ....... .. ... .. .... "Sleepy'' ................. .... ..... Rockville, Md.
MARTIN, E. A.; ..... ......... ......... .. "AI." .... ...... .... ........... .. .. Annapolis, Md.
MATTHEWS, H. B.; .. ................... "Matty" ... ...... . ............ Cambridge, Md.
MILBOURNE, E. 0., ......... .. ...... .... "Granny'' .. ...... .. ... .......... Baltimore, Md.
NOBLE, W. D.; ... .. ....... .. .. ..... ... ... " Bill" ....... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .... Preston, Md.
PHILLIPS, S. M.; ........ ....... ......... "Liz" .. .. ......... ... .............. Quantico, Md.
PHILLIPS, W. S. ; .. ..... ......... ........ "Kelly" .. .. ..... .. .. .. ...... White Haven, Md.
PETIT, G. H.; ...... .......... ......... .. "Bowery" ........ .. .. .. ........ Brooklyn, N.Y.
REEDER, H. L.; ....... .... ..... ........ "Goat"...... ..... .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Butler, Pa.
REID, ANDREW ; ......... .. .. ......... .. "Cadet" ...... ... .... ... .. ...... ... Baltimore, Md.
REINBERG, J. E. ; .. .............. ...... . "Riney" .... ...... ......... Fort Stanton, N. M.
SMITH, D. E.; ..... ... ....... ....... ... . " Schmitz" ..... ... .. .... ....... ........ Hayes, Md.
THOMPSON, F. H.; .... .......... ...... "Sukey" .. .. .. ........ ... .. .. ...... Annapolis, Md.
ToLSON, W. F.; ...... .. .. ........ .. ... "Cap" ... .. .. ... ............ .. Silver Springs, Md.
TucKER, J. C.; ................. .. .. .... " Tommy " .. .. .... ........ ... ..... Centreville, Md.
WARNER, W. W.; .... ... ........ .. .. .. " Alcibiades " ..... .... .. ...... Watertown, N.Y.
WELLS, B. S. ; .. ............. .. ... .. .. .. "Sister" .... ...... ...... . ......... Keyser, W . Va.
WHITE, B. W.; ..... .... ........... .. . "Bob" ..... . ........ .... .. ... ....... Annapolis, Md.
WooD, F. W.; ... ... ... .... .. ..... ... "Wood y" .... ..... .............. New York, N. Y.
YosT, E. L.; .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ...... "Pap" ...... .. .. ....... .. ... .. .... Fairmont, W.Va.
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Freshman History
D RIN G th e week of Se pt e mber tw e nty-firs t th e m emb e rs o f
the new Fres hman class a sse mbl ed o n th e s h ady campus l.lf
St. J o hn's.
From a ll point s of t h e co mpass, from far m and city, w e
ca m e, som e of us with coat s of a " class y " c ut, p egt op t rouse rs a n d gay socks a nd hatbands, a nd oth ers w ith plain sui ts
a nd felt hats that strong·ly suggested th e co untry store.
After a vi sit to \Voodward Ha ll and a talk with T ommy, we were show n to
o ur room s in Pi nckney Hall , whi ch wa s to be our abode fo r the yea r. Most o f
us had room s on the fo urth floor . \Ne soon became acquainted with one anoth er, and started in to see the tow n and do something to drive a way the feelings of homes ickne. s that kep t ri sing in our hearts.
O n th e fir st evening of o ur co ll ege career we were vi sited by the Sophs.
T heir fir st visit was very friend ly, in deed. Th ey told us not to be a fraid , a nd
then g ave us some fat herl y advi ce and a set of rul es that we were to follow.
\1\!e were soon called on, however . to visit th ese fell ow: ' roo m · and perform
all kinds o f ridi culous and hu mi liating stunts fo r th eir a mu sement. T hese a ffa irs seemed bad enoug h, but th e wo rst was yet to come. O ne nig ht our
slumber s were di , turbecl by vigoro us shaki ngs . a nd we were ordered to come
out behind th e gy m a nd not to make a ny no ise about it. eit her . 'vVe went like
lamb s to th e la ug hteL F ro m behind th e gy m we were taken to th e rai lroad
cut and th e f un ( ?) began. Some o f us d id stu nts such as sing ing songs o r
dancing th e "Salome." A ft er t hi s we tri ed our strength at lifting rail s to the
li vely accompanim ent o f the slat . VV hen th e ceremoni es were over we went
q ui etly ba ck to P in ckn ey and as ked o urse lves w h y in h- w e eve r came to
college, anyho w. It wa :oon forgotten. thoug h, 111 th e affair s o f th e next clay.
We wer e told one clay to ' 'ho nk" every tim e we turn ed a corner in the
hall. and fo r a month we made Ii fe mi se rab le for th e P in ckn ey Hall "p rof. "
with o ur racket. Th e wo rst of our tro ubl es were over , thoug h, with t he visit
to th e cut, but still we li ved in dread o f bei ng summ oned to one o f those awful
meetin gs in Room 29 or Rcom ro. T hose Sop homore class meetin gs had th e
S pani h Inqui sition fad ed a mi le.
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�vVhil e all th ese things were happening to us we . till managed to keep up
our sp irits enoug h to hold class meetings and elect our offi ce rs. Vve cho e E.
0 . ~li l b o urn e a our pre. ident, a nd have never had cause to reg ret our action.
\ iV ith the beginning o f football season a large percentage of th e cia went
o ut for hono r on th e oTi d iron. T hro ug ho ut th e sea. on o ur men wo rked ha rd .
and, alt houg h no one got a regul a r place o n th e varsity, they helped la rgely t
make up the second team. T homp on played as a s ub ~t i t ute in everal o f th e
uthern trip. besid es playing a
fir st team games. a nd Vv od was taken on th e
few minutes in t he H opkin s ::;ame. S mith hel d a regul a r positio n on th e second team a nd helped materially in maki1w the scru bs' fin e reco rd . Lamar and
I etit played in a number of th e second team games. Nex t yea r we expect to
fil l . o me positi ons on the Va r ity with credit.
O n th e basketball team we had T hompson. who play.ed in nearl y all of the
games a nd at home \r as o ne of th e most pop ul a r of th e playe rs. In the final
game o f th e · ea ~o n he not only o utcl a. sed hi s ma n, but too k ·a fall out of o ne
o f th e most esteemed memb r. o f th e fac ulty R eddy l\1cGlone. Buckley a nd
\'Voocl also put up . o me trong game. fo r th e R eserves.
B ut it was in th e gy m meet that our cla. s won th e most honor. . O n th e
parall el bar s. hori zontal bar, hor ,;e and Aying rin crs, and al so in tumbl in g our
men to k eith er fir st or seco nd place. . Hogan, Reid an I \1\Toocl howed e"cellent fo rm in th eir wo rk in th e. e entri es. a nd they prom i. e t make a name for
th emselve a nd fo r St. J ohn 's in thi s branch of athl eti cs. Petit took . eco nd
place in one o f the races, a nd also d id some fine boxing. Milbourn e howed
co nsid erab le p romi se of bein g a classy wrestlec
In baseball our worth remain s to be een, but we are expecting to put several m n on the fir st team . In th e worko ut. so far ="!oble has shown excell ent
form a a catcher, and And rews fo llows close behind him. T olson a nd :M atth ew a re beginnin g to loo k lik e valuable add iti ons to the pitching staff. a nd
th e fo rm er is ~ h a win g class at fir. t base as well a. in the box. There are a
number o f oth ers th at will no doubt make good second team materi al.
La t . but not least, we have clone fin e work aloncr academi c lin es. 1\Iost
o f us passed safely acro ss th e pe ril ous waters o f mid -year exams, and even
better res ults are ex pected f rom th e exams next Jun e. ] I. R. A ndrews has
headed the hono r li t ever since schoo l began.
lose behind him have been
Chri tian. l:-1ill , B oke. :Petit , Tucker, \ Varn e r, Nobl e a nd Reeder .
\ r hen we loo k over our ho rt reco rd we beli eve that we ca n fee l justly
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gai ned along with these ho nors t he respect of our fell ow schoolmates we sha ll
not consid er our fir t yea r of coll ege li fe a fa ilure.
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Alger
Basil
Claude
Cassard
Dawes
Dixon
Downs
Eltinge
Fields
Fowler
Smith, R.
Gates
Gambrill, R.
Gambrill, W.
Hall
Hogan
Kelley
King
Moisan
Palmer
Parlett, G.
Parlett, J .
Robinson
Sadler
Selby
Welch, R. 0.
Whitmeyer
Wood
Young
Onion
Chase
Hightman
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Second Pre para tory Class
Andrew
Bourke
Brittlebank
Chaney
Cheston
Clark
Coomber
Faulkner
Hambleton
Han well
Hopkins
Jewell
Jones
Kimberley
Ligon
Marcer
Miller
Nason
Parlade
P earce
Frere
Pierce
Prout
Randall
Revelle
Selby
Van Kirk
Wolkowsky
Worthington
Cecil
Hungerford
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Special Preparatory Class
Hong
Hyde
Kaiser
Luyster
Williams
Dodge
Hutchinson
Smith, H.
Steele
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�PHILOMATHE:AN SOCIETY
�Philomathean Roll
Adams
Broadrup
Catlin
Drake
Hoffman
Hoke
Holljes
Holman
Hutchins
Lamar
Matthews, H. B.
Miller
Moss
Mullikin
Spicknall
Staley
-Stanley
Starlings
Todd
Vansant
Williams, A. E.
Wilson, K. E.
Winslow
Yost
Ziegler
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SOCIETY
�Philokalian Roll
Alger, P.
Andrew, H.
Bailey
Bowlus
Brattan
Caminero
Campbell
Christian
Clayton
Crum
Davis
Dickinson
Dryden
Fell
Fitzgerald
Gailey
Gering
Harris
Haslup
Hill
Hopkins, R. S.
Hopkins, S. D.
Jacobs
Johnson, C. L.
Lentz
Lewis
McNutt
Magruder
Martin
Matthews
Michaelson
Milbourne
Morris
Owen
Parran
Payne
Petit
Reeder
Rein burg
Riggin
Roberts
Rlihl
Ryder
Smith, D. E.
Tennant
Tucker
Twigg
Warner
Welch
Wells
White
Woodward
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�PHI SIGMA KAPPA
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Kappa
WILLIAM STANLEY
LEWIS FULLER PARSLEY
THOMAS PARRAN, JR.
JACK MASON HUNDLEY
JOHN ARTHUR BRASHEARS
GEORGE LEIPER WINSLOW
HERMAN GAILEY
IRA EDGAR RYDER
PHILANDER BRISCOE
ARTHUR EVERETT WILLIAMS
EDGAR FELL
ROBERT BRATTAN
B. MILTON CECIL
WILLIAM ALLEN RUHL
ANDREW REID
FRATRES IN FACULTATE
THOMAS FELL,
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L. L. D.
BYRON VERNON CECIL, D. S.
AMOS WALTER WOODCOCK,
M. A.
FRATRES IN URBE
EUGENE IGLEHART
JOHN GREEN
ARTHUR DE THALMA VALK
WALTER MUNROE
JOHN WELLS
SAMUEL RUSSEL DEETS
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Young Men's Christian Association
OFFICERS FOR 1910-'11
I. E. RYDER, '12- Secretary.
W. LENTZ, '12- Treasurer.
L. C. BAILEY, '11- - President.
K. E. WILSON, '11- -Vice-President.
ADVISORY BOARD
DR. THOMAS FELL- Chairman.
PROFESSOR A. W. W. WOODCOCK.
DR. B. MCGLONE.
PROFESSOR C. W. STRIKER.
PROFESSOR J. B. RIPPERE.
ROLL OF MEMBERS
Alger
Andrew, H.
Broadrup
Caminero
Campbell
Cassard
Dryden
Gailey
Gladden
Hartley
Hogan
Lewis
Ligon
King
Matthews, H. B.
Milbourne
Moisan
Owsley
Peace
Roberts
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Riggin
Selby, J. E.
Staley
Tennant
Tucker
Wells
White
Whitmyer
Winslow
Wolkowsky
�and it was tri ed in every way to make th em fee l a t home in their new . urrounclings. It is in thi s and ;;;imilar ways that the Y. ~I. C. A. can exert o ne
of its g reatest influ ences ove1· yo ung men-m en who are perhaps away from
the safeguard s of home life for th e fir st tim e a nd thrown to a g reat ex tent
upon th eir own reso urces, both intell ectual and mora l.
The Young Men's Christian Association
Th e number o f active member s thi . yea r wa s small er than usual , but we
sincerely hope that a s the yea rs go by th e assoc ia tion will in crease and more
widely extend it s helpful influ ence a nd accompli . h more and mo re for good
here at old St. J ol111 's.
N th e Youn g ·M e n 's Chri s tian Assoc iati o n we ha Ye an o rgani zati on w hi ch is one of th e most important in the life of th e colle ge man of t oday . O ur association is a branch of th e Int e rnati onal Yo un g Men's Chri stian Association. The creed of
thi s w01·ld-wide o rga ni zatio n is well exp ressed in th e followin g, whi ch is kn ow n as th e Pa ri s Basis : "Th e Young ~f e n 's
Chri stian Association seeks to unite yo ung men, who, regarding J esu Chri st
as th eir God and Saviour, according to the Holy Scriptures, desire to be Hi s
di scipl es in their doctrine and in th eir life, and to associate th eir efforts for the
extension o f His kingdom among yo un g men .. , Thi s was adopted in 1855 and
reaffirm ed in 1907.
The members o f our association are everywhere recognized , and one of our
member ship card s entitl es th e holder to all privil eges in eve ry association in the
co untry. The Inter- State and International Committees, throug h their secretari es, render mu ch practical aiel to our o rgani zation in carrying on its w01·k
here in coll ege. This year delegates representin rr our association attended the
state conventio n, held at J ohn s Hopkins U niver sity, where th ey had th e adva.ntage of hearing many problems relative to the associatio n work, eli cussed by
experi enced and able speaker s.
Throughout the entire year meetings were held as far as possibl e every
S unday evening. At th ese meetings the members were aclcl ressecl by some
m emb e r of the college facult y, mini s te r of a loca l church o r a field sec reta ry
of one of the Inter- State Com mittees.
At the beginning of th e co llege session a recepti on committee was organized amo ng th e members of th e as. ociation for th e purpose of meeting the
new men at th e train . , show in g them around the coll ege, introd ucing th em to
the professor s, and helping in every way to straig hten out their many difficulti es. It was in g r eat part clue to the work o f thi s committee that th e coll ege
work was able to sta rt so promptly. O n th e first Saturday evening, after the
openin g o f college, a reception for th e new men wa g iven by the member s
of the association. H ere th e new men were introduced to th e older students,
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MANDOLIN
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�ORCHESTRA
�Cot~ll~on
Club
R owL.\ ND K. An. \ ?-IS. · r I . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. P r es: d ~ nt
vVILLl AM STANLEY. ' n .. .. . ..... . ............... .. ...... . . . \'i ce- I resident
C LI FFO RD L. J o H NSON . II ....... ...... ...... ...... .. . ..... ...... Secr etary
\V. RoLA ND \1 ,\ NS .\ NT. 11 .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .. . T r easurer
Hop Committee
R o wland K. Ada m $. ·I I. C hairman.
L. Claude Ba iley . 'II .
C li fford L. J ohn son. · r r.
W illiam tan ley. · r r.
\ V. R oland Vansant, '1 r.
Series of Dances
Wi lh elm L entz. · r 2.
F rcderi ck S. :-Iatth ews . 1 2.
Geo rge L. \ Vin slow. ' 12 .
\\! . S tewa rt 1-itzge ra!d. ' 13.
F rank E . Hutchi n: o n. 13.
1910--1911
A pril 2 I.
!\l ay
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:-ray 26 .
Decem be r 9, 19 10.
January G, !C) II.
Febru ary 3, 19 1 I.
February 24 . 19 1 I.
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19 11,
19 1 I.
19 11.
Members
Adams,
Ba il ey,
Brashear.,
Brattan.
B ri scoe,
Droaclwater ,
Ca min ero.
Catlin .
Cecil , B. 1[.
Dav is,
D ickin so n,
Drake,
F itzge rald ,
Gailey,
Ha rri s,
Haslup,
Hollj es,
H ogan,
H opki ns, R. S .
H op kin . ,
D.
Hund ley .
H utchin s,
Hutchin son .
Jo hn con . C. L.
Lentz.
J\Ic'\ utt .
'.\[ a rtin.
!\Jaso n .
l\latth ws. F . S.
i\lo. s.
y [ullikin .
Owen.
Pa rra n.
Par sley,
Pay ne.
R eed er .
R oberts.
Ri.i h 1•
Ru llm an ,
Ryd er.
S tan ley .
Th omp con ,
T wigg .
\ ·a nsant.
W e ll ~ .
\ Vliite. S. R.
\Villi ams, A. E .
Wi lso< K. E.
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\ 'Vin elo w,
\\' oc dwa rcl.
WHICH?
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OFFICERS FOR 1910-1911
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P. MELVIN, '99 ............ .. ....... .Alumnus
PROF. B. V. CECIL, '90 ...... .. .... ... .. Faculty
R. K. ADAMS, '11. ...... Pres. of Association
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K. ADAMS, '11.. .... ............... President
MICHAELSON, '12 .. ......... .Vice-President
R. WHITE, JR. '11 ............... ... Secretary
D. BROADRUP, '12 .. ... ... ..... .. ..Treasurer
C. L. JOHNSON, '11 ...... .. ... ...... .. ... Captain
R. K. ADAMS, '11 .. .. .... ... .. .... ... .. Manager
G. L. WINSLOW, '12 ... ..... .. .. Asst. Manager
FOOTBALL TEAM 1910
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BASKETBALL TEAM 1911
TRACK TEAM 1911
TENNIS TEAM 1911
FOOTBALL TEAM 1911
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F. A. MELVILLE, '13 .. ... . ..... . . .. .. ... Captain
W. R. VANSANT, '11 ....... .. .. ... .. . Manager
C. H. RIGGIN, '12 ......... .. .. .. Asst. Manager
J. WILSON, '13 ..... .. ........... .. ........ . Captain
C. L. JOHNSON, '11.. ..... .. .... .. ... ... Manager
W. LENTZ, '12 ..... .... .. .... ... .. Asst. Manager
J I. E. RYDER, '12 ... .... . .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. Captain
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H. L. JOHNSON, '11 .. ..... ...... . ...... Manager
r H. L . JOHNSON, '11 ....... .. ......... .... Captain
1 W. STANLEY,
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S. R. WHITE, '12 ......... .. ......... .. .... Captain
G. L. WINSLOW, '12 ......... .... ........ Manager
C. T. PHILIPS, '13 .. .... . .... .. .. Asst. Manager
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�Athletics
has bee n t h e wo nd e r of co ll ege.
Co ns id e rin g th e numb e r of m en
th e a thl eti c team w hi c h a re p roc! ucecl
a re li ttl e less than ma rve lou s. F ro m less than tw o hundred
m en , t h e maj o ri ty o f w ho m had neve r be fo re e n te red in t o
a n a t hl eti c co ntes t , we JV!ace upo n t h e grid iro n a foo tb a ll
tea m t h a t co ll eges fi1 ·e tim es o ur s ize res pec t and fea r. f' ro m
th e boys w ho co me t o us fro m prepara to ry ancl hi g h sc hoo ls
v:e bui ld u p a ba eba ll t ea m . whi ch mak es itse lf kn o wn wh e re1·e r it m ay go .
111 tw o ye ars S t. J o hn' s has estab lis h ed a bas ke tbal l team w hi c h has won
~Teat ho no r fo r us.
vVhat oth er co ll ege ca n clo th is 0 \\ 'hy are 7l 'C ab le to accompli sh t hi s 0 It
1, beca use th e ve ry atmosph ere o ur men brea th e imbu es th em with a love fo r
th e ir co ll ege a nd an ove n.vh elm in g d es ire t o see S t. J o hn 's s uccee d w h e re a
gr eat ma ny coll eges fail. Thi s is what we call the " S t. J o hn 's spirit." Thi s
1:; what c au ~es o ur men, o n th e very brink
f defeat. to turn and wrest th e vi cto ry f ro m th e ha nd s o f th eir opponents.
T hu s c!oes S t. J o hn 's send fo rth her team s, equ ipp ed with that " spirit' '
w hi ch in vari ably p laces her athl eti cs on that pinnacl e where th ey ha ve always
~ too d.
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R. K. ADAMS , '11, MANAGER
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C. L. JoHNSON, '11, (Capt. ) .... ...... ...... : .. ........ .... .. Right End
S. R. WHITE, '11 . .... ... .......... .. ............. ... ... Rig ht Tackle
C. C. HARRIS, ' 12........... .. .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... Rig ht Guard
E. M. OWEN, '11 ...... ...... .. ... .... . ....... .. .... ...... ........ .. Centre
S . C. DRAKE, '11 ............... .. .. ......... ... .. ..... .......... Lef t Guard
F. E. H UTCHINSON, ' 13 .. .. . ... . ..... .... ... .. ...... ..... . Left Tackle
R. G. Moss, '11 ....... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. L eft End
W. H . R uHL, ' 13 .... .............. ...... . ......... ........ ... Quarter-back
F. A . MELLON, ' 1 ~ . . ... ... .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rig ht Half-back
J. N. WILSON, ' 13 ........ .. ...... ... .... . ........... .. ..... . Left Half-back
F. A . MELVILLE, ' 13 .... .... . .. . ....... ... .... ..... .... .. ..... .. Full-back
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R. WELCH, '11 , Centre ;
BOWLUS , ' 11, Guard ;
W. WOODWARD, ' 13, Tackle ;
CLARK, ' 14, End.
FOOT BALL SCORES
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JOHNS,
JOHNS,
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0. ······· . ..... . ... .. . ... ...... .... . .. .. . ...... GETTYSBURG, 2
0 .......... .... .... .. ......... . ···· ··· · ...... ...... U. OF VA., 29
0 . ............ ... .. .. .... ....... ..... ····· ·· ........ . G. w. u. 0
0 ... ........ .. .... .. . ·· ·· ···· ·· ·· ··· ...... .. .. .. ...... V. M. I. , 22
0. ..... .. . ....... . ... ...... ............. ....... .. DICKINSON, 12
0 . ........... .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..... JOHNS HOPKINS, 14
6 . .... . .. .. . .... ........ . .. .... . ... .... .... ......... M.A. C. , 0
ST. JOHNS , 42 ... ... ... ··· ··· ··· · ··· · ····· ···· ···· ··· ········· ·· . P. M.
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ST.
J OH~·s,
o : NAVY, 16.
'vVe opened our sea w n again st the heavy ~avy E leven.
!tho ug h our team
wa s composed mostly o f new materi al. we surpri eel th e follower · o f the game
by holding the heavy veteran s to a low ·core.
T he N avy was forced to ki ck freq uently in th e fir st qua rter and were not
ab le to :;core in that period . our lin e holding th em tim e after time much to our
surpri se, as we were outweig hed about twenty po un ds to th e man. Afte r a few
minutes o f play in th e second qua rter th e Navy pull ed off a forwa rd pa ss which
broug ht th em to our fiv e-yard line, and , by a series o f line plunges, Navy carri ed
the ball ove1· for a touchdown. The fir st half ended Navy, 6; St. Jo hn 's, o.
In thr second ha lf we cam e back with th e same g rit and determin ation th at
we had in the fir st half, but the heat, combin ed with th e weig ht of the Navy lad s,
forced us to g ive them two more touchdowns. T hey failed to kick goal in both
cases. Dalton was a to wer o f strength for the Navy, while Melville played a
star game fo r St. J ohn' s.
St. J ohn 's, o ; Gettysburg,
2.
In th e . econd game o f the season we were de feated by the strong Gettysburg aggregation. It was a hard game fo r our boys to lose, as we played better
ball than the Gettysburg lad s. Gettysburg won th e g am e in th e second half .
Ruhl received a punt and to uched the ball to th e g roun d, suppo sing it to be a
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touchback. Th e referee, however , decided that the ball wa s ove r o ur lin e a m!
call ed it a safety , thi s bein g the only score o f the game. O n the defence o ur
team was nJUch stronger and g ua rded the goa l well when it was in dange r .
lt looked like a St. John 's day wh en Clark intercepted a forward pass in the
center of the fi eld and carri ed the ball to Gettysburg 's fiv e-yard lin e. Lack o f
effecti ve team work and Gettysburg 's strong defence kept us from coring. T here
was a co n ~ id e rab l e amount o f roug h playing throug hout the game, ~eve r a l of o ur
playe rs being injured.
V irg ini a, 29: St. J ohn' s, o.
The sco re of thi s gam e does not show th e kin d o f footba ll o ur team played .
'vVe have to c.-m sicler th e tryin g po ition in whi ch our team was placed by the
absence of Captain J ohn son and th e poor phy sical condition o f some o f o ur best
players. Aithoug h the scor·e wa somewhat di scouragin rr to the follo wers o f the
Orange a nd Black, still the team did th eir very be st and that is all that we can
a k o f them.
Fo r th e first few minutes of play it looked as tho ug h it was anybody' s g ame.
but afte r a se ries o f line plunges V irg inia succeeded in carrying th e ball over fo r
the fir st touchdown. The final score of the fir st half was V irg inia, I7 ; St.
J ohn 's, o.
In i:he third qua rter St. J ohn 's took a brace and gave the V iro·ini a ns a scare
as we ca rri ed the ball to their fifteen-yard lin e several times only to lose it on
clowns o r by a fumbl e. ~e ith er . ide was able to score in thi s quarter. both sides
playing g reat ball. O ur team weakened in the final period a nd the V irg inia ns
scored two mo re touchdowns. The final score: V irg ini a, 29 ; St. J ohn ·s, o.
St. J o hn's, o; G. W. U ., o.
Vve played th e George Wa hingt on U niver :;ity a ca reless game on the
American League Pa rk gro und s. \Ve would have gain ed a victo ry had it not
been for th e wet g roun d and th e lack o f aggressiveness in o ur team work.
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�ln thi s g am e Clayto n wa s ea sily the star. o ft en punting th e ball out o f dange r
a nd several ti mes making lo ng run s a round th e end s from ki ck fo rm ation . Both
: ides ~-ecei vecl many penalti e. fo r holdin g and off sid e. St. J ohn 's used th e forwa rd pass to g reat advantage in thi s g am e. while o ur oppo nents were no t able to
wo rk it success full y. D uring th e fir st half th e George \ Vashin g to n lad s had a
littl e th e better o f th e a rg um ent.
In th e third quarter we succeeded in getting the ball on th eir six-ya rd lin e
twi ce but were not ah le to carry th e ball over th eir lin e. 'vVe easil y o utclassed
George \Vashing ton in thi s qua rter and in th e fina l period . The g ame ended
with th e ball in th e middle o f th e fi eld.
S t. J ohn' s, o : \ ·. 1\J. L,
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T he \' . :l\1. I. lad s came on the field determin ed to wip e o ut th e defeats o f
th e two pr ev10u s years, and we mu st say th at th ey accompli shed th eir p urpo e,
till S bein g· th e la r o·co t 'co re th at V. M. I. has ever been able to ro ll up o n u ~.
Thi . g ame wa '. rather a surpri se to S t. J ohn 's. as we expected to defeat th em.
O ur de fe. t was clu e to loose playin g and th e lack of experi ence. P layin g
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o n stran ge gro und s was also a drawback to th e team , and th e game wo uld
probably have been very close had we been playing on th e ho me ground s. Captain
J ohn son went into the game at th e begin ning o f the second half fo r th e fir st tim e
since he wa s injured in th e N av y game. J ohm:o n, C. L., a nd Melvill e were the
stars fo r St. Jo hn' s, both playing a strong g am e, Melvill e being a tower o f
: trengt h 1Jrhind th e lin e, whi le J ohn son broke up many o f the V. M. I. play s.
Th e g am e wa s interesting and abo und ed with snappy pl ay in g from th e fir st
!'ouncl o f the rd eree 's whi stl e until th e g ame was e ver . O ur team had a sli g ht
advantage in the fir st quarter and it looked a s if \\·e mig ht win th e ga me. \\ 'e
ca rri ed th e ba ll to their ten-yard line on end run~ an d a forward pass . Th e
Dickin ,on eleve n. reali zin g they \\·e re up aga in ot it. took a decid ed brace and
held us for do wns. Oickin ;:o n sco red in th e second quart er by hard play ing.
T hey were not able to !'COl-e in th e th'rd quarter . altho ug·h o ur team 11 ad in man y
~ ub s titute s . Th ey obtain ed th eir final sco re by blockin g a kick and falling o n
th e ball on o ur one-ya rd lin e. wh ence th ey ca rri ed it ove r fo r a to uchd own. O ur
ro ters gav e tk: team g reat ' uppo rt durin g th e entire gam e.
H opkin s. 14 : S t. J ohn 's. o .
Before a crowd o f 5 ,000 perso ns J o hn s Ho pkin s \\'Oil th e annu al g am e with
St. J oh n'" by a sco re o f I..( ---o. Th e S t. J o hn '. team played a n exceptio nall y good
game and canw up to th e st ancl arcl. whi ch plea:::ecl th e follo we rs o f S t. J o hn 's
O ur next game wa with Dickin son on o ur g ro und s. O ur team wa s o ut weig hed by th e Dickin w n lad s. but they put up a ha rd and determin ed fi g ht to
w1n. The fin e wo rk of th e Dickin so n end s and backfield gain ed th em th e victory.
very muci1. It was conceded by th o~ e not intereo tecl in eith er team th at Hopkin s
stood ever y chance to win th e g ame, but there wa s no lack o f confidence in th e
S t. J o hn' s camp.
During th e fir ~ t quarte r H op kin s sco red th eir o nl y touchdo wn o f th e ga me
by end ru:1 s a1' d lin e plun ge s. S t. J o hn 's lin e held tim e after time and forced
th e H opkin s brt cks to ki ck o ften. H opkin s o btain ed a fi eld goal in each o f th e
three remai nin g quarters. clu e to the fin e wo rk of Captain S toll enw erk. who did
so me f the fi ne' t drop ki ck in o· ever :::een in th e South . S t. Jo hn' s worked th e
forward pa ss success full y ' eve ral tim e: cluri1~g the g am e and sho wed rrood team
wo rk a nd ag re~siv e n ess t hro ug ho ut the entire game. The gocd wo rk o f th e St.
J ohn 's team !ll<JY be a ttributed to the coaching o f Profes,or s Cecil and Grove and
also M r. liarri.o n . Th e whole S t. Jo hn' s team played an excellent g ame and
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their defeat wa clue onl y to th eir meetin g a better and stro nger team . The
line up:
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�Schedule of Football Season 1911
'epte1~1b r 30-Rock Hill
Octob~r 7-Eastc rn
October
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· ll eo·e. A nnap li s.
oll ege . ..-\ nn apoli s.
f\. A .. A nn apo li s.
ctobe r u - \ -irgi ni a .\I ili tary ln stit utc. L exi ngton, Virg ini a.
October 2 1-L' ni versity of \'irg ini a,
harlottesvill e. V irg ini a.
October zg-(;eorgetow n Uni ve rsity, \ Va . hin gto n. D. C.
:\uvember -t- .\l a ryland Ag ri cultural Coll ege, Coll ege Park . l\Iaryland.
":\ovcndJer
1 1-Ga ll a udet
C liege, Annapoli s.
:\ovcn.be r 18-J ohn s l [op kin s. n alti more.
i\ovcmber 2.=;-Ceo rge \tVa shin gto n. 1\altimore.
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�Baseball Team 1910
Baseball for 1910
R. P. HARTLE, '10, Manager
R. E. GROVE, '10 ..... ...... ... ....... ... ..... ... .. .. ...... .. ... ... ..... ... ....... First Base
H. RtiHL, '10 ..... ........... ... ... ...... .... ....... ....... ... ... .. ... .............. .Second Base
F. MELVILLE, '13 ........ ..... . .... .... .. .. .. ... ... ....... ........ ....... ......... ... Shortstop
H. E. WILSON, '10, (Capt.) .......... ........ ..... .... ...... ... ... .. .... .... ..... Third Base
C. DEAN, '10 .. .......... ..... ..... . ...... .... ........... .......... .......... ..... .... Right Field
F. MELLON, '13 .. ....... ... .. ....... ... ... .... ........ ... ....... .. .... .... .. .... ... Center Field
R. WACHTEL, . . . ........ ........ ..... .... .... .. .. .... ... .... .... .... ....... .... ..... .. Left Field
E. HAUVER, '10 .... ............. .... .. ... ....... .. ... ...... .. .... .......... ........... Catcher
J. A. STEVENS, '13........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ..... .. ........ ...... .......... .. .. ... Pitcher
J. N. WILSON, '13 ....... ... .......................... .. ................ ......... ....... Pitcher
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SUBSTITUTES
G. GERING, '13;
B. MICHAELSON, '12.
BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1911
March 22. U. S. N. A., at Annapolis, ;Md.
30. Swarthmore College, at Annapolis.
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1. U. of M., at Annapolis.
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5. William and Mary College, at Annapolis.
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8. Franklin and Marshall; at Lancaster, Pa.
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10. V. P. I., at Blacksburg, Va.
11. Washington and Lee, at Lexington, Va.
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12. V. M. I., at Lexington, Va.
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13. U. of Va., at Charlottesville, Va.
14. Eastern College, at Manassas, Va.
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22. Gallaudet College, at Washington, D. C.
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26. U. S. N. A., at Annapolis, Md.
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29. P. M. College, at Chester, Pa.
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6. M. A. C., at College, Park, Md.
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10. U. S. N. A., at Annapolis.
13. Rock Hill College, at Annapolis.
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20. Johns Hopkins, at Annapolis .
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24. Mt. St. Joseph's, at Annapolis.
31. M. A. C., at Annapolis.
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3. Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa.
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HE bas eball season of 1910 was in eve ry way m os t s ati s fact o ry.
A lt h o ug h we w o n o nl y ab out o ne-half of the b
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sched ul ed, we showed that S t . J o hn 's was s till playin g baseball with th e sam e old ind o mitabl e s pirit.
Practice bega n early and a g reat am o unt of excellent material was soon deve loped .
O n \ iVe dn esda y, Ma rch 23 d, S t. J o hn 's and the Navy
ope n ed their season o n th e N a vy diam o nd. Both team s s ho wed
exce ll e nt fo rm for so ea rl y in th e se ason. T hi s ga me s ho uld have b ee n a St.
J ohn 's v icto ry, but fo r seve ra l in excu sabl e e rro rs o n o ur part, w hi ch all o w ed
th e Navy t o sco re four run s in o n e inning a nd gave them th e g ame by o ne
run . Steve n s pitch ed exceed in g ly well , and Captain Wi lson's w o rk in th e
infi eld and at the bat was especia ll y co mmendabl e. Score: C. S . N . A .. 6;
S. J. C., 5.
T he team started on its Southern trip o n M arch 24th, very much weaken ed
by its contest with the N avy.
The first g ame o f the trip was with th e U niversity o f \ ·irg inia. In thi s
game Wi lson J. pitched and proved to be the V irginian 's undoing. Stevens
al!'o di sting uished him self. Score: U . o f V ., 2; S. J. C., 6.
\ i\1 ashin gton and L ee cancelled o ur game fo r the 25th, so th e team visited
th e Staunton Military Academy. The academy lads p ut up such a good fight
that o ur regular pitcher s h ad to be sent in, and Captain Wil son's home run in
the ninth gave us th e game by one point. Score: S. M. A ., 5: S. J. C. 6.
V irg inia Mi litary I nstitute wa s the next stop, on the 26th. O n acco unt o f
the g reat weakn es o f the team, aug mented by the absence o f Dean , who had
return ed ho me with a sprain ed ankle, we were defeated o n their ground fo r
the fir st tim e in several year s. Score : V. M. I., s; S. J. C., 2.
O n the 28th the team was pitted again st R oanoke College. We do no t
wi sh to elwell upon thi s g ame, for , in athletic contests especially, St. J ohn 's has
always stood firml y fo r true sportsman ship. We were defeated in thi s g ame
am id the protests o f o ur team a nd the spectato r s, who were firmly convinced
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R oanoke, 5 : S . J. C., 3·
All throuo·h the South ern trip o ur team was g rowing weaker from sprain ed
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ankl es and other minor acc i de nt~ . and in th e g am e with Virg inia P olytech111 c
] nstitute i\" C had to pl ay the manager, H auver being di sabl ed. Conseq L
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the team was not abl e to put up its best fi g ht a nd we were d efeated. Sco re : V .
P. I. , 6; S. J. C., 3·
O n \ 1\f ednesday , at E astern Coll ege, we were defeated throug h om own
re ckl ess ness in a g am e whi c h sh ould eas il y ha ve bee n ours . Score: Eas'e rn ,
-t: S. J. C. . 2.
Th e team th en return ed home. looking very mu ch like a traveling pa rty of
co nval escents.
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O m poor physical condition a nd th e in ability to conn ect with th e curves
o f th e Uni versity o f Maryland pitcher cau sed us to lose thi s game. Stevens
succeeded vVil sc n J. in the !:ox and made th e \"arsity work for th e vi ctory.
Grove sustained a sprain ed ankl e whil e nearin g th e h me plate in wh at should
have been a home run . Scor e : . o f M., 8 ; S. J . C., 3·
Th e team went to S wa rthmo re on Saturd ay . April 9th , an d wa s d efeated .
O ur team ,- eemed ig norant o f the g am e and en tirely unabl e to cope with th ei r
opp nents. O ur battery was weak and th e player s threw to bases in mi serabl e
form. S warthm ore played a fin e rram e. a nd we were beaten by a sco t-e o f 9
to I.
O n April 12th M t. St. J oseph pl ayed us on our home diamond in a thirteen
inning o·ame. O ur team mad e sixteen hits in th e thirteen innin gs, whil e l\It. St.
J oseph was unable to net a singl e hit. Stevens and vVachtel pitched for St.
J ohn' s. A lthoug h playing such a goo d game. we were a ble to win by but one
po int. Score : M t. St. J oseph , 3: S. J. C., 4·
In the nex t g ame, on April rgth. with Franklin ac d M a rshall , our team
again began to ~ h o w w me o f it old-tim e fo rm by d efeating their opponents.
Stevens pitch ed a g reat gam e, striking out el even men and allowing but three
hits. Captain \ Nil son covered him self with g lor y by hi s hard hitting and
clever playing. Sco re: F. and M ., 3 ; St. J. C., 4·
In the afternoon th e Buckn ell team , their g am e with th e N avy bein g cancell ed, ag reed to play us until 3.30 P. M. , when th ey had to catch a train .
There were only four innin gs played, and in thi s tim e Buckn ell had scored two
run s, but o ur team wa s doin g excell ent work and our prospects were very
bri g ht, and all who witne ~s e d th e game expressed regret that th e g am e could
not be fini shed .
Our next g ame wa s with the Uni versity o f vVest V irg inia, on April 30th.
Thi s g am e was fa st and exciting, ai1d our boys showed th eir mettl e by o utplaying th e \ 1\f est V irg inian s, but Stevens weakened throug h sudden sickn ess
and was landed on for a singl e, a double and a home run , which lost th e g am e
for us. Sco re : U. o f W. V a. , 5 ; S. J. C., 4·
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ecJnesday. l\Iay 4th, saw th e de fe at o f th e Na vy at our hands. Th e
g ame was a bea utiful exhibition o f ba seball, and both team s covered themselves with g lory. Every t. J ohn' s play er was on hi toes during every moment o f play. Stevens in th e box. Wil son J. in center fi eld and l\I elville with
the bat pro ved the stars fo r St. J ohn' s. The first and only score wa s made in
th e seve nth innin g·. bro ug ht in by Hauver runnin g for J. \<\T son, \\"ho had hurt
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l1i s arm in . licling . Score : S. J. C., I: N avy, o.
A noth er victory was g ain ed on th e follo wing Saturd ay over "\f. r\ . C. In
the fir st two innings M . A. C. g ain ed all her run , but beginning with th e third
inning our team had th e g am e cin ched. Th e g ame was rath er poo rl y played.
"\ L A . C. ma kin o· 14 erro rs and St. J ohn' s 6. Sco re : i\I. A . C. . 4: S . J. C., I I.
O n Saturday. May 14th, o ur team went ag ain st th e N avy in th e decidin o·
g am e o f th e se ri es. The lavy made th e fir st run in th e third inning . an d in
th e fo urth Wil son H . came home and ti ed th e sco re. Th en St . J ohn' s had :1.
streak o f bad luck. and in th e fifth and sixth innings th e f\ avy made three
more run throug h er ro rs. In the ninth inning St. J ohn 's started to hit And er;·o n. N avy'. pitch er, and Wil son tl., vVil so n J. and l\I elvill e sco red one run
api ece. Th e :t\avy went to th e bat in th e la st half o f th e ninth inning . and
throug h a acrifi ce and a n error won th e o·ame. ~ co re: U. S. :\. r\. , 5: S . J. •
c.. 4·
O ur team was defeated by R ock Hill on M ay r gth. Th e team was wea kened considerably by th e poor ph y ical condition of some o f the playe rs.
Stevens was not up to hi. u ·ual form in th e box and he was hit with such good
effect that th e game wa s easil y a R ock Hill game. Dy a series of bunts a nd
squeeze plays Rock Hill sco red four run s in th e ninth innin o·. Sco re: R. 1-f .. 9 :
s. J. C.,
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O n th e Saturday fo llo win g the team showed its capabiliti es by defeatin g
th e ~ tro n g aggregati on from Catholi c U niversity. Th e Catho li c boys we re
stro ng !titters and made three run in th e fir st inning . O ur team th en buckl ed
clo wn to overcome the lead o f th e univer. ity boys, and by ome o f th e ha rdest
hitting ever seen on th e home fi eld finall y wo n th e g am e. Sco re: C. 1.;., 7:
S. J. c., IO .
Gallaucl et came over on th e 28th and dropped a g am e to us. O ur fi elding
was very errati c and thi s cau sed an eleven inning game. O ur team mad e eleven
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hits. while Stevens allo wed only five. \<\T ,o n J. fini shed the g am e in th e box
and had th e mutes at hi s mercy . Sco re: Ga llaucl et, 6 : S . J . C., 7·
l\II . A . C. ag ain went d own to defeat before ottr team a t Co ll ege Park . It
was a complete whitewash for i\I. A. C., as Wilson J. had th e .. Aggies" completely at hi s mercy, whil e Goetz. for M. A. C., wa s almo. t compl etely at our
mercy. Melvill e was th e star o f th e g am e, ma king three run s and bring in g
111 three mo re with hi s hard hitting.
Score: M. A. C., o ; S. J. C., 12.
St. J ohn 's ca me off victorious in the g am e with Dickin son at Carli sle, P a ..
on Saturday, June 4th. Our team made three error , but on account o f th e
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·co re o f 17 to 16. Th e game was a cracke rj ack from sta rt to fini . h, abo un din g
with prepost ro usly s1 ectac ul a r plays. U nion Coll ege showed up well in tea m
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�Basket Ball 1910-1911
ONS ID E RI:\i G that thi s was o ur econd ·easo n in bas ketball,
it m ay be ju dged a fairl y su ccessful o ne. as we h ave t h e
s tro ngest c laim t o th e ~J a ry l a n d in terco ll egiate cha mpi o ns hip. Th e t ea m wo n s ix ga m e· and lost eig h t durin g th e
seaso n . l\Ian y of t h e ga m es whi ch we lo. t we re du e to th e
bad Hoo rs o n w hi ch th e tea m h ad to play.
St. J ohn' s ope ned its basketba ll season n Dece mbe r 17th
in t h e coll ege gy mn asium with t he s tro ng Ga ll a u det Co ll ege
team.
I n t h e first half th e ho no rs we re abo u t eve n. bot h tea m s play in g fast ancl
hard . T he half en ded with th e sco re 8-8. At th e beginning of th e second
half our L•! 1 1ll see med to strike its pace ami easil y ra n u1) a la rge sco re on the
mutes. Captain \ iVil son a nd Ruhl played . ta r games for St. J ohn 's. Sco re:
S. J . C., 34: Gall a udet, rr.
O n January 7th tlw St. J ohn 's quintet lin ed up again st t he Baltimore City
Co11 Pge team. O ur team had th e Baltimore boys outcla ssed throug hout th e
contest. It was onl y a questi on o f how many po in ts we wo uld be able to
sco re. Wi lson again pl ayed th e b e~t game fo r t. J ohn' :, whi le B row n played
a fin e defensive g ame for U. C. C. Score: S. J. C.. 22; lJ. C. C., 6.
O ur team went down to defeat befo re the !' trong Navy team in th e third
g·ame o f the season. Alth oug h we were defeated by a large sco re. we played
a better game than t he team of last yea r. St. J ohn' s was th e fir st to sco re.
Th is a roused th e middi es. a nd they soo n had a large lead on our team. In th e
. eco nd half the N avy used ma ny sub!' titute. . who played ju st a good a ga me
a: th eir fir st team. St . Jo hn· ~ p ut up a good game, but were sim ply o utclassed.
St. J ohn' s easily defeated th e L oyola College team on the nig ht after th e
Penn sylvani a game. L oyo la started the game with lots o f confidence, but
were not able to make much headwa y aga in st our team.
\t no tim e during
the contest were we in danger o f defeat. Wi lson, Thomp son and Clayton
played a trong g ame for St. J ohn' s. Sco re : S. J. C., 37 ; Loyola, r I.
O ur team we nt to Lex in ot o n on the 20th o f J anuary to play th e V. l\1. I.
a nd vV . and L. team ~ . We lost th e g am e with ·w ashin gton a nd L ee by th e
sco r~ o f 46 to 20. Con iclering that our team had traveled all clay and wa s
playmg on a stran o·e fl oo r, under unfamili a r rules, they played a cred itable
game. J ohn son was the star fo r St. John' s, whil e Boyd and Glasgow starred
for W. and L. Sco re: S. J. C., 20; W. a nd L. , 46.
O n th e fo llow ing aftern oon our team played a snappy game with the V .
l\1. I. cadets. In the first half both team s played well , a nd it seemed to be
an ybody' s g am e. In th e second half o ur team soon gained a lead o n th e
cadets by superior team work. Th e feature of th e game wa s a long pass from
W elch to W il son, wh ich res ulted in a basket. Score: S. J . C., 33 : V . l\1. I., rr.
, . St. J ohn' s wa s defeated by Catholi c U niv ersity in t he latter' s gymnasium .
1 h1 s ':as one o f th e fa ste. t games ever played in Washing ton. In the fir t
few mmut_e. o f play th e Catholi c boys had a decided advantage over us, a nd it
looked as 1f th ey wo uld take th e g am e easily. Our team soon took a brace and
~ve had th em on th e run fo r the rest o f th e game.
S t. J ohn 's started a spurt
111 the last few minutes o f play and came very near overcoming our opponent' s
lead. Had the . game lasted a little longer th ere is 1~0 cl ubt that we would
have wo n th e ga me. \Velch did th e best wo rk for S t. J ohn' s. Sco re: S. J . C.,
34:C.U. . 37·
O n Feb rua ry roth o ur team met the M t. St. J oseph' s team in th e home
gy mn asium. O ur team started off with a ru sh, a nd we soon had th e opponents
at our mercy. It was only a question o f ho w man y points we wo uld be abl e
to score.
\ s Mt. St. Joseph' s late r defeated th e M. A. C. team, thi s is one o f
th e games on whi ch we claim the colle!tiate cham1)ionshi1) . S core : S . J . C . , 0.3 ;
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Sco re: S. J. C., 16 : N a vy, 49·
Th e U ni versity of Penn sy lvani a defeated St. J ohn' s in t he coll eo·e gymnas ium by th e sco re of 36-1 5. ln t h e fir t h a lf th e uni vers ity t ea m p layed rin gs
a round our boy., who seemed to have a case o f stage f rig ht. Ou r team sco red
only one p int in thi s pe ri d. whil e th e Penn sy lvania boys rolled up twenty-fiv e.
In the second half o ur team played a g reat game and gave the Penn tea m a
scare. vVe clearl y outplayed th em in thi s half. and had we started th e game in
thi s ma nn er wou ld have g ain ed a victo ry. St. J ohn' s scored fourteen poin t.;
to th e U. o f Pa . eleven in thi s half .
core: S . J . C., IS: U. of Pa., 36.
B. l\1. C. d efea~ ecl St. John 's in one o f th e roug hest and hardest games
eve r pl ayed on th e R 1
chm ond \rmory court. O ur team fought ha rd to wi n thi s
game, aucl wo ul d probably have clone better had they not been penalized so
o ften by the referee. Th e D. l\I. C. boys obtain ed a goo d lead in th e latte r
pa1·t o f th e fir st half . which our team was not able to overcome. S co re : S . J.
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In a fast a nd interestin g g am e St. J ohn' s lo. to the stro ng quintet o f
G_eorgetown _tJniversity. Th e score does not show how close thi s game wa s.
Up to the m1clclle o f the second half th e sco re was first in o ur favor, then in
our opponents.. St. J ohn 's seemed to fa lter a t th e close o f th e game , a nd th e
G. U . boys CJUtckly netted fo ur basket , which gave th em th e game. T he feature o f the game came in the second half, when Martin , of Geo rgetow n, caged
th e ball for St. J ohn' s. J ohn son, at centre, played a strong game for S t.
J ohn's. Score : S. J. C., r8 ; G. U., 29.
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in a hard -fo ug ht game in the co llege gy mnasium. Th is wa s th e game of th e . sea ·o n for our team, a considerable rivalry
has sprung up between th e two schoo ls in ba sketball. O ur team went on th e
Aoor determined to wipe out the defeat whi ch had been admini terecl in our
fir . t game with B . NI. C. O ur boy eas ily too k the lead in th e fir st half by
their fa st team work, a nd gain ed a lead which o ur opponent were unable to
overcome. In th e second half both team s played a beautiful game, but H.
M. C. was not able to do anything with th e fin e defen se o f o ur team. \1\fil on.
Welch and Clayton played a good game for St. J ohn' s. Sco re : S. J. C., 29:
B. M. C., ro.
O n Tuesday, th e 23d, our team lost to t . l\J. C., at Cheste r, Pa .. by the
close sco re of 20-.2±. The ga m e as a wh ole was well p layed by b oth tea m s.
P. M. C. obtain ed a good lead o n our team in the fir st hal f. In the second half
we developed a good attack and gave the P. l\J. C. team a run for th eir money .
Score: S. J. C., 20; P . M. C., 24.
In th e closing game of the season we were defeated by Loyola in a rath er
un sati factory game. O ur team playing o n a non-regul ation floor und er trange
rules were at a g reat di sadvantage. O n account o f the low ceiling our men
were un able to try any long hots. Loyola play in o- t heir best game of th e seaon and on th eir o wn court, came off victori ous. Sco re: Loyola, I 3; S. J. ., 4·
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Track Team 1911
O ur tran: season wa s o pened by the team s entering the George \ Vashington
meet . in whi ch Gail ey ente red th e quarter , J ohn son, C. L.. th e fift y-yard cla sh,
qualifying fo r th e final s. Ryder ran in th e hundred ya rd cla sh. \ 'Vooclwarcl ente red th e mi le and ran a goo d race. fini shin g fourth.
At the Geo rgetow n meet we had but two repre;oentatives, Klin efelter runmng tn the m:l e a nd R yder in th e fifty and hundred yard clashes.
J ohn s H opkin s held a meet in th e Fifth Reg iment Armory. 1 ltim ore. in
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which Jo hn so n, C. L. , entered the hundred yard dash. qualifying for the final s:
\ Voodwa r :l 111 ~1 cle fo urth place in the mil e and R yder entered th e two tw enty and
quarter.
r\n outdoor meet with Gettys burg is pendin g for May 27th .
Th e team has entered th e inter-collegiate meet at l\1. A . C., to be held on
May zoth.
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N th e ni g ht of March th e 3d a ve ry s u ccessful gy m me et
w2s h eld in our gy mna s ium. Th e m eet bega n s ho rtl y
aft e r 8 o'cl oc k, and the eve nt s we re run o ff fairl y well ; :t
lasted until midn' g ht. Even th e n some cont est s. had to
be o mitt ed . Th ere were se,·e ral s urpri ses. Fi rs t of a ll ,
m a ny wh o had not train ed in th e leas t fo r an y of th e
e vents s ho wed remarkab le form . Especia ll y wa s thi s
th e case with the Juni o rs.
Seco ndl y, g reat ri\·alry
s prang· up b etwe en th e classes at the la s t minut e. and eac h e \'e nt th e refore proved m ost int e res tin g. F in all y , the g reat Se ni o r tug of wa r t eam ,
whi ch "T ubb y " O wen had so carefull y train ed and in structed, we nt clo wn in
humiliating defeat before the r bu ~ t Sophs. Th e contest between th e Junior s
and Sop hs in thi s event wa s fo ug ht most doggedl y by both parties, and finall y
t·es ultecl in a draw.
Th e fir st event on th e programme wa s th e 30-ya rd cia h, in which there
was a large numb er o f co ntesta nts. Tho e who qua lifi ed in th e fir st round
were Petit. '14: Ga il ey, 'yz: Ryd er. 'r z: J ohn on, C. L.. 'rr: Droadrup, '12:
F ell. 'r3, and :\f o i ~ an and Youn g. preps. In th e fir st heat o f th e semi-final s
three Juni ors ran ag ain st each other a nd a Sophomore. Thi : oversig ht , no
do ubt . effected th e fin als, f or as it wa s Juniors eliminated each oth er. John son.
' 1 1. won th e final s.
Each cla ss was rep resented in the 220 by one contestant.
and an exciting race ensued. J ohn son wa · the winn er of thi . al so. Th e
mil e wa a very pretty race. \1\fooclwarcl is especially to be comm end ed for
the race he ran .
Th ere were few contestants in th e events on the horizontal and parallel
bars, th e horse, rin gs and in mat tumbling. Th e fles hman tri o, \ Voocl, Hog an
a nd R eid , were undoubtedly th e wh ole show and perform ed very creditably.
Gail ey, 'rz, in th e tumblin g . was the only upper classman who go t a fir st in th ese
contests. lVIore rivalry existed in th e jumping events. and each class gain ed a
fair propo rtion o f points. The Senior s, on account of Dickin son' s good work,
were slig htly in th e lead. The rope climbin rr and hig h clive went to J ohn son
with co mparatively little effort. The pull up proved very exciting . Things
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COMMANDANT OF CADETS
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CADET LIEUTENANT C. A. MULLIKIN .... ...... ..... ...... . Ordnance Department
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CAPTAIN
H. L. JOHNSON
LIEUTENANTS
C. L. DICKINSON, (1st.)
E. B. ROBERTS, (2nd.)
L. F. PARSLEY, (2nd. add.)
C. G. HASLUP, (1st.)
w. G. CATLIN.
SERGEANTS
B. MICHAELSON, (Co. Q. M.)
J. A. BRASHEARS
CORPORALS
I. E. RYDER,
E. T. FELL,
T. 0. BROADWATER,
F. E. HUTCHINSON,
R. s. G. WELCH.
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VAN KIRK.
PRIVATES
Alger, M.
Brattan
Caminero
Cassard
Cecil, M.
Chaney
Clark, M.
Clark, R. G.
Clayton
Coutino
Dawes
Dixon
Dorsey
Gambrill, R.
Han well
Hill
Hoffman
Hogan
Hong
Hopkins, T. C.
Hutchins
Jones, R. 0.
Lamar
McNutt
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Palmer
Parlett, G. C.
Parlett, J. R.
Phillips, W.
Rein berg
Selby, J. C.
Steele
Todd
Worthington
Ziegler
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CAPTAIN
R. K. ADAMS
LIEUTENANTS
K. E. WILSON, (1st. )
C. L. JOHNSON, (2nd)
J. F . DAVIS, (2nd add.)
SERGEANTS
C. H . RIGGIN, (1st.)
G. L. WINSLOW, (Co. Q. M.)
R. D. BROADRUP
CORPORALS
p, B. BRISCOE;
L. E . PAYNE;
J. N. WILSON;
W. S. FITZGERALD;
C. F . PHILLIPS.
MUSICIAN
KELLY
PRIVATES
Andrew, H.
Andrews, H. R.
Basil
Brittle bank
Buckley
Coomber
Dodge
Eltinge
Fields
Fowler
Gates
Gladden
Hall
Hyde
Jacobs
Jones
Joyce
Kaiser
Luyster
Marcer
Marshall
Martin
Mason
Matthews, H.
McCabe
Nason
P ierce, J.
Prout
Reeder
Revell
Reid
Robertson
Sadler
Selby, H.
Smith, R.
Starlings
Tennant
Tucker
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�Roll of ~~c" Company
CAPTAIN
E. M. OWEN
LIEUTENANTS
W. R. VANSANT, (1st.)
S.C . DRAKE, (2nd.)
T. PARRAN, Jr., (2nd. add.)
SERGEANTS
F. S. MATTHEWS, (Co. Q. M. )
R. S. HOPKINS.
A. E. WILLIAMS, (1st.)
W. LENTZ,
CORPORALS
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G. W. GERING;
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G. W. SCHULTZ.
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PRIVATES
Andrews, H. J.
Brant
Burton
Cecil, E.
Christian
Claude
Downs
Flannigan
Frere
Hundley
Hungerford
Hutchinson, C.
King, J.
King, J. F.
Klinefelter
Lewis
Magruder
Mansfield
Milbourne
Moisan
Phillips, S.
Pierce, A.
Par lade
Patterson
Smith, R.
Stiener
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Tolson
Twigg
Warner
Wells
Welch, R. 0.
White, B.
Wood
Whitmyer
Wolkowsky
Wools
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Lieutenant S.
Sergeant
R. WHITE
P. L. ALGER
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McKINLEY
CHESTON
LIGON
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FALKNER, V.
OWSLEY
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�"Turn o ut the g ua rd !" cam e the ~ h a rp cry fr om Po: t No. r. a nd o ut came
th e g ua rd. up to t heir kn ees in the mud and trying to loo k so ldi erl y. and
" vVarny"-ah! ho w th e immo rtal "\IVa rn y " die! shin e ! P utting on hi s most
wa rlike look a nd in ring ing to nes he comm a nd ed th e g uard to "fall in."
Camp Rain
lJ ut "\Va rn y " wa s sold: th e jo ke wa s o n him , and he kn ew it, as f ro m behind that bri stling mustache ca me th e well-kno wn vo ice of hi s life-long enen 1y.
"Hoocll e, .. sayi ng. ·' \' eve r mind th e g ua r d, Li eutenant."
T hi s incid ent c]o,ed activi tie s in camp. an d during th e r ema inder o f J un c
week eve ry body li ved comfo rtably in the ha ll s a nd ha d a n excell ent tim e no twith standing th e steady ra infall. whi ch laqed th e whole week.
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camp should again be upon th e rear campu s.
O n Jun e 8th th e ba ttalion was a ssembl ed and soon th~
camp began to ri se. All aftern oon th e cadets wo rked like
beaver s. a nd by evening the camp was prepa red for occupancy .
Camp '' Rain " was situated simila rl y to th at o f th e yea r
befo re. abo ut seventy-five yard s in the r ea r o f the gymnasium
an d fac in g K in g Geo rge street.
D urin g th e evening o f th e fir st clay rain began to fa ll , th e g ro und soon became muddy and th e cadet s chill y. A few slept in ca mp th at nig ht , but a waken ing in th e mo rnin g and findin g th e ra in still ho lding sway, a gener al exod us
began .
Hy th e evenin g of th e second clay all but few of th e stoutest-h earted had
moved into th e halls. A nd till it r a in ed and mudd ier became th e gro und and
colde r g rew th e cam pers, until even th e bra vest co ul d no longer withstand th e
~te acl y o n slaug ht of th e chilly r ain .
O n th e third day th e camp wa s le ft to th e g uard a nd the ra in , whil e the
r eveled in warmth a nd dryness in their roo ms.
The g uard wa s changed dail y, and th e fell o ws sho wed their m ettle as th ey
went abo ut in th e pursua nce o f th eir duti es, covered with mud a nd wet throug h
f rom th e rain .
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] n front o f th e g ua rd tent was a most lu scio us hole fill ed with wet, so ft ,
yel lo w clay . O n th e clay thi s ho le was th e juiciest a nd th e r enow ned Warenf elt z wa s 0 . G., a rumo r was spread that an arm y officer wa s coming o n a visit
o f in spection.
' '\tVarny" poli shed hi s swo rd, aided hi s bed raggled g ua rd to get th e mud
o ut o f th eir eyes a nd hai r, and at clow n to await th e coming of th e in specto r.
P r esently a military fi g ure loo m ed into view around the corn er o f the o ld
gy mnasnun.
' Twas a most im po sing fi g ure, too . clad in well-fitting khaki unifo rm a nd
puttees : tl: c face wa s ado rned by a pair o f pie rcin g eyes . an aq uilin e nose and
a coal black mu stache hid a firm-lipp ed mouth.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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ASSIST ANT-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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JOHNSON,
MORRIS,
R. G. Moss, '11
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E. M. OwEN, '11
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R. D. BROADRUP, '12
BUSINESS MANAGERS
C. L.
DICKINSON,
W. R.
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VANSANT,
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�R. WELCH ............... ...... ... ............. .... .... .............. ... ......... Athletic Editor
G. w. TODD, JR.
G. E. GERING
M. CECIL
W. SCHULTZ
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NIAL TWIGG.......... .. ··-·············· ·····
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T, 0. BROADWATER ...... .. ... ..... .. .. .... ....... ..... ..... ............ . Asst. Art Editor
F. E . HUTCHINSON ..... ... ............. ....... .. .. ... ......... .. .... .. ... .Humorous Editor
EARL CRUM .......... ... .. ..... ..... ... ... .. Editor-in-Chief
T. SPICKNALL ........ .... ..... ...... ..... .... ........... _ ..... . Asst. Humorous Editor
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C. C. MAGRUDER ........ .... ..... Asst. Editor-in-Chief
W. S. FITZGERALD .. ... .. .... ... .......... ....... ... ............... ... ..... ..... ... Secretary
EDGAR T. FELL .................... Miscellaneous Editor
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E. McNuTT
V. HOFFMAN
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J. N. WILSON ...... ..... .... ... .... ........... ... ......... ......... . ........ ....... .Treasurer
W. WOODWARD
W. RUHL
EARL LEWIS
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J. P. JACOBS.... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. ........ .... .. . ..... ....... ... ... .... Literary Editor
R. BRATTAN '
E. A. JONES
w. KLINEFELTER
c. F. PHILLIPS
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}:· :.· :o~~:~NS } . . . . . .... .... . . ..... ......... . . . . ...
Asst. Alumni Editors
A. W. JoYCE ... .... .... . .. ... ............ .................. Town and Campus Editor
D. E. CAMPBELL
A. GLADDEN
F. MASON
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�Coronation of King Dorsey
(M ay r st, 1910.)
There was an old ma n nam ed Dorsey,
\ Vho once feel us beef that was ho rsey :
Though omew hat a dreamer,
H e·s bette r than R eamer .
Thank God! l i e's a trump, i Dorsey .
A fter which introductory ditty, it now behooves me. as sa ith th e proph et. to
pre. ent to thi aLwu st assemblage for coronation King Dorsey, Emperor o f the
Eggs, rown P rin ce of P run es and Peas and Lord of the Larder-" fir st in dinner, first in lun ch, fir st in th e hearts of the St. J ohn' s bunch ' '
Gree tin o·s, 0 Kino·! May yo u be a long liver and bacon-may yo ur proo·eny
ever thrive a nd fl ouri sh in thi s land of peas and prunes and pies. Fo r yo u came
to us in the winter o f our di sco ntent, when with] \eef to th e ri o·ht of us.
Deef to the left of us.
11eef all around us,
\ ·o il eyed and thundered :
To matoe. that had no fea rs.
Eggs that were old in years.
Ham that brought us to tears.
Sadly we wond ered.
Out of th e da rkn es then
Came thi s g r at King of men
Hack to real hash aga in ,
Thu s did he lead u :
S had now and so up th at 's red,
Prunes a nd much g inge r-bread;
A ll honor to our g reat head.
Long may he feed u. !
'Tis not often that in th e li fe of one of uch tende r yea1 such a pri~·l'fege
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yea, I may say p!rasurc-fall s as ha fallen to me. To have been selected as
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�a s th e chi ef "belly-aker '' by such a worth!ess-I mean worth}·.-committee of
the faculty is ho nor eno ug h for a ny stewed prun e, much less a dri ed apple .
But. then, to have thi s oth er far g rand er honor th rust on me, I mi g ht even say
gently sh07H! d at me. th e honor of presenting to yo u thi s. o ur wo rth y Feede r of
th e l\I otl ey H o rd e-rea lly, Ladies a nd Gentl emen, my K-nuckl es K-nock togeth e r with fea r and my K-nees K-rack with K-ramps. A nd how wa . he di scove red? A h! 'ti s with fa r g reater pl eas ure that I d isclose thi s fact to yo u,
a rtl ess. astute assemblage of Ann apo litan ari stocra ti c a ntiqu es. Fo r 'tis to o ur
clea r and beloved professo r , M r. A. Mose Cooclwock- may th e shades o f th e
usual con. ig nm ent o f sa u. ages pard on me fo r thi s g lim pse into th eir past-to
him. 1 ~ ay. pax sec um , nux vom ica-is du e all hono r a nd credit for th e di scove ry o f thi s K in o· o f th e Lima Bea n. Hi s wea ry, wobbly wa lk may be een
at any tim e wa nd erin g its wi stful way along th e campu s. And may it wobbl e
tor ma ny decad es to come! Ti s not infrequent ly that he deig ns to lo wer himself by eating at th e faculty tabl e-with tho se shiny-coated pedagogues of the
,·intao·e o f '75 . But wh en he do-K-reest ho w he do enj oy it!
And may we a ll live long to cha nt yo ur prai ses.
O h. K ing of great kings, hard to beat,
hi ef o f the Cheese and B uckwh ea t ca kes,
Beneath whose awful hand we eat
Liver a nd Bacon and o·ood co rn Rak es :
G reat Lord o f G rub~d o n't leave us yet,
L est we forget- lest we fo rget.
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�P ro f. C.- " Mr. Mi ll er, wh at is th e pressure on a column o f water?"
1\!Lill er-" On e atom. "
Pro f. C.- " Moth er , come take me ho me."
Ba il ey- "B ri ttlebank. wha t is th e na me o f yo ur g un ?''
Rrittleba nk-' 'Winchester, sir."
Humorous
Dr. Fell ( in Psychology Class) - " l\1r. K oontz. suppoce yo u went o ut to
a beautifu l young lady so me evening and under th e influence o f her presence proposed to her, and. bein o· refu sed. what would yo u call yo ur se lf the next
mo rning?"
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Pro f. C.- "M L vVilli am
what
P g h ?''
\N illiam s- "Gh."
P ro f. C.--" You mean G. 0. H .''
L ong J ohn-" I say. P ro fes.;o r . it is a fin e cl ay . isn 't it ?''
P ro f. vVoo dcock-''I'm a la 11·ye r (s ir ). and never g ive my opinion with out
bein g pa id for it."
K oo ntz ( aside) - " D--n fool. ..
Dr. F ell-" \ Vhat was that. l\f r . K oontz ?' '
K oo ntz-J ackass. D octor ."
Pro f. Rip.-"M r. Bo wlu s, what
th e syno nym fo r wealth ?"
Bow lu s-" I have run a sp linter under my fin geL''
D rake- ''Yo u were scratching yo ur head-weren't you:""
0. D . ( to ~entin e l ) -" \1\f hat would yo u do
Sentin el- " Ru n cl own th e fire escape . siL ' '
the constant quantity in th e formula
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th e name o f th e street whose name
Uowlu s- ''Main street."
ca se o f fir e or d isord er:'"
\ ·i ·itor at P rep. Schoo l- '' Doctor. how many men do yo u have studying
here?"
D r. Gladcl en- "O h, about one-t hird. "
P ro f. .- '':\[r. Stal ey . gw e the law o f pa ral: el currents."
Staley-"T11·o currents runnin g pa rall el to each oth er meet a t a:1 apex .
P ro f. C..-"H ow ha s electricity irnpmvecl ?''
\ Vin slow-' ' \1\fith tim e."
Catlin-" Don't yo u thi nk I'm ra th er good loo king?''
Hi s L ady Fr iencl.-" In a way ."
Catlin-" \1\f hat kind o f a way?"
I-:Ti s Lady F ri end-;; A way o ff.' '
i\fa so n- ''I ha ve a co ld or something
Cho ru s-" It mu st be a cold ."
J ones ( in Calculus)-'· Pr o f es~o r. is that 'cl x' a
co n ~ tant
Payne ( at th e tabl e : g rap e f ruit bein g se rved ) - Catlin-" Wh at is t he matter, Doc? ''
P ayne.- " T hi s cl--n orange is .~ o ur as h--.''
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va ri able :- ..
\Vil son K .- " I don't kn ow my French today. P r o f es~o r . "
P ro f. S iri ch- ' 'O h. th at' s all rig ht : you'll have all nex t year to
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P ro f. S tryker-" Mr. Petit. what becam e o f Henry \'TI ?"
Petit-'· A-a-a- he di ed.''
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it."
Prof. Siri ch.-' '1\lr. Do wlu s, tran slate. '' T here was a wooden tabl e
roo m.
I lo w lu s-''\1\f hat' s woo den. P ro fesso r ?"
Pro f. S iri ch ( pointing at hi s heacl ) - " That's wooden."
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�Pro f. Cecil-" lVIr. Alger , if a sto ne should fall from th e top o f a ho use,
and hit you on the head, wo uld it be doing work?' '
Alger-"Y es. ' ir-work for the undertaker."
Zi egler ( in B rattan' s roo m )-" Say , l:k b, what are these thin gs ?''
Brattan-"Th ey're military brushes ."
Zi egler-''What are they fo r, to brush your uniform with ?''
Payne ( in Germ an Class one cold mo rning ) - '' P ro fes. or, what's th e matte1·
with the heat ?"
Pro f. Sirich-"G ues. it wa. o ut celebrating last ni g ht and hasn't got back
yet."
P ro f. Grove.- "Say, Mr. Dor . ey, this piece o f fi ' h isn't half as good as th e
one I had last week."
l\Ir. Do r sey-"That" s strange, P ro fesso r ; it" s off the ~ am e fi sh."
T odd ( to Di xon ) - ''Mose, let me ask yo u a psych ological question.
what pa rt of yo ur anatomy is yo ur brain situated ?"
l\1ose.- '' In the so uthern part. "
Toclci-' 'Mose, yo u a re th e eig hth wond er o f the wo r!d ...
:'dose- '·And aren't you th e ninth?" '
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P ro f. C.- " What is specifi c g ravity?"
A ndrew-' ' \.Vhy, I ro fesso r, yo u go to a well and take the cover o ff and
drop a stone clown , and th e tim e from th e moment it leave. yo ur hand until it
strikes th e water is th e specifi c g ravity."
"Lo ng J ohn"-"Why didn't you come to band practi ce today ?''
Private- ''! have a very sore foot ."
L ong J ohn.- " W hat has yo ur foot to do with blowing a horn ?"
P rivate- ''\1\fell. it" s th e foot I beat tim e with.' '
H oke ( as he round s the co rn er s in P inkney H aii ) - " H onk! H onk! here
comes a Freshma n.''
Pro f. \tVoodcock-' ' :\ly cl ear Mr. H oke. yo u may honk if yo u so desire, but
thi s absurd custom by no mean s meets wit h my approval."
Pro f. Cecil-" :\Jr . Dryden , what is the fo rmul a for calcium?"
Dryden-" Cal. "
Pro f. Cecii<- " O h, no ! that' s Cal iforni a .''
Dra ke (on football trip ) -"I 'll take my pie a Ia mode."
Waiter ( to :\l aggie).-"What will yo u have ?"
:\Iaggie-"1'11 take pi e, too; but make min e plain. "
P ro f. C.-"'vVhat is th e uni ve rsal unit o f leng th?"
P ayne-"T he second.' '
R yder ( par ing th e enthymene ) -"Eve ry man ' hould be temperate. for
excess is harmful. "
JYJ ajo1· Premise : "Every man sho uld be tempe rate in th e use o f win e."
JI!Jiu or Premise: ''The excess o f win e is harmful. ' '
Co nclnsion : " E very man should be temperate, fo r excess is harmful.' '
''That' s logic, M iss Ira ; keep at it."
T ommy ( reorg anizing chapel seats) - ''Welch, where do you belong?"
\tVelch-"H ere. with th e Sophomo re class."
T ommy.- " H ow long have you been there?"
Welch-" All the tim e."
(General laug hter. )
T ommy-"Cut it o ut! Cut it out!"
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. . . Some Ad vice . . .
"Tubby" O wen ........ . . .... . ...... ... . Di spl ay in g hi s knowl edge o f T acti cs
'' Casey J ohn s" H ollj es . .. . ... . .. . . . . .... .. . . . . H.unning a Short Lin e E ng in e
·· Books" E.iggin . . . . .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . .. . Skinning everybody on books
''Jay'' \iVilliam s ........ .. ..... ... . ... ...... .... . ...... . . . . . Helping Riggin
Each year the Rat-Tat boards do plan,
And to each other say,
"Let's get to work in time this year;
Don't wait till the last day ."
'"T -y" H op kin s . . . . . . . . . : . . .. . . . .. .... ..... Q uelling di s01·der on Juni or fl oo r
"I< red' ' M ill e r . . ... . . . .. . . .. .. .. ... ... . Creatin g di sord er wh en not a slee p
"Let us not wait like last years board
Till with a month or two
"' Ravi ator" T odd ..... .. . .. .. : . .. . . .. . .. . . Juggling broom- ctra ws on hi s nose
We have to work both day and night;
'"E lsie'' Bailey, P res. Y. :'1/f. C. A ... .. .............. ....... . Matching ni ckels
This plan will never do ."
" Dutch" B roadrup . . .. . .... ... . . . ...... .. .... . . . . .. . B mning midnig ht oil
Our board like those of other years
.. Fres h y" R eid . .. . .. .. . ... .. . . .. . . .. .... ... .... . . .. .. M ill e r's erra nd boy
The very same oath swore,
"' Scud s' ' ·w il so n .... ... .. . .. ..... . ... .. . .. . . : . .. . .... Going on th e sick li st
Our work by Christmas would be in,
Staley . . ....... . .. . ... . . . .. .. . . . .. .. ... . . ... . Do in g something for charity
If not some some time before.
" Willi e" Catlin .. . . . . ..... . ... . ... . . . ... . . . ...... . . .. . . .. Cru shing his hair
But here we are, 'tis Easter now,
'·Cy " Has!up ............ . ..... . ...... . ... . ..... . ... . .... . ... .... Dan cin g
" R a meses" . . . ... ... . . ... . . . .. . ... . . . . . ......... . .... . ... . . )
" R edd y.. . . . .... ... ... .. . .... .. . .. .. .. . . .... . ..... . ..... .. .
Our work is not half done;
The printers waiting for our work,
Sippin g tea
While we have scarce begun.
" E ddi e"' . . ............ . ..... . .. . ......... .. .. .. ........ .. .
So we must burn the midnight oil
·'S trong-a rm' ' . . . . . .. ... . ........ . . ... ...... .. . ... .. ... .. T ea sipping al so?
As time goes on apace ;
·M orri s . . . . . ... .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .... ... . . .. . ... .... .. .. ....... Eatin g beam
Write verses like this foolish one
H all ....... . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. . .. . . . ... . .. . . .. . . .. .... . E luding Soph
To fill up vacant space .
"'Jack" Rip per . ...... . . .. . . . ... . .. . . . ..... . .. ... . ..... ... . . P rotecting H all
So let me, coming Rat-Tat boards,
"' G rea;oe r '' T wi gg ........ . .... . . . . ... .... . .. .... .. . . Try to Ay an aeropl ane
To you expostulate
.. Hu zz " Bow lu s . ...... . ........... . .. ... ... . . .. .. L eading Epwo rth' L eague
When you begin to write your book
"' Spitzboo by'' A lger .. . .. . . .. . . .. ... . . . . .. .... . Findin g a hat to fit hi s head
Do not procrastinate.
" Gretchen" Lentz .... . .. . .. .... .... . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . . .. . . . L earnin g to cuss
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. . . LAZY MAN'S CLUB ...
Most High Ossified Bed-rider .. ........ ... .. ........ ..................... ...... .... MARSH
Chief Snatchers of "Forty Winks" .. .... ...... ....... .. ..... ....... .. ... .. ..
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Did y ou ever after supper,
Go up to you r room straightway,
With the good intent to study,
Six hard lessons for next day?
Expert Demonstrator of Ease ...... .. .... ........... .. ... .. .... ...... .. ..... ... BROADRUP
Noble Executor of Sleep .............. . .. ..... .... ....... . .. ... ........ ... ... ..... ... JACOBS
And while placing books before you
H ave y ou h e ard in loud called tone.
Rising from the hall below yo u
SOME DESIRES
That you're wanted on the phone?
D id you, when you reached the phone-booth
Find some girl y ou think's all right,
..... ............. .To be Major
OWEN ....... . ....... .. .
HASLUP .... .. .. ........ . .. .... . .... To get a "Pineapple"
BROADRUP ..... .......... ... ... ..... .... To be a track-man
BOWLUS .... ... .. . ............ ... ............ To be a Senator
MULLIKIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ...... ....... .... To graduate
MICHAELSON ....... .. .......... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .More beans
MoRRIS .... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. . ...... Still more beans
MILLER ... ....... .... .......... ............... To get married
Givin g you an invitation
•·If you will, co me down tonight"?
H a ve you pondered one short moment
Can you such a
good chance s purn?
Then a cce pte d , thinkin g meanwhile ,
" I will work when I return"?
Have you spent a pleasant evening
With the best fa ir maid you know,
And to be in b y te n-thirty
HOT DOG CLUB .. .
At twenty after, ros e to go?
D id you stand in dimlit s tair way
Take too long to say goodby,
Miss te n-thirty by ten minutes?
" Long John" H l)LLJES .... .. . . . . . . .. ... ... . .. ... ... .. . . . . .Past Grand Dog Stabber
"Lizz" WINSLOW .. ................... ..... ... ... ............ Past Grand Biscuit Splitter
''Roomy'' MORGAN ...... .... .. .................... . ... .... .... . .. Chief Collector of Pups
"Nuts" McNUTT ... .. ... ........ .. ...... .... ... ... ........... ... Royal Dispenser of Dogs
"Dearie" CAMPBELL ... ..... ....... .............. Grand Howler of " Hot Daw-wg"
FRESHMEN ... .......... .. .. . ........ ... ..... ......... Chief Accumulators of Bellyaches
"Tommy" FELL .. ............... .........
.Physician to the Poor (Freshmen)
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All too fas t the minutes fly.
H a ve you cre pt in slea lthy manne r,
Back, afrai d
lest you b e caught.
S oon so sleepy that you c an not
Study lessons as you ought?
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�Satan--Hello, E xchange ! Give me the Information D epartm ent. Hello,
S ulphuru s--busy? W ell, drag your freig ht in my direction. What? Yes.
hake it up. (Rings off. )
(Two and a quarter minute later-enter S ulphuru s.)
S ulphurus ( bo wing) - At thy co mm and , 0 helli sh sire.
Satan-'Morning! Ho w' s that classification work co ming on ?
Sulphun1s-vVe have just completed th e li st o f Railroad official s. : ire, andSatan-Well , we' ll have to get that thing fini shed and our boo ks fi xed up
for the Judg ment Day rush. vVhat li st do we take next ?
S ulphurus- College pro fesso rs, Y our M aj esty.
Satan~L ~ t' s get bu sy, th en ; what bun ch heads that li t ?
S ulphurus (seated at cle.- k reading fro m reco rcl s) -The faculty o f St. J ohn' s
College, Si1e.
Satan--Where in H ell is that ?
Sulphurus-Annapo li s, 0 infernal K ing.
Satan-- A nn apoli s? D o you mean Crabtown ?
Sulphuru s-Yes, Your Majesty : I crave parcial) for my error. It is so metim es calld A nnapolis.
Satan-Well , be more specific herea fter. No w to work. Who's the big
cheese in that bun ch ?
S ulphurus- O ne scho larly g entleman named "Tommy."
S atan~ A ll ri g ht ; shove your face into that book and deal us out some elope
a s to hi s character.
Sulphurus ( read s ) - No . .05, " T ommy. .. Give pills to patients; teaches
Ethics and S unday Bible class; skin s Andrew Carn egie and others out o f their
hard-earned cash; lend s money to students when they are broke; and ( turn s from
boo k ) by the way , T o mmy has charge o f th e students' damag e fees anclSatan-- Aw ! choke it off . (Pond ers.) Huh! Bibl e class-pill s ! He's
almost no--but maybe-' er-it don't seem to me.- 'er-0, well, let's hold thi s
case over for future developm ent .
Sulph nru s-Then, Sire, comes one kno wn a s Turk.
Satan-Well , what' s he done ?
S uiphuru s ( read s) - No. IOOI , " Turk." V ice-President. Dislikes equally
tea and Carrie N ation ; occupies balcl-heaclecl row at every matinee; run s athletics,
mandolin and g lee clubs, dramatic society and everythin g else; al soSata n-C ut it! Cut it! H e'll do. Just fits the bill for Vice-P resident o f
my Immig ration Company. P ut him clo wn for that job. \ 1\Te'll get him , that' s
a cinch. 1\ext.
m1
S ulph c s- O ne Bob vVhite, 0, King.
Sata n--G ive us hi s pedig ree.
Sulphurus ( read s) -~o. M D CLX, "Bob White. " Rai ses cabbage in hi s
back yard . li ves on Greek root ; talks like a bu sted phonograph ; A meri can
descendant o f the Greek go ds.
Satan-- F ine record! Greek fanatic! H e don't rate any job aro und here,
and if he doesn't improve by th e time he arrives we'll just let him sizzle. S ing
out th e nex t .
S ulphuru s-His name is W hi sker s, Your M aj esty.
Satan--That so unds interesting . T ell us about him .
Sulplnrus ( reads )~No . 999, \ 1\Thi sker s-King o f th e P reps. Run s po ultry
farm on back campu s; uses pony to Caesar ; hail s from T exas; sport s noble crop
o f spinach on chin, andSatan-Describe the spin ach.
S ulphnn1 ~ -Close to the g round do they han g . Sire; and, verily, the winds
·do make nlLlch nobl e sport o f them-also the P reps. O f the texture o f a broo m
are those whi sker s.
Satan-T hat' s ea y. T he street cleaning sc1uacl for hi s. Say, that' s an
awfltl gang-but who's next ?
S ulphuruSr--One, Sire, known a s Jack.
Satan---L et' s have hi s record.
S ulphuru s ( reads) - No. IX , "Jack the Ripper.. , Back yard horti culturi st ;
plays tenni s; g uardian of per secuted P reps. ; enemy o f the mu ch-abused pony.
Satan- Lord knows what we can do with him . H e appears harml ess and
irrespous1b! e, ho wever. vVe 'Il just turn him loose in side to amuse th e oth er s.
Next!
Sulphurus- I s one Spiclerlegs, Infernal K ing .
Satan-T ell us about thi s Spieler leg .
Sulphurus ( read s )~No. r 5, "Spiclerlegs." Cute Campu s Cowboy; skips
Tactics and soaks students fo r being absent ; pet hobby is the National Guard ;
tell sSatan--That's enoug h . Tin soldi er. eh ? Good ! W e'll make him Chie f
o f the Hades Police Force as soon as he land s. Who follows him ?
Sulphurus- Grove, Yo ur Hig hn ess; a new member . H eSatan-- Ne w member ? Don't slate him anyw here; wait till he develops.
Give us an other .
Sulph urus-The next is A rm ·trong, most noble Sire.
Satan-Isn't he a new one ?
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~~ W"here
They W" ill Land'"
Comedy in One Act .)
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DRAM ATIS PER SONAE.
Hi s S:Jtanic M ajesty- P resident o f the H ad es Immig ration Company.
Sulphurus- Chief Clerk o f Info rmation Department.
Scene-General Offices o f Hades Immig ration Company.
Tim e- A . D. 19 1 I, M orning .
( E nt('r Satan ; hangs sheetiron hat on rack, takes off asbestos coat, seats
him self at desk and takes up phone.)
�S ul ph ~T ru s-Ye s . but he has already made a reco rd . ( Read s.)
N::>. 23. 2
\ . :\I., Ar r.t strong . D emonstrator o f co rrect E ng li sh : skip s cla :se. every Thur clay; Edd ie's sid e-pa rtn er : dead -g am e sport ; 1 rohibitio ni st.
Sata n-Good! T ha t' s what we want . J-le'll be hea d ba rtender in th e Had es
Cafe. Any me re?
S ul p llltrus-Y ea. verily. ire; .everal. T he next is one creat ure call ed
D ucky ( r<"a'd s) . ?\o. TRz . D emonstrato r o f th e fourth dim ension : head like a
tack: vo ice li ke a ru sty g ate : bachelor .
Sata n- A 1 achelor is what we want . H e'll make a goo d chi ef o f the J-Iad es
1\.Jatrim onic. l Ao·ency. Put him clo wn for that. \IV ho '. next ?
S ul ph unt:::--One Ed ison. 0 . I...::i ng· ( read s) . No. 46. :\le w member : mak<"s
hi s s t u d e n t ~ work: ga ve dra win g cl a:::s a set-out ; kn ows mo re eng ineerin g th a n
the man wh o wrote the book.
Sata n-- N0 matt er about hi reco rd: never turn away a n eng in eer . Put him
clown as foreman o f t he Sco rchem F urn ace \1\lorks.
S ul plwrus -T he nex t o ne is Ram eses , Y our :\Jaj esty ( read s) . ?\o . 1066.
''Ra mcses." K no \\·s all the hi story that ever happened: member of the T ea
Ure wer s A:::sociati on : ha s .-\ poll o o utclassed: a lways smokin g cig arettes.
Sata n-- 1-i <>a vy smoker , eh ? \t\' e ca n use him . \Ne 'll just attach him to a
;sulphur p:1•e a Eel let him be O ffi cial T umi g ato r .
S ul phu r u>-:-Th e nex t. S ire. is E dd ie ( reads). T\o. 71 0 . ' 'Eddi e. " H eavy
spo rt: soc iety man : best pro f. in schoo l : can't lose hi m: stage-doo r J ohnni e.
Sa tan- :\ o w. th a t g ives me real pleasure. Ju t my style-\\' hat wo uld the
worl d do without us ? \ 1\fe'll make him stag e manage r o f the Hades Californi a
Girls Compan v ~\/e xt!
S ulph nru s-T he nex t. 0 . l<in g . is one whose nam e J menti on with respect
a nd a ccrtr1in c!eg ree o f hes itati on.
Satan - \\ .hy so'
S ul phnrw:. T hi s is his record ( read s) . No . 1o. .-\mos . :.\Iath. fi end:
tailor 's mode l : ma n of pri nciple : hypothetica l lawye r: tra nsmag nifi ca nda mbam nality : sta nd s for pure athl eti cs : add res;:-es Y . i\J. C. . : too good to live long .
Sa tan -Go d L ord, don't let him get in here ! ll e'll co r r upt the place. T\o
place fo r him but hea ven. Give us the nex t, qui ck!
S ul ph•trtt!'.- T hc nex t. Sire. is t he la st, but- but I 1\·i:l read ( read s) . ?\o .
13 , "Reddy. " Uug fi end: a ngelic di spos itio n : ( a l) most noble kin g o f tea stppers : brill iant red ha ir whi ch outshin es the sun.
Sata n-Good L ord , t he more t hey come t he worse th ey get. :\To w wha t el L)
yo u sup pose 11·e ca n do with a nyone lik e that ? Jl e co ul dn' t o·e t in to heaven. and
1'11 swea r 1 1 ·o n't let him in here. \ \' ha t shall w- do?
1
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S uipl m ru ~-I am compl etely at a loss, 0 . .Red hot ;\ I narch.
Sata n ( sudd enly ) - I have it. T hat red top offer . a so lu ti on. \ Ve'll sti ck
him up o ut ~~ icl e to lig ht the way for the rest .
S ulp hL:ru : : - T ha t fini shes t he St. J ohn 's li st, Y our :.\fa jesty. T he nex t isSata n---O h. r ing o ff. O ne bun ch like that a day is enoug h for a nyo ne.
( S ul phuru s closes books : ex it a ll. )
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· 1912 Motto
" Dutch" BrOadrup
" Jay" WilliaMs
"Mike" HuNdley
"Windy" Winslow
''Butterball'' Alger
" Skinny" HoPkins
" Maggie" HaRris
"Shorty" HOpkins
"Ducky" Brashears
''Mike" MichAelson
"Gretchen" LenTz
"Fred" MillEr
"Duck" BrashEars
" Reddy" JOnes
''Doc" PayNe
Raymond StAley
" Matty" MaTthews
"Mark" ZiEgler
"Holland" RiggiN
·'Miss Ira" RydEr
"Major" CaTlin
"Herman" GailEy
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�. . . Some Songs ...
Has anybody h e re seen Amos?
A. M . 0 . S.
I'm looking for a man named Amos,
And I wi ll te ll you the reason why.
He knows his M ath. a nd a few thin gs m o
He's a real, real fuss er from the E aste rn Sho',
H as a nybody h e re seen Amos?
Amos, the love-sick -guy.
G et to yo ur rooms, Pre p s, there 's Whisker's ca ll
H e 'II soak you a ll ,
Tho ' yo u are sma ll;
So grease him up for exams, boys,
Get down and craw l,
Back to yo ur d ear o ld Study H all.
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Does a nybody
h e re take English,
E. Ng. L. I. S. H .
H ave you seen the pro f in Eng li sh,
I thou g ht perhaps yo u had
H e looks like a preac her in hi s d a rk black clothes.
G ee- it's a mazin g what that man knows
D oes anybody here take En glish
Eng lish from a Uickinson grad.
What's the matter with Stryker
H e's all ri g ht,
What 's the matter w ith Stry ker
H e's a ll ri g ht;
H e smokes hi s dopes and he drinks h is tea
Just as happy as h e can be,
What's the matter with Stry ker
H e 's a ll right.
What a f rie nd we have in Tommy,
All our sins and grie fs to bear;
H e will always le nd us money
Tho' ti s but to cut ou r h a ir.
Oh - what pain t h e preps do g ive hi m,
Wh en th ey d o no t lik e their fare,
just b ecau se they a lways ca rry ,
To him every little ca re.
R e ddy, R eddy, Red dy,
G ee - but he is steady.
Always ready to h e lp you throu g h
Tho u g h h e always Aunks a few .
But there is no use in fu ssi n g
With his Hug I or 2,
1 hi s Hopkin 's grad from Etin 's Is le
Will sure fix you.
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�Killing Time
Ed itor
have an hour of idle time ,
Rat-T :=~ t :
Literary asp irants . hould relig iously esche w polysy llabic orth ograp hy. Th e
philosophical 2nd phil ological sub stractive o f thi s prin ciple is in elu cta ble. Excessively atten nated ve rbal symbols in ev itably in duce unn ecessa ry compl ex ity, a nd
co ti . equently exaggerate the obfuscati on o f th e mentality of th e peru ser. Conver sely, expre~s i o n s whi ch a re red uced to th e furth ermost minimum o f implifi cat ion a nd con: pactness, besides contt·i buti ng rea li sti c ve ri similitude, con titute a
much less onero us handicap to th e reade r' s
pe t-~p i cac it y.
think I'll write some verse;
Unless I kill the time that way
may do something worse.
I have no subject for my theme,
For that I do not care;
[ only wish to use up tim e ,
O bse! ve . fo r in stan ce. th e un;11i takab le and in escapab le ex pressiveness o f
onomatopoetic, interj ectional, monosyll ab li c utte ra nces, especially when motivated
under st renuo li s emoti onal ci rcum stan ces. How much more appealing is their
euphonio us pul chritude than th e prepo .. terous and pretenti ous pomposity of elongated ver biage. Yours.
Al\T OLTE R DYRDE .
I'll do it; too, I swear.
It will not be a masterpiece,
You 'll see when I am through;
I'm merely writing it, because
I've nothing else to do.
I'll give it to the Rat-Tat board
To print it if they choose;
They'll publish it, perhaps, if they
An amblin g horse,
Have nothing else to use.
A shaded co ur e,
A g irl a nd cha p;
Do not if you should read it
A chan ce to spoon,
Condemn this hasty rhyme,
B ut he, the loon. ·
But read as it was written, for
Ju st said. "G iddap."
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The sake of killing time.
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�The J un1or Alphabet
The ]une Ball 1910
T he J un e Ball. the g rea test o f social eve nts held at St. J ohn 's, took place last
yea r on the 14th of J un e while t he batta li on was suppo sed to be campi ng on t he
r ear camp us, bu t was, as a matter o f fact, living in th e dorm itori es because of
the incl ement 1
\'eather. T he rai n, however, had no effect on t he ball. whi ch wa s
probably t he most dazzling fun ction eve r held in th e new gymna . ium. T he
track and the ceiling o f t he gymnasium were pro fu sely decorated with Ameri can
Rags a nd bun ting, among which ma ny colored elect ric lig hts sparkled. At t he
lower end of t he hall was a large electr ical display with th e legend , " Farewell ,
' r r to ' ro," wh ich com:tantly rem inded the dancers o f t he se riousne . of the occas ion to t he !.traduating class.
T he fl oor was somew hat overcrowded. but t hi s did not det ract from t he
gayety o f t he dancers. T hey enjoyed themselves to their hear t' s content. T he
ca rds were very pretty, and were made o f leather o f a light browni sh tin t, ornamented by se veral pictures and th e pin o f 19 1 I. It wo uld be a difficult task fo r
a nyo ne except a ladies ' ta ilo r to describe the exq ui site beauty of the gow ns. T he
co ll ege cadets. in their f ull-d ress regali a and white ducks, prese nted a .most
st riking appea rance, a nd added m uch to t he effect of the scene. T he mu sic was
deli o-htfu l, being rend ered by an o rche.'tra consistin g of tw elve pieces.
T he oall began with a pro menade, which extended a round the entire gymna. iu m and lasted f r several min utes. J ust at t he concl usion o f this prom enade
th e retiring l\Jajor, H . C. Ru hl , presented h i. swo rd to L. C. 1\a iley. the maj or
fo r t his year, c> mid a tremendous ovation. Dancing t hen began in ea rn est and
la;:ted un til mid ni g ht , when t he affa ir wa . broug ht to a close. l\Iany words o f
prai ;:e were uttered by t ho' e attendi ng t he da nce, who declared the Jun e Ball of
19 10 one o f the fi nest ever g iven at St. J o hn 's.
A
B
IS for Alger, whoes speech is umque,
Mixture of French, E speranto and Greek.
FOR Brashears, of dimensions petit,
Who started some verse which he could'nt complete .
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IS for Catlin, a swell-headed boy ;
To join the "400" would give him great Joy.
D
E
IS for "Dutch" , who's been here a good while,
Can always be told by his Quaker Oats smile.
FOR Elizabeth- thinks she can singA
FOR Fred Matthews, the sport of the land.
F
Charles County boy of the safety pm band.
A
IS for Gailey, a track man of fame,
G
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I
Goes often to church, but lS bad all the same.
IS for Hopkins, his nickname's "R. S.,"
A
COUSin of "Shorty's" he hates to confess.
STANDS for Ira, whose logic is great,
Knows all about spe!lking, expert at debate.
J
IS for }ones, w ho lives here in Crabtown,
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fusser by nature; the dear little thing.
His wisdom in physics has won much renown.
IS for Lentz, who's so lovely
and fair,
At least he would be w ere it not for his hair.
IS for Michaelson, studious one;
A
chemist, and also a true "midnight son.
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�N
IS for the Noise, for -which Miller's reno-wned:
You can't hear the bugle -when he IS around.
0
STANDS for Order, -with Hopkins In charge,
And tho' he IS small his young VOICe IS quite large.
p
IS for Riggin, a good natured man,
The army he'll enter, if only he can.
R
s
My eyes were dimmed with heavy sleep,
IS for Staley, -who never does swear,
Instead says dog-gone-it and other hot atr.
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Of lessons weary quite:
I studied for a Math. exam
In hop es to get it right.
IS for Uproar, that "Maggie" can ratse,
When someone just touches him under the stays.
I'd studied for three solid hours,
And now two more did need,
Ere
IS for Vacant, with -which -we defined,
The state and condition of Mike Hundley's mind.
w
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Machine
The
IS for Payne, of much hot air the source,
Fell out with his wife and he got a divorce.
I cou ld hope to know it well,
For it was hard ind eed .
FOR Williams, the industrious lad,
My head sank down upon my arm,
Talks a blue streak for the sake of an ad.
My eyes in slee p did close;
IS for Ziegler, so lengthy and lank.
The fire-escape fiend, and a good natured crank.
dreamt a dream of wonder rare
While in that short repose.
dreamt that I, inventor g reat
A s e'er the world
h ad seen,
invented what we all desired
A study ing machine.
You merely put a
book inside
And place it near your bed;
On waking, all that it contained
Was fast s unk in yo ur head.
Exams no more cou ld worry me
As they had done before;
did not need with my machine
T o study any more.
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�I tried my Mathematics first,
To find what it would do;
The profs grew faint, it was a shame
To see the Math I knew.
I next tried Spanish, German, French,
And soon so Ruent grew
Instructors said, "To study more
Reminiscences of the Fourth Floor
Is waste of time for you."
I passed my work with perfect ease,
I did not have to strive
My marks in everything I took
Were never less than five;
I ceased
to study any more
I went out every night,
And life was every day to me
A vision of d e light.
Life had become a blissful dream,
It was too good to stay,
And with returning wakefulness
That vision Red away.
I rubbed my eyes-my Math still there,
And sad ly then I knew
My joyful thoughts were
but a dream,
That they could ne'er come true.
Sometimes I lean back from my work,
My mind takes fancy Right:
I live again that happy dream
And naught is but delight.
Then with a start I sadly smile,
And strange to me it seems,
Why do they not sometimes come true,
Those foolish; happy dreams?
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In the fall o f 1909 a motley crowd of specimens of the human race took up
their abode on the fo urth floor of P inkn ey Hall , St . J ohn 's College, A nnapolis.
Th ey were all Marylanders-that is, they claimed to be resident o f some place
within th e bo rders of the state. From the deserts of th e Eastern S ho' hailed our
futur- leaders; from the wi ld s o f th e we tern part of the state there were a few
e
poor examples of mountaineers: from th e big city a few cunning urchin s strayed
in , and the r est of the number was composed o f, the devil only knows what. It
is important at the o utset to realize that th ese different elements exi ted and to
keep them in mind thru the course of the future development. The one point that
tended to unite the separate units o f thi s cong lomeration was that each indi vid ual
professed to have come here in the ardent pursuit of know ledge. Thi s fact is of
special sig nificance, as it furni shed a bond which held the variou s members tog·ether, so that later a union wa s more read ily accompli shed.
The fir st impressions gained of these yo uth s wa s that they were a studiou s,
hard wo rking and qui et bunch. The guardian , the illu strious R. K . Adams, set
them a bc:llltifu l exampl e in this direction and offset to a ·ce rtain degree the
influence which the social activities of Pat Dougherty at the other end o f the hall
threatened to exert. Perhaps the earli est conspicuou fi g ure on th e fl oor was
littl e Daduy Haye , who slept all day in order that he might keep a wake after
taps. He was not an earnest in stigator of di so rder but delighted in having nocturnal confabs with R. K. about keepin g an open door policy. · He seemed to
be a harml ess creature, yet to him is due th e credit o f being at least a faint
suggestio n of a fourth floor society for the promotion of mi schief.
For a time the g reat element tending to disunion , namely, hazing, threatened to prevent amalgamation. The close ties existing between all Eastern
Shore men soon smoothed thi s diffi culty over, and the harmoni ous strain s issuing
from room 36. wh ere the Eastern and We stern S hore, in the persons of Dryden
and MeN utt, respectively, seemed to live in perfect peace, soon caused friend ship to spring up between all factions. M usic, with its soothing and calming
effect, thus paved the way for union. The fir st steps were taken by Riggin,
\Voodcock, Williams and Catlin . They form ed a so rt of eating-after-taps club,
which soon g rew in member s and popularity. One Sunday afternoon a permanent fourth-floor society was created. Each charter member o f the union-in
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�j act. th ey we re a ll charter members- kn eeling befo re the self-appointed P resid ent
Rigg in , had to swear all egiance to him . l-Ie wa s then chri , tcned with a pitch er
of water and receiv ed a na me. such as Chi ef- H ell-Rai ser. sig ni fy in g hi s future
dut ies. S uch :1 so lid o rgan ization . whose a im wa s to cr ea te d iso rd er . wa s no t
long in at:t ractmg o th er promin ent resident s o f the fl oo r . Fats r-.Iason. leepy
r\nd r ew. 1\ haki Gering and oth ers soo n jo in eJ it a nd helped in its no bl e wo rk.
L ittl e enco uragement was g iven the . ociety until r-.Ii ss Ira moved to th e
A r. T hen th<" memb er s had something to li ve fo r. Hut poo r Mi ss Ira. ho w
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she had to sufler! r-:o t a da y pa ssed wh ich wa s not a day o f fearf ul ago ny
fo r her. \) ne clay ' he had to . wim o ut o f her room : th e nex t she had to craw l
o ut , and on th e third she had to Ay o ut o f a heap o f feathers. On e nig ht she
was a wa kened to 'ee th e co met: t he next to fi g ht ro bbers. S he kept at th e . a m e
time a boo k. f ruit an d 'o ft drink stand and a shaving parl or . H er room wa s
imm ed iately ado pted by th e ,:ociety and used as common property . Two o f th e
most lud iu o us happ enin gs whi ch ' he exp eri enced a re wo rth y o f mention . Late
one nig ht abo ut J 1-45 o'clock a sudden mysterio us long ing se ized Mi ss Ira to
pl ay bail. S he had a bat in her apa rtm ents but could find no ball. T he o nl y
thing she co ul d see in a ny way rese mblin g a sph ere was Fats Mason's head.
S he at o nce made a he fty swing fo r it . Mason had a sha rp in shoot a nd mad e <
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sudden br eak fo r hi s doo r . O f com se, Mi ss Ira stru ck o ut a nd had to r etire
\\·itho ut gett ing a noth er bat. Th e oth er ra th er pro min ent in cid ent among so
man y a m w in g· o nes occ urred early one . pring mo rning. M iss Ira was qui etl y
sittin g in her rcom peru •ing- th e da il y pap er when suddenl y th er e wa s a terrifi c
kn ock on her doo r. r\ s she loo ked aro und o ut went a doo r pan el. T he yo ung
lady . as sr:lf-com po,ecl and d ig nifi ed as a du chess . sim ply put her prettty little
head throug h th e openin g and ca lmly asked, ··w ho's ther e ?" W hen she sa\\.
no o ne the ex j11"ess ion on her face was pitiful. Fo r such slig ht offence: as th ese
".\J i s ~ Ira o ften ha d the whole A r coaked . I \ut. o f co urse . no o ne ever kn ew
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an ythin g a ho u: it.
sent his worst littl e boy s to P inkney. The fourth fl oo r wa s to be their ho use
o f r e fuge and correction. A nd such it has been ( not ) . Whenever a former
fo urth fl oor member r eturn s to th e scenes o f hi s early college pleasure he weeps
bitter tears at the changes tim e has wrought. No longer an o rderl y nli chie fma king machin e but a troop o f devili sh littl e ra scals inhabit the floor~no peaceful, happy, united family but a mixture o f everything under th e sun from V .
l'v1. I. to W olkow sky .
S uch is li fe! Time still does hi s a wful work. There is thi s to comfort
yo u, however, dear brother-next year will soon be her e, and with it may co me
a r eturn to former bli ss on th e dea·r old f ourth fl oo r.
Those g ood tim es co uld not continue fo r ever. S oo n th e ho no rabl e Bartg is
:\IcG lo ne too k a n emphati c a nti pat hy to a ll t he p roceed in gs o n the fo urth Aoo r.
T hen hi s deputy, R. 1( .. tri ed to put th e scre ws o n th e o rg a ni zation, but with
littl e succc""·S. .-\ s a last reso rt he hit upon t he plan o f sev erin g the clan by ex ili ng
one u f ib ;1 ~ e ndJ e r s. Th e unlucky wretch turn ed o ut was ".\Ja!'on . The fl oo r as
a unit p rutesteci in vai n aga in st such cruel actio n. lt wa s fate's decr ee. ".\J ason
had to leave. Hi s two wo rth y successo rs tri ed th eir best to fill hi s shoes. but they
wer e un a!Jle to ri ~e to th e g reat occasio ns. It is repo rted that th e Aoo r at o nce
sett: ed ci O I'." ll to peace ful work. F o r the a uth enti city of thi s repo rt I cla re not
vo uch.
Dut. k:ncl reader . yo u mu st not get a fa lse impress io n of th e nobl e fo urth
fl oo r soci<.ty . :\li its mi schi e f was humane a nd o rd erl y. \1\f hen the new st udents
a rri ved in Septem ber a pro mi sin g lot were ass ig ned to the upp er fl oo r. a nd it
app eared rhat t he . ociety o f last year was go ing to be c ntinuecl. l'eri sh th e
tho ug ht ! C r andfather Gladd en co uldn't hand le a ll hi s children . l~[ e th ere fo re
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balmy Sund ay afternoon,
When spring fills all the air,
The birds are singing a ll in tune,
There was a young lady- Miss Ira -
The day is bri g ht and
Whom we all must surely admire
fair.
Youn g coup les saunter s lowly by ,
For her great strength,
Along the shady s treet,
T o live at length,
Light clouds Aoat softly in the sky;
On a Aoor with surroundings dire.
The air is warm and sweet.
At first her abode,
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Was on the Aoor, I'm told.
L ooks at this longing ly,
Of the renowned sipper of tea.
With discontent his one reward,
But it came to pass,
For he is on 0 . D .
That the winsome lass,
Upon the campus he must s tay
Sou g ht nearer the heavens to be.
Dissatisfied and sad;
On duty he for a ll the day ,
All e lse is free
The doctors advised
a nd g lad.
It wou ld be w 1se
That she live entirely a lone.
H e sees the c ouples strolling past
So bu sy she got,
T award the river side,
Moved all her rot
He sees the white boats. runnin g fast ,
To a
On sunlit waters glide.
little fourth
Aoor home.
The laughing children, too, he sees
At play upon the green,
She was welcomed with JOY,
And carefree birds sing m
And her looks so coy
A
the trees,
Soon en ticed every man on the Aoor,
tantalizin g scene.
To seek to wm,
R esentfu l sorrow fills his breast,
H er hand so thin,
Or behold her from the door.
He sad ly tu rns away;
Th e picture brin gs naught but unrest,
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But sad to say.
prisoner he to-day .
To him th e day no joy
ca n bring
Nor pleasure can recall,
For Sunday duty in th e Spring
Is hardest fate of all.
Men filled with dismay,
When they found Ira's heart was of s tone .
Yet they loved her still,
And do what you wi ll ,
They wou ld 'nt leave her a lone .
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�She coaxed and begged,
A..,d kicked her leg,
To keep her suitors away.
But why should she
So bashful be,
Is more than we can say.
The suitors persistedMiss Ira resistedAnd trouble filled the air.
The rest of the days
The sun's bright rays
Shone on the lady up there.
We cannot tell
What earthly hell
The noble lady endured,
just take our word That we have heard,
That now she's been secured.
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Take care! you wrong her
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If such a title you use.
Lady Tizzle now,
Before her we bow,
And never think to abuse.
The man who has won,
This wonderful one,
Has trained her well indeed .
She lives at peace,
Can now Increase
Her knowledge with much speed.
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Holy Order of O-wls
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And smoked his c igar e ttum
H e wore a diamo nd
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N ig ht Owi s-vV hole dam n broo d.
O n ~ O wl et-D ra shea t·s.
H e love d th e lusciou s hie, haec, ho c,
And bet on games and e qui
A t tim e s he won, at o t he rs th o u g h,
He
P I N K N EY I I ALL-BROADlWl'' s
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And even sometimes made
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Scrcec!J Ow i- :d ill er.
\ Vise Ow ls-i\J ichaelso n, vVin slow.
He fre q u e ntly was seen
K ig ht Owls.-W hole damn brood.
At com bats gladiatorial,
And ate e nou gh
to fe e d
T e n boarde rs a t M e morial;
H e o fte n went on sprees,
And said on starting h o mus,
H ie labor- o pus est,
O h , where's m y hic -hic - domus?
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�A Prayer of Thanks
The Rat-Tat we began to write,
The work to us was new,
But very optimistic, we
With it wou ld soon be through.
But more we labored on our task
The harder sti ll it grew,
We toiled away with this one thought,
"0
may we soon be through."
Yet little progress did we make,
It made u s feel quite blue,
Misgivings came; we asked ourse lves,
"Will n ever we be thro u gh?"
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But now th., book is all comp lete,
'AU ""REVO I"R.
And no more work to do.
We breathe a sigh of heartfelt joy,
T hank God that we are through.
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Fisher on the job.
22- Mellon hazes an alumnus.
23- Prof. Armstrong appears.
24- Morris and H a rris enter contest to capture bean eatin g prize .
25 - Freshman appoints Lentz water-sergeant.
26 - Classes begin.
G e neral sorrow.
2 7- Todd arrives thinking of foot-ball fame.
28-Todd ap pears on the foot-ball field.
Oct.
Hopkins, S. D. rages.
1- St. John ' s 0 . Navy 16. D- -.
Sleeps in his b a thing suit.
4 - Hopkins, S. D ., defines " deceleration" as going up.
5- Morris and Harris split even in bean eating contest.
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Oct.
C AI . YEUT A:"' l) :'I."OU' I' U
6- Hopkins, S. D. rates Sergeant-Major.
7-Alger speaks Esperanto in Physics.
8-St. John's 0. Gettysburg 2. Heat turned on. Broadrup still at
his old stand.
9 - "Dutch" Ruhl tells how Gettysburg won.
I 0 - Todd discovers that he is a cousin of Wilbur Wright.
11-Todd talks aeroplane.
12- Todd draws plans for Cousin Wilbur.
13- Todd leaves for Dayton, Ohio.
14- T earn leaves for Virginia.
15-St. John 's 0. Virginia 29. Scrubs 0. B. P. I. 22.
16- Drake proves himself a hero.
17-Drake receives a medal for bravery.
18 - Alexander reported for no socks at supper.
19 - Matthews shaves in an hour and a half.
20-''T- -y" Hopkins reads the Ladies' Home journal.
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21 - Turk issues engraved invita'ions to Lab .
22 - St. John's 0. George Washington University 0 .
" Madam Rob erts" makes a trip.
23- G. 0 . H. Meeting.
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24- Athletic As~ociation Meeting.
Great enthusiasm.
25 - " Redd y" moves Preps. to fourth floor.
Society.
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
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26 - Ri ggin besmirches "Skinny" Davis' memory.
2 7- Parsley joins Allen-Hutson-Terry-Ciub.
28- AII aboard for V. M . I.
29- St. John's 0 . V. M. I. 22.
30 - Great sorrow in Crabtown .
31 - Mass Meeting.
Nov.
1- Picture taken.
We are fighting Stonewall Jackson.
Turk shows team how to play foot-ball.
"Tn
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of Baltimcrf'
Cadet corps out for foot-ball.
2 - Rumor of another picture.
Corps still out for foot-ball.
3-Biack-listed foot-ball men get h - .
4 - Bowlus makes breakfast formation.
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THE BOARD OF INSTRUCTION
ARRANGED I N ORDER OF El.ECTION
JUDGE HENRY D. HARLAN,
Cons titutional Law and Domestic Relation s.
JOSEPH C. FRANCE, Esq.
Corporations, Pleading, Practice and Legal Ethics.
JUDGE JOHN C. ROSE,
Juri s diction and Procedure of the Federal Courts,
Admiralty, Bankruptcy , Patents, Trade- Marks ,
Copyright s and Unfair Competition.
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International Law, Public and Private ; Conflict of
law s, Executors and Admini strators.
Nov.
EDGAR A. POE, Esq.
Bills and Note s, Sales, Suretyship, Personal
Property and Ballment s .
5 -St. John's 0. Dickinson 12.
6-"Turk" and "Goosy" go to Baltimore.
7-''T ommy" rearranges seats in Chapel.
W . CALVIN CHESTNUT,
CriminaJ Law and Insurance.
8 - Morris holds election prohibitionist Congressmen.
9 -"Shorty'' Hopkins makes debut with his corn-cutter. Some speed.
10- Hopkins game looms near.
11-Academic Day. St. John's day at Gayety.
12-Hopkins wins. "Nuf Ced."
13-Spent in silent meditation.
14-Miller returns looking thoughtful.
15- -" Buzz" 0. D. After Sophs till 3 A. M.
16- "Buzz" sleeps during band practice.
17- Arms! ron g stings English III.
18- Scalping knives ready for M. A. C.
19-St. John's 6.
M. A. C. 0. Clean record broken.
breaks out.
J. Newton Gilbert,
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The Law of Tort s.
CHARLES J . BONAPARTE . Esq.
The law of Contracts .
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20-Rat-Tat Meeting for a change.
21-Fisher cusses out 0. G.
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"Shorty Hop" reports Winslow.
''Neow Winslow."
22- "Financier" White sells W. B. & A tickets.
23- Thanksgiving holiday begins.
24-St. John's 42 .
P . M. C. 0.
"Buzz" makes a touchdown.
25-Everybody sleeps.
26- Blue Mouse in town. Broadrup and Payne charmed.
2 7- "T-y Hop" begins fussing .
28- Pinkeye appears.
"Tommy" discourses on diseases.
29-"Turk" talks foot-ball in Physics.
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Dec.
1- Debate in Logic class and dinner both alike- Rotten .
2- Bailey reported for breakfast formation.
3-"Madam" Roberts and her pipe take a walk.
4- White makes supper formation.
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5- Prof. Armstrong attends chapel.
Everybody sorry (?)
6-Prof. Armstrong is sick.
8-"Turk" doles out 3.50 in Chemistry II.
9-First formal Hop. "Amos" drops a lady on Prince George St.
10 - "Doc" Payne goes skating.
Riggin and Miller hunt "rab~its" on back-campus
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"Buzz" leads Epworth League.
12- F oot·ball team attends theatre.
Harris shaves in four seconds.
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13- "Jack" Rippere presses his trousers for Christmas.
14-"Tommy" says that a student fell on the ground and broke a
hole in the ice.
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11 - Busy day.
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Headquarters for College Seals, Pins and Fobs
Also Bronze Seals for Wall Decorations
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Annapoli s, Md .
Dec.
16-Eggs for breakfast, fish for dinner, oysters for supper. High
life for sure.
17- 0pening of Basketball season. St. John's 34. Galla udet I 0.
18- Williams makes a report at Rat-Tat meeting in German.
19- Reddy purrs on "Bug" I Class.
20-Corporal Hundley of the Band promoted to private in Company "C"
21 22 Jan . 345-
Christmas celebration. Second Session in Room 2, Senior Hall.
Everybody goes horne.
Everybody returns from horne. Todd arrives.
Santa Claus has brought "Jach" a new suit.
Miller has a sore back, says that his brother hit him with a club ·
Now "Fred" !
6- Second formal Hop.
7- St. John's 22. B. C. C. 6. Scrubs 26. Loyola High School 22.
8-A glorious morning-but not for church.
9- Todd gives Uncle "Amos" the "Silence".
I 0-Turk "cuts" Physics. Dr. Payne moves to Pinkney Hall.
11 - St. John's 16. Navy 49. Morris bets on the game.
'W. F. Childs & Son
PHILIP G. MILLER
GROCERS
Haberdashery,
Tailoring,
Shoes.
Fresh and Suflar Cured
MEATS
We cater to the College Trade and we sell the
kind of Merchandise that Appeals to
College Men .
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
ANNAPOLIS. MD .
The
Spalding
Trade-Mark
TOILET ARTICLES,
are the Largest
Manufacturers
in the World of
OFFICIAL
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FOR ALL
ATHELETIC
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It's a complete
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Annapolis, Md.
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MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
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Suits bought from us are pressed
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M~de as you -want them to be made.
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If you are in need of Money, Call Phone 236-M
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Jan.
1213141516-
Fisher appears at drill for first time
St. John's 13. U. of Pa. 36.
St. John's 37. Loyola II.
Morris finishes dinner before any other person!!!!
" Long John" and Broadrup excused from Math . by their old
pal "Amos."
I 7- Hoke submits request for leave on Sept. I 2.
18- "Ramesses" and "Amos" play basketball.
19- Chemistry II class evaporates.
20--Fisher cusses out the <l>K Society.
21 - St. John's 20. W. and L. 46. Moss' fire sale well attended .
22- Snow. No church.
23- Grape fruit for breakfast. Payne wants to know where they
grow such large oranges.
24- Exams . begin. Some happy, others otherwise- mostly otherwise.
25 - Sirich leads senior roughhouse.
26--Business Managers sweep Annapolis.
27- <I>M Society meets in new rooms.
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Jan.
Feb.
28-St. John's 34. Catholic University 37.
29- Riggin acts as Major at breakfast formation.
30- "Long john" passes Math. ! ! ! ! !
31 - "500" Club disbands. Cocoa Club organizes.
!- Matthews mistaken for mail-carrier by lady friend.
2- "Cy" Haslup has punishment tours.
3- Third formal Hop. Rained. Students go broke on Cabs.
4- Preps. and Freshmen attend Navy Hop.
5- Sophs. hold G. 0. H. for their benefit.
6- Armstrong lectures on the unsettled state of spelling as shown
by the junior's papers.
7- "T- -y Hop" finds sugar in his bed.
8 - Hop conducts still hunt for culprit.
9-0wen lectures on love in economics.
I 0- St. John's 65. Mt. St. joseph I 0. Johnson, H. L. burns bushel
of love letters.
our school. This school has the
endorse ment of the best busi ness
men in Baltimore. Don"t hesitate.
G et the facts about it at once.
C atalog free on request.
STRAYER'S
BUSINESS COLLEGE
Charles and Fayette Streets,
9th and F Streets, N . W .,
You will do well in purchasing
your
Books and Stationery,
Newspapers and Magazines, Tobacco, Cigars
and Cigarettes,
Athletic Goods,
Eastman's Kodaks and
Supplies :
at 48 Maryland Avenue,
Annapolis, Md.
CHARLES G. FELDMEYER.
Baltimore. Md .
Washington, D . C.
A. H. FETTING
The Eichelberger Book Go.
308 N. Charles Street
BALTIMORE, MD.
- - M anufacturer of =
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All College Text Books used at
St. John's, for sale by us.
Louis A. Schenker
National Coal Co.
DEALER IN
MINERS OF
BOOTS AND SHOES
Q;J
REPAIRING NEATLY DONE
Sewing a Specialty
213 N. Liberty St., Baltimore, Md.
School Supplies of all kinds.
M em orandum package sent to any
GEORGES CREEK,
BIG VEIN CUMBERLAND
AND FAIRMONT COAL
Miscellaneous
and Text Books.
Librarv Books,
fraternity
Commercial Building,
Baltimore, Md.
member
through
Secretary of the Chapter.
the
Special
designs and estimates furnished on
cla ss pin s . medals for athletic
meets. etc.
1 BLADEN STREET
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
TEMPORARY LOCATION
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Old Violins, Keystone Mandolins and Guitars
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321 NORTH HOWARD STREET
c:.J\Ilakers
of College
and
Class-Day
Invitations, Stationery, Programs, BanBALTIMORE. MARYLAND
quet Menus, Class Pins and Buttons, Medals
for Field Day, Visiting Cards, Crests and
Coats of Arms, Wedding and Reception
Feb.
11-St. John's 20. Baltimore Medical College 46.
attempts to run engine to Baltimore.
12 - Catlin and Broadrup go to church.
13-Fire escapes installed. Modern St. John's
14- Drake receives fourteen Valentines.
15- Moss gets up at 12:45 P . M.
16-Call for baseball men.
"Long John"
I 7- Pantry robbed . Fisher finds a clew.
18- St. John's 18. Georgetown 2 7.
19--Thirty-four on the sick-list.
2021 222324-
Jack lets his class out ten minutes early ! ! ! !
St. John's 20. Pennsylvania Military College 24.
F acuity attends chapel--all but "Eddie."
Miller reported for not wearing his red socks.
F ourth formal Hop.
25 --St. John's 29.
Baltimore Medical College I 0.
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"Come" and you can see what you want, and we know you will want what
you see. Everything in our store has a tendency to tempt one.
FANCY CANN E D GOODS, POTTED MEATS AND FOWLS; CHEES E
OF NUMEROUS KINDS. FANCY FRUITS AND NUTS OF ALL KINDS.
NUT MEATS.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY'S GOODS.
HEINZ'S
PICKLES AND CANN E D GOODS.
GRAPE JUICE.
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JUST TRY BLUE
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176 MAIN STREET
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CHURCH CIRCLE AND SOUTH STREET
ANNAPOLIS , MARYLAND
(OPPOSITE COU RT HOUSE)
Confectionery
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69 MARYLAND AVENUE
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HIGH GRADE JOB WORK EXCLUSIVELY
PUBLISHERS OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGIAN
Telephone 568- M
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NEW. Fabrics for Spring in Suiting's, Trousering's, and Overcoating's are now- to be seen
at our Store in all the latest Novelties from
English , Scotch and American Manufacturers.
We w-Jl make your Spring Overcoat or Suit in
the best and sw-ellest style and of artistic elegance
at a reasonable price.
B. WEYFORTH & SONS.
TAILORS
217-219 N. Paca Street.
Baltimore.
Qtnllrgr 1£ngraurr, Jrintrr anb _g,tatinnrt
Feb.
26- Rat-Tat'l2 Boardelected.
27- Seniors get hair cut. H - - in Physics.
28--Preps imitate Seniors.
29- Rubber.
Mar.
1- F acuity apologizes to Todd .
2- Cuban gives Twigg a shower bath.
3--lnter-class gym. meet. "Long John" is champion high kicker.
4--"Reddy" reports Roor officers for lights after "Taps". St. John's
4. Loyola I 3.
5--"Scuds" Wilson sleeps 18 hours.
6- Todd cusses out Fisher.
7- Hall fools Sophs.
8- F acuity soaks hazers.
9- Everybody attends "Moulin Rouge Girls".
I 0--Marsh and Wilson attend chapel.
I 1- Todd juggles tray and breaks dishes. Todd challenges Dorsey.
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CLASS PINS, VISITING CARDS,
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" Cleanliness and polite attention.. - Our Motto
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CIGARS
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HAIR CUTTING AND MASSAGING
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March 12 --Many "blows" struck for St. John's.
1 3- All Seniors go calling.
14- Guard duty begins.
IS --Adams and Wilson, K. E . spend the evening shooting dart!
from one end of Junior floor to the other,
I 6 - Cold reception in Economics .
Winslow wears sweater, two
grey shirts, overcoat, etc., during class.
17-Y. M . I. man asks " Col." Fisher for "shore" leave.
18- Base-ball practice improving.
Reserves line up against Varsity.
19- French fleet arrives. Firing of guns interrupts church formation
20- Band gives Moon-light Concert.
2 !- Magruder has his hair combed for the second time this month.
22- Nobody on sick list.
Navy 4 .
St. John's 3.
23 - Law class dismissed at 1.20 P . M .
24--Maryland day celebration.
makes a "speech".
Ask Fisher why.
"Eddie" attends chapel.
Fisher
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R. DORSEY COALE, PH.D., Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology.
RANDOLPH WINSLOW, A.M., M. D., LL. D., Professor of Surgery.
L. E. NEALE , M. D., LL.D, Professor of Obstetrics.
CHAS. W. MITCHELL, A.M., M.D., Professor of Medicine and Diseases of Children.
THOS. A. ASHBY, M.D., Professor of Diseases of Women.
J. HoLMES SMITH. M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Clinical Surgery.
JoHN C. HEMMETER, M. D., PH.D., LL. D., Professor of Physiolog y and Clinical Medicine.
ARTHUR M. SHIPLEY, M.D., Professor of Therapeutics and Surgical Pathology.
Jos. L. HIRSH, B.A. , M.D., Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology and Visiti ng Pathologist to the University Hospital.
HIRAM WOODS, A.M., M.D. , Professor of Eye and Ear Diseases.
JOHNS. FULTON, A. 8 ., M.D ., Professor of State Medicine.
DANIEL BASE, PH.D., Professor of Analytical Chemistry.
EUGENE F. CORDELL, A.M., M.D., Professor of the History of Medicine and Librarian.
J. MASON HUNDLEY, M.D., Clinical Professor of Diseases of Women.
THOMAS C. GILCHRIST, M.R.C.S., M.D. , Clinical Professor of Dermatology.
JOSEPH T . SMITH, M.D., Associate Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Hygiene.
FRANK MARTIN, B. S., M.D., Clinical Professor of Surgery.
ST. CLAIR SPRUILL, M.D .. Clinical Professor of Surgery.
R. TUNSTALL TAYLOR, M.D., Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.
JOHN R. WINSLOW, B.A., M.D., Glinical Professor of Diseases of the Throat and Nose.
J . M. CRAIGHILL, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine.
J os. E.· GICHNER, M.D. , Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Materia
Medica.
CHARLES W. Mc ELFRESH, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine.
IRVING J. SPEAR, M.D. , Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
HARRY ADLER, B.A., M. D., Clinical Professor of Medicine and Director of the Clinical
Laboratory.
JOHN G. JAY. M. D., Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery.
GORDON WILSON, M.D., Associate Professor of Practice of Medicine.
F. M. CHISOLM, M.D., Associate Professor of Ophthalmology.
J. W. HoLLAND, M.D., Associate Professor and Demonstrator of Anatomy and Lecturer
on Clinical Surgery.
GIDEON TIMBERLAK E, M.D., Associate Professor of Genito-Urinary Diseases.
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St. John ' s College, Annapoli s. Md .. fo und ed in 1696.
is by contract of affiliation styled and recogn ized as the
Department of Arts and Sciences of the Uni ve rsity of
Maryland.
Students w ho have completed the Junior Year in
St. John 's College and who have mad e an approved
choice of e lectives, may, if they desire it , do the en tire
work of the Senior Year in t h e Medical School of the
Uni versity. If they s uccessfu ll y complete the work
of the first medical year they are g raduated w ith t heir
class with the degree of A B. from St.John" s College.
By takin g advantage of th is privilege a man may
comple te t he Unde rgraduate and Med ical courses in
seven years.
Durin g three of these years, or until he has complet ed
t h e work of th e Junior Class, he is a r esid e nt s tuden t
in St. J ohn 'sCollege,and fo r four year s he is a res ident
in t he Medical School in Baltimore.
At the e nd of th e fourth year he r eceives the A. B.
d egree. and at the e nd of the seven year s th e M. D. degree. bu t credit in t he Med ical S chool cannot be accepted in s ubjects for which credit has ah eady been
g iven in the college of Li bera l Arts.
The One Hundredth and Fifth Annual Session will begin upon October 1, 1911
For Catalogue and information address R. DORESY COALE, Dean, UniYersity of
Maryland, Baltimore.
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L. LABOR.WITS,
Lessee and Manager
Mar. 25- Battalion takes a "hike''.
26- "Bum" supper. Dorsey explains why m a very elaborate
address.
27- St. John's 5. Swarthmore 0.
28- Horse chases "Co. B" while on the "hike".
29- Giadden takes boarders.
30- Jacobs takes a bath.
31 - FISHER SKIPS JUNIOR TACTICS.
April 1- ls U. of M. April fooled?
2- - Ziegler enters Eastport Society.
3- Mullikin goes to Physics.
4- Water battle on senior floor.
Results: Ten demerits each.
$3 damage fee and three cut heads.
5- Miller bums a smoke from a prep and then reports him for
smoking.
6--Turkey buzzard for dinner.
7- Nothin' stirin' but the breeze.
8- Everybody gone home for Easter Vacation.
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ANNAPOLIS
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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.
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Annapolis, MD
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yearbooks
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Rat-Tat 1911
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Rat-Tat 1911. Published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College. Volume XIV.
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Broadrup, Ralph D. (Editor-in-Chief)
Lentz, Wilhelm (Asst. Editor-in-Chief)
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The Horn-Shafer Press
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Baltimore, MD
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1911
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pdf
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1911
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to the Spirit
of the College
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of the Liberal Arts
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Annapolis, Md.
1944
Table of Contents
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The Fine Arts .................................................................... page
Hemisemidemiquavers .................................................... page
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Athletics .............................................................................. page
Service Photographs ........................ ........... ............. .. .... .. page
Commencement ............. ............................. ...................... page
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Editor: Robert Campbell; Art Editor: Jack Landau; Business
Manager: Verne Schwab; Professional Photographers:
Meade Studios, Hayman Studios, Mrs. George Jones; Amateur Photographer: Dick Van Der Voort; Faculty Advisor:
Mr. Lewis Hammond.
�The War
... has introduced chaos into all the aspects of our student life. The pattern of its effects
upon us has changed considerably during the past few years.
It is not an easy task to determine the effects
which the war has had on this community during
the past year, nor is it a simple matter to bring to
light the principal means by which these have been
produced. One thing, however, seems evident and
this is that the current influence of the war upon us,
and our corresponding reaction t() it, are quite different from that of a year ago.
In order to make this clear we must divide the ·
College's war history into three periods and
examine each: (1) from Pearl Harbor to the calling
of the Army Reserve in March, 1943, (2) from this
time to the summer vacation, and, (3) from the
opening of the school session of 1943-44, on July
7th, 1943, to the present. During the first period
the nation was at war, although the student body
had not, as yet, suffered materially. Even during
this time, however, a few of the seeds of discord
were sewn. We had lost a number of our best
faculty members by the spring of 1943. Mr. Kelly
had been at M. I. T. for a year, Mr. Comenetz had
left the previous June, Mr. Taliaferro during the
summer and Mr. Neustadt in January. During the
second we suffered our serious material decrease
by the successive calling of the reserve groups on
the campus. Finally, except for the Sophomore
Class, we once again achieved a state of equilibrium under the new Freshman Plan. This annual
covers temporarily the third period, but in order to
discover and illuminate the complex form of our
relations to the war during the days with which we
are concerned we must first go back and look
briefly at our life during the preceding intervals.
Period I
We felt that we were aware of the magnitude of
the war, its causes, its issues, its implications and
especially the possibilities involved in its outcome.
We held our War Meetings and concerned ourselves with what we determined quite rightly to
be the most important problem-a lasting peace.
We participated well in what seemed to be the
best course of action open to us at the time and
felt our thinking to be sound, our proposals necessary. It was not difficult to approach the problems
presented for they appeared before us as speculative objects which we regarded with aloofness and
emotional detachment. This
mode of consideration was
familiar to us since we employed it daily upon other
objects, similarly distant,
which we were likewise commensurate with the mode. We
read and discussed the news
as we read and discussed
Thucydides.
Gradually, however, we became aware of our insecurity
as spectators; it became increasingly evident that we
were being drawn into the
position of active participants.
We enlisted in reserve groups
and remained in college in
this capacity, judging soundly
that we could be of most value
to the nation as students; but
we soon realized that this
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choice, although the best, was only a postponement
of the inevitable, that one way or another the result
would be the same. It was merely a question of
time.
The last of the
reserve groups
had been
called and it
appeared that
the Junior and
Senior classes,
at least would
remain relatively stable
·until their respective graduations. The
war potential
of these groups
had been almost completely exhausted.
The
Sophomores, on the
other hand,
found themselves in much the same position this year as that
of the other two classes last Spring; they were
destined to suffer gradual and continual loss of
members throughout the year. As a consequence
the chaos of last Spring continued but remained
confined to this group, and its reaction was much
the same as that of the two classes above it had
been.
This effect of that disease which is war was intelligible to us; we had expected it, reacted badly
when it carne and understood, upon reflection, the
injustice of our actions. We had experienced fully
the insecurity necessarily felt by any community
during war time and those of us who remained were
desirous of a better course of action and seemed
willing to take it. It appeared that we succeeded;
beneath this appearance were concealed essential
failures. We went to classes, worked hard and
learned, but in spite of this the spirit of the college
became immersed in an appalling gloom. Intellectual excitement had vanished. Individually we
were working better; as a community we failed.
As a community we no longer existed. The
Juniors and Seniors, decimated, retired to Randall
Hall and formed a number of small communities of
their own, each with its implied constitution determining its peculiar mode of action wth respect to
its end, this end being identified by each diminutive group with that of the highly nebulous body
known as the College Community. Any such
multiplicity of constitutions, all directive to the same
end, leads inevitably to warfare within the whole,
since any group, in order to justify its existence,
must believe that its mode of action is the best, its
understanding the true one. The Sophomore Class
suffered by itself the chaos produced by continual
diminution while the Freshmen, abandoned by the
Period II
When the first of the reserve groups was called
we believed that the war had hit us with its full
force. We were mistaken; the real impact carne
much later and its appearance was much more
subtle, illusory and diabolical.
The loss of a large portion of our student body
to the armed services in the spring of 1943 introduced chaos into all the aspects of our student life.
We watched our friends disappear one by one; we
held farewell parties and indulged in the miseries
of drunkenness in our futile attempts at self-deception and we reached a point, finally, where we becarne utterly confused, even about the ends of
these occasions-the loss of friends was secondary,
indulgence and escape primary. We lost sight of
the communal end and consequently were unable
to follow the means with the necessary discipline.
We neglected our studies and sought diversion,
and, although we knew on the one hand that such
a quest could lead to nothing but an increase in
misery, yet, on the other, we felt ourselves unable
to escape. We became adept and ingenious at
excusing our own vices and our facility in this respect usually manifested itself in criticism, not of
the Program itself, (for we knew too well its necessity, goodness and consequences), but of the way
in which it was being applied. Students criticised
the Faculty, classes and one another, all as being
inadequate, and the Faculty reacted to some extent
in the same way.
Although our criticism was made in the spirit of
self-indulgence, and consequently was not good in
intention, (this intention being the justification of
vice), there was, nevertheless, much truth in it. We
had lost a large and irreplaceable part of our Faculty, irreplaceable because of the nature of a faculty
member adequate to the Program. Many of our
best students had been called. But instead of
taking the better course of action-doing what we
could with what we had, we chose the worseinertial lamentation.
Period III
During the summer vacation we were able to
recognize to some degree the unhappiness of our
past action and resolved to attempt the better. The
Upper-classmen, returning in July, found their number pitifully small, discovered that only a handful
remained of what had been, the year before, three
large classes. Contrary to past experience, they
found themselves to be a tiny part of a community
dominated, numerically at least, by a mob of
youngsters admitted under the new Freshman Plan.
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�upper classes, who guarded jealously their communal secrets, struggled vainly to determine what
that social form was into which they were ostensibly being initiated. The upper classes refused the
information and were indignant at the result.
The Coffee Shop, which in our experience had
been the informal center of the intellectual life of
the community, had become, oddly enough, a
refreshment counter. We remember it as a place in
which discussion was always to be found, where
tutors and students continued their seminars until
two and three in the morning. Someone always had
a problem and many were available to contribute
eagerly to its discussion. Now we found that few
were interested. This year, for the first time in its
history, the Coffee Shop made a profit. No one
rejoiced.
A number of factors seemed contributive to this
decline of intellectual interest. For five years we
had struggled to build up the Program, Faculty and
student body, overcoming almost insurmountable
obstacles in doing so. Imperfections remained, it
is true, but the Program, in generaL was established
on a sound basis. The majority of the faculty members, although lacking knowledge and experience
in many parts of the Program, possessed requirements more essential to success than either of these:
(1) the firm conviction of the necessity and goodness
of the plan, (2) the personal excitement in undertaking the Program both as teachers and as students, and, (3) the capabilities of becoming good
faculty members of the true Liberal Arts College.
The student body, given the current state of secondary education, was probably as good as could be
expected.
The advent of the war, although unable to affect
the Program, certainly introduced deficiencies into
the teaching of it. A good Faculty is absolutely
essential to good participation in the Program by
the student body. It may be argued that the books
are, after alL the teachers, and that the student
learns from them rather than from the Faculty, the
latter being only the means leading the students
to the end, but from this it would be difficult to con-
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�elude that the quality of the means is unimportant.
It is, rather, all important, for in general a student's
predisposition to learning is not sufficient to insure
that it occurs and this is especially true during the
initial stages of the learning process, before knowledge and good habits of study are acquired. Here
the quality of the means may make all the difference. Later the means may become less important,
but still they will never be entirely irrelevant. A
faculty member, as mediator, must lead the student
to the books and this is achievable only in so far as
he is able to impart his own knowledge, conviction
and excitement. The majority of the pre-war Faculty possessed these necessary qualifications and
where knowledge was lacking other factors substituted themselves and the consequences were manifested in the student body.
The war took from us a great number of these
men that we had so carefully and painstakingly
acquired and the whole community suffered accordingly.
We tried to make up this loss
with replacements but in many
respects this was little more than
a numerical achievement.
Such a loss, corning after five
years of struggle, corning just
at the moment at which success
seemed imminent, might well
have proven disastrous. Minimally speaking it was disheartening and depressing. It meant
that after the war we must again
set our house in order. And
indeed we must, ·for if we fail in
this struggle there will certainly
be little left to fight for.
As the Faculty suffered, so
did the student body. It lost the
majority of that group which
had experienced the infusion of
intellectual excitement and devotion, which had created for
itself habits, customs and myths,
producing an established relation to the Program. Because of
the quality of the Faculty and
the minuteness of the body of
Upper-classmen, the incoming
Freshmen found little in their
experience to indicate that one
mode of behavior in respect to
the Program might be more desirable than another. Tradition
was confined to the few who
remembered; the majority was
left to create its own.
The war confronted us on all
sides with vast, swirling seas of
human activity, and the very immensity of the spectacle of this fundamentally
physical action, its inescapable presence and inevitable, permeating influence, dwarfed by comparison, that appearance which was our own
intellectual activity. We were deceived by this,
thinking, or, more properly, being forced to think
that the relative magnitudes of the outward manifestations of these two kinds of human endeavor
were consequences of their importance and relevance to the life of man, and because of this error
we were led to feel, generally without being aware
of it, that deliberation and discussion by us as a
community were insignificant, trivial, perhaps even
unjustifiable, certainly pitifully ineffectual in a
world which, in appearance, was dominated almost
completely by action in another order. The dictates of reason had become irrelevant to action.
Our existence as an intellectual community was
chaotic; we seemed continually on the verge of
�dissolution. We were passive and impatient with
any group discussion of war and peace, the necessities of law and liberal education. The propositions
which, a year ago, we had accepted with enthusiasm had become routine and obvious. The period
of communal deliberation seemed no longer useful
historically; communal action was imperative. We
failed to realize that, for us, the two should be synonymous.
In spite of our failure as a community we
achieved, individually, certain notable successes.
The war confronted us, as individuals, wiih the
necessity of justifying our own particular course of
action and this necessary self-justification produced, in many cases, an application and mode of
operation in respect to the Program which otherwise
might not have been achieved. Individual working
habits improved and if, as a community, success
was not possible, nevertheless it was imperative
individually and personally. The desire for d iscussion and argument was at least present among
some of the Upper-classmen and
to some extent this was fulfilled,
although the satisfaction was
personal rather than communal.
The first formal lecture by an
undergraduate was given. Several Upper-classmen originated,
for them at least, a school of
philosophy, concerned quite
seriously with the formulation
and explication of its Platonic
doctrine of the relation of knowledge to reality.
We knew the factors which
were necessary to determine a
durable peace and we were
aware of the necessity of federation, sacrifice and legislation in
order to insure this end. But as
the war progressed we recognized two things, intrinsically
related, which made this end
seem hopelessly chimericaL its
pursuit pathetically quixotic.
The first was the highly complex and massive form which
modern society had attained
and the second was the incredibly great motive force necessary to overcome the inertia
of this mass. If true peace was
to be achieved then this leviathan had to be moved, stirred
throughout its being. Force was
necessary for the motion, but
where was such a force to be
found? As our perception of
the war grew it became increas-
ingly evident that the answer was-nowhere. We
had created a machine of such a complex nature
that it had become self-moving, and paralysed. The
only hope seemed to be that it would reveal the
seeds of its own impossibility, its essential contradiction, and dissolve by self-destruction.
By forcing upon us this realization, then, the war
dealt our community its most powerful devastating
and diabolical blow. If government was to be
good, peace established and happiness insured,
then liberal education would have to exist as an
institution for all. We, and those who saw the truth
with us, would have to bring this about and such a
thing was achievable only by political action. But
through our continued contact with the war the
political scene revealed itself in its almost unimaginable complexity and with this revelation brought to
us the realization that our efforts would be pitifully
ineffectuaL that the fight which we must undertake
might well be hopeless-hence tragic.
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�The Curricul urn
... has apparently suffered only slightly, in spite of the war. The effects of a few of the
changes, however, have been somewhat serious.
Lectures
With a few notable exceptions the lectures this
year were disappointing to all of us excepting, perhaps, the Freshmen. In fact the majority seemed
to be Freshman lectures, either by accident or intention. There were eight lectures on the Liberal
Arts; Mr. Adler devoted his three lectures to the
Freshmen specifically. We do not wish to imply
by this that we are either above or removed from
lectures on the Freshman level; we were, and still
are, intimately concerned with the problems of
their year. The Administration, if it was responsible, may have had reasons for devoting so much
of the lecture time to this class. Perhaps it did so
because this was the predominant group on
the campus or possibly because it felt that their
intellectual status needed it. Whatever the reason,
we cannot concur with that judgment and do not
feel happy at the result. The former procedure of
letting the Freshmen grow into the lectures rather
than the opposite seems to us a better solution, for
it entailed much more excitement and considerable
anticipation. We remember fondly the first few
lectures which we experienced as Freshmen. The
wiser Upper-classmen informed us that we would
not understand them at all and it is certain that we
didn't. This was more or less insured, since the
Dean customarily gave the first lecture. But we
were excited rather than repelled by this and knew
that we would have to listen carefully and follow
as closely as we could and looked forward eagerly
to the time when we would comprehend.
Neither of our two perennial visiting lecturers,
Mortimer Adler and Mark Van Doren, achieved that
standard of excellence which they, by example, had
set for us in previous years.
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No lecturer do we anticipate more fondly than
Mr. Van Doren. More than any one else he has
always succeeded in captivating us, in persuading
us to feel his own sympathy and sincerity for his
subject matter, almost regardless of what it may
be. He is a poet, and as such he almost invariably
succeeds in moving us to share his own poetic perception and delight. His artistic analysis seems
unfailingly good. However, he lacks to some degree the gift of philosophic analysis. Consequently
we were disappointed by his lecture on rhetoric.
The subject did not seem appropriate to his talents.
:Again, in the case of the Confessions, we were
moved by his perceptions of Augustine as poet but
not as philosopher and Christian. We are closest
to Mark Van Doren when he asks us to share with
him the poetic understanding and sympathy for
Homer, or Virgil, or Shakespeare.
The question period of Mr. Adler's first lecture,
Man's Essence, brought out in full regalia those two
Freshman prejudices which have unfailingly appeared with each class and which have generally
been abandoned soon enough, until they are raised
once more in the Senior year. As a consequence
Mr. Adler decided to settle the problem once and
for all by devoting his next two lectures to them;
accordingly his second lecture was Materialism and
his third Evolution. Such attention to the Freshmen
seems unwarranted.
Two of the most significant lectures of the year
were both first appearances for the lecturers. The
first lecture by an undergraduate was given by
Peter Wolff on Astronomy. Although those with
strong affiliations elsewhere could not share Mr.
Wolff's provacative affinity for Newton, the lecture
was notably comprehensive and was received with
well deserved enthusiasm. The Reverend Winfree
Smith likewise made his debut on the platform this
year and, with a remarkable degree of clarity and
understanding, stated his objections to the theologians' reduction of God to Theology.
The Language Tutorial
In no other department of the Program has the
failure of secondary education been felt more
keenly than in the Language Tutorial. Here, for
a number of years, we have been struggling with
two tasks only one of which is properly our own.
The first is the acquirement of adequate familiarity
with the ·languages in which were written the
majority of the books of the Program: Greek, Latin,
French and German. The second is the employment of the knowledge of these languages in translating and close reading.
This tutorial is essential to the Program. As the
Mathematics Tutorial is devoted to the arts of the
Quadrivium, so is the Language Tutorial related to
the Trivium; but whereas the language of the
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�former is almost unique and universal in its vocabulary that of the latter is diverse and can only be
brought to the universality of the Trivial Arts of all
languages by a familiarity with a number of specific ones. This familiarity, recognized as participating in the universal Grammar, Rhetoric and
Logic, gives mastery of the particular, leads one to
the highest and fullest usage of one's native tongue.
Such mastery is not possible without first a familiarity with other languages. Only after this has
instill a certain amount of familiarity, some feeling,
for instance, for the subtlety of Greek or the eloquence of Latin. This achievement in itself is not
inconsiderable and has proven conducive to that
perception of universality which we desire.
The war took from us a number of our language
teachers and the Freshman Plan increased the number of necessary Language Tutorials. As a consequence it was no longer possible to continue the
four languages this year. Instead, the Administra-
been attained can the universal Trivial Arts be
acquired.
The mastery of languages should not confront
a college as a problem. Extreme youth is the time
during which this type of learning is most readily
and easily achieved. By the time the student
reaches college age the problem has become
acutely difficult. Such a task at this stage is dull
and routine and consequently not easily faced.
Current secondary education, in failing to teach
languages, (especially the two most fundamental
ones, Greek and Latin), forces us to assume its responsibility as well as our own.
It is obvious, of course, that we can not pretend
to teach four languages in four years but we can
tion decided to devote all of the Freshman and half
of the Sophomore years to Greek and the remaining
time to the close reading of English translations.
In considering the prospects for the Freshmen
under this plan we were, of course, envious of the
time that they had to devote to Greek. On the
other hand we regretted deeply that they would
not be able to undertake Latin. The language of
Virgil would be an irreplaceable loss to them. We
felt that such a loss should not occur unless absolutely necessary, that perhaps it would have been
possible for them, even under the present conditions, to have had a year of Latin after their year
and a half of Greek.
As it turned out it became possible for us to rein12
�state the four languages in December. Consequently the Freshmen who were doing Greek did
not suffer from the change. The three upperclasses did, however, for each lost a year of that
language which it would have had ordinarily.
Vacations
Despite the fact that we accepted high school
juniors this year it was necessary, in order that they
be graduated by draft age, to eliminate the summer
by the end of the year with considerable regret
how essential vacations were to us if we were to
work well.
The year began in July and ended in March. By
the end of the summer term all of us were exhausted
from our continuous effort to overcome the enervating influence of an Annapolis summer in order
to work. The heat was terrific. For forty days
there was no rain. We cheered ourselves by
imagining that we were Foreign Office representa-
vacation. By instituting a summer term we were
able to telescope to three years our four year program. This policy had been adopted by almost all
other colleges in the country long before we
decided that it was necessary but we had been
highly critical of such a move and had withstood
it as long as possible. Our reasons for this abstinence followed from our belief in the essentiality of
vacations to good participation in the Program. The
Program was difficult; the work concentrated. We
referred, perhaps lightly, to the summer vacation
as a period of digestion. We professed, paradoxically enough, to do most of our learning during this
time. Although most of us did not regard these
statements with complete seriousness, we realized
tives in some forgotten tropical outpost. We waited
restlessly for the mail boat to come. The quinine
ran low.
The brief vacation which we had before the beginning of the fall term was not sufficient to restore
our lost energy. The story was the same at Christmas. As a result we passed the whole year under
a sort of unnatural nervous tension and we were
never sufficiently relaxed to work well.
After such an experience we realized all too well
how desirable a full summer vacation was. We
hoped that, with the end of the war, it could be
reinstated; we felt that the present plan would prove
increasingly harmful to the community if it were
continued.
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�The Freshman Plan
... for admitting younger students to the College has not conformed to our expectations.
We, as well as they, have been responsible for the failure.
The Freshman Plan
During the Summer Term, for the first time in its
history, the Administration put into effect a plan
which, ideally, it had always considered desirable:
the admittance of a Freshman Class whose secondary education requirement was the completion
of two rather than four years of high school, as is
the case generally. Thus the College sai.d , in effect,
that the last two years of high school, given the
present state of secondary education, were relatively useless to the program of Liberal Education
and hence, by the implication of its own principles
of the desirability and necessary universality of its
Program, useless almost without qualification. This
condition of secondary education presents three
possible courses of action; it seems to us that only
the first is a cure, the remaining two merely narcotics: (l) Revising secondary education so that its
program becomes of use to Liberal Education, (2)
Accepting students, provided they have certain
necessary qualifications, before high school graduation, and, (3) Insisting that students fulfill the secondary educational requirements as they stand,
hoping for three possible results: (a) That during
the last two years of high school they will increase
in maturity, thus facilitating their subsequent
Liberal Education, (b) That, given certain possible
choices, they will elect a few studies relevant to a
liberal program, and, (c) That, at a minimum, they do
not suffer from common errors and falsehoods,
(such as the proposition-Science cures all).
Deliberation led us to choose the second of the
three possibilities, the first being impossible at
present and the third undesirable. There were two
principal reasons for not continuing the third course
of action, as we had been doing up to now; one was
our uncertainty of its value in terms of maturity and
the quality of curriculum, and on the other hand
there was, in opposition to this plan, our experience
of a number of ill effects suffered rather generally
during these years; the other was the draft which,
if we continued on the old plan, would prevent the
graduation of the majority of our students. Consequently we accepted a Freshman class in July
whose qualifications were twofold: the completion
of two years of high school and the passing of an
entrance examination.
We awaited their arrival with a few misgivings
which only experience could substantiate or annul.
Three principal questions had to be answered before we could determine either the success or
failure of the plan: (l) Would they have sufficient
intellectual maturity for the Program? (2) Would
they be mature socially? and (3) Would they acquire the necessary habits of study, given the lack
of enforced discipline by the Administration?
Although a judgment is possible, we cannot
answer with finality the second of these questions;
we can answer the other two without too many
qualifications.
�became aware of this
at all that awareness
was of highly unreal
character.
If this younger
group of students
continues in its state
of intellectual immaturity, regarding the
whole as a task to be
performed, and failing to perceive its
personal relation to
them, then, in so doing, they must fail the Program. It may be argued
that they will grow into it, (sometime during the
Sophomore Year, say), but such an argument is
truly unfair to a Liberal Arts student. The intellectual content of the Freshman and Sophomore years
is far superior to that of the latter two, and how
shall it profit a student if, in order to complete the
four years, he neglect essentially the first two? It
would be better for him if he waited until he was
prepared to undertake the Program even though,
as a consequence, it were necessary for him to leave
before he had completed it.
Although these are, so to speak, the dictates of
reason in the matter, a college, unfortunately, cannot follow these alone, for if it did it might find itself
non-existent. In all fairness, then, although the
foregoing might suggest that we should refuse to
accept high school juniors, such a choice might
prove fatal to the College. How many high school
students, upon being graduated and faced with the
likelihood of being drafted within a year or a year
and a half, would elect to go to college for that
length of time? Very few, seems to be a fair guess.
It is easy enough for us to say that we would grasp
willingly whatever we could get of Liberal Education in that time, hoping to return afterward, but
we would make this judgment after experiencing
the value of the Program, even in part, and it would
be highly unrealistic of us
to assume this judgment on
the part of a high school
graduate who, in all probability, would be only
vaguely aware of the content of the Program.
On the other hand, the
same student, given the
prospect of finishing college before induction, might
well be interested, to say
the least. And although he
be immature, and miss
much because of this, he
wilL in time, grow and will
The new Freshmen had adequate habits of study.
Our doubts, which had seemed justified, had led
us to fear that the opposite would be the case: that
they would take advantage of the possession, too
soon, of almost boundless freedom and would run
rampant. We imagined the necessity of a continual
flow of administrative restrictions to keep them in
check. Experience proved this particular fear to
be unwarranted, for they did the work asked
specifically of them and, in some cases, their habits
in this respect proved to be more firmly rooted than
those of many Upper-classmen.
Our fears for the intellectual maturity of a freshman class considerably lower in age were well
grounded. They worked well but the quality of
their intellectual life was of high school rather than
college goodness. Perhaps the best statement of ·
the case would be, (although this must be amplified), that they did what they were asked to do
yet failed to perceive the wealth of toil not required
of them and that the latter was the most important
part of the Program. Another way of stating this
would be to say that what they did seemed to be
unrelated to what they were. They read the Republic and the Ethics because they were assigned
and they discussed them because they had read
them, but they failed to perceive the personal consequences involved. If they were aware at all of
the problem of the assurance of happiness both in
the part and in the whole it was in the light of a task,
not of an intimate and personal concern. They
were not able to perceive the great problems in the
works they were studying and, if confronted with
them, seemed incapable of retaining and examining
them in any substantial way. The Platonic proposition-Virtue is Knowledge, has serious educational and personal consequences but if they
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�also understand
and profit and
doubtless, even
under these conditions, be really
much more of a
college graduate
than those who
imag i ne, after
they are graduated, that they
have finished.
Ideally speaking, however ,
neither our current plan for the
Freshmen nor
the one in effect
previous to the
war can be
called truly satisfactory. Until such a time as secondary education
can be cured of its many ills, college liberal education must necessarily suffer. Students should enter
college knowing how to read and write; they
should have had previous training in Greek, Latin
and Mathematics, specifically, Euclid. The problem
of the Language Tutorial has been discussed elsewhere, but the very fact that we have such a problem is a reflection on the inadequacy of current
high school education. It should not be the burden
of a college to teach its students the fundamentals
of these languages. Extreme youth is the time for
learning languages, just as it is the time for learning the multiplication table; these are the years in
which this kind of training takes place with the most
facility. By the time one reaches college age the
difficulty is increased tenfold. The task by then
appears dulL systematic, routine;
it is not easily
faced.
The principal
difficulty that
confronts us in
judging the social maturity of
the Freshmen is
the fact that we
have not experienced them in
any
communal
form of society.
A number of
people, on entering a community,
would probably
expect to find
certain beliefs,
customs and laws; they might imagine that they
would be informed of these and would be expected
to follow them as members of the community. To
the new Freshmen, at least, there appeared to be
no beliefs, no customs, no laws, but if the sacred
fire did exist, then it was buried in the inaccessible
sanctity of Randall Hall and it appeared that it
would have been presumptuous of Freshmen to go
there in search of it. Hence, rather than be invited
to become part of a community, they were forced
to form one. They entered expecting to comprehend and then to lead what they vaguely anticipated to be a form of college life, but they discovered, to their bewilderment and confusion, that
before this could be done they themselves, rather
than others, would have to determine what this
form was.
It was a long time before they became aware of
the necessity that was imposed upon them and it
is still doubtful that, as a group, they are fully conscious of it. They remained in a state of chaotic
suspension, anticipating the imposition of the communal form upon them but growing more and more
doubtfuL as time passed without action, that this
would ever occur. Had they been informed at the
outset that they would have to determine for themselves what form their communal life would have
to take the result might have been less chaotic,
although even under these conditions it is doubtful
that this form would have been good. The common
end which leads people to form any particular
community must determine the communal form of
action with respect to that end; and presumably
those of good judgment who see the end most
clearly should be determinative of that form. In a
college this is don e by the Upper-classmen with
administrative cooperation. Since we cannot grant
the Freshmen the intellectual maturity necessary to
an adequate perception of the end, it is doubtful
that, in any case, a communal form constituted by
them would have been sound.
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�The Fine Arts
... have never found a satisfactory place at St. John's chiefly because we have failed to
reach an agreement in the understanding of their relation to the Program.
Introduction
come involved in a paradox and are unsuccessful
as a consequence.
Almost any proposal for the presentation of some
function of the Fine Arts to the community reveals
within itself the necessary but tacit assumption that
this is a formal activity and that consequently we
have available that constant and adequate group
of trained people necessary to success. When we
recognize that this is not the case then we must
either acknowlege failure, (as was necessary in the
case of the Chorus this year), or slacken the communal ties to the Program to make possible a kind
of professional adequacy, (which we managed for
The Tempest). It is evident that any such attempt
must entail a kind of failure, either with respect to
the Arts or to the Program, that the excellence
necessary to the success of the former can be had
only if they are formally recognized.
Although our aspirations to study and to present
the Fine Arts at St. John's have been, and, of
necessity, shall be defeated, there is still open to
us a third course of action which has been successful. This is the presentation of the works of other
artists to ourselves as spectators. By the means of
records and the concert series we have heard the
greatest music and through the Film Club we have
seen the finest drama that the cinema has to offer.
These enterprises have been successful chiefly because they are of the kind most commensurate with
our present position on the Arts.
Moreover (except for the local Durkee Enterprises, which are somewhat antithetical to our
desires), we are rather fortunately situated with respect to the offerings of Baltimore and Washington.
However great has been our critical success with
our seminars, lectures, concerts and films, we have
been, and shall continue to be, unsuccessful in our
attempts at learning and creating in the field of the
Fine Arts. Our reaction to this failure is not
trivial, for the poetic desires lie deep and we shall
feel deeply this privation as long as the Program
necessitates it.
Here at St. John's we have never had what could
be called, by any stretch of the imagination, a sound
and comprehensive relationship to the Fine Arts.
Many have lamented eloquently this deficiency and
urged the Administration to recognize and rectify
it. Others have viewed with alarm the consequences of such a rectification to the curriculum.
Some maintain that because the Fine Arts are
essential to man we must acknowledge this necessity and include them in the Program. Others admit
their essentiality but insist that we cannot maintain
them without an expense to the Program which
must not be incurred.
Any attempt to establish formally a sound relationship to the Arts would, if it did not make serious
inroads into the curriculum, at least set up a kind
of extra-curricular elective system. The Program
demands of the student all of the study time that he
is able to devote to it. Were the Administration to
acknowledge as necessary a formal study of the
Fine Arts it could do so only at the expense of its
own Program; were it to set up a group of elective
courses in the Arts it would be entering into competition with itself. It has acknowledged music and
poetry as desirable to the Program to some degree
by scheduling lectures and a concert series each
year and by including the great poets among the
authors. Indeed, poetry, critically speaking, receives a surprisingly great amount of attention from
us. But formally, at least, we have not felt able to
go beyond this point and the problem remains, with
the arguments on both sides unresolved.
Although formal recognition of the Fine Arts by
the Administration has been impossible, their recreational value has been emphasized and encouraged. They have been considered, together with
athletics, as the most desirable activity in which the
student body can engage by way of relaxation.
The Administration has adopted a policy of aid and
encouragement to any group activity which might
prove valuable to the community. Under this
policy, however, the majority of our attempts be17
�and , with a quaint device
Admired Miranda
Which was to please.
the baseless fabric of this vision
[Solemn music]
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�Music
As is usual with us, we had our difficulties with
amateur music. Our attempts to bring together a
chorus and orchestra produced little that was perceivable to the community as public. Mr. Nabokov's efforts in this respect were laudable but this
year, even more than last, communal cooperation
and effort were lacking. Last year our amateur success was achieved through these groups; the
orchestra gave several concerts and the chorus an
excellent performance of the Missa Brevis. This
year we failed here but succeeded with individuals
and with small groups. On September 12th Mordecai Sheinkman and Allen Goldstein gave a piano
and flute recital and again, on January 22nd, Mr.
Sheinkman performed a full program of piano
works. His selections were representative and imposing and the program was one which even a
highly trained professional musician would consider thoughtfully before presenting to his audience. Although the pianist as yet lacks understanding and sympathy for certain composers and
moods, chiefly the modern neurotic, the very attempt
on the part of an undergraduate at a full length
recital is deserving of commendation. And if one
adds to -this Mr. Sheinkman's not inconsiderable
ability and familiarity with the classical tradition,
then the effort was certainly laudable.
The final amateur program of the year was the
concert given on March 12th for the Seniors by Mr.
Nabokov's flute and string ensemble and by Mr.
William Harper. Mr. Harper, accompanied by
Mordecai Sheinkman, sang two Schubert songs and
Franz's Widmung. We were surprised and pleased
by the richness of this voice, hitherto silent before
the community, the excellence of the phrasing, the
sympathetic understanding of the phonetic possibilities of the German language.
Mrs. Benac, to whom we are quite indebted both
because she is an accomplished violinist and because she has supported, as first violin, so many of
our orchestral endeavors, played a Handel sonata,
accompanied by Steve Benedict.
The flute and string ensemble opened the program with the Tellman Concertante for Strings and
Flute and closed it with the excellent but seldom
heard Bach Suite in B Minor. This was the only
public appearance of this group but the performance, although it deserves praise, was, for amateur
music, not nearly so important as the ensemble's
existence. This music exists for its own sake; the
performers are primarily concerned With the pleasure they derive from working together and
All _the world 's a stage
Drama
On Friday, August 20th, the King William Players
presented The Tempest. It must be confessed that
this did not come as a surprise to the community.
Since it was staged and rehearsed on McDowell
Plaza, we all had at least a partial pre-view of it in
its formative stages. We observed Messrs. Nabokov
and Abrahamson directing the actors, Landau
sketching scenery and costumes, Chenoweth, Sharp
and Gilbert building scenery and hanging lights,
Goldstein and Mr. Standen, off in a corner, experimenting with pyrotechnical effects. Once on our
way to the Coffee Shop, we heard Peter Weiss
declare with solemnity to a group of stage hands
that "our revels now are ended". On another occasion we happened upon a tender love scene between Tris Campbell and Laetitia Dickinson. We
even glimpsed Novak, muttering something about
being "plagued", as he disappeared into the bushes
pursued by Killorin and Williams.
When Friday evening came, however, and we
took our seats in the darkness just in time for the
first spot light and the alarmed cries of the mariners,
all that we had seen and heard during the previous
days was forgotten. A magic spell was cast over
us and we were transported quietly and convincingly to that mystical and enchanted isle where the
arts of Prospera prevailed even over the evil of
Caliban and where the breezes sparkled with the
jewel-like songs of Ariel. We hovered above the
island like ethereal spectators as we watched with
intensity the unfolding of the drama. We followed
the intricate workings of Prospera's arts as they
tested and brought Ferdinand and Miranda together, as they restored the dukedom and finally
freed Ariel. At last, with Prospera, we relinquished
reluctantly the arts that had held us, as well as the
actors, under their spell.
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�although they may appear publicly this is a secondary consideration. It is unfortunate that amateur music receives so little active support from the
St. John's community. Perhaps it is because we are
so self-critical that our musical talents seem
absurdly inadequate; perhaps it is because we are
lazy. In any case we, as a community, by our
failure to bring ourselves to the position of more
active participation in amateur music, have done
ourselves an injustice, have confined to a few
interested persons a pleasure that should pe had by
many more.
It would be possible for us to institute this as a
significant activity but this would require a critical
abandon to which we have never been friendly.
During the past few years the Book Store has become the center of a wide variety of diverse activities, some leading a mushroom-like life, arising one
day and disappearing the next. and others achieving a state of stability and permanence. This condition is obviously due to the approachability,
interest and cooperativeness of Mrs. Lathrop, who
is generally a willing pushover for even a somewhat wild scheme for an activity which might, if
one is a bit imaginative, be connected with her own
enterprise. Of the latter kind the most valuable
has been the recorded concert. The top floor of
Humphreys had by no means been an ideal place
to listen to records. It was isolated, gloomy, formal
and associated with all kinds of laboratory unpleasantness and it was a fortunate day for the college
record library when units of it began to be heard
on the phonograph established in the Book Store
for the Poetry Club's Linguaphone recordings.
Here, (as opposed to the third floor of the laboratory, which one tended to disassociate from music-excepting the sonometers), one was
always reminded that the College had a record collection
and, since all paths lead eventually through the Book Store, one
was constantly tempted to stop
and listen.
Besides these concerts we
continued with success the
practice of previous years of
holding outdoor concerts on
McDowell Plaza when the
weather was warm. On September 5th Ertegun and Campbell presented, by this means,
the only jazz concert in the
history of the College, (excepting those impromptu affairs
which used to occur during
dance intermissions, when Davis
borrowed a trumpet, Terry
played the drums and Goldsmith put on a song and dance
routine, or when McKay accompanied Charlie Van Doren's
clarinet on the piano). Such
things, however, as Joe Oliver's
cornet seemed incongruous in
this classic setting.
The three professional concerts scheduled by Mr. Nabokov
this year were excellent in all
ways. They were as representative as three such events
could be, the programs were
well chosen and one of the performances, at least, can safely
be called unforgettable, even by
those of us who will be closely
associated with music in the
Joseph S:z:igeti
I
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�future. This was the opening concert of the year
by Joseph Szigeti on November 26th.
Mr. Szigeti is a fine violinist but perhaps the most
significant thing that can be said of him is that he
is a great musician. Not infrequently is one able
to hear a good soloist but it is, unfortunately, a rare
experience to hear one who, besides being technically proficient, is truly understanding and sympathetic to the music that he is playing and who,
moreover, possesses the power of conveying that
intelligence and feeling to his audience. The latter
qualities distinguish the musician from the mere
performer and Josef Szigeti's recital made us aware
more than ever of this distinction. We heard the
Bach Chaconne played with an almost incredible
degree of warmth and sensitivity, with a fullness
we are still not quite willing to concede with complete credence to the possibilities of a solo violin.
Mr. Szigeti's performance of the modern works on
the program is open to criticism, but so is any
understanding which one, without satisfactory conviction, assumes for them. We listened without
restlessness to the encores we demanded and left
the concert whistling melodies from the Schubert
Sonatina. Even now, from time to time, one hears
snatches of them.
The brief lectures, the anecdotes of John Jacob
Niles seemed out of place and failed to move us. The presentation was too elaborate; one felt that
even here, where one had hoped to find the purity
of folk music, (as Henry Adams the purity of architecture, the unity of purpose), the professional
mechanism had penetrated, and sullied.
Yet one could not
fail to perceive the
purity and the childlike simplicity, hence
the
penetrating
depth, of these songs.
We shall not forget
the beauty and loveliness of Barbara
Allen or of Black is
the Color of my True
Love's Hair.
John Jacob Niles
The Budapest String Quartet
The Budapest
String Quartet began
the Seniors' graduation week on March
3rd.
The performance was equal to the
expectations that one
would have for this
group. The most significant work on the
program was the perennial favorite of this
community, the
moody, elaborate,
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�and sermons of Blake and Donne. The selections
were carefully chosen as representative of the
various aspects of the thought of these two poets
and the reading was handled quite well by both.
The third program, on October 13th, was composed of selections from two modern poets in
whom this community has shown perennial interest
-Joyce and Eliot. Ahmed Ertegun read a group
of Joyce sonnets and Jack Landau three of Eliot's
poems-The Love Song of]. Alfred Prufrock, Gerontion and Portrait of a Lady. Following the program
there was a discussion by the audience of the two
poets precipitated and guided by the readers.
During this time two of our most prized Linguaphone recordings were played, one of Joyce reading Annalivia Pleurabelle and the other of Eliot
reading The Hollow Men and Gerontion.
In many ways the most interesting, certainly, as
might be expected, the most scholarly was the
Chaucer program by Mr. Scofield on October 24th.
Generally we are aware of Mr. Scofield's unique
knowledge and experience in the field of English
literature in only a secondary way. On this occasion, however, both were primary, for he read the
selections in the original dialect with remarkable
and impressive ease and familiarity.
Although each of these programs was received
by the community with enthusiasm, that enthusiasm
alone, in Mrs. Lathrop's absence, was not sufficient
to perpetuate the meetings and the project was
abandoned. Th~ interest, however, still lingers
and we hope that soon this activity will be
reinstituted.
mysterious and great C Sharp Minor Quartet of
Beethoven. We have always exalted this work as
a masterpiece, felt as keenly about it as about the
Mozart operas, and yet it has defied our analysis
and left us inarticulate about its greatness. Hearing it performed added significance to an already
unanimous opinion.
Poetry
One of the most influential and short-lived of this
year's enterprises in the Fine Arts was the Poetry
Club. We call it influential because, after four
meetings, it unde rwent a metamorphosis and, after
a period of imperceptible transition, emerged as a
recorded concert series. The fault , (if, the result
being good, there can properly be one), lies with
us, as usual. Mrs. Lathrop went to the West Coast
after the fourth meeting, leaving behind the record
player and a number of people energetic enough
to play music but not to read poetry.
As is not uncommon in many such things, the
origin of the club is somewhat hazy, although one
might guess with some certainty that Killorin and
Bird were at least partially responsible for the
idea, that Mrs. Lathrop provided its mobility and
that there was additional support from many others.
Whatever the case, on Friday afternoon, September 3rd, Mr. Killorin gave a reading of Murder
in the Cathedral to a large audience which gathered
in the Book Store for the occasion and unquestionably the venture was a success. The reader
showed dramatic talent to a degree remarkable
and unique in this community. His interpretation
of the characters was perceptive and consistent.
The audience was quite enthusiastic and suggested
the possibility of more occasions of the same sort.
Thus began the Poetry Club.
On the following Wednesday night Peter Weiss
and Robert Campbell read a number of the poems
The Cinema
The Film Club is in the enviable position of being
able to meet with comparative ease the highest
critical standards of the cinema audience. Aside
from the necessary familiarity with the classic films
and a sound critical judgment of them, it is faced
with no particularly difficult problems. This by no
means implies that knowledge and aesthetical
judgment are either frequently found or easily acquired. The reverse is, of course, true; but whereas in the case of successful drama, for instance, at
St. John's this is quite insufficient, (since the requirements of time, talent and finances are imposing obstacles), in the case of film judgment alone
is alrriost sufficient. It costs no more to show a good
film than a bad one.
This being the case the Film Club, during its
three year history at the College, has been able to
show the best that the cinema has to offer. Outstanding among its presentations this year were:
Birth of a lecture review
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�Carnival in Flanders, Alexander Nevsky, Grand
Illusion, A Nous La Liberte and Harvest. It has
proven itself one of the most valuable and consistent of our artistic organizations as well as one
whose type is most adequate to our means.
The St. John's Collegian
It has been said, truthfully enough, that we are
not a writing community. Our failure to acknowledge the literary arts i:p this respect has had its·
consequences, a number of which are quite evident
to us. This condition is always noticeable in our
theses and it must be admitted that even Seniors
have been guilty of incompetence on the grammatical level. Secondary education, rather than
we, must acknowledge most of the responsibility
for this misfortune, but we must admit that here,
as elsewhere in the Fine Arts, the Program has not
permitted us to function well. We have always
had on the campus a number of people who have
insisted on and fought for more writing, have asked
that more time be devoted to it, but here too the
result has been little more than a stalemate.
Most patient and long suffering of the activities
which have faced this problem has been the Collegian. It could be an excellent paper if enough
people had the time to write for it; as it is, it barely
manages to come forth with its regular features.
Now and then there have been responses . to the
pleas of its editors for additional contributions but
the result has never been sustained and of sufficient quantity
to warrant the formulation of any
real policy on original material, except possibly the one of printing
what it can get. This is hardly a
policy.
Especially in the field of poetry,
however, it was able to make some
headway this year. Two of our
former students, now in the Navy,
submitted poems which they had
written since leaving College.
Warren Zeik sent us Anchors
Aweigh and Gene Thornton On
Intimations of Mortality.
Both
were expressive of the reactions of
the majority of St. Johnnies to the
services.
The Quadrivium, (Hyman, Wolff,
Ertegun, Landau and Campbell),
specialists in esoteric humor, made
three contributions, only two of
which need be mentioned. The
first was an observation of the
The Quadrivium
Senior Table and was entitled A Neo-Hegelian
Looks at the Salad Bowel and the second a poetic
review of Mr. Klein's lecture on Geometry called
The Ghost Goes West.
Two Faculty wives, Mrs. Peebles and Mrs. Scofield, permitted us to publish two of their poems,
the former a translation of a passage of the
Agamemnon entitled The Sacrifice of lphigenia and
the latter a unique work of phantasy, Tree Design.
For the last issue of the paper Robert Campbell submitted two portraits, To Beethoven and Aeneas.
The Arts Column, written weekly by Jack Landau,
proved to be an excellent and entertaining additional feature again this year. Written in New
Yorker style, with opinions which were at least provocative, if not acceptable to all, it was a review
of theatre offerings in Annapolis, Baltimore and
Washington.
Interlude
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�Hemisemidemiquavers
As is usual in the writing of a Year book there are left over several dozen notes and comments which either can not or should not be catalogued. We were on the point of throwing them in the waste basket but changed our minds and, against our better judgment,
decided to print the lot.
Do you remember:
The Locs & Bengel Club-its Friday night meetings in Sheinkman's rooms; its unique Jewish,
Christian, Jewish-Christian .and Mohammedan membership ... The Bridge Club-the insatiable desire
and incredible bidding of Schwab; the pensiveness
of Mr. Gorman and Campbell; the psychic
debacles of Mr. Klein and, occasionally, Ertegun;
the absenteeism of Mr. Smith ... Randall politicsthe Terrible Trio's resounding conferences in the
john; the Quadrivium and its friends versus the
natural law, culminating in the Landau slipper
episode and the lacrosse stick revenge; the great
battle between the second and third floors and
Landau's utter failure in the guarding of the prisoners; the Sasscer soirees; Cochran and the Dormitory Committee ... the many visits of friends in the
Services-Ned Lathrop, Jack Neustadt arriving in
the middle of the War and Peace seminar, Davis,
Terry, Gallup, Jimmy and Joe Hollywood, Donald
Kellogg-Smith, Mike Keene with new songs, Goldsmith arriving at midnight on his way to or from
the Army, Navy or Marines, Mason, Kramer, Slafkosky and Poppiti ... the Quadrivium's continual
Variety Show which was never presented-Garis
and Sonny Boy, Campbell & Landau and Mr. Presi-
The Bridge Club
dent & Mr. Dean, Ertegun and Tin Roof Blues .
the two rival Randall night spots-Jimmy's Place
and Jack's Place, Goodman versus Oliver & Arm- ·
strong; the night Jack's Place was barricaded and
Mr. Pucket, the watchman, brought to the rescue by
Snake Rag; Campbell's Unfinished, the Five Pats
Rag; the choruses of The Third floor of Randall .. .
the impromptu Senior Party in Jack's Place-Raki;
Sasscer and the brandy inhaler; the speeches and
Huber's objections from the top bunk overruled by
Campbell, as M.C.; serenading the Freshmen and
the parade in caps and gowns; the lectures in the
Great Hall interrupted by Ertegun's "few announcements"; Hyman, in his office of Dorm Manager,
evicting Cochran from Campbell's room . . . the
night at Carvel when we scouted, from the bar,
Jascha's Faculty party . . . the Atwood Garis Memorial Society ... the Senior Table, which brought
together the Quadrivium and resulted in its first
effort, A Neo-Hegelian Looks at the .Salad Bowel . ..
the singing of Happy Birthday in the dining hall to
Atwood . . . The War and Peace seminar at the
Dean's house-Landau's birthday present; Sasscer's
egg-nog ... The Senior paper writing month-Hyman's weekly change of thesis; Cochran and the
Laws; Landau and Croce; Hyman's Thurberisms;
Ertegun's plan to write in Washington . . . nonbirthday parties, dinner and music at the Germans'
. . . Cochran, Eleanor Lynd and Middletown .. .
Ertegun's collar bone and new math course .. .
The Waste Land ... vetch and rye ... the Harvard
lecturers ... Mr. Kieffer and the housing situation
... the new Faculty members-Messrs. Reis, William Harper, Ralph Harper and Max Dehn .. . the
rise of the Dialectical Realists . .. Winkie's cut rate
coats and pants ... Mr. Standen, Joe Smith and the
rope tricks . . . Brittanica's presentation of Great
Books of the Western World ... Hegel, Spinoza and
the Dean for two weeks in Senior Language . . .
shipwrecks on the Eastern Shore .. .. Mr. Klein, Mr.
W. K. Smith, the war and five spots ... Air Raids
and wardens . . . the Freshmen bootleggers . . .
Brandy ... serials at the Republic . .. Garis, Randall
and the bed bugs . . . Mr. Gorman and Wolff ver-
�sus Newton and
Schwab . . . the
Apostles Peter and
Paul and the arrival
of Ed ward . . . the
interpretation of
Mr . Bingley's
dream and Mr .
Bing ley's in terpretation of Brahms
.. . the epidemic at
the old swimmin'
hole which almost
vanquished the
Tempest cast . . .
Sasscer, foremost
L
authority on anti-St.
Inseperables
John's literature . . .
the blast on the
back page of P.M.
. Huber's urinal broad jump
record, broken by Campbell . . . Ertegun's Wednesday until Tuesday weekends . . . Mr. Harper's
opulent rooms .. . Roeder, Pumphrey, Marshall and
the French records . . . Bill Harris and St. John's
society . .. the Senior Tea, with the Dean's -reluctant
samovar, to which no Freshmen came .. . the incredible debacle of Groton's Mr. Pick-Gerard
Manley Hopkins .. .-Mr. Bingley's Washington debut
. . . Elfenbein, Van Doren and the search for a bridge
game . . . Wensel and Van Gogh . .. Nussbaum
smoking a cigarette .. . the Dean, the Evans equipment and Mrs. Kelly's sewing machine ... Junior
chemistry . . . English 4F ... the Collegian deadline
... wine at the College banquets ... the Coffee
Shop's discovery of the hot dog . . . one A.M. and
no place to eat . . . this just-nascent Year Book .. .
Das Ding an Sich ... bacon and eggs after the Christmas Cotillion . . . Perry's kimono and ties . . . two
cards face down; Why not, Ben; why not? " .. . the
transcendental dice ... Cochran sub-letting to the
Navy ... the all-night packing of various Seniors
in order to escape being locked in Randall.
Be fruitful and multiply
End Of A Decade
Mr. Buser
Solstice
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�Social Activities
... this year have revealed the necessity of formalization and cooperation.
Perhaps the
final result will be constituted student government.
and built a fire in the fire place and engaged a fivepiece colored band. The band proved to be of
interest to some of us for the pianist turned out to
be, ostensibly at least, Teddy Wilson's uncle and
the trombone player, in spite of grey hair and few
teeth, managed from time to time a style which
could have been const.r ued as New Orleans tailgate.
Almost everyone appeared on the scene and the
number of girls present was sufficient to make the
affair a success.
On November 27th, to tide us over until the
Christmas Cotillion, we held another movie dance
in the gym, this time accompanied by Secret Agent.
By now we had become well aware that this type
of affair was bound to fail. Almost invariably too
few couples came. Those that did were swallowed
up in the cavernous darkness of the gym. The
stags played bridge.
Everyone planned for the Christmas Cotillion for
days in advance. Small scouting parties found
their way to Baltimore and Washington in search
of brandy, that being the only available alcohol on
the market at the time. Pre-dance, intermission and
post-dance parties were arranged. Girls came. If
we are not mistaken there were even a few late
dates. Charlie Gibney's band played its farewell
performance at St. John's and the only long faces
were those that- appeared for Sunday morning
breakfast
Wensel evicted them from the dining
hall and the College settled down for a quiet morning's rest.
The Cotillion Board was reorganized at the beginning of the winter term and Frank Pumphrey was
elected Chairman. The new board scheduled three
dances for the term, the first an informal and the
others formal Cotillions.
McDowell basement had proved superior to the
gym as a place for informals and accordingly the
first of this term's dances was held there on January
29th. Unfortunately there were not as many girls
present as would have been desirable and the
affair suffered from this. Perhaps the most re-
Dances
The Cotillion had more than its usual amount of
troubles this year. With a considerably younger
student body, lacking that initiative and ingenuity
which had made dances a somewhat dubious success in past years, it became necessary to plan
these affairs more carefully and to inveigle the
community to attend. The Freshmen were reticent
to date and the Board tried, sometimes with, sometimes without success to bring groups of girls from
the town to the College. However, with additional
pressure and hard work on the part of a few, many
were able to enjoy a number of successful dances.
It seemed undesirable to attempt a formal during
the summer term, but Charlie Van Doren's Board
arranged two movie dances on the old Greenwich
Village pattern. The first was The Scarlet Pimpernel on August 21st and the second My Little Chickadee on September ll th.
With the coming of the fall term and Hallowe'en
the Board felt that something new and more ambitious was in order. Accordingly they cleared the
Coffee Shop and the Junior Common Room of most
of their tables and chairs, opened the Book Store
Gavotte
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�markable spectacle of the evening
was the colored band. It was
made up of students from the local
high school and was dominated,
to say the least, by saxes. In fact,
we cannot recall any other instrument at all save, perhaps, a piano.
On February 19th the gymnasium blackout restrictions were
lifted for the first time in our remembrance and the result was indeed marvelous. The occasion
was the Valentine Cotillion. We
had the delightful experience of
seeing more than the band lights
and the limited number of couple s
which could or would appear
under that ghastly red spot light
that we recall being hung in one
of the corners, facing the wall, on
previous occasions. One could
even glimpse a few familiar faces
in the chaperone corner. It was reported that Mrs.
Scofield abandoned her request for a reading lamp
as a result. Much embarrassment was eliminated
since now it was possible to identify one's date, or
anyone else's, for that matter.
The eight Seniors, unforgivably insulted because
they had been asked to pay' the regular admission
fee, turned out en masse and a bit tight, (having first
attended Mr. Bingley's afternoon party and then the
President's d inner), for their Ball on March llth.
The music was offered by the Navy band, which
had played its first engagement here at the Valentine Cotillion, and was much superior to any that
we can recall during the past few years. Again
there were lights and we observed suspended from
the gym ceiling a canopy of streamers with several
branching clusters which reached column-like to
the floor. Since this was the last dance of the year
the number of dates, the number of guests and the
number of private parties were greater than usual.
At least one of the highlights of the even;ng was th e
energetic gavotte executed with aband on by Lad y
Mayer and Mr. Nabokov to One O'clock lump. The
aff air was fittingly climactical.
The Senior Ball
Board of Directors, composed of Robert Campbell,
Thomas Fulton, Thomas Cosgrove, Robert Novak
and Chao Li Chi, was elected for the year and it
chose as its managers Peter Weiss and Harry
Pfeiffer. The organization proved efficient throughout the year and by being a successful example
served to suggest that other activities might well
be organized cooperatively.
House Masters and Dormitory Committees
With the younger group of Freshmen occupying
most of the dormitories this year the Administration
felt it advisable to introduce House Masters into all
except Randall Hall. As the year progressed however, and disorder in the dormitories became
increasingly disrupting to the community, the Dean
proposed that the House Masters and the Administration select Dormitory Committees. These were
groups of students, chosen from each dorm, having
qualifications which made it evident that these, at
least, seemed to be aware of the kind of dormitory
life that was desirable in this community. They
received authority from the Administration to take
or suggest whatever action they judged possible
and desirable to make the dormitory function more
sahsfactorily. Their power was not unlimited since
if administrative action was proposed by them it
necessitated approval. It appeared doubtful, however, that suggestions would be overruled.
Although steps have not been taken as yet, here,
as with the Employment Cooperative, a number of
possibilities for student organization and government suggest themselves. The Committees, if built
into a single organization, could lead us to a sound
form of Student Government which might result in
the establishment of that desirable communal form
which we have been seeking for a number of years.
Cooperatives
In the early part of August the Student Employment Bureau was organized on a cooperative basis.
The Dean had announced previously in College
Meeting that the Administration was willing to
grant charters to such organizations and that cooperatives might prove the solution to a number of
our social problems, such as the dances. A meeting of the Bureau membership was called, the
proposal to organize cooperatively was made, discussed and approved, a board was chosen to draw
up and present for ratification a constitution and at
the next meeting the constitution was approved. A
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�Athletics
... have continued as our most successful form of recreation. The Freshmen, however,
brought with them more high school spirit than we could absorb and the result was a mild
confusion of the status of Gymnastic at St. John's. Here are the year's results: .
Soccer Standings
l. East Pinkney ... .. .............................. ...
2. Randall ... ...... .............. ...... ...................
3. Chase-Stone ........... .................. ...........
4. Paca-Carroll ..................... ........... .. ......
5. West Pinkney ... .................... .............
Individual honors .................. ....... ...... ........... Chenoweth
Winning team ........... ...... ......................... West Pinkney
100 yard dash ... ...... ..... .... .. ll.8 seconds, winning time
Won by .... ...... ...... ... ... ....... .. ... .... R. Harris (Chase-Stone)
220 yard dash ............. ... .... .. 28 seconds, winning time
Won by ............ .................. .. Wakefie1d (West Pinkney)
440 yard dash ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..... .1 minute, winning time
Won by ... ...... .. .... ...... .. ..... .... Wakefield (West Pinkney)
440 yard relay .. .................... 55 seconds, winning time
Won by ............... ... .... ........... .. ... ..... ... ........ West Pinkney
12 pound shot put.. ...... ..27 ft. 8 in., winning distance
Won by ... .......... ... ... .. ....... .. Van Doren (West Pinkney)
Singles-won by ...... ........... ..... ... ........ ................... Maury
Doubles-won by ..... ..................... Maury and R. Harris
Javelin throw ...... .. .. .............. .. llO ft ., winning distance
Won by ... ...... ....... ..... ... .. ............ Harvey (West Pinkney)
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2.
3.
4.
Chase-Stone tied Paca-Carroll
Randall ················································ 3
East Pinkney ··· ········ ········ ············ ······· 2
West Pinkney ······················· ············· 1
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6
8
Tennis Tournament Finals
Softball throw .............. Won by Maury (Chase-Stone)
L.
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Championship won by ... .... .. .... .......... .. ... West Pinkney
Discus throw ..... ..... ...... .. .. 70 ft. 3 in., winning distance
w.
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Softball
Won by .. ........ .. .................. Chenoweth (West Pinkney)
Football Standings
L.
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1
3
2
Basketball Standings
W.
l. East Pinkney ....... ............ ............................. 8
2. Chase-Stone .................... ... ........ ................... 6
3. Paca-Carroll ... ..... ...... ... .... .... .... .. .. ... .... .......... 4
4. West Pinkney .............................................. 2
5. Randall ... ......... .. ....... .. ... ............. ................... 0
Track and Field Meet
Badminton
T.
Won by ......................... ........ ...... ... ... .. .. ... ..... ....... Benedict
3
4
7
2
2
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Squash
Won by ........................ ................... ... .......... Marchowsky ·
Boxing Finals
Equity
121 pound class .......... .. ......... ............... won by Newton
135 pound class ..... .................... .. ... won by Hoffenberg
145 pound class ... ......................... .... ..... .won by Powder
165 pound class .. ... .. .. .. ............ ....... .. ... .won by Durning
Unlimited class ....................... ......... ..won by W. Harris
Wrestling Finals
128 pound class .................................... won by Clogher
145 pound class .... ....... ......................... won by Putnam
165 pound class ........ .. ........ ...................... .. won by Jones
Unlimited class ......................... .... ............ .won by Smith
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The boat house
Jimmy takes a cut
The navigators
The play-off
Dick Harris around end
The diamond
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"We, the President, the Dean, and the Professors
of St. John's College in Maryland, bear witness that
these youths, tried and true, have happily applied
themselves among us to humane letters, philosophy, and eloquence; that they have passed the
period of their course in our halls; that they have
been called to examination in the presence of the
trustees and many other worthy citizens; that they
have abundantly proved themselves well versed
in all these studies; and finally that, . n accordance
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on the fourteenth day of March in the year of our
Lord 1944, they have reached the degree of Bachelor
of Arts. In witness of this we have on this aforesaid
day and year subscribed our names to these letters,
which have been confirmed by the great seal of the
College.
By command of the visitors and governors of
Saint John's College, I admit you to the degree of
Bachelor of Arts."
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The Speakers
the funereal atmosphere
of Iglehart HalL the
seven remaining members of the Class of 1944
were graduated.
This spectacle was
the finest and most fittingly timed mirror
image of the College's
war history that was
presented to us during
the whole year. Somehow all the factors
which contributed to
make this year a unique
The Graduates
entity were apparent. The Class of 1944, which had
been the largest ever to enter St. John's, had, by the
time proper to its commencement, been reduced to
only a bare handful. The gloom which enveloped
both participants and witnesses of the ceremony
was ample evidence that almost all present were
well aware that St. John's was not graduating the
traditional knights-errant who would slay with
facility the dragons born of social vice. The war
had long since destroyed such illusions. Rather,
we were graduating men of understanding who
s.aw, perhaps too clearly, that the possibilities for
just action and the good life were, because of the
complex form which modern society had attained,
relatively few. The recognition, that the knowledge
of what should be, would not, in all probability, become manifested in experience as the evident result
of action, could lead but to sadness. One wondered,
at times, whether knowledge and misery were preferable to ignorance and bliss.
Mr. Klein, in his address to the Graduates, set the
mood of the occasion by admitting that he found
it easier to speak of vice than of virtue. There are
at least seven intellectual vices and, corresponding
to them, seven temptations. Among the latter there
are the temptations of lucidity, detachment, conviction, system, vagueness, limitation and incompleteness. Man's intellect is constantly subject to them
and continually converts them into virtues. He
cannot escape the sensation of having a panorama
of problems appear as ~oluble with clarity and lucidity. He cannot avoid feeling that he is absolutely
certain about the truth of his opinions. He confuses
vague apprehension with absolute certainty. He
inevitably stumbles over these precipices but it is
possible for him to be aware, rather than ignorant,
of this failure. In fact he must
know this if he is to lead a life
which is significant.
"The College, as it were, releases you now into this
world. What more could I do
than warn you-if this be
necessary at all-that you are
facing a difficult task? What
more could I wish than that
you might know how to use
�your skills-acquired or yet to be acquired-in sailing through all the cliffs you are bound to meet?
You might fail. Never mind. In failing you learn
most."
The graduates of the Class of 1944 are:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
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Edward Born Cochran
Ahmed Munir Ertegun
James G. Huber
Commencement Afternoon
Cum Laude
Norman Atwood Garis (Class of 1941)
Jack Landau
Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV
Magna cum Laude
Arthur Hyman
Peter Christian Wolff
As of the Class of 1932
Rite
Alfred Dowd
Departure
Honors and Prizes
To the member of the Freshmen, Sophomore, or
Junior Class who has written the best annual essay,
the John Martin Green Prize of $25.00
PETER WEISS
Honorable Mention
ROBERT LUTHER CAMPBELL, JR.
To the member of the Senior Class who has
written the best final essay, a prize of $30.00.
Offered under the will of the late Judge Walter I.
Dawkins .. ....................................... .... .ARTHUR HYMAN
To the Senior who has the highest standing, a
gold medal. Offered by the Board of Visitors and
Governors .. .... ... ... .... ...... .. PETER CHRISTIAN WOLFF
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FOURTH YEAR-CLASS OF 1944
Edward Born Cochran ....... .. .. ............... ............ .. .... .. .. ... .......... ... ........ ....... ... ...... 316 Puritan Road, Birmingham, Michigan
Ahmed Miinir Ertegiin ................ .. .... ................................................ l606 Tw enty-third Street, N.W ., Washington , D. C.
Norman Atwood Garis ........ ..... .. ...... .. .................................. ... ............................ 28 Oakland Place , Summit, New Jersey
James G . Huber ......... ..... .. .. ... ..... ... ... .. ..... ... ....... .. ..... ............. .. ...... .. ....... .... ........ 330 Ruby Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Arthur Hyman .... .. ..... .... .. ..... .. .... .. ... .... .... ..... .. ...... ... ... .. ... ... .. .... ....... ....... .................... 705 South Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
Jack L3.ndau ........ .. ............................ .. .. ..... .. ... .. ........... .. .. .... ...... ......... 5532 Wellesley Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Henry Harrison Sasscer, IV .. .... ................ .. .. .... ............ .. .... 4856 Chevy Chase Boulevard, Chevy Chase 15, Maryland
Peter Christian Wolf£.. .......... ... ............................... .. ...... ... ....................... 103 University Avenue , Glen Echo, Maryland
THIRD YEAR-CLASS OF 1945
Stephen Windsor Bergen .. .. ..... ...... .... ..... .. .......... l89-20 One Hundred and Sixteenth Avenue, St. Albans, New York
George Brunn ........................................ .. .................. 20 West One Hundred and First Street, New York 25, New York
Robert Luther Campbell, Jr.. ............ .. .. ... .. ........ ... .... .. ................. l20 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland
Solomon Kadis .... .. .. .......... .. .......... .. ..... ... .. .. ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... .29 North Patterson Park Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
Donald Stewart Kaplan ............ .. ...... ........ ... .................... .. ............ .. .. .. .. .... .. ... 6l Brandigee Avenue, Groton, Connecticut
Frank B. Marshall, Jr. ............. .. ...... .. ........ .. .... .. ..... .... .. .. .. ... .... ........ .... .......... . l522 Round Hill Road, Baltimore,
Erich Nussbaum .. ... ................................................ ... ..... .. ........... .. ...................... St. John's College, Annapolis,
Benton Bloch Perry ....................... .............................. ...... .. ................... .. ........ 910 Whitelock Street, Baltimore,
Harry Fletcher Pfeiffer, Jr ....... .. .... .... ...... ... ..... ............ .. .. ... ..... .. ...... .. ........ 4024 Cranston Avenue, Baltimore,
Benjamin Franklin Pumphrey, Jr ...... ... ... ... .. ... ...... .. ... .............. .. ............. ..................... ..... .... .. .. ...... ........ ... Severn,
Verne Schwab .. ....................... .... .. ............. ... .... ... .... .... ..... ... .............. ... ....... .......... ll-S Ridge Road , Greenbelt,
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland
SECOND YEAR-CLASS OF 1946 .
Gerald Atterbury ... ... ........................... ..... ......... .... ..... ..... ... ... ..... .......... ... ... ..... ... ... .Maidstone Farm, Annapolis, Maryland
William George Chenoweth ..... ... .... .. .............. ........... .. ..... ....... .. ...... ... ..... .. ...... .... ............. Box 355, Loch Raven, Maryland
Thomas James Cosgrove .............. ................. .. ...... .. .... ...... ...... .............. ..... 88 West Fourth Street, Bayonne, New Jersey
Laurece Elfenbein .. .. .. .. .. .......... ............. .. .. .. ........ .. ............. .... ...................... l46 Bowers Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
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�Sidney Hugh Fitch ......... ..... ......... ................. .. .... ......... .... .... .. .. ........................... ....... ...................... ...... ...Glenelg. Maryland ·
Alvin Fross ............... .. ................ .. .. .... ... ... .......... .... .... ............ .. ............ .. .................... .429 Broadway. Bayonne, New Jersey
Thomas Irwin Fulton, Jr ................ .......... .. .. ...... ................................................. 607 Eighth Avenue , Irwin, Pennsylvania
John Parker Gilbert .. .. ....................... .. .... ........ ......................... .. .. .... ...... .. ........ .. ........ c/0 Putney School. Putney. Vermont
Samuel Milby Harrington, Jr ............................................... Quarters 2001 , Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina
Allen Zimmerman Harvey .. ........ ... ........... .......................................................... .. .... .... 62 Broadway, Frostburg. Maryland
Leon David Israel. ..... ....... ... ........... ..... ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... .. .... ...... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... .... .. ....... ........ Union Bridge, Maryland
William Kenneth Kline .................... .. ....................................................... .200 · Cabrini Boulevard, New York. New York
Vincent Wood McKay ...... .. ...................... .............................................. 320 Fifth Avenue, Montgomery. West Virginia
Ellis Wooster Manning, Jr.. ........ ...... ...... ..................................... ........ .......... ...... ... .... ..... Springdale, Brinklow, Maryland
Robert Wilson Mueller.. ......................................... .. ................ ..... 2667 North Summit Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robert F. Novak .......... .......... ............... ............. ....... .... .. ............... BOl North Patterson Park Ave ., Baltimore 5, Maryland
Harry Charles Rockey .. ............ .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ........ :................ ........ .......... .7023 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Willard Sharp ........ .. ....... .. ......... ....... ............ .. ......... ............ ................ .. 719 Front Street. Freeland, Pennsylvania
Samuel Sheinkman .. ................ .. ...... .. .. ........ ............ ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ..... 87 Hamilton Street, New York 31. New York
Charles Lincoln Van Doren .. ...................................................................... 393 Bleecker Street, New York 14. New York
John Campbell Wakefield .... .... .... .. .......... ....................... .............. .... ..... 2840 Sixteenth Street, N.W. , Washington, D. C.
Peter Weiss .................................................................... .. ...... .. ........................ 344 West 87th Street, New York, New York
Henry Theodore Wensel. Jr .. ........ .............. .. .. ................................................. ll4 Trevose Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1947
(Admitted in July)
Daniel Brown Barber.. ......................................... .... ...... .. ........ ............ .S430 Virginia Avenue, Charleston, West Virginia
Victor Ewing Barton ............ .................. .. .... .... ........ .... .................... ................ Sll Cameron Street. Alexandria, Virginia
Samuel Bancroft Bird, Jr ...... .............. .. ............................. c/o Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co., Wilmington 99, Delaware
Carl Henry Bruggmann .......... ... .... ...... .... ... .......................... .......................... 2920 Cathedral Avenue , Washington, D. C.
John Brunn .... .. .. .................. .... .... .. .. ...... ...... .. .... .... .. .... 20 West One Hundred and First Street. New York 25, New York
Peter Frederick Buri .................... .. ..... .. ............................................................. 2ll0 State Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Tristram Joseph Campbell, Jr .... ..................... .. .. .... .. .. ........ ...... ...... .. ...... l49 Avondale Road, Ridgewood, New Jersey
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�East Pinkney
Jerome Herbert Cantor .... ............ ...... ... ........ ............... ....... .... .... ......... .... .... lSl Crawford Street, Boston, M3.ssachusetts
Ch'ao-Li Chi. ........ .. ............. ....... ..... ......... .... ... ...... ... ..... ...... ... .......... .... ........... 255 East Tenth Street. New York, New York
Peter Clogher .... ..... ... ..... .... .. ... ..... ............... ........ ....... .... .. ... ...... ............ ... .. ... 359 Hillcrest Road, Englewood, New Jersey
Robert Mitchell Courtrigh\... .......... .... ...... ... .. ........... .... .. ... ....... ........ .406 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina
John Scott Desjardins .. ..... ... ........ ...... ..... ............ ........ .........................R.R. l, Drake Road , Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio
Salvatore Carmela DiGrande ...... ... ...... ..... ... ..... ..... .... .. .. ..... ... ... .... ........ S Minerva Place, Box 58, New York. New York
Alvin Hamilton Durning .. .... ...... ........ ................. .. ......... ...... .. ....... ...... ....... 306 Claremont Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky
Klaus Werner Epstein .......... ...... .... ... ....... ... .. .... ..... ... .... .... ...... ............. ..910 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Allen Abbey Goldstein .. ......... ..... .... ...... ....... .... ..... ... ......... .... .... ..... ........ ..... ..4015 Barrington Road, Baltimore, Maryland
Charles Davis Haines ............. .. ..... ... ... .. ..... ....... .... ...... ....... ..... .... ... .. ... ...... ........ .... 2136 R Street, N.W ., Washington, D. C.
Bernet George Hammel... .. .... ..... ..... .. ...... .... .......... .. .... ........ ... ..... ... ............ 89 North Essex Avenue, Orange, New Jersey
H. Anthony Hammond ......... ..... .... ...... ... ...... .... ....... ... .. ............ ....... ..... .. ..... .. .. 243 Palmer Court, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Richard Scott Harris .. ..... ... ..... .......... ...... ....... .. ............... ..... ... ..... .... .... ... .28 W . Hannum Boulevard, Saginaw, Michigan
William Edwin Harris ............ ..... ... .. .. .... .... .... .. ...... .. ... .. ........ ......... ......... .28 W . Hannum Boulevard, Saginaw, Michigan
Courtenay Jenifer Harrison .... ....... .. ... .... .. .. ........ ... ..... ... ..... .. .. .. .... ......... ..... ..... .... .. ......... .... ..... ... .... .....".Riverside, Maryland
Harry Gerald Hoxby ... .... ...... .... ... .... ....... .......... ...... .... .. .... .......... .. ... .... ........ 3827 Indian View Avenue, Mariemont, Ohio
Richard Eagleston Jameson ................. ....... ........... ........ ................. ... .. .... ... ....... .... .... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. .... ..... Fallston, Maryland
John Milne Janney .................... ..... ... .... ... ...... ... .... ...... ........ ....... .... ........... ... ...... ... Maidstone Farm, Annapolis, Maryland
Thomas Gillis Jewell ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ..... ....... .... .... .......... ... ............... .... ..... .. ........ .......... ........ ... ......... ...... Grasonville, Maryland
Archer Jones ..... ............ ... ....... ..... ........ ..... .......... .... .......... ... .. ... ... .. .. ... ...... .. ...900 W. Franklin S treet, Richmond, Virginia
Joseph Ignatius Killorin , Jr. .... ...... .... .. .... ... ... ... ...... .. .. ... .. ... .... .. ..... .. 305 East Thirty-Seventh Street, Savannah, Georgia
Paul David Malchenson ........... ........ .............. ........ .. ..... ... ........... ... . ll3 W . Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland
Ira Wendell Marine .......... ... ......... ......... ....... .... .. ...... .... .. .. .. ..... .. ...... ....... ......... .3219 Sixth Street, S.E., Washington, D. C.
William Rankin Mathews, Jr. ............. ........ ... ... ............ ... ...... .... ... .... .. ......... 725 North Norris Avenue, Tucson, Arizona
Richard Fontaine Maury ..... ....... ... .. .. ....... ... .............. ....... .. ......... .. .2812 Connecticut Avenue, N.W ., Washington, D. C.
Charles Hugh Messick. .............. .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... .. ...... ...... .... ... ........ ... ....... ..... .. ....... ... .Main Street, Hebron, Maryland
Alanson David Morehouse, II ........................ .......... ....... .... .. ...... ... ....... .... .... .. .. .l526 0 Street, N.W. , Washington, D. C .
John Mathew Morgan .. ... .... .... ..... ..... .... .. ...... ..... ...... ............. ..... ......... .......... ..... ..2ll8 Robinwood Avenue, Toledo, Ohio
Robert Florian Nayden ..... ..... ... .... ....... ..... ..... ... .... ......... .. ..... ......... ..... ...... ..... ...... l46 Charles Street, Annapolis, Maryland
Brewer Norwood Newton ............ ........... .. .... ... ........ ... .... ..... .... ..... ...... ... .. .. 3502 Fairview Avenue , Baltimore, Maryland
James Richard Powder .... .......... .. .... .... ....... ......... ..... .... .......... ..... ........... .... ............. Morris Avenue, Lutherville, Maryland
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�Peter Bradley Price ........ ..... ...... .. ... .. ... ...... ...... .... .............. .......... .... ... ............ ........ ............ R.F.D. #2. New City, New York
James W . Ray ...................... ...... ..... .......... ...... .............. ............................ .4 Forestdale Road, Worcester, Massachusetts
Philip Stevens Richardson, Jr ... ....... .. ............. .. ............. ... ........... ........ .... ..... ... .... ............... ........... ........ ... Hurlock. Maryland
Ian Leonard Robertson .................. .. .... .. ................ .. ............ ....... .......... .. ....... 87 Hobart Avenue, Short Hills, New Jersey
Thomas Evans Robertson ........................................................ ................ .. .................... .. 835 Ivy Avenue , Glendale, Ohio
Larry Winter Roeder ........................................... .......................... .. .. .. ... ... ......... St. John's College. Annapolis, Maryland
William Warfield Ross ..................... ....... ...................... ..... .. ............................ 5407 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, Maryland
Rowell Anton vM. Schleicher.. .. ............ ............................. .. ......... ....... .... .... .7 Archway Place, Forest Hills, New York
Mordecai Sheinkman .... .. .................. .. ......................... .. ................................... 87 Hamilton Place, New York. New York
George Faison Smith .................... .. ............................................. .... .. .... ........... Route l. Box 15, Greenwood, Mississippi
William Kyle Smith, }r .......................................................... ~.... .... .. .............. 68 Shipwright Street, Annapolis. Maryland
Eugene Victor Thau ......................... .. ........................................................... 900 Grand Concourse, New York. New York
Richard Van der Voort.. .................. .. .... .. ...... .. .............................. .... .......... R.D . #7. Bellevue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
George Montgomery VanSant.. ...... .. .............. .. .... .... ...................... .. .. 5808 Forty-fourth Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland
Robert Russell Weiss ........ ... ............... ....... ..... .. ........................................ 210 Academy Street, Federalsburg, Maryland
George Patrick Welch, Jr .... .. ................... .... .................... ...... ...... .............. .. 387 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island
William Ogden White .. .... ...... .... .......... Mount Royal Hotel, Mt. Royal Ave. and St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Justin Cadwalader Williams .............. ........ ................... ..... ...... ........................ Pinehurst Lane, Moorestown, New Jersey
FIRST YEAR-CLASS OF 1947
(Admitted in September)
Irving Victor Abb ................................ .. ................................. .. ..... .. ....... .. ............... 239 Dill Avenue, Frederick. Maryland
Ted Barber .............. ............................. ........................... .. .... .. .. ..... ....................... 616 Thirty-second Street, Bellaire, Ohio
Roberto Beascoechea .. .. ................. ... ... ........ ............. ..... ...... .. .... ....... .. .. .. ............ ...... 50 Park Street, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Stephen Gordon Benedict... ...................................................... .... ..................... .. ......... .... ............... Scarborough, New York
Louis Leon Brin ..................................... .. .... ....................... ... .............. .. .. ..... 99 Welland Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
Asa Neal Chandler.. ........ ........................... ........... .. .... .... .......................... l08 Choptank Avenue, Cambridge, Maryland
Edmund Anthony Connor.. ... .. .. ................... ... .............................. ........ .. ... 665 Oak Hill Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland
Arthur Oudry Davis, Jr. .......... ......... .......................... ...... .................. .. ... .. ........ 315 South Fourth Street, Coshocton, Ohio
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Douglas East Dawson ....................... ...... ...... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... .............. .. ... .. ... ...................... Mountain Lake Park. Maryland
Julian Abbott Dor£... .. ....... ........ .......... ....... ..... .............. ....................................... . 106 High Street, Chestertown, Maryland
Arthur Eugene Dunsmore , Jr. ........ ....... ............... .. ................. .. ................. 4614 Hunt Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Nathaniel Isaac Durlach ....................... .. .... ... ........ .... .... .. ..... .. ............................. 875 Park Avenue, New York. New York
Edward Henry Eissler.. .......................... .. ....................... ..... ............ l009 Weller Avenue, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
William Paul Elliott... ......... ......... .. ........... .. .. ........ .. ... .... .... .............. ... ..... ..... ............. ... 449 Spruce Street, Aurora, Illinois
Theodore David Ernst... ............. ............................... .. ....... ....... .. ... ... .. ...... .................. ..... ........ .. ..Box 67, Cordova, Maryland
Paul Carlyle Evans .......... ........ ...... .. .................................. ...... ............ .. .......... .. .. 403 Marshall Street, Syracuse, New York
John David Farnham, Jr. ............. .. ....... .. ..... .. ..................................... .. .. l07 West Eleventh Street , New York, New York
William Henry Gordon, Jr. ............. .... ... ........ .... ...... .. ................. ...... .. ........... l944 Edison Boulevard, Detroit 6, Michigan
John Gormly .... .. ... ............. .. .. ....... .. .......................................... .. ........ .. .... ... 707 Hopkins Street, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
William Joseph Harris .............. ... .... ............................... .......... .. .. ...... ..... ... ................. ................... ............ Preston, Maryland
Marvin James Hoffenberg .... ...... .... .. ...... .. ......... .. .. .... .................. .. .. .... ............ .. .2202 Park Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
Walter Lindsay Jacob ...... ...... .. .. ....... ..... .. .. ... ..................... ...... .. ...... ll59 Murrayhill Avenue , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Leonard Jarboe .................................... .. ... ........ ........ .. .................................. ....... ................... .Leonardtown, Maryland
Ralph Lincoln Klein ............... .. .............. .. ............ .. ................................ .. ............... ... .. .... .... .. .. ...... .. ...... ... .. Fallston, Maryland
Harry Marchosky ............... .... ... .... ................. .............. .. .......... ... 8049 Eighth and G Streets, Colon, Republic of Panama
Ruben Marchosky ............ ...... ........ .. ................... .. .. .... ...... ...... ... 8049 Eighth and G Streets, Colon, Republic of Panama
David Arthur Ogden .................................. ...... .. ......... .... ........... ..... ..... ................ 3308 Oriole Drive, Louisville, Kentucky
John Newton Opie, Jr. .... .. ........ ...... .. .. .. .................. .. ............. .. ... .... ..... .. ....... .... 624 Palmer Turn Road, Norfolk S, Virginia
Albert FitzRandolph Peters, Jr ............... .. ....... .... .... .. .. .. .... ... .................................... The Westchester, Washington, D. C.
Royal Pollokof£ ............ ............................. ... .. .......... .. ............ .. .... .... .... 3407 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore , Maryland
Charles Pickering Putnam ....... .......... ........ ... .. .... ................... .. ............... 3200 Highland Place , N.W ., Washington, D. C.
Henry Page Robinson ............. .............. .. .......... .. ....... ................... .. .. ..................... ... .. .. .. ................... Barstow P.O., Maryland
Paul Ginsburg Sifton ................... .. .................... .. ......... .. .... .. ... .............. .31SO Highland Place, N.W ., Washington 8, D. C.
Warren LeRoy Skidmore ................ .. ................................................. ...... ..... .-.. .. ............... 806 Avon Street, Akron 10, Ohio
Lowell Stanley ...................... .......... ... ............ .. ....... .. ..... .. ....................... 3410 Quebec Street, N.W ., Washington 16, D. C.
Austin Stevens ...... .......... ....... ..... ..... .. ......... .. .. ....... .. ...... ....... ...... .......... ......... ......... Goodhill Road, Wes tport , Connecticu t
Roger Clark Stone ....... .. ..... .. ... .... ........ ... ...... .......... .. ... ..... .. ...... ................ ..... ........ ....... ..... ................... Conowingo, Maryland
James Howard Taylor. ....... .. ................ .. ...... .. ............................. ......... ............ .... .. ll02 Ninth Street, Seattle, Washington
John Van Doren ........................................................................ ... ................. 393 Bleecker Street, New York 14, New York
Eugene Francis Young ........................... .. ............................................... ll02 Market Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland
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�This Yearbook
Any Yearbook should be, as its name implies, a representation of
the period with which it deals. If its scope exceeds this it is superfluous; if it falls short it is inadequate. Obviously the poesis involved
in its presentation may follow from a number of different concepts of
representative form. The result may be simply a chronological narration of events. If so, the reader must impose order and intelligibility
upon such a chaos. It may be a statement of departmental occurrences.
If this be the case the concept of the department as ideal is again
required of the reader in order that the occurrences herein be significant and understood critically. Finally an Annual may be a critical
comparjson of the ideal and the actual, of a College Year as it should
be and as it appeared. This last seems to us the best. A Year book
is written primarily for those who experienced the year . which it
records. To remember the concept of the College as ideal with enough
clarity to make possible a critical relation of this to the actual seems
to us too much of a demand to make upon our audience, especially
those who are leaving the community. The good historian is also a
poet and as such must meet the poetic obligation of revealing with
clarity the form manifested in the particular. This has been our
intention.
To our readers we owe several apologies. The war made impossible the repair and purchase of some of the desirable photographic
equipment. As a result we could do very little indoor photography.
Also, this effort of a staff depleted in all departments must necessarily
lack a certain degree of comprehensiveness. Due to limitations of time,
space and materials, only a limited number of pictures of St. Johnnies
in the armed forces could be included in the pages of service photographs.
We would like to thank the business personnel of the College for
its assistance in the preparation of the book and a number of the
members of the Faculty for suggestions regarding the manuscript. We
wish especially to acknowledge our gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. William
Gorman to whom we are indebted for much valuable criticism and a
number of our best ideas.
This Yearbook is published by the Junior Class of St. John's College; Stringfellow Barr, President; Scott Buchanan, Dean; Lewis M. Hammond, Assistant to President; William Kyle Smith,
.Assistant Dean; James S. Martin, Treasurer; Miriam Strange, Registrar; Lulu Viola Ebaugh,
Librarian; Olga Law Plunder, Director of Adult Education; Marian E. Alexander, Dietitian; J.
Oliver Purvis, College Physician; Archibald McCourt, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds;
Steward and Monde, Auditors.
BOARD OF VISITORS AND GOVERNORS
Chairman, Dr. Thomas Farran, Jr., Surgeon General U. S. Public Health Service; Vice-Chairman,
Francis Pickens Miller; Secretary, Richard F. Cleveland; Dr. Amos F. Hutchins, Mr. Edwin Warfield, Jr., Mr. Paul L. Banfield, Mr. Robert 0 . Bonnell, Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, Mr. Stringfellow
Barr, Mr. Clarence W. Stryker, Lt. Comdr. Harold F. Linder, U.S.N.R., Dr. Scott Buchanan, Mr.
Hervey Allen, Dr. William J. French, Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, Dr. Mark Van Doren, Mr.
Richard Scofield, Mr. John Spangler Kiefer.
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IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
Headquarters for the Purchase of
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
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St. John's College yearbook for the year 1944.
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PUBLISHED
B Y T H E
JUNIOR
C L A SS
of
ST. JOHN'S
COLLEGE
A N N A P O L I S
M A R Y L A N D
"On the campus an enormous tulip poplar tree, beneath
whose limbs, a treaty was signed with the Indians and
Stamp Tax protests aired, survives by grace of the tree surgeons. It was casting its shade in the day of Shakespeare
and Cervantes. St. John's men love it as men love an old
poem."
�In dedicating the 1935 Rat-Tat to
Captain D. L. Howard we make no
attempt to eulogize him; his works
speak for themselves. A friend and
ready helper of every student, we
are able only to admire him. May
this then show our appreciation.
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS L. HOWARD
(U.S.N. RET.)
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In getting together the material for this year's
Rat Tat, the staff was confronted with the problem of whether to try to make it original—different from the annuals of the past, with the success
of the book depending on whether the student
body liked the new ideas or not—or to build the
basic design of this year's Rat Tat from the best
ideas in the better liked books of this and other
colleges published during the past few years.
We chose to do the latter and have taken most
of the ideas from two books, one representing
the conservative and the other the modernistic
type. Each has its good points. In taking from
both types the staff has endeavored to follow the
middle road in annual design. By doing this we
feel that we have a book a little different from
any of those of the past. We hope you'll like it.
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�St. John's College, 1696-1935
"The venerable Past—is past;
'Tis dark and shines not in the ray:
'Tivas good, no doubt—'tis gone at last—
There dawns another day."
OD forbid that we of St. John's should live in the past; but God forbid that we should forget
the lessons taught and examples set by those who have gone before us. Let us take from the
past all the good that we can find and apply our efforts to making the future history of our
college richer as well as fuller.
In the year 1696, this institution which we know as St. John's College was founded as the King
William School. This new school prepared young men for entrance into universities and senior colleges. After graduation from King William's, most of the daring students would make the long, dangerous voyage to England to continue their work at Oxford and Cambridge.
The school was not eighty years old when it was claimed by war for the making of firearms.
The students forgot books while the colonies won the right to fight among themselves. When peace
again reigned, the little school reawakened to find itself in a new world. America was no longer a possession of England, but a new nation; Annapolis was no longer a little fishing village, but a town of
considerable importance. The statesmen of Maryland decided that it was time for the King William
School to grow up; so, in 1784, St. John's College was created. The little brick house on Francis Street
(still standing) was vacated, and classes were held in the mansion that had been started for Governor
Bladen. That building is called McDowell Hall after the first president of St. John's. The formal opening took place in 1789, the year in which the Constitution of the United States was ratified. Students
at St. John's, in those days, knew the exploits of Washington as contemporary events. We can well be
proud of the spirit the founders demonstrated when they said:
"The said college shall be founded and maintained forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of
youth of every religious denomination—nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a principal,
vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor in said college, on account of his particular religious
profession."
The world moved on. Young men were graduated from St. John's and became great men. The
English industrial movement was taken up in this country. The boundaries of the United States spread
to the west. Sectionalism became strong. Economic and social clashes were frequent; until, at last, the
break came, and war once more was master. The peaceful pursuit of knowledge was stopped at St. John's
for a period of five years. The college buildings and grounds were used as a military post. Men died.
But the war ended and the nation was united in a stronger bond. The colleges of the country reopened.
In 1886, Dr. Thomas Fell assumed the presidency. During his term of office St. John's became
a military college. The students were awakened each morning by the sweet music of Reveille, and lights
went out when Taps were blown. The St. John's cadets paraded in Annapolis on holidays along with
the firemen, the police, the state militia, the midshipmen, the sailors, and the marines. The girls of
Annapolis argued the question of which was prettier: the uniform of the St. John's cadets or that of
the midshipmen. "Those were the good old days!"
But uniforms were not all. St. John's College rose to a high academic standing. The gentlemen
who were graduated from St. John's during this period became leaders in many fields. The college enrollment increased, and the physical equipment of the college was supplemented by the erection of a
gymnasium and two other new buildings.
Meanwhile the European pot was boiling; and, on June 28, 1914, a memorable shot was fired
in Bosnia. The men who had been trained at St. John's achieved notable records in active military
service during the Great War. Many of them laid their final gift on the altar of patriotism. For them
a memorial has been erected on the front campus.
Peace came again, but financial conditions kept St. John's from returning to its former place
among the colleges of the country. The glamour of the uniform, the drums, and the rifles could not make
up for the fact that the academic standing was "C." Enrollment decreased. Annapolitans put these words
to the tune of "The Old Gray Mare:"
"Old St. John's she ain't what she used to be
Many long years ago."
The college was down but it was not out. Major Enoch Barton Garey was made president in
1923. Major Garey was a man who dreamed dreams and carried them into fulfillment. He seemed to
have the blood of a pioneer. Military hindrances were swept aside. A faculty that was almost entirely
new was appointed. The college started the upward march that is still going on today. St. John's went
back to an "A" rating. The student enrollment increased. Money was found with which to buy several
colonial houses in Annapolis.
The march wavered during a temporary period of uneasiness lasting about two years, from the
resignation of Major Garey until the coming of Dr. Douglas Huntly Gordon in 1932. President Gordon
remained here but two years. In February, 1934, the announcement appeared in the paper that the
Board of Visitors and Governors had asked for the resignation of Dr. Gordon, and that Colonel Amos
W. W. Woodcock had been asked to accept the post.
This year we have Colonel Woodcock with us. He is one of those gentlemen who were graduated from St. John's when it was a military school and who led a detachment of soldiers in the Great
War. Those who see him are conscious of a strong personality. He is a man who has held many positions of responsibility and in them has acquitted himself well. Those who are interested in St. John's
College have high hopes of his work here; and we who have seen him begin that work believe the
hopes are justified. Colonel Woodcock would have us remember:
"The present needs us. Every age
Bequeaths the next for heritage
No lazy luxury or delight—
But strenuous labor for the right;
For NOW, the child and sire of time,
Demands the deeds of earnest men
To make it better than the past,
And stretch the circle of its ken.
NOW is a fact that men deplore,
Though it might bless them evermore,
Would they but fashion it aright:
'Tis ever new, 'tis ever bright."
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�Board of Visitors and Governors
President Ex
His Excellency, HARRY W. NICE
Governor of Maryland.
Officio
Annapolis
Chairman
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DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS
Surgeon.
Vice-Chairman
WALTER H . BUCK
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Lemmon and Buck, Lawyers.
Baltimore
Secretary
Baltimore
EDWIN WARFIELD, JR.
Editor.
Treasurer
JAMES A. WALTON
Annapolis
Baltimore
JUDGE WALTER I . DAWKINS
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Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Annapolis
RIDGELY P . MELVIN
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Attorney-at-Law.
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J. VINCENT JAMISON, JR
President, Jamison Cold Storage Door Co.
Washington
D R . CHARLES C . MARBURY
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Physician.
St. Louis
LEWIS W. BALDWIN
President, Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Philadelphia
ELMER G. PARSLY
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Parsly Bros. & Company, Bankers.
Baltimore
CHARLES B . GILLET
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The Baltimore-Gillet Company, Investment Bankers.
Baltimore
RICHARD F. CLEVELAND
Lawyer.
Washington
WILLIAM H. STAYTON
. Baltimore
CHARLES A. CUMMINS
Vice President, Consolidated Engineering Company.
Baltimore
JUDGE ROWLAND K . ADAMS
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Associate Judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Baltimore
LUTHER S. TALL
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President, St. John's College Alumni Association, Inc
COLONEL AMOS W. W. WOODCOCK
President of the College
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�His EXCELLENCY, HARRY W. NICE
Governor of Maryland
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DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS
Chairman-of the Board of Visitors and Governors
�CAPTAIN DOUGLAS L. HOWARD, (U.S.N. RET.)
Dean of the College
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MAJOR EVELYN A. HARRISON
Assistant to the President
�THE FACULTY OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND ART
To teach us what men have learned before to make life richer by the creation of works of literature and art—to teach us how to reach out beyond our everyday lives into broader fields—that is the
task of this department. The professors in this field are particularly well chosen; each one is a capable
teacher, and each one has a personality that creates an added interest in his courses.
The records of these men show their preparation to be completely adequate. The interest that
the students feel shows the success of their methods. The St. John's alumni are witnesses of the results
of their work. With men like these composing the department its high standards will not be lowered.
I
Miss MIRIAM E. STRANGE
Registrar
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Ford K. Brown. A.B., D.Phil.
(Oxford University)
Jacob B. Segall, B.L, B.Sc., Ph.D.
(Columbia University)
Richard Scofield, B.A., M.A.
(Oxford University)
Richard Kuehnemund, Ph.D.
(University of Goettingen)
Thomas A. FitzGerald, Ped.B., A.B., A.M.
(University of Illinois)
Robert W. Elliott, Jr., Litt.B, M.A.
(Princeton University)
John S. Kieffer, A.B., A.M.
(Harvard University)
Tench F. Tilghman, A.B., A.M., Ph.D.
(University of Virginia)
John T. Rodgers, B.A., M.A.
(Princeton University )
�THE FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY
This department of study has rapidly increased in importance in college work. Today a knowledge of economics and government is essential to those who are to engage in governmental or commercial activity and to those who would like to understand the social and economic world we live in.
History, philosophy, and psychology underlie the study of economics and government as mathematics underlies the other sciences. The men who teach these subjects are, themselves, active students; they are interested in the field they have chosen. They present thorough courses of high quality
and aim to develop the student's own ideas on the questions and problems involved rather than merely
have him learn a few accepted facts and theories.
Ventrees J. Wyckoff, B.A, Ph.D.
(Johns Hopkins University)
Joseph B. Kingsbury, B.A., Ph.D.
(University of Chicago)
Adam Alles, B.A., B.D., A.M., Ph.D.
(Yale University)
Myron McLaren, A.B., LL.B.
(University of Michigan)
Louis C. Hunter, A.B, A.M., Ph.D.
(Harvard University)
Julian S. Duncan, B.A., M.A., B.D., Ph.D.
(Columbia University)
John T. Rodgers, B.A., M.A.
(Princeton University)
THE FACULTY OF THE SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
The practical value of Science stands undisputed. It was Science that raised men to positions
where they could devote their time to art, music, and literature. It was the result of scientific development that brought about the complicated organization of society that is the subject of the social scientist's study. But science, having accomplished much, is not standing still; today and tomorrow bring
new knowledge.
The members of'the St. John's faculty of the sciences and mathematics are abreast of the times.
Their courses are valauble; we dare say that no better basic courses in the sciences are offered in any
college. Work and study are demanded, but the courses are not robbed of interest thereby—rather, we
should say, the interest that is aroused makes the work and study easier, more worthwhile.
Reginald H. Ridgley, B.S., A.M., D.Sc.
(University of Maryland)
George A. Bingley, B.A., M.A.
(Princeton University)
Hermann Bernhard, Ph. D.
(University of Berlin)
Frederick W. Appel, Ph.B., Ph.D.
(University of Chicago)
Marion A. Eason, E.E.
(University of Virginia)
Paul Allen, Jr., A.B., A.M., Ph.D.
(Harvard University)
George C. Vedova, B.A., A.M.
(Columbia University)
William H. Bayliff, B.A., M.S.
(University of Oklahoma)
George H. McFarlin, A.B., A.M.
(Indiana University)
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Stephen Philip McCrea
Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow
Elmer Lacy Meredith
David Eugene Nopper
Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Jr.
John Brophy O'Donnell
Philip Joseph Russillo
Ephraim Roy Shawn, Jr.
Louis Ambrose Snyder
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Robert Noble Sosman
David King Usher
Dalton Middlekauff Welty
Frank Kennedy Wilson, Jr
Charles Oliver Wingate, Jr
Richard Sage Woodman
Waitman Burgess Zinn
Rock Hall
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Federalsburg
Baltimore
Annapolis
Baltimore
Norwich, Connecticut
y?est Annapolis
Hagerstown
West field, New Jersey
Baltimore
Funkstown
Baltimore
Baltimore
Tenafly, New Jersey
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SENIOR CLASS
Seniors — Class of 1935
Charles Brooks Anderson
Allen Rexford Bradley
Frank William Conner, Jr
Edward DeLisio
John Charles Donohue
William Robert Eaton
Walter Frederick Evers
Alphonse Emanuel Farone
David Arthur Harkness
Francis Geoghegan Hurlock
Lawrence Kantor
James Richard Kelly
Angus Lamond
Robert Henry Lampee
William Calvin Lotz
Henry David McCool
Glenmont, New York
Cheshire, Connecticut
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Washington, District of Columbia
Baltimore
Chester
Baltimore
Saratoga Springs, New York
Mutual
Cambridge
East Orange, New Jersey
Thurmont
Washington, District of Columbia
New York, New York
Eliteott City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SENIOR OFFICERS
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�ROLAND JAMES BAILEY, JR.
BROOKS ANDERSON
CARVIL REED ARCHER
Born in Chicago, Charles Brooks Anderson came to St. John's after graduating from
the Albany Academy for Boys in Albany,
New York. Extremely interested in economics, he has spent most of his time at college
working in that major, but nevertheless he
found time to devote to extracurricular activities. During his first year he was a member of the Freshman Cross Country team,
thus having an opportunity to get a glimpse
of the Maryland scenery from the cornfields
and dusty roads of West Annapolis.
Carvil Reed Archer, better known as
"Boots," hails from Bel Air, Maryland.
"Boots" entered St. John's as a transfer
from the University of Maryland. In his
first year he played on the freshman football and basketball teams. He was potential
varsity material, but he was forced to quit
all sports except baseball because of a badly
injured knee. He loves to play ball and is
quite versatile on the diamond, being able
to play almost any position. "Boots," though
not a zealous student, has spent his days at
St. John's profitably. He has made many
friends and has learned how to live easily.
He is interested in government and politics,
and has a secret ambition to represent his
community in the legislature some day.
During his senior year he was elected by
his mates in Pinkney Hall to represent them
on the Student Council. He is not quite certain of what he will do after leaving St.
John's but expects to do social work in New
York State.
Kappa Alpha; Football 2, 3; Basketball 2; Baseball 4.
Cross Country 1; Boxing 2 ; Student Council
4; Band 3; Public Affairs Club 4.
MELVILLE LEWIS BISGYER
Roland James Bailey, Jr. graduated from
high school at the age of fifteen and
registered at Washington College in Chestertown, where he passed his Freshman
year. He received a scholarship to St.
John's in the summer of 1932, and
came here that fall as a Sophomore. For
two years he majored in chemistry; but he
has decided to take his degree in the department of English. He was on the Dean's
List during his Sophomore and Senior years.
In extra curricular work he has been active;
his list includes membership in the Band,
the Dance Orchestra, the Glee Club, the
cross-country team, the Student Council, the
King William Players. He has held positions on the Collegian Staff during his three
years here and in October, 1934, suceeded R. H. Lampee as Editor-in-Chief. He is a
member of Delta Psi Omega Fraternity. He
has not yet decided whether he will devote
the remaining years of his life to journalism
or education.
Melville Lewis Bisgyer graduated from
Hames Madison High School, Brooklyn,
N. Y. He enrolled at St. John's as a social
science major. In his Freshman year he became a member of the Osier Club and also
took active interest in Intramurals, being a
semi-finalist in the Tennis Doubles and
Handball Tournaments. He was Assistant
Manager of Basketball in his first two years.
In his third year he was transferred to the
Publicity and Advertising Department for
all Athletics and in his Senior year he was
manager of this department. In his Junior
year, the Orange and Black Society of Managers was organized and he became a charter member. When the Key Society, a social
fraternity, was organized last year, Mel was
among its most enthusiastic advocates. In
recognition for his work in this group he
was elected to the position of Treasurer in
his Senior year. Other club activities which
he was active in were the Political Affairs
Club and the Boot and Saddle Club.
Osier Club 1; Political Affairs Club 4; Charter
Member Orange and Black Society 3, 4; Charter
Member Key Society 3, 4; Treasurer Key Society
4; Assistant Manager Basketball 1, 2 ; Junior
and Varsity Manager Publicity and Advertising;
Intramural Tennis, semi-finalist doubles 1 ; Intramural Handball, semi-finalist, 1, 2, 3; Member
Boot and Saddle Club 4.
Cross Country 2 ; Band 2; German Club 2 ;
Osier Pre-Medical Club 2; Dance Orchestra 3;
Glee Club 4; Student Council 4; Rat-Tat 4;
Debating Club 4; King William Players 2, 3, 4;
Collegian 2, 3, 4; News Editor 3; Editor-inChief 4; Delta Psi Omega, House Manager 4.
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�FRANK W. CONNER, JR.
GORDON KEITH BOUCHER
ALLAN REXFORD BRADLEY
Gordon Keith Boucher comes from
Grantsville, far into the hills of Western
Maryland. He brought him much of that
mountain freshness and pep. In his freshman year he played football, basketball and
lacrosse, and was elected president of his
class and pledged to the Kappa Alpha fraternity. During the remainder of his stay
here he was on the football and lacrosse
squads; and was president of his class in
his sophomore and junior years.
Allan Rexford Bradley only spent one
year at St. John's College. His first three
years of college life were spent at Wesleyan University While there he was a
member of the Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity
and spent a busy and active three years.
When he came to St. John's he decided to
spend his Senior year as a Physics major.
Allen expects to go out for the varsity baseball team this spring and hopes to fill a
regular berth. He has also shown active interest in Intramural athletics. While at
school Bradley followed a worth while
motto of his own "Always enjoy yourself
and never worry." Mail will reach him if
addressed to Cornwall Av., Cheshire, Conn.
When the Varsity Club was formed in
1932 "Buche" was among its charter members. In his senior year he was a member of
the Student Council. He has taken a great
deal of interest in his fraternity work and
was elected vice-president during his last
year.
Kappa Alpha; President of Class 1, 2, 3; Student Council 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Lacrosse 1,
2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Varsity Club.
Baseball 4.
EDWARD DELISIO
Frank W. Conner came to us from Philadelphia imbued with all her social tradition. His academic standing has at no time
been outstanding, but it has been consistently satisfactory. Frank's attributes are to
be found in his social and extra-curricular
activities. To mention them in part, we see
him as a good and loyal member of Phi
Sigma Kappa and chairman of their Social
Committee; a Kappa Beta Phi of repute;
one of the charter members of the Boot and
Saddle Club; second bass in the Glee Club,
and last but not least— a representative to
the Inter-Fraternity Council for three consecutive years.
Ed DeLisio came to us from Central High
School of Washington, D.C., with quite a
reputation for his athletic abilities. He
immediately began to work out with the
freshman football squad and easily won a
backfield berth on that team. For the three
years following he has held down a regular
berth on the varsity at a full back position
although he was kept on the sidelines during the first part of the season in his junior
year because of an operation undergone late
in the summer of that year. Ed also played
on the freshman basketball team, winning
varsity monograms during the last three
years of his college career.
As to his future—it is at present in the
hands of the Gods. A bicycle-tour of Europe at the time of this writing is under
consideration, but according to inside information it is thought that he is going to
attempt to follow in his father's footsteps,
and become an executive of The Pennsylvania Railroad.
Yet with all this to occupy his attention
Ed found time to act as president of the
Lenz Physics Club in his sophomore year
and as vice-president of the Varsity Club in
his senior year.
Varsity Club 3, 4; Treasurer 3; Vice-President
4; President Lenz Club 2; Dean's List 1, 2;
Freshman Football, Varsity Football 2, 3, 4;
Freshman Basketball, Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4;
Co-Captain 4; Kappa Alpha President 4.
Glee Club 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Kappa Beta Phi
3; Interfraternity Council 3, 4; Phi Sigma Kappa,
Treasurer 2.
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�JOHN CHARLES DONOHUE
WILLIAM ROBERT EATON
Some people achieve prominence on the
athletic field because of unusual offensive
ability; others because of unusual defensive
ability. Johnny Donohue is primarily a defensive player. On the football field he was
best known for his ability in pass defense
and for the way in which he got down the
field under punts.
Johnny always has been a born leader.
The fact that he was captain of four
sports in school and was habitually chosen
by the Johnnie coaches to captain the
Orange and Black teams should attest to
this. But coaches are not the only ones who
found in Donohue the ability to lead.
Johnny was also elected president of the
Varsity Club and E.A. of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
William Robert Eaton came to St. John's
from the Eastern Shore a shy and modest
boy, but lost no time in acclimating himself
to his new surroundings. During his freshman year he turned up for cross country
and won himself a place on the team. Since
that time he has taken an active part in athletics, playing on the football team during
his third and fourth years.
Bill went out for the lacrosse team during
his freshman year and during his sophomore year attracted the attention of Coach
Moore because of his speed.
"Biggy" loves to form schemes about how
to make money quickly, and has succeeded
on several occasions in doing just that; in
this respect he takes nothing from any "city
slicker." Besides this he likes to putter
around and experiment on any sort of apparatus that he can find. He hopes to be a
chemist and his liking for experimentation
should be a great aid to him in this undertaking.
Freshman Numerals in Football, Baskelball; Lacrosse; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4; Second All-Maryland Team 2; All-Maryland Team 3; Varsity
Basketball 2, 3, 4; Second Team All-Maryland
3, 4; Varsity Lacrosse 1, 2, 3, 4; All-Maryland
2, 3; All-American 2, 3; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4;
Secretary 3; President 4; Student Representative
on Athletic Council; Student Union Committee.
Kappa Alpha; Cross Country 1; Football 3, 4;
Lacrosse 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club.
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LOUIS EICKWORT
WALTER EVERS
Following his graduation from Staunton
Military Academy Louis Eickwort came to
St. Johns, to show the Johnnies what a good
college man was like, and in many respects
he succeeded.
Walter Evers came to St. Johns from Baltimore City College. Walter, better known
as "Bud", served in Phi Sigma Kappa as
secretary in his junior year and as vicepresident in his senior year.
Lou has always been a good sport and
his college record is something to be proud
of, both scholastically and athletically. We
remember his four years on the football
eleven, his three years on the boxing squad
and his brilliant record in intramural, the
track, where he held a four-year championship in the hundred-yard dash.
He was a "trumpeteer" in the St. John's
Collegians of last year, and has been a
steady member of the band for his four
years. As a member of the German club he
has had the honor of being president of
that organization. In the sports light we
find Walter as a member of the Freshman
football team, four years ago, but since
then his athletic ability has been evident
in the intramural sports, particularly soccer, baseball and volley ball.
Louis a member of Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity, and because of his intense interest in fraternal affairs, Lou has served as
inductor, and has represented the fraternity
on the Student Council.
Walter's major in college has been German and he has the highest expectations
of going into post-graduate work and later
to enter the foreign service—and we can
make a good guess as to what country.
Freshman Football, Varsity Football 2, 3, 4;
Boxing l, 2, 3; Vice-President of Class 3, 4;
Student Council 4; Phi Sigma Kappa.
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�MORTON NORMAN FINE
ALPHONSE EMANUEL FARONE
HARRY ROBERT FERGUSON
Alphonse Emanuel Farone was born in
Saratoga Springs, New York, on the first
of December, 1912. He attended Saratoga
Springs High School and St. Peter's Academy before coming to St. John's as a freshman in September of 1931. Since then he
has confined the majority of his studious
activities to the field of government; they
have been rewarded with consistently good
grades. During his first two years he was
a member of the King William Players
and the German Club. He has led cheers
for four years and was elevated to the position of Head Cheer Leader his last year.
In the same manner did he become chairman of the Social Committee after three
years of service on the committee. His forte
is boxing; he fought in the 125-pound
class for three years and was captain during his junior year. Fast horses are his
hobby, the turn of a coin his diversion. He
is a member of Delta Psi Omega Fraternity.
Harry Robert Ferguson, of West Hartford, and a graduate of the local high school
transferred to St. John's from Trinity College, Hartford. Bob is an affiliate member
of Alpha Kappa Pi. He has majored in
Economics and intends to go into insurance when he is graduated. His activities
have not been great in numbers, but what
he did take part in he did well. In his
junior year he represented Randall Hall
on the Student Council and was instrumental in keeping the dormitory in order;
he was also, at the same time, a member
of the Randall House Committee—an organization with the purpose of obtaining
some group rule for the non-fraternity men.
"Fergy" says that he has found from experience that a study of economics is essential in the domestic as well as the business
world.
Boxing Team 1, 2, 3; Captain 3; Cheerleader
1, 2, 3, 4; King William Players 1, 2; German
Club 1, 2; Social Committee 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairman 4; Delta Psi Omega.
Alpha Kappa Pi; Student Council 3; Randall
House Committee 3.
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MAX GLICKMAN
Morton Norman Fine came to St. John's
as a transfer from Johns Hopkins University, having previously graduated from the
Baltimore City College. In his three years
at St. John's he has been very active in all
intramural athletics, being one of Pinkney
Hall's outstanding stars. In his Sophomore
year, Mort was a member of the varsity
tennis, boxing and lacrosse squads and expects to hold a position on the tennis team
this coming season. With all these activities he has found time to assume active
membership in both the German Club and
the Osier Pre-Medical Club. In the latter,
he has been particularly interested, since
he is a Pre-Medical major. As a reward
for his efforts he was elected as secretarytreasurer of this group in his Senior year.
Max Glickman came to St. John's College from Annapolis High School as a PreMedical major. In the beginning of his
Freshman year, Max became interested in
the duties of Assistant Manager of Football. He served the Athletic Department so
diligently in his first two years that in his
Junior and Senior years he was made Football Manager and also in his Junior year
he was Manager of the Boxing team. When
the Orange and Black Society of Managers
was formed he was a charter member. Being
closely connected to the Athletic Department he was made Stockroom clerk in his
Senior year. Other activities also claimed
his attention. He was in the Collegian and
Rat-Tat staff in his second year; he has
been on the Social Committee for three
years, the Osier Club for two years, and
was in the Glee Club in his fourth year.
Intramural Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Baseball and Handball 2, 3, 4; Varsity Tennis Squad 2, 4; Varsity Boxing Squad 2, 3; Varsity Lacrosse Squad 2; German Club 2, 3; Secretary-Treasurer Osier Club 4.
Assistant Manager, Football 1, 2; Football Manager 3, 4; Boxing Manager 3; Osier Club 1, 2;
Orange and Black Society 3, 4; Key Society 3, 4,
Secretary 3 ; Glee Club 4; Stockroom Clerk 4; RatStaff 2; Social Committee 1, 2, 3.
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DAVID HARKNESS
Jimmy Hays entered St. John's from
Friends School of Baltimore. During his
Freshman year he became Assistant Manager
of the Basketball team and later played center on the Freshman Lacrosse team of that
year. The calibre of his play on that team
may be judged from the fact that he was
one of the few men chosen to work with
the Varsity in preparing for the Olmpic
play-off game with Johns Hopkins. Since
this time he has played each year on the
Varsity even though he has been handicapped by a severe injury suffered during
his sophomore year.
David Harkness came to St. John's College horn Prince Frederick, Maryland,
where he attended high school. From his
first year on he has maintained a high
scholastic average, gaining a position on the
Dean's List at the end of each year.
Aside from his studies, Dave's principal
interest has been in intramural sports. For
three years and a half he played a prominent position on the S. A. E. teams, standing out particularly in baseball. In this sport
he hurled two teams to the championship.
In his senior year Harkness was selected to
act as house manager of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon and to represent the house on the
Intramural Council. Dave was also a member of the Student Council, the Pan-Hellenic
Council and the Public Affairs Club. He
was elected by his classmates to be Secretary-Treasurer of the Senior Class this year.
When the Orange and Black Society was
formed in 1934 Jimmy was one of the
leaders in the movement, for which he was
rewarded this year with the position of
Undergraduate Manager of Athletics, the
position in that organization corresponding
to president.
Secretary-Treasurer of Senior Class; Dean's List
1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council, Secretary 4; PanHellenic Council 4; Intramural Council 4; Public
Speaking Club; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Eminent
Deputy Archon 4.
Class Historian 1; Colonial Club 3; Basketball
Manager 3; Co-Manager 4; Undergraduate Manager of Athletics 4; Freshman Lacrosse, Varsity
Lacrosse 2, 3, 4; Kappa Alpha.
WILLIAM LEANDER HERSON
FRANCIS G. HURLOCK
William Leander McDowell Herson was
born in Philadelphia. Since then he has lived
in Salibury, Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis. He graduated from Forest Park in
June of 1.931, and went to Western Maryland
for a year. He came to St. John's in the fall
of 1932 as a Sophomore. Since then he has
climbed to the position of Executive Editor
of the Collegian, been technical manager
of several King William Player productions,
led the College Dance Orchestra, and been
feature Writer and Activities Editor of the
Rat-Tat. He esteems himself the most useful man on the Collegian staff in years, and
will best be remembered for the weekly
column "Racket" which he wrote for it.
His summers he spends playing traps in
local orchestras. He will take his degree in
the Department of English. He is a member of Delta Psi Omega Fraternity.
Francis G. Hurlock, better known as
"Fran", came to us from the Eastern Shore
and has consistently upheld the fair name
of that section. Fran was graduated from
Cambridge High School and entered St.
John's on a Senatorial scholarship. He is a
Mathematics major and has been on the
Dean's List during his entire four years.
Hurlock was a member of the Phi Delta
Sigma fraternity until its disbandment at
the beginning of his Junior year, at which
time he pledged to Alpha Kappa Pi; while
a member of Phi Delt he served as secretary in his Sophomore year. He is a member of the German Club, and during his
Sophomore and Junior years was treasurer
of the now defunct Lenz Club. He has been
active in intramural athletics.
Rat-Tat 3, 4; Activities Editor 4; Collegian
2, 3, 4; Features Editor 2, 3; Executive Editor
4 Glee Club 4; Orchestra 3; King William Players 2, 3, 4; Delta Psi Omega.
Phi Delta Sigma, Secretary 2 ; Alpha Kappa Pi
3, 4; Lenz Club, Treasurer 2, 3; German Club.
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�LAWRENCE KANTOR
CLARENCE LEATHERBURY JOHNSON
Lawrence Kantor came to St. John's as a
graduate of the East Orange High School.
In his first year he was a member of the
Freshman football, basketball and tennis
teams. During his next three years he was
on the Varsity football and tennis squads.
Larry is quite a musician, having been a
member of the concert orchestra for four
years and also of the St. John's Collegians
during its one year's existence. He was elected as a member of the Pinkney House Committee, formed in his third year. In his
third year, when the Key Society was
formed, Larry was a charter member and
was elected as President of this group in
his Senior year. When the Squash Racquet
Club was formed this year he took an active part in it before he was forced to quit
because of a broken ankle. Larry is an Economics major.
Clarence Leatherbury Johnson is a local
product, but has been closely associated with
the campus and Kappa Alpha life. "Razz"
entered St. John's and after spending one
year left and was in the United States
Naval Academy for two years. He rejoined
us last year.
To fail to mention that Razz plays the
banjo, guitar, mandolin, and what-have-you
(provided you have the right thing) would
be neglecting his best known talent. He has
played in various dance orchestras and,
while at the Naval Academy was a member
of the N.A. Ten.
"Razz" is highly interested in the insurance business and during the past year he
and a few of his friends have opened an
agency in town. Besides doing this, he finds
time to enjoy most of the social functions
as well as doing good work in his studies.
Key Society 3, 4, President 4; Concert Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; St. John's Collegians 3; Football
1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Pinkney House Committee 3; Squash Raquet Club 4.
Kappa Alpha; Lacrosse 1; Football 1.
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ANGUS LAMOND
JAMES RICHARD KELLY
Angus Lamond came to St. John's from
Central High School in Washington, where
he had made a name for himself in athletics.
As soon as he entered St. John's he was in
athletics and has made himself nationally
known through them. He played Freshman
football, basketball and lacrosse, distinguishing himself in each. In the following years,
however, he stuck to football and lacrosse
alone and with great success. In 1933 he
was picked on the All-Maryland football
squad and this past season he was one of
the team's most powerful players. "Angle"
was on the All-American Lacrosse team in
1933 and was picked to play against the
Canadians at the World's Fair that year.
Lamond is a Government major, but
intends to put his talents into the coaching
field instead of the political. While his record is outstanding for the sports that he
took part in, that is not all.
James Richard Kelly was graduated from
his hometown high school, Thurmont High,
and entered St. John's on a Senatorial
scholarship in 1931. He was a member of
Phi Delta Sigma fraternity, and served that
group as treasurer member of the Interfraternity Council during his Sophomore
year. When that group was disbanded in
1933 he pledged Alpha Kappa Pi. He has
been on the Dean's List during his entire
four years. During his first three years he
was a member of the college band. He is
a Government major and a member of the
Public Affairs Club. Jim's interest is in good
music; he frequently attends operas and
concerts in Baltimore; and he is a strong
advocate of the opera being sung in the
native tongue and not in English.
Phi Delta Sigma, Treasurer 2; Delegate to
Inter-Fraternity Council 2; Alpha Kappa Pi 4;
Band 1, 2, 3; Public Affairs Club 4.
Kappa Alpha; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Lacrosse 1, 2,
3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Varsity Club; All-American Lacrosse 3, 4.
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�ROBERT HENRY LAMPEE
CALVIN LOTZ
Robert Henry Lampee entered St. John's
in the fall of 1931. He was pledged to
Delta Psi Omega fraternity in the October
of that year and was inducted into membership before the year was out. During
his four years here he has run on the Cross
Country team, played in the Band, participated in almost every King William
Player production, and written for both the
Collegian and the Rat-Tat. During his
Junior year he was elected Editor-in-Chief
of the Collegian, which position he held on
into his Senior year. During the past year
he was Treasurer and Publicity Manager for
the King William Players, a member of
Delta Omicron, the Forum and the Fencing team. Lampee is taking his degree in
the Department of English, and intends to
strike forth into newspaper work after
graduation.
Most students leave college to go out into
the cold, cold world, but Calvin Lotz left
the cold, cold world to come to College,
for after graduating from Ellicott City High
School in 1924, Cal worked for seven years
in a flour mill, grocery store and on a steam
boat before coming here. An outstanding man from the first, he has not only
gained an education at St. John's but has
quite a reputation as an athlete and campus
leader.
Although the only sport Cal had previously participated in was boxing, he learned
to play football and lacrosse sufficiently well
while in college to hold down regular
berths on both teams and has left vacant
a berth on the football team at left tackle
which will be hard to fill next year. This
year he was elected by the student body
co the presidency of the Student Council
which office he has so capably filled as to
frequently draw favorable comments from
the administration.
Collegian: Associate Editor 2; Editor-in-Chief
3; King William Players 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 2;
Business Manager 4; Band 1, 2. Rat-Tat: Feature
Writer 1, 2; Feature Editor 3; Fencing 4; CrossCountry 1; Henry Winter Davis Liberal Club 2;
Prince William Society, King William Society,
Delta Omcron, Delta Psi Omega, House Manager
1, 2 ; Secretary 4.
Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4; President 4; Varsity
Club 3, 4; Treasurer 4; Freshman Football Numerals ; Freshman Lacrosse Numerals; Varsity
Football 2, 3, 4; All-Maryland Mention 3, 4;
Varsity Lacrosse 2, 3, 4; Boxing Team 1, 2, 3;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Eminent Archon 4.
HENRY DAVID McCOOL
DONALD EDWARD STUART
McG ARROW
Henry David McCool was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on the thirteenth of
February, 1913. He attended and was graduated from Upper Darby High School in
Pennsylvania, and came to St. John's in
1931 as a Freshman. Since then McCool has
been interested in the Collegian, the King
William Players, and the German Club. He
was a member of the Colonial Club during
the period of its existence at St. John's some
years ago. He is majoring in Economic Government.
For the past year he has been acting in the
capacity of Student Assistant to Major Evelyn A. Harrison, Assistant to the President.
It is said that his fondest memory pertains
to the hospital here where he was confined
for some weeks as a result of a hip dislocated in an automobile accident after
Thanksgiving. He intends to become a lawyer. He is a member of Delta Psi Omega
Fraternity.
In spite of the heralded decay of religion in the church, in the home and in
society, there has always been a certain group of young men who have
a great faith that the end of religion
is at least very, very far in the future. They
recognize however, that if the church is to
be kept alive as a valuable asset to humanity, it will be necessary for capable people
to carry forward its future—and who should
be more likely material than themselves.
Prominent among these people at St. John's
is Donald Edward Stuart McGarrow, better
known as "Pinky" or "Deacon."
Donald came here four years ago after
graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. At that time he plunged into a
round of extra-curricular activities and yet
held his scholastic average at a high level.
For his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pinky
has been treasurer for three years.
Lacrosse Manager 4; Assistant Manager 1, 2,
3; Rat-Tat Staff 2, 3; German Club 3, 4; Phi
Sigma Kappa Treasurer 2, 3, 4.
Collegian 1, 2; King William Players 2 3 German Club 1, 2, 3, 4.
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�DAVID EUGENE NOPPER
JOSEPH NOVEY
Dave Nopper will be remembered at St.
John's for his ability on the lacrosse field
and for his interest in journalism. Slow and
easy-going in everyday life, Dave was anything but that on the lacrosse field where
he took top honors in all the speed tests
held by Coach Moore in the practice sessions. A smooth stick-handler, a superb passer and dodger of no mean ability—as a
lacrosse player he ranks among the best.
In intramural sports Meredith stands out
as the champion horseshoe pitcher of the
college, winning the singles tournament in
this sport each year for Pinkney Hall. This
year Elmer was elected historian of the
Senior class. Next year he will study medicine and expects to become a country doctor.
But foremost in Nopper's interests while
at St. John's was newspaper work. Stumbling
into the profession by accident during his
Freshman year, he was fascinated by it.
Without hesitation his mind was soon made
up that here was the life work he was looking for. From time to time he sent articles
to the Baltimore Sun concerning life at the
college, while on Saturdays he worked regularly with the Associated Press, writing up
sporting events at the Naval Academy.
Joseph Novey is one of the few men who
completed the college course at St John's in.
three years. He is a graduate of Baltimore
City College, and has a bachelor's degree in
law from the University of Baltimore.
After working in a law office for some
time he came to St. John's and enrolled
as a Psychology major. In his three years
his name has not yet failed to appear on
the Dean's List, being in either the first
or second groups. Joe took active interest
in the work of the Collegian and RatTat and as a result of his activity was
given the King William award at the end
of his second year. When the Key Society
was formed, due to his active interest, Joe
was elected as its first president and served
it with untiring effort. When the Liberal
Club was formed last year he became an active member of this group.
Lenz Club 2; Student Council 1; Erlenmeyer
Club 3, 4; Class Historian 2, 3, 4; Osier PreMedical Club 1.
German Club; Varsity Club; Student Union
Committee; Varsity Lacrosse 1, 2, 3, 4; AllMaryland Mention 1; All-Maryland Team 3, 4;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Eminent Recorder 4.
Key Society 3, 4, President 3; Collegian; RatTat; King William Award; Dean's List 1, 2, 3.
JOHN ROBERTSON MAGRUDER
ELMER MEREDITH
John Robertson Magruder prepped at the
Friends' School in Baltimore and came to
college with an athletic record that was not
to be sneezed at, but he has improved it
constantly, particularly in lacrosse and intramural sports. He has played on the lacrosse team for his entire four years with
a great deal of success.
After graduating with honors from Federalsburg High School, Elmer Meredith entered St. John's in the fall of 1931 for the
purpose of learning more about chemistry,
which he selected as his major. At the beginning of his Sophomore year Elmer was
elected to the Student Council, while at
the same time taking part in the activities
of the Erlenmyer Chemistry Club, as he
continued to do during his Junior and
Senior years.
His success has not been limited to the
athletic field for his name was found
among those on the Dean's List during his
Freshman and Sophomore years. He is a
Pre-Medical major and intends to enter University of Maryland Medical School when
he leaves here.
Wimpy is a member of the Kappa Alpha
Fraternity and served as recording secretary
during his Senior year. He also is a member
of the Osier Club and other campus organizations.
Kappa Alpha, Recording Secretary 4; Lacrosse
1, 2, 3, 4.
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JOHN BROPHY O'DONNELL
LAWRENCE JOSEPH O'CONNOR
John Brophy O'Donnell spent a year at
Loyola College in Baltimore, then came to
St. John's after obtaining a Senatorial
scholarship. O'Donnell is indeed the man
of parts. His broad interests have resulted
in his assimilation of courses in such widely
varying subjects as chemistry, English, foreign languages and biology with equal facility. He is majoring in mathematics. He received a merit scholarship at the end of his
Sophomore year,'and in June of 1934 was
appointed to the Senior Fellowship by the
Board of Visitors and Governors. Other
activities include the Collegian, the Rat-Tat,
dramatics and the Catalyst. He reveals that
his hobby is sleeping; that he likes to write,
but is too lazy to do it; that he will go into
newspaper work or anything else where he
can get a job—otherwise he will try to
find the proverbial rich man's daughter.
He is a member of Delta Psi Omega Fraternity.
Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, III was born
in Eastport, Maryland, on November 4,
1913. He received his elementary education
at St. Mary's Parochial School in Annapolis,
and was graduated from Annapolis High
School in 1931. He came to St. John's in
the fall of the same year. Since then he
has been majoring in mathematics. At the
end of his Junior year he was awarded
the Senior Fellowship by the Board of
Visitors and Governors upon his recommendation by the Faculty. He has filled various positions on the staff of the Collegian,
including those of sports writer, feature
writer and feature editor. For a time he was
head of the Intramural Committee of Delta
Psi Omega Fraternity of which he is a
pledge. At the end of his Junior year he
held the handball singles championship and
the doubles championship with his partner.
He will, if it please God, try for an M.A.
in mathematics next year.
Collegian 2, 3, 4; Associate Editor 3, 4; RatTat 3; Assistant Editor 3; King William Players 2, 3, 4; Physics Club 2; German Club 2, 3,
4; Henry Winter Davis Liberal Club 2; Associate Editor "The Catalyst" 2, 3; King William
Award, Senior Fellow in Mathematics Delta Psi
Omega, Vice-President 4.
Freshman Basketball, Varsity Basketball Squad
2; Handball Champion 3, 4; Foul Shooting Champion 4; Lenz Club 2 ; Collegian Feature Editor
4; Rat-Tat 3; Dance Orchestra 3; Delta Kappa
Phi 3, 4; President 4; Intramural Council 4;
Delta Psi Omega.
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ROY LEWIS RASCOVAR
PHILIP J. RUSSILLO
Roy Lewis Rascovar graduated from Forest Park High School in 1932 and has since
occupied himself with completing his college course here, in his usual methodical
fashion, within three years. Despite the
heavy schedule he was forced to adopt, he
has, by dint of his efforts, been on the
Dean's List for the past two years. Roy is
a charter member of the Key Society and
has been its Secretary for the past year. He
is a member of the Political Affairs Club,
this year's Rat-Tat staff and the Orange
and Black Society. In his first year he was
a member of the Freshman basketball squad.
For two seasons Roy has served as an Assistant Manager of lacrosse, and for one
season each basketball and football. At present he is Varsity Co-manager of lacrosse.
He has also served on the Randall House
Committee and taken active part in Intramural activities.
Philip J. Russillo is a graduate of the
Norwich Academy of Norwich, Conn. After
leaving there he went to the George Washington College of the University of New
York for a year. He came to St. John's
in 19-32 as a Sophomore. Upon entering
here he decided to major in the Pre-Medical
courses. Along this line he decided it would
be for his educational betterment if he
would join the Osier Club, which is closely
connected with Biology and the Pre-Medical sciences. Philip has been an active
worker in this organization for the past
three years. However, all of his attention
has not been devoted to this field as, in his
second year, he found time to become a
member of the Boxing team in his Sophomore year, being one of the leading fighters in the 115-pound class. Philip at the
present time lives in Norwich, Conn.
Freshman Basketball, Freshman Football Manager 1; Assistant Manager Lacrosse 1, 2; Manager 3; Dean's List 2, 3; Orange and Black Society 2, 3; Political Affairs Club 3; Key Society
2, 3; Secretary 3.
Box.ing 2; Osier Club 2, 3, 4.
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LOUIS AMBROSE SNYDER
ROBERT NOBLE SOSMAN
MORRIS EZRA STONER
Roy is one of the more quiet, unobstrusive members of this year's Senior class. In
fact, the only way that one would get to
know him would be to take Chemistry. He
is always over at Humphries fooling around
with test-tubes and Bunsen burners. Oh,
yes, you can usually find him in between
times shooting a game of eight-ball in the
Student Union.
Louis A. Snyder entered St. John's in the
fall of 1931 after graduating from Hagerstown High School. His quiet good nature
soon won the admiration of his fellow
students. During his freshman year he became an Assistant Manager of basketball.
His efficiency here attracted the eye of
Coach Lentz who transferred him to the
stock room in the gym. During the rest of
his Freshman year and during his Sophomore and Junior years he could be seen
every afternoon taking care of the athletic
equipment. At the beginning of his Senior
year he transferred to the infirmary where
he finished out his college course as Dr.
Murphy's head assistant.
Robert Noble Sosman came to St. John's
after prepping a year at Phillips Andover
Academy in Massachusetts. He has followed
his love of the stage from the start. He has
been a member of the King William Players
for four years, has participated in every
production but one, which he directed, and
was president of the organization during
his Senior year. This work, together with
activities on the staffs of the Collegian and
the Rat-Tat, won him membership in Delta
Omicron at the end of his Junior year. The
stage has remained, however, his first and
most lasting love; he misses not a production in Baltimore or Washington during
the winter, and his vacations consist of trips
from Westfield to New York—theatre
bound. He thinks he may enter a dramatic
school after graduation. He is a member of
Delta Psi Omega Fraternity.
Morris Ezra Stoner came to St. John's
College as a graduate of the Stafford High
School, of Garrisonville, Virginia. He decided to major in Biology and along this
line he became a member of the Osier Club
which he has belonged to for four years,
being its Secretary-Treasurer in his Junior
year and President in his Senior year. Dramatics claimed his interest and he became
a member of the King William Players in
his first two years and their Stage Manager
in his Sopromore year. Other activities also
claimed Morris's attention as he was a
member of the German Club for three years
and the Glee Club during its initial year's
existence. He took an active interest in Intramural Athletics, being one of Pinkney
Hall's outstanding players.
As a Freshman he had a very interesting
experience. While walking to his home in
West Annapolis on the night before the
Hopkins game a carload of marauding Hopkins students picked Roy up and took him
to Baltimore. The fact that he was a Freshman football player deterred them from
trying any form of rough house. The loss
of a rat cap was the only loss he suffered,
but he mourned that as the Sophomore
Council took him in hand until he got another.
Lou was also a member of the Colonial
Club and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity,
serving as president of the latter in his
Sophomore year.
Lenz Club 2 ; Chemistry Club 3, 4; Chairman
of Program Committee 4; Laboratory Assistant
in Chemistry 3, 4; Freshman Football, Varsity
Football Squad 2, 3.
Manager of Stockroom 1, 2, 3; Co-operative
Managers' Society 4; Colonial Club 3; Manager
of Baseball 4; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; President 2.
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King William Players 1, 2 ; Stage Manager 2;
Osier Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary-Treasurer 3;
President 4; German Club 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 4.
President of King William Players 3, 4 ; Collegian 1, 2, 3, 4.
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�ALBERT LEWIS VIGILANTE
DAVID KING USHER
Albert Lewis Vigilante is a graduate of
Ossining High School. He decided to make
the Pre-Medical courses his major while at
St. John's. The Osier Club at once claimed
his attention and he was its Secretary-Treasurer in his second year and President during his Junior year. He was a member of
the King William Players and was its VicePresident during his first two years. The
Collegian and Rat-Tat both drew his attention and in his third year he was Associate
Editor of each publication. Al was also a
member of the German Club, being its
President in his Junior year, Manager of
the Band in his Sophomore year and he is
Presidenr of the Glee Club at the present
time. With all these activities he found time
to devote to Fencing in his first and fourth
years. In return for all these extra-curricular
activities Al was elected to Delta Omicron,
St. John's honor society.
David King Usher came to St. John's
from Augusta Military Academy. His chief
interest in the field of sports has been lacrosse, where he has held a midfield position on the Varsity for three years. As a
result of this he was elected to the Varsity
Club at the close of his Sophomore year.
In the fall and winter he has been active
in nearly every branch of Intermural sports.
In a scholastic line he started out by making the Dean's List and has been consistantly above the average ever since. In other
lines his chief interest has been his fraternity.
In his Senior year he was elected president and filled this office with due credit
to both himself and the fraternity. He has
also served two years on the Inter-fraternity Council, acting as its presiding officer
during the past year. In his Junior year he
was elected to the Colonial Club and has
also served as president of that organization this year.
King William Players V. P. 1, 2; Collegian 1,
2, 3; Associate Editor 3; Rat-Tat Associate Editor 3 ; Osier Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer
2, President 3; German Club 2, 3, President 3;
Fencing 1, 4; Delta Omicron; Band Manager 2;
Glee Club President 4.
Henry Winter Davis Liberal Club 2; Colonial
Club 3; Interfraternity Council 3, 4; Secretary
4; Freshman Lacrosse, Varsity Lacrosse, 2, 3, 4;
Phi Sigma Kappa, President 3, 4.
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JOHN HENRY VON DREELE
HENRY REGINALD WEEKS
John Henry Von Dreele was born in Baltimore, Md., twenty-one years ago. He attended Baltimore City College for four years
before entering St. John's in the fall of
1931.
Henry Reginald Weeks came to St. John's
four years ago after being graduated from
Great Neck High School, in Great Neck,
Long Island. He is a member of the Phi
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi; in his Sophomore year he served his fraternity as sentinel, as treasurer in his Junior year, and in
his Senior year as president. As a class
officer his career has been nearly as brilliant; he was elected vice-president of his
class in 1933-34, and president for this
present year. Deck, has been a member of
the All-Maryland football team for the last
two years; this came as a result of his consistent fine playing in the position of left
tackle for his entire four years in college.
Weeks is a member of the Varsity and Colonial Clubs, and is an Economic major.
"Dutch", as he is known, soon became
well known on the campus and became a
member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity.
During his four years here he has shown
a great interest in his house and at one time
served as auditor. At all times he has been
a great help to the house by taking part
in the Intramural athletics. Johnny's minor
sports include ping-pong and bridge.
Ever since "Dutch" first entered college
he has desired to study medicine, and with
this in view has taken a Pre-Medical major.
He is a member and has taken great interest in the Osier Pre-Medical Club.
Alpha Kappa Pi, Sentinel 2, Treasurer 3, President 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Lacrosse 1; Class
Vice-President 3; Class President 4; Varsity Club;
Colonial Club.
Osier Pre-Medical Club 1, 2, 3, 4.
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�DALTON WELTY
FRANK WILSON, JR.
JAMES CORNELIUS WILSON
CHARLES OLIVER WINGATE, JR.
After graduating from Hagerstown High
School in 1931, Dalton M. Welty entered
St. John's. He immediately attracted the
attention of the professors with his brilliant
scholastic record. At the first quarter he
established a position for himself at the very
top which he has maintained for four years
despite the fact that he is taking one of
the hardest courses given at St. John's.
Although coming to St. John's from Forest Park High School in Baltimore, Frank
has lived with relatives in town during all
of his four years at St. John's. Nevertheless
he has taken an active interest in the activities around the college while at the same
time establishing himself as somewhat of
a student. Having somewhat of a quiet
nature about him, Frank has always been
well liked at college.
James Cornelius Wilson of Wethersfield,
Connecticut, is one of the most colorful
members of the graduating class. Jimmy
prepped at Wilbraham Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. During his Freshman year he played football and has been
active in intermural sports for his house,
Alpha Kappa Pi. In his Junior year he was
chaplain of his fraternity, and has always
played an important part in the pledging
activities of A. K. P. He was consistently
a friend to the Freshmen in their woodhunting escapades; in fact he entered into
the spirit of the affair as if he were a Freshman, but not to be too much of a pal for he
was a staunch believer in keeping the Freshman in his place and he did wield a wicked
paddle. His school spirit has never been
dampened by the failures of the teams regardless of the tide he is always cheering.
Jim is a Psychology major.
Charles Oliver Wingate Jr., one of St.
John's own sons, was a member of the
freshman football and lacrosse teams and
general all-around athlete of that year. A
heavy schedule in chemistry, his major subject, caused Buck to discontinue his participation in varsity athletics at the beginning
of his Sophomore year but did not keep the
Fooze from devoting all his spare time to
his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and to
the general social atmosphere of the college,
for always a ladies man, the curly headed
boy from Baltimore has caused more than
one heart to flutter.
This record seems all the more remarkable when one looks over Dalton's list of
extracurricular activities for it shows that
he is not exclusively a bookworm. Music,
sports and literary work are all included in
Welty's schedule. He was awarded one of
the coveted Senior Fellowships by the Board
of Visitors and Governors last year.
During his Sophomore year Frank went
out for basketball, but confined his activities on the athletic fields during his other
years playing on the intramural teams which
represented his fraternity. Frank is majoring in Mathematics, but has divided most
of his elective courses among the group
of social sciences and philosophy.
Dean's List, 1, 2, 3, 4; Freshman Scholastic
Merit Award, Collegian 1, 2, 3; Sports Editor
2; Associate Editor 3; Rat-Tat 1, 2; Sports Editor 2; Prince William Award, King William
Award, Delta Omicron, College Band 1, 2, 3;
Osier Pre-Medical Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Interfraternity
Council, Cross Country Squad 1, 2; Senior Fellow in Biology, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, President 4.
Rat-Tat Staff 2, 3, 4; Sports Editor 3; Collegian 1, 2, 3, 4; King William Award (Silver);
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Eminent Chronicler 4.
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Besides his two room-mates, Buck has always been proud of his brother Ham and is
continually foregoing his own pleasure so
that he may point out his virtues.
Smart attire, snappy witticisms, and a distinctive "good fellow attitude" has accounted
for Buck's popularity and prominence on the
St. John's Campus.
Freshman Football Numerals; Freshman Lacrosse Numerals; German Club; Physics Club;
Chemistry Club Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Alpha Kappa Pi, Chaplain 3; Football 1.
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RICHARD SAGE WOODMAN
WAITMANN BURGESS ZINN
Richard Sage Woodman has been active
in extra-curricular affairs as well as maintaining a high standing in his academic activities. He served in various capacities on
the business staffs of the Rat-Tat and Collegian, reaching the peak of his success in
his Junior year when he was elected business manager of both publications. Dick,
an A. K. P., who comes from Tenafly, New
Jersey, has been active in athletics. He
played on the tennis team every year and
was captain for the last two seasons. In his
Freshman year he began working in the
intramural department and in his Senior
year was made intramural manager. In recognition of this work he has been elected
a member of the Orange and Black Society. Woodman is a Government major
and has taken an active part in the formation and management of the Public Affairs
Club. His chief interests are the same as
his outstanding activities: Public affairs and
tennis.
Waitmann B. Zinn came to St. John's
College from Gilman Country School. He
became a member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity early in his Freshman year and since
then has been promoting the welfare of
his fraternity, and also has been active in
the Osier Club, intramurals, and in the social life on the campus. He has dominated
the brothers of his fraternity with a wonderful sense of humor, and we feel that this
will be very adaptable to his later profession.
Upon being graduated Waitman, better
known as "Doc", expects to enter one of
the big medical universities and spend the
next six years of his life in acquiring a
doctors' degree. After the completion of
this period he will practice with his father.
That Waitmann is entering the medical
profession, purely for the love of it, is
proved to a certain extent by his refusal
to accept a very lucrative offer by a certain
well known automobile company to take
charge of their testing grounds.
Alpha Kappa Pi; Collegian 1, 2, Business Manager 3, 4; Rat-Tat 1, 2, Business Manager 3;
Tennis Team 1, Captain 2, 3; Intramural Staff 1,
2, 3, Manager 4; Orange and Black Society;
Public Affairs Club.
Osier Pre-Medical Club 1, 2; Colonial Club
4; Phi Sigma Kappa, Treasurer 2.
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�James Leslie Hays, III
Edward Tyler Heise
Clarence Leatherbury Johnson
Louis Elbert Kemp, Jr
Paul Joseph Kesmodel
Charles Jacob Kibler
John Robinson Magruder
John Dudley Martin
Daniel Hutchinson Mathers
Warder Robert Nethken
Joseph Novey
William Nelson Rairigh
Roy Lewis Rascovar
Ralph Murray Schley
Richard Brooke Sellman
Morris Ezra Stoner
Albert Lewis Vigilante
Leroy Gardner Webster
Henry Reginald Weeks
Charles Tylden Westcott
JUNIOR CLASS
Baltimore
Annapolis
Annapolis
. . Hanover
Baltimore
Greensboro
Baltimore
East port
Annapolis
Baltimore
Baltimore
Ridgely
Baltimore
Baltimore
Poolesville
Garrisonville, Virginia
Ossining, New York
Deal's Island
Great Neck, New York
Baltimore
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Juniors — Class of 1936
Carvil Reid Archer
Roland James Bailey, Jr
Melville Lewis Bisgyer
John Reeves Blakistone
Gordon Keith Boucher
James Pierce Bradley
James McCombs Brown
Thomas Linwood Carter
Charles Schoch Catherman, Jr
Garnett Yelverton Clark
Herbert Henry Eccleston
Louis Eickwort, III
Harry Ferguson
Morton Norman Fine
Frank Richard Gessner, Jr
Max Glickman
Joseph Burnham Gray
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Bel Air
Hebron
Brooklyn, New York
Bushwood
Grantsville
California
Baltimore
Arnold
Cumberland
Annapolis
Hackensack, New Jersey
Flushing, New York
West Harford, Connecticut
Baltimore
Annapolis
Annapolis
Annapolis
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�Asher Hollander
Jesse W. Holmes, Jr
Calvin Lewis Horn, Jr
Charles David Hyson
Samuel Milton Ivrey
Alexander Noble Jarrell
Norval Foard Kemp
George Worthington Kopp
Asbury Wright Lee, III
Franklin Earl Leslie
Robert Levin
Robert Glyn Lewis
Thomas Frank Lusby, II
Harry Patrick Luz
Everett Paul Mason, Jr
Irvin Meginnis
William Robert Miller
Rob;rt Graham Moss
Cyril Raymond Murphy, Jr
Andrew Joseph Naporano
John Burneston Owens
Jerome Harold Farmer
Charles Francis Peace, III
Sylvester Joseph Ramos
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Baltimore
Cumberland
Baltimore
Hampstead
Annapolis
Annapolis
Relay
R,ver Edge, New Jersey
Clear field, Pennsylvania
Tow son
Baltimore
Baltimore
prmce Frederick
V/oodmere, New York
Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore
Annapolis
Severna Park
Newark, New Jersey
East port
Baltimore
Round Bay
Saratoga Springs, New York
Sophomores — Class of 1937
Willard Osborne Ash
Charles Chester Atwater
Robert Leon Boro
John Richard Bossert
Harold Leroy Brooks
John Harrington Brown
Thomas Warren Chandlee
Herbert Keith Clayton
John Raymond Cooper
Earnest Neal Cory, Jr
Lawrason Levering Crane
Thompson Faxon Dow, Jr
William Gottschalk Gideon
Ralph Joseph Giordano
Charles George Goy
Calvert Michel Haas
William Edward Harman
Charles Parish Hebb
William McDowell Herson
John Sebastian Hodges
Cumberland
Chestertown
Severna Park
East port
Washington, District of Columbia
Wye Mills
Delta, Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Baltimore
College Park
Baltimore
Portland, Maine
Baltimore
Newark, New Jersey
Nashua, New Hampshire
Baltimore
Accident
Baltimore
Annapolis
Baltimore
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Roscoe Conkling Rowe, Jr
Robert Bowie Sasscer
Isador Scher
Charles Schiff
Arthur Robert Smith
Robert McCawley Snibbe
Emanuel Philip Snyder
William Burns Sohn
Joseph Albert Sutton, Jr
Richard Brimmer Taylor
Milton Howard Traynor
John Henry Von Dreele, III
Lester Aubrey Wall, Jr
Richard Talbot Williams
James Cornelius Wilson, Jr
William Plumer Wiseman
Annapolis
Upper Marlboro
Baltimore
Annapolis
Oradell, New Jersey
Catonsville
Annapolis
Towson
Baltimore
Lima, Ohio
Free port, New York
Baltimore
Baltimore
Waterbury
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Danville, Virginia
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�FRESHMAN CLASS
Merrill Morse Goldstein. .New York, New York
Walter McKendree Gordon
Owings Mills
Arthur Fairbanks Grace, Jr
Easton
John Frederick Gray
Annapolis
Israel Greengold
Annapolis
Todd Grier
Salisbury
Walter Robert Halla
Indian Head
Ross Warren Hammann
Baltimore
Russell Crispbell Henderson. . .Northport, N. Y.
Gustav Edward Herzer
Baltimore
Hector Ralph Hidalgo
Annapolis
Howard Palmer Hill
Baltimore
James Durham Hobbs, Jr
Annapolis
John Trenholm Hopkins
Annapolis
Louis Rosin Horn
Atlan 'ic City, N. J.
Peter Paul Homer .
Towson
Marshall Irvin Kader
Baltimore
Nathan Bernard Kantor. East Orange, New Jersey
William Joseph King, Jr
Annapolis
Charles Franklin Koogle
Annapolis
Nicholas Dayton LaHart, Jr
Boonton, N. J.
John James Lambros
Baltimore
Richard Lee Layfield
Quantico
.Annapolis
Edward Cuttle Lee
.Annapolis
Edward Harold Legum.
. Baltimore
Alvin Edward Levy. . . .
. Northeast
Charles Gerhauser Lort.
James Leonard McCully
Round Bay
William Balfour McDonald, J r . . . . Wilson, N. C.
Wilbur Bradford McLaren.Ann Arbor, Michigan
James Scott Baker Middleton
Aberdeen
Harold Ashton Milstead
Chicamuxen
Ralph M. Molter
Plain field, New Jersey
Lewis Lee Moore, Jr
Cambridge
Arthur Kurtz Myers. . . '.
Westminster
Ferdinand Henry Noble
Des Moines, Iowa
Ralph John Nold
Belleville, Illinois
William Burton Parsons
Onley, Virginia
Robert Lee Peace
Round Bay
Alan Francis Pike
Wethersfield. Connecticut
Arthur Yellott Pindell, Jr
Cockeysville
David Berry Pomeroy
Media, Pennsylvania
William Reed Quimby
Bar Harbor,Maine
James Iglehart Randall
Baltimore
Robert David Rees
New Haven, Conn.
Edward Peyton Ritchings
Annapolis
Freshmen — Class of 1938
Fred Alexander
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Eugene Angyal
Elizabeth, New Jersey
David Nathan Bacharach, Jr
Baltimore
Louis Bachmann, Jr
New York, New York
Lee Norman Baker
Baltimore
Frank Bannerman, Jr.. .Huntington, New York
Francis Elwood Barkman
Cumberland
John Nebiolo Boeris . . Glastonbury, Connecticut
John Douglas Bond
Hollywood
Ralph Childs Bowen, Jr
Cumberland
Warner Knode Brown
Baltimore
William Baltzell Burch
Baltimore
Winfield Belden Burns
Baltimore
Jacquelin Holland Bushong
Breathedsville
Harry Pattey Calhoun
Ocean City
William Steele Callender. . . Chester, Connecticut
Paul Leslie Carter
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Samuel Salvadore Cerniglia
Salisbury
Walter Russell Chance, Jr
East port
Stuart MacDonald Christhilf, Jr
Baltimore
John Richard Conrad
Winnetka, Illinois
John William Cook
Frostburg
Gordon Croughwell Cooper
Baltimore
George Tyler Coulson. . . .Middletown, Delaware
Thomas Clay Cover, Jr
Easton
Charles Joseph Cunningham
Cumberland
Clayton Thomas Davis, Jr
Pocomoke City
Louis Dorsey Davis, Jr
Towson
Leonard Thomas DeLisio. . . .Washington, D. C.
Charles Sherman Denny, Jr
Baltimore
Carlos Austin Downs
Odenton
Richard Tilghman Earle, Jr
Baltimore
Alexander Rieman Early, J r . . . . Long Beach, Cal.
Charles Henry Bruce Edel
Towson
Henry Paul Eichacker. . . .New York, New York
Hayne Ellis, Jr
Washington, D. C.
Jack Donald Englar
Salisbury
John Gordon Evans
Baltimore
Henry Herman Fahrig, Jr
Philadelphia, Pa.
Roy Malcolm Flowers. . . .Larchmont, New York
Bernard Gregory Fold
Annapolis
Samuel Davis Foster, Jr
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joseph Schussler Galloway
Towson
Charles Thomas Gladden, Jr
Annapolis
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FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS
�Julius Rosenberg
Baltimore
William Taylor Ross
Cumberland
James Harrison Rowe
Catonsville
Henry Harrison Sadler, Jr
Annapolis
Charles Sprigg Sands
Gambrills
Vincent Scofield
West Hartford, Conn.
Mortimer A. Seidman. . . .Brooklyn, New York
John Graham Shannahan, Jr
Baltimore
Richard Fuller Shryock
Baltimore
Irving Lloyd Silver
Clifton, New Jersey
Peter Theodore Simopoulos
Newport, R. I.
Jesse Campbell Simpson
Annapolis
Everett Welcome Smith, Jr
Annapolis
Marcus Edward Smith
Cambridge
Thomas Spence Smith, Jr
Annapolis
John Ferguson Somerville, Jr
Cumberland
Edward Charles Sommer. . . .Wethersfield, Conn.
Charles Elias Stallings
Round Bay
Thadeus Francis Stankiewicz.
.Baltimore
James Alexander Stevens.
Easton
John Leslie Sullivan
Annapolis
William Tayloe
. Chatterton, Virginia
Frank Clare Taylor
. Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Ronald Leitch Taylor
. Jewell
Thomas Hart Taylor
Lima, Ohio
George Edward Thomas
Baltimore
Willard Nelson Todd
Elk Mills
Eugene Conklin Tower
Hastings, New York
Francis James Townsend, Jr
Ocean City
Robert Varley
Haw River, North Carolina
John Clark Wagner
Annapolis
John Harry Wagner, Jr
Baltimore
Richard Banks Warburton
Elkton
Richard Lawrence Waters, Jr
Rockville
Richard Wilton Wickes, Jr
Towson
Stanley Alfred Wilkinson
Hartford, Conn.
Theodore Williams
Annapolis
Vandervoort Williams
Baltimore
George Thomas Wingate
Baltimore
A C T I V I T I E S
�FRATERNITIES
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Phi Sigma Kappa
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Charles Atwater
John H. Brown
John W. Brown
William Callender
Warren Chandlee
Frank Conner
John Cooper
MEMBERS
Louis Eichwort
Walter Evers
Jay Holmes
Asbury Lee
Robert Lewis
Harry Luz
Everett Mason, Jr.
Daniel Mathers
Donald E. S. McGarrow
Ralph Schley
Marcus E. Smith
David King Usher
John H. Von Dreele
Waitman B. Zinn
Warner Brown
John Conrad
Parrish Hebb
Henry Eichacker
Hayne Ellis
Charles Edel
George Ely
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PLEDGES
Samuel Foster
Todd Grier
Howard Hill
Dinwiddie Lampton
Nicholas LaHart
James McCully
Ralph Nold
John Shannahan
Edward Sommers
Thaddeus Stankiewicz
Eugene Tower
Robert Varley
Stanley Wilkinson
Richard Wickes, Jr.
Amos W. W. Woodcock
PHI SIGMA KAPPA
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FACULTY MEMBERS
Evelyn A. Harrison
George Bingley
Founded 1873
Chapter 1903
Chapters, 48
Flower—Red Carnation
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�Kappa Alpha
MEMBERS
John S. B. Hodges
Cyril R. Murphy, Jr.
Calvin L. Horn
William B. Parsons
Clarence L. Johnson
Roscoe C. Rowe
Paul J. Kesmodel
Everett W. Smith, Jr.
Angus Lamond
Robert M. Snibbe
John R. Magruder
Joseph A. Sutton, Jr.
William B. McDonald, Jr.
FACULTY MEMBERS
James J. Murphy
Reginald H. Ridgely
Richard Kuehnemund
PLEDGES
William Banks
Trenholm Hopkins
Arthur Pindell
William Burch
Paul Homer
James Rowe
Stewart Christhilf
Charles Koogle
Charles Stallings
John Cook
Peter Simopoulos
Richard Layfield
Louis Davis
Baker Middleton
Richard Taylor
Leonard DeLisio
Robert Nethken
Thomas Taylor
John Evans
John Owens
Frank Townsend
Harry Fahrig
Charles F. Peace, III
George Thomas
Joseph Galloway
R. Lee Peace
Harry Wagner
Warren Hamman
Allan Pike
ALUMNI ADVISORS
William Stromeyer '16
Luther Miller '20
Carvil Reed Archer
Gordon K. Boucher
Ernest N. Cory
Edward DeLisio
William R. Eaton
Calvert M. Haas
James L. Hays, III
KAPPA ALPHA
Founded 1865
Chapter—1915
Flower—Magnolia and Red Rose
Chapters—65
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Alpha Kappa Pi
MEMBERS
Charles Kibler
George Kopp
Robert Smith
Henry Weeks
James C. Wilson
John Blakistone
Harold Brooks
Richard Earle
Herbert Eccleston
Frank Gessner
Richard Woodman
PLEDGES
James Kelly
Thomas Lusby
Wilbur McLaren
Albert Patrick
Robert Rees
Thomas Smith
Richard Waters
Charles Westcott
Charles Lort
Jacques Bushong
Richard Williams
Eugene Angyal
John Boeris
Douglas Bond
James Bradley
Samuel Cerniglia
Thomas Cover
Charles Denny
Robert Ferguson
Roy Flowers
Arthur Grace
Francis Hurlock
FACULTY MEMBER
Paul Allen, Jr.
ALPHA KAPPA Pi
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Founded 1921
Chapter, 1932
Chapters, 22
Flower—Yellow Tea Rose
�Sigma Alpha Epsilon
MEMBERS
John Bossert
James Brown
Harry P. Calhoun
Garnett Y. Clark
H. Keith Clayton
Charles Cunningham
John C. Donohue
Louis Bachman
Alexander Early
Walter Gordon
Harry Gorse
Louis Kemp
John Lambros
David Harkness
William Harman
Norval Kemp
Calvin Lotz
Robert T. Miller
L. Lee Moore
David Nopper
George T. Wingate
PLEDGES
Arthur Myers
David Pomeroy
James Randall
William Ross
Harrison Sadler
Robert Sasscer
Richard B. Sellman
J. Campbell Simpson
Louis A. Snyder
John H. Somerville
Dalton M. Welty
Frank Wilson
Charles O. Wingate
James Stevens
Richard Warburton
Vandervort Williams
William Wiseman
Vincent Scofield
(affiliate)
FACULTY MEMBER
John S. Kieffer
FACULTY ADVISORS
Frederick W. Appel
Vertrees J. Wyckofi
Julian Duncan
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
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Founded 1856
Chapter, 1935
Chapters, 110
Flower—Violet
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Delta Psi Omega
MEMBERS
William L. McD. Herson
Robert H. Lampee
H. David McCool
Robert N. Sosman
Roland J. Bailey, Jr.
Charles S. Catherman, Jr.
Joseph B. Gray
Irvin Meginnis
PLEDGES
Franklin E. Leslie
Harold A. Milstead
Ralph Molter
Robert G. Moss
Lawrence J. O'Connor.
John Brophy O'Donnell
William R. Quimby
Richard F. Shyrock
Frank C. Taylor
Lester A. Wall
Theodore Williams
Willard O. Ash
F. Elwood Barkman
Allen R. Bradley
W. Belden Burns
Thomas L. Carter
Jack D. Englar
George T. Coulson
Alphonse E. Farone
John F. Gray
Edward T. Heise
Charles D. Hyson
Wiliam J. King
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FACULTY MEMBERS
Robert W. Elliot, Jr.
Hermann Bernhard
DELTA Psi OMEGA
Flower—Thistle
Founded 1928
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�ORGANIZATIONS
and CLUBS
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Pan - Hellenic Council
T
HE keen competition between fraternities anxious to improve their organizations has
always been one of benefit to a college, if properly controlled. Unfortunately, this
kind of competition is much harder to control than that of the business variety. Marketable goods and students differ greatly. However, as the number of fraternities increased
on the St. John's Campus and as the competition between them became keener, an attempt
to control that competition was made. The Pan-Hellenic Council was formed. The purpose
of this organization was to take care of differences among the fraternities themselves, disputes between the administration and the fraternities, and any such business which required
the concerted action of the member fraternities. Two members of each fraternity are elected
to serve on the Council, which is presided over by the president of the college. The specific
duties of the Council are to determine the rushing season, to assign rush nights, and to
make and enforce rushing regulations. Infractions of the Council's rulings are dealt with and
punished by the Council. The Council is thus the sole arbiter of fraternity difficulties, subject
only to the suggestions of the Student Council and the administration.
It is not difficult to see that the judgment of the members must be entirely impersonal and unselfish if the Council is to be effective, especially since the members themselves are directly affected by the Council's decisions. If the Council has failed in its purpose
it is because the members have not dared to act as judges, but acted as fraternity delegates.
�CLARK
DR. BROWN
The Collegian
Rat-Tat Staff
Editor-in-Chief
GARNETT Y. CLARK
Activities
WILLIAM HERSON, Editor
Associate Editor
EDWARD HEISE
Fraternities
FRANK WILSON, Editor
Faculty Advisor
FORD K. BROWN
Biographies
ROLAND BAILEY, Editor
WILLIAM RAIRIGH
ROY RASCOVAR
JOHN SOMERVILLE
Business Manager
Assistant Business Manager
JOHN R. BLAKISTONE
EDWARD SOMMERS
Associates
RICHARD WATERS
LEE BAKER
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BLAKISTONE
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HE St. Johns Collegian under the editorship of Roland J. Bailey, Jr., witnessed the inauguration or Colonel Woodcock and the passing of his first year as President of the College Realizing
the critical nature of the period from which the College was emerging, the Collegian refrained
as far as it could from any critical attitude and attempted to use its editorial columns for constructive comment and suggestion. This policy culminated toward the close of the editor's regime in the
advocation of such a reorganization of the administrative department of the College as to distribute the
power more fairly among the various groups closely connected with the institution
_ In the course of the past year the Collegian has published a number of Alumni issues of which
copies were distributed to all living Alumni in the interests of a closer connection between them and
i>t. Johns Ihe editor considers his greatest mechanical contribution to the Collegian to be the revision
in the make-up of its pages which lends itself to a more journalistic style and appearance
�The Student Council
Social Committee
[HE Student Council occupies a position of dignity and responsibility on the college campus. This
body is the recognized organ of effective student expression. It is to the Student Council that the
colleges officers appeal when they desire something from the undergraduates, and through the
Student Council these undergraduates may express their opinions and requests to the college authorities
and expect them to receive due consideration. The Student Council at St. John's has the duty of maintaining gentlemanly order in the dining hall and dormitories and at the college dances. The Council
hears all student discipline cases and has the power of imposing certain penalties, the more drastic of
which are subject to the approval of the Faculty Council. Our Student Council is far from being a
powerless body. It is an extremely important factor in the promotion of the happiness and spirit of the
undergraduate body. Its proper functioning is one of the best guarantees of harmony within the college.
For the year 1934-35 we were fortunate in the choice of a president. Calvin Lotz, '35, has proved
himself a conscientious and determined man for this, the highest of student offices. He has shown qualities of leadership and has fostered a spirit of cooperation between the students and faculty and within
the Student Body.
One change that we feel was an improvement was inaugurated this year. In previous years it has
been claimed that some one fraternity has managed to gain control of the Student Council and has
thereby prevented it from being truly representative of the Student Body. This year the class representatives were abolished, and no one fraternity has the opportunity to get a monopoly. The members
of the 1934-35 council are: President, Calvin Lotz, '35; Secretary, David Harkness, '35; Charles Anderson, '35; Roland Bailey, '35; Gordon Boucher, '35; Louis Eickwort, '35; William Rairigh, '36; and
Harry Traynor, '35.
In the past two years the Student Council has taken quite a few steps forward. It has passed
from a rather insignificant place into its rightful status as the leader of student life in general. It is
hoped, and may well be expected, that this process of improvement will continue. President Lotz has
found that the administration is conscious of the position of the Student Council on the campus and thaf
it is willing to deal with it as the main organ of student opinion. The Council has made several reasonable requests for changes in the college regulations and has obtained its requests from the administration. Next year's Council should realize the magnitude of its task as it assumes the responsibility of carrying forward the work of the 1934-35 Council.
NDER the guidance of Alphonse Farone, '35, the Social Committee has completed
another successful year. Whereas, heretofore the success of the Committee has been measured
almost entirely from a social basis, they were prepared to report a profitable financial gain
during the past year. Holding dances approximately once every month, the Committee presented a very
interesting and enjoyable year of dancing. For the most part, the music has been furnished by that famous
group "The Townsmen", who, because of their popularity around the campus, have practically the sole
rights of Johnnie entertainment. The decorations have achieved variety and novelty and have always
been handled in good taste.
Probably the outstanding dance of the year was the Christmas Dance in Iglehart Hall. The decorations were, as ever, pleasing and pretty, but the big surprise of the evening came in the person of Santa,
himself, who was ably portrayed by one of the students, to the delight and amusement of all present.
Santa distributed presents for the girls and received a rousing reception from all of the fair sex. The
music for this very successful occasion was furnished by the "Townsmen".
In addition to this noteworthy affair, each dance during the year has had some outstanding characteristic that made it all the more pleasant to the dancers. Some have featured lighting effects, some decorations and some change of orchestra, which, while not as popular as the regular orchestra, served to instill
a feeling of novelty and proper change.
All the success of the Social Committee is not, however, due entirely to Farone. If his other members on the Committee had not been willing to do all in their power in aiding him in his efforts, the
success would not have been so glorious. Constantly working under the handicap of limited membership, the Committee has consistently introduced each new dance as a presentation of the highest caliber.
Each of the members of the Social Committee feels that he is as much an integral part of the organization as is the Chairman, and consequently takes a very active part in all of the ventures. The element of
unity and cooperation which is so obviously prevalent in the group is probably the key to the success
that they have attained during the past year in the fulfillment of their official duties. Because of the
efficiency and ingenuity of the Committee the Student Body has taken a dedicedly new slant on college
functions and has given them the full support they deserve as an indispensable part of the life here
at St. John's.
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�King William Players
The Glee Club
"X HE King William Players, the dramatic organization of the students of St. John's College, has
recently completed the most successful year of activity in its history. Evolving from an amateurish
group of several seasons ago the Players have developed into an experienced and highly entertaining organization. During the past few years the standard of the type of show attempted by the
Players has been raised and the company has been willing to tackle difficult Broadway productions along with the more minor creations. The reason for this very promising improvement in the
Players is the newly stimulated interest aroused by the recent officers of the group. Everyone has
been given a chance to display the hidden talents that he possesses and many discoveries have been made
through this channel.
The first attempt of the Players to get away from amateurish productions was their presentation of
that famous play by Galsworthy, "Old English". Capable and outstanding performances were given
in this play by the entire cast. Then followed "The Dover Road", by A. S. Milne, "Outward Bound",
by Sutton Vane, and "Goodbye Again", by Allan Scott and George Haight. Each of these performances was well received by the audiences. The first of these three plays just mentioned was directed by
Vernon Novicki, a former student at St. John's, who is now directing a professional group. The second
play, "Outward Bound", was under the direction of Dr. Nathan C. Starr, former professor of English
at St. John's. Several new prospective stars were discovered in this play. The final play, and probably
the most successful production ever completed by the student organization, was "Goodbye Again'.' The
services of Bretaigne Windust, the director of the original New York production, was secured for this
effort, and aided greatly in making it successful. Because of the popular reception given the play
on its Annapolis presentation it was taken to Salisbury, Maryland, the week following, and to Baltimore, under the auspices of the Baltimore Alumni, a week later.
The 1935 season continued the good work of the previous year with S. N. Behrman's "Biography" as the first play. This was followed by a popular play along more serious lines, "Children of the
Moon".
Robert Noble Sosman, '35, who has participated in every play given by the Players since he entered
College, is President of the group this year, while Robert H. Lampee, '35, also active in the Players successes, is serving as Business Manager and Treasurer.
HE Glee Club, the musical organization of the students of St. John's College, was organized
last Thanksgiving under the guidance of Mrs. M. Talbott Riggs. Because of a demand on
the part of the students that some sort of means be provided whereby they could assemble for
group singing, this action was taken. Two years ago there was a movement of this sort, and some
action was taken in the way of organizing a singing society, but because of lack of support on the
campus, the plan fell through. Lack of interest and attendance was the primary cause of the failure.
This newly-formed group, however, is quite interested in the work, and good attendance is a factor in
the quick development made by the Club.
Rehearsals are held twice a week by popular request, and for an hour and a half every Tuesday
and Thursday evenings students are given a chance to prove their merits in a group singing and solo
work. Certain fine voices have been uncovered. Mrs. Riggs praises the amazing progress made by the
Club, and is delighted that they were able to master some of the more difficult works along with the
simple. "It is not usual that a newly-organized singing body can tackle the complex passages of certain
numbers with any degree of success," Mrs. Riggs stated.
There are now twenty-five members of the Club, and the list is rapidly growing every day. The
College furnished the financial backing for the music and other matters, and the Administration has
given its whole hearted approval to the venture.
Besides the regular ensemble, there is a quartet, and a trio for popular numbers. Mrs. Riggs
feels that the trio could be used to balance any sort of program given in the proposed concert tour. The
Club has received invitations to visit several of the nearby colleges to give concerts and these invitations will be accepted in the very near future.
The officers of the Club are: President, Albert Vigilanti, '35; Secretary, Lawrason Crane, '36; Executive Committee, Max Glickman; '35, and Stuart Christhilf, '38. The director of the Club is Mrs.
Riggs. Professor George Bingley of the Mathematics Department is accompanist.
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�The Symphony Orchestra
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N this age when people are so used to being entertained, and when entertainment is so easily obtained, a program must be good in order not to bore the audience. The Symphony Orchestra concerts have been very good. The first concert of this year, given in December, brought forth
enthusiastic comments from those who heard it. We quote one competent critic: "The program was
extremely well chosen and, as a whole performed with skill, accuracy, and enthusiasm." Under the
direction of Mr. Adolph Torovsky, the orchestra played the overture of von Gluck's "Iphigenia in
Aulis." Haydn's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Luigini's "Ballet Egyptian," Strauss' Waltz, "Artist's
Life," and a selection from Verdi's "Traviata" were also included. The guest soloist of the evening was
Adolph Torovsky, Jr., a well known pianist and organist of Washington, D. C. In regard to this
part of the program, it can be said that it was felt that nothing more could be desired—except one or
more selections.
Other concerts were given in March and May. The director was fortunate in obtaining for all
three of these concerts the assistance of several musicians from Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington.
The soloist for the March concert was Joseph Florestano, tenor, an alumnus of St. John's at
present studying in the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. The audiences, for the most part,
have been composed of members of the faculty and their wives and interested townspeople. These, with
the few students who attend, can bear witness that the concerts were well worth while.
We feel that it is fitting to quote here a tribute paid to Mr. Torovsky during the year.
"St. John's College is fortunate, indeed, to have a man of Mr. Torovsky's caliber and personality
as the leader of its orchestra. His thorough schooling and untiring devotion to his task has raised the
level of the orchestra to a height of which he can be proud. Although considerably hampered by
the yearly changes in men, Mr. Torovsky has built up a musical tradition among St. John's men which
secures the conductor a permanent position in the annals of our institution."
In addition to the three enjoyable concerts the orchestra has played each Tuesday morning for the
chapel exercises. For this work, the members deserve praise for their faithfulness; and, all in all, considering the time, the weather, the rush, the noise, and other contributory factors, the morning music has
been good. Surely music and the organizations that bring us music deserve a high place in college life.
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The Band
NE of the most important organizations in every college is the college band. The band of St.
John's is no exception. Since its reorganization several years ago it has grown steadily in importance to become an integral part of the college organization. It is small in size but something with which we could not very well do without.
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The most important function of the band is to play at the athletic games both at home and away.
Here it has been a rousing influence when playing away from college, the band has made a consistently
good impression, and has been an asset in leading songs for our rooting section.
The hey-day of the band's career is always the night of the freshman pajama parade which immediately preceeds the bonfire previous to the Hopkins-St. John's football game. For years the band has
been leading the freshmen (and students) in their annual parade through the streets of the city, and
the Naval Academy, stopping to play for the governor and the midshipmen. Later in the evening,
when the students are assembled around the bonfire, the band plays the St. John's songs while the
students sing to the Gods for victory in the coming game.
Much of the success of the band is due to the efforts of Professor Adolf Torovsky who is in
charge of the band and who, though at times his task has been severe, has always succeeded in moulding into a working organization the small group of men who represent the musical talent of the college.
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�St. John's Forum
The German Club
T
HE German Club's purpose is to further the knowledge of German life, culture and achievements in a way not always attainable in a classroom. The membership includes, however, not only
those who are studying the language but also those who may be following other courses and yet
have an interest in the civilization, rather than the political tendencies, of Germany. No knowledge of
German is necessary for membership.
At the monthly meetings held at the Brice House home of Dr. Richard Kuehnemund of the
German Department, films of travel in Germany are presented on the motion picture projector purchased this year by the club. This series has included "Along the Rhine," "Oberammergau," "Vintagers' Festival in the Palatinate" and other reels of individual cities. The programs also include short talks
on various phases of German life given either by Professor Kuehnemund or by individual members and
followed by group discussion.
Dr. Kuehnemund provides the musical accompaniment when old German student songs are
sung by the members. At other times he gives short piano recitals for the enjoyment of those present.
Typical German refreshments provide the finishing touch to one of the most enjoyable of extra-curricular activities at St. John's.
f HE St. John's Forum was formally organized on November 14, 1934, to fill a vacancy that
was very apparent on the campus. Up to that time we had had no course in public speaking nor
' any organization to encourage public speaking. Early in the school year President Woodcock got
this movement under way. He acted as temporary chairman of the group until the formal organization
was accomplished. Since that time he has continued to take an active part in the work of this group,
coaching and criticizing the debaters at the weekly meetings. The officers for this year are William Rairigh,
'36, Chairman, and Elwood Barkman, '38, Secretary.
For the first half of the year the activities of the Forum were confined to debates among the members on such subjects as: The comparative values of colleges and penal institutions as training places
for young men, the usefulness of Will Rogers as a citizen, freedom of speech in academic circles, and
compulsory military training. During the latter part of the year the Forum has engaged in several intercollegiate debates.
It is hoped that this organization will help to develop public speakers and debaters. In his coaching,
President Woodcock tries to aid the students in developing their speaking voices and in devolping their
abilities for analysing questions and formulating arguments. The aims of the Forum are high, and appearances justify the belief that much will be accomplished.
The oficers of the German Club are, Irvin Meginnis, '36, President; D. Edward McGarrow, '35,
Secretary-Treasurer; and Professor Richard Kuehnemund, Advisor.
Intercollegiate debates were held with Hobart College, Rutgers, Washington College, and Maryland College for Women. The subject for discussion in all of the intercollegiate debates was Resolved:
that the nations should prohibit the international traffic in armaments and munitions." St. John's will
defend the negative in all the debates. William Rairigh, '36, Elwood Barkman, '38, and Theodore Williams, '38, will represent the college.
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�The Erlenmeyer Chemistry Club
The Osier Pre-Medical Club
HE Erlenmeyer Chemistry Club has been reorganized this year with an extensive program wellworked out to realize the Club's aim "to enjoy chemistry as well as study it." An invitation was
extended to the members of the Science Club of the Annapolis High School to become affiliated
with the Erlenmeyer organization. This was gladly accepted and thus the local membership was greatly
increased.
A complete series of motion pictures on various interesting subjects related to chemistry was booked
for the year and shown at the meetings in Humphreys Hall Auditorium. The titles included "The Production and Manufacture of Rubber," "Bakelite, a Product of the Chemical Laboratory," "Steel Manufacturing," "From Mine to Consumer—the Mining, Refining and Manufacturing of Copper and Brass
and Finished Articles," and numerous others. Following the showing of the films, individual members
were permitted to demonstrate unusual experimens for the benefit of the others present. Questions from
the audience were allowed and then the meetings were usually concluded with light refreshments prepared by several members of the club.
In addition to the regular semi-monthly meetings this year, the Erlenmeyer Club planned several
group trips to manufacturing plants in and near Baltimore. For the first of these the club journeyed to
the plant of the Baltimore Copper Refining Works at Sparrows Point.
The officers of the Erlenmeyer Club for this year are Frank R. Gessner, Jr. '36, President; Norval
F. Kemp, '37, Secretary-Treasurer, and Professors Paul Allen Jr., Hermann Bernhard and George McFarlin, Advisors.
N the last hundred years or so a new group of men and women has risen to a place of high worth
and has commanded great affection and esteem among civilized people These men and women
are the members of the medical profession. They have conquered many physical barriers to commercial and industrial progress, they have reduced the terrors of disease for the common man, they have
discovered many means of relieving suffering, they have taught us much that can help us get the most out
of the bodies with which we are endowed. High among the names of these public benefactors stands
that of Sir William Osier, a British physician and scientist who spent many of the best years of his life
in the United States and Canada, and was a member of the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Medical School
for some years.
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The fact that the medical club at St. John's College bears the name of this man is an indication
of its worthy purpose: to promote a high attitude toward medicine among those students who choose
that profession as their life's work. During the year, the club sponsors an educational and inspirational
program which includes motion pictures, lectures, demonstrations, and tours of inspection. At the regular bi-monthly meetings, the members discuss scientific subjects of interest to them. The members of the
biology department of the college have taken a great interest in the club and have been a great help in
making it a success.
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The officers for this year are as follows: President, Morris Stoner '35; Vice-President, Lester Wall
'37; Secretary-Treasurer, Morton Fine '35.
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�The Varsity Club
[ OUNDED several years ago, and reorganized by some of the coaches two years ago, the Varsity Club has grown into a very successful organization of the athletes of St. John's College,
upholding clean sportsmanship and the development of physical education. The club has not
limited its efforts to the sole purpose of furthering the athletic endeavors of the College, as it has sponsored some highly successful dances, proms, and dinners during the few years of its existence.
The aim and purpose of the club is fully expressed in the preamble to its constitution: "The object shall be to maintain the highest ideal of amateur sport in College; to help promote the development of physical education; to encourage standardization of the rules of all athletic games; to urge competition and participation of all students at St. John's in athletics.
"To stand for a high sense of honor, fair play, and courtesy toward our opponents, and to act as
hosts to guests, officials, and spectators; to stoop to no petty technicalities to avoid rules, or to take unfair advantage of opponents.
The Orange And Black Society
NTIL last year the managers of the various sports at the college had no organization. Because
of this some men worked for three years and yet did not receive varsity monograms while
others became varsity managers in their junior year. The Orange and Black Society was organized by Coach Lentz primarily to remedy this unhealthy condition through an internal organization of
the managers which will insure every man who works diligently a varsity monogram and the managership of a varsity sport in his senior year.
The Society is made up of those men who have served at least one year's apprenticeship as assistant manager of some sport. The head of the Society is made the undergraduate manager of athletics
and receives a varsity monogram for his work. His duties consist mainly in supervising the work of
the other managers.
"Furthermore, we propose to help and aid in directing the athletic interests of our members, to
develop and strengthen a more substantial and practical relationship between its members, the various
other organizations on the campus, and the Alumni; to foster Intercollegiate activities in every form in
order that they may improve physical condition, strengthen the morale of the students, and form a constituent part of that education for which we were established and are maintained."
The job of selecting the managers of the various sports for the following year has been turned
over to the executive council of the Society which is made up of the varsity managers of the various
sports, the undergraduate manager, and the graduate manager (or whoever carries out his duties).
In addition to the routine duties of the managers which were carried out by the managers before
the advent of this organization, the Society has several committees which care for the visiting teams and
publicity.
Each of the members has become an outstanding exponent of this fine preamble, and each is doing
"his duty to himself, his friend, and his college." Their influence upon the morale and good fellowship
at St. John's College has been steadying and inspirational.
The officers of the Society for this year are: James Hays '35, Undergraduate Manager; Louis
Snyder '35, Secretary-Treasurer.
The officers of the club are: John C. Donohue, '35, President; Edward DeLisio, '35, Vice-President ; James Hays, '35, Secretary; Calvin Lotz, '35, Treasurer; Angus Lamond, '35, sergeant-atrarms.
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�Key Society
Delta Omicron
OR the recognition of achievements other than athletic St. John's offers membership in Delta
Omicron. Admission to the fraternity is based upon a series of point awards that are made for
participation in extra-curricular activities (not including sports). Below Delta Omicron and related to it are the Prince William Society, the King William Silver Society, and the King William
Gold Society. Each one, in the order named, is a step toward Delta Omicron. Upon election to Delta
Omicron or any of the other three societies the new member receives a watch charm as a badge of his
achievement. The point requirements are kept high to make the award more significant. Two years
ago they were raised in order to counteract the effect of the increased number of student activities.
The present members are: Charles S. Catherman, Jr., '35; President; Robert H. Lampee, '35; Robert
N. Sosman, '35; Albert J. Vigilanti, '35; and Dalton M. Welty, '35.
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HE Key Society, The Jewish organization
year. Organized in the winter of 1933,
at the Blue Lantern Inn, attended by
Gordon, and Nathan C. Starr. The Society is the
developing for some time before its creation.
of St. John's College, is entering its second successful
the Society was formally inaugurated by a banquet
two former members of the College, Douglas Huntly
result of a movement on the campus that had been
In spite of the newness of the organization, and the fact that there are no buildings available on
the campus for the club to use as a meeting house, they have enjoyed a substantial degree of success
and have functioned exceedingly well during their first two years. The Articles of Agreement which were
drawn up when the club was first organized defined the word "Society" in the finest and broadest sense
to mean not merely an organization existing for the betterment of its members, but a "constructive
force in the lives of all the members of the College."
In addition to their regular weekly meetings, the members occasionally meet for informal lectures
in a down town restaurant. Over a year ago the Society sponsored its first formal dance at the Southern
Hotel in Baltimore, which was the beginning of a list of social gatherings.
The Charter Officers of the club for the first year were: Joseph Novey, '35, President; William
Gideon, '36, Vice-President for the first half year; Milton Katz, '34, Vice-President for the Second half
year; Max Glickman, '35, Recorder; and the following members, Melville Bisgyer, Jerome Goodman,
Asher Hollander, Louis Horn, Lawrence Kantor, Lewis Putzel, R. L. Rascovar, Isador Scher, Irving Silver,
and E. P. Snyder.
Professors Myron McLaren and Ford K. Brown are advisors of the society.
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Delta Kappa Phi
~v II'T St. John's, those students whose accomplishments in studies have been exceptional are honored
m \y membership in Delta Kappa Phi. The object of the organizations is to offer a form of recognition for scholastic achievement. Since its organization, seven years ago, the fraternity has been
trying to gain recognition from Phi Beta Kappa, the best known and most important national honorary
fraternity, and for this reason the eligibility requirements have been kept high. To be eligible for membership, seniors must have been in the first or second group of the Dean's list at the end of their freshman, sophomore, and junior years and at the mid-year of their senior year. They must have been on the
first group at least twice. Juniors must have been on the first group at the end of their freshman and
sophomore years and at the mid-year of their junior year. The selection of new members is made by
the present members and the faculty members, Professors Elliott and McFarlin. In 1934 one junior was
elected, Lawrence J. O'Connor, who at the present time is the only member.
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FOOTBAL L
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SEASON RECORD
S.J.C.
Opp.
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Maryland
0
13
Randolph Macon
6
0
Virginia
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27
Swarthmore
12
0
Resume
American University
26
7
Hampden-Sydney
25
12
Shenadoah
20
0
HE largest squad in several years reported for football practice on September 6th. The Johnnies
had back a veteran line from tackle to tackle and around these five men and a veteran fullback
Coaches Riggs and Lentz built their team. For the other positions most of last year's subs and
some fine freshman material were available among the squad of 48 men who had reported by the
time of the opening of the college session.
The 1934 St. John's football team was not the best in the history of the college and it was far
from the worst. The Johnnies played a well balanced schedule, a majority of the teams met being in their class. Twice the Johnnies stepped out of their class and twice they were beaten. No excuse
is offered, for the defeats were expected before the season opened. On both occasions St. John's displayed a fine brand of football. Neither of the defeats were ignominious and on both occasions those of
the students who saw the
games were proud to say
that they were from St.
John's in spite of defeat.
The highlight of the
season was the victory
over Hopkins by a score of
13 to 6. As usual the
game was typical of Hopkins — St. John's games
with the actual ability of
the two teams counting
little. It was the fifty-second game of a rivalry as
old as the game itself and
the win places the Johnnies one game ahead of
the Jays in the series.
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Hopkins
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M. TALBOTT RIGGS
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VALENTINE LENTZ
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�RANDOLPH MACON
BOSSERT
E . D E L I S I O LAMBR'OS
Playing in a steady downpour of rain on a
muddy field, the St. John's College gridders
handed an outweighed Randolph Macon eleven
its first defeat on its home sward during the last
five seasons. The game marked the first victory
of the season for the Johnnie team and brought
the average for the season to .500 percent.
The winning points for the Johnnies were
scored on the first play of the second quarter by
Johnnie Bossert. The Orange and Black team
gained in an exchange of punts in the first quarter and then marched thirty five yards to the tally.
The St. John's defense was fine all the way while
the attack threatened repeatedly only to bog down
or fumble in the mud near the goal line. Just as
the game ended the Johnnies were on the verge
of another score as they steadily neared the goal
line on a sustained drive.
VIRGINIA
The University of Virginia grid machine, featuring a strong aerial attack, defeated the fighting St. John's eleven at Charlottesville by the score
of 27 to 6, while a crowd of five thousand
spectators shivered in the autumnal shill.
The only St. John's score came after a steady
march down the field at the beginning of the second half. Long runs by Smith and Bossert placed
the ball on the two yard line from which point
Joe Sutton carried it over on a line plunge. Bossert's place kick for the extra point failed.
Finding no hopes of tieing the score or of winning as trie result of further marches along the
ground, the Johnnies took to the air in the final
period in desperation. Several of the passes were
completed but two were intercepted by Virginia
men for scores.
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SWARTHMORE
MARYLAND
The St. John's football team opened the season
in a warm humid setting on a soggy field at College Park with a 13-0 defeat at the hands of the
University of Maryland. The Old Liners won,
alternating two full teams, but had to take to the
air to get past the stubborn Johnnie defense for
both touchdowns.
Outstanding for St. John's was the play of the
veteran line. Big and rangy, the Johnnie forward
wall fought the Old Liners to a standstill on the
defensive and held a slight advantage on the offense, oftentimes causing the Johnnies to gain
an advantageous position on the field. But for
two costly errors which cost the Johnnies many
yards the score might have been different, even
considering those disastrous passes of George
Sachs, Maryland full back, who was mainly responsible for the Old Line tallies made by the air.
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St. John's regained its place in the win column
by defeating Swarthmore College 12 to 0 in a
game which was one of the featured events of the
annual Homecoming Day celebration. The score
of the game is scarcely indicative of the relative
strength of the two teams because on several occasions the Orange and Black scored only to have
the tally nullified by penalties.
The Johnnies had possession of the ball the
greater part of the game and frequently made
long marches down the field with it. Only the
fact that the backs fumbled the ball frequently in
offensive territory kept St. John's from scoring
more often.
Johnny Bossert supplied most of the offensive
punch for the Johnnies while Bob Snibbe also
carried the ball well. Throughout the game the
whole line put forth a creditable effort, but with
no man in particular standing out.
�SHENANDOAH
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
The St. John's football team turned in another well earned victory against Hampden-Sydney by a count of 25 to 12. The game with the Tigers, which has become an annual feature of the Johnnie schedule, was not so closely contested as have been some of the tests with this team in recent years.
The Johnnies took
the lead in the first
quarter even though
they were held in
check for a considerable period by the
spectacular punting
of the Tiger kicker.
The initial score
came after a seventy
yard sustained drive
down the field when
Bossert tossed a
shuttle pass to Everett Smith who carried the ball off
tackle for six points.
In the final half
the Annapolis team
found itself and
loosed an almost
irresistible d r i v e
which, coupled with
frequent tricky passes behind the line
of scrimmage netted them a touchdown in the third quarter and two more in the fourth.
An
outweighed
but gamely fighting
Shenandoah College
football team fell before the skill of
the powerful Orange
and Black Grid machine by a score of
20 to 0 in the annual breather before the Hopkins
game.
The game was
mostly a good workout for the Johnnie
gridders who had
little difficulty in
pounding out the
win. Most of the
regulars only played
a short while. Their
places were taken by
frequent substitutions from among the freshmen contenders who were being given a chance to show off
their ability as a prospective candidate for positions on next year's team.
The feature of the game was when Warren Hamman, playing for the first time against collegiate
competition, made a touchdown on the first play he took part in. He galloped 47 yards through the
entire Shenandoah team in the best run of the day.
HOPKINS
Five minutes after
the opening of the
game Len DeLisio
crossed the goal line
for the Johnnies after taking a pass
from Bossert on the
eleven yard mark.
This was the result
of the first of several continued drives down the field by the St. John's team.
The only touchdown accomplished by the Eagles was made in the close of the second stanza, climaxing a substantial goal line drive. For the first time this season, even against the stronger opponents
met at an earlier date, the Johnnie line gave ground before the assaults of an opponent.
In the closing game of the season the St. John's eleven downed the Hopkins grid-machine by a
score of 13 to 7. The initial Johnnie score was tallied by Bossert on a short line plunge, while Cal Lotz
recovered a blocked punt to race half the length of the field for the remaining score.
Johns Hopkins,
1 with a decidedly inferior eleven, but inspired with the usuj
al "do or die" spirit
;
found in the morale
of the underdog of
a Hopkins-St. John's
football game, rose
to great heights to
seriously
threaten
the splendid record
of the St. John's
team.
However, Hopkins was unable to
cope with the superior power and better
all round play of the
Crabtowners.
The
Johnnies held possession of the ball
for the greater part
of the game and
were it not for a
fumble on the part of the Orange and Black clad team on its own fourteen yard line, it is doubtful
whether or not Hopkins would have been able to score.
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AMERICAN U.
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Displaying an aerial attack w h i c h
functioned smoothly,
the St. John's gridsters downed a stubborn American University eleven 26 to
7. Three hundred
spectators sat in the
drizzling rain to
watch the Johnnies
win their third victory.
�Basketball
Varsity Basketball
SEASON RECORD
S.j.c.
Opp-
Randolph Macon
Hampden-Sydney
23
37
V. M. 1
19
Washington & Lee
Elon
Hopkins
Potomac State
Western Maryland
Washington College
Mt. St. Mary's
26
35
36
29
40
21
24
18
32
20
37
25
28
31
41
40
36
S.J.C.
Loyola
American University
Swarthmore
Mt. St. Mary's
Hopkins
Washington College
Loyola
American University
Maryland
Western Maryland
28
44
37
20
25
19
25
35
24
35
Opp.
32
21
11
27
19
24
32
19
17
34
It is customary to compute the success of an athletic team during any given season by weighing the
number of games won against the number lost, but to judge the success of the 1934-35 basketball season
at St. John's in this manner would hardly be fair. Last year the Johnnies won the State Championship
and from the five men who generally made up the starting team, only one reported back for practice this
year. Coach Lentz had two lettermen on the squad of 27 men who reported in November to try for
the team, most of whom were freshmen, and yet he was able to develop a team of which St. John's
men were never ashamed; a team which won half its games including the two with Hopkins and the
one with Maryland. Only three of its losses were clean cut; two were by a single point; while five
were doubtful until the closing minutes of the game.
It was a green team, untested, and highly inexperienced that wore the Orange and Black of St.
John's against Randolph Macon early in December. This was the first game of the season. The students
had heard reports of some good prospective freshmen players on the Johnnie squad; some of the students had watched these prospects in practice, but few were willing to pass judgment on their ability as
college players until they had seen them in actual competition. The game was closely contested with
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�St. John's leading most of the way but not playing brilliantly. The Johnnie
pass work was poor and errors were numerous but beneath the faults
could be seen the makings of what some day may be a great St. John's
team. St. John's won 23 to 18. A few days later against Hampden-Sydney
the Johnnie quint showed much improvement. In the first half St. John's
played brilliant ball to run up a thirteen point lead to coast to an easy
victory.
At this point the season was interrupted by the Christmas Holidays.
The Johnnies went home for a good time, forgetting much that their
early season games had taught them and so when they went on the annual
trip to Lexington, Virginia, for games with V. M. I. and Washington and
Lee they sort of reopened the season all over again. This time however
the reopening was not so successful, for the Orange clad team dropped
a heart-breaker on the V. M. I. court and lost by a goodly margin the
following night to a decidedly better W. and L. quint.
The Johnnie supporters began to look on their early season victories
as accidents until the Johnnies sent Elon College back home after a 35
to 25 drubbing in an unexpected victory. This renewed the faith in the
home team and so the students turned out en masse for the tilt with
Hopkins a few nights later. The game was one of the fastest seen on the
Johnnie floor with both quints resorting to quick breaks frequently. Indeed, at times the play was so fast that the referee was obliged to beg
the captains to play basketball and not engage in a track meet.
Immediately after the lay-off of nearly two weeks for mid-year
exams the Johnnies traveled to Cumberland to play an exhibition game
with Potomac State College. The smooth passing Johnnie team battled
with all the ability within its command in the fast game but fell on the
short end of a 31 to 29 count. The Cumberland Times classed the game
as "one of the most interesting, cleanest, and closest contested College
games ever staged in that city." On the way back to Annapolis the
Johnnies stopped off at Westminster to drop another close one to Western
Maryland by a score of 41-40.
Following this trip the College list of ineligibility was published,
clipping two regulars and several important substitutes from the squad.
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The remodeled team consequently dropped the next three contests before
toppling American University by a count of 44 to 21. The new Johnnie
five was improving rapidly when it downed Swarthmore College on our
home court 37 to 11 but soon regained its place in the losing column
when it met the strong Mt. St. Mary's five. The game was a battle from
start to finish but St. John's was forced to take a 27 to 20 defeat.
Hopkins was met a second time in the next game and again the
Johnnies trounced their traditional rivals, this time 25 to 19. The game
was described as poorly played with both teams off in their shooting
but superior team-work was responsible for the victory.
Washington College's tall, rugged quint again took the Johnnies
over the jumps on the St. John's floor but not to the tune of a one-sided
score which characterized the first game. The Shoremen took an early
lead which they managed to hold throughout the entire game though at
times by a slim margin to win out in the end 19-24. A few days later
the Johnnies were forced to bow again before the strong Loyola quint
in spite of a desperate second half rally. The Greyhounds led 25 to 11
at the half time but barely eked out a 32-25 win after the Johnnies managed to bring the score to 25-24 in the closing minutes of the game.
Regaining their confidence in another set up with American University, the Johnnies wound up the season in a blaze of glory by defeating the University of Maryland and Western Maryland College. The
Johnnies entered the game with the Old Liners the underdog. They were
expected to lose by a good margin to the College Parkers who have
made it a habit to win from St. John's. Maryland boasted a tall rangy
group of experienced men, but they were just another ball club to the
Johnnies, who out fought them, as they had so many other teams, and
brought back a 24 to 17 victory.
The final game of the season was a thriller from start to finish as
both teams seemed to score at will. Western Maryland seized a threepoint lead at the opening of the game which represented the maximum
advantage gained by either team at any time during the game. The lead
changed hands frequently with the Johnnies leading at the halftime by two
points. The final score of the game was 35 to 34.
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�Varsity Lacrosse
Lacrosse
SEASON RECORD
S.J.C.
Mt. Washington
Swarthmore
Washington College
C. C. N. Y.
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4
19
13
20
8
4
0
3
S.J.C.
Opp.
Maryland
Syracuse
Hopkins
Army
Opp.
8
11
2
8
3
6
Although the 1934 lacrosse season at St. John's was highly successful from the point of view of
wins and losses, it was not as successful as might have been expected if expectations were based on midseason performances. Those who followed the progress of the Johnnie ten saw a potentially great team
develop rapidly to defeat decisively a fine team from the University of Maryland only to slide back the
following Saturday and take a beating at the hands of Johns Hopkins even worse than the one it had
itself meted out to the Old Liners. But St. John's has nothing to be ashamed of. The Johnnies suffered
only one defeat at the hands of an intercollegiate ten and thus took second place among the lacrosse
teams of the nation. All agree that the '34 St. John's lacrosse team was good; the fact that it cracked
under the pressure of a championship game alone keeps it from being deserving of the title "great".
St. John's opened the season against what was probably the finest club lacrosse team ever to play
lacrosse. Certainly no team ever sported such a finished group of players as those who made up the
line-up of the Mt. Washington Club which met and defeated the Orange and Black at Homewood field
8 to 4. The Johnnies played a fine brand of lacrosse throughout but were unable to cope with the superior talent presented by the club team. Practically every substitute used by the Hillmen was a former
All-American while the regular team was a collection of the outstanding college stars of Maryland lacrosse during the last few years. The Wolfpack thus possessed the youth of a college team and yet had
the beneficial experience of many years of college play. Outstanding as the leader of the Mt. Washington
attack was Lome Guild, former Hopkins luminary, who for the third time in as many years proved a
thorn in the side of the Johnnies. His brilliant individual efforts were alone responsible for four goals,
the margin of defeat. Both teams played a fine brand of ball to show "class" unsurpassed by any
early season clash in recent years.
ANGUS LAMOND
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WILLIAM H. MOORE, III
Coach
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�Still smarting from the defeat of the week before, the Johnnies brought back memories of the
championship teams of not so long ago, when, with ease and grace the St. John's lacrosse team rode to a
19 to 4 victory over Swarthmore College. Only one flaw appeared in the play of the Johnnies and it
was ironed out during the half time by Coach Moore. The mid-fielders were sucked out of position by
the Little Quakers frequently and three times Swarthmore utilized an extra man on quick breaks down
the field. High point scorer for the day was Everett Smith who tallied on seven occasions. He broke
loose on the crease for passes five times while he dodged twice through the Garnet defense for individual
scores. Dave Nopper figured prominently in the scoring spurt of the first six minutes of the second half
during which five goals were scored. Five times he got possession of the ball behind the net and
dodged his man. First four times he sent accurate passes to open men on the crease, while the
fifth time he sent a bullet-like shot over the goalie's shoulder.
The frolicking Johnnies easily routed the representatives of Washington College the following
Wednesday afternoon by a score of 13 to 0. The game, which was transferred from Annapolis to Salisbury at the request of the St. John's Alumni group in that City, was played before 2,000 spectators who
crowded about the field, overflowing the stands. Unfortunately the field was of soft sand which caused
the play to be much slower than ordinarily and led to sloppy stickwork. The outstanding part of this
one-sided contest was when the attack went on a scoring spree early in the second half to set what is
probably a record for rapid scoring. In spite of the frantic efforts of Coach Moore to keep the score
down through substitutions, the Johnnies chalked up six goals in 1 minute and 57 seconds of elapsed
playing time, average three goals per minute. One goal was scored seven seconds after the face-off.
By downing the City College of New York stickmen, the St. John's lacrosse team won its third
victory of the season by a score of 20 to 3. Although the Orange and Black attack scored almost at will,
the general play of the team was below par while the stickwork was ragged throughout. The visiting
defensemen checked the Johnnie attackers well out beyond the shooting circle necessitating a dodging
type of game which did not prove a disadvantage to the versatile Johnnie team. Everett Smith was again
high scorer with six points while Dave Nopper was next with four.
The Johnnie team reached its peak against the University of Maryland when it defeated the strong
College Park ten 8 to 3. From the very beginning of play on, there was little doubt as to the ultimate
result of the contest, as the Orange and Black clad men worked in perfect unison to pump goal after
goal into the Maryland netting with an ease which was very gratifying to the Johnnie rooters. The St.
John's defense surprised all the dopesters by stopping the strong Maryland attack with air-tight play.
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Not once was the Old Line attack able to score when the Johnnies had full strength on the field. Two
of the Maryland tallies were made with three extra men while the other was accomplished with one
extra. In the midfield Donohue stood out. But it was not any one man who was responsible for the victory but ten men working together.
On the following Monday afternoon the Johnnies coasted to an easy 11-6 victory over Syracuse.
The high powered Johnnie attack easily rolled up a five goal lead in the first quarter, placing the Orange
and Black in a position to ride to an easy triumph. Dave Nopper played one of his best games as he
dodged and squirmed his way through the Orange of Syracuse for three of the five goals netted in the
first quarter. He tied for scoring honors for the day with Kibler and Donohue who likewise netted
three goals apiece. The game was characterized by a distinct let down on the part of St. John's after
the hard game of the Saturday previous. Coach Moore gave nearly all of his squad a chance to play
at some time or another during the course of the afternoon as a total of twenty-one men saw action.
On Saturday of the same week the championship hopes of the St. John's lacrosse team were
shattered when the Johnnies met Hopkins in Baltimore and were defeated by a score of 8-2. The St.
John's team was generally off color while the Jays were "on". The result was a nightmare
for the loyal sons of S. J. C. who sat wriggling in their seats while the score continued to mount on one
side of the board seemingly without end while remaining stationary on the other. There was little
doubt that the Jays rose that day to heights which the '34 Johnnie team was incapable of rising.
On a hot late May afternoon the Johnnies closed their season against West Point with an 8 to 6
win over the Cadets. Led by Donohue's three goals, the Johnnies rolled up an eight to two lead during
the first three periods to coast to victory. Three stages were apparent in the play of the Johnnies as the
spectators saw the Annapolis team pump six goals into the Army netting in the first half, ease off in
the third period and crumple in the final quarter before the superior conditioned Army team. The Cadets staged a desperate rally in the final period, scoring four goals but were checked in time by the
fighting Johnnie team which seemed to gain its second wind as the game neared its end.
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�F E A T U R E S
Intramural
Council
INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONS
1934 - 3 5
FALL BASEBALL
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
BASKETBALL
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
FALL HORSESHOES
Singles—Brown—Phi Sigma Kappa
Doubles—Welty - Sellman—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
HANDBALL
Singles—O'Connor—Delta Psi Omega
Doubles—O'Connor - Wall—Delta Psi Omega
FOUL SHOOTING
O'Connor—Delta Psi Omega
FALL TENNIS
Singles—Grier—Dormitory
Doubles—Kesmodel - Horn—Kappa Alpha
TRACK MEET
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
TOUCH FOOTBALL
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Phi Sigma Kappa—(Tie)
SPRING BASEBALL
Sigma Alpha Epsilon—Alpha Kappa Pi—
Kappa Alpha—(Triple Tie)
SOCCER
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Phi Sigma Kappa—(Tie)
FIELD MEET
Phi Sigma Kappa
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NEW BUILDING
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�During the past year the Alumni Bulletin has been doing good work under the management of
Claxton O'Connor. Several Alumni Issues of the St. John's Collegian were sent out to over two thousand
St. John's graduates. Contacts with distant alumni are being made so that a greater unity and increased
strength will be felt.
One great activity undertaken by the Alumni Association is the Loyalty Fund. This fund includes
three sub-funds: the Boat House Fund, the Scholarship Fund, and the Clarence Wilson Stryker Library
Fund. The raising and administering of this money is under the supervision of the following trustees:
Dr. Amos Hutchins, Roland M. Wegner, Luther B. Miller, and Harry Sturdy.
The National Association feels that a great deal has been accomplished in a practical way and that
a great deal more has been done toward raising the morale among the alumni and at the college. Greater
accomplishments are expected next year—among them the completion of the boat house in time for the
Homecoming Day in November, 1935.
National Association: Luther Stitt Tall '21, President; Roland M. Wegner '24, Secretary; William
F. Stromeyer '16, Treasurer; Claxton O'Connor '30, Assistant Secretary.
Board of Directors: Dr. Amos Hutchins, Robert H. Williams, Dr. J. Murphy, Amos W. W. Woodcock, Capt. Douglas Howard, Chas. Cummins, Major E. A. Harrison, Lieut.-Col. Harry C. Ruhl, Edwin
Warfield, Edward Fell, Urguhart Dowell, J. E. Heise, Charles Burton, Jr., William Purnell, J. Carroll
John, Dr. Robt. Bier, Harry Sturdy, John Green, G. Wisner, Luther B. Miller.
Branch President who automatically are Vice Presidents of the National Association: Paul Banfield,
Washington; H. C. Hill, Baltimore; Dr. R. Welch, Annapolis; R. F. Finnell, Richmond; W. J. Jones,
Cambridge; J. Morriss, Salisbury; J. Dugan, Boston; Dr. R. Cook, Cumberland; C. W. Keefer, Los Angeles, Calif.
LUTHER S. TALL
St. John's College Alumni
I
N November, 1933, a movement was started to revive interest in the St. John's College Alumni
Association in order to promote interest among the alumni and to assist the college. The following officers were elected to serve for one year: Luther S. Tall '21, president; Roland M. Wegner
'24, secretary; William F. Stromeyer '16, treasurer, and Claxton O'Connor '30, assistant secretary. A plan
was adopted whereby the association would be organized on a national scale and incorporated under
the laws of the State of Maryland.
During the year of 1933 Branch Associations were formed in Baltimore, Washington, Annapolis,
Richmond, Boston, Cumberland,' Cambridge., and Salisbury. Each of these branches increased its activities
in the form of luncheons, dinners, and smokers, and the attendance broke all past records. The National
Association adopted a resolution that it must arrange twice a year, once in November on Home Coming
Day and again on Commencement Day in June, to entertain the alumni on the campus in Annapolis.
The Alumni Association wishing to obtain an Alumnus of St. John's as president of the
twenty-five alumni registered during the day. On Homecoming Day, November 3, 1934, four hundred
and twenty-five alumni were present at the formal inauguration of President Woodcock and at the laying
of the corner stone for the new boathouse, an alumni project. Enthusiasm among alumni over the
prospects of the college seemed to be high—reflecting confidence in the abilities of President Woodcock,
Dean Douglas Howard, and Major Evelyn Harrison, assistant to the president. The national officers of
the association were reelected at the business meeting and the organization of a new branch association
in Los Angeles, Calif., was announced.
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The staff of the 1935 Rat-Tat gratefully acknowledges the aid
of the following persons who have lent us a willing hand at all
times and without whom our task would have been infinitely greater.
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YARDLEY, of the Baltimore Sun
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CHARLES M. ROEBUCK
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MR. ALLISON TRADER
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DouGLAS
A.
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Editor-in ·Chief
· RooERT M. NooLETT
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PUBLISHED ANNUALLY
BY THE
JUNIOR, CLASS
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STJOHN'S
COLLEGE
ANNAPOLI5, MD.
VOLUMe
TH112TY THREE
�DEDICATION
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N dedicating our 1931 RAT~TAT
to CLARENCE W . STRYKER we
feel that we a1'e showing our app1-e~
ciation fo1' a man who has "given
!~is all" for the prog1'ess of this, OU1'
institution. He is a man who is
loved by ever:
yone and dese1'ves tlte
highest p1-aise for !tis work. in
St . John's College and for humanity
in gene1-al. It is hoped by us t!tat
this m.odest means of exp1'essing our
appreciation will convey, in some
manne1', our esteem for this illustri~
ous pe1-son.
�FOREWORD
E, tlte edito1'S of the 1931
RAT -TAT, have tried in
ow- most diligent manne1' to produce
a colleae annual, based on colonial
life 1:n°Annapolis, which ow- class
and school should be proud o.f. We
have made eve?')' effort to symbolize
ow- school as we thought it should
be and to hold up the t?'aditions .fo1'
which our college stands.
We believe that we have succeeded in the task_ which we set out
to accomplish and we sincerel)'
hope that ou1' efforts meet with yowap1J?'oval. Howeve1', we are not
the ones to f z.t.clge our own effo7'tS,
so we hereby submit them to you .for
yow- app1'0val.
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CONTENTS
CoLLEGE-Bladen's Folley
CLASSEs- Treaty unde1' the
Liberty T1-ee
0RGANlZATLONs- R..eception
to Lafayette
ATHLETics- A Duel
FEA TUREs- Buming of th.e
"Peggy Stewart"
�THEME EXPLANATION
have
the 1931
amund
Wis Esuggested developed the theme
by ow- everyday surthat
RAT - TAT
1'oundings, Colonial Annapolis . Annapolis is one of the few towns that ltas
preserved much of its original luster ,
wltich we all appreciate so much, and
in speak..ing of Annapolis one cannot
miss the relation t!tat exists between
St. John's and Colonial Annapolis .
Tlte college has played an active role in
Annapolis life eve1' since its founding
in :r696, as King William 's School,
and lik..e the town , has maintained its
antiquity.
This theme underlies ow- ''annu al' '
and we hope that it will tend to mak..e
us appreciate more the value of the
things we have so close at hand
Colonial Annapolis .
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THE HISTORY OF SAINT JOHN'S COLLEGE
JOHN'S COLLEGE is the third oldest college in the United
States, Harvard being the first, and William and Mary the second.
Its history begins in 1696 with the founding at Annapolis of King William's School, named after William the Third. St. John's was founded
by prominent men in the early history of our country and has ever since
continued to produce just such men. With such a heritage, it may be
truthfully said that St. John's College is a sound and firmly established
institution.
· In 1664 the Maryland Colonists expressed their desire to establish a free
school for the purpose of training our youths in matters of church and
state. The legislation of that year provided for a free school to train
American youth in "good letters and rnanners." This was to be acconl.plished by donations of tobacco from the various inhabitants of the
Maryland Colony, which. proved to be a ready source. The building,
which was erected by William Workman , is still standing and is the
oldest college building in the United States.
King William's prospered until the Revolutionary War, when it was
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The Wa lton House, 1 0 Francis Sneet, built by
William Workman. This was the origina l home
of King William's School, founded in 1696. This
is the oldest co llege building still standing in th e
United States .
As soon as the war was over, the
need for an institution of higher
learning, in this country, becan'1e
apparent . In 1784 a group petitioned the Legislature for a college
charter. The charter was granted,
and by legislative action King
Williarn's School was transferred
in its entirety to Sr. John's College.
A grant of land was given them
by the State, near the State House,
on which stood a nunsion, begun
in 1774 by Thomas Bladen and later known as Bladen's Folley.
The charter read : ''The said college shall be founded and maintained
forever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious
denomination . . . . nor shall any preference be given in the choice of a
principal, vice-principal, or other professor, master or tutor in said college,
on any account of his particular religious profession." On November 11,
1789, the college again opened irs doors wir~1 much pomp and ceremony
as was justified by the occasion. The center building, known as Bladen's
Folley, was christened McDowell Hall; after our first president. The new
college prospered until the year 18o6 when the Legislature withdrew irs
support. However, Sr. John's continued to turn our men of high
caliber, prepared to rake part in
national and state affairs, until rhe
rime of the Civil War . During
the period of the Civil War, Sr.
John's was closed for five years
and used as a Union Army hospital base. At the close of the war
Sr. John 's was again opened with
Dr. Henry Bernard as president.
During his brief administration
Three of the fo ur hundred vo.lurnes which Sc.
John's inherited from King William's Schoo l.
TAT
he reorganized the college to meet
the changed conditions and starred
it on its upward trend.
In 1886 the college received a
new impetus under the leadership
of Dr. Thomas Fell. The college,
once more, showed signs of real
progress both nurerially and scholastically. Randall Hall, WoodHurnphreys Hall in 1789.
ward Hall and the Gymnasium
(From an old lithograph.)
were erected under his administration. It was during Dr. Fell's term of office that the college became a
rnilitary institution, which it rernained until 1923 . The military tradition
of the college was admirably upheld during the World War when452 saw
service : go per cent were commissioned officers, of whom half held the
rank of captain or above.
Major Enoch Barton Garey was chosen as a successor to Dr. Fell.
Major Garey was a Sr. John's man of the Class of 1903 and a graduate
of West Point, but he was satisfied that a military regime was not rhe
best one, so he abolished it. St. John's was a class "C" institution when
Major Garey took charge and within four years it becan1e a class "A"
college under his able guidance. He secured a new staff of professors,
with the exception of three, whom he thought measured up to rhe new
McDowell Ha ll in 1789 .
(From an o ld lith og raph .)
standards he had set for Sr. John's.
To his new plans of liberal jurisdiction and new staff of professors
he added many material blessings:
the Hammond -Harwood House,
the Brice House, and the Pinkney
House. These old colonial houses
are to be preserved by Sr. John's
and rhus establish us as a true
modern institution with a colonial
background. In the spring of 1929
Major Garey resigned, realizing
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making St. John's a class "A" college.
The period 1929-1931 has seen St. John's without a president, but its
progress has been steady nevertheless. The creation of the Student Union
roon1s, in the basement of McDowell Hall, the conversion of Humphreys
Hall from a dormitory into a new science laboratory and auditorium, the
restoration of the Great Hall which was formerly the chapel, the acquisition
of the Claude House which contains dormitories and the infirmary,
faculty offices that were built in the basement of Woodward Hall, and che
acquisition of a new biology laboratory are evidences of che progress that
has been made.
St. John's has always been a small college and always will be because
it believes the small college to be the more ideal means of education.
However, it has not reached its goal yet, buc must strive to further heights,
where every St. John's man would like to see it rest.
SPONSOR OF RAT-TAT
MISS A VICE ELIZABETH MARKLEY
Hackensack, New Jersey
The fuwre Sr. John's College.
(From an architect's drawing .)
�3Jn ;fMetnoriam
ROBERT A. ROUSE
Baltimore, Maryland
1886 -
1931
WILLIAM C. SEABROOK
Westminster, Mary land
1867 -
1931
�President Ex-Officio
His Excellency, Albert C. Ritchie, Annapolis
Governo1' of Maryland
·chairman
Herbert Noble, New York
Member, Noble, Mm·gan , Scammell, Attorneys-at-Law
Vice-Chairman
Walter H. Buck, Baltimore
Lemmon and Buch., Lawyers
Sec1·etm·y
Douglas H . Gordon , Baltin:10re
Lawyer, Munsey Building
Treasurer
James A . Walton, Annapolis
P•·esident, Annapolis Ban/zing and T,·ust Co .
BY ELECTION
Lewis W . Baldwin, St. Louis
William Woodward , New York
President, Mi ssouri Pacific R_ail,·oad
P1·esident, Hanover Nat ional Bank..
Sylvestor W. Labrot, Annapolis
Walter I. Dawkins, Baltimore
Labrot and Company, Bankers
A ssociate Judge, Supreme B ench of
B altimore City
Amos F . Hutchins, M .D ., Baltimore
T. West Claggetc, Annapolis
Physician
Ma,.ager , Philadelphia a?td R_eading Coal
and Iron Company
Elmer G . Parsly, Philadelphia
Parsly Brothers and Co., Banh.ers
Ridgely P. Melvin, Annapolis
James Bordley, Jr., M.D., Baltimore
Atto1"1tey-at-Law
Physicia?t
John H . Latane, Baltin1.ore
Raymond Pearl, Ph.D., Baltimore
Professor of America" History, Johns
Hop/zins Univ ersity
Professor of Biology, Johns Hop/zins
University
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DR. AMOS F. HUTCHINS
President, St. ]oltn's Alumni Association
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MISS ELIZABETH RIDGELY
Annapolis, Maryland
VIILLIAM T. AllMACO~T
S11MUCL P. WEW JQ.
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JOSEPH V. ANTHONY
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R. ANTHONY is the collegiate prototype or the wise old owl who , fables
tell us, confines his ever-increasing knowledge behind a silent from . Joe
entered St. John 's with the rest of his classmates in the fall of 1927, and independent
of everyone else began his life as a student. His interests lay, and still lie, in the
field of Biology, and most of his time has been given to honor work toward his
degree.
He was one of the original members of the Osler Pre-Medical Club as well as
the Erlenmeyer Club . Then in his sophomore year he became interested in Junior
Varsity Football , but after that he sacrificed an athletic career for studies. The summer
following his junior year was spent at a school of marine life preparing for his
honor work .
Joe does not show everyone the intricacies of his personal life, but we are led,
as everyone is, tO respect and revere the quiet austerity which clings tO him like
a shadow.
Osler Club
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3, 4; Erlenmeyer Club
2,
3, 4; French Club 3 , 4 ; Junior Vm·sity Football 3·
WILLIAM TRACY ARMACOST
'' W
EE WILLIE ARMACOST " is, perhaps, a bit misleading as a descriptive
nickname for the heaviest bulk of a good fellow in the whole class. Aside
from captaining our very successful football team this year , Willie numbers in his
accomplishments the tide of most popular man on the campus. One has ta infer that
Willie has that tide, because, through his modesty , he never discloses the fact unless
he is cornered.
Now, here is national fame tO our hero . " Army" was selected as second AllAmerican goal this past year by the Lacrosse Association Committee, and as the
first All-Maryland goal by the state committee.
Willie assures us that real accomplishment comes through putting oneself wholly,
and whenever possible, bodily, squarely in the middle of things and " doing it." And
in accord , we find that "Army" is one of the " hard hittingest" backs our Alma
Mater has enjoyed for several years past-that means, as long as we can rememberand then some. It was a real pleasure tO see him-you could hear him at timesplunging through Hopkins line to help with the late victory in football.
We might repeat over and over again that Willie is the best natured and most
popular man on the campus; it is the undisputed concession to the Sergeant-at-Arms
of '31.
K appa Alpha; Sergeant-at-Arms of Class 4; Football I , 2, 3 , Captain 4 ; B aseball I ; Lacrosse
1. , 2 , 3 , 4 , Second All-American 3, All-Mar yland 3 ; P1·esident Candle Club 3 ·
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CHARLES ATHEY
GEORGE LE WIS BENEZE
HARLIE is best known co every Sr. Jo hnny for the past two years as the m anager
of our champion Lacrosse t eam . Throug h his consistemly efficient work as
assistam , he was made manager in the spring of 193 1 and was such a success that
the Athletic Association asked him to repeat his duties another year. May we say
here that the Association very seldom asks such a thing. Coincidemal with his
lacrosse work, Charlie has becorn.e the schoo l's a mhori ty on lacrosse mauers. Athey
accorn.plishes g reat thin gs.
EORGE BENEZE , gentlem.en 1 Suave m ember of '3 1. It is the bland quality
and the aggressive personality w hich gives this m an 's acquaintances the impression that George 's life is just a chain of glaring, felicicous successes. It is a bit of
a puzzle t o determine whether the name Beneze qualifies success or w hether success
qualifies the name Beneze . One of his m ost recent successes was the managing of the
business department of the 1930 RAT-T AT.
His life at Sr. John 's is unity in this fortunate way . George has dabbled in football
to so m e extent and in lacrosse co a considerably greater ex tent . He was one of
" Dinty" Moore's most reliable defense reserves last year on the National Championship lacrosse t eam and will continue co be this year.
This year George is one of the prominent figures on the Student Council , being
secretary of the body and a comn'littee chairman . Among his other feats are his
social activities. His social prominence is deserved , however, in view of his excellem manners, his cultured temperament, and best of all a pleasing personality which
m any m ore than his circle of friends enjoy.
It is also worthy of note that the name of Beneze is frequently associated with the
Dean 's List of honor students.
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Those who have occasion co see Charlie now and then on the campus are usually
impressed by his quiet, alm.ost ariscocratic manner which never fails co suggest
distinction . And justifiably, coo . Our authority in lacrosse does not ha ve a singlecracked mind . H e is, if not an " A" student , then very nearly one. The answer is
that Charlie is one of the minority who ca me co college for an education by study,
and coward that end he has fitted hirn.self env iably for life by majoring in economics.
He has confided co us that he has plans m ade for a business career. And we are
confiding to you that Charlie is going co be an ideal success if we m ay judge from
his characteristic precision in all rn.atters , large or small .
Kappa Alpha; Vice -President Cla ss r; Economics Club I , 2; Footb all, Assistant
Manage,• 2; Lacrosse, Manager 's Staff I, 2, Manager 3, 4·
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Phi Delta Sigma, Sec,·etM)' 3; Secretary of Class 4; Student Council 4; Clrairman Student Conduct
Committee 4; R AT-TAT Staff, Assistant Business Manage1· 2, Business Manager 3;
Business Manager D ramatics Club 4; Football 1, 2; Lacrosse I, 2, 3 , 4 ·
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TILGHMAN BRICE
PHILIP IRVIN BOWMAN
P
HIL has the dist inction of being , among other things, one of the Senior Fellows
at Sr. John 's. This irnmediately suggests that Phil is somew hat of a "bookworm. " T o the contrary, Phil leads one of the m ost varied lives of anyone on
the campus.
Phil is a chemistry majo r and has spent a great part of his time in the laboratories.
But in his m ore leisure hours he has started the New Book Club, has been a dynamic
force to the Erlenmeyer Club, and has been house manager of his fraternity, Delta
Psi On1.ega .
For t wo years he was a member of the student council , his work on the st aff of
the Collegian and his position as Organization Editor of the RAT-TAT of '3 0 helped
him to membership in the King William Honorary Society . Until his studies claimed
so much of his time, he was the so lo clarinetist of the symphony orchestra and a
member of the band .
But there is more yet. Phil is very fond of the outdoors and of outdoor sports. H e
is a commissioned officer in the cavalry unit of the Officers ' Reserve Corps at Fort
Myer. And he has t a ught riding at a camp in Pennsylvania. More than this, he is
an expert skater and swimmer . He has a hobby, too, of building miniatures in wood
of stage coaches and ornamental ships . And now can anyone think of a m ore varied
life than that of Phil 's?
There is hardly a man who knows Phil who isn't impressed by his good nature,
far-fetched yarns, and his willingness to help anyone at anything.
D elta Psi Omega, House M anager 3, 4; Delta Kappa Phi; Erlenmeyer Club 2 , 3 , 4; King William
Honorary Societ)•; Student Council3; 01·ganiz ation Editor of RAT - T AT 3; B and L, 2, 3, 4;
01·chestra 1., 2 , 3 ; Senior Fellow; Collegian Staff.
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N keeping with the Colonial spirit of Annapolis and the RAT-T AT of 1931 , we
are hap py to honor with grad uation a member of one of the oldest families in
Ma ryland , that center of colonial aristocracy. That representative is Tilghman
Brice and lacks none of the fine characteristics inherent in the best sons of Maryland.
His subd ued temperament and his ai r of anticipation seems to imply the man who
is accustomed to respect on every hand . And he does enjoy that token of friendl y
esteem from all of his acquaintances.
H e has played a large if limited part in o ur school life. W e say limited because
Til is a resident of Anne Arundel Co unt y several miles outside of Annapolis, and
his campus life is necessarily limited . His longest stride at St. Jo hn's has been taken
on the st aff of last year's RAT-T AT on which he was a very success ful assist ant to the
Business Manager. H e was a member of the Cotillion Club in his first and second
years and it was only because that club no longer exists that he is not a social club
m em ber. His socia l activities have not ceased, though , since his second year ; far
from it , T il is a regular attendant at all the co llege social functions and in addition
may be seen many times at the town's largest successes. Til is Theta Psi , of which he
has been an o fficer in one way or another for the past three years .
Theta Psi, Secretary
2; RAT- TAT
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WILLIAM PARSONS CAMPBELL
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F we were writing for a well -known m agazine's Hall of Fam e, we should like
co suggest the name of William Parsons Campbel l. H e has not had honors
heaped upon him, he has never been ca lled upon co fill an office infinitely vi tal co
o ur scudem body , and he bas never been overl y ambi tious coward such things . But
he has become o ne of o ur school's dignitaries.
Bill , it seems, chose che hard way co success. H e came co us from Hagerscown (Md .)
High School with aca demic and athletic honors ; he had played varsity football there
for cwo years . When he emered our portals, thoug h, he dropped the athletic activities
in favor of m ore imellectual pursuits. He chose chemistry as a maj or and spem
che grea ter pare of his time in the coilings usually associated with rhe science labo racories. He emerged ac the end of his junior year with honor standing in chemistry ,
and was chen elected co the scholastic ho norary societ y, Delta Kappa Phi. This, if
yo u are noc aware, is an achievem.ent worthy of so me noce.
Unlike the many ho nor science studem s, Bill is a man of no srnall social prestige.
Although his first yea r w ith us was , for the mosc pare , unevemful , except chat he
was che roommate of Willie Armacost , of w ho m we have already spoken, he beca m e
in his sophom.ore yea r, a member of che Cotillion Club. His fraternity, rea lizing
his value, made bin1 secretary and eben v ice-presidem, and sene him for cwo years
co che !mer-fraternity Co uncil.
The Erlenmeyer added cheir cribuce chis year by asking him co be cheir Presidem,
and Bill was more chan pleased co be wich che science group. He intends co extend
his chemistry ed ucation by studying for a Ph.D . degree .
SAMUEL PEACO CHEW, JR.
H
ERE , gemlemen, is the "ocher Fellow." Samuel has always suggested to our
minds the acme of scholastic attainments. Coming co Sc. Jo hn 's in the fall of
1927 from West River, Md ., he fell imo che ranks of the scholarl y few immediately.
Along with his freshman class office of Sergeam-at-Arms, Sam found himself leading
his class in ex cel lence of academic pursuits . And co make the scary shore be has
continued at the head of his class and the entire student body ever since then . So ic
was no m ore chan his due chat cbe college asked him co be ics guest as one of che
two Senior Fellows chis year. Accordingly , Sam is g uaranteed a diploma and graduates
with high honors.
Mr. Chew is a member of Delta Psi Omega Fraternity of which he was a charter
member and a member of che Delca K appa Phi H onorary Fraternity in virtue of his
scholarship record for che first three years of his career ac Sc. Jo hn 's.
In accordance with whac bas already been said in honor of chis m an, his class has
elected him co w rite its histor y for che past two years.
D elta Psi Omega; D elta K a ppa Phi; Se1·geant-at-Arms of Cla ss
Phi D elta Sigma, See~·etary .3 , V ice-President 4; Delta K appa Phi; Inte,·- F,·aternity Cou nci l .3 , 4;
Erlenmeyer Club , President 4; Cotillion Club 2, 3; G ennan Club 2.
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HENRY ALLEN CZELUSNIAK
ALFRED COCKSHOTT
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T is against the principles of chis book ro "smear" our pages with a great many
beautiful words. But no matter how hard we cry ro keep fronl. it there are some
men of every class who just seem ro draw them from us .
If we are ro use the scrict definition of the word affable, we can find no one courteous
and gracious at all times, some may chink, to extremes, who is a gentleman in all
respects . It is a well-known fact chat Alfred can get along with anyone, and despite
the fact that Alfred admits chat he is interested in nothing but studies, his friends are
many and appreciate his abstaining from class activities . In accordance with chis he
has been on the Dean's Lise- an ho nor student-since his entering St. John's in 1927 .
His greatest interests are in his major subject, Physics, and his hobby, Spanish.
There is nothing more to say- there need be no more.
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E are pleased to present here one of our most polished and most well-rounded
collegians. Henry has been favored in life by being one of chose happy individuals who must cry his hand at everything and must succeed, ro his own satisfaction, in everything he cries. Some may call it Face and ochers stars, but whether
fate or stars , Henry makes success a habit. And what a modest habit with him I
When Henry came to us from Chicopee, Mass ., he brought an enviable record in
athletics, a fine one in scholarship, and a reputation for social activities. Since his
entrance here, we have seen him not one mite less active. He discounts the theory
that st udy, real deep study , is the life and soul of a student. It is doubtful whether
H enry has ever strained himself for the sake of learning . But from all appearances he
doesn't need to strain, for he has kept up very consistent grades which keep him in
the higher groups of the Dean 's Lise.
Athletics keep him busy in many of his spare moments. In his freshman year he
was a very promising candidate for the baseball team, but since the passing of that
sport he has been forced into ocher channels. Thus, in the three remaining years of
his residence here, Henry has been one of che most accountable basket-ball men ,
though not a Hashing scar. But his star has twinkled. Last fall, he was crowned
T ennts Champion of the College after he had defeated the best players in the school.
As. cha~rman of the Student Union Committee, Henry has made a most valuable
comnbuuon to Sc. John's in inaugurating the committee which has provided so well
for the student welfare.
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AYMERIC DE FARAMOND
RANCE sent co us this year with the help o f the J usserand Fellowship, Aymeric_de
Faramond. Aymeric is rather pleasantly conspicuous co us as our onl y fore1gn
exchange studem ; but except for his slig ht European accent , he doesn't bring much
of an air foreign t o us at St. John 's. In considering this son of France, we are t empted
very strongly co think in comparison of our fo rmer exchange students. Aymeric,
although quiet and of few words, is as well liked by all w ho have bad the pleasure of
contact with him, as any of his previous compatriots .
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Contrary co our type opinion of Frenchmen , M onsieur de Faramond is not a
small , dapper , hi gh-strung individual; be is a large man- just abom six feet-quiet
and reserved in manner, and bas a quite engaging m.anner if one takes the trouble co
make his acquaintance. H e has , in the short year that he has been a part of us, a
readiness co make fast friends, thoug h not w idely spread .
It is sincerel y hoped that we may have the pleasure in the future of seeing m ore o f
Aymeric or som e of his countrymen w ho resem ble him in the way we have known
him .
French Club; Fencing Squ ad.
JOSEPH D EMELLO
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N this, another so n of Massachusetts, we have the diminutive but very capable ,
Joseph D eMello . Although he stands just a bit over five feet, he represents co us
a fu ll five fee t of ho nest endeavor and unn1.ist akable accomplishment . His size leads
many co believe that his life is limited to rather narrow channels. But Jo lives the
heartiest of lives . H e is fond of the outdoors and athletics in genera l. Thus we notice
that his intra-mural program is q uite extensive, being regularl y draFted for his hall
teams. In the fa ll of 1929 , he stret ched a point and m ade the junior varsit y football
team . Quite a co nsiderable fea t for such a man 1
This yo ung m an 's chief interest is in w hat he hopes w ill be his fu ture profession,
medicine. A nd, consequentl y, m ost of his time at St. John 's has been confined co the
pursuits in Bio logy and related sciences . H e was o ne of the "pillars" of the Osler
Club. As a tribute to the progressiveness of Jo , he was the first of o ur Co llegia ns to
be accepted into a m ed ica l schoo l this year.
We might continue enumerating the conquest s of our sm all fr iend for several
pages, but those w ho know him have learned co expect big things fro m him and those
who do no t know him soon learn to wonder.
German Club
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JOSHUA LEMUEL DRYDEN
ALFRED DOWD
URING his residence at St. John's , Dowd has been consistent in avoiding the
limelight which in due time seems to seek out even some inconspicuous members of the class. And so consistent has he he been, that it seems fitting here to spare
him. the glare of enhanced publicity. There are comparatively few who call themselves intimates of his, and a corresponding number are apparently uninformed of the
versatile capabilities of this man .
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He is probably best known at St. John's in the field of his hobby , wireless telegraphy.
Mr. Dowd is a licensed telegraph operator; he has his own station here at St. John 's
through which he works . He is a pioneer in this field at St. John's.
Early in his college career he established connections with the Collegian .
past year he filled the vacancy of proofreader.
This
Rumor has it that this young man's ambition in life is to be an adventure while
being a telegraph operator on a tramp steamer . Unique as always in his undergraduate days, those afterward have the same unique potent.
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N a word, Lem Dryden is the Eastern Shore 's, more particularly Salisbury's ,
gift to St. John's . Rumor has it that way back in high school days Lem used
his long legs and slim six feet in proving himself an athlete of no small repute. His
particular event was what might be expected- the high-jump. But when Lem came
to St. John 's he put away his athletic career and proceeded to become a principal in
our social organization . He was one of the select few members of the Colonial Club .
At the same time he was a prominent n1.ember of the Social Committee and the
!mer-Fraternity Dance Comrrtittee. His attendance at the school dances has become
a matter of course.
For the benefit of his Fraternity, Kappa Alpha, he has established himself in intramural circles as a player of volley-ball , basket- ball, soccer and baseball. He was
first baseman on Kappa Alpha's championship team last year.
W e wo nder if there is anyone who is not drawn at once by his peculiar supine
rn agnetism or , w put it cruddy , just his winning w ays .
K appa Alpha; Cotillion Club
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�WILBUR REGINALD DULIN
HARRY STANLEY EMRICH, JR .
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ILBUR DULIN is St. Jo hn's idea l of virility. He lives the kind of a life
chat we read about or see in mo ving pictures. At school his forte is football .
A fine beginning , yo u see . Duly has been a regular on the squad for all o f his four
years w ith us . Although not as call as we might imag ine che t ype, he is not sn1.all .
H e and Willie Armacost alternate in caking the hard-hitting honors in the backfield .
Now, enter role number cwo. For some years Duly h as been one of the town 's
dependable fire-fighters . But this is no m ore chan is expected , since the department
is made up of voluntary servers and Duly has a craving for strong excitement.
During the summer m onths, Wilbur co mpletes our picture of the ideal man in the
role of lifeg uard at one of the exclusive bathing clubs on the Severn. And to top
it all off- in v iew of what we are going to say chat may so und like a bon m otDul y has a lack of a certain crowning glory , which fact has gained him the nickname
of Hairless from his fri ends. Duly and all his fraternity of Theca Psi consider the
condition a m ark of his distinct io n, as it really is. Seriously, Duly is a favorite with
all who know him , no do ubt because of his simple, direct way of doing things ,
together with his frank friendliness to ochers.
Th et a Psi , President 4; Footba ll
1, 2 ,
3 , 4; Baseba ll
1;
Inter -Fraternity Council
2,
3, 4·
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N Harry we have a most surprisingly active individual. Most probably it is in
modesty chat Harry bears himself without much outward evidence of his importance to St. Jo hn 's in the field of extra-curricular activ ities. M ay we be pardoned
if we say that H arry is ambitious without reserve . But bea r in mind chat chis means
chat he has come into all his honor and all his distinction through his own m erit.
Harry began his activities career by slav ing as assistant m anager of football in his
freshman year and kept it up until he was full manager in just cwo years later. That
sa m e year he began a most prodigious career in journalism by attaining the positions
of sports editor on first the Collegian staff and chen on the R AT-TAT st aff. Ic is
evident chat Harry is well acquainted with his sports world. The followin g year he
was chosen as one of the three associate editors of the Collegian .
Theca Psi is his fraternity and is a fa vorice with him if we may judge fro m his
activity for the organization . H e has m anaged their intra-mural program with no
little success, helping them receive the annual cup for general excell ence in chat
division of athletics .
But Harry has ambitions in social realms , too. Is there any doubt as to his possible
success in chat?
Th eta P si , S e•·geant-at-Anns 3 ; RAT-TAT Spo1·ts Editor 3 ; Collegian S taff 2, Sports Editor 3,
A ssociate Editor 4 ; Football A ssistant Mana ge•· 1 , 2, Manager 3 ; G erman Club 1 , 2;
E1·lenmeyer Club 1, 2 ; Cotillion Club 1 , 2; B aseba ll 1.
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MATTHEW STROHM EVANS
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ATTHEW EVANS is noc a residem of che cam. pus, buc in spice of che face
he manages w spend quice a bic of his cime wich us . Unlike many of our
so-called wwn swdems, Pudge , as he is beuer known , enjoys a huge popularicy wich
everyone . There is nmhing flashy or pompous abom him; he merely has a habic w
make and keep friends.
Pudge is one of our boys who carrte w college primarily for che educacion and he
has swck w ic , buc noc wo scricdy. He has succeeded in rounding off very nicely a
career of pure scholascics by dabbling in achlecics and fracernicy affairs . Kappa Alpha
claimed him early in his career and he has been mosc valuable w chem all wichouc
much hope of honor abroad w himself. He served for cwo years as an officer of his
fracernicy , which shows in a small way che esceem his fracernicy holds for him . Pudge
is also one of che mosc emhusiascic of imra-mural achleces. He has come imo a large
share of real discinccion in che emire field of che imra-mural program , having played
on all of Kappa Alpha 's ceams including her chan1.pionship baseball ceam.
Fudge's greacesc popularicy, wichouc a doubc, is gained chrough his own personalicy.
Everyone is snuck, as if by comagion, by his nawral good humor and a nonchalance
which is all his own. One has only w see him to feel something of his manner, which
seems w radiace from him in waves of good feeling .
K a·pjJa Alpha.
FERDINAND FADER
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ERE 'S Hom 1 He is known w che sponing world and w che newspaper world
ac large as Ferdinand Fader-or jusc plain Ferdie.
The greac among us carry themselves in many differem ways according w their
respective degrees of modescy, and one way-which has been made popular by Ferdis one of quiec reservation , and Ferd does ic w perfeccion.
He is cruly greac, this is no foolish yarn wid w make everyone feel in good spiric. lc
has been said many times chat if che Stace were w follow the practice of commending
a player in any branch of spores as being che mosc valuable w his ceam, Ferd deserves
due honor in relation w basket-ball . He is wichout doubt one of che besc guards in
the Scace of Maryland, and ic is not unusual w see his name as che headline of an
heroic game. The cricics have said all of this for che pasc cwo seasons. Ferd is chac
consiscem .
Mr. Fader was elected w che scudem council chis pasc fall, which marks his firsc
appearance, seriously , in our scudent govermnem. He has tnany serious momems,
chough , one of which is che Osler Club in which he cakes an accive pan . Ferdie goes
from us as one of che few men w have combined premedical studies and athletics
successfully.
V arsity Bask.et-B all
2,
3, 4;
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�WINSON GILBERT GOTT
LOUIS JEFFERSON FIELDS
S
Q UAD, halt! Sergeant Fields faces about and executes a snappy salute. This
gendeman is Sergeant Jefferson Fields- soon to be Lieutenant- of the United
States National Guard.
Leadership is Jeff's for t e. Before he was chosen President of the Sigma T au
Omicron Fraternity, he was awarded the President 's Key from chis fraternity for
being considered the most valuable man in his fraternit y. There are some people
who can calk for hours and say practically nothing . Jeff- it is rumored- can calk for
ho urs and , in m any cases, has a great n.1.any worthwhile things to say. But w ith all
his effusion , Jeff is one of o ur best bets. H e has a fine. athletic record in football and
lacrosse. , being one of T ody Riggs' tTlOSt acco untable linesrn.en . In addition he is
an intra-mural athlete of no small rank , championing the teams of his fraternity
through many v ictories .
Jeff is one of o ur most congenial collegians, having a good wo rd and a srnile for
anybody and everybody. And with it all Fields has a racing on che scholastic honor
roll which is no m.ea n feat for a fraternity president and an achlece.
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HIS young man came to us after cwo years of stud y at the Universi ty of Maryland . And in the respect chat he has spe.m only che. last t wo years of his college.
career at St. John 's , and in due respect alo ne, Gil 's history is a short o ne.. But a
two-year record of congeniality can seem like. two decades.
Coming into our midst lace., he. lose no time in adjusting himself in our good
graces. He. expected to give. friendship to everyone. and to accept friendship from
all; and he. did just chat . He is easy going, one might say, for he seem s to accept life
as it is , findin g chat most of it is a great thing if we treat it right.
Phi Delta Sigma claimed Gil almost immediately upon his entrance.; they have
not been sel fish with him. Although few know it , he is a rather clever banjo player,
having been a m ember of the. University's jazz orchestra . Since. his residence here.,
thoug h, he has abandoned music in favor of lacrosse..
Gil expects to stud y law next year, and at the sarne. time further his interests in
Spanish.
Phi D elta Sigma; Lacrosse , Junior Var sity, 3.
Sigma Tau Omicron , P1·esident 4 , Vice-President 3, Treasw ·er 2 , Sec1·etary- Treasw·e1· ~ ; P1·esident' s
Key Award 3 ; Football I, 2, 3 , 4 ; Baseball I ; Lac1·oss e 2; Box ing 3, 4 ; Inter -Fraternity Council
I , 2, 3 , 4 ; Social Committee 2 , 3; G ennan Club 3 ; Chess Clu b I; Sergeant-at-Arms of Class 3;
Student Conduct Committee 4; Senior Committeeman 4·
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LOUIS HARWOOD GREEN
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N 1927, Wheeling, W.Va. , sem this blond son to Annapolis so that St. John 's
might help him shape his destiny . The result is a full-fashioned man who has
profited by a liberal education offered by the school and the town .
Harwood formed the foundation of his popularity in his Freshman year when he
turned his attemion to baseball . His favorite sport, however, was abandoned the
following year in favor of lacrosse, and Harwood sought new fields for enjoying
baseball . Then, though his main imerests were in the town, he remained a leader in
imra-mural baseball umil graduation.
In the latter part of his career, aside from maintaining a scholastic record well
above the average, he found time to engage in the activities of the local Ford
agency. And from all appearances, the engagement was to mutual advantage. His
ready flow of wit and a refreshing personality leaves us wich no doubt at all of the
cause of his successes.
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Phi Delta Sigma; Baseball r.
RALPHS GUTH
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HEN we asked Ralph SOtTJ.e time ago what he had to say for himself, he
replied that we could say he was just another one of the boys . And had he
been president of the Student Governmem he would have said the same thing . But
we have learned chat we can find him just where most people wouldn't look for him..
If your memory is working very well, you n1.ay recall chat on one occasion when
Professor Hatfield was at St. John 's and was invited to be Master of Ceremonies
at che Circus , the same professor made his debut accompanied by two "little boys."
One of the " boys ," dressed in rompers and waist, with sox and an all-day sucker
was our friend Mr. Guch. But it was all in fun. For Ralph grew up many years
ago and has been taking life , liberty and a pursuit of education rather seriously, in
spice of protest now and chen.
In his Freshman year he fiddled for the symp hony orchestra but gave chat up later
for more imense activity. So in the next year he became a member of the Collegian
Scaff. Even chis was put away after a year and Ralph surrendered to higher education,
emerging chis year a finished produce, worthy of the best that the world has 111
store for him .
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�EDWARD BURGESS HINES
CAL YIN HARRINGTON , JR.
AL YIN HARRINGTON com es fro m a fine Maryland stack which has presented the state with a governor ; and Cal has upheld co St. John's and the rest
of the world the best that the stack presents in tradition and accomplishment .
C
Cal has a quiet way of doing things w hich has a habit of covering up his modesty.
But the truth w ill out. Cal's best stride was in concentration of his energies. His
achievements have been for the most part in publication work. In his Junior year
he was appointed co the position of associat e editor of the RAT-T AT, which was a
great credit t o the whole st aff. The same year he was the managing ediror for the
Collegian and continued in that service until the end of his college career. As a result
of his fine work he was elected co the King William H onorary Society .
Cal also has a few avocations in which he has disting uished hirnself. He chased
wild baseballs w hile on the manager's st aff of the Varsity squad , but with m any
others had co forego further activ ity in later years. And then Cal is a musician ; a
saxophonist in the bargain . H e gave excellent serv ice in the band for three consecutive
years , being one of the ina uguratOrs of the organization .
K appa Alpha; A ssistant Manage•· B aseball I; A ssociate Editor RAT-TAT 3;
Managing Editor Collegian 3, 4; B and .I , 2, 3 ; King William H onorary Society.
O
NCE upo n a time in R andall Hall there lived a yo ung man w ho, among other
yo ung men of his 'c ontemporary period, had a very active imagination actively
thinking of things tO do tO occupy his spare time and the spare time of the administration. Such was the man Edward B. Hines. Many rumors have been confirmed that
Ebbie was a very active spirit in his freshman year, and was given co som e very
funny little habits like starting fires , though he has st ated that such an incident was
· merel y accidental.
We are happy tO not e that Ebbie has continued in his fiery ways, but not with fires .
Those who have seen Ebbie, eit her in action or at rest , are impressed immediately
with his air of intense activity when matters are interesting, or his complete relaxa t ion
if matters are otherwise.
Ebbie is a D ean 's List m an which may surprise one w hen we tell of his other
not ab le achievements. Probably his best record has been made in lacrosse . Ebbie
st arted his career with the stickmen in his freshman year and was so persistent in his
endeavors that in his junior year he was placed on the second All-Maryland team
as third attack and was given honorable m ention on the All-American team . He
started a football record in his sopho more year but was forced co give that up when
he suffered a broken collar bone. Since then his off-seasons have been spent in the
boxing ring , w here he has proved himself one of the most valuable in the lightweight
class.
Kappa Alpha Fraternity has claimed this rnan 's services as Treasurer and as VicePresident .
K appa Alpha, Treasw·e•· 3, Vice-Presid ent 4; Sophomm·e Council 2; Se>tior Committeema>~; Lac,·osse
I , 2, 3 , 4, All-Mm·yla>td 3, H onorable Mmtio>t All-Anw-ica>t 3; Football 2; B oxi>tg 3, 4·
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�EDWARD ANDREW KIMPEL, JR .
SNOWDEN HOFF, JR.
H EN we. aske.~ Brozz w~ac he. was ~1osc inte.~e.ste.d in at St. John:s he. a~swe.re.d,
"Sle.e.ping, e.aung, scudymg, achle.ucs; and m the. order me.nuone.d 1
Thus
modestly he. cells his own story . And much more modestly than we. arc going co tell
it. Contrary co che impression that he. is apt to convey co us by his remark , Brozz is
one. of the. most vibrant personalities on the. campus. He reminds us in many respects
of che. small but dynamic Emperor Napoleon. Both are. small, vigorous, and clever,
and exhibit exception generalship at vital moments.
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For four years Brozz has been one. of the. mainstays at the scoring end of the. basket ball ce.am; and it is in chis capacity chat St. John's lauds him most. His cle.ve.r playing
and spe.e.d have. never failed to register on the. minds of both players and gallery who
have. watched this dangerous little. forward in action.
Idleness ne.ve.r contents him. When he. is not occupied with basket-ball and studies,
his attention is directed to lacrosse.. Because. of the. passing of baseball in his sophomore.
ye.ar, he. became. a candidate. for the. stick squad nwre. for che. fun of it than anything
else-if lacrosse. is fun . And in the. few years of his playing he. has developed into one.
of Ointy Moore's scoring ace.s. It is with some. regret that we. say, "So long 1" to
Brozz.
Kappa Alpha, Secretary 3, 4; Baseball
I;
Lacrosse
2,
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SLIGHT acquaintance. with Edward Kimpel might never serve. co reveal the
accomplishments that this young man has co his credit. Our only clue. to his
attainments was the. King William Award that he. wears on his watch chain. Ed
re.ce.ive.d this for his services on the. Student Union Committee., but his work has
be.e.n meritorious in several other fields.
Ed has always be.e.n ime.re.ste.d in things German. He. was ele.cce.d Vice-President
of the. German Club in his second and third years here. and in the. fourth was chosen
president of the organization. Ic was learned through that source. that Ed has traveled
extensively through Europe. and especially through Germany. The. European trip
evidently put Ed in a sporting mood, for in his junior year he. won the. Singles Tennis
Championship and Singles Handball Championship. Paired with Williamson, he.
also won the. doubles in tennis. He. was awarded at the. end of the. ye.ar the. intramural high point trophy. This past year he. continued by winning the. doubles in
both tennis and handball . He. was also instrumental in starting an inter-collegiate.
program for the. tennis team , of which he. was chosen captain.
Ed has some. very serious thoughts. He. was assistant business manager of the.
RAT-TAT and, following chat, served as production manager of the. Collegian.
Theta Psi; German Club Vice-President 2, 3, President 4; Production Manager Collegian 4;
Assistant Business Manager RAT-TAT 3; Student Union Committee 3, 4; King William Honorary
Society; Football, Junior Varsity 2, 3; Tennis, Varsit)• Captain 4; Singles and D oubles Tennis
Champion 3, doubles 4; Handball Singles Cham1>ion 3, doubles 4; Intra-mural High-Point Trophy 3.
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JAMES KING
WILLIAM J . KLUG, JR .
IM is our social leader. And there is hardly another r:1ore sui~ed ~o the posit.ion .
In short, Jim looks the part, acts the part , and finally 1s the thmg 1tself. Offinall y
he is the chairman of the Social Committee . A review of Jim 's record for his whole
college career shows a list of social activities surpassed by none.
He began, as many important collegians do , in his freshman year by working on
the Social Committee and with the Cotillion Club. He continued with the Cotillion
Club until its passing in his junior year, and in the m ea ntime he had continued service
on the Social Committee . When that body convened to elect its chairman for the
ensuing year, Jim was chosen without a dissenting voice. The Colonial Club , quick
to recognize a promising leader, elected Jim to membership while he was still a
junior.
But socia l successes alone have not satisfied Jim. For three years of toil and sweat
as an assistant to the manager of the football squad, he was rewarded finally by the
position of manager. That in a nutshell is his whole athletic history. The story
does not stop here, however, for Mr. King has been a shining light in class and school
affairs. The King William Honorary Society elected him to membership for his
work as photographic editor of the RAT-TAT of 193 0, as well as work on the Soci:J.l
C ommiuee. He bas also extended his endeavors in the directions of the committees of
class rings, the dining hall , and of student conduct, and served for his fraternity on
the Inter-Fraternity Council.
Jim is Kappa Alpha, and they are proud enoug h of him to have chosen him president.
J
Kappa Alpha , President 4; King Willi am Hon01·ar)• Society; Social Committee
RAT-TAT Photographic Editor 3; Junior l(ing Committee 3; Cotillion Club~,
2,
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RISE to a point of order 1'_' and the Patrick Henry of the Class of 31 for a tirade
on our governmental affaus. That Patrick Henry is Bill Klug, impetuous but
sincere . In most people impetuosities are faults, but with Willie they are accepted
virtues. For he is more willing to laug h at them over and over again than retain
them as personal grievances. This is no doubt due to the fact that humor or a good
laugh is Willie 's life and so ul.
The labor of Willie 's college career has been in the fields of chemistry, which he
plans to make his life work . His play is in most everything else that he does . Thus
we find him at most of the college dances , lending his lusty voice at all the games at
home or abroad, and in any other place where there is liable to be fun or crowds of
people.
Bill has been a m ainstay in the life of the Erlenmeyer Club. For four years he has
been one of the most active members, lecturing several tin1es each year, a pursuit to
which he is well suited.
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Erlenme)•er Club~.
~, 2, 3, Chairman 4;
3; Colonial Club 3, 4;
Student Conduct Committee; lnt•·a -Frate1·nity Council; Dining Hall Committee; Football A ssistant
Manage•· ~, 2 , 3, Manager 4·
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EDWIN LOTZ
PRESTON SHIPLEY LEONARD
E
HEN we suggested the name of Preston Leonard to chis year's staff, stories
were recounted about Si- everyone calls him Si- and his reign of terror when
we were Freshmen and Si was on the Sophomore Council. But we all recall how
relieved we felt to find chat Si was not the terrorizing mogul we had met at first ,
instead he turned out to be one of the best-hearted friends we had . One would
hardly realize chat chis domineering Sophomore was the good-natured who sang
love songs in the showers . We are going to hate to part with chat mellow voice of
Si's.
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We have been deprived of seeing Si n.1.any hours of the week because of his work.
It is surprising co know chat aside from serving as a class committeeman and rnaintaining the best of scholastic records , he has been working ten hours a day, six days
a week, for about three years. That 's real accon1.plishment 1
Si was, as we said before, a prominent member of che Sophomore Council and
Iacer was chairman of the Class Ring Comminee. Si cakes with him our best wishes
for che best in life.
D came to St. Jo.hn 's as just a big country boy with capabilities beyond measure.
He leaves us ch1s year as one of our most widely honored athletes.
Ed seems .to b~ a natural athlete; whatever he attempts in that category, he usually
attempts Wlt~1 v1gor and his v.;hole self and as a consequence is usually a howling
su~cess. He 1s one of St. Johns own scars in that his development has reached its
he1ght here at the college. Ed started his athletic career here by entering football
basket-ball and baseball in his freshman year. The nex t year he played football and
lacrosse and has kept at these two ever since. And as a reward he has been named on
se~eral all-state football teams and- highest of honors- was named All-American
pmm by the Lacrosse Association last year.
Ed is known in intra-mural athletics as a member of the boxing team. "Merel
keeping up the tradition in the family," he t ells us . His brother is a
~ghter. But, just like Tunney, Ed has more refined interests. His scho lastic record
1s exceptwnal for an athlete. He is one of the pillars of the Theta Psi Fraternity of
w h1ch he has been President.
Locz is one of the most well-liked m en on our campus; he has a smile and a cheerful
word for everyone he meets.
well-know~
Sophomore Council 2; Class 1\.ing Committee Cha·i nnan.
Theta Psi, President 4 , S ecretary .3 ; S tudent Conduct Committee 4 ; M ess Hall Committee 2 ; G erman
Club 2; E..Zenmeye1 Club~; Footba.l l ~. 2, .3 , 4 , All-M ar )>
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lancl 4 ; B asl{et-Ball ~;Lacrosse 2 , .3, 4 ,
All-Amen can 3 , All-Ma.·)•land 3 ; Box ing 3 , 4·
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R . ELLIS MITCHELL
ROBERT MAcCARTEE
HE name of MacCartee has righdy becom e a u aditio n a ~ Sc John's. For .four
years Bob has been a prominem can1.pus figure. H e has nsen to stellar he1ghts
on the gridi ro n, basket -ball court , and lacrosse field . But it is unnecessary to recoum
here the feats and prowess of MacCartee as an athlete . Suffice it is to say that MacCartee has been a varsity football man for fo ur years ; a varsit y basket-ball man for
a like period , twice captain of the quint ; a varsity baseball man in his Freshman
year ; and a varsity lacrosse m an in his last three years. MacCartee's m ost outstanding
individual achievement was probably his almost single-handed v ictory over Hopkins
in football in 1929.
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It is probable, however, chat MacCartee 's fa me as an athlet e has eclipsed his m any
ocher good qualities . He is blessed with the most valuable of assets requisite t o
genuine leadership~cool - headed ness. H e is ever calm, shrewd , calculating, thoughtfu l. His leadership has been recognized by his classmates and teammates, thrice being
president of his class. Besides being an athlet e and a leader, Bob also received consistendy good grades, maj oring in Economics although devoting considerable time to
ro unding out his educatio n in the field of the m ore libera l arts.
President of Class ~. 2 , 4 ; Football ~ , 2, 3 , 4; B ash.et-B a ll ~, 2, Captain 3, 4; Baseball ~;
Lacrosse 2, .3, 4; Kappa Alpha; At!tletic Council 4; A ward f or doing most fo 1· College 3.
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ELLIS MITCHELL confirms the old adage abo ut the best things coming in
little packages. Mitch is small but exuemely active , in as many ways as he
knows how. His main interests at St. John 's, aside from those in science, have been
athletic in general. He has had a steady rise to fame in each of the branches of sport
in which he indulges until his activities are unfo rtunately halted by injuries.
Mitch began an excellent career in baseball in his Freshman year which continued
until bis second year and eben baseball went o ut of the life of St . Jo hn 's. But it
didn 't go from the life of Ellis . He continued baseball at every opportunity and
when a professional baseball t eam came to Annapolis for its sprin g t raining, Mitch
was spotted and offered a contract as a cat cher.
In his second and third years, he was a candidate fo r the football squad and it was
here that his injury was received and becam e his Nemesis. Last year he began to
show much promise as one of Dinty Moore 's scoring stickmen until the old knee
again m ade its presence felc A nd again this year , w itb much more promise, Ellis
was forced to give up a potential lacrosse career in favor of the erring joint. H e
accepts the misfortune without a murmur as a good sportsman w ill, but he is evidentl y having a hard time keeping down the desire to be in every bit of batd e chat
the t eam ex periences. If we may predict , Mitchell's energies and his love of activity
are not going to be wasted .
T heta Psi; Baseball1.,
2;
Football
2,
3 ; Lacrosse 3 , 4; B asltet- B all , Junior Varsity
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LAWRENCE LUTHER MONNETT
N the life of every studem body, at times , there is one man among them who
stands head and shoulders above the rest in his achievemems, his character, his
scholarship, and the respect and admiration of his fellow studems. To chis one man,
usually, is accorded without dispute, leadership in his every undertaking ; and to this
man go the highest honors and distinctions the institution can bestow.
Sr. John's College is this year graduating just such a man- Lawrence Luther
Monnett. Monny's name came to our Alma Mater's Hall of Fame first in his
sophomore year when, prematurely, it might seen1., he took over the reins of the
Collegian. It was through his efforts that the school paper was tenderly coaxed,
fondled, and reared to be the literary organ of the school. The following year, it was
only fitting that he be elected Editor of the RAT-T AT .
His Senior record is most worthy of noce and definitely establishes the name of
Monnett in our H onor Hall . He was the first man to be elected by the whole scudem
body to fill the office of Studem Presidem . His other honors consist of membership
in Delta Kappa Phi, Delta Omicron and King William Honorary Societies. A
glance at his list of activities will convince, too, that he deserved the. Activities
Trophy Award.
Bur more valuable than anything else, Monny is liked and respected by all who
know him .
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ALBERT HUTT MOORE
['\ L came to St. John 's from Baltimore City College and , because of his unas-
.fl_ suming manner, was practically unnoticed for his first half year. In the second
half of his first year he. was pledged Phi Sigma Kappa and has played an importam
part in this organization ever since..
A l's activities, however , were not purely of a fraternal nature as he was very
active both on the RAT-TAT and the Collegian, becoming Business Manager of the.
latter in his Junior year. As Business Manager he introduced a thoroughness into
the management of chis paper chat it had lacked before . He. was also an active
m ember of the Cotillion Club and Dance Committee, showing a real interest in
these organizations .
Everything AI participated in seemed bound to be. a success, consequently he was
very well liked by all the studem body, and we all know char his vacancy in the
College 's life. will be hard to fill.
Phi Sigma Kappa President 4, Vice-President 3, Treasw·e•· 2; Business Manager Collegian 3, 4;
RAT-TAT Organization Edito•· .3; Cotillion 1, 2, 3 ; Dance Committee .3·
Kappa Alpha , President 3; Delta Omiaon; Delta Kappa Phi; Lac•·osse Squad 1; Debating Team L;
Secretary- Treasurer of Class 1 , 2 , 3; Class Histm·ian 1; Feature Editor Collegian r ; Editm·-in-Chief
Collegian 2 , 3; Associate Editor 4; SotJhomore Edito•· RAT-TAT 2; Editm·-in-Chief 3; Inter-F,·aternity
Council 2, 3, Seo·etary .3; P•·ince William and King William Honorary Societies;
Activities T.-oph)' Award, 193 0.
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ROBERT BOSMAN POOL
ELMER RAYMOND NOYER
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ROM New Bedford, Mass. , Elmer Noyer journeyed in the fall of 192 7 co
seek his education at Sc. John 's. He has succeeded admirably well. His efforts
while here at Sc. John 's have noc been directed coward conspicuousness or glory . But
he has learned the secret of nuking his college: life: the best years of his youth . There:
is hardly a pastime, hardly a pleasure that we: humans know that has escape:d our
friend. But his personal ple:asure: includes scholastic interests, too. A revie:w of his
re:cords show his se:riousne:ss coward his colle:ge life which is hardly surpassable.
Thinking of Elme:r strike:s a chord in our minds which suggests le:isure: and a
carefree: spirit but couple:d, as it should be:, with purposeful endeavor. His only tie:
on the ca rrtpus has been in the form of one: of his hobbie:s . He: was a me:m.ber of the
Fre:nch Club for two years and in the latte:r was chosen secretary of the: club .
French Club
1 ,
Secretary
2.
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y this time:, surely, most of us are: acquainted with the brilliant star of the:
championship lacrosse: te:am.. Bobby Pool found himse:lf drifting into the tide:
of fast friendships and a wide reputation in his first ye:ar at Sr. John 's. Those: of us
who are: fortunate: e:nough to have: intimate: contact with Bob know him co be: one:
of the most congenial , smooth-spirited, dignitaries e:ver co grace our fair campus.
He: doe:s grace: our campus for a fact; Sc. John's is proud of her son, who, in addition
to gaining an accre:ditable: scholastic re:cord, has he:lpe:d co link he:r name: with the
nation's be:st in sport .
Although Bob has me:mbe:rship in none: of the: various organizations on the campus,
he: has e:njoye:d the: adm.iration and re:spe:ct of the e:ntire: stude:nt body . He: has be:e:n
e:le:cte:d to se:rve as the pre:sidem of his class, and i~ that capacity was in a position
co act as the pre:sidem of the: te:rnporary Stude:nt Council which inaugurated our
pre:se:m systern. of stude:m governme:m. Those: me:n who have: playe:d lacrosse: as his
teammates for the: past thre:e: years have: had an opportunity co enjoy his clean sportsmanship and his ke:en ze:st for vigor. Sm.all wonde:r that his te:ammate:s wame:d him
co lead the:m. this ye:ar. And what a fitting tribute: co the: fine: type of sportsrn.an
that he: is I
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WILLIAM TATE ROBINSON, JR .
JOHN SCHRIVER PRICE
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SCHRIVER happily turned to St. John's to complete his education which he
started with two years at Lehigh University . At Lehigh we are told he was a
very prominent figure especially on the RiHe T ean1. He was a valuable member of
that body for both years of his residence there . Unfortunately, when he came to
us, he was forced for a time to forego this form of recreation , but not for long . He
organized a riHe team here, which used the armory of the State Militia as its range.
His interests since he has been here have diverged into other fields, however . He
has shown great promise, or shall we say achievement, with the fencing squad.
Perhaps in keeping with that he is quite a French student and is a member of the
French Club.
J . Schriver as we know him is every bit a gentleman; one may distinguish him by
his reserve and such other marks which are generally associated with the genus.
French Club 3, 4; Fencing Club 3, 4; l{ifle T ea m (L ehigh
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T
ATE Robinso n, a native of Honolulu , came first to Harvard University for
his undergraduate career, and after a year there came to finish at St . John's. In
that St. John 's has benefited in more ways than one.
The greatest of Tate's interests in extra-curricular activities was in dramatics in
which he was one of the best of performers. The Dramatics Club a few years ago
was engaged in giving a m ystery play every Christmas. When Tate came he was
set to work coaching the players, who were all men , at the same time taking the
most difficult part, that of the Virgin Mary , himself. It was principally through
his efforts that the adminisuarion recognized the possibilities of the players and
secured a coach which relieved Tare of rhis end of the work so that he could give
his best to playing. Elsewhere in this volume is found the story of rhe advancement
of this club through Tate 's efforts. He is indeed worthy of every commendation
that may come to him through such a huge accomplishment.
If we should say no more about this man, we should have told enough to prove
his value to us. But, with all of his responsibilities, he has always had his smile
ready for everyone. He has made himself many a friend, who holds him in rhe
greatest esteem possible from one man to another.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Massachusetts Gamma; Dramatics
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T is said that a small town farmer boy who makes good in the big city makes
excellent copy for "Success Stories," and, if such is the case, the Preston (Md.)
papers will be obliged to copy many of the items which are bound to be published
about her native son, Rudolph Schmick.
Rudy was the star athlete at Preston High , but since entering the realm of college
life at St. John's, anything from managing a varsity team to directing a jazz band
has been tackled by this blond shareman.
The first year found him. on che football field being a capable parmer for the
tackling dummy , in the glee club tendering his tenor voice, in the basket-ball storeroom digging out equipment, and on the lacrosse field chasing loose balls for the
regulars. With such a display of versatility when only a mere freshman, Rudy
promised to be one of the leaders on the campus later on in his collegiate career.
And such has been the case, but not exactly along the lines he followed during his
freshman year. One season was enough for the Glee Club; two years on the gridiron
proved to be sufficient; three springs were quite enough for che stick game; but a
nujor letter was his reward for lasting four years as the fondling nurse for the basketball team .
Rudy is Theca Psi and has been Vice-President for two years. He has also been
Vice-President of ' 31 for the past two years. Vice-Presidencies are his forte, it seems.
Theta Psi, Vice-President 2, 3; Vice-President of Class 3, 4; B asket-Ball , Junior Varsit)• Manage•· 3,
Varsity M anager 4; Footballz, 2; L acmsse I, 2, 3; Tracl;_ I; Band I, 2, 3; Inter- Fraternit)•Council3, 4;
Glee Club z; H ead Waiter 4; Manage•· of St. John 's Collegians 4·
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ANTHONY JOSEPH SCIBELLI
"WHAT a beatin ' 1" and a brunette man, short but handsome, makes his way
out of the mess hall. That, friends, was Buck Scibelli. One need ionly to
glance at the picture above to see the wiriness and cleverness that fairly shines and
radiates from the countenance of Buck.
Here is another exan1.ple of our engaging pre-medical students who confine themselves and their talents to their respective college quarters. It is very seldom chat
the students of our fair college are given the privilege of hearing Buck play his
harmonicas. His lase public performance, if our records are not in error, was two
years ago at one of our famous smokers. At chis time Buck startled and very agreeably
surprised his audience by presenting a delightful, entertaining program of popular
music. Buck became popular with the new men immediately but no fi.mher public
entertainment was forthcoming. He doesn't need anything further to perpetuate
himself in our minds chan his harmonica and his famous "What a beacin' !"
The name Scibelli is frequently to be found on the Dean 's List as well as on the
line-ups of Randall Hall's teams . If you know Buck, you know he's the spirit of
the game, and he has done much for any success Randall has had in intra-mural
athletics .
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OR m any years past the blue g rass of Kentucky has been sending us men of
sterling quality, able in body and in mind, and possessing that bit of Southern
reserve which distinguishes the sons of the Confederacy from the. impulsive m en of
other soil. This year we are t o see. another graduate, Jess Scott , lacking no ne of the
qualification save, perhaps , one of extreme stature. .
F
Jess has been living his life quietly but very surel y and st eadil y since he came. to
us in 1927. His name frequently is to be found in the. appro priate. sectio n of the
·D ean 's List- although not an excellent student , certainly far from a fa ilure.. Jess
has always been an athletic enthusiast althoug h he. has not been as active as we know
some athletically inclined men to be.. Jess did make. an enviab le record in lacrosse..
Hav ing begun his career in that sport while here. at St. John's he developed in such
a hurry that he was given a berth on the varsit y squad the first year of thei r great
glory.
Jess is Sigma T au Omicron , but his circle of friends are wide. and of huge variet y.
If we haven't already stated it , we are. strong for the t ype that Jess represents.
ANTONIO HIRAM SUSONI
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N 1928, " Tony '' Susoni came to St. John 's to finish his pre-medical studies. In
his three years of residence he has established our respect for himself a nd his
home, Porto R ico. We are as proud of Tony as Porto Rico herself, for his record
as a scientist is one of the. best.
In his m oments of diversion his interests have been centered in athletics. In his
Freshman year he was a candidate for the fencing squad. H e dropped the ca ndidacy
the fo llowing year in favor of the o utdoors and cross-co untry w hich had just made.
its appearance o n the intra-mural program. Since then T an y has been a strong supporter of the. "hoofers." In addition , he. has surrendered to a desire. tO be a boxer
and has been trai ning for som e time..
But Tony 's greatest desire is co be a D octor of Medicine when he. ca n return co
Porto R ico with his family . We take this opportunity tO wish hirn the best.
Fencing
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JAMES EDWIN TORBET, JR.
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ROiv'l ouc of the mountains came Jim Tarbet , not the fighter but a man that
is known even berter to the students of St. John' s. Jim., unlike the fighter, is
known for his quiescent nature . While he did not excel in his studies, he was always
as good or better than the average. He just seerned to drift along serenely , interfering
with no o ne and always minding his own business.
Jim's greatest interest was in the field of chemistry, where he was quite active in
both rhe Osler Pre-Medical and Erlenmeyer Clubs; he was also a member of the
Ring Committee of his class. Jim 's activities, however, do not give o ne the true
story of his life while in co llege, for Jim was active in all things, which cannot be
listed under any particular heading, consequently one does nor get the picture he
should get of this man . lf one is to judge from past experiences, however , one might
be safe in saying rhar Jim will be a great chemist som e da y and the school will be
proud to admit he was a son of Sr. John 's.
Sigma Tau Omicron; Osler Club; Erlenmeyer Club; R._ing Committee .
M
AY we be pardoned, please, for indulging in personalities just long enough to
call at tention to the handsome gentleman pictured above . And we are proud
to say rhar Glenn hasn't allowed this quality to dominate him . Glenn is one of our
most pron1.inent and most well-liked social leaders. Surprisingly enough, he is interested in sociology and human nature , which makes social life for him a matter
both of duty and of pleasure . On rhe side, he is interested in the stock marker, bur
he was careful to explain that interest was not active. Bur then there is always hope.
Glenn is a firm advocate of physical exercises, as is most evident if you have
occasion to visit the gymnasium any afternoon after classes . Though not a brilliant
varsity athlete, Glenn became a candidate for the football sq uad in his second year,
but gave that up later in favor of his favorite gymnasium work . But in his Freshman
year we find that he was quite a track star.
W e are going to miss his spirited bit of repartee, of which he always seemed to have
a ready supply for every occasion.
Sigma Tau Omicron; Football z ; Track I; Cotillion Club I, z ; French Club
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�STEPHEN WOLANSKE
ALBERT JOSHUA ZIMMERMAN
ENTLEMEN' This is "Doc" Wolanske. For cwo years now, Steve has been
dispensing Doccor Murphy 's famous pills. But Steve hopes due in che not
coo discam future he will be prescribing his own medicines.
Y chis cirne Albert Joshua Zimmerman, having waited for che emire class to
pass in review , will be rather bored co hear the same old "last but far from
least'' thrown up at him again. Ic is no joke this time, though. Zimmerman is
one of che most in1portam figures in the Class of 31 . In a word he is one of the cwo
who have che honor of Delta Omicron chis year, which is not a liule distinction.
When Alben emered imo college life here, he plunged immediately into the field
in which he has since proven himself so apdy fitted. He started as a reporter for
the Collegian . Realizing his possibilities, the Ediror promoted him w Feawre
Ediror the following year. He was not satisfied; so with more patience and more
labor he was appointed Associate Edicor in his Junior year. In chis capacity he
served only a half year; he was elected Edicor-in-Chief in February that year. His
efforts were turned at once co making the publication a periodical in reality and w
establishing the prestige of the paper far beyond the limits of che student body. This
accomplishment is Al's crown .'
His middle name, Josh , for short , was not in vain. Ic is rumored chat he and a
famous humorist named Rogers have little jousts every now and then. More seriously, Al started the original funnybone articles that we enjoy so much in the biweekly paper. Contrary co che opinion chat some have due humor columnists are
quiet, Al , though surely not boisterous , is a very refreshing person to calk to , if one
likes his stead y flow of wit. Buc don't lee us paint him wichouc a serious touch: he
is most industrious and conscientious as might be gathered from the honors he has
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received .
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Sceve is che ocher pre-medical swdem who has won his varsity leccer. He has
been practicing conscamly since he was a Freshman co play varsity basket- ball; but
he was rewarded very early by being che "handy" man on che team. Ic did not cake
him long, though , co prove hin"lSelf real varsity material and in his chird year he
was playing regularly . And now when Steve scares co "gee loose," Sc. John 's scores.
Although basket-ball is Steve 's bobbie, he showed real spirit by playing a fine
game as goalie for Dimy Moore 's championship stick ceam. Our "Doc" is certainly versatile.
When he could spare his cin1e fron1 che infirmary , Steve played a crumpet in both
che orchestra and che band. Incidemally , Sceve plays a nice UUITlpec in a surnmer jazz
orchestra.
Finally, lee us not forget chat Sceve was che force chat reorganized che Osler Club
and gave che push which sec chat club once more on its scams as one of che school's
best clubs. He was the club's first pres idem under its new organization.
Sigma Tau Omicron S eo·etary 4 ; O sler Club 2 , 3 , Preside nt 4; y ennan Club 3; Band 1,
Orchestra 1 , 2 ; B ask,_et -B all 1, 2 , 3 , 4 ; Lacrosse 2 , 3, 4 ; S enio1· M edical A ssistant.
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News Edtt01· 2 , A ssociate E dit01· 3, Editor-in-Chief 4; Class Editor RAT-TAT 3; D ebating Club 2 ;
G lee Club r ; G erman Club 3; Symposium 3 ·
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THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 193 r
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HE Class of 1931 emered Sc. John 's in a happy hour. The
College was in a period of growch, of renaissance. The faculcy
was being enlarged and improved. The library was growing . The
achlecic deparcmem was making greac scrides forward. The adminiscracion was im.proving. The College was increasing che nurnber
of ics buildings. A new regime, asking only a co-operacive scudem
body, was in mocion.
The Class of 1931 has provided chis co-operacion. lc has supplied
leaders in every line of endeavor. Monnecc and Zimmerman have
developed publicacions worchy of a sane , healchy college. Ed
Locz, Morris, Arn1,acosc, Pool, Hoff, and MacCarcee have raised
che plane of Sc. John's achlecics. Led by Bowman and Chew,
Senior Fellows, che class has made a real scholascic fracernicy of
che Delca Kappa Phi. The class has mec che needs of che College
and supplied che men needed for ics policy of expansion.
Whecher che class has helped Sc. John's or noc, Sc. John's has
cercainly helped che class. lc has given che fnquiring minds four
years for scudy and improvement; ic has given che uninquiring rninds
four years of congenial pleasure, and ic has given us all che abilicy
co laugh more ofcen and more imelligemly chan we could four
years ago.
This year's class officers are: Roberc MacCarcee presidem , Rudolph
Schmick vice- presidem , George Beneze secrecary-creasurer, Samuel
Chew hiscorian and William Armacosc sergeanc-ac-arms.
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SAMUCL JJOOTll'lATO
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SPONSOR JUNIOR CLASS
MISS GYNETH PREW
Foxboro, Massachusetts
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..... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . ... .. . . .. .. .... . Cambridge
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Bernard Adolph Heller, Jr. . .... . . . . _ ... . ... . . . .. .. . . . ........ . .. Baltimore
William Crowley Hoddinott ... .. ...... . ... . .. . .. .. .. .. . . .... .... Baltimore
... . . . ... . . .... . .. . .. ... Baltimore
James King .... . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .
. .. . .. . . .. . .... . ..... Ellicott City
Philip Lee Lotz ..... . ... . . .. . . . . .
Tilghman McCabe .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocean City
. .. . ... Brooklyn, New York
Sanford Arthur Menczer .. . ... . . . .. .. . .. .
Charles Howard Miles ... . ....... .. . . . . . .
. ... _ . .. . . . . .. ... Baltimore
James Deal Morris . ... .. .... . . . _ .. . . .. . . .... . ... . .. . . .. .. .. .. . Baltimore
Walter Charles My lander, Jr. ......... . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. ... ....... Cockeysville
Frederick Joel Nassauer . . .. .. . . . . -... . .. . . ... . .. .. . .... . ..... . .... Pikesville
Isaac Allen Newton, Jr. . .
Robert Maxwell Noblett
JUNIORS
. ..... .. . . . . .. . .. ... . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
... .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .... . ... Hackensack, New Jersey
Milton Alex ander Noon , Jr. . . . . . . . .. . .. . ... . ..... .. . .. .. . . . ... Millersville
Hugh Frazier Parker, Jr. ...... .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. .. .... . .... . . .. . . Baltimore
Lewis Deford Patton. . . . . . . . .
CLASS OF 1932
Joseph Victor Anchony
....... ... .. . . ... . ..... . ..... Waterbury, Connecticut
William Bernard Athey ... .... ... . ..... ..... .... . . . . . ... ... ... . . Baltin1.ore
John Sigmund Austerlitz .. ..... ........ .. .......... . .... . ..... .. Baltimore
Edward Samuel Balles . . ....... .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . ... . .. Paterson, ,New Jersey
William French Blake .... ... ...... .. . .. . .. . .. .... . .. . .... . ..... Baltimore
Richard Ferdinand Blaul . . ... . ... . ..... . ... . . . . . . . . ; .. .. .. .... Cumberland
Scott Amos Broadbent . ..... . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . ..... . ~ .. .. . Baltimore
. . . ... ... .. ... . .... . Momclair , New Jersey
Richard H eber Pembroke, Jr. .... . . ... _ .... .. . .... ..... . .. ... .... Park Hall
George Durward Adams Selby
. .. . ...... .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . .. . . .... . Baltimore
Henry Soladay Shryock, Jr. . .. .. . . .. . . _ ........ . . .... . .. . . . . . ... . Baldmore
Frederick William Skaling
. _ . .... . . .. . . . .. ..... New London, Connecticut
Cameron ~ourtney Stearns . ..... . .. . . . .. . . . .... . . . . .. .......... . ... Bel Air
Albert Cramer Seidman . ... .. . .. . ...... , . . . .. .. . . .......... Owing 's Mills
Antonio H iram Susoni ..... . .. . . . ... . . . . ... . .. . . ... . ... Arecibo, Porto Rico
Allison Crusnach T racier . ... . .. . .. . .. .. .. ... . . . . . .. . . . ..... .. Revell Station
Robert Lemmon Burwell, Jr. . . . . . . .... . .... . .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... .... Annapolis
William Lee Waller .. .. . . ..... . .. . . .... . . ..... .. . . . . . .... . .... Annapolis
James Fromhardt Campbell .. . . . ... . _ ... . .. . . ...... .. . ......... Lonaconing
Edward John Ward
Paul Edmund Casassa . .. ..... ... .... . .. . .... . . .. .. . .. .. . Washington, D.C.
Glenn Harrison Warner . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . . Deposit, New York
Douglas Arnett Cole .......... . . . . .. ... . .... . . . ...... . ... . .. ... Baltimore
Milton Edward Weaver, Jr.
Vladimir Frantisek Ctibor
Charles Vernon Williamson .. . .... . .. . .... . ... . . . ... . . . ..... . .. Catonsville
........... .. ...... . .. . . . . Ridgewood, New Jersey
.... . .. _ .. .. . . .. . . . . ..... . ... Salisbury
. . .... .. .. . ..... . . . . . . .... Perkasie, Pennsylvania
. .... . . . .... ..... . ... .... . ... . . . Jacksonville, Florida
Walter Staup Dorsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. Westminster
Fred Gerker Yerkes, Jr.
Alfred Dowd ... ....... . . . . .......... . .... .......... . Hillside, New Jersey
David Burns Zarr . . .. . . .. .. .... . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . ... Nancicoke, Pennsylvania
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CLASS HISTORY OF 1932
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N che year of our Lord, 1928 , there entered into chis venerable
insticucion some one hundred and twenty new men, all raring
to go. However, the Sophomore Class soon showed us chac there
were a few things to learn about respect , and it was not until the
class rush chat we were able to show the respect chat we had, for
so long , held in check. After this great skirmish, things seeded down
and we became " true St. Johnnies ."
Upon arrival back at school the following fall we found, much
to our delight, chat we could torture the new men as we were
tortured the previous year, so we proceeded to do so . By this time
quite a few men in our class had distinguished themselves in athletics,
the more prominent of which were Willis and Bob Lynch, Paul
Casassa, Noblett, Carpenter and Job . The time for the rush came,
but it was not held as the memory of our previous rush, when Bob
Lynch was seriously hurt, was still fresh in our minds .
As Juniors we feel that we have safely weathered the storm and
are now on the safe side of the line. We now look back with much
delight and smile when we think of our Fresbman days, how our
thoughts ran on various subjects then and how they run now . It is
a miracle what two years can do to men .
We started out one hundred and twenty strong but have gradually
dwindled down until we are but fifty . We miss those that have
left our midst and consequendy feel so much closer to those we
have left.
Our class officers are: Carpenter president, Campbell vice-president,
Fortunato secretary-treasurer , Yerkes historian , and Joh sergeant-atarms .
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William S«ph<n Ecamo ... . . . .. . ....... ... . . . . . .... Pimfidd,
John Hannon Finn
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Emslie Nicholson Gault ..... ..
Ru x ton
James Wesley Gray Hampton
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Princess Anne
Daniel Horton Hancock, Jr. .. . ... ...
Stockton
Arthur Hebb , Jr. ...........
Baltimore
Donald Bruce Hebb . ... . . .
Baltimore
Charles Gilbert Hill , Jr. .. .. ........
Annapolis
Walter Henry Hoffrneister ...
Baltimore
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Baltim.ore
Jo hn Sebald Hofmeister, Jr .
Thomas Carter Ross Hughlett , Jr .
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Ca mbridge
Baltimore
James Knox Insley, Jr. . . . .... .. .
Law rence Gallatin Jefferds
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Edgewood, Rhode Island
John Adam Joh . ......... . ..
Baltimore
George Dugan Johnson . . . .
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Severna Park
James Herbert Fielding Jukes .
Quantico
Edward Marion Kenly
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Claiborne
Norman Kleiman. . . . . . . .
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Baltimore
Ellsworth Charles Knight, Jr ...
Baltim.ore
John Genso Laferty . . . . . . .
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Baltimore
Ulysses Dav id Limauro ..
Lynn , Massachusetts
Joseph Leon Lingo . . . .....
Milton, Delaware
Robert Clare Lynch
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Alvon, West Virginia
Willis Keyes Lynch ... . ..
Alvon , West Virginia
Carl Edmund Maffeo
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Newark , New Jersey
John Joseph Mason, Jr.
...
Birrn.ingharn, Alabama
Henry George Miller . . .. . . ..
Baltimore
William Ballou Miller .
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Jan1.es Henry Moore .....
Suffolk, Virginia
Leonard Joseph Murphy ... .....
Oakland
Chris Peter Palivas . . . . . . .
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Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
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Newark, New Je;sey
Genesio Nicholas Pannullo
James Barnett Parks ........
Drexel Park, Pennsylvania
William Algernon Percy, Jr. . .
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Vienna
Lincoln Coles Pettit ..... . ..
Baldwin, New York
Tilghman Beverly Price .... .
Baltimore
David Hampton Pugh , Jr.
. .....
Poolesville
William Thomas Daniel Pumphrey . .
Glenburnie
Francis Kenneth Ratcliff . . . . . . . . ..
Washington, D .C.
George Griffin Rudolph
.....
Baltimore
William Christian Sandbrock . .
Baltimore
Kenneth Sheldon . . . .
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Newton, Massachusetts
Everett Irving Smith. . .
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Oradell, New Jersey
John Boak Smith .... .. . .
Iglehart
Dav id Reisinger Steele ....
Baltimore
John Williams T racier .. ..
Revell Station
Urban Chester Ullman ..
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
John Fisher Wager , Jr .
. .. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
George Jones Weems .. . .
Stoakley
Chestertown
Joseph Wright White . .... . ..
Edward George Williams .....
Hasbro uck Heights , New Jersey
Robert Garner Woodman .
Tenafly, New Jersey
Joseph Kennard Wright . .
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Baltimore
William Allen Ziegler . .
Baltimore
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�FRESHMEN
HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1933
O
N a sunlit day in September, 1929, about one hundred new
faces appeared on the campus at Sr. John 's. Eager, expecram,
hopeful faces , that was us. We went through the usual raning,
not roo harsh, not too easy, that was to make good Sr. Johnnies of
us. It worked about as well with us as any class before w; .
Late in October, the somewhat disillusioned members of our class
gathered together to elect our officers. Bill Carter was elected
presidem, John Smith vice-president , Lincoln Magee secretarytreasurer , Homer· Todd was chosen to represem us in the Studem
Council, and Daniel Ward was named sergeam-at-arms.
We did our part in athletics and social affairs and spent much of
our time thinking of nex t year's rats and the fun we were sure to
have with them . We learned to gripe in the true St . Johnnie manner
about the food, the beds, the Profs , and sundry orher triaes .
September, 1930 1 Back again; this time we walked across the
campus greeting last year's friends and looking with curious stares
at new , eager, expectant, and hopeful faces. We effected uner
boredom with college and last year in loud , important voices. You
see we were Sophomores and you know what Sophomores are .
We held the traditional rat meeting , bur somehow the expectant
kick was lacking. Our emhusiasm wore our in a short time and
the rules went the way of all rules, to the dogs .
We reorgani:z;ed this year and Jim Parks became president, William
Ziegler vice-president , Ralph Baynard secretary-treasurer , John
Winslow sergeant-at-arms, and Kenly historian .
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WILLIAM B.MATTUEWS
CLASS
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Q!CUADD S. OLMSTEAD
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MISS IONA CAREY
Baltimore, Maryland
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Bf.UNMD J. CAlASSA
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CLASS OF 1934
Kenneth Henry Adams . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . ... . . .... Homer, New York
Charles Woodhull Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ... Scarborough, New York
Jesse Baptista ..... . .... . . .. . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford, Massachusetts
Ralph Calloway Baynard, Jr.
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. . .. .. .... . . ... . . . . ... . Centreville
Robert Joseph Beckerman . .
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. .· . . . Cleveland Heights , Ohio
Warren Benjamin Bezanson
. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. W est Hartford , Connecticut
Ralph Hampton Blackisrone
..... . . . ... . ....... . . .. . .. River Springs
John Richard Bossert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Annapolis
George Ridgely Boyd . . .. . .... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . ..... . .. ..... . Barstow
John Kinsey Brick . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. .... . ... Ventnor , New Jersey
Charles Samuel Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . ..... .. . Severna Park
Lawrence Palmer Crawford Brown ... .. . . . . . .. . ... Mohegan Lake, New Y ark
Edward Whalley Buckley .. . .... .. . . . ... . .. .. .. . New Bedford, Massachusetts
Bernard Joseph Casassa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .. . Washington, D .C.
Charles Patton Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ..... Summit, New Jersey
Harold Way Conn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Philadelphia , Pennsyl v ania
Frank William Conner, Jr. .. . . . ... . . . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . Wayne, Pennsylvania
Henry Merryman Cooper , Jr. . . . .
. . . . . .. . . . . . .... ... . ....... .. Baltimore
William Whitson Crabb, Jr . . . . . . . . . ... .. . .. . . .. .. . . . ... Orange, New Jersey
Robert Clifford Crawford ........... . ....... ... .... ........ . . ... Baltimore
Edwin Pountney Davis .. .. . . . . ... . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. Westfield, New Jersey
John Dudley Digges ... . .. . . .... . . . ... .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. .... . . ...... La Plata
John Alexander Dinsm ore ..... . . ...... . .. . . . . . . . ..... . .. Orange, New Jersey
Eugene Joseph Dionne . .. ... . . ... . . ... . . . .. . .. . . New Bedford, M assachusetts
San.1.uel Busey Dove, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. .... ... . Annapolis
Victor Joseph Dragin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
Paul Charles Dunleav y ... . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .... .. .. . .... . ... Annapolis
Harriso n G olshan Dyar . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. Washington , D .C.
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Charles Joseph Eastman . .. .... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . .. . ......... Laurel
Jo hn Dixon Edinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . ..... Allenhurst , New Jersey
John Herman Engel, Jr. . . . . . . ...... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . .... . ... Baltimore
Harry Ferguson . . ....... ... . . . .. . .. . . . . . ... . . . . .. .. H artford , Connecticut
H erbert Joseph Florestano . .
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. ...... . ...... Annapolis
Joseph Michael Florestano .
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. .... .... .. Annapolis
Fiorino Peter Froio . . . . . . .
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. ... Pittsfield , Massachusetts
Emil Alfred G athmann , Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .... .. Catonsville
William Thomas German ... ... . ...... . .. .... . . .. . ..... . .... .. . . . Towson
R ay mond Mewshaw Glann . . . . . . . . .
. .. . .. . . .. . Baltimore
Jerome Daniel Goodman . .
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. . .. . . . . .. . .. ... Annapolis
Edward Edgecomb Gray . .
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.. .. ..... . . . . . ... Annapolis
John Pawling Green . . . . .
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. ... Collingswood , New Jersey
Lewis Herbert Griffith , Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... . . . . .. . . . Easton
William Ernst Haberland
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. . . . . . . P assatc, N ew J ersey
Richard Tremaine Hall . . . . . . .
. .. Pittsfield , Massachusetts
Bryan Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. Indian Head
Earl Durand Hartman, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. ..... Ruxton
Campbell V ernon Helfrich , Jr.
. .. ... Catonsville
Josiah H erman Hillegas, Jr.
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. Pottsville , Pennsylvania
Otto George Hitchcock , Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... . Erie , Pennsylvania
John Penfield H odgson . . .
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. .... . .... Berlin, Connecticut
Frank Shawn Hoffecker , Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Sparrows Point
William Joseph Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Robert Edwin Howe . . . .
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. . . .. . ... Annapolis
Harry Riall Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. Baltimore
Charles Edmund Jenkins, Jr .
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. . . .. . Baltimore
Clarence Leatherbury Johnson
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. .. ... Annapolis
George Francis Jump . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. . .. . . . ... . . . ... . .... Queen Anne
Karl Franklin Jund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . Dayton, Oi'lio
Joseph Katcef . . . . . . . .
. .. . . .. . .. . .......... . Annapolis
Robert Francis Kehs ... . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . .... .... Balt imore
James Edward Kiernan .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... Newark , New Jersey
John Harold Kilmore . . . .
. ..... . .. ........ . . . .... ... . .. . . . Baltimore
Truman Paul Lambert .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. ... ... .. New Windsor
Angus Lamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Washington , D .C.
Francis Gibbs LaMotte , Jr. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .. .... Baltimore
Howard Archibald Legg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Stevensville
James Frederick Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ... . . Towson
William Thetford Le Viness ... . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .... . . ........ Sa lisbury
James Frederick Lummis
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. Bridgeton, New Jersey
John Garrett Lumpkin . .
. . ..... . . . . . . . ...... . ...... . .. .. . . Baltimore
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . .. .. . . ...... Indian Head
Ernest Carl Lyon . . . . . . . . . .
Samuel Joseph Macaluso . . .
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. . .... . . . Annapolis
Carl Charles MacCartee. . .
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. .... Washington, D .C.
Donald Harpetzen Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ... .. .. . Stemmer 's Run
Lincoln Joseph Magee . . . .
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. . . Orange, M assachusetts
John Girdwood Magness .
. ...... Towson
William Bernard M atthews, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . . .. ... ... . .. . Baltimore
Vincent Edward Mayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Rockv ille Centre, New York
Jethro Johnson McCullough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... . . . ... Baltimore
Anthony Frank Milero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ... . ... . . . Annapolis
Frank Joseph Minnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springboro, Pennsylvania
Robert Wood Minnick .
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. Great Neck , New York
Roland Richard Most
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Frederick Mig nerey Mullen
. . .. . . . . . . . .. . Great Barringwn, Massachusetts
Richard Seymour Oln1.sted
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. .... East Hartford , Connecticut
Robert Leutze Orvis . .
. . . . Baldwinsville, New York
James Andrew Phillips
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. .. . .. Quantico
Edward Harrison Powley, Jr
.. Maplewood , New Jersey
Anhur Baer Price, Jr. . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . Baltimore
William Selby Purnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .... Berlin
Jesse Oliver Purvis, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .. . ... . . . . .. Annapolis
John Douglas R am say
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
. .. .. .. Hudson , New H ampshire
Jo hn Anthony Raudonis . . . . . . . . . .
William Evans R eese .
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. . . Baltimore
Albert Plo yan Rist . . .
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. . . . Pasadena
Joseph Crandell Russell . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . Annapolis
N o ble Jefferson Russell
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. . . . .. . Anna polis
R o bert H erman Sander, Jr.
.. . Rutherford , N ew Jersey
D ensil Hutchinso n Sanford . .. . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . Branchland , W est Virginia
Michael Jo hn Scelsi
.... Pittsfield , M assachusetts
Lewis Emil Scheffenacker
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. .. .. Baltimore
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. . . . Baltimore
John Howard Shea . . .
.. Baltimore
Ro bert All iso n Sindall , Jr.
G ust Skordas . . . . .
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. . A nnapo lis
H enr y Cla y Smith , Jr.
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. . . . Catonsville
. . . White Plains, N ew York
W illiam Locke Sterling
.. .... . .. . . . . . .. . . .. W inchester, M assachusetts
H arr y W ellingwn Stevens, Jr.
N orman V eitch Stevens . .
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. .. W ashington, D .C.
Edward M a urice Sullivan
. . .. . . . . . . ... .. Hartford , Connecticut
Clifford LeV erne T almadge
. . . . .. . .. .. So uthingwn, Co nnecticut
E nrico Joseph T arantino
.. Annapolis
Lero y Samuel Taylor
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. . .. . Chester
R o bert R edmond Taylor
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. .. Annapolis
Carl Strohm Thomas. . .
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. Annapolis
William Thaddeus Thomas
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. . Centreville
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. ... . .. Baltimore
H om er Ulric T odd , Jr. . . .
William Edw ards Tomlinso n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Salem , Massachusetts
Albert Lewis Vigilante
. . . . .. . .. O ssining, N ew York
Pa ul Edward W atson , Jr .
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. . . .. Salisbury
Richard Andrew W atson . . . . . . . . . .
. ... . . Baltimore
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. ... Baltimore
R owland G osnell Weber
E dmund Parker W ells . . . . . . . .
. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. M o unt Verno n, N ew York
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. . Lex ingwn , Kentucky
H enry Martin White . . . . . . . . .
Walter Miller White . .
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. . . . . . . . . .. . Salisbury
. . Chelmsford , Massachusetts
Ben M cLean Whiting. . . .
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. . . ........ Baltimore
J o bn Lie per Wins!ow , Jr. . . . . . . . . . . .
Austin Willia m Winswn
. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. ...... .. W ashingwn, D .C.
H o race William Witman . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .... . .. . ... . . . ... . Rising Sun
Jo hn Gus tav W oltereck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .... ..... Baltimore
Allan Sheldon Woodle, 3rd . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Ridley Park, Pennsylv ania
Milwn Joseph Xambopo ulos
.. . . . ..... . . ... . Bridgeport , Connecticut
H enry Allen Zaj ac .
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. ... . . . . . .. .. . . Monson, M assachusetts
SPECIAL STUDENTS
Edmund Leo n Anderson . . . . . . .. .. . ...... . .. . ... . ... . New York, N ew York
Eugene Paul Belcher. . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .. . .... .. . . . . ... .. Annapolis
John Alwn Fromhart ... .. .. . . . . . .... .. .. . . . ... . ... ... Rochest er, New York
. .. . Baltimore
G eorge Robert Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walter William Vogelmann . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. Annapolis
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�L eft to right , s tandin g: Ri st, Carter, Jackson.
Sea ted: Cole, W . A they, M onnett, Beneze, Carver.
THE STUDENT COUNCIL
T
HE opening of rhe college yea r saw Sr. John 's wirhour a srudem council due ro
rhe resignation of rhe old council ar rhe end of lasr year. N o provision had been
made for rhe election of a new council so rhis year proceeded umil November w irhour
a governing body ro supervise srudem conduce. The Dean and a couple members of
rhe swdem bod y gor rogerher and drew up a new consrirurion and rnade preparations
for rhe election which rook place and resulted in rhe reorganization of rhe swdem
council.
The new council presemed rhe new consrirurion, wirh amendmems, ro rhe swdem
body ar a convocation for rheir ratification . lr · was adopted and once more rhe
srudem council functioned in irs usual manner.
The srudem council meers every Tuesday, ar one o 'clock, for rhe purpose of discussing swdem problems and suggesting remedies. Ar rhis rime all infringem.ems of
srudem rules are dealr wirb and any orher business which is perrinem ro the swdem
body . This organization bas proven (Q have been one of rhe n 10S( active on rhe
campus and surely one of rhe mosr needed. Under the new constitution , ir seems
evidem, the srudem council will prosper and advance as ir never has before.
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L eft to righ t , .stan di ng: M essrs. C ro uch, Smith , Bacon, R iggs, A rnaud , S t ro meyer.
Front row: M essrs. C laggett , Hutc hins, Halsey, Ridgely.
T op row: Williamson, Mur phy, Buckley, Zarr, C rawfo rd , Olmstead.
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Second row : Goodman , K enl y, Anderson, Patten, S tev ens, McForlin , Smith , Flo restano, Bnck, D 10nne.
First row: Yerkes, Selby, Whi te, Connor, Lummi s, Helfri ch, Sandrock, Baptista, Eramo, Steele, Zajac.
THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL
THE BAND
T
HE band is a comparatively new organization in' St . John 's College but it is,
by far , one of the most active and most appreciated organizations we have .
Organizing, just a year ago , with Professor Adolph Torovsky as instructor , it has
8ourished and may well be said to be one of the best college bands in the state.
The band is quite active and plays in all parades and at nujor sport events where
it lends color, which the college lacked before its organization. It not only lends
color but supplies inspiration to the various athletic teams which they could not get
without the band . It is a true St. John's organization.
The spirit shown by the band is the best that might be expected since they have
everything to discourage them , but they keep on just the same. The rest of the
students complain because the band members practice in the dormitories and they
take every opportunity to ridicule any mistake the band might make. In spite of
all these hindrances the band has grown and is fast gaining the respect it deserves .
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H E Athletic Council is composed of representatives from the faculty, administration, athletic staff, the alumni, and one member of the student body , elected
by the student body. This Council, while liule heard of, performs a very important
function in our college life ; that of awarding monograms to men recommended by
their coach and recommending awards for , as well as planning , intra-mural sports.
The Council abolished Junior Varsity sports and replaced them with Freshmen
sports and at the same time adopted the Freshmen Rule , which prohibits a Freshman
from participating in Varsity competition. This ruling, it is felt, will raise the
athletic standards of the college and place it in the highest rating possible.
The intra-mural sports are also thriving and becoming more popular every year.
These sports prov ide a means for all men who do not participate in major sports to
participate in sorne t ype of athletic activity. Awards are given to the teams that
win in the various sports which include baseball, basket-ball, soccer , tennis, handball ,
and volley-ball; consequently there is a feeling of high-spirited competition in every
game. Each year the college has improved on the athletic program, in an effort to
make it the best possible , and in this way has kept step with the college, which has
improved in a like manner.
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�Top row standin g, left to right: Bowman , Price, Yerkes, Cobb, Shryock.
Second row standing: jukes, 1-larrington, Percy, Burwell , Vigilante, Newton.
Sea ted: Pumphrey, Kimple, Moore, Zimmerm an, Emrich , E . Lo tz, P . Lotz .
Left to right . standing : Carte r, Wood man , Ju kes.
Seated: Pum phrey, McCabe, Nob lett, Cole, P . Lotz, Ward, Finn .
THE RAT-TAT
THE COLLEGIAN
D . A. COLE
Edit01·-in-Chiej
G. D . A. SELBY
Associate Editor
P. L. LOTz
Sports Edit01·
P . CASASSA
Art Editor
E.J.WARD
Photo Editor
R. C. WooDMAN
Activities
W . T . D . PuMPHREY
Features
J. H. FINN
Features
E . M . KENLY
Sophomore Assistant
R . M. NoBLETT
Business Manager
w. J . CARTER
]. H. F . Ju KES
Soplwmo1·e Assistant
Soplwmon Assistant
T . McCABE
Assistant
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T
HE COLLEGIAN is a weekly paper published by the students of St. John's
College. For some time, previous to 1929, there was little interest in the paper,
for it was gotten out in a haphazard manner and contained little news of any importance. It took Monnett to bring it up to the standard it should keep. Under his
guidance the paper becan"le a real interest to the students and was enjoyed by everyone.
Zimmerman succeeded Monnett as editor of the Collegian and the paper continued to prosper as it was of real interest to the student body and it was thought
by everyone that we should continue to have an interesting paper, now that it had
proven it could be so . Blaul succeeded Zimmerman as editor and the paper has
continued to hold its high point of interest but not for the same reason it previously
did. Blaul is a man with very decided opinions, which he emphasizes in his writings.
For this reason he is not as popular as the past two editors, but the paper is just as
popular as ever.
The · Collegian is a good medium for all the students to "air" their opinions and
read the opinion of others on subjects we are all interested in . In this manner we
all get the "stuff" that is worrying us "off our chests" and proceed to get action on
the question we want settled. We think the Collegian is a splendid paper and we all
sincerely hope that it will prosper in the future as it has in the past two years.
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�Left to right , .standing : Carter, Ba y nard .
Sea ted: McCabe, Campbell , King, Finn , Wager .
L eft to r ight , standing: McFarlin , Zarr, Buckley , C ra wford , Ctibor, Hi ll.
Sealed: Stevens, G reen, Goodman , T orovosky, Greengo ld , F lo restano, Selby .
THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE
F
THE CONCERT ORCHESTRA
OR a long time , prior co 192 7, there was felt, the need of a cornmittee co
handle the college 's social functions in a manner which would be a credit to
the college. However, this committee was not forrned until 1927 , when it was
elected by the student body. One member was elected from each class with the
Senior member acting as chairman. This comn1.ittee , while it was an improvemem
in conditions , proved to be coo small to handle the job , so in 1929 it was completely
reorganized. The new committee was co ha ve nine men : one Senior as chairn1.an ,
three Juniors, and five Sophomores; Freshmen were to be encouraged to help in order
that they might be eligible for the committee the following year.
ROM a small beginning , a few years ago , the Co.nce~t Orchesua has grown into
what might be called a well-establtshed orgamzatton. A few students met
and played together because they appreciated music of the finer type , and it was from
this group that the present Concert Orchestra has grown . The interest has been keen,
for all students connected with the Concert Orchesua are there because of a sincere
love for good music and no t for a reward, as is the case in some organizations.
Last year the Concert Orchestra received a new impetus under the direction of
Professor Adolf T orovsky and has since prospered under his supervision.
The Social Committee has been limited this yea r to the holding of informal dances
and smokers as the formal affairs in the past years have proved financially unsatisfactory. This year 's functions have been very good, but it is felt, by the school , that
all too few of them are given , however, the committee has done its share but the
schoo l has fallen down on its part. If the studem body would support these affairs,
then we could have more of them and the committee would be able to function in
the proper manner.
The orchestra planned and gave concerts both in Baltimore and the college; in
both cases they were received very favorably . The success o f these concerts proved
more than was anticipated , by the Concert Orchesua , since their limited number of
instruments prevented them playing concerts in the manner which they had hoped
to play them . However, their success spurred them on and this year the college has
again enjoyed their concerts and will continue to enjoy them as long as they are
given, as will the townspeople of Annapolis who responded so enthusiastically to
all concerts given by the orchesua .
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L eft to rig ht : Kim pel, Cole, Czelusniak , Nassau er, Z immerman.
S tanding, le/ llo righ t: Selby, E ramo, Wolanske, Todd, Scibell i, Barti s.
Sealed: D eMello , Ctibor, Fader, F ortunato, Anthony .
THE OSLER
STUDENT UNION COMMITTEE
HE Student Union Committee was organized last year upon the inauguration
of the Student Union Rooms by the college. This union consists of card , pool,
lounging, and quiet rooms for the students' use. The Student Union Committee
was appointed by the Student Council to take care of and administer discipline in
T
these rooms .
This committee has functioned well and has succeeded in fulfilling the students'
desires in both the lines of amusement and literature. Now that we have these things
it is the duty of every student to protect them against damage and it is the Student
Union Committee's duty to see that the students do their duty .
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PRE~MEDICAL
CLUB
A
LARGE portion of the members of the Osler Pre-Medical Club have shown a
decided interest in the activities of their organization this year . The club found
new strength in repealing the rule of the two preceding years by voting to admit
Freshmen; this proved a wise and efficient stimulant to the club .
President Wolanske and the Secretary and Treasurer, Mr . Torbet, have found the
meetings of the club so well attended that they have enterprised to make engagements
for informal lectures by prominent men in the Maryland medical circles.
�L eft Lo right , standing : D yar, Davis , Woodle.
Seated: Smith , Cobb, Zimmerman. B laul , Vigi lante, Mace, Brown.
Top row sta ndin g, left to right: Adams, Kiu g, Chew, Burwell , Anthon y , Green, W o ltereck .
Secon d row stan di ng: P em bro ke, Shryock, Bennett , Sandrock, Gray, Mu r phy , Wage r.
Sea ted: All en, MacFarlin, Ha berl and, Cam p bell , Selby, Yerkes, Bernhardt.
THE SYMPOSIUM
ERLENMEYER CLUB
HE Erlenmeyer Club was named after Professor Erlenmeyer , who the students
of chemisuy admire so much . This club has been one of the most active on the
campus ever since its founding. Chemisuy students found that they could nm cram
a lm of work, which they would like w do, into the few hours they had in class and
laborawry, so they formed this club w accomplish chat purpose. Lectures were given,
followed by discussion , uips were taken for practical study of industrial chemisuy,
and every effort was made w provide a means for acquiring a broader knowledge of
the subject they were so interested in.
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This club has never been in want for active members and has prospered ever since
its founding . One might ask why , and the answer would be that the club really has
a definite aim and accomplishes it.
E
ARLY in November the student body were made aware of plans for bringing
w life once again that provocative and liberal organization, the St. John 's
Symposium. Started last year with about six regular members, it has ex panded w
an average attendance of twenty-five . Its purpose is w furnish an oudet for smoldering intellectual energy , campus griping, and rhewrical brilliance ; at all times
guided and theoretically worthwhile. Before each meeting the subject for discussion
is prepared and whipped up w the best advantage . One of the most enjoyable meetings of the year, as an example of club activity , centered about "What I Believe."
The session was bmh amusingly and instructively interesting. Religion was discovered w be a far from dead subject.
There are no requirements for membership . Only those students attend who are
interested. Only those students ren1ain who stay interested .
The Symposium is recommended w all aspiring law students, bond salesmen, and
clergymen . A definite opportunity exists for the development of effective speech,
and an attitude of liberal wlerance which will prove of value certain! y among the
first two vocations, and possibly in the third . The society is nm one primarily for the
exercise of debating skill , but as a means or clearing house of antique and worthwhile
notions.
The president of the club , Richard F. Blaul, is in active communication with the
different liberal clubs throughout the East , and turns over to the club for their consideration the latest tendencies in regard w free-thought and initiative action among
the American student body. The Symposium has remained an independent organization .
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�RAT TAT
RAT TAT
L eft to right: . Anderson, Noyer, D eFarmond, Price, Parker.
Left to right , s tanding: Greengold , Weem s, P embrock , Haberland , H offmeister.
S eated: Hill , Weaver, Kim pel, Campbell , Woodle .
THE GERMAN CLUB
T
HOUGH of co mparatively recent origin , the G erman Club is one of the most
THE FRENCH CLUB
active, extra -curricular , student activ ities on the campus.
The club has approximately twenty active m embers who meet every two weeks
and have a formal monthly meeting w hich is addressed by some outside personality.
T
Thanks to Dr. Richard Kuehnenmnd , of the German department, and the great
time the club has been growing st eadily. For the past two years the m eetings have
interest that he has taken in the organization, speakers of more than usual importance
been held in the Quiet Room, and only English is now spoken in order to allow a
to discuss current problems in Germany, especia ll y those pertaining t o student life,
have been obtained for these occasions.
HE first meetings of the French Club took place in 192 7 in Professo r Arnaud 's
room. Talks were given on French literature and poetry was read . Since that
greater number of students to attend . This yea r the purpose of the club has been to
The group is composed not onl y of students of the German lang uage, but also
n1.en interested in international affairs and politics.
This causes an air of cosmo-
politanism to prevail which adds zest to the meetings and creates stimulating thought.
This diversity of interests, this discussing of current problems make the German Club
describe the modern French Civilization in it s social and educational aspect s. The
club m eet s o nce a month and has been for the past three years under the presidency
of the French student at St. John's . This yea r the club has been a worthwhile enterprise because of the interest shown in its liberal policy under Aymeric de Faramond.
one o f the most interesting and best supported student o rganizatio ns on the campus.
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�R.A.T TAT
Lef t. to r ight : Zimmerman, Blau l, Lal\lfotte.
L eft to right , third row: Jukes, Wo ltereck, Mayer, Cole, W oodman , Baldwin , Cobb, B eneze.
Second row : Lyons, Weems, Minn ick , Anderson, Burwell , Yerkes, 1--Iatl , Rh odonis .
Front row : Dia n , Parker, Vigilante, Radcliff, Davi s, T odd , Brown.
THE DEBATING TEAM
DRAMATIC CLL[B
T
HIS year has seen real progress in the Dramatic Club . They have the largest
membership they ever had and have been very active all year. Three produccions
were given: The Miracle Play , The Youngest , and three one-act plays, directed and
acted by the students. The first two of these productions were under the direction
of Mrs. Hensel, who had charge of dramatics at St. John 's this year. All of the
plays were a great success and were a credit to the college, the only criticism being ,
there was not enough of them..
Mrs . Hensel worked hard with the staff and was responsible, to a large extent ,
for the increased interest in dramatics at St. John's this year. The students, however,
must not be left out of it for it was due to them that the plays were as successful as
they were. The students and coach deserve much credit for the trouble the y have
gone to and the time they have spent on these productions to make them the success
they were. The college only hopes they will go on in the future as they have in the
past.
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O
NCE more the budding and would be Demotheneses of the school were invited
to try their luck with a trio of the faculty. Few tried and few were chosen.
Professor Joseph B. Kingsbur y looked at the results, however, and appeared pleased.
Blaul was chosen for manager and captain ; Ballou Miller as fellow team-mate.
Things started with a more than usual bang- a two -man team from Harvard University sauntered down, talked things over on the Hydro-Electric question, and left
successful. The a udience , we must rnention , had their say. There w as applause,
congratulations, and much stumbling of feet down the Humphrey 's stairway .
Try-o uts were held for another team . The N o. 2 selection resulted in Blaul,
Captain, Zimmerman, and Freshman LaMotte. Early in December, after much
preparation, they were entertained by Western Maryland College at Westminster.
The subject was, " R esolved, That the Nation Should Adopt a Policy of Free
Trade." The judges, in spite of an eloquent and wordy St. John 's affirmative , upheld
the status quo and their fellow citizens in Westminster.
All in all, the season was unconventionally energetic and promising. Debating,
with continued encouragement, may emerge finally as son1.ething worthy of student
attention. Perhaps they should be combined with basket-ball or ping-pong rest
periods ; the athletic appeal on the part of an enlightened student body is not to be
denied .
The debaters express their deep gratitude to Professor Kingsbury for his assistance,
and to Professors Brown and Starr who joined with him in the selection and coaching
of the different teams .
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�FRATERNITIES
L eft to right , standing : Wall er, McFarlin .
Sea led : J ohnson , Schmick , Rusteberg .
SAINT JOHN'S COLLEGIANS
T
HE St. John 's Collegians, reorganized again this year by Rudy Schmick, have
been delighting audiences frequently during the past year with their jazzy
rhythms. The Collegians made their debut last fall at Queenstown, on the Eastern
Sho', and have been in great demand in that section ever since, playing at Washington College Proms and Cambridge and Easton hops. Their popularity has spread
all over the state and all who have heard them are generous in their praise. Their
style is more reminiscent of Red Nickols and his Five Pennies than of Vallee or
Lombardo. What more flattering complimem can be given?
Rudy Schmick, Manager . .. .......... . . ... Drums
Bill Waller ... . . . ...... .... ... T rumbone and Bass
Razz Johnson ..... . ... .... . ..... . .. . . . . .. Banjo
Irving Rusteberg .... . . .. ... . .... . .. . ... ... Reeds
George McFarlin ..... . ... . . .. ....... . .. Trumpet
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�PHI SIGMA KAPPA
HOUSE
KAPPA
F1'aternity founded
AMHERs T CoLLEGE,
1873
ALPHA HOUSE
Fraternity founded
- AsH l NGToN
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Chapter founded
MAY
1865
Chapter founded
16, 1903
Calm's
StLVER AND
Flowers
Colors
MAGENTA
CRIMSON AND GoLD
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AND L EE UNiVERsiTY,
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MAGNOLIA AND RED RosE
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�PHI DELTA SIGMA HOUSE
THETA PSI
HOUSE
F1·aternity founded
Fraternity founded
} ANUARY 7, 1928
NovEMBER 10, 1926
Colors
Col01·s
Flower
PuRPLE AND GoLD
VIOLET
BLUE AND WHITE
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�SIGMA TAU OMICRON HOUSE
DELTA PSI
F1-aternity founded
FTateTnit')' founded
D ECEMBER
MARCH 1, 1928
Colors
Flower
GARN ET AND GREEN
EvERGREEN
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OMEGA HOUSE
7.
Colors
Flower
BLUE AND SILVER
TmsTLE
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�~ RAT
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Left to right , fo urth row: Casassa , Moore, \V a rd .
Third row: Morris, Thomas. Bean. Gallagher. Carpenter, Gordy.
Second row: W . A the y. Noblett , Dryden . Zi egler, C. At hey. MacCartee , Armacos t .
Front row: Evans, M o nnett, Hines, King, Harrington , H off, McCabe .
L eft to right , stand in g: Ca rver , Stearns, j o h , Sa ll is, Czeluzniak , Bruno.
Sea led: L ynch , Cole, M oore. Pumphrey, Mille r.
KAPPA ALPHA ORDER
PHI SIGMA KAPPA
BETA MU CHAPTER
SIGMA CHAPTER
Frat1·es in Collegia
John Joh
Willis K. Lynch
Henry Miller
Albert H . Moore
William T. D . Purnphrey
Edward Balles
Louis Bruno
John Carver
Douglas A. Cole
Henry Czeluzniak
Pledges
Ralph Blackstone
Edward Capell
William Carter
Charles Clark
John Finn
William German
Otto Hitchcock
Edward Williams
Frate1· in Facultae
George A. Bingley
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Robert Lynch
Lincoln Magee
Fredrick Mullens
Roland Orvis
Edward H . Powelly , Jr.
Cameron Courtney Stearns
Edmond Wells
William T. Armacost
Charles E . Athey
William B. Athey
Joseph L. Bean
Lawrence L. Carpenter
Paul E. Casassa
J . Lemuel Dryden
Matthew S. Evans
F1·atres in Collegia
George R. Gallagher
Lee A. Gordy
Calvin Harrington, Jr .
Edward B. Hines
Snowden Hoff, Jr .
James King
Robert MacCartee
Bernard Casassa
William W . Crabb
John A. Fromhart
Emil A. Gathman
Durand Hartman
H. Rial! Jackson
Clarence L. Johnson
Pledges
John A . Kilmore
Angus Lamond
F. Gibbes LaMotte
Carl MacCartee
William B. Matthews
J. Oliver Purvis
William E. Reese
J.
Fratres in F acultae
Reginald H. Ridgley
Joseph
Murphy
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Tilghman McCabe
Lawrence L. Monnett, Jr.
James H . Moore
James D. Morris
Robert M . Noblett
Carl S. Thomas
Edward J. Ward
William A. Ziegler
Alben P. Rist
Noble J. Russell
Densil H . Sanford
Louis Scheffnecker
John Shea
William L. Sterling
Richard A. Warson
William F. Stromeyer
�Lef t to right, top r.ow: D o rsey, Cullum .
Second row, standing : Rob inson , Knight, W a ll er, Lum pkin, Mylander, Gott.
Seated: Green , Guth , Radcliff, J. Campbell , W . Campbell, Beneze, Hughlett .
Left to right, top row : Bossert, J . Trader, H ebb, Brice, Rud olf, Wager, Selb y .
Second row, standing: A. Trader, W right, H elfrich , Bennett, P. Lotz , Winslow , H ampton , Schmick, Kim ple, H o ffme is ter.
Sea ted : Steele, Skaling, Parks, Dulin, Laffe rty, E . Lo tz, E mrich, Weaver, Percy, Mitchell, Digges.
THETA PSI
PHI DELTA SIGMA
Frat1·es in Coll egia
Carter Hughleu, Jr .
Ellsworth C. Knight , Jr .
John G . Lumpkin
Charles H. Miles
Walter C. Mylander, Jr.
F. Kenneth Ratcliff
George J. Weems
George L. Beneze, Jr .
James F. Campbell
William Campbell
William F. Cullom, Jr .
W . Gilbert Gmt
Harwood Green
Ralph S. GU(h
Pledges
Ernest Carl Lyon
Samuel Macaluso
Frederick ]. Nassauer
Norman V . Stevens
William L. Waller
Edward W . Buckley
Vicwr]. Dragin
John H . Engel, Jr.
Paul Lambert
James Lummis
Faculty Advisor
Tate Robinson
John Brick
Henry Cooper
FTateT in Affiliate
Ford K. Brown
Ronald J. Benneu
Amos Scott Broadbent
Tilghman J. Brice
John Bossert
Dudley J. Digges
Wilbur Dulin
Harry Emerich
John Hampwn
Donald Hebb
Campbell V . Hel frich
FTateTs in Collegia
W a leer Hoffmeister
Edward Kimple
John Laferry
Edwin Lotz
Philip Lotz
Ellis R. Mitchel
James G. Parks
William A. Percy
George G. Rudolf
George D . Selby
Pledges
Henry Griffith
D ouglas Ramsey
Robert Taylor
Paul Watson
Faculty Adviso1·s
Vertrees J. Wyckoff
Frederick W. Appel
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Rudolf Schmick
Fredrick W. Skaling
David R. Steele
Albert C. Trader
John W. Trader
John A. Wager
Milwn E. Weaver
John L. Winslow
Vernon C. Williamson
Joseph K . Wright
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Top row, sla n.cling lef t to right : Scott, Bau man n , Boss, \Voodrnan, \Vhi ti ng, Zarr, H offman
Second row, standing: Warner, Wolanske , H oddinott, Sandrock. Todd, T orbet, Bayna rd , Whi te.
Sea ted: Arna ud , MacFarlin , Li ngo, Fields, Smith, Jund , A llen .
Left to righ t , standing: Cobb, Price, Miller, Hancock, jukes.
Seated: Burwell , Shryock , C hew, Zimmerman, Bowman , B la ul , Pembrock .
SIGMA TAU OMICRON
DELTA PSI OMEGA
F,·atres in Collegia
Edward C. Bauman
Ralph C. Baynard
James G . Boss
L. Jefferson Fields
W illiarn C. H oddinott
William J. H offman
Karl F. Jund
Joseph L. Lingo
William. C. Sandrock
E . Irving Srnith
H omer U . T odd, Jr.
James J . Torbet
Glenn H . Warner
Joseph W . White
Ben F. Whiting
Stephen W olanske
Robert G . Woodman
David B. Zarr
Frat1·es in A ffiliate
Richard F. Blaul
Philip I. Bowman
Robert L. Burwell , Jr.
Samuel P. Chew, Jr.
R oger B. Cobb
Lyman M . Darling
Lawrence G . Jefferds
C. Woodman Baldwin
George E . Bliven
Pledges
Vincent E . Mayer
Robert W . Minnick
Robert Beckerman
Charles E. Jenkins, Jr.
]. Arnold Scott
Leonard E. Arnaud
F,·at?·es in Collegia
Fratres in Facultae
Paul Allen
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George H . McFarlin
Daniel H . Hancock
]. H. Fielding Jukes
Richard H . Pernbroke, Jr
H enry S. Shryock
Albert J. Zimmerman
Pledges
Edwin P. Davis
Charles ]. Eastman
Edward E . Gray
John P. Green
Frank S. H offecker, Jr.
Tilghman Beverly Pr:ice
Robert N . Sander, Jr.
Henry Clay Smith
Albert L. Vigilante
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�Left to ri ghl : Zimmerman, Monnett.
L eft to right stand ing: Bowman . C hew .
Sea ted: M onnett, Campbell.
DELTA OMICRON
L\N early article in the constitution of Delta Omicron states: ' 'The purpose of
£""\.. Delta Omicron shall be to promote interest and to reward achievement in chose
activities that are extra-curricular and non-athletic. "
The present constitution of Delta Omicron was devised during the year 1929-30.
It represented a contrast to all previous efforts to bring extra - curricular activities
at St. John's to a position of honor cornparable with chat attained by the varsity
letter in athletics. The early years of Delta Omicron, beginning with its organization
in 1923 , show only the most desultory progress. Without a reputable constitution,
the members of the organization selected themselves and each other upon a system
that would fit those to be included and would be an effectual barrier to any who were
not wanted .
With only the most minor changes, the constitution devised last year is still in
effect and it is planned to maintain the present system indefinitely . The system, as
stabil,ized by the constitution and an election based upon its provisions , includes a
graduated point system on the merit basis. The points awarded for specific accomplishments vary from one-fourth of a point for a silent part in a dramatic production
to five points for the editorship of either the RAT-TAT or the CoLLEGIAN . Freshmen
who have won at least three points in their first year are elected to Prince William
Society. Upper classmen are elected to King William Society after they have won
seven points, and to Delta Omicron after they have won twelve points. An attractive
award is given the Delta Omicron candidate as he achieves each successive group .
DELTA KAPPA PHI
D
ELTA KAPPA PHI is now in its third year of existence as the local, honorary ,
scholastic fraternity . The progress of this organization has been exceptional ;
not only have they raised the standards to those of the highest and initiated a member
of Phi Beta Kappa as an affiliated member but they have also petitioned Phi Beta
Kappa. Delta Kappa Phi, because of its high standards and unique position in the
St. John's student body, should in a short time be successful in their petition.
This group 's aspirations are worthy ones, requiring students to do their upmost
so that they they might enjoy the distinction of being associated with this group.
There are now four members of this organization and three pledges . All of these
men are either Juniors or Seniors since this is one of the requirements for nomination.
The other requirements being of a scholastic and extra-curricular nature; exceptions
are sometimes made when marks are not quite up to the standard due to extracurricular activities because, it is felt, these men are working under a handicap. The
college is proud of this group of students, for any advancement made by this group
will be a real advancement in the college.
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�Left to rig ht., sta nding: C ullum , Schmi ck , Cam pbell.
S eated : Bruno, C zelusniak , Smit h , M o nn ett, Fi elds, Kin g , Dulin.
PAN" HELLENIC COUNCIL
O R a period of twel ve years, 190 3 - 1915 , there was onl y one frate rnity o n the
campus, Phi Sigma Kappa , and then came another, Kappa Alpha . As soon as
there were two rival fraternities the need fo r an adm inistrative council was felt , so
the Pan-H ellenic Council was fo rmed. The Co unci l to be fo rmed of two representat ives from each gro up it represents, w ith the dean acting as chairnun . Eleven m.ore
years elapsed and another fraternity was formed w hich was known as Phi D elta Sigma .
The Council admitted this gro up as a new m ember as it did Thet a Psi, forrned in
1928 , and Sigm a T au Omicron , fo rmed the sam e year . The C o uncil was then
com posed of five groups and st ill remains so. A nother group has been formed but
as yet has been denied adminance , for it is felt that there are eno ugh fra ternities on
the campus now, corrtpared to the num.ber of students in the college.
F
The function of the Pan-Hellenic Council is t o settle disputes between the fra ternities and between the administration and the fra t ernities and co nsequently rush
season finds the Council most active, for it is during this week , if at any t im e, rules
are broken and disputes arise.
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A TD LlETII C S
�SPONSOR OF ATHLETICS
MISS MARY BRUCE H ARVEY
Clifton Forge, Virginia
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�FOOTBALL
L eft to right: Sand e rs, F o rtunato , Price.
SONGS AND YELLS
ST. JOHN 'S MARCH
St. John 's forever,
Her fame shall never die,
We'll fight for her colors,
We'll raise them w the skyEach loya l son pledges her his heart and
hand,
For her united we as brothers stand .
SPELLING YELL
S-A-I-N-T-J-0 -H -N -S
St. John's, St. John's, St. John 's,
T eam, Team, Team'
(Or name of player)
ST. JOHNNY'S IN TOWN
St. Johnny's in wwn, St. Johnny 's m
town ,
Oh, H opkins, Oh, H opkins, we're all
around .
We will score and everything,
We will throw a lot of forward passes,
And then we'll go around your ends,
Gaining by tens , then we will go right
through your line,
Confidentially saying, there's no use in
playing.
For old St. Johnny's in wwn 1
FIGHT ST . JOHN'S
ST. JOHN 'S RAH YELL
St. John's Rah, Rah!
St. John's Rah, Rah'
Hoorah! Hoorah'
St. John 's Rah!
Rah' Rah' Rah' Rah 1
S-a-i-n-t J-0 -H -N -'S'
Fight, St. John 's; Fight, St. John 's,
The ball is on the ten-yard line,
We can rush it through damn fine,
Fight, St. John's; Fight, St. John 's,
H oke 'em! Poke 'em!
Slam 'em' Soak 'em'
FIGHT, ST . JOHN 'S!
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�RAT TAT
Left to right, bach row: Kni gh t, Stearns, Bean, E. Lotz, Ba lles, Tara ntino.
Seco nd row, stan din g: R iggs, K ing, W . Lynch, R. L ynch, Weaver , P . Lotz, Ziegler, Fader, M oore, Lentz.
Seated: Morris, Na ussaer, Casassa, Ho ffmeister, D uli n, Armacost, Parks, j oh, Fields, Bruno, MacCartee.
Top row standing, '!eft to right: Russell , Ri st , Capell , B lack istone, Conn , Wi llia ms, Ma tthews, Purvis, J o hnson,
Stevens, McCullo ugh , Ste rlin g.
Second row: Sullivan , Fromhart, Casassa, P owley, Wood le, Reese, Scheffnecker, MacCartee, Hi ligas, D ragin ,
Jackson , Woodman, Sanford .
Sea ted: Daugherty, LaMond , Scorda ss, Ga t h mann , Watson , Shea, Ki lmore, Minnick, Ramsay,
Smith, Tay lo r, Strohmeyer.
SEASON RESULTS
SEASON RESULTS
Sc. John 's 13
Franklin-M arshall o
Sc. John 's o
Virginia Military Institute 6
Sc. John 's- Freshmen 6
W estern Maryland- Freshmen 17
Sc. John 's o
Wes tern M aryla nd 1S
St. John's- Freshrnen 9
William and Mary- Freshmen 13
Sc. John 's 13
University of M aryland
St . John's-Freshmen
20
Catholic University- Freshmen 7
Sc. John 's 7
W ashingwn and Lee o
St . John 's- Freshmen
20
G eo rge Washington- Freshmen o
Sc. John 's 59
A m erican University 6
Sc. John 's 26
Johns H opkins 6
Sc. John 's 33
Hampden-Sydney o
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Manage,-, Boyd
Coach , Strohrneyer
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�SAINT JOHN'S VS. VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
SAINT JOHN 'S VS. FRANKLIN-MARSHALL
T
HE Johnnies opened the 1930 season with a 13-o victory over a strong Fr<\nklinMarshall team at Lancaster, Pa. The Franklin-Marshall team held the Johnnies
scoreless in the first half although the play was constantly in their terriwry . Dulin
and Paul Casassa were the outstanding players in the backfield. Dulin made many
nice gains in addition to interfering very well for the other backs. Casassa reeled off
several long runs which kept the Johnnies in scoring 'territory for most of the game.
On the line Ed Lotz, Parks and Joh played wonderful games and the FranklinMarshall team could not get their running anack started . When they resorted w
passing , Noblen, Willis Lynch and Armacost broke up every pass thrown.
The first score came early in the first period and was largely the result of several
long runs by MacCartee, who started the second half in place of Casassa. Willis Lynch
took the . ball over from the two-yard line; MacCartee place-kicked the point. The
final score came late in rhe fourth quarter after a sustained drive from midfield,
Armacost finally taking the ball over. This was the last score although the Johnnies
carried the play deep into Franklin-Marshall territory , only to be held for downs or
to lose the ball on fumbles. The score was kept low by many penalties, Saint John's
alone being penalized one hundred and forty-five yards . Coach Riggs had a chance
to use every man and all played creditable football.
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T
H E Johnnies invaded Lexington , Va., for the second gameandlostatoughgame
to the cadets from the Virginia Military Institute by the score 6- o. With a few
more breaks Saint John's might easily have won. The worst break came when
Ziegler dropped a pass over the goal line which seemed to be a sure touchdown.
Later in the game MacCartee caught a pass over the head of the V. M . I. safety men
but stumbled when he caught it and was tackled from behind on the cadet's twentyyard line.
The only score of the game came in the quarter when a thirty-yard pass was
thrown to a cadet end , who raced thirty-five rn.ore for a touchdown . Ed Lotz blocked
the kick for extra point. The Johnnie backs did not seem to be able to gain through
the strong V . M . I. line and the passing anack was not consistent. The cadets gained
most of their ground on sweeping runs with fine interference ahead of the ball. Lack
of competent reserves hurt the Johnnie team in no small degree .
Ed Lotz and Ziegler played fine defensive games on the line while Willis and
Bob Lynch and Captain Armacost stood out among the backs. The laner was the
most consistent ground gainer and also caught several passes thrown by Willis Lynch.
The high spot of the game was the way in which the Johnnie line held when
the goal line was threatened . Twice during the garn.e the ball was on the Johnnie
four -yard strip and twice the line threw back the attempts of the Southerners w put
the ball across. This was a remarkable performance as the cadets supposedly had
the best bucking back in Virginia. This bucker, Dunn, was the fullback and had
been selected as all-state full back . the previous season.
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SAINT JOHN'S VS. WESTERN MARYLAND
HARD fighting and a scrappy Saine John's team lost their second straight game
of the season co Western Maryland College in a night game at Oriole Park.
The Johnnies played one of their best games against the Green Terrors and only wene
down fighting in the last half after they had been physically worn ouc and no capable
substirutes were co be had . The final score was 18-o, wich all the couchdowns
coming in che lase half. Koppe, giane fullback of che Terrors , was che difference
between che two teams and the Johnnie line seemed unable co hold at crucial cimes .
One couchdown was scored on a blocked kick which was not che faulc of anyone.
The man who blocked che kick was Pincura and he was missed because Dulin, the
halfback on due side of the line was hurc and barely able to walk, much less block
a tackle.' The other couchdowns w ere really earned and ic cook Koppe four cries co
take the ball over from the three-yard line for the lase score.
A
The Johnnie line played a wonderful game beginning wich Ziegler on left end
co Phil Lotz on the right end. Ed Lotz and Parks were probably outstanding, if
anyone is co be called thac. Capcain Armacost, Casassa, Bob Lynch and .Willis
Lynch played fine games in the backfield .
The Johnnies were in scoring distance twice buc both times a passing accack,
which was very successful for che mosc part , was broken up by Terror backs or
passes were grounded over che goal line. Phil Lotz, Bill Armacost and Ferdie Fader
caught several passes, each for nice gains , but could noc connect when the gains were
most needed .
SAINT JOHN 'S VS. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
T
HE fourch game was played againsc an unusually strong football team from the
University of Maryland. The game being played ac College Park, Maryland's
home field. The Johnnies met unusual misfortune when Willis Lynch turned his
ankle and was forced co leave the game on the first play. The absence of Dulin from
the line was also noticeable and all che remainder of the team were well worn out
from the game of the previous week with Wescern Maryland. The line lacked ics
cuscomary dash and fighc and che deceptive Maryland attack had both linemen and
backs baffled.
Maryland scored in each of the first three quarters and the Johnnies gained both
of their touchdowns in the lase period. MacCartee was the besc back w show for the
Johnnies and it was due co his fine running and judgmene that two scores were made .
He assisted materially in scoring che first, reeling off cwo long gains co bring the ball
co the fourceen-yard line and caking ic over on the very nex t play.
The second Saine John's score was the result of several completed passes. The
firsc was chrown co Nassaeur from the forcy -yard scrip and he cook the ball in midfield and ran co the Maryland thirty-eight-yard line. Another pass from Bob Lynch
tO Armacost was completed and chen MacCartee cook the ball tO the twelve-yard
line on an off-tackle play. MacCartee chen faked an end run and cossed the ball
across the goal line co Phil Locz, who was chen ten yards from the nearest Maryland
player. The game ended just as MacCartee kicked the excra poinc.
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�SAINT JOHN 'S VS . WASHINGTON AND LEE
HE Johnnies continued their winning streak against Washington and Lee although
the Virginians were favored to have an easy game, according to the expert
dopesters. The Johnnies completely outplayed the Generals in every department of
the game. The final score was 7-o, which does not represent the relative strength
of the two teams . The Johnnies were within the Gep.erals' ten-yard line on at least
seven occasions but could not put the ball across . At the end of the first half the
score was o-o, but the tie was broken early in the second half, after the ball had been
advanced w the seven-yard line. Two tries at the center of the line netted only a yard
gain, but on the next play MacCanee tossed a pass to Phil Lotz, who was standing
open in the end zone with no one near him. MacCartee kicked the extra point.
T
SAINT JOHN'S VS. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
1\. FTER dropping three straight games, the Johnnies came back with a rush and
..fl.. swamped American University to the tune of 59- 6. This was the only game
played at Annapolis during the whole season and the score indicates that the boys
were really showing their power before the home crowd.
Captain Armacost led the scorers with four touchdowns and also assisted the
other backs with splendid interference. Bob Lynch and Dulin each scored twice
and MacCartee made the final rouchdown near the end of the game when the Johnnies
were coasting along. Ed Lotz led the Johnnie line on both the defense and offense.
Parks, Morris and Ziegler ably assisted the other backs with fine blocking . Tarantino,
who started in his first college football game, in place of Noblett, played a fine game
both defensively and offensively.
Ed and Phil Lotz held the Generals' star end, Williams, in check all afternoon
and also played fine football themselves. Johnnie Joh played a wonderful game on
the defense, as did Parks and Ziegler, who flanked him on both sides. Nassaeur
played a fine game in the backfield and it was due to his running and kicking , as well
as the passing of Willis Lynch , that confined the play to Washington and Lee territory .
The alertness of all the Johnnie backs is shown by the fact that the Generals did not
complete a single pass and the line held the Generals to four first downs , while our
own backs were running and passing for a total of thirteen, gaining over five hundred
yards during the game. This was the second major victory of the season and the
first game that the Johnnies have won in Virginia in two years.
The Johnnies had a 26-o lead at the half and coach Riggs started his reserves
in the second half. American University scored at this stage of the game, using a
sweeping end run combined with passes which were effective. The try for extra point
was missed and on the following kickoff the reserves made up for their temporary
lapse and scored after a sustained drive from their own forty -yard line. When the
regulars returned to the game, it became a very one-sided affair and for the last ten
minutes of the game they kicked on first downs and were contented to hold the
WashingtOnians from scoring.
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�SAINT JOHN 'S VS. JOHNS HOPKINS
W
HAT is now regarded as one of the greatest football teams to ever play for
Saint John's decisively defeated Hopkins for the third consecutive year on a
rnuddy and sloppy field at Homewood on Friday night, November the fifteenth.
This was the first time that this game has been played at night and this, combined
with bad weather, kept the attendance low. Armacost led the Johnnies to the attack,
scoring three touchdowns, one of which was the result of a sixty-five -yard run . This
was probably the best garne of Armacost's whole career at Saint John's and he could
not have picked a more appropriate time . When the final whistle blew, the score
was 26- 6 in favor of the Johnnies.
The Johnnies scored early in the first quarter when Armacost broke through
Hopkins' line and side-stepped two backs on his sixty-five-yard run . The Johnnies
scored twice more in the second period, once a neatly executed pass from MacCartee
to Carpenter and another on a buck by Armacost. The last Johnnie score came in
rhe last quarter after the ball had been carried to rhe five-yard line by Dulin and
Casassa , and Armacost carried it over from the five-yard line.
SAINT JOHN 'S VS. HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
T
HE last game. of rhe season was played a?ainst Hampden-Sydney in Washington
on Thanksgtvlng Day . The Johnmes easdy outclassed the weak Virginia eleven
and ran roughshod over their defense to score 39 points while holding the Tigers
scoreless . Paul Casassa and Bob MacCanee, both Washington boys, endeavored to
show the home folks what they could do and their performance was worthy of any
praise they might receive . Paul made rwo touchdowns and many other nice gains.
Bob, although he only scored once, made the longest run of rhe gatTle, which was
around end and netted thirty-seven yards . He also kicked three points after touchdown .
Hampden-Sydney kicked off and in three minutes' time the Johnnies had the
ball across the goal line. From then on the game was a walkover and five touchdowns were scored in the first half. Dulin aided the other backs with fine interference.
Bob Lynch and Armacost hit the line for nice gains while Willis Lynch calmy
directed the attack against the Tigers ' goal line. Two touchdowns were scored in
the second half; one coming in rhe third quarter with Bob Lynch taking the ball
over and the other was rhe result of a sustained drive for eighty yards when Captain
Armacost carried the ball the final two yards. The final score was 39-o and it might
bave been worse had coach Riggs allowed his first ream to play the whole game.
Hopkins scored on a pass from Turnbull to Lang, the latter eluding the grasp
of rhe Johnnie safety man. This was their only threat, excepting the run that Turnbull
made after intercepting a pass. He ran sixty yards before Bob Lynch caught him
from behind with a tremendous burst of speed . All the Johnnie players saw action
and all played good football. Several men cinched their places on the ALL-MARYLAND
team by their performance in this game. The victory made the Johnnies one victory
ahead on the win column.
This game closed a very successful season for the Johnnies and is thought by
everyone, in the college, to be another step towards a better Saint John's athletic
program. If the teams continue to improve as they have in rhe past three years , it
should not be long before Saint John 's will be recognized as one of rhe best reams
in rhe country.
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FRESHMEN FOOTBALL
F
OR the first time in its history St. John's was represented on the gridiron by a
Freshmen football team and the results were very gratifying to say the least.
THE 1930 FOOTBALL SEASON
T
HE end of the 193 0 football season saw the passing of what is probably the best
football team ever to represent Saint John's on the gridiron . The team won
five of the eight scheduled contests and with a little more luck might easily have
won two which went down in records as defeats.
Hopkins was decisively beaten
The Frosh only played four games and they won two of these . The chief result
of the schedule was to prepare men for the varsity for the coming season. Several
very good prospects were developed under Coach Strohmeyer's and Doc Daugherty's
tutelage. MacCartee, Kilmore and Watson seem tO be fine backfield prospects along
with Scheffnecker, whose tackling at fullback was of the highest order. On the
line Ed Williams at end, Reds Capell at tackle and Jack Shea at guard seem to be
the best prospects for the coming year. Williams in particular is a pretty finished
football player for a Freshman and he will give the varsity ends a run for their
money next season if he returns .
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for the third straight year and this alone almost makes a successful season. The boys
were not satisfied with just beating the Blue Jays but they defeated Franklin and
ST. JOHN 'S FROSH 6
WESTERN MARYLAND FROSH 18
Marshall, Washington and Lee, Hampden-Sydney and American University.
The Johnnies not only functioned well as a team but they had several outstanding
individuals, who through their ability earned for themselves places on various ALLMARYLAND selections. These men are Willis Lynch, who was picked on the Baltimore
Sun's team, Jim Parks who was selected by the Baltimore News, John Joh who was
selected by the Baltimore Post, and Ed Lotz who was chosen on both Tlte Sun and
News all-state devens. Ed is one of the greatest tackles that Saint John's has ever
had and his right to . All-State honors is unquestioned.
The squad was limited again this year and the team suffered from the lack of
After playing several practice games with Severn , the Frosh opened the season
against the Western Maryland youngsters, who proved to be too strong for the
Johnnies . The Johnnies seemed to lack a smart quarterback, which incidentally was
the chief fault of the team. throughout the season.
Led by McNally, the Westminster boys soundly trounced the Johnnies, but only
after a hard fight as the young Johnnies were game tO the last. The only score for
the local lads came as a result of a pass tO Watson from MacCartee who as a combination worked well all season.
Kilmore and Shea were the outstanding players, the former handling punts in
approved fashion while Shea at guard turned back every attempt of the Green
Terror youngsters at his part of the line.
really first-class reserves, particularly in the Western Maryland game. Bill Armacost
proved to be a fine leader and he led the Johnnie scorers with sixty points to his
credit.
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Willis Lynch was selected as captain for the 1931 campaign and everyone
may rest assured that he will make as fine a leader as the captains that have preceded
ST. JOHN'S FROSH 9
WILLIAM AND MARY FROSH 13
The young Johnnies lost their second game of the season to the William and Mary
Frosh at Williamsburg by the score of 13- 9. The Johnnies played a great game and
had the ball in scoring territory many times but could not muster the punch w cross
the goal line.
him.
The Johnnies scored on a pass to Watson from Kilmore and again when LaMonde
blocked a punt and a William and Mary man fell on it behind the goal line for a
safety. LaMonde played a fine defensive game and opened up nice holes for the
Johnnie backs. Scheffnecker was the best back tO show for the Johnnies and his
fine defensive work was the highlight of the game.
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�ST. JOHN'S FROSH 20
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FROSH 7
The Johnnies won their first game at the expense of che Catholic University
Freshrn.en at Annapolis by che score of 2 0-7. The Frosh functioned better as a team
in chis game chan they had all year and although they were outweighed they made
. up for their lack of weight by fight.
Watson and MacCartee were the best backs for the Johnnies and connected for
two long passes for two of che scores while MacCarcee scored the final tally after
intercepting a pass intended for a Catholic University end. On the line Williams
and Jackson at che ends played very good games, particularly on che defense. Both
worked well down che field under punts and their cackling was first class. Williams
grabbed several passes for nice gains at opportune times. Reese at guard played a
nice offensive game and gave promise of being a fine guard with a little more polishing.
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ST. JOHN'S FROSH 20
GEORGE WASHINGTON FROSH 0
The final game of the season was won from che George Washington University
Freshmen in a rather slow game played at Anm.polis on a wee field. This was che
easiest game chat che Frosh had all season and Coach Strohmeyer gave all his reserves
a chance to show their wares in chis lase game.
Gachmann, Shea, McCullough and Capell played nice defensive garnes and opened
up nice holes for their backs. Scheffnacker and Johnsoh were che best backs to show
for che Johnnies and they were outstanding on the defense.
The Johnnie scores were the result of line smashes and passes and Scheffnecker
and Kilmore did che scoring. This ended che first season under the three-year rule.
The supporting of a Freshmen team gave Coaches Riggs and Lentz a minimum
amount of material for che varsity, but the men developed under Bill Strohmeyer
and Doc Daugherty should be mainstays of che team in the coming year.
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BASKET-BALL
�Rcf!T TAT_:~~~a~~
ST. JOHN 'S 24
WASHINGTON AND LEE 26
T
H E Johnnies opened the seaso n by losing a cough ga me to
Washington and Lee on the Generals' own court by the
score of 26-24. The game was a close one throughout with
the Generals having a sl ight lead at the hal f period and near
the end of the game.
The Johnnies tied the score a few minutes before t he
w histle blew for the end of the gan1.e. Phil Lot z scored the
four points that tied the game and an extra period had to be
played . In the extra period the Washington and Lee boys
scored fo ur points while the Johnnies could onl y m ake t wo ,
this one coming from a long shot by Hoff who along with
MacCartee and Carpenter were the leading scorers for the
Johnnies.
ST. JOHN 'S 28
The second game of the southern trip was won by the
Johnnies over the Cadets from V .M .I. The Johnnies played
fine ball and the final score was 28- 2 3. Clever passing and
opportune cutting won the game for Sr. John 's and MacCartee and Fader lead the
scorers.
Bos
Left to righ t, standing: Schmick , Mi ller, Czelu sniak , Ball is, Trade r, Ward, Ju nd, Athey, Len tz .
Seated : P. Lotz, Fader, MacCartee, H o ff. Carpenter, Ziegler.
ST. JoHN's
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St. John 's
St. John 's
St. John 's
St. John 's
St. John 's
St. John 's
24- 26
28- 23
23- 21
27- 23
23- 30
31- 24
35- 31
34- 36
24-25
24- 36
25- 23
27-32
26- 30
31- 28
25- 33
17- 16
IS- 26
OPPONENT
ScoRE
W ashingwn and Lee
Virginia Military Academy
University of Virgin ia
Gallaudet
Sr. Francis
Western Maryland
E lon University
Lebanon Valley
Johns Hopkins
St. John 's of Brookl yn
St. Francis
University of Maryland
George W ashingwn
Western Maryland
George Washington
American University
Johns Hopkins
MAc CARTEE
The Cadets cook the lead earl y in the game and held it throughout the first half
and at the end of period had a four-point lead . The second half was all St. John 's
and goa ls by Fader and Carpenter tied the score. MacCartee put the Johnnies ahead
on a nice outside shot and after that they were never headed .
ST. JOHN 'S 23
VIRGINIA 2 1
The third game of the so uthern trip was another victory for the Johnnies although
the game was very close throughout. The Johnnies got off tO a flying start and it
was not long before they had an eight-point lead . The Virginians began scoring at
this point and the first hal f saw the score 14- 11 in favor of the Johnnies.
The seco nd half was very close and Bruzz H off who was hurt in the initial period
proved tO be a big factO r after getting back inw the game . He scored two baskets
a nd assisted in several ochers besides playing a nice defensive gam e.
Fader really won the game for the Johnnies w hen he rossed an under-the-basket
shot in after t aking a pass from W olanske w ho held the ball out of bounds. Previous
tO this basket the score was tied at twenty-one all and the final whistle blew just
after Fader sank his sensational shot.
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ST. JOHN'S 27
ST. JOHN 'S 35
GALLAUDET 23
The Johnnies won their sixth straight game at Annapolis
against Elon University of North Carolina . The v isitors
brought a well-balanced team and the game was very hard
fought with the Johnnies winning out near che end when
Ziegler and Carpenter sa nk field goa ls to give the Jo hnnies a
four-point lead which they held until the end of the ga me .
The Johnnies won their third straight game from Gallaudet
at Annapolis, chis being the first home appearance of the
St. John 's team. The Johnnies were off in their shooting and
only the playing of a tight defensive game won the victory.
MacCartee was high point scorer with eight points and
Carpenter and Fader each caged three field goals to give them
six points apiece. Fader also played a nice defensive game
and made several nice assists which resulted in baskets for the
Johnnies .
MacCartee and H off were the outstanding players of the
game, while Ziegler handled the center posicion in approved
fashion, not only controlling the tap b.ur assisting materiall y
by fine passes and nice defensive work. Although superior co
the N orth Carolina boys, the Johnnies played ragged basketball in spots but always recovered when hard pressed by the
visitors.
This game showed very clearly that the Johnnies had not
yet adapted themselves to the new style of play and they were
also tired from the strenuo us southern trip .
ST. JOHN 'S 34
ST. JOHN 'S 23
MacCarcee was the big g un in the Johnnie attack , scoring fourteen points, most
of which came in the second half. Fader and Larry Carpenter both went scoreless,
which is rather unusual, while Hoff accounted for four of the Johnnie points, while
Ziegler and W olanske scored the rest between them .
ST. JOHN 'S 31
WESTERN MARYLAND 24
In their first meeting of the season, the Johnnies defeated Western Maryland at
Westminster in a game which was very close for three quarters but which resulted
in an easy Jo hnnie victory in the last quarter. The Westminster bo ys played a smashing
sort of basket-ball and in the first half the Johnnies could not adapt themselves to the
st yle of play. This and the presence of Brown, Terror forward, who m ade several
spectacular shoes in the first half, gave the Western Maryland team a small margin
at the half.
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE 36
The Johnnies' winning streak was rather abrupdy and surprisingly broken by Lebanon Valley College on the latter 's
own court. The game was played on a very small floor and
the Johnnie attack suffered as a result.
ST. FRANCIS 20
The Johnnies seemed a much improved team in scoring
their fourth straight win over St. Francis College on the
Johnnies' court. The game was very fast and very well played.
LARRY CARPENTER
Nice passing and close guarding was the feature of the game
and over-anxiousness cost the visitors the game as three points were scored on fouls
in the last few minutes of the game.
ELON UNIVERSITY 31
WoLA~SKE
Heller, giant center for Lebanon , proved to be a thorn in
the Johnnies' side. He scored sixteen points, making good ten
fouls out of thirteen attempted . Stewart, forward for Lebanon, also played well and
scored fourteen points. Captain MacCarcee was again high point scorer for the
Johnnies , with twelve points. Fader played a fine game and popped four field goals.
Poor, foul shooting could be blamed for the loss of the game as the Johnnies made
only five out of sixteen attempted.
The Johnnies were nine points behind at the end of the first half and they made a
fine comeback but fell short by · two points. The winning basket was scored by
Heller from the middle of the Boor.
STEVE
HOPKINS 25
ST. JOHN 'S 24
It is bad enough to lose any basket-ball game but it is worse or tougher still for ·
a St. John's team to lose to a Hopkins team, and when the margin of victory is only
one point, it really is cough. However, the Jays were not chinking of chat and they
defeated the Johnnies by one point on Loyola 's basket-ball court.
In the second period, Fader and MacCarcee began to find themselves and playing
cool basket-ball put the Johnnies ahead. Near the middle of the second period, the
Johnnies had a three-point lead and they increased this to a seven-point lead with
about four minutes co play and held chis advantage for the rest of the game. The
Johnnies played one of their best games of the season against the Green Terrors and
deserved the hard-won victory.
The margin of victory came on foul shooting and the Jays shot thirteen out of
twenty-one attempted. The Jo hnnies outscored the opposition from the floor, shooting
nine double-deckers while Hopkins caged only six. Kelly , young guard of the Jays ,
was the big m an · for Hopkins and he scored thirteen points, m aking nine foul shoes.
MacCarcee was high point scorer for the Johnnies with a total of twelve points. He
shoe another basket a split seco nd after the whisde had blown which did not count
but which would have won the ga me . The whole Johnnie team played nice basketball but they fouled too frequendy and chis in the end proved to be the margin of
victory.
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ST. JOHN'S OF BROOKLYN 36
The Johnnies dropped their third straight game to
St. John 's of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn boys had a little
too much class for the Johnnies although they were
forced to rnove at top speed to win. The first half was
a walkover for the Brooklynites and at the end of the
period the score was 21- 5.
The second half was much closer and although the
Brooklynites coach started his second team, he soon removed them and sent the regulars back into the game.
The remainder of the battle was almost even with Fader
and MacCartee leading the way for the Johnnies. Bob
was high point scorer with eleven points, while Fader
scored seven. Carpenter played a nice defensive game,
holding Posnak, Captain of the Brooklyn team, scoreless.
It must be said that the winners had a great basket-ball
team. Their passing and cutting was beautiful to watch
and although they did not attempt many outside shoes,
the ones which they shot usually went through the basket.
ST. JOHN 'S 26
Bauzz HoFF
ST. JOHN'S 31
In a game featured by spotty refereeing and roughness, the Johnnies defeated
St. Francis at Brooklyn by the small margin of two points. Fader was the star of
the game, scoring twelve points and assisting the other players with nice passes. This
was the Johnnies second victory over the St. Francis team .
St. Francis lead throughout most of the game and at one time had a seven-point
lead. At the half time they had a three-point lead.· This lead seesawed back and
forth for the remainder of the game and MacCartee shoe the winning basket when
there was only about a minute left to play in the game. Ziegler and W olanske played
nice games at center and Hoff played fine ball until banished from the contest.
WESTERN MARYLAND 28
The Johnnies defeated Western Maryland for the second time in our own gym,
but the game was much closer than the first meeting of the two teams had been.
The Terror team led throughout most of the game and it was only in the last four
minutes that Fader and Hoff came through with the winning points.
MacCartee was high point scorer of the game while Fader stood out on the defense
and also scored one of the baskets that put the Johnnies ahead of the Terrors. At
the end of the first half the score was 15- 14 in favor of St. John's and this one point
lead was held until near the end of the game when Wellinger, of Western Maryland,
sank a beautiful shot from the middle of the Hoor to give his team a one-point lead.
With about two minutes left to play, Hoff and then Fader sank nice outside shots
to win the game.
MARYLAND 32
STJOHN'S 27
In their annual game with the University of Maryland the Johnnies played their
best· basket-ball of the season, but the Old Liners beat them by making a total of
twelve foul shots while the Johnnies made only three . The Johnnies scored two
more goals from the field than Maryland did but they continually fouled Maryland
players who were cutting for the basket.
The game was nip and tuck from the start with the Maryland team getting a
three-point lead which they held throughout the first half, the score at the end of the
period being 14-11 in favor of Maryland.
The Old Liners threatened to walk away with the game in the middle of the second
period when they staged a nine-point rally and seemingly killed the hopes of the
Johnnies. However, Fader made three sensational long shoes while Hoff and Wolanske
added a field goal apiece . The Johnnie rally fell short, however, and the game ended
with Maryland enjoying a five-point lead.
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Inability to form a quick defense and failure to pick up
loose men resulted in the Johnnies losing to G . W. in their
first meeting of the season. The game was very fast with
never more than a few points separating the teams . George
Washington gained an early lead and this they held throughOut the first half and the first period ended '"with the score
17-14 against the Johnnies .
St. John's staged their usual second half rally and at one
time the score was tied, chieffy through the fine work of
Fader and Carpenter. However, Burgess, star forward of
the Capital boys, managed to keep his team ahead by sensational shots. MacCartee was high point scorer for the
Johnnies and Carpenter wi~h nine points was nex t . The
number of field goals scored by both teams was exactly even
but the Johnnies were off on their foul shooting and made
only four out of thirteen attempted .
F E RDIE fADER
ST. FRANCIS 23
ST. JOHN 'S 25
GEORGE WASHINGTON 30
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GEORGE WASHINGTON 33
George Washington handed the Johnnies a second defeat when the teams met at
Annapolis. The St . John's team played without the services of Bruzz Hoff, who was
sick, and his absence was felt, although W olanske, shifted from center to forward,
was the high point scorer of the game with nine points to his credit. Ziegler and
Phil Locz handled the center job in a creditable manner but the visitors were .iust a
little bit too good for the Johnnies .
At the end of the first half, the Washingtonians had a lead of nine points, the score
being 17-8. The Johnnies started a rally early in the second half and at one time the
score was 21-19 in favor of G . W . The rally was cut short , however , when Burgess
of the visitors shot two field goals. The Johnnies were never able to threaten again
and the George Washington boys romped off with the victory .
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FRESHMEN BASKET- BALL
ST. JOHN'S 25
GILMAN 14
The Freshmen won their opening game very easily from Gilman Country School
of Baltimore. After the first few minutes the outcome was never in doubt and
MacCartee and Kilmore scored almost twenty points between them . Watson played
a nice defensive game and Engel at center playing his first game of basket-ball- did
everything that was expected of him . Near the end of the game Coach Lentz used
all of his reserves, who also played nice basket-ball.
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Bu.L ZrEGLER
ST. JOHN'S 17
BrLL ATHEY
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 16
In a listless basket-ball game, the Johnnies barely eked out a one-point victory
over American University of Washington. The Johnnies did not seem to be clicking
and the game was very slow as a result of the freezing tactics used by both teams .
Hoff had not recovered as yet and W olanske once more took his place at forward
and handled it in approved manner.
MacCartee and Fader were tied for scoring honors, while Carpenter and Ziegler
played nice defensive games. At the end of the first half, the Johnnies were behind 7-8.
The second half produced better basket-ball, but the Johnnies were off in their shooting
and although they worked the ball inside many times, they seldom scored. The
team seemed to be in good shape for the last Hopkins game and it was felt that the
victory over American would help the Johnnies.
WESTERN 23
STJOHN'S 22
The young Johnnies lost their second game by the slim margin of one point to
Western High School of Washington in a very interesting battle. The Johnnies had
a three-point lead near the end of the game, but Western came through with two
double deckers to put them one point ahead and despite their best efforts the Freshmen
could not head them in the last few minutes of play.
Carl MacCartee with nine points was the leading scorer for St. John 's, while
Kilmore was close behind him wit_h eight to his credit. Near the end of the game
Watson sank a nice outside shot to . gi~e the Johnnies a one-point lead and Kilmore
made it three points when he took a pass from Magness and scored. This lead was
short-lived and when the whistle blew the Frosh were on the short end of the score.
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WESTERN MARYLAND 26
HOPKINS 26
ST. JOHN'S 15
Hopkins held the Johnnies to their lowest score of the year and decisively trounced
them in their second meeting of the year in our own gym. Hoff had returned to the
line-up but the Johnnies played listless basket-ball and were way off in their shooting.
For all of that the first half was rather close and the score at half time was 11- 8 in
favor of Hopkins.
The Johnnies played fair basket-ball for about fifteen minutes of the second half
but seemed to lose confidence and from then on the game was all Hopkins. MacCartee
and Fader played fine basket-ball in spots but at times seemed to slip up and in
general played mediocre basket-ball. The Johnnies probably played their worst game
of the season and it was unfortunate that it had to be against our old rival, Hopkins.
The Western Maryland Frosh proved to be too big and too tall for the young
Johnnies and they lost their second straight game to the Green Terrors at Westminster. Although the Johnnies were outweighed and had to concede much heighth
to the Western Maryland boys, they nevertheless put up a great battle. Heighth,
however, lost the game, as Western Maryland scored time after time on rebound
shots.
Watson was high point scorer for St. John's with nine points, while Carl MacCartee
had seven to his credit. Kilmore did not figure heavily in the scoring but gave
several nice assists with beautiful passes . The final score was 26- 19 against the
Frosh.
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ST. JOHN'S 37
The young Johnnies tore into Emerson High School of Washington and literally
swamped them under an avalanche of field goals, defeating them 33- 12. The
Washington boys never had a chance from the opening whistle and Coach Lent:z;
used all his reserves with good effect as they continued to run up the score while
holding the opposition to several baskets. This was the first victory in a string
which extended over five games before it was broken.
MacCartee and Sanford were high point scorers with Kilmore close behind them.
Froio scored several points in addition to playing a fine defensive game.
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ST. JOHN'S 26
The Johnnie youngsters limited Polytechnic Institute of Baltimore to two field
goals in their game played at Annapolis and in the meantime scored twenty-six
points to soundly trounce the young engineers. Every Johnnie player saw action
and they all played nice basket-ball, featuring with close guarding.
Sanford was high point scorer for the Johnnies and the work of Casassa and
Engel at center was of the highest order. The score could have been much larger,
but the Johnnies preferred to coast along on their lead until the end of the game.
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ST. JOHN 'S 23
TECH HIGH 21
The Johnnies continued their winning streak over Tech High School of Washington, defeating the Tech boys by a 23-21 score. The game was very close and
well played and it was only the keen eye of Kilmore and MacCartee that saved the
game for St. John's. Tech started with a rush and at one time had a four-point
lead, but Froio and Watson each sank outside shots to tie the score. The half ended
with the Johnnies leading 11-10 in favor of St. John 's.
The second half was also hard fought and MacCartee and Kilmore kept the Johnnies ahead until the last few minutes of play when freezing tactics kept the Washington
boys from gaining possession of the ball.
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ST. JOHN'S 19
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EASTERN 23
ST. JOHN'S 24
score of 25- 13. The Johnnies easily outclassed their opponents and the outcome was
never in doubt. With Kilmore leading the attack with ten points and MacCartee
following with six, the Johnnies played with a fight and pep that gave every indication that they knew what they were doing. They passed and cut in approved
manner and although their shooting was off, they m.anaged to garner the necessary
points at tim.es when they were most needed.
The Johnnies won their third straight game from Eastern High School in a game
played at Annapolis by a single point, the final score being 24-23. The two teams
were nearly evenly matched and although the Johnnies led throughout the game, the
Eastern boys kept within a point or two of the victors and at one time led them by
two points. This game produced some of the basket-ball that the Frosh had played
all year and they seemed to have adapted themselves to the Lent:z; system in approved
manner.
Froio led the attack against the visitors and Kilmore was close behind him.
Froio garnered eight points while Kilmore had seven to his credit.
MARYLAND 33
The five-game winning streak was abruptly broken by the Freshman team from
the University of Maryland in a game played at College Park. The Maryland
boys showed fine team work and this coupled with fine marksmanship enabled rhem
to thoroughly trounce the Johnnie youngsters. The Maryland team started with a
rush and at half time had an 18- 4 lead.
The Johnnies played much better throughout the second half and had it not been
for the fact that Kilmore and Watson were removed for fouls, might have won
the game. Froio and Carl MacCartee played nice games for St. John 's with MacCartee
leading in scoring. Casassa playing center with a bad leg played fine basket-ball
and handled the rebounds nicely.
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HOPKINS 13
ST. JOHN'S 25
In a preliminary game to the varsity's game with the Blue Jays from Hopkins,
the young Johnnies decisively defeated the Jay all boys from Homewood by the
ST. JOHN'S 28
The Frosh team lost their second game to the Western Maryland youngsters by
the score of 29- 28 in a fast and hard fought game played in our own gym. The
game was a nip-and-tuck affair throughout and the Green Terrors were able to
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�win out in the second half with only a few seconds left to play . The score at the
end of the first period was 13-12 in favor of the Johnnies, but they could not increase
this lead.
The second half was also a hard battle with Watson and Kilmorc leading the
attack for the Johnnies. Both teams scored alternately and with two minutes left
to play, the Johnnies gained a three-point lead. However, goals by the visitors'
center and forward put the West minster boys ahead and in the last few minutes
they froze the ball and won the game.
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ST. JOHN'S 21
CENTRAL 20
The Johnnies took the measure of another Washington High School team when
they defeated Eastern High School by the score of 21-20. The Johnnies played
without the services of Warson and Kilmorc, who were declared ineligible at midyear. The men filling their positions played fine basket-ball and won the game
with only about five minutes left to play . They forged ahead ncar the end of the
first half, having a three-point lead at the rest period .
The second half was very close with the Johnnies taking the lead and holding
off a last minute spurt by Central. Casassa and Dunleavy played the best games for
the Johnnies while Sanford and Capell ably assisted these two .
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ST. JOHN'S 24
HOPKINS 20
The Frosh ended their rather successful season by taking another victory from the
Hopkins Junior Varsity in a preliminary game. These young Johnnies passed well
and played a fine defensive game. They were off in their shooting but managed
to nose out the Blue Jays and make it their nimh victory of the season .
Carl MacCartee was the high point scorer for the Johnnies with ten points and
Froio followed with eight to his credit. Sanford played a fine defensive game at
guard and was ably assisted by Skordas.
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LACROSSE
�LACROSSE
T. JOHN 'S rose to a new height in Lacrosse circles when the
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Left to right , thi rd row: Hines, Scot t , O 'Connor, ) . Trad er, W . L ynch, Thomas, Purdi e, F ade r.
S econd row: Gessener, C. Athey, Beneze, C am pbell , J oh , Ziegler, Wola nske, Bean, H off, Moore.
Seated: Pool, P . Lotz, Ca rpenter, Morris, Corn brooks, R . MacCa rtee, Bai rd , Arm acost, E . L otz.
SEASON RECORD
Sr. John's
7
Sr. John 's
13
Oxford-Cambridge
2
W ashingron College o
St . John's 17
Randolph-Macon o
Sr. John 's
13
C.C.N.Y.
Sr. John's
6
Sr. John's
15
Sr. John 's
7
Maryland
Sr. John 's
7
Rutgers
St. John's
2
Hopkins
St. John 's
10
St. John 's
5
Army
St. John 's
2
Alumni
Union
1
1
rating board of the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association narn.ed
them. official champions of the United States. This was the first
time that St. John's had been so honored as the 1 92 9 team were
not " official champions," as St . John 's was not in the association
at that time . Twelve players and Manager Athey received gold
medals from the association.
The season was a success in every way . The Johnnies played a
difficult twelve-game schedule and lost only one game , this being
ro our old rival Johns Hopkins and the score was 3 - 2 against us .
St. John 's decisively trounced the combined O x ford -Cambridge
team and incidentally were the only team ro beat them by more
than one goal. The score of the Johnnie game was 7-2 .
Ed Lotz, Captain-elect Bob Pool and Captain Ernie Cornbrooks
were named on the official All-American team. These men along
with Bill Ziegler , Jim Morris, Bob MacCartee , Bros Hoff, Larry
Carpenter, Ebbie Hines and Phil Lotz were also selected on various
all-Maryland first or second teams .
Walter Baird, Okey O 'Connor and Sam Purdie were the only
men lost through graduation and the 1931 seas on should be as
successful as the previous season and perhaps another National
Championship team may develop . This 1931 team with Bob Pool
as captain may be even more formidable than the team of the
previous season and it is hoped that they can go through their
rough schedule undefeated.
Coach, Moore
Virginia o
Captain , Pool
3
1
3
Swarthmore
1
1
1
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Manager, Athey
�ST. JOHN'S 13
WASHINGTON COLLEGE 0
The Johnnies outclassed W ashingron College in the second
game of the season, defeating them by the score of 13-o . Coach
Moore used most of his subs in the latter part of the game after
the varsity had rolled up seven points early in the second half.
ST. JOHN'S 7
OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE 2
The Johnnies opened their season with an easy 7-2 vicrory over
the invading English team gathered from Oxford and Cambridge
Universities. This team later went out and defeated nearly every
college and university of note in this country and rook back the
Mann Challenge Cup ro England . They were just another team
w the Johnnies, however, and Pool, Hines and MacCartee
counted for seven goals between them, while the visirors could
only tally twice, one of these coming on a fluke . Pool scored
four goals, Hines two and MacCartee accounted for the other
Johnnie tally.
The Englishmen were small but fast men and while they did
not play a systematic game, their tremendous speed made up
for what they lacked in team play. Several former American
players from Yale and Hopkins played on the visiting team, but
their best efforts were sropped by the Johnnie defense with
Jim Morris playing the outstanding defensive game.
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John Joh was high point scorer of the game with four goals,
all scored after nice dodges. The whole attack was under wraps
as scouts from several other colleges were in the stands. Hoff
and Willis Lynch each scored two goals . MacCartee, Carpenter
and Baird added the other scores for the Johnnies. Pool , although
not figuring in the scoring, helped materially with fine passes.
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ST. JOHN'S 17
RANDOLPH-MACON 0
The Johnnies swamped Randolph-Macon 'i n a listless game
played at Annapolis by the score of 17- o . Although the Johnnie
attack did not force the issue and though subs were used most
of the game, the score rolled up until Dinty Moore_gave the
signal ro let up.
Hines was high point scorer for the Johnnies with four goals
and he was closely followed by Pool and MacCartee with three
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�Union on the following day and Coach Moore used all of his
substitutes and they all played fine lacrosse.
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UNION 1
ST. JOHN'S 6
each. The Johnnie defense limited the visitors to two shots
which Wolanske, substituting for Armacost, easily stopped.
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ST. JOHN'S 13
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 1
On their first game of the northern trip the Johnnies easily
took City College of New Yark into camp in a very rough game
by the score of 13- 1 . The Johnnies scored almost at will while
the defense held the New Yark boys in check from the start and
the only score against them came as a result of a long screen shot.
The Johnnies had very little trouble in conquering a fairly
strong Union College team led by Finnegan, All-American inhome . The game was played on a wet field, making the footing
very uncertain and the play of both teams suffered. Ed Lotz
kept Finnegan covered in fine style and limited him to one goal,
the result of a defensive shift to an extra man.
Larry Carpenter played a fine game, scoring two goals and
backing up shots nicely while holding his man in check. Ernie
Cornbrooks, Hoff, MacCartee and Pool scored the other goals
for the Johnnies and the great work of the Union goalkeeper
was the only thing that kept the score fron1 being very high.
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ST. JOHN 'S 15
VIRGINIA 0
Pool and MacCartee each scored three goals for the Johnnies
while Ziegler and Cornbrooks each dropped two into the netting .
This game was a preparation for the expected tough game with
The Johnnies scored their second successive shut-out against a
weak opponent when they swamped Virginia by a 15- 0 score,
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�on the Old Liners' own field . Bob Pool and Bros Hoff were the
high scorers for the Johnnies with two goals each, while MacCartee, Hines and Ziegler each scored one goal. The close
defense of the Johnnies, playing almost a perfect defensive game,
held the high-powered Maryland attack scoreless in the first half
but slipped up in the second half and three goals were scored by
the Maryland boys.
on the Johnnies' own field . Coach Moore started his second
string attack and they rolled up a total of six goals in the first
half while the Johnnie defense only allowed the .Cavaliers one
shot.
Bill Ziegler was high point scorer of the game with four
counters scored in less than a half of the game. Pool scored three
goals while Joh had two to his credit along with Ernie Cornbrooks. Willis Lynch scored the final goal for the Johnnies and
Coach Moore ordered the Johnnie attack to let up and the latter
part of the game was a mere passing one.
Hines scored first for the Johnnies and was followed in rapid
succession by Pool and Hoff, who cut in and took passes from a
man feeding from behind the goal and Pool scored the final goal
in the first half after a beautiful circle dodge. In the second half
the Johnnies scored the same number of goals that Maryland did
and the game ended with St. John's holding the ball and Maryland's hopes of a national championship blasted.
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RUTGERS 1
STJOHN'S 7
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MARYLAND 3
ST. JOHN'S 7
The Johnnies hurdled their first big obstacle to the National
Championship when they conquered Maryland by a 7-3 score
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The Johnnies won their eighth straight victory from a strong
Rutgers University team by a score of 7-1. The Johnnies played
a nice game in every department although they were held to two
goals in the initial period. Walter Baird led the Johnnie scorers
with two goals and Ernie Cornbrooks played a fine defensive
game and also scored o~e goal.
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�Hopkins goalie kept the score frorn being reversed to a great
extenr.
The Johnnie defensive was not up ro its usual par and permitted rhe Blue Jays ro score rhree goals against rhem and this
was enough ro lose the ball game for rhe Johnnies . Time after
time the high-powered Johnnie arrack manuevered imo shooting
position, bur each time Ferrarni successively stopped the shots
fired ar him.
This was rhe first game rhar Rutgers had lost on their own
field in five years and rhe Rurgers coach praised Sr. John's as
being rhe finest lacrosse ream he had ever seen in acrion . The
Johnnie defense played a nice game with Ed Lorz being rhe
outstanding player. Larry Carpemer garnered one goal on a long
screen shot and held his man in check throughour.
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HOPKINS 3
ST. JOHN'S 2
The only sore spot in an otherwise highly successful campaign
came unexpectedly at Homewood field when Johns Hopkins defeated the frolicking Johnnies by a score of 3- 2 . The Johnnies
played very good lacrosse and only rhe inspired work of a
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Bob Pool played a great game for rhe Johnnies, scoring one
of the goals and assisting in rhe other which was scored by Hoff.
Ir was just nor the Johnnies' day and they wem down ro defeat
in what is perhaps one of the best lacrosse games ever played in
Maryland.
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SWARTHMORE 1
STJOHN'S 10
Smarting from the defeat the previous week the Johnnies
wem up and decisively trounced Swarthmore on their own
grounds. The Pennsylvania lads never had a chance and the
terrific riding of the 'Johnnie attack when the Swarthmore defense was carrying the ball our was vicious, beauriful ro watch
and very effective.
Bob Pool led rhe attack with three goals while MacCartee had
two ro his credit along with Captain Ernie Cornbrooks.
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�This was the fifth game in which the defense, backed up by
Wee Willie Armacost, limited the opposition to one goal, which
again was the result of a shift caused by an extra man play.
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ALUMNI 1
ST. JOHN'S 2
The Garnet boys managed to score on one play with an extra
man, but excepting this, the Johnnie defense played a superb
game .
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In a June week celebration program the Johnnies turned back
the assault of the Alumni led by Long John Boucher and Clem
Spring, to the tune of a 2 - 1 score. The game was played under
excellent conditions, but the Alumni were not in condition to
play against the Johnnie team and they were forced to take the
short end of the score.
ARMY 1
ST. JOHN'S 5
In a game replete wirh thrills, stick swinging and rough playing, the Johnnies brought to a close a great lacrosse season. The
final score of the game with the Cadets was 5-1, but this does
not represent the difference between the two teams. Walt Baird,
Okey O'Connor and Buck Purdie were playing their last game
under Johnnie colors and they all played fine games with both
O'Connor and Baird scoring one goal. Bros Hoff scored a pair
of tallies and Hines added the last score near the end of the
game.
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�JUNIOR VARSITY LACROSSE
T
HE Junior Varsity Lacrosse team did not fare so well in the 1930
season, but considering the fact that none of the m.en had played
lacrosse before the season was commendable. The best thing that resulted
from the season was the developing of several fine prospects for the 1931
season. Porter, Stearns, Hoffmeister, Bruno, Cheezum and Winslow all
played fine lacrosse at times and with a little more experience ma y prove
valuable to the Johnnies in the near future .
The Jay-Vees played two games with Severn to open the season and
they lost one of these and won the other. Porter and Hoffmeister proved
to be the best men in these games and Stearns at wing attack played
fine lacrosse.
The third game of the season was played against Polytechnic and the
young engineers defeated the Johnnies 8-o in a dull game. The best
efforts of the Jay-Vee attack could not produce a goal, while Tech scored
at will on the Johnnie defense .
The Johnnies won their second game from Donaldson School by the
score of 4- 1. Porter played the best game for St. Jolm's , scoring three
goals while Stearns scored the other. The defense of the Jay-Vees functioned very well and the only goal scored by the visitors was the result
of a fluke.
City College took the measure of the Jay-Vees in the last game of the
season by the score of 5- 2. Alberts, of City, proved to be the thorn in
the Johnnies side, scoring four of the five goals. Cheezum and Collazo
accounted for the Jay-Vee scores, one coming in each half.
In 1931 there will be no Jay-Vee squad following the adoption of the
three-year rule . The Junior Varsity has been used in developing men
for the varisty and most of the present luminaries learned their first
lacrosse under Bunny Gessner. Hoff, MacCartee, Mitchell and Ed and
Phil Lotz are so me of the men who had never played previous to their
start on the Jay-Vee t eam. The Freshman team will serve the same
purpose and will no doubt be scronger as the outstanding players will
not be drafted to the varsity.
Coach, Gessner
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Manage?", McCabe
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MINO.R SPORTS
�RAT TAT
S tanding , le/ l to righ t : Newton, Eastman, Novak.
Sented: C rabb, M ill ito, H a ll , Mayer, Dun leavy, Gra y, Orvis.
T op row standing , left to right: P a li vas, Mur ph y, D o rsey , Philli ps.
Second row: Newton , Neyer, Carte r, H ampton, P etti t , G ault , iovak.
Sea ted: J ohnson, Coll azo, Hancock , Russell , Dunleavy, S tead ma n, Suson i.
VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
H E 1 93 0 Cross Country season was a success in' every way. This was the first
year chat Sr. John's has supported a Cross Country ream and under the direnion
of coach Joey Novak sacisfacwry results were obt ained. Joe Russell , the captain and
omstanding runner of the ream, was ably assisted by Jim Dunleavy , Hancock ,
Colla:z;o , and Gaulr.
T
The Johnnie Harriers lost the opening meet to Johns Hopkins by the close score
of 28- 2 7 . Russell took the individual honors, covering the course in twenty-two
minutes and leading the nearest Hopkins man by two hundred yards. The Johnnies
lose the second meet to the University of Virginia by a score of 31-25. Russell lost
his only race of che season due, to some extent , that he was sick before the race .
The Johnnies lost their next meet to the University of Maryland, 30-25. Russell
covered che difficult five-mile course in slightly less chan twenty-eight minutes, taking
first place for Sr. John 's.
Sr. John 's made their Cross Country season an undoubted success by winning the
Middle Atlantic championship in competition against Ursinus College and Westchester State Teachers College, at a meet run over the Westchester State Teachers'
course. Captain Russell finished first and the Johnnie team placed five out of the first
ten men. In the last meet of the season , the Johnnie team turned in a vicwry over
the Catholic University runners with the score of 30-25.
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FRESHMEN CROSS COUNTRY
T
H E Freshman Cross Country team performed very creditably, although they
lost two of their three meets . The Ol.ttstanding Freshmen were Paul Dunleavy
and Gray. In their first meet with the University of Virginia Freshmen, the Johnnies
were nosed out by one point, the score being 28- 2 7. Paul Dunleavy took first
place in this race, with Gray a close second . The Johnnie Freshmen lost their nex t
meet with the University of Maryland Freshm.en by the score of 25- 30 . Paul Dunleavy took second place in the three-mile race and Gray finished fifth .
The Freshm.an Cross Country team wound up its season with a close victory over
Catholic University Freshmen. The final result was Sr. John's Freshmen 23, Catholic
University Freshmen 22 . Paul Dunleavy took first place for the second time in the
three meers and Gray placed third with Hall, of St. John 's, a close fourth.
All the Freshrnen are expected to return next year and several of the youngsters
should prove valuable assets to the Varsity team, which has prospects of all of its
men returning next year. Coach Novak has scheduled five meets at the present time
and arrangements for several others are being completed .
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�R.ATTAT~~~
L eft to r ight , top row, standi n g: Collazo, E . L otz, J oh , Jund, P owle y, Williams, Wea ver.
Front row: B ecke rma nn , Kahn , Banard , Susoni , F ields, Hines, Jukes.
L eft to right , sta ndin g: Rhodo ni s, Radcliff. P em bro ke, Bu rwell , Cobb, A rnau d , D eLand ri er.
F ront row : Vigil an te, P annullo, P rice, \\l hi t in g , D avis, East man , Green .
FENCING
BOXING
Coaclt-
Manager- WEAVER
DAUGHTERTY
T. JOHN'S engaged in the first rwo box ing meers in irs hisrory this year and in
S
both marches rhe ream made a creditable showing, considering the fact rhar very
few of them had ever had any previous experience in rhe ring. The season definitely
proved rwo things. One is that Sr. John 's can engage in inter-collegiate boxing and
that there is enough interest in rhe sport ro give it a major rating in the next few
years .
The first meet of the season was· held with Washington and Lee at Lexingron and
the Johnnies were able ro win three of rhe matches and nearly won the meer. Louis
Collazo, Ed Lotz, and Johnnie Joh were the boxers who won, while Jeff Fields lost
a close decision ro his man in the 16o-pound class.
The Johnnies met an experienced group of boxers and sluggers in their meet with
Catholic University, at Washingron, and lost the n1.eer by the score of 6-1. Five
of the fights were lost by knock-outs and one was lost on a decision. The only
fighter to win for St. John 's was Ed Lotz, who emerged the vicror after staging a
fine ex hibition of boxing skill.
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F
OR the first rime Fencing was definitely established at St. John's as a minor
sport and five meers were held with other reams . The ream won only two of
these marches, but several of the men gave rnuch promise of becoming first-rate
swordsmen next year. The whole tearn will return next year and a harder schedule
is being arranged by Mr. Riggs, athletic director . This year Sr. John's was represented by Panullo, Whiting and Burwell in the epee and foil events, and Price and
Ratcliffe in sabre marches .
The Johnnies bad three meers with rhe Y.M .C.A. team of Baltimore and were
vicrorious in rwo of rhem and lost the third by rhe close score of 8- g. The scores
of both the meers won were 11-6. Whiting was the outstanding performer in rhese
meers along with Panullo. In rhe three marches Panullo lost qnly once while Whiting
was vicrorious in all bur two of his matches. Ratcliffe and Price divided their
victories and losses in rhe sabre event.
The first meet of the year was held with Lafayette College and rhe Johnnies were
defeated by a score of u - 6 . Panullo and Whiting each won rwo marches while
Burwell and Ratcliffe were able to win one of their bouts.
The only other inter-collegiate meet was held wirh Sr. John's College of Brooklyn
and the score was 8- 5 against our own ream . The score might have been different,
bur no marches were fought in rhe sabre division and the best rhar Whiting , Panullo
and Burwell could do in rhe epee and foils division was ro win five bouts while
losing eight.
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�L eft to right: Di gges, P ercy, H aberl and . Wage r.
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
NTRAMURAL spores have continued to grow in pop ulari t y under che capable
direction of Joey N ovak. H e has planned these sport s to give everybody an
oppormnicy to participate in achlecics and his plans have been very successful.
Trophies are awarded to che winners in these spores and consequently keen compet ition
is quite evident .
I
The various dormitories, as well as che fraternities on the campus, all compere in
these spores and the benefits derived are felc by all. Good sportsmanship is developed
as well as mental and physical strength . Thus benefits are derived and students have
a means of exercise as wel l as amusement . The fellows like ic and follow it almost
as closely as major spores.
Mr . N ovak has appointed a scaf:f of four men, known as Intramural managers,
to assist him in planning and supervising che spores; these men are Digges , H aberland ,
Percy and Wager.
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S~aled : R . Sears, Owens, Smi th, Cole, H . Sea rs.
OUR FAIR LADIES
N
O, this is not a co-ed institution , as one might guess after seeing the beautiful
array of feminine charm pictured above, but merely a college for men who
cannot get along without a few ladies to help them. One might think these ladies
were picked for their beamy, but if one should see them performing their duties,
one would quickly say they possessed more than beauty.
Miss Kyle, Miss Lieb and Miss Ebaugh ably assist us in the library , while Miss
Ridgely and Mrs. Perlitz bother with our troubles in the Student Union . Miss
Strange, A.B., is the registrar and secretary to the Dean and has as her assistant
Miss Smith. The two Miss Sears, Miss Cole and Miss Owens complete our staff
in the Business Office. It may be clearly seen that these fair ladies are useful as well
as ornan<ental.
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The Rat-Tat 1931
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The Rat Tat 1931. Published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College Annapolis, MD. Volume Thirty three.
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Cole, Douglas A. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Baltimore, MD
New York, NY
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1931
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��Below left: Jan Brennan , master student.
Clockwise from top: I.
Hea r no evil , s pea k
2.
Bill
no ... oo ps!
Hoffman, friendly as always. 3. Leav ing campus. 4. The Junglefrog
twins. 5. A view from
above, Carrie Killoran.
65 % of Johnnies marry Johnnies (scary but true: it could
happen to you) .
Above left: One of those much valued talks. Above right: Bird watching?
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�Seniors ...................... .
Ads .................. ..... ....
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�FRESHMEN
In-coming freshmen settled in slowly to St. John 's, most living on campus in
small rooms with strangers, and eating very strange-yet strangely familiarfood. The program came as a shock to many, some finding little or nothing to say
in seminar, others battling shyness or an overwhelming, never-ending, numbing
reading li st. Many developed an intense loathing for Socrates or Odysseus.
Others fit right in from the start, enjoying themselves immensely. Some spoke
of setting up underground seminars on the seminar readings which would be
open to a select, elect, carefully screened few. All this enthusiasm and elitist
daydreams soon wore off as sleep became a top primity. ·
-Michael Christian '98
C lockwise from far left: I.
Feli x explains the noble lie.
2. Evan Sk ladany & Hai
Sun noti ce something icky
on Sarah Ochs' shoe. 3.
Superstar teen hearthrob
Wiley Wiggins hangs out
with Alexandra Boozer on
the quad . 4. Got a smoke?
Above: Furies and Sirens-inwaiting Ri ght: And they wonder how people know they' re
Freshmen.
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�OK Tucker, now lift the other leg.
Better than Euclid.
The quad is the after-class hangout for Amy Hu and The Unknown Freshman .
"Je suis Ia grande fro mage" says Chri s Ranck. Mary Duncan ignores hi s megalomani a.
Flocking Freshmen.
Jesse Berney proved confounded again.
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�SOPHOMORES
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Left: Valerie Sheck ler and Jeff Travis read the Rolling Stone interview with Eva Brann. Below: Anton Fedyashin and Zackary Smollthey're checking your bags, rea ll y.
Sophomore year is a religious experience, a dwelling somewhere between
Heaven and Hell, between a glorious lack of work and a life of mind-numbing
inanity. The Bible. Plotinus. De Anima. Emphasis on nothing but the perfect and
the ideal. This must surely tell us something about the people who are at this stage
in their lives. All is not wine and roses in this land of the magnanimous teacher.
Thought lurks terrifyingly on the horizon as we are drawn inexorable to higher
years where something will actually be required of us. Now is the time for
rejoicing and indulging in our youth. Now is the time for missing classes. Next
year will be the time to pray.
-Tony Cole '97
Above: Alexa Van Dalsem contemplates the eternal conflict between
Good and Ev il. Left: Oooh-1 think that might be Winona!
Above: I. John Michael MacDonald stares into space while Malinda Campbell studies. Top left: Noooo- I can' t learn anymore, moans Jehanne Dubrow
as Aidan Kelleher takes his own mental vacation. Top Left: Beauti ful food brings a smile to young faces.
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�Have a Little Fun
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song,
read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were
possible, to speak a few reasonable words."
Reuben Marshall.
Lori Freeman and Camille: are they glued together?
They most certain ly do.
Mmmm, Mi cah.
Happy Happy Joy Joy!
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I'm too sexy for my shirt.
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�That which ki lis me not,
makes me stronger
-Nietzche
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Welcome to the main
event, sports fans! In thi s
corner, we have Junior year,
A Leviathan packing a mean
right-hook of Calculus, a
to ugh French uppercut, and
weighing in at an awesome
ten (count-' em!) Kant Seminars. In the other corner, we
have our Jowly junior, with
only his wit, his classmates,
and two years in the ring as
his weapons. Who will win?
Well actually, there is much
more to Junior year than a
heavy workload . There 's
the challenge and excitement of radically new ideas,
the release of the weekend
Reality party, and the closer
interactions with each other
and our tutors than ever before. So yes, freshmen and
sophomores, Junior year is
going to be hard, I won't lie
to you about that. However,
it' s a challenge that, if it can
be surmou nted will provide
you with much well-de~
served satisfaction .
-Chri s Ranck
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The day Nathan Jongewaard tatked to God.
Marshal Kass-A study in cool ness.
Above: Jesse Berney and his imaginary cigarettes. Left: The planetarium is the place to be for Marshall Kass, Dan Stromberg, and Gabe
Silvers. Ri ght: There 's a spot on your shirt! Chri s Anderson gets foo led again .
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A liquid supper.
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�When not reading a great book - or a trashy novel - or
studying Greek or math , students meet in guerrilla seminars
on biology or Jewish texts or the Koran, take canoes out on
College Creek, dress in neo-medieval garb, practice yoga,
long for love and daydream. Students and outside trespassers
crab and fish along the creek. A pickup volleyball game goes
on in gym, which long ago was a stable.
The over four-hundred-year old Liberty Tree, the last,
offers its quiet shade to students playing slow, thoughtful,
killer croquet, hyperactive squirrels, and a couple holding
hands, just as it did long ago to Washington and Lafayette.
The siren call of billiards, seminar readings, French or
poker beckon. The Mitchell Gallery and the King William
Players offer some solace, as do the waltzes and swing parties
in the Great Hall. Late at night, the sky, a jeweled blue-black
carpet hangs over the college as shivering students cluster
around a telescope, looking at far away Jupiter and Alpha
Centauri.
Maybe it is worth it all after all. Maybe not.
- Michael Christian '98
Pia Thadhani and Mary Lynch kidnap a smiling Becky Lange, for ransom.
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�Its okay, tutors eat too, says Project Politae worker Marta Lee.
Emi ly Maglathlin ex pl ains math to her Project Politae student.
A lexa Van Dal sem calcul ates qui ckly to
stay one step ahead.
Girls? We ll , it ' s like th is, Gi les Anderson, says.
Project Politae
Tranqu ili zer guns fi lled with Ritalin wi ll be the nex t innovation for Project Politae tutors,
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�Fred & Ginger have nothing o n Joel Ard & Laura Gi anniny. Below: Charlie Weber and Danie lle lnsetta
are so cute.
Clockwise from above: I. Ned has finally found a book he can sink hi s teeth into. 2.
A bike. 3. Max Schaeffer and Michael Behmer have a little picnic. 4. Jehanne
Dubrow and Pi a Thadhani enj oy mu sic . Who doesn' t?
Mr. Dink explains life, the uni verse, and everything.
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�The Art
The Dining Hall
Gallery
THE MITCHELL GALLF V
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Oh my God. Mealtime. Passed down fo r centuries as a cherished experience, a time
all can come together and partake of one of the greatest joys life offers. Food. Si zzling
steaks, juices dripping down chjn s as the fl avor storms into the mjdst ofour very being,
overcoming our minds and reminding us of why we were born . Cri sp, healthful salad,
a j oyous example of the bounty that nature offers us free of charge. It would be a crime
to tamper with these gifts, to toy with them in such a way that nature's attempt to
persuade us of the j oy of li ving becomes in stead a hideous reminder of our own
mortality, a scarring, terrifying torture, an ongoing series of pajnful deaths, worsened
by the horrible knowledge that soon it will come agrun , that nothing we can do wi II ever
stop it. Like an unstoppable juggernaut, a thousand pounds of sheer pain bearing down
on us, closer every second as the clock ticks round, too rapidl y approaching the hour
of our foretold doom. Marriott. We will never forget.
Alex Bow les attempts to sneak into the gallery after hours.
Top left: Juni or Jesse Berney
concentrates on using utensil s
for the first time. Top ri ght:
Michael Gaffney gives up on
Marriott and settles on j ui ce
for dinner. Bill Ersk ine hopes
forthe best and digs in. Bottom
left: Marriott - need we say
more? Bottom right: Abigail
Greig watches Danie ll e Tabe la
fo r any adverse effects before
eating.
Rapper Sarah Fremont shares her fee lings on the Rembrandt exhibit.
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�Boys
" Rolling! Quiet please !"
Mc Dowell Hall emotes fo r the camera.
Above: Superstar Teen Heartthrob Wiley Wiggins enjoys a smoke.
"Thi s is my vision." (She really said that.)
Below: The boys of Boys.
The movie came, and it went. While it was here, students could be seen
stomping their feet in anger as Production Assistants held them back
from important meetings, study, or even classes. Many students were
annoyed by the movie, although some found interest in the movie's
workings, or the cast, and many waited in the wings for just one glimpse
of Winona Ryder, who was not gracious enough to appear to most.
Students' meals were disturbed, their mail was delayed, their Coffee
Shop was painted orange. Some classes were even asked to be quiet so
that the movie could shoot scenes. Overall, though, the movie people
were gracious and as polite as possible. Within days of their leaving,
things were put back to normal- except that the college made money and
the students got booths in the Coffee Shop. This was a year of fame for
the college, however small, with the movie and later, Good Morning
America's segment on the college. Many students will be paying $6.00
to see the movie when it comes out in the Spring, to see the few minutes
of Glory which St. John's College gets in the movie, Boys.
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Techies Carl McLaughlin & Cobalt Blue- in
Flynn .
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�DIVERSIONS
A Myriad of
(In) Activities
Left : Heidi Jacot knits before seminar. Below:
Beth Laster attempts to li ght her cigarette by
concentrating rea ll y hard . Bott om Le ft : A lex
Bow les pl ays a little tune. Bottom Ri ght : Larry
McNeely performs for the camera.
Far Right: Eli Wiggins chasi ng squirrel s? Right:
Hi , I'm Satan! Enjoy the rest of the yearbook.
Below: Of course they haven' t fini shed the reading!
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�The coffee shop is the hub around which the social life of St.
John 's revolves. We rely on it for our mail , our news, our food.
We meet our tutors here in the day , and dance our blues away on
weekend nights. The coffee shop is our agora, our collective
common room.
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Deirdre O ' Shea isn' t sure if she should believe Matt Carter.
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Wes Donehower, John Clasby , and Malinda Campbell show
approval of our new Coffee Shop Managers: Pi zza Express.
Hayes Adams slyly sneaks hi s way in to the front of the long coffee shop line.
Left: Erin Monberg checks her yogurt for small unidenti fied objects. Above: Mark Whippl e and Jesse Be rney
engage in male bonding.
Adam Marker attempts to study while invi sible hand boy torments him .
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�THE GADFLY
Producti on manager Jesse Berney demands more
bene fit s.
Layout Editor and Gadfly goddess Jennifer Coonce supports Editor Nathan Jongewaard with her psuke.
The weekly newspaper, The Gadfly, is seen scattered across the tables
Wednesdays in the Coffee Shop where students have left them after
scouring them, glancing over them, or barely noticing them at all after
removing them from mailboxes. Ju st as interesting as the paper itself is
what goes on behind the scenes in that small office in Pinkney. This year
was marked with major changes, catastrophes, and strides. Staff writers
searched diligently for good stories for each week. The light in the office
could often be seen on early into Monday morning, as the staff worked to
put the paper to bed. All nighters were pulled by the dedicated staff, often
due to severe computer problems. Despite this, the staff braved the
problems and presented to the students, as many agreed, a much improved
student weekly .
Rebekah Jongewaard works on a story outside
-a welcome change from the cramped Gadfly
office.
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"This isn' t news, it 's crap! " screams crazy Gadfly
Ed itor Nathan Jongewaard.
Jenn ifer Coonce and Deirdre O ' Shea stare in horror
as the Gadfly computer crashes.
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�equitor
"Mess with me
a nd yo u' ll be
s lee pin g with
the fi sh, see?"
threatens Mall
Corcoran.
Hooked on Phonics - it worked for
me!
" Hi! Do you know me?'' asks ex-Johnnie Nick
Pignone.
Steve Maggilli getting mugged by a tree.
The Johnni e laughs in the face o f danger.
(410) 263-237 1 ex t. 303.
Bad hair study group .
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Shon Meckfessel, a man on a mi ss ion.
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�Individual Pages
This is our first year
trying to "catalogue"
all students by picture. We wanted
something more flattering and personal
than seminar photos,
but better than high
school nightmares
we've had from looking at pages and pages
of people with umform styles. Our photographers worked
very hard, and actually hunted people
down when we
couldn't get a picture
of someone. Because
of lack of experience
with this project, this
year the project
wasn't as well organized as we would
have liked, and unfortunately,
we
missed a few students. We apologize
to them, but hope that
you will find this catalogue enjoyable and
valuable.
Thank you,
Jennifer Coonce
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Listed from right to left, top to
bottom
Page 36
Danielle lnsetta
Nathan Sherrard
Lee Hoggard
Felix Leslie
Amy Strieby
Jodi Schneider
Stephen Urich
Richard Schmechel
Dora Jacobs
Lui s Salas
Cindy Lutz
Elizabeth Buchen
Todd Stregiel
Sarah Ludwig
Brian Pursley
Larry McNeely
Kate Glassman
Remington Korper
Heidi Grossenbacher
Jihan Shekem
Lydia Polgreen
Juliana Martonffy
Chri s Stevens
Erin Monberg
Marjorie Truman
Dav id Polgreen
Phillip Goetzinger
Page 37
Rudolfo Hernandez
Walter "Bucky" Harris
Dan Tahaney
Jeffrey Gara
Chris Simpson
David Haber
Evan Phillips
Jessica Covitz
Margaret Ross
Nadia Qurashi
Chris Gross
Svetlana Mendyuk
Jeff Travis
Daniel Wood
Valerie Garvin
Jeremy Melvin
Danielle Tabela
Erin Hearn
Leah Fisch
Michael Chri stian
William Aaron
Ruth Busko
Dawn Shuman
Lucinda Boynton
Robert Young
Alexander Shear
Timothy Pomarole
Josh Rogers
Page 38
Thomas Donehower
Jesse Berney
Gabriel Bell
Matt Corcoran
Alexander Boozer
Matthew Carter
Aline Gram
Alex Bowles
Melinda Campbell
Evan Skladany
Mary Lynch
Adrien Gehring
Carla Echevarria
Michael Behmer
Jehanne Dubrow
Lori Freeman
Jennifer Coonce
Chris Anderson
Jeanne Detch
Matthew Caswell
Bryce Ferrie
Caitlin Aptowicz
Ian Brennan
Celine Bocchi
AmyHu
Page 39
Carter Snead
Dakota Johnston
Kendall Golladay
Sharon Soper
Dana Schaffel
John Williams
Deirdre 0 ' Shea
Katharine Wil son
Dana Reynolds
Carrie Killoran
Emily Maglathlin
Charles Niblack
Chri stina Papavasiliou
Ian Kelley
Rebekah Jongewaard
Dimitry Fedotov
Kevin Gardner
Nicole Gomez
Jessica Hunter
Kit Linton
Christopher Ranck
Lydia Rolita
Damon Kovelsky
Elaine Spidle
Rana Choi
Page 40
Dara Trought
Heather Deutsch
Peter Rispin
Richard Bravo
Maia Jennifer Johnson
Max Schaeffer
James Knerr
Sarah Bridges
Gabriel Silvers
John Michels
Marshall Kass
Adam Marker
Stephen Maggitti
Beth Laster
Marianne Thompson
Joshua Murbarger
Avik Mohan
Shannon Lee
Rebecca Michael
Andrew McCarthy
Jeremiah James
Erin Martell
Carl Grunert
Joseph Manheim
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Randolph Stark
Thaddeus Verhoff
Zackary Smoll
Robin Locke
Brian T. McGuire
Aidan Kelleher
[Page 4 1 Continued]
Taylor Hudnall
Maura Tennor
Jennifer Bates
Sonia Kamal
Laura Spess
Collomia Charles
Eri n Bonning
Ryan Nelson
Nathan Jongewaard
Sal vatore Scibona
Alexander Bilik
Jen nifer Dair
Kathleen Tinning
Valerie Scheckler
Grant Edmonds
Andrew Paolone
Mark Whipple
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Becky Lange
All ison Eddy Brown
Kristin Leake
Joseph Marcucilli
Jonathan Andrews
Wesley Beato
Frey Hoffman
Coli n Fox
Daniel Speck
Dominic Crapuchettes
Mike We ldo n Goree
Pia Thadhani
Alan Pichanick
Juan Villasenor
Ian Nyberg
Vincent Dude
Dav id Braithwaite
Joshua Parish
Lura Groen
Jong Chu ng
Jonathan Eckley
Seth Milliken
Mary Duncan
Ellwood Wiggins
Anthony Co le
Page 43
Tom Kurland
Benjamin Carlson
Sarah Knutson
Michael Williams
Kirk Joseph Knight
Valentin Videnov
Sarah Ochs
James Keidel
Bird
Scott Larson
Gjergji Bojaxhi
Erin Smyth
Adam Wing
Adam Weisberg
Melissa Potter
Candace Feit
Jan Surer
Christy McElroy
Sarah Freemont
Beatrice Robbins
Michael O ' Mara
Santiago Navarro-Monzo
Geoffrey Marslett
Darden Frank Bunn
William Hoffman
Lili Zarghami
Vada Mossavat
Page 44
Chri stopher Simmons
Aaron Pease
Karra DeVellis
Whitney Peterson
Crystal Welliver
'Mike Sherwin Beck
Pamela Bergson
Lari ssa Parson
Jeremy Sager
Michael Chiantella
Whiz Ganwise Fewtrell
Marta Lee
Brigette Rojas
Anton Fedyashin
Dean Eva Brann
Kamielle Shaffer
Lynette Dowty
Lucinda Montgomery
Asta Almenas
Corey Comstock
Keith Forrest
John Michael MacDonald
Patrick Donahue
Marisa Frank
Abby Clara Murray
Hai Sun
Keith Berner
Page 45
Douglas Lynam
Daniel Lee
Alexis Martinez
Reiko Gregg
Daniel Pearlman
Kirk Plankey
Stephen Kagarise
Anne Gerr
Janice Cater
Haakon Maxwell
Johanna Baumann
Benjamin Sullivan
Clayton Gandy
Ryan Emery
Yu Hang
Jean Tully
Nadia Qurashi
Brady Parkhurst
William Sothern
Binker
Grypho Geraldine Perkins
Judith Neely
Vladimir Mashenko
Benjamin Bloom
Thomas Tandaric
Alexa Van Dal sem
Ian Robertson
Lydia Aybar
Daniel Stromberg
Ryan Madison
Renate Lunn
Nathan Greenslit
Elizabeth Davis
John Sifton
Rachel Davis
Brendan Grady
Hilary Cumberton
Jill Cantine
Lenka Rosolova
Jacqueline Camm
Joella Klinghoffer
Lea Sigrid Pitkanen
Pete Smith
Forrest Norman
Heather Miller
William Sothem
Mikie Weidman
Sara Barker
Leigh Fitzpatrick
Jing Wang
Zoe Andriola
Not Pictured:
Jeffrey Berger
Sarah Bittle
Jennifer Borell
Patricia Burk
Jefferson DuBose
Hannah Gillelan
Marybeth Guerrieri
Andrew Hill
Michael Ivins
Sonia Kang
Kelly Lyons
Amelia Marcetti
JoanneOdom
Benjamin Rickles
Susan Rzucidlo
Ariel Szabo
Timothy Winslow
Laurin Wollan
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Jeff Palmer
Chri s Jones
Heidi Jacot
Carl McLaughlin
Luke Trares
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������Waltz Parties
Balcony fl owers Bill Erskine, Jake Kosseff and Jill Kasparek observe the party.
Josh Murbarger swings with Jac kie Camm .
Mi ssy Frank and
partner at the Latin
Dance party.
Joell a Klinghoffer and Aaron Thomas try role reversa l.
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Sexy ladies Jenni fer Swaim and Vada Mossavat stea l the show at the
Halloween Waltz.
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�"What are you going to do after graduation?"
At home for Christmas, in a Johnnies' dorm room,
with former fellow high school students and teachers, it
is one question which haunts every Johnnie' s life.
We read the "Great Books"; we work our way
through Euclid and Ptolemy; we discuss Hegel, Kant,
Descartes and Plato with each other on dates-when we
can think of nothing else to do or talk about; we sing and
listen to wonderful music-aside from the Beastie Boys;
we ask ourselves "Why is there-like-all this stuff in
a dead rabbit?" But what will all this lead to? What will
we do with our lives? Perhaps this anomaly, this oddity
in American higher education, is the reason so many
Johnnies marry other Johnnies or never marry. How
could we explain our "college" to an outsider such as a
parent, prospective lover or employer, besides that it is
not a seminary or a Catholic school?
No written tests besides one on algebra-which is
not part of the program-no electives, all grades carefully kept from students and parents, no majors or
minors, no more laughing, no more fun.
So we keep looking, week after week, in the
Sunday New York Times help wanted section for jobs
for young, aspiring philosopher-kings, yet we never find
them. The personal ads seem equally depressing, week
after week after week.
Students leaving Mell on, remini scent of a Boys scene we watched being film ed a
hundred times.
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�Clockwise from be low: I. Senior Karl a Manzur loves that
Hegel! 2. Wise foo l Salvatore Scibona reads the latest Jackie
Coll ins. 3. Sophomore Laura Co llins reali zes she ' s done twenty
pages of the wrong reading.
Top left: If I smil e purty, will you let me our of seni or lab? Top right : See when the big one hits the little one, they go, cli ck! Above: Maya John son, Chris
and Robin Locke masquerade as Johnnies.
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�Top: Mr. Sageng psyches himself up for another day of draw ing reall y whacking
huge c irc les. Bonom: Nice shoes, Mr. Druecker!
Mr. Comenetz contemplates hi s Ca lculus manual.
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I'm on a mi ssion from God .
Mr. Kutler and Mr. Umphrey di scuss The Meaning of Life (the movie).
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�FRESHMAN SEMINARS
FRESHMAN SEMINARS
Mr. Capozzoli and Mr. Slakey
Mr. Cosans and Mrs. Flaumenhaft
Back Row: Christopher Gross, Robert Young, Michael Chri stian, Jeremy Melvin , Mr. Cosans. Middle
Row: Margaret Ross, Scott Larson,
S he rw in Beck , R yan E me ry,
Front Row:
Beatri ce Robbins.
Mrs. Flaumenhaft, Kathleen T inning, Jean Tull y, Marisa Jo Frank ,
Emil y Maglathlin , Eli zabeth Dav is,
Carrie Killoran, Heidi Grossenbacher, Sarah Ochs. Not Pi ctured:
Joseph Marcucilli.
Back Row: Ke ll y Lyons, Benjamin
C ar lson , Mr . S lakey , We ldo n
Goree, T imothy Pomarole. Middle
Row : Willi a m So th e rn , Ke ith
Be rn er, Lea Pitk a ne n , Mr.
Capozzo li , Jeremy Sager, Larissa
Pa rso n , Vl ad imir M as he nk o,
Stephen Kagari se.
Front Row:
Jess ica Cov it z, Lil i Za rg ham i,
Leigh Fitzpatrick,JaquelineCamm ,
Dawn Shuman, Lura Groen. Not
Pictured: Lui s Salas.
Mr. Doskow and Mr. Zuckerman
Ms. Kraus and Mr. Page
Standing: Mr. Page, Joseph Kni ght,
Santi ago Navarro-M onzo, Felix
Leslie, Daniel Lee, Al an Pichanick,
Di c kso n ,
Re be ka h
Se th
Jongewaard , Alexandra Boozer,
Nathan Greenslit, Jenni fe r Dair,
Danielle Tabela, Coll omia Charles,
Ms . Kra us.
Seated : Nath a n
Sherrard, Mark Binet, Sara Barker,
Am y Strieby, Heather Deutsch.
Not Pi ctured: Nicole Standley.
Back Row: Marianne Thompson,
C hri s to ph e r Jo nes, C hri s tin a
Papavasiliou, Evan Skladany, Crystal Welli ver, Mr. Zuckerman, Nadia
Quras hi , Mr . Doskow, T o m
Kurl and, Jonathan Eckley, Asta
Almenas, Leah Fi sch. Front Row:
Jill Cantine, Frey Hoffman, Andrew Hill , C indy Lutz, Phill ip
Goetzinger. Not Pi ctured: Michael
O ' Ma ra , Andrew Pao lo ne , Ian
Robertson.
Mr. Blaustein and Mr. Comber
Mr. Datchev and Mr. Umphrey
Back Row: Mr. Umphrey, Daniel
Pearlman, Jihan Shekem, Marjorie
Truman, Patrick Donahue, Karra
DeVelli s, Thaddeus Verhoff, Mr.
Datchev. Middle Row: C layton
Gandy, Jenni fer Borell , Hai Sun,
Dana Schaffe l, Sarah Knutson.
Front Row : Kath arine Wilson,
Dora Jacobs, Gabriel Bell , Will iam Aaron. Not Pictured: Ariel
Szabo, Anuja Malhotra, Whitney
Peterson.
Back Row: Joshua Rogers, Ganwise
Fewtrell , Anne Gerr, Alexander
Shear, Dani el Tahaney, Timothy
Winslow. Middle Row: Heather
Mill e r, Lu c ind a Boy to n, Be n
Ri c kl es, So ni a Ka ng , Rodo lfo
Hernandez. Front Row: Alex is
Martinez, Mr. Combe r, Ni co le
G o mez , Pa m Be rgso n , Mr.
Bl austein , Dani el Wood. Not Pictured: Ruth Busko, Ame lia Marcelli ,
Juliana Martonffy.
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�JANUARY FRESHMAN SEMINARS
SOPHOMORE SEMINARS
Mrs. Renaut and Mr. Townsend
Mrs. Maschler and Ms. Langston
B ac k Row: Mit c he l Ho ppe r ,
Shawn Steward, Clark Madden,
Joshua Burleigh, Stuart Davenport,
Josiah Rowe, Kev in Dav is. Front
Ro w : Mr s. M asc hl e r, M s .
Langston, Marie de St. Hippolyte ,
Theressa Creighton, Sarah Vinson,
Matthew John ston, Barbara Seaman. Not Pi ctured: Vira Fe liciano.
Bac k Row: Va le ntin Vide nov,
Davi d Brai thwaite, Mr. Townsend ,
Forrest Norman, William Hoffman,
Middle Row:
Dana Rey nolds.
Mrs. Renaut, Damon Kovelsky, Jan
Surer, Sarah Fre mont, Colin Fox ,
Jenni fer Coonce, Jodi Schneider,
Larry McNee ly, Sarah Bridges ,
Da ni e ll e ln se tta , Kit Lint o n.
Seated: Zackary Smoll , lan Brennan
Not Pi ctured: Lydi a Po lg ree n,
Gera ld ine Pe rki ns, J os hu a
Murbarger.
Miss Blettner and Mr. Littleton
Mrs. Kronsberg and Mr. Edisis
Back Row: Laura Spencer, Dav id
Bick, Melina Hoggard, Mary Ford,
Chri stina Gaetano, Mike Dimezza,
Eli Martin , Chri sti an Van Sant,
Benjamin Zebley.
Front Row:
Mrs. Kronsberg, Chri stopher Bush,
Sh a un e qua J o rd a n , Da rre n
Gardner. Not Pictured: Lauren
Connolly, Erin Rowe.
Back Row: Anthony Co le, Benj a min S ulli va n, Ryan Carl son,
Ma ura T e nn o r, Jo hn Mi c hae l
Mac Do na ld , Ada m We is berg.
Middle Row: Mr. Littleton, Stephen
Uri ch, Anton Fedyashin, Joseph
Manheim , Mary Lynch, Malinda
Campbe ll , Rana Choi. Seated :
Marta Lee, Bri an Pursley, Richard
S c hm ec he l, Co rey Co ms toc k,
Dav id Haber. Not Pi ctured: Becky
Lange, Rebecca Mi chae l, Kirk
Plan key.
Mr. White and Mr. Wyatt
Back Row: Aaro n Pease, Mr.
Wya tt , Lynette Dow ty , Brad y
Parkhurst, Chri stopher Simmons,
Kev in Gardner, Mr. White. Front
Row: Kate Glass man, Jong Chung,
Loraine Freeman, Shannon Lee.
Not Pi ctured: Jonathan Andrews,
Johanna Baumann , Patric ia Burk,
Amy Hu , James Keidel, Remington
Korper, Erin Monberg, Luc inda
Mo ntgo me ry , Max Sc haeffe r,
Chri stopher Sim pson, Chri stopher
Stevens.
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�SOPHOMORE SEMINARS
JUNIOR SEMINARS
Mr. Smith and Mr. Salem
Mr. Higuera and Mr. Rad itsa
Standing: Mr. Salem, Li am Grady,
Randolph Stark , Juan Villasenor,
Adam Marker, Jefferson DuB ose,
Mi c h ae l C hi a nte ll a , Dav id
Pol green, Evan Phillips, Mr. Smith.
Seated: Laura Spess, Ellwood
Wi ggins, Pia Thadhani, Thomas
Tandari c, Reiko Gregg, Rachael
Davi s.
No t Pi ctured : T ay lor
Hudnall , Lydia Aybar, Benj amin
Bloom, Darden Bunn.
Back Row : Adam Wing, Mike lMe red i We idm a n , Alexander
Bowles, Mark Whipple, Alexander
Pickands, Adrien Gehring, Matthew
Carter. Front Row: Kri sti n Leake,
Hilary Cumberton, Yu Hang, Dara
Trought, Erin Hearn, Marshall Kass.
Not Pictured:Sarah Bittle, Laurin
Wollan.
Mr. Beall and Mr. Sterling
Mr. Barbera and Mr. Sachs
Back Row: Alexander Bilik, Celine
Bocchi , Edward Behmer, Mr. Sterling, Mr. Beall , Grant Edmonds,
Gjergji Boj ax hi , Vincent Dude,
Christy McElroy.
Front Row:
Luke Trares, Judith Neely,Jehanne
Dubrow, Heidi Jacot, Aline Gram,
Alexa VanDalsem, Erin Martell ,
Beth Laster, Salvatore Scibona.
Not Pi ctured: William Erskine,
Brigette Rojas, Kamielle Sha ffer,
Juli a Van Reeven.
Back Row : Geoffrey Mars leu ,
Nathan Jongewaard , Ke ith Forrest,
Carl Grunert, A vik Mohan. Middle
Row: M atth ew Caswell , Mr .
Ba rbe ra , Ma ry be th Guerrieri,
Wesley Beato, Lyd ia Rolita, Susan
Rzucidlo, Mr. Sachs. Front Row :
Gabriel Silvers, Robin Locke, Carla
Echevarria. Not Pictured: Clara
Murray, Dani el Stromberg.
Brother Robert Smith and Mr.
Stephenson
Back Row: Mr. Stephenson, Richard Bravo, Lee Hoggard, Joshua
Pari sh, Seth Milliken, De irdre
O'Shea, Ian Kelley. Midd le Row:
Mary Dun ca n, Laura Collins ,
Haako n Maxwe ll , Theresa
Andriola, Erin Ba nning, Brother
Seated: Vada
Robe rt Smith.
Mossavat, Erin Smyth, Jeffrey
Travis, Matthew Corcoran, Steve
Magg itti . Not Pictured: Walter
Ha rri s, Aidan Ke llehe r, Sarah
Ludwig.
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Ms. Blits and Mr. Cohen
Back Row: Jeffrey Gara, Ryan
Madison, Dimitry Fedotov , Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Spooner,
Je ffrey Pa lme r, Da ni e l Speck .
Middle Row: Svetlana Mendyuk ,
Ms. Slits, Douglas Lynam, Elaine
Spid le, Mr. Cohen , John Wi lli ams,
Peter Smith.
Front Row: Jing
Wang, Caitlin Aptowicz, Elizabeth
Bu c he n.
Not Pi c tured : Ca rl
Mc Laughlin .
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�SEMINARS
SENIOR SEMINARS
Mr. Dink and Mr. Yee
Mr. Ma istrellis and Mr. Sageng
Back Row: Mr. Maistrellis, John
Michels , Bry ce Ferrie, Peter
Ri spin , Jeremiah James, Joella
Klinghoffer, Tom Donehower, Mr.
Sageng.
Front Row: Jeffrey
Berger , Ca nd ace Feit , Brian
McGuire, Alli so n Eddy-Brown ,
Maya Johnson, Sonia Kamal. Not
Pi ctured : James Knerr, Me li ssa
Potter, John Sifton, Carter Snead.
Back Row: Mr. Yee , Edward Freeman , Samuel Huxley, John Clasby,
Sean Stickle, Terry Moore. Midd le
Row: Zena Hitz, Michelle Sitton.
Jennifer Swaim, Shana Hack, Elizabeth Follmer, April Walters. Front
Row: Tracy Whitcomb, Anna
Henao, Kristen Byme. Not Pictured: Willi am Bo lan, Amanda
Dulin , La ura Gianniny , Jacob
Kosseff, Heather Lockhart , Micah
Ph arri s.
Mr. Sc hoe ner
Williamson
Mr. Zeiderman a nd Mrs. Seeger
Back Row: Ian Nyberg, Ch ris
Anderson , Ha nn a h Gillelan ,
Renate Lunn, Sharon Soper, Ms.
Seeger, Ryan Nelson , Christopher
Landers, Mr. Zeiderman. Front
Row: Chris Ranck , Jeanne Detch ,
Le nka Roso lova, Jani ce Cater,
Not Pi ctured:
Val erie Garvin.
Je nnife r Bates , Jesse Be rney,
Kendall Golladay , Michael Will iams.
Mr. Burke and Mr. Schul man
Back Row: Zachary Rasmuson,
Giles Anderson, C hri s top he r
Kurfess, Cra ig Sirkin, Joel Ard,
Zdravko Daskalov, Mr. Burke.
Middle Row: Mr. Schulman, Wes
Donehower, Jess ica VanDriesen,
Jessica Wen sell , Margaret Arnold,
Michae l Mangiaracina . Front
Row: Kate Feld, China Williams,
Sarah VanDeusen, Greg Hodges.
Not Pictured: Alice Brown, Justin
Maddox, Matthew Radb ill , Imam
Sawez, Matthew Tebo.
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Mr.
Back Row: Cora John son, Brian
McG uire, Aaron Dav is , Emi ly
Murphy, Heidi Overbeek , Aaron
Thomas, Mr. Williamson. Middl e
Row: Karla Manzur, Sharon Dinitz,
Amy Thurston, Reuben Marshall ,
Nedalina Dineva, Sarah Burke, Jill
Kasparek, Victoria Printz, Kathryn
Stolzenbach.
Seated: Jonathan
Crimmins, Mr. Schoener Not Pictured: Matth ew Ba um , Chad
Cranfill , Alka Ko th ari , Daniel
Nelson.
Ms. Haigney and Mr. Kutler
Back Row: Mari ssa Mijal , Chanta l
Roubachewsky , Tucker Braddock,
Mi chael Gaffney, Charles Weber,
Rebecca Trumble, Ms. Ha igney .
Middle Row : Carrie Sager, Jo hn
Blouin , Sebastian Ga nson ,
Frederick Henderson , Jason Voigt ,
Ja ni ce
Thompson.
Gwen
Pogrowski. Seated: Adrienne St.
Onge, Sarah Schl aden, Mr. Kutler,
Juli aKell y, Rebecca Dzamov . Not
Pi ctured : Mari e Pelczynski, Erin
Toomey.
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�\.....a.ll utUIICll 1\.II UW~ Wlldl i1 111Uil i1U IS, UUlllt: S IIU l lt!lllng .
IN THE
CLASSROOM
Lydia Rolita contemplates her reading .
"I only took the regular
course. Reeling and Writhing
of course to begin with," the
Mock Turtle replied, "and the
different branches of Arithmetic - Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision."
Three handsome men in c lass .
Jennifer Coonce often he lps students prepare for
music class in the Music Library.
It it Jesus or Gjergji?
John Wi ll iams pauses on hi s way to class.
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�Studies
Hill ary Curn berton and Robin Locke
di scuss Kant.
Sharon Soper looks up from a seminar
readi ng.
Great Books, Good books, Bad books, Dirty
books, Library books, Class books, Student books,
Comic books, Favorite books, Check books, Cook
books, Holy books, Overdue books, Short books,
Backpack books, Travel books, Leisure books, Reference books, Seminar books, Big books, Small books,
One book, Two books, Red book, Blue books, Dr.
Seuss books. Book worms, Book marks, Little Black
books, Power books, Notebooks, Used books, Out of
print books, Borrowed books, Telephone books, Computer books, but no Textbooks!
·· -·· ··- -Above: Sly ian Nyberg gels the answers fro m Carter Snead. Above Ri ght:
Jennifer Dair and fri end study Greek
on the quad.
An optimi stic To pher Kurfess psyches up
solemn Sebasti an Ganson for class.
Sophomores Sarah Lud wig and Lucy Monl gomery laugh at all the work Juni ors have
to do.
M r. Sterling ....
Che ' Lyons gets organi zed .
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�St. John's offers a wide variety of Intramural
Sports to it's students: everything from old favorites
Soccer, Basketball, and Football to Fencing, Crew,
and Tai Chi. Students are encouraged to take part in
the sports program even if they don't know how to
play.
Our Sports Director, Leo Pickens, does everything
he can to fairly distribute funding to students for
whatever sports they may like to do. Some students
take the sports program very seriously, and go on to
receive College Blazers and retire their jerseys. Others just find comfort in participating once in awhile. In
any case, the sports are offered as an outlet for
students, and not for severe competition with each
other or other schools.
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�"Mr. Schoener, you know bikes aren' t allowed in soccer. "
It 's all in the angles.
Good ball , Bad ball .
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Johnnie football - better than the NFL.
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Thi s section of the yearbook was brought to you by those kind folks at the Coca-Cola Company.
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Glory of Crew.
Run ! It' s a two-headed monster!
James Keide l ex periments with regul ar circular motion.
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�Ben Bloom, ready to defend the Spartan goal.
Vince Dude forgets what team he's on.
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Everyone watches as Gjergji Bojaxhi takes
his chance.
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Juniors Marshall Kass and Dan Stromberg: Gods of the playing field.
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�Ri ght : Kri stin Leake hangs back in uncertai nty as
Jenni fer Swaim beats Deirdre O ' Shea to the ball.
Below: St. Mary 's student . Good j ob yearbook
staff!
Pia Thadhani happil y pl ays with her soccer ball.
KUVAI
On a desperate run from the mindless barbarity of male-dominated
sports, many women at St. John 's have found a gentler, more spiritual
way of unleashing their desire for physical exertion and an us versus
them mentality. Soccer. Long described as a gentlemen's game, here,
under the tutelage of Leo Pickens, players learn to appreciate the finer
aspects of the game. Teamwork, sportswomanship and a love for the
beauty of a perfect maneuver. To know once and for all what it is like
to be part of perfection. For this is not too high a word for this venture.
While winning is not guaranteed, every game they perform consistently
with more nobleness and magnificence than can be witnessed at any
other time on the mud-sodden St. John's playing field. One of the few
teams permitted to play other schools, they are fine ambassadors for the
ideals we all hold so dear, and never fail to create a lasting impression
wherever they go. What more can be said?Whatmorecan be expressed?
Let the pictures speak.
Above: The Kuvai Team: (left to right) Back row:
Pia Thadhani , Kate Feld , Elaine Spid le, Susan
Borden, Nadia Qurashi , Jennifer Swaim, Adrien
Gehring, Johanna Bauman, Kri stin Leake, Kate
Glassman , Gwen Pogrowsk i. Middle row: Tracy
Whitcomb, Erin Monberg, Deirdre O ' Shea, Sarah Fremont. Front row : Becky Lang, Leah Fi sch,
Eli zabeth Buchen, Malinda Campbell , Mi che lle
Sitton, Rana Choi, Allison Eddy- Brown, Dara
Trought. Far Left: Elaine Spidle makes yet another goal. Left: Malinda Campbell shows us a
new dance step.
Abe Schoener just keeps on running past the ball.
Kate Feld doesn ' t fall for the same tri ck.
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�CREW
Women's crew: They do more be fore 9 a. m. than most
people do all day.
Leo' s Angels.
John Michael MacDonald prepares for a race.
Crew: The camaraderie, the achievement of goals,
Coach Leo Pi ckens' snappy dressing.
Do you think we can make Boston by sundown ?
Someone should tell them
they' re headin g for the
rocks.
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�In the Dance Studio
Clockwise from Right: The Modern Dance class:
sarah Van Deusen, Sar Bridge , Becca Mi chael,
Lydia Aybar, and Laura Gianniny. Laura and Lydia
concentrate on the ir posture. Joel Ard and Laura
Gianniny teac h a new class to the Ballroom dance
class. Becca Mi chael shows the girl s a new move. Sar
Bridges warms up at the barre.
Top ri ght: Laura Gianniny expresses her j oy at spending so much time in the
dance studio. Above: Dancing queen Becca Michael shows Aidan Kelleher
a new dance move. Ri ght: Rebecca and Rebekah aerobisize in the boathouse.
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�"~ebbie Summer... defines what it means to be a Febbie. This event--these two grueling months
Febbie Summer
From "Off the Beaten Track", an
article for new febbies, as printed in the
Gadfly,January 31: "Febbies, you might
say, are pulp-Johnnies. Microcosmic
versions of what Johnnies themselves
are with relation to the academic world:
freaks. Only if you believe that St.John's
is just another school, would you believe that the Febbies are just another
clique. And this freakishness and all its
attendant baggage is basically because
of the apparent anachronistic character
of their respective cultures ....
The ideal thing, of course, would be
agreeable commerce between the different cultures-no regrets, no bad aftertaste. Freaks, obvious! y, are notoriou sly
bad at this. Where there is a Iot of traffic
there is a great deal of pressure to conform and to exerci se re traint at the
expense of identity, which is not something one gives up easily. Usually the
'other' majority can be downri ght hurtful in their attitudes. But even if they do
react as if they would rather endure
di sembowelment via tire iron than be
what you are, freakishness is not a license to be coy or cocky ....
Trying to deal with these rather unsettling incidents and coming through
intact is, I think , one of the hardest thing
to do. Some of us are naturals. Some of
us will get a B. Some of us will end up
trying to stuff our past under a rug.
There' s nothing anyone else can ultimately say or do to help besides pointing out reality; for our own part, it
requires self-perception, fortitude, and
amazing grace. One hard nosed piece of
harsh reality I will say to you Febbies,
though , is that while you will make
friends with non-Febbies and maybe
even come to hang, around them more
often, keep in mind that your de-facto
allies on this campus are other Febbie .
But apparently you know thi s already.
Good luck and take care."
-Rana Choi, Febbie, '97
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give you all a common bond stronger than mere words ... "--Alex Bilik, Febbie, '97
Stephanie Paduano isn ' t impressed with whatever Stephen Maggitti has found in hi s hambu rger.
Hanging o ut in the humidity.
Amy Robertson and Kamielle Schaffer hang o ut
inside.
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The Febbies share a jovial summer evenin g at their favorite " Littl e Campu s."
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" Hey, I' m the Febbie dad and I say spit it
o ut !" says Jeff Hermanoff.
Alli son Eddy Brown is so happy about having cooked and cleaned for the Febbies all
summer long.
Rando lph Stark fi nds a problem with hi s hamburger.
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Alright, who ' s not singi ng?
Hey, it 's Tryst! We miss you!
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�Sarah Schladen, Juli a Kelley, and a beer.
victim Santiago Navarro Monzo.
What are they pl anning?
Gi les hopes to find an escape route before Captain Larry Adams notices.
Jan ice Thompson wonders about life after graduation.
Erin Martell , Randolph Stark, Carla Echevarria, and Sarah Ludwig hang out on the quad.
"Hullo, I am sexy Reuben man," says Senior Rueben Marshall.
Rueben," says Sophomore Bill Ersk ine.
Pl ant love brings De irdre O ' Shea and Lori Freeman together at last.
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�Dialogues
Dialogue is the backbone of our education. Whether its
a casual conversation, in class, or in a serious discussion
with a tutor, students at St. John ' s spend a great deal of
their time talking . Socrates describes to us the dialectic
in the Freshman year, and we follow his lead until we
graduate and afterwards .
Far left: Fres hme n Sa ntiago
Navarro-MonzoandCindy Lutz
fin d out fro m Gabrie l Be ll that
Freshman essays are due tomorrow. Left: " No, G il es, you can' t
be a Kuvai, '' say Mi chelle Sitton
and Heather Lockhart. Below:
Luke Trares and Danie lle lnsetta
di scuss tona l centers.
Above: Mr. Kalkavage speaks to a
visiting speaker. Far right: " I' ll give
you the answers fo r I 0 bucks," says
Matt Caswe ll to Seni ors Zena Hitz and
Jon Crimmins. Ri ght : "Shoes are evil...
they ' re just ev il !" says Tom Kurland
to Lil i Zarghami .
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�SENIORS
A letter from Eva Brann to Seniors, printed in the
Gadfly, February 2 1:
Dear Seni ors:
Although I am sending this notice to all of yo u, I am
not sure that it should be add ressing each of yo u.
Moreover, I am, as yo u wi ll see, of two minds about
its message-as yo u must be.
As we all know, the reward for doing well in thi s
demi-paradi se is ej ection. However, as the word
"commencement" betokens, the world is before yo u.
It is thi s matter of fac t I want to intrude on your
present absorpti ons.
I am the most ardent defender of the notion th at your
four years here were, and will be to the las t day, life
itself- not a means to an end . Fu rthermore, I be li eve
that an educati on works in strange ways: the students
who pursue it most single-heartl y for it's own sake
are the students who will best be able to put it to
practi cal use. l am, consequentl y, not the person to
preach careers to yo u.
And yet, though yo ur learning will never cease,
your fo rmal liberal educati on-meaning educati on
free fro m vocati onal intentions--will end on May 15 .
What next? The beginning of most of yo ur li fe.
If you have thought of thi s fac t and have a pretty
good idea what you will be do ing, all is well. Even if
you have the purpose ful intenti on of do ing nothing,
all is pretty we ll.
But if yo u are anxious about the future and perhaps
also somewhat paralyzed, if yo u are confused about
yo ur plans or re luctant to face the nex t step, I do want
to urge you to do something towards settling your
mind now, before the spring vacati on. The vacation
is a good time to do practi cal fo llow-up.
Here is what yo u could do;
I . You could see M s. Karen Ho lland in the Pl acement Office. As its name impli es, thi s offi ce is meant
to he lp yo u find a place in the world, with practical
advi ce on resume writing, references to informative
alumni , a library of graduate school catalogues, tips
about jobs, and helpful conversati on.
2. You could seek out a tutor yo u tru st and have a
long ta lk about yo ur future. Or yo u might have a
purposeful sess ion with yo ur intimate fri ends.
3. You can come to see me. I' m pretty good at
helping people figure out what they reall y want as
we ll as sketching out practi ca l poss ibiliti es, and 1
wo uld like to he lp yo u.
Sincere ly,
Eva T. Brann
Dean
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to my tuto rs and classmates for he lping me begin to educate myself.
Special thanks to Greg for be ing the greatest fri end imaginable and to my
famil y for their love and support.
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When Psammetichus himself had heard, he inquired
which of mankind called something "bekos."
Jon Crimmins
John Clasby
Sharon Dinitz
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" But we must not follow those who advise us, be ing men, to
think of human things, and being mortal , of mortal things,
but must, so far as we can, make ourse lves immortal, and
strain every nerve to li ve in accordance with the best thing
in us; for e ven if it be small in bulk, much more in power
and worth surpass everything."--Ethi c 11 77b 30-35
91
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Kate Feld
�Cora Elizabeth Johnson
Remember, the wind yo u spread your sails to when leaving
Harbor sho uld not be used o ut on high
Seas: Jet your yo ung Jove, fancy free gather strength through
Experi ence. Nourish it well, in time
It will grow steadfast. The bull yo u now fear began as
The calf yo u stroked : the tree
Beneath which you recline was once a sapling. A river' s
Small beginnings swe ll with progression, embrace
Many confluent waters.
--The Art of Love, Ovid 1.337-345
T o my parents; I thank you for all of the love, support and patience you have shown over the
last four years. T o Alice; I th ank you for having been nothing less than the best friend I could
ha ve hoped for. St. John 's salve !
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Sarah Ruth Van Deusen
Zena Naomi Hitz
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�Jacob A. Kosseff
Justin Maddox
96
Alka Kothari
Christopher Kurfess
97
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Senic Essays
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The Culmination of Elizabeth ' s Educa
tion: Love and Progress in Pride am
Prejudice
Love's Utterance: Madness, Sobriety,
and Unity in Plato's Phaedrus
Mr. Joel Ard
Ms. Elizabeth Follmer
Mr. Justin Maddox
Self-examination in Heart of Darkness
Ms. Sarah Schladen
Reaso n and Re li g ion in Spinoza's
Theologico-Political Treatise
Mr. Michael Mangiaracina
Searching for the Divine in Pl ato's
Timaeus
Mr. Craig Sirkin
What Is Proof?
Ms . Michelle Sitton
The Power of the Mind: Man 's Struggle
to Ri se Above Nature in the Essays of
Montaigne
Ms. Adrienne St. Onge
Exit, Pursued by a Bear: The Storybook
WorldofShakespeare' sThe Winter Tale
Mr. Sean Stickle
In ContemptofEmpire: !socrates ' Criti cism of Foreign Policy
Ms . Kathryn Stolzenbach
The Sky Over Our Heads: Sight and
Salvation in Tolstoy ' s War and Peace
Ms. Jennifer Swaim
The Clerk, The Kni gh t, Hi s Wyf, ane
Hir Lovere: Trouthe and Gentillesse in
The Franklin 's Tale
Mr. Matthew Tebo
On the Relati onship of Man and Nature
in Baudelaire' s Les Fleurs du Mal
Mr. Aaron Thomas
Myth and Metaphor in Piato' sPhaedrus
Ms. Jan ice Thompson
Suffering and God ' s Silence: Th e Book
of l ob
Ms. Amy Thurston
Mr. Giles Anderson
The Voice of a Stentor
Courage in Command
Mr. Edward Freeman
Ms. Margaret Arnold
Pain and Paradox in the Franklin 's Tale
or Entertainment at the Clerk's Expense
Mr. Matthew Baum
Li ving as the Mortal Poet: Heidegger
and a Look to Job
Mr. Michael Gaffney
Mr. John Blouin
Where's Waldo: An Inquiry into the
Emerson ian Method of Reform Through
Self-Reliance
Mr. Sebastian Ganson
Ms. Laura Gianniny
Mr. Willi am Bolan
The Pursuit of Love and Wi sdom in
Plato's Phaedrus
Mr. Tucker Braddock
King Dav id and Hi s Heart
Ms. Shana Hack
Ms. Alice Brown
Lessons from a Failed Student Who
Loves: An Examination of Alcibiades '
Role in Plato ' s Symposium
Beneath Geometry: Euclid 's Assump
tions in Book One of hi s Elemems
How Huck Leads Us to the River: Free
dom and Slavery in Th e Adventures I!
Huckleberry Finn
Ms. Karla Manzur
Satan in Les Fleurs du Mal : "Le plus
beau des Anges"
Mr. Reuben Marshall
The Trouble with Dialectic: The Duality
of Language That Must be Overcome by
Human Understanding
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Opposites and the Immortality of the
Soul in Pl ato's Phaedo
Rousseau' sEmile, and the Savage Man
A Return to Society
Mr. Jason McCready
The Hero of Conscience: The Uniqu
Creation of Milton 's Paradise Lost
Mr. Bria n McGuire
The Speech of Spiritedness
Ms . Marissa Mijal
Huckleberry Finn and the Tales He Tell s
Mr. Frank lin Moore
Kaleidoscope: Consciousness and Development in the Phenomenology of
Spirit
Wild Women Don' t Get the Blues:
Look into the Wild Side of Human Na
ture Using M edea by Euripide
Agamemnon by Aeschylus, and Th
Bacchae by Euripides
Ms. Anna Henao
Ms. Kri sten Byrne
The Powerto Become Sons of God: The
Way to God in the Gospel According to
John
Ms. Emi ly Murphy
Ms. Zena Hitz
Cosmology and Mortality inMoby Di
Mr. Daniel Nelson
Baudelaire ' s Re lics of Experience
Ms. Erin Toomey
To Being Through Logos in the Sophist
Mr. Gregory Hodges
Homer' s Picture of Balance in Achi lL
and the Shield
Ms. Heid i Overbeek
The Transformation of Justice in The
Oresteia
Ms. Rebecca Trumble
" Hush, Natasha. Pray to God. Marriages
are Made in Heaven."
Men, Mediocrity, and Mathematics
Pascal
Ms. Marie Pelczynski
Beyond the Mask: An Inquiry into the
Salvation of a Fallen Angel
Ms. Sarah VanDeusen
The Good, the Bad, and the Just: 11
Tragedy of Bill y Budd
Mr. Micah Pharris
No New Taxes : The Role of Decepti on
in Democracy
Rags to Resurrection: Death and Rebirth in Dostoevsky' s Crime and Pun ishment
Ms. Jill Kasparek
Creating the Creators: Self-determin
tion in Milton's Paradise Lost
Ms. Gwendolyn Pogrowski
The Meaning Heard in the Repeated
Word: Exemplified in Wallace Stevens'
Smig, The Idea of Order at Key West
The Fall and Redempti on of Natasha
Rostova
Mr. Jason Voigt
Ms. Julia Kelly
On the Inte llectual and Spiritual Evob
tion of Man: Hegel' s Preface and lntn
duction to Phenomenology of the Spir
Aristotle' s Metaphysics, and Dante
Divine Comedy
Axiomatic Thinking:
Exemplarism
Mr. Charles Weber
Altruism and the Dream of the Great
Man: An Essay on Tolstoy ' s War and
Peace
Ms. Jessica Wense ll
"At the Last Assizes It Shall Acquit."
Captain Vere's Dec ision in Herm an
Melville ' s " Billy Budd, Sailor"
Ms. Tracy Whitcomb
Friendship in War and Peace: A Harmony Amidst the Chaos
Ms. China Williams
The Soul Never Thinks Without An
Image: Thinking and Imaginati on in
Aristotle ' s De Anima
Exploring Philosophy, Des pair, and
Deli ght in William Fauikner' sTheSound
and the FUiy
Mr. John C lasby
The Poli tical Relation of the Laborer
Liberty of Will Within American Civ
Government As An Economic Relati
of Labor to Property: The Appropriati
of Poli tical Representati on by Capital
Ms. Jess ica Van Driesen
An Examination of the Violent Teacher
in Thucydides ' s Peloponnesian War
Mr. Frederick Henderson
Ms. Cora Johnson
Ms. Sarah Burke
Portrai t of an Estranged Epileptic
Mr. Chad Cranfill
The Calloused Soul
Mr. Jonathan Crimmins
Death and Friendship in Euripides'
Alcestis
Mr. Zdravko Daskalov
Mystery and Beyond
Mr. Aaron Davis
Materi ali sm and David Hume
Ms. Nedali na Dineva
Appeasing the Savage in Us : An Exploration of the Re lationship Between Man
and Society Based on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of In equality and
On the Social Contract
Tell Governor Bucki ngham to Wait, for
I want to Have a Long Talk wi th My
Friend Frederick Doug lass: Abraham
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass on Slavery and Reconstructi on
Mr. Samuel Hu xley
Ms. Sharon Dinitz
Duality and Book Ill, Chapters 4 and 5
of Aristotle' s On the Soul
Mr. Jacob Kosseff
Teaching, Learnin g, and Apori a in
Pl ato' s Meno
Ms. Alka Koth ari
Ms. Amanda Dulin
Birth and Death in Anna Karenina
Mr. Christopher Kurfess
Ms. Rebecca Dzamov
The Art of Li ving We ll
Mr. Robert Donehower
Zarathustra: Poet, Pope, Ass
Veils and Experiments in Nietzsche
The Gay Science
Drying, Living, and Wondering Why:
Look at the Human Condition in PiaU
Republic
Ms. Victoria Printz
Separation, Solitude, and Little Gold
Fish: An Examination of Biblical Allusion in Gabriel Garcia Marquez' s One
Hundred Years of Solitude
Mr. Matthew Radbill
An Open Mind is Never Wrong: Judgment and Learning in Don Quixote
Mr. Zachary Rasmuson
An Examination of Pity in Rousseau' s
Second Discourse
98
The Flight and Purchase of Thought:
Thinking by Analogy
Ms. Heather Lockhart
The Development of Pierre in War a
Peace
The Baudel arian Experience
Ms. Carrie Sager
Ms. Kate Feld
Ms. Ch antal Roubachewsky
Remembering the Aeneid
Mr. Imam Sawez
Hilb e rti a n
The Philosophy Practicum : An Exami nation of the Re lationship Between Philosophy and Stoicism
99
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Marissa Mijal
Karla Manzur
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wherever you come, that your carriage and life may preach among ali
sorts of people, and to them; then you wi ll come to walk cheerfull y over
the world , answenng that of God in everyone."--George Fox 1656
Emily Axford Murphy
Jason McCready
100
101
�Remember the good
Micah Dylan Pharris
Chantal Roubachewsky
Victoria Richardson
Printz
102
103
�Tom morrow
I shall test the
humor level of thi s
gentle prim ate
Imam U. Sawez
Matthew James Tebo
SAFETY TO LOOK TO ONE' S SELFE
For my neighbor Ile not know,
Whether hi gh he builds or no:
Onely thi s Ile look upon,
Firm be my foundation .
Sound or un sound,
it be;
'Ti s the lot ordain '
He who to the grou
Has not nm""'''"
You must lose your shame.-Chaninah Maschler
Je suis venu trap tard dans un mande trap
vieux-Alfred De Musset
Yeah , I blew up tinker bell.. ..
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105
�I do not know which to prefer,
The beaut y of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
Erin Elizabeth
Toomey
A lmost anybody can learn to think or be lieve or
know. but n01 a si ngle human being can be taught
to be. Why'? Because whenever you think or
beli eve or you know, you are a lot o f other peopl e:
bu t the moment you are being, you' re n obod y~ but
yourselr. To be nobody-but-yourse lf- in a world
whic h is doing its best ni ght and day to make you
everybody else-means to fi ght the hardest battle
which any human being can fig hl. and never stop
fi ghting ... Docs thi s sound dis mal? II isn' t. lt"s lhe
most wonderful life on earth .--e. e. cummings
Amy Lynn
Thurston
Charles Weber
Janice Allison Thompson
Rebecca Marie
Trumble
The whole of Life consists of desiring and not accompli shing, and accomplishing what has not been desired.
--Goethe
Aaron Thomas
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�Terry Moore and Rebecca Dzamov
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�CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1995
William and Nancy Adl er
Vinod Malhotra, M. D.
Huldah and Wyndh am Anderso n
M rs. Audrey McGuire
Platt and Dav id Arn old
Patri cia Dow ling-Michae l
Butch and Mandy Baum
Mary Mij al
Marie and Tom Bolan
Dr. and Mrs. Don W. Pri ntz
Maril yn Rogers
Mom and Dad Brenn an
John and Gay Clasby
Dr. Robert and Deanna Sager
Hope and John Schl aden
Judy Hebard Dav is, Alan and Jodi
Mr.and Mrs. W. G. Donehower
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Cathey Funk
Susan and Ron St. Onge
Judy and Eddi e Freeman
Dr. Donald and Mrs. Susan ThompMichael and Caro le Huxley
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James D. Kurfess
Bob and Taty Lock hart
Tom and Jen Trumble
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Rob, Kri stin , and Ian Lockhart
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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.
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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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120 pages
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St. John's College, The Canvas 1995
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Yearbook for the year 1995.
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Last ni g ht I wa s fe e lin g rest less
. \ s l sa t in m y roo m a ll a lo n e,
Till l c ha n ced to o- la n ce fro m my w in clm\·
f\ t th Se \·ern, where t h e pa le m oo n sh o ne .
l) id yo u ncr ha\·e a drea r fee lin g
In ·the ni g ht wh e n th e air was so st ill
l'h at yo u co uld h ea r y o u r o wn hea rt beat in g
'J' o th e time o f th e whip-p oor- w ill ?
Di d y o u c \·e r ri se in the m oo ns hin e
\\ ' it h a fee lin g akin to a fri g ht.
\nd , dress in g quietly but qui ckl y ,
Steal o u t in th e dead of th e nigh t?
Thi s I d id with min g led se nsa ti o ns .
And , g rasp in g my hat in my h a n d,
I sal lied o ut o ve r th e ca mpu s
.\ s if exp lo rin g an u nkn own la n e!.
I ca n no t yet t ell w hat po se · cl m e
llut t he o ld a nd fa mili a r ha lls
L ooked cl o wn w it h a fr iend lie r asp ect
.-\ s if a nswe rin g fo n d m ~ m o r y ' s ca ll ;;.
:'l [cDow ell, old }fumphreys a nd Pinkn ey
Seem ed a rrayed in a plencl o r so ~n e
\\' ith cl ew as a cloak fo r their sec rets
T ouched off by th e sil v' ry moonshin e,
'!'h at my hea rt we n t o u t qui ck ly to greet the m
!\ nd p ra ise th e m f r ho lding so s tro ng
• in st ages o f wind a n d of weath er
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\\ ' hich have t ri ed to o 'e rco m e t h e m so lo ng.
1 w ire! so rt o f mystery enthra lled me
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A l gazed o n th ose se nti ne I · r yore.
\\ ' ho stood ye t in t ha t aw fu l s il en ce
D espit e th e ir vast t reas ur es of lo re.
CONTENTS
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35-39
AT HL ETI C D E PA RT M ENT ' ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 142- 171
BoA RD oF VI SITO Rs AND G ovERNoRs . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CARTOONS .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . ' . . . . . .. ' .. . I 72- 177
C L ASS AN D HISTO RY, 19 16 .. ' ' . ' . . .. ' . . . . ' ........ ' '40-82
C L ASS AN D HISTORY, 19 17 ... .. . ............. . · . .. 83- 108
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C L ASS AND HISTORY, 19 18 ...... . ....... . . ... . .. .. I 09- 1 15
CoLLEG IAN B oA RD . . . . . . . . . . • . .. . . . . . . . . .• . . . . . . . . . . 206
D EBATI NG TEA M . . ' .. . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • ' ... 179- 181
ED ITO RI AL B oARD .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . I 0- 1 I
FA C ULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. 13-22
FRATERN IT I ES . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . .. . . . .. . 199-20 I
FRES HMAN C LASS . . . . . . . . . . . . ·• .. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 I 6- 12 1
HisToRY ST. J oHN's CoL L EGE .. . . . . ..• . . .. . . . . . .. . .. 3 1-33
H o P Co MMI TTEE . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . 186- 187
MILITARY D EPARTMENT . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . 124- 14 1
Musi CA L ORGA N I ZAT ION .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 189- 192
So c i ETI ES .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . • . . . • . . . 203-205
STUDENT CouNC I L .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . .. 184- 185
Sus-F RES HM AN C L ASS . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. . . . : . . . .. . . . .. .. 122
Y. M . C. A .......... . ....... .. .... ... . . . . . . ... 182 - 18 -,
A D VERT ISE M ENTS . .. . . .. . . ... . . . .• .. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . .
A L U M N I . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Con tinu ed on page 30)
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�DEDICATION
In partial recognization of the esteem and admiration
in which he is universally held, and as a slight
token of our love, we, the class of nineteen
hundred and seventeen, dedicate this,
the nineteenth volume of the
Rat-Tat to our distinguished
Alumnus,
Emerson
C . Harrington,
Governor of Maryland.
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.i\I a ry la nd , wa s bo rn Ma rch 26t h, 1864, at Madi on , D o rc hes te r
county, :\Ja ry la nd . H is pa re nts were J ohn E. and E li za beth
(T homp so n ) Ha rrin gto n. I-Iis fa th e r wa s in earl y li fe a sea
cap ta in , beco min g la te r a m e rc ha nt a nd fa rm er , a nd wa s p r mi n e nt in t h e bus in ess a n d reli g ious li fe of hi s sect ion.
l\lr. Ha rrington was rea red on the farm . a nd un til he wa 16
years of age atte nd ed th e p u b li c ·choo l a t :\J ad ison, go ing th e n
a ll ege . A nnapo li s. l-Ie co m pleted th e fiv e yea rs'
to St . Jo hn·
course in four years, g rad u a tin g w ith t he degree of A. D. in 1884,
a nd ta kin g econd ho n o rs in hi cla s . Th e :.\1. A. d egr ee wa
co nfe rred on him in 1886. He s h owed a d ec id ed fo n dn ess fo r
o u td oo r gam es, a nd ca ug ht for fo ur yea r o n t h e S t. J o hn '
ba seba ll team.
U p o n g rad ua ti on , in 1884, :\Jr. I-Iar rin g to n wa s appo in ted
t uto r in th P repa rat ry Depa rtment of S t. J ohn" s a nd ta u rr ht
io r two y ea r , th e las t h a lf of th e s co nd year fi llin g th e p lace in th e C li ege
Depa rtm ent of Profe sso r 1-:lagn er , w ho wa ill. At the cl ose of t h e seco nd
yea r :\Jr. Harrin g to n wa . elec ted Ass is ta nt I rofesso r of Latin a nd :\1 th e m at ics
fa
at St. J o hn· s. H e accepted th e po iti o n. w h e n D r. \ i\T illi am I-:T. Hopk in s . th e
Act in g P rin cipal o f th e Co ll ege. left to accept the P re id ency of th e \ i\foman's
Co ll eo·e. Ha lt im ore, beco m in g Prin cipa l of Cam b ri dge Academy. Ca m bri dge.
l-l e h eld th e latter pos iti on fo r t hree yea rs. A t thi s ti m e th e Acade my and
Fe m a le Se min a ry we re m erged to fo rm Ca mbrid ge Tiigh Schoo l, a n d ::\Jr.
Ha rrin gto n wa s elec ted P rin cipa l. He held t h e pos iti on fo r nin e yea rs . bein g
re-e lec ted e \·er y yea r by t h e un an im ou. \"O te of th e tw enty-fo ur Tru s tees.
H e _tudied law whil e teachin g a nd was adm itted to th e Bar. ln 189 h e
res ig n ed a P rin cipa l to devote hi s entire en e ro·ies to th e lega l p ro fess io n. ln
1900 he was elected Sta t ' Atto rn ey a nd se r ved until 1903, when he was
defeated fo r re-e lec ti on.
l-:le was a \·igo rous prosecut r o f a ll offen ces,
especia lly \·iolations of th e li quor and oy ste r laws, a nd thi - fa ct, togeth e r w ith
di\·is io n in hi s pa rty , broug ht ab ou t hi defea t.
::\Jr. J-1 a rrin rr ton rank s hi g h a s a lawyer, hi clien te le bein g m a n y o f th e
m st p romin ent citi ze ns of th e co un ty and h av in g a w ide ra nge.
]-f e wa appo in t ed In s ura n ce Commi ss io ner in N ovem be r, 1910. a nd wa:
elected C mptro ll er in 19 11 by a m a jo rity o f ab ut 7,800 \·o tes.
:\[r. Harrin g ton wa · re-e lec ted Co m pt ro ll e r of. th e Tr eas ury in 19 13. fo r a
te rm of tw years.
:\ fr . "!-:!a rrin gto n marri ed :\Ji ss e rtrud e. da ug ht er o f :\Jr. a n d :\Jrs. \\ ' il liam T . J ohn on. They haye three children- two ons a nd a daughte r .
O n Nove mb e r 2. 19 15, he wa elec ted G ve rn or o f Mary land for a te rm of
fo ur yea r fro m th e s co nd \\' edn es day in Ja nu a ry, 1916.
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)JISCELLANEOt;S
SCENES
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rfil O RRO VV l NG from Sh ak espea re and sli ghtl y
~ r emodeling we may say that a College is a vast
stage whereo n we play our part a nd mak e our
ex it. T o th e Class o f N in eteen Hundred a nd Seventeen, it is act ll I. scene IL ; th e acti on in th a t sce ne bein gth e publi cati on o f th e l{AT-T AT. It would be prepost erous to as. ume th a t our 1irst ·e ff ort in th e li t erary wo rl d
is fa ultl ess o r to sec retl y beli eve that we will please
eve ryo ne. Ne ith e r o f th ese can we hope to a ttain.
H o weve r , if we succeed in brin ging be fo re th e mind' s
eyes o f some old A lumnu s glimp ses o f th e golden sce nes
enacted he re, o r if we can in so me way emba lm th e
memo ri es of prese nt-day ac ti viti es a t old St . J ohn ' ,
we sha ll not ha1·e completely fa il ed.
Assuring yo u that
we ha 1 tri ed to depict Coll ege li fe as we see it and
·e
hoping th a t yo ur c riti cisms may be o f a con st ru cti ve
na ture, we invite yo u to proceed .
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Assista n t Ed itnr- in - CIIi t'f
E di to r·- i n-C hi e f
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SoMERVILLE
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Pt·t>~i d e n t
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C hart e r
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His Excellency, Emerson C. Harr in gton,
'!'h e C \·e rn o r o f :-Iaryland ,
Annapolis, Md ., 1916.
J, re!!li d e n t
Hon. Robert Moss,
An na po li s, :-Jd.
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L. Dorsey Gassaway, Esq.,
Annapo li , l\Jcl .. 1 91.
Ex-Otfh·io
Hon. Peter D. Campbell, I re. icl e n t of th e Se nate , Da ltim re, ::\lei.
Hon. Philip D. Laird, Spea ker o f I- use of De lega te .
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Hon. A. Hunter Boyd, Chi f Ju dge ou rt of ppea ls, C um berl a nd . ::\[d.
Hon . Henry Stockbridg e, Jr., Jud ge Court of Ap pea ls, Towso n . ::\ 1cl.
Hon. John P. Briscoe, Ju dge Co urt o f pp ea ls, Prin e<' F rederi ck , ::\l ei.
Hon. John R. Patterson, Ju dge C urt of ..-\.pp ea ls, Cam br id ge. ::\Jd.
Hon. Wm. H. Thomas, Jud ge _ourt of A I p ea ls, E lk ton. ::\Jcl.
Hon. Hammond Urner, Jr., Jud ge Co ur t o f :\ppea ls, F red er ick, ::\rd .
Georg e Wells, M. D., A nn apo li , l\Id. , 1882.
Philemon H. Tuck, B a ltim o re. ::\l ei. , 188.1.
L. Dorsey Gassaway, .\nn a po lis, ::\Icl .. 189 1.
Hon. John G. Rogers, E lli cot t C ity , Mel., 1896.
James M . Monroe, A nnapo lis, ::\Jcl .. 189(i.
Hon. Robert Moss, .-\nn apo li , ::\~· cl. , 189/.
Frank H . Stockett, A nn apo li s, 1-Jd., 1897.
James A. Fechtig, New York City , 1899.
Charles G. Feldmeyer, A nn apo li s , ::\I 1., 1 99.
Nickolas H. Gr een, A nnapo lis, ::\lcl .. 190 1.
Harry J. Hopkins, A nn ap li , l\'fcl ., 1902.
Stevenson A . Williams, 11 elair, ::\1d .. 1904.
Louis T . Clarke, E lli co tt City, ::\Id .. 1905.
Nevett Steele, .\nn apo li s, :-rd .. 1907.
John L . Chew, A nn apo li , :-rd .. 1908.
William Wo odward, New Yo rk ity . 1910.
Burner R. Anderson, lla lt im o r , ::\Icl .. 1910.
Hon. ]as. R. B rashears, A nn apo li , l\Icl. , 1912.
Daniel R. Ran dall, Annapo li s . ::\Icl., 1913.
Hon. Walter I. Dawkins, 11alt im o re . ::\Icl., ] ( 14.
]. A. Nydegger, 191-J..
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wa s bo rn in Li1·e rpoo l. E ng la nd, on Jul y Li, 185 1.
\Vh en he was s ix years o ld h e was enro ll ed 111 t h e Roya l
ln s tituti c~~~ - Sc hoo l at Liv erp oo l, a nd h er e st u d ied fo r nin e
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In th e latter part of 1806 h e went to Lond o n a nd wa s
m atr icu lated at K in g-s Co ll ege. F our years late r h e ente red
t he Uni ve rs ity of L ndo n , a nd r emain ed h e re t hree yea rs. H e
was a lso a s tudent a t the l ' niv e rs ity o f :\Juni ch fo r o ne yea r.
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D r. Fell began hi s act iYe w rk in life in fiduciary ca pac ity
in E ng la n d, se n ·in g under t he lli s hop o f L o nd on as lay reade r
fr om 1876 to 1 80. For two ye ars th e reafte r he tra1·eled throug-h
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n lia, C hin a . F orm osa a nd Cey lon. In 1882 he ca m e to . m er~(!:f
ica, and two yea rs la te r h e w as elec ted Profes or of A ncie nt
La ng uag-es at 0l ew \ \'inc! ' Or Co ll ege , :\ ew \!\'i n cisor. :\lei. D r.
Fe ll, in 1 88 ~ , beca me Pres itle nt of St. J ohn ' Coll ege a nd has
held that posit i n eve r Sin ce.
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T hi s year . 18 ), m arks t h e beginnin g of a n ew era fo r our in s t it u tio n.
Dr. Fe ll' s unt iring en e rg ies soo n asse rted the m se lves a nd th e m ortgage of
$30,000.00 was paid off. 1- e a lso s ucceeded in ra is ino· m o n ey to b uil d three
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of th e finest bui lclino·s o n the campu , na m ely: \\ 'ooclwa rd Ha ll. Randall
Hall a nd th e ~ew Gy mn as ium. The numb e r of st ude n ts has been in c reased .
and as a w ho le th e Co ll eg-e ha b e n st r engt h en ed both in el i ciplin e a n d 1n
t he c harac te r of t h e wo rk clone.
Dr. I• ell is a n ac tive m emb e r of the fo ll o wi ng o rganizatio ns : Th e m er ica n l'h il o log-ical Associat io n, Th e American Academ y of Po lit'i ca l Scien ces,
Th e Natio n a l Ed uca t io na l Assoc ia ti on . The Phi Sig m a Kappa F ra te rnity, Th e
L;n il'(~ r s i ty Elect of Ba ltim ore a nd Th e C lios phi c ~oc i ety of l'rin ce to n L' ni ,·e rs ity.
nn.
T.II0 ,\1. \ S }'.ELl.. Pll . II ., LL . ll .
The fo ll ow in g- ho no ra ry d eg rees ha1·e b ee n co nfe rred up o n him: Docto r
of Law, by J-Ta m pcle n- idn ey Co ll ege, of V irg ini.a, in 1 89: Docto r of Phi losoph y, by St. J o hn' s C ll eo·e, An napo lis. :\fcl., in 1907 : D oc to r of C i1·il Laws, by
t he Cn i1 r ity of the South. S u wa nee, T e nn .. in 1907, a nd Docto r of Law s, by
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the C ni1•ersi ty of P itt sb urgh , 19 12.
T he a ffili a ti o n o f S t. John 's wit h th e U ni ve r. ity of Mary land . naltim o re,
is on e of Dr. Fe ll 's acco m1 li hm e n ts. S in ce this he ha s bee n promin e n tly
co nnect ed in the U ni ve r s ity, and in J a nu a ry, 1913, h e was c h s n Provos t by
t he Doa rcl of Rege nts to fill t h e p lace left 1·aca nt by th e deat h of Be rn a rd Carter. Thi s p os iti o n gave D r. Fe ll a w id e r fie ld to di s pl ay hi s talents , a nd a lrea dy
a projec t is on foo t fo r a S tate L'n ive rs it y. Jf it i acco mpli s hed, it wi ll be
mainly thro twh Dr. Fe ll' s a bili ty as a n o rga ni ze r.
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�lloqn irorkway 1Ripprrr. 1\. :m .. 1\. :!I.
Fro m 190 1- 1902 he taught in the B rookl yn Lat in chool. In
the l::ttte r part of th e yea r 1902 he cam e to St . .Jo hn· . as In stru ctor
in Latin . Two yea rs la ter he was promoted to Assistant P rofesso r in tha t bra nch o f studi es . From 1906- 1908 he was Superin ~
tendent of the t. J ohn 's P repara to ry Schoo l.
In 1907 he became P rofe so r of Latin. whi ch pos ition he still ho ld s. In
this wo rk Professo r Rippe re has clo ne most to promote the in te rest of St. J ohn 's.
He has helped mu ch to ra ise the entrance req uirement s in L a tin. ours be ing hi gher
than those o f our sister in st ituti on , a nd on th e same pl a ne as th la rge r coll eges
and uni ,-e rsities. 1-1 e has been a g reat power in making th e co u rscs he re th o ro ugh
and eFficient.
Profe o r Rip pc re la te r compl eted a Post-Graduate Course in Latin and
Greek. and received th e degree o f 1\Jaster of r\r ts on exa mi nati on from hi s
·
. \lma :\I ate r.
In 1912 he was a ppointed Sec reta ry of th e Facu lty , and a yea r late r, JCJ13.
he wa elected V ice- ! resid ent of St. J ohn' s Coll ege by the Boa rd of V isito rs
and Go,·ernors, to suc ceed Dr. Cecil. who re ignecl.
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B . R IP PEH.E , H . . \ ., ) 1. . \ .
Professo r Rippere beli eves in fi rm and co nsistent eli cipline. with fairn ess
to _all. ] le ha tak en pa rt in ma ny act ivitie
utsicle o f hi s class- room. encouragmg \\:holesome spo rts and ath leti c both by p recept and exa mpl e. H e is a
loyal fnend to a ll st ude nt s and t o t he .\lumni , a lso being ach ·iso r t th e Yo un g
:.\fen's Christ ian As ciat ion a t St. Jo hn' s.
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He is a member o f the foll o wino- o rgani zat ion s : Cia ica l , \ . sociat io n of
the_ Atlantic S tat es. \\ 'c. leyan r\lumni ssociat io n. Wash in j!ton, D . C.; . \nn apohtan Club of A nnapoli s; the Chi P si a nd th e P hi l(appa Frate rniti es.
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�SYDNEY S. HANDY, A. B., A. M.
HENRY FRANCIS STURDY , B . A., M. A.
l'rofesso r uf flislory c
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Eco n0 /11 .\'.
R OFE 'SO R ST "RDY is a n .-\nn apo li ta n and
a
r ad ua t e of S t . .J o hn' s.
:\ft e r g r a du at in g fr o m S t . .J o hn 's in 1906 w ith th e· degre e
B . .'\ .. h e ta ug ht at C he w's Pr e parato ry
Sc h oo l. in l'\ nn apo li . .\II a r y la nd. fo r li 1 yea r . li e
·e
se n ·ed as r\ ss ista nt 1--'r o fesso r in th e Dep a rtm e n t of
M a th e m a ti c a t ' t. J o hn 's durin g th e aca d e mi c yca t·
of 1911·12. In 19 13 h e e nt e r ed J o hn s H o pk in U ni ve r s it y a nd s pec ia li zed in 1-1 is to r y a nd Eco no mi cs .
r ece i1·ing th e deg r ee :\ 1. . \ .. a nd has practi ca ll y co mpl e ted t h e work at thi s Uni1·e1· ity fo r a Ph. D . in
I I isto ry a nd ·Po litica l Sc ie n ce .
K e cam e to St. J o hn' in 1914 as h ead o f th e
Departm e nt o f Hi s to ry a nd P o li ti ca l Econo m y.
REGINALD H . RIDGELY , B. S.
l' rofrss ur of Biolog3• and Geo logy.
Secrl' tary of the faculty.
R O F ESSOR R ID GE L Y. a :\l a ry land e r fr o m
th e Ea te rn S ho r e. r ece i1
·ed hi ea rl y edu cati o n in th e pub li c sc hoo ls of A nn apo li s. a nd
wa g r ad uate d from S t. J o hn 's Co ll ege in
1895.
H e ha s h eld th e fo ll ow in g po iti o n s: Profe·sso r
of Sc ie nce, En g li s h a n d :\lathemati cs in S t. john'
l"' r epara to ry Sc hoo l: Co mm a ndant an d Teac h e r of
Scie n ce a t Mont c la in :\lilita ry .Aca d e m y, Mont c la in .
"\"ew .J e r sey : ln tru cto r in P hys ics an d Math e m a ti cs
at Thurs to n P r e parato r y Sc hoo l. P itt s burg h, I e nn sy h ·a ni a. and ln s tru c to r in I io logy a nd Math e mati cs
at th e Pitt sbu r g h Hi gh Sc hoo l.
H e i V ice-P r es id e nt of th e B io logica l Sec ti o n
of th e Acade m y o f Sc ie nce a nd A r t. ·a rn egie ln s ti tut e. Pitts burg h . P e nn sy lvani a .
Pro fe sso r Ri dge ly cam e t o S t. J hn' s Co ll ege
in 19 12 fr o m th e State "\" o rm a l Sc hoo l at Fro s tbur g .
M a ry la nd. wh e re he ha d bee n pr in cipal fo r four
yea r s. In 19 14 h e was a ppo int ed Sec r e tary o f th e
Fac ulty.
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Profl'ssor of F.n g/ish .
RO I ~ ESSOR J !.AN DY. a lth o ug h . bo rn tn
Fa nm·il le. V a , is o f :\ la r y la ncl fam il y . H e
r ece t,·ed ht s H tg h
c h oo l t rattnng at the
Poco m o k e C tty Hi g h Sc hoo l a nd th en
e n t e r ed R ic h m on d o ll ege, V ir g inia. ft·o m w h ic h h e
was g r a du a t ed with th e degre e of .-\. H.. in- I S92.
li e ha s in ce co m p lete d pos t-graduate courses in
E ng li s h at Pri nceto n. at Harva rd. at C lum bia . has
·taken Exp r es io n a t th e Em e r so n Co llege of O r at o ry. a nd ha s s tudi ed law fo r th r e·e umm e r s at
o lumbi a U ni1·e r sity Law Sc h oo l.
At Co lleg e Pro fess r H andy wa ,·e ry ac.t i1·
in a t hl e ti cs. H e wa s P r es id e nt o f th e. A thl e ti c .Associa t io n and pla ye d o n bo.th foo tba ll and b ase~)a !l
tea m s.
B e fo r e co min g to S t. J o hn 's in 19 15. a s h ea d of
t he· d e pa rtm e nt o f E ng li s h a nd O rat o r y . h e wa s
H eadmaster of A ll eg ha ny A ca d e m y . V irg ini a:
In s tru c to r in Eng li s h at !' eddi e In st itute. J\ew
J e r sey, and P rin c ipa l o f th e T~a t o n T g h a n d ':\f an-li
ua l T ra in in g Sc hoo l. Easto n. :\ la ry la nd .
HAROLD BRENTON SCARBOROUGH ,
B . S., M. A.
l 'rofr sso r. of l'hys ics and .1/l'c hlllliw / Drawin g.
R O FESSOR J-1. B. S CARBOROUGH is a
::\Iary la n de_ a nd a g r a du ate: o f S t . J o hn' s
r
Co ll ege. L-1 e ha a lso d o n e w o rk at R e n sse laer I o lytec h n ic In s titute. T r oy, "\"cw
Y o rk and at H a nard U ni ve t·s ity .
Aft e r bei ng g raduated from S t. J o hn 's in 1904,
he spe n t near ly three yea r s as a mac h ine de s igne r
with a P itts burg h conce rn. a nd s in ce 190
has
de,·o tcd hi s t im e to t eac hin g .
Fo r fo ur yea r s h e li lled th e po iti n of Hi gh
Sch oo l P rin c ipa l in. :Vlar y la nd. af t e r wh ic h h e b eca m e·
Instru cto r i;1 "Mathe m at ics a n d ~ l ec h a ni ca l Drawin g
in St. J o hn' s Sc hoo l. .\l a nliu s. "\"ew Y rk.
Aft e r securi ng the :\ 1. 'A. d eg r ee fo r w o rk in
Phy~ i cs a nd 1lathemati.:s. he was :~ ppo inted In stru cto r
in 1Iath e m a t ics and Mec ha nica l Drawing in M cn e r sb_urg .\ca de my. Menersb urg, Pa .. fr m whic h pos itt o n he r es igned to accept th e c ha ir o f P h y ic a nd
:\Iec hanica l Drawing at St. J o hn 's Co ll ege.
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�JOHN BOYD WHIT E, A. B ., M. A .
BENJAMIN HARRISON WADDE L L, M. A., C. E .
Profess or of L.atin nnd C:rce/,•.
Professor of Jl la th eu/Qt ics.
EN J A MI N H :\ h.RISON WADDELL wa s
bo rn in \•
Vay n es boro. V ir g ini a, a n d her e
r ece ive·d h1s ea rl y ed ucat1 n.
o
Late r h e
ent er ed vV as hin g to n and Lee U ni ve r it y.
Le · in g t o n . V ir g ini a. a n d was g r a du a ted fr o m t h e r e
wit h th e degre of Maste r of A rt s and of C i,·il
E ng in eeT.
H e was a ft er ward s appo inted A ista nt Pr ofe sso r of Mathematic in th at U ni vers ity. Fo ll owi ng
thi s h e was m ad e a Pro fe sso r in th e T exas ~Iilit a r y
l n s t itut e. Austi n . Texas. and th en was ap p o inted
Ad jun ct P r o fesso r in Ce n t ra l U ni ve-r sity. Ri ch mond .
Ke n tucky .
In 1903 P r o fesso r Wadde ll cam e to St. J o hn "Co ll ege as Professo r f l\ lat h e m a ti cs .
0 1-l N BO_YD W HIT E. a nat i,·c of P en,n sy lyan la, hr st a tte n ded sc h oo l at t he Gr o ,·e
F r o m he r e h e
C ity No rm a l Aca d em y .
ent e r ed Geneva Co ll ege. Beave r f-a ll s. Pe nn sy lva n ia , a nd afte r hi s gra du at io n was occ upied in
do in g Pos t-G radu ate wo rk a t j o hn s Hopk in s Un i,·e r ity, C hi cago U ni veTs ity a nd in Ge rman y .
H e ta ug h t fo r three yea r s in Indi a n Tcnito r y,
at Spence r Acade m y, a schoo l fo r Choctaw l nd ian s.
Late r he became pr incipa l of C he st nut L e ,·e l Acad e m y . L a n cas te r, Pe nn y lva n ia.
.In 1896 P r ofe-sso r \,Y hi te ca m e to St. J ohn 's Co llege as t h e hea d o f t he D e pa r tme n t o f Anc ien t
La ng uag es.
I
ADOL F SC H UMAC H ER, P h. D.
Profess or of A/ adem L. aug ungrs.
DOLF SC H MAC I I ER.a nat ive of Hanno,·er.
i.s a g r ad uat e of t he H.oya l Gy mn a sium at
Go ttin g e n. H r ece ive d hi s D octo r 's d eg r ee
fr o m bot h A m e ri ca n a nd fo r eig n uni ve r it ie s.
Fo r li ,·e yea rs he pu r su ed the s tud y of :\ n cient
Se miti c an d Romance P hi lo logy a nd L iterat ur es at
the U n ive r siti es o f Gott inge n a nd L e ip sic: and comp leted it by cou r ses in Ge rm a n ic Lite r atu r e. Ph il·
o logy a nd t h e R omance Language at th e U ni ver s ity
o f P ·nn sy lvan ia.
Dr. Sc h uma ch er has he ld th e fo ll o w ing pos ition s : Teac h er o f Ge rm a n a nd R o m ance L ang uag es
at t he Swa in Free Sch oo l. New Be dfo r d. Massa c hu set ts ; P r ofesso r of Moder n Lang uages and P hil osop hy a t A n sga r Co il ge. H u tch in so n, ~I i nn eso ta ;
Professo r of Mod ern La ng uages at U 1 inu s Co llege.
·
Co ll egev ill e. Pennsylvania: a nd Lecturer in Ge rm an ics in t he G r aduate Schoo l of th e U ni ve r s ity of
P e-nn sy lva ni a . In Sep temb er. 19 12. h e ca m e to St.
J o hn's as h ead of the Depa r t m e nt of :\l ode rn L ang uag es.
O n S e ptember 9. 19 14. Dr. Sch um ac h r m a rri ed
Miss Ac h sa h Do r sey R o b b. of A nn a po li s. :\I a r y land.
He ha pub lish ed a boo k n ''Fe rdin a nd Lassa ll e,
a a no ,·e list ic s ubj ect o f F ri edric h Sp ielh agen."
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TOH N CLI FFORD GRAY , A. B., M. A.
l ' rof rssor of Ch r 111istry aud Phys·ics.
I ~ OFES S
R G R A \" was bo rn in A rlin gton.
~:f ass ac hu s e tts .. a .nd . h er e co mp le ted hi s
Gra mm a r and H 1 Sch oo l wo rk.
gh
H e e nte r e·d H a r va rd U ni ,·er sity in 1904.
and fo u r ye ar s la te r r ece ived h is deg r ee. '" cu n\
lau de." in Ch e mi st ry. fr o m t hi s in st ituti o n.
F o r ti,·e yea r s fo ll o wing h i grad ua t io n h e ta ug h t
Scien ces in Th o 1n to n
'
cad e111y. at ·aco . Main e.
pendin g t hr ee ummer s o f t hi s t im e tudy in g a t
Dartm ou t h U ni ve rs it y, s p ec ia li z in g in O r gan ic
Chemi strv . ln 19 13 h e r ecei ved hi s Maste r o f A r ts
degree fr~ m th a t U ni,·er s it y . hi thes is be ing ·' I r o blem s in C h lo rinat io n o f Acet ic Ac id.' "
Th e sa m e yea r he was appo inted to th e cha ir
of C hemi try a nd I hy sics at S t. j o hn " Co ll ege a n d
imm edi a te ly ass um ed h is dut ies th e· fo ll ow in g Se p·
lemb er.
I'rofes o r G r ay , in 1910. mar r ied Mi ss O di lee G.
Burnh a rn , of !3aco, :\ Ia ine. and is now th e proud
fath er of a ro bus t o n.
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�THOMAS L. GLADDEN.
I11 SI rue/ or of the S ub-Frl'slunan Class .
L. GL.-\DDE \: wa s born a t Mt.
C rawfo rd , V irginia, 186 1. w.h ere h e att e nd ed
t he· - pub li c sc hoo ls . Afte r comp let in g th e
co ur se at th e S he nand oa h In s titu te . Dayt 11.
Vi rg inia. h e s tudi ed a t Rand o lph - :\l acon Co ll ege . a nd
at \\ 'ashingt o n a nd Lee U ni,·e r sity. Lexing to n , V ir gi ni a .
Hi s pro fess io nal ca r ee r began in T exas in 1886.
as Principal o f II ig h Sc hoo ls. b ein g late r affi li at ed
wit h t he T exas t a t e U ni,·e r sity a s a m e mb e r o f th e
S tat e !Zxamin e r s for Teach e r · le rtil ica t e.
F o r fo u r ye ars h e was Principal f E lli cott C ity
I I igh Sc hoo l. a nd for li,·e· yea r s wa s Supe rint e n cknt
o f t h e Preparato ry Sc ho o l o f St . .J o hn 's Co ll ege,
w h ic h was abo li s h ed ,in 1914. w h e n he was mad e
In st ru c to r of th e Sub cFreshman C lass . w hi c h po . iLi o n h e n ow ho ld s.
1-1 O :M .-\ S
ROSCOE EARL GROVE, A. B.
In struct or uf t he Sub - Frcs hlllu/1 Class.
OSCOE E. G R O VE was b o rn in F r ede ri ck
Co unty . Mar y la nd . w he r e h e atte- ed th e
nd
pub lic sc hoo ls, and was g raduated fr o m t h e
J liddl et ow n Hi g h Sc hoo l in 1904. with ho no r.
\
Duri ng th e fol low in g sc hoo l yea r he wa s Prin cipal o f
the i\ rn o ld stown Publi c Sch oo l.
·. ln 1905 h.e ·. e nte r ed Frank lin and M a r s ha ll C o l1e!!e. Lan cas t e r. P e nn sy l\'a ni a . L ea ,·in g a t th e e nd
of; hi s jui1i o r ye ar. - he ca m e t p St. J o hn 's, a 1id was
g r ~d uat e d . in 19 10.
, .-\f.te r graduat io n at St. J o hn 's . h e wa s Com m ;l ndant o [ Cad e t s and In s t ru c to r in E ng li h a nd
1:-Ji; tory at hamb e r lain Militar y In s t itut e, H.andolph ,
Xdw York. ln 19 12 he r etur n ed to thi s In s tituti o n
as .In s tructo r in t h e · Pre paratory c ho I and _-\ s is ta n · . \thl e t ic D irect r o f t he Co ll ege . \Vh e n th e
Pre paratory Sc hoo l at S t. J o hn 's Co ll ege wa s abolis h e- in 19 14 he was mad e In st ru c t r o f t h S ub d
F r es h m a n C lass.
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and stands 150 feet high. Tradition
says that a treaty was signed beneath
its branches between the Susquehannock Indians and the Colonists, and also
that General Lafayette was entertained
within its shade in r825, when he visited
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A nnapolis. The D aughters of the American Revolution have marked it by a
bronze tablet as a spot of historical interest.
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Th a t peopled th e n oo ks a nd the sh ado v1·s
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J t see m ed there were m y ri ads of s pirits
Of m en who have lo ng passed away.
vVho here had rejoiced in lif e's sp ringtim e
l:u t have long s in ce la in und e r the cla y.
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] h e :-~rd a fa int ru s tlin g of ivyA s so m e res tl e s s pirit. no doubt.
]-fad tin·ed i• in m em o ry o f g lad ness
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r\ nd fTOod tim es th a t dwelt round ab out.
.\h . as I s too d 'm on o· th ose hi ·tori c s t at~1 es
.\ way from the world' s hull -aba loos
, \ ncl , li fting ·the vei l of. the; ages,
Thu s exposed th e past. to my view,
I ' t ho ug hl of th e g rea t m en
\\ ' h o' d g otte'n th eir s ta rt at
.\nd gon.e to' .th e wo rld ·w ith
. \ n cl en t e:red and won i1 th e
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before m e ·
thi s p lace
co nfid e nce
race.
The n prid e for my old \lm a ~I a t e r
.\rose · till it brok e a ll its b ond s:\ fay we ca rry o n th e work she is do in g! .
.\ll ' h a il to hi stori c Sa int J o hn 's !
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J(ing vVil li am 's' School wa s the fir t name g iven to th e old est
a nd most revered in stituti on in the ~tate today, ~n.d it s puq?ose
,_!]
wa s to create a school "fo r the -educat1 o f yo uth s 111 th1 s provmc e
on
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in good letters a nd manne rs.'' A ft e r Gove rn o r N icholson had
g iven the site a nd fifty pound ste rling, a nd th e }-louse of B ur·oted 4. 000 pound s o f tobacco, then as good as money
\
gesses had 1
·
in the co loni es, a number of wealthy co loni st added a •1 eat sum
as their contributi on to th e und ertaking. Con sequent ly a simpl e
brick bu ilding a rose nea r the Loate House in 170 1, a nd schoo l
11·as begun in th e same yea r. Th e fi rst president was th e Rev. Edwa rd B utl er.
who was . as a few of hi s successo rs were, the rector o f vene rable Sa int A nn e's.
.-\ !though King William 's School sati sfied a long- felt want, it wa s by fa r n o~
a ll that the coloni sts des ired and needed. vVhat was necessa ry wa s a real college to ob1·iate the neces ity o f c rossing th e A tlanti c for a classical and high e r
education. It had been proposed: to found such a co ll ege as ea rl y a s 167 1. Th e
yea r 1732 saw a bi ll be fore th e Gen eral \.ssembly, but it was defeated . Th e
nex t attempt came in 1763, when the bill ·was rejected by the uppe r house onl y.
'!'e n yea rs late r the demand had becom e so strong that the Assembl y agreed to,
g-ra nt · a cha rter to a coll ege wh ich was to be in Ann a poli s. B ut th e fight fo r
ind epend ence call ed all to arm s in 1776. and th e cha rte r was not, in fact. g ra nted
until 178-+. Th e co ll ege was . na med · St. J ohn 's Co ll ege, afte r the fa mous one·
at Ox ford U ni1·ersity, whi ch na me it ha s borne e1 r sin ce. As th e site o f th e,
·e
institu tion th a t o f Gove rn or Bladen's un completed residence was ta ken. a nd
I he ,na me of " Bladen' s Foll y '' was. in the honor of the first president, Dr.'
:\[cDowell. changed to l\IcDowell Hal l. wh ich wa s to be the onl y bu il dinrr o f,
St. J ohn' for se venty-o ne yea rs.
T he fir st thirteen yea rs a fte r the full start o f th e Co ll ege in 1793 we re.
Ye rr p1·osperous. Th e entire King \ Villi a m' s School had been tran sfe rred to
. nnapolis. excepting, o f course. its lone bl.li lding . Influenti al men took p ride
in-. suppo rting- it. a nd th e Sta te al lowed $8,7.10 eac h yea r. P reside 1t Washington.
hon ored · St. J o.hn 's with a vj sit. accompanied by Gene ral Lafayette. He foll owec\
th1 s with a lette r o f "
praise a nd enco uragement.
·
F o r ·some unki1 ow n reason th e Legi lature uddenl y withdre w it s pl edged
suppo rt in 1806, a nd until it partly resto red the appropriati on in 18 12,· the ·Coll ege
suffe red . a sac! setback. Conditi ons we re slightl y imp ro1·ed by the additi on of
$20.000 by a lotte ry in 182 1: but the Coll ege was not to prog ress until ·Dr. H ector·
Humphri es too k charge. Being a ve r y energeti c and abl e man. he did hi s best
during hi : pe ri od o f admini stration. whi ch lasted from 183 1 to 18:i7. Two new
C!dJ
T th o ught th at I sensed g h ost ly shad ow s ·
vVho flitted so so ftly with wings
O'e r th e ba tt e red and bea ten o ld parap ets
A nd cupo la where ·t h e ch ape l be ll rin gs.
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problem o f edu cation was not long in taking hold of the settler .
Bu t they faced it with th e same determin ation with whi ch they
had faced othe r problem s, and as a result of their endeavo rs <
L
chool was founded in 1696, sixty-two yea r after the fir t co loni st
::~c~l. set foot on the soil of what was to be th e State of .1\Iary-
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I th ought that I h ea rd the wa ll s whi sper
Th e ta les of th e prank s -that w e re played
1\y lad s o f th e o ld eig ht eenth ce ntury,
\\ ' h ose bodi es ha ve di ed and decaye d.
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li.atury uf §t. 1/u!7tt's---illunt.
IJU ildings we re a dd ed by hi s untirin g effo rts, both be in g do rmi tories. Th e one
\\·as named Pinkn ey :H a ll, afte r a di stingui shed a lumnu , a nd the o th er bo re the
na me of th e belo\·ed head. Dr. Humphri e . Fro m thi s tim e o n the GoYern o r
o f Mary la nd becam e ex-o fficio member of th e Board of Visitors and Gove rnors.
Th e Civil \ i\fa r t ru ck t. J o_hn' s a heavy bl ow in 186 1. For a t im e t he old
Co ll ege practicall y cea eel to ex 1st. Th e tea che r and stud ents ra lli ed to th e
co lo rs of the side who e ca u e they thought j u t. The F ede ra ls se ized th e in ti tutio n and ma de it a hospital. Th e hi to ri c wa lls that look do wn on us tocla v
have see n many a sa d sig ht. \iVh en peace again reigned suprem e the Co ll ege
was reopen ed in 1866, but it stumbl ed a lm o t a im le sly through a peri od of
twe nty yea r of un certa inty, lack of support, and lack of teac he rs and pupi ls.
ln 18 6 Dr. Thomas Fe ll becam e the head at St. J ohn ·s. H e wo rk ed as
hard, unti ri ng ly an d ca pab ly as DL Humphries. l ut he wa mu ch mo re ucces. fn l. I-le has car ri ed t. J ohn' throug h ma ny a storm y yea r, and hi cl etennination has put it on a new foot ing. \ i\fe O\Ye to him th e. choo l we have today,
a school ho no red and r espected by a ll.
Three new buildings ha\·e I ee n e rected o n th e ca mpu during Dr. Fell's
pr es id ency. Th ey are: Woodwa rd Hal l, nam ed afte1· hi s father by the dono r
James T . ·w oodward ; Randall Hall , na med after j ohn \ i\f irt Randall, a \Ye ll k no wn A lumnu s. and th e new Cy mna ium , one of the fi nest in J\Ia ryla nd.
Tn 1909 a n eve nt occ urred that fi ll ed th e hea rts of a ll t. J ohn's m en wi th
~acln es - o ld M cD owe ll Hal l fel l a v ict im to flam e on a w indy, wintry day in
Februa ry. St. J ohn' s men . Navy men and citi zens of A nnapo lis foug ht side
by side to save he r, ' 'but 'twas taps for old :JicDow II. ' ' The fury of the flam e.
de troyecl eve ryth ing mate ria l but th e bell and the cia s-shi eld ·, but it cou ld not
dest roy the g reatest thing- th e pirit that rose from the · mber . A most rema rk able eli play of St. John 's sp ir it f oll owed the mi fortune. EYe ry a lum nus an l
fr iend held out hi s helping hand a nd :JJcDowell rose again, a p roud a. eve r.
The building i new, but it stand s on th e o ld f ound at io n , a nd to eve ry St. J ohn's
ma n it is ·'o ld :JicDowe ll. "
St. John' s. in he r lo ng and enviaul e ca ree r, has g rad uated ma ny m en of
who m a ny institution woul d be proud. But she alon e had th e hon o r o f produc ing the ma n who wrote th e a nth em f the nation , the Star-Spa ngled Ban neL
Franc is Scott K ey is a pupi l of whom hi s . \l ma :JJate r is proud ind eed. S t.
John's takes prid e in he r ab ility to send fo rth men \rho a re me n in th e truest
sense of the wo rd .
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A St. John' s man does not boast when he say that hi s clear o ld schoo l,
fo r its size. lead s a ll in the produ ction o f scho la rs. at hl etes, and o ldi e r . "\ s
it wou ld weary th e reade r to menti o n na mes, suffi ce it to say that St . J ohn 's
stands hi g he t academ ica lly o f a ll und e rara du ate choo ls in :Jiarylancl . that a ll
teams fca r a nd respec t a S t. J ohn 's tea m because of its grit a nd neve r-say-di e
St. Jo hn' spirit, a nd th at St. J ohn 's has bee n repea tedl y boo ked a mong the
ten be. t milita ry school of th e U ni ted ta tes .
. . \ Vhat put our belo\·ecl . choo l in its high place i th e und yin g a int J ohn 's
- 1~1 nt. and as long- as a spa rk o f the old spirit remain . a ll Sa in t John's men
\\'il l have not hing but prid e f o r he r present and confid e nce fo r he r fu tu re.
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�HE tuclent body of any in tituti on . . co mpa rative ly speak ing , is
by far less consp icuous and less loo ked afte r by one who is
contempl a ting a course a t that in st itution tha n the lumni . Ju t
a the empl oye r asks the appli cant " what have yo u clone" ' rath e r than
" what are yo u do ing"' o r "what can you do,' " so the eye of the world a re
on the output, so to peak, of any co ll ege and unive rsity. Th e und e rg raduates a re judged. to a g reat degree, by th e g rad ua tes and hence it
is the A lumni that afford a mean of compa ri son a nd beco me a ba sis
on 1~ hi ch the sta ndard of a choo l re t .
We do not f ea r being accused of egot ism when we say that old
, t. John" ha tu rn ed out men who have been in trum enta l in t he
shaping of our dest iny a a stat a nd as a nat ion, and it is w ith g reat
pride that we hai l the e old pat ri ots. On down through the yea rs ou r
. \lma I\Iater has eve r furni shed h e r quota of men who have gone fo rth
to ach ieve prom in ence in p ract ica ll y eve ry profession . Today, we re it
not for our lu mni who a re continua lly offering mea ns and sugge.:tions a lona at hl et ic, military a nd academ ic lin es, we wo ul d be as a ship
sa iling the main without a c rew.
SPONSOR
RA.T-TAT
In this issue of the RA 'l'-TAT we have p laced, as a token o f our
apprec iation of the ir devotion. a few of our A lumni . who ha 1 evei·
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been loya l sons. Woul d that the space were greater to in clu de others.
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ROBERT F. MADDOX
OBERT F. ~ [ ADDOX g rad uated f rom S t. J ohn' s Co ll ege in 1876. with
degr ee of Bachelo r of A rt . \ iV hil e at Co ll ege, Mr. :-Iaddox was a _memJ:e r
of the boat crew, a nd play ed cente r fi ld on the baseball _team 1n HV-1-.
H e wa sec reta ry of h1 s class fo r two )_'ea rs, _a nd _a me1~1 b 1 o f the Phd okali a n L ite ra ry oc iety, of whi ch he was pres1dent 1n h1 s Sen10r yea r .
1\Ir. M a ddo x was bo rn in Fairmoun t, ome rset Coun ty, in 18:i 3. a nd a fter
fi nishing hi s co ll ege cou rse taught schoo l fo r e\· ra l year .
In 1887 he was elected to th e J-l ou e of D elegate ·. whe re he sen ·ed the te rm
of 1888.
In 189 1 he was elected R caiste r of \ iV ill s fo r ome rset Cou nt y. \\·hi ch pos iti on
h h eld for six yea rs. In 1902 l~e was appo inted Cle rk a nd Treasu:er to th e _Coun t~
Co mm is ione rs whe re he ser ved fo r ele \·en yea r , and was appo111ted Reg1 ter or
\ Vi lis in 1915, 'to fi ll a n un expired te rm . Jn poli t ic . :-Jr. ::\lad dox ha a lways
been a Democ ra .
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GEORGE E. BENNETT
E\)RGE E. _1 I
.':NN ETT a raduated fr om .S t. J o hn 's in 189\ at th e head of
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ven_to teachm g. I n 189.1 -1896 he ta twht a g ramm ar
~c h oo l nea r Ma n on tat10n, ome rset Coun t)' · 1896- 190" 1 ·
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were c1 1r t 1 t
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ec ec o t 1 up 1 1 1ng of the schoo l at Mard ela, Mel.; in 1903, M r.
)UI.
~Jei~nct t w_ent t u th e Q u a nt iCO G ramma r c hoo l a n d r e m a in ed th er e unt il 1911
~t~nn g wi:I ch t ime he se ntto St. J ohn 's the foll o wing students: \ iValter Ba il eY:
1att Ph iii1 ps, H r man .H adyso n, Cla ud e Ba il ey a nd Ho ll a nd Ri <mi n . Tl~e
. cholasticyea r, 1911 - 1912, wa . SJ ent at the Preston Hi a h chool Th e fo ll ow in a
y~a r h c!Jcl _not teach, but in ~h e Fa ll of _1 91-t, g row in~ wea ry ~f hi s reti re ment
~{~ml tC ~ p i of~ssi on of teach mg. he aga m r es um ed activiti e ' thi s time at th e
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ram ma 1 Schoo l, whe re he ha rema m d sin ce that t ime.
. :- J r. Benn ett is fro m l\Jardela . M a rylan I. He receiv c1 hi s ea rl v education in
thi s p lace a nd wa s g rad uated from the 1\Iar lela Hi g h Schoo l in 1891.
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�JOHN G. SHEARER
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_ S J 1 ' Coll eae in the Fall of 1901.
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O H 1 G SI1.E \ RER nteted t 01 11 sS J o ' lle took a n actiYe pa rt Ill
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Dunng th e IX yeal s , l\Ianao-er of 1906 Foot! all 1 am , an
all co ll ege event ..: Was A~~~st~~t fi r t b~ e on Ba eball Team for tb ~·ee
Manager of 190/ Team.
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a rs was also membe r of P htl oeasons. M _mber ? f Hot! Cotl~lll~t~~ ~f:n~/~zaJ;pa Fraternity, and Trea urer
mathean Society, lgma lap el '
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ae l\Ir. Sheare r went into the empl oy ~f tl:e
Upo n Jeav mg t J ohn s Coll e, .
d later the emp loy of the BaltlmOI e
v\ estern l\Ia ryla nd Rai lway Compa~y;· i ~.n of c 1910 he became half OW I~ e r of the
& O hi o R ailroad Company. In the _P g
he i now V ice-P res ident and
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Yang Constru ctiO n ompan)'
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sin ce bein o- form ed , h a 1
)een vet y
Trea ure r. T~leVang Con ~-ru,::tl on r ~~1~)~1II'tim o re & O hi o Ra ilroad Co mp~~y,
uccessf ul , butl dmg ma ny ~~~_d,~s f~ ste rn Maryla nd Rail way Company. I he
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tl 1'ell nessee R ive r at Chattanooga,
also brido-e a nd tunn el Ol ~le
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comj)any "'·IS now b ut-11 tn,a a bnd "' across . 1e
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a t a cost of over a mt"]] ton d o 1ommt stOn,
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I 'f enness ee R .tve r I h·s fat he r' I usin ess sin ce ht. d eat1, seve t.a I
Tennessee, fo r t1e
Ia rs. "'[ 1-. Shea rer bas al o contmuec t
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t iYe in oliti cs in A ll ega ny C un ty and a
l\1 r S hea re r h as been ve t y ac .
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I the a t electt o n 1e was o
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p defeated by onl y nin eteen votes.
Ho use of Delegates an was
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BURTON PROCTOR, B. A.
R. PROCTOR, the on of l\Ir. a nd M rs. Charles \ V. P rocto r, was born at
~e l ._ir , H arford Co un ty, l\Iary la nd , in 1 7-l-. R ecei\·ing hi s ea rl y ed u c~
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tton 1n the schoo ls of tha t co un ty. l\Ir. Procto r mat n culated a t t_ J ohn
Septemb er 17 1 90, a nd was g rad uated f rom th a t in stituti on in 1 '9-l-, w i!.h
the deg ree of B. 1\ . \i\lhil e a t St. J ohn 's, as a student. he was co nsta ntl y winnin_ofame in the athl et ic act ivities. He p layed f ull back on the footba ll team , and tt
is said that no ma n ev r congratu la ted him elf for hav ing attempted to pass hi m.
M r. P roctor defend ed hi pos iti on with Horatia n ki lL In ba seball , he wa a
ta r second ba ema n, and ai ways ca r ried off hi hare of the la urels. . \ nd that
old-time baseball enthu sia 111 has not been c ru shed out by the bu rden s of a
bu ine s li fe, for, imaria bl y, with th e approach of Sp rin a that smolderi no- spark
becomes enkindl ed into a fl a me a ndl\Ir . Procto r po e a a ba eba ll fa n.
In academi c work, li t ra ry societ ie , a nd va-ri ou p ha es of tudent act ivities,
:\1 r. P rocto r took a remarkable intere t.
. t p rese nt he is a membe r of the canning fi rm , Fook a nd P roctor, of P re ton,
::\la ryland, w hi ch is do ing a thri ving busin ess. Po li ticall y, l\Ir. Procto r has alway
been a Democ rat a nd ha taken inte re t in th e p ubli c i ue of hi s coun ty.
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O h, Se ni or Cia s. your graduation clay draws near,
O h, nobl e Class, your work is almost o'er,
Go . batt le with th e world a nd do not fea r,
Su ccess and Fame li e ready at your door.
Be care ful le t you think life's task too sli ght.
Be watchful Je t you deem Her wo rk too small ,
Fo r ove r confide nce is bad as fright.
So meet Life wa ril y a nd you'll not fa ll.
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You 've toil ed with us full ma ny a weary clay,
\ncl thi old School that you haYe lea rn ed to love,
Remember H e r when you have gone a way
f\ ncl sp read 1-l er fame thro ughout the realm s above.
As Freshmen, She, a moth e r, took you in ,
A nd ca red for you, a nd sta rted you alo ng;
As Sophomores, your tra ining did begin
To m ake you stand togethe r, up ri o-ht, strong .
As Junior , your course is all but run ,
A nd soon you'll ta rt upon the final heat
That brings you to the race wh ich just begun.
\iV ill throw u cces or Failure a t yo ur feet.
As Seni ors, yo u have lea rn ed the law of ri ght,
Th e law that t. J ohn 's taught you to apply.
Which conque rs o 'e r th e dread o f darkest ni ght
nd fi ll yo u with that thou :shr "NeYer say di e."
As G rad uate, your boclie leave St. J ohn 's
B ut mem'ri es o f you rest he re ma ny a cl ay,
U ntil your well known na me n plates of bronze
J-la\·e re ted, d ropped to pieces, gone away.
O h, Fa rewell , Se ni o r Class, again Farewel l,
. \ncl may God satisfy your eve ry need.
'v\'e feel tha t all o f you wil l turn out well ,
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�F RE D J. .HI RLAS KJ,-
"J?r·ed "
A nnapoli s, Md.
S CJE NTlFJC
''.Re g ood, braz•e yo uug IIW11 , and let w h o z ill be cle<•er;
Do n oble thiugs. uot dr ea. 111 th e 111, all do·y lo ng;
Aud s o 111ake life, death, and that <·ast forez·rr;
ne graud, sweet WOJ•."
Juni or RiAe Club (2); A sis ta nt E di to r- in -Ch ie f R AT-T AT (3); Coti ll on C lub (2. 3. 4 );
Jun e B a ll Committee (3); ergean t Co. B (3); 2nd Li eut en a nt Co. B (4); V ice-P res ide nt
Phi lo ma th ea n Literary ociety (3) : A Itern a te Int e rsor iety Deb a te (2. 3); S eni o r Rif1 e C lu b
(3, 4 ); F oo tba ll T ea m (3. 4 ); C ia
Hi stori a n (3) ; Manager T enni s ( 4 ); T enni s T ea m
(3, 4); Vice-P res ident of Stud ent S enat e (4 ); First G rade Certilicate (2, 3) ; As sista nt Ed itor
C olleg ian (4 ).
~totto:
"Le i l1-inr wh o h a s w on it bea r· t he pal m ."
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RED ca m e to A nn a po li from th e wild a nd w oo ly part of ' ' \• ' es t'' -e rn M a ryl a n d .
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It was aft er thi s that St. John 's h ea r s of "Fr cl.'' Ent e rin g th Sop ho m o re
C lass a fuli -Aedgecl m ember afte r three hour s of s trenu ous work as a form of
exa minati on co ndu cted by the who le S phomo r e C lass.
Freel is a unkn o wn puzz le becau c hi n a m e see m to be a lway a t th e top o f
the Ho n or Rol l, a nd it is a kn ow n fa ct that h e spend s m os t of hi time a t \'a rio u places in
the w es te rn part o f th e city. Th e q ue ti o n i ·' How does· he do it ?" Th e ol utio n to thi
q uestion is n a tur a l ab ility and hi s power to con centr a te hi s thoug ht .
The Bi ela ki- H yde co mbin at ion is stea dil y workin g it s way to th eto p of th e ladde r.
And he r e's hoping that he and hi s est ee med assoc ia te may beco me th e top round of this
ladder so m e clay when t hey a re up aga in st th e kno cks and blo ws of th e world . H yde i
ec reta ry a nd tr easu rer a nd Bi elask i m a nage r of thi s li rm wh ich was formed in th e La bo ratory of Dr. Gray .
Freel is kn o wn in th e at h let ic circle of th e Co ll ege, where he ha perfo rm ed on bo th
th e footba ll a nd tenni s tea ms with di stin cti o n .
For hi s brillia nt wo rk in th e bra nc hes of coll ege activities h e h as rece i,·ecl a mon ogra m
fro m bot h departments of a thl et ics, and n ow has th e cligni lie cl po siti o n of m ana ge r of th e
T enni s tea m.
VVe wi sh him a ll th e su ccess th at goes to ma ke a famou s che mi t.
'l' HOMAS
El'<JE :\'r
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B OU RKE,-
"Geu e"
Severna Park, Md.
S c i ENT I FJC
''1 0111 proud of all th e Irish blood 111 ·111 e."
Junior RiA e C lub ( 1. 2); eni o r RiA e C lu b (3); Mark s man (3); R AT- T .\'1 B oa rd ( 3 ) ;
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Se ro-ea nt Co. "A" (4) ; Philomath ea n L iterary Soci ety (2, 3, 4) .
1otto:
"On wi t h t he da.nce an d l et joy be un co nfin ed."
E cou ld name n u m.er o u .~nd va ri o us stages of acti vi ties. abo ut thi s yo un o- Iri shm a n
but wh en w e ay · f u e r we need to look for h1 a mb1t1 o ns n o longe r. H e ca m e to
us f rom S eve rna Park, a we ll inh abited place in Mary la nd , and, is well known to u s
a ll by hi s ho r e la ugh. H e ente red St. J o hn ' q ui te a few yea rs ago a n d was a star
in hi s clas unti l th e ev il ( ?) of hi s fri end s a nd class mates ha ve a lm os t ma de him a
f res h a ir love r , a nd on acco unt of thi s he is m a kin g a man ly end eavo r for h is hee pskin
thi s yea r. H e love hi s clogs a nd g un , and , in th e fall. ca n often be seen ski ppi ng d ri ll a n d
w ith a few of his fe ll ow tucl ent s ta k e th e ca r for S eve rna Park to enjoy an afte rn oon
huntin o-. Hi s tale s concerning th e ga m e h e lci lls oft en remind us of th o e fa mo u fis h
s tories whi ch ha,·e been ha nd ed clown o n e gen e ration afte r a n ot he r.
\Ne think it s tra nge that t hi s blond, so f o nd of g irl s, is n eve r see n wi th a ny in
Annapo lis. bu t so m e o f u have good reaso n to know diffe rent a he is a lw ay tellin g of hi s
t rips to Baltimore a lmo t week ly to ee the goo d looki n g o-irl s of th a t "little'' it y " ·he re
he has bee n seen n ea r Unio n Station quite often . "Gene'' say th a t h e is go in g to be a
scient ific ge ntl em a n far m e r. a nd he i s s pec ia lizin g in chemi sty. w hi ch will en able him t o
a n alyze the s il. '· Gen e 's" ab ility ha s n o t been thoroug h ly di scussed he re. but he ha proven
hi wo rth m any tim es wh ile a t St. J o hn' s. H e is g r ea tly lik ed by a ll a nd th e whol e tuclent
body w ish him wea lth a nd hap pin ess in hi f utur e life.
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�JAMES 'l' HO!'\'I AS .Ot:JiE,- ".Jimmi e "
Morgan za, Md .
Clt:NTinc
·' Ju battle a r b usiuess, w lwte'<'c r !he ga111e,
fu law or in lo'<'e. he is e'<'l'r !he salnl' ."
Clas P r es ide n t (3. 4); Class H is to ria n (2); Bus in ess Ma nage r R.IT-T Ar (3): J u n
Ba ll Co mmi ttee (3 ); Cot il lon Clu b (3, 4 ) ; H op Co mmitt ee ( 4 ) : Presiden t St udent 'ena te
(4); Co mmitt ee on Co ll ege Tra di t ions ( 4 ); Co ll ege Deba tin g T ea m (4 ); Class Base hal l (2);
. ss ista n t l\ la nao·er Ba eba ll (3) ; Ma nager Ba eba ll ( 4 ); Se rgea n t Co. "A " (3); 1st
Lie ut ena nt Co. "A '' ( 4 ) ; Seni o r Ri Ae Club; l\[ a r ks ma n : P hil oka li an L itera ry
ociety;
P. ?\J. 0.
~lotto:
"'l'o co mbin e the u se ful with th e pl eas>mt."
H E~ "Jimmi e'' ca me to us in 1912 he ma de u p hi s min d tha t as soo n as he cou ld get
used to the ha rd b ri ck pave ment a nd hig h br ick buil d in g , he wo ul d ta rt r ig ht in and
s how 'e m the kind of ma ter ia l S t. Mary's Co unty wa s capab le o f turn ing out. a n d he
di d. S in ce t ha t tim e he has bee n mi xed up in a lm os t eve rythi ng. fro m stea lin g
app le afte1· tap , to " mak in g '' th e Co ll ege D eba tin g T ea m.
''Jimmi e's " long ui t is a rg uin g. a nd t he ma n who acc id ent a ll y pu ts o 1 r the last wo rd
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on him may co ng rat ul ate him se lf. but eve n the n he clai ms th a t in speaki ng bef o re a n a udience
he wo uld be mu ch mo re succe ful. wer he on ly a ll owed to u e the o r d in a ry t. J ohn' s
" roo m lan g uage."
Du e chi eAv to hi s th ou O" htf uln es fo r othe r peop le, ''] immi e'' ha n 1 r go ne ou t for
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a ny of the at l{Jet ic tea ms, but on seve ra l occasions when so me o f o u r hu sk1· at hl ete ha1·e
a tt em pted to get f res h with him , he has ca used t hose un fo rtun ate in cl i,·id ua ls to q uake
with fea r by threa tenin g to come out fo r foo tb a ll.
To say th a t he i po pul a r a mong hi s fell ow tu clen t wo uld he pu ttin g it mildl y. Th e
bes t way to tell wha t we think of "Jimmi e'' is to say th a t eve rybo dy just na tura ll y loves him .
''Jimmi e" hasn' t q uite dec i led wh ich pa rt o f th e wo rl d wil l be awa rd ed the sun h ine
of h is smil e fo r keep . but we wil l a ll agr ee th at whethe r he becom t;s a mem b r of Cong res
o r just a pl a in So uth e rn M a ryla nd fa rm e r St. J o hn 's has tu rn ed out a man whom she m ig ht
just ly be pro ud to ca ll one o f her sons.
GJ<:OBGE ENELL DUYOE N,- "Puss "
S now ·Hill, Md.
L AT I N-S JJ:l'\ 'I' I FIC
Co r po ra l B and (2) : e ro-ea nt B a nd (3); Li eut ena nt Ba nd ( 4) ; P . H. F. 0 . E . (3);
O rches tra ( 1. 2. 3. 4 ) : M a nd o lin a nd Glee Clu b (2. 3. 4 ); L ead e r o f Ma nd olin Club (4 ):
lumni Ed ito r R AT-T A'I' (3); B oa rd in g Clu J ( 4 ); T reas ure r P hil oka li a n Lite ra ry Society
(2): Treas ure r Cia s (3) : Treas ur er Y. M . C. f\. (3); F oo tb a ll Tea m (2. 3. 4 ); S. ]. C.
Sta r. '1 2; lass B aseba ll T a m ( I, 2, 3. 4 ) ; P . M . 0 .
U S ha il fr om th e Eas te rn ho'. Th e exac t loca ti o n o f th e place he ca ll s no w H ill ,
we have bee n un a bl e to asce rta in.
T o loo k at thi s gen t lema n's izc, one i like ly to ol ta in t he impress ion th a t he i
r ea ll y tle rce. But fa r be it fr om such. " Pu '' has the kind e t o f hea rt s a nd is
a lways rea ly to do a nyone a favo r and pr otec t th e litt le o ne fr o m ph ys ica l har m.
a he cl e ' 'Loui e.' '
win g to thi qua li ty. as well a. se1·e ral o th e rs o f a lmost eq ua l 1·alu e.
"Puss'' is one of t he mos t pop ul a r men a t St. J o hn ' to d ay.
His pr inc ipa l fa ilin g is the fa ir sex; a nd he is o fte n found o ver in '·L oui e's'' roo m. d r eaming of "th e g irl bac k h ome'' r ta lkin g a bo ut so m e qu een he met a t th e dance. "Pus 's''
grace ful fo rm is see n at a ll of th e da nces. a nd he se ldo m mi sses a S un day ni g ht a mong th e
fa ire r sex of " r ah to wn ."
H e is a l
a good a thl ete. ha1·in g fo r three years been o ur ta r foo t ba ll ce n te r a nd
wo n a n S. r. C. Sta r in 19 12.
·'P uss' ;, chi ef a m bit ion is to ente r t he a rm y ( ?) . a nd a lth o ug h a mem be r of th e Ba nd.
we be1i e,·e he i a g reat mi li tary ma n, a nd he hopes to be M a j o r-Gene ra l o f th e Co m m i a ry
Depa rtm ent so me day .
o me of t he P rofesso rs. recogni zin g " P uss's" excep ti ona l a bility a an acto r . tr ied to
per uade him to take th e lead in g , pa rt in t he Society play. but "P u .'' mu ch to o ur regr et.
ref used . say in g he had too mu ch wor k (?)-hut we no ti ce he a lways had ti me fo r hi s cas in o
<t n I 500 ga m e w ith "H a rd y" a nd " Freel." " Pu ss'' ca me ha ck thi s yea r a n ex tremely li g h t
sc hed ul e a nd onl y r ema in ed with us until X mas. a t wh ich tim e he co m plet d hi s wo r k.
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�L ORR AINE D. F IE L OS,- "Ba nd y"
Pikesvil le , Mel .
SciE NTifiC
F irst Gracie Ce rti f-ica te
( 1. 2, 3, 4 ) ; Cla s Basket
(2, 3. 4, 5) : R AT-TAT Boa rd
o f Class (4); Ca pta in Track
"He co 11 quers who C11dures."
( l ); Clas Sergeant-a t-A rm s ( 1, 2); Clas. F otba ll T ea m
Ball Team ( l , 2) ; F oo tball qu a d (2. 3. 4 ) ; Track T ea m
(3); Corpo ra l Co. "B" (3); Sergeant Co." " (4 ); Sec reta r y
Team (5·) ; B. B. B. ; Phi lomathean Litera ry Society.
1\t otto:
"Le m ·n to be an o r·a.to t·."
OME peop le say th a t th e section of a co untry from which a man co mes has a g r at
e ff ect upon hi s cl eve lo t ment, both phy ica lly and menta ll y. From hi o utw a rd a ppearance and fr o m th e abo1·e statement one wou ld j ud ge !!Bandy" to be ve ry ca pab le.
H e has bee n very effi cien t in oratory. ''Ye ca ll me chi e f.'' Nothing troub les ·'Bandy''
excep t th at th e hour in a cl ay are too few to acco mm odate his sc hed ul e. " Band y"
I eca me on e of th e foo tlig hts this yea r, and we li nd him a '' Blushin g Bud'' among th e fair
sex . H e alway s ta lks abo ut th e gir l back home-"Virg inia."
·H e ha exp ressed hi mself as wa nti ng to enter th e fi na ncial world, but "graduate first" i
hi motto.
"Bandy" is doin g better work thi s year. So me think it i du e to the coaching abilit1e
of hi room - mate ·'S ad ie." Fro'm th e appea rance o f th eir roo m they ma ke noble ho usekeepers
and we wi ll reco mmend them to th e gent le·r sex.
" Bandy,"· in hi se ven years of co ll ege life, ha ta ken interes t in a ll ath leti cs and we fi nd
him no w Capta in of th e Track T ea m.
H
world. e i a ood fel lo w and we a ll wish him g rea t uccess in hi s a dv entur e in th e busin ess
CHA RLES L ESTE R H A RTSOCH.: ,- "Ha r·d y"
Cu mb e r la n d, Mel .
ScJ£NTJfJC
"Me n of few wo rds are true w en."
Sha r pshoo te1· (2); Co. " B'' RiA e T ea m (2, 3); Corpora l Co. ' 'B" (seco nd term ) (3);
Fir t Grade Cert ilicate (3); I t Lieutenant Battali on Adj uta nt (4); Ed 1tor-i n-C hi ef
Co llegiau (firs t term ) (4); Phi lo ka lian Literary S ociety.
1\'lotto:
"Ea se wi t h dig ni ty."
HIS worth y yo un g man j o in ed the Cias of 1916 in its second yea r a nd sin ce th a t
time ~1as been one _o f th e mo st abl e of its ,_, embers.
,
.
.
1 hro ug ho ut h1 S ophomore and Jun1 o r yea rs, not be 111o- burde ned w1th heavy
chedul es o r a rdu ou duti es, he wa s a de vo ut di scip le of tha t ge ntl e go d, Morph eu ,
and mi o-ht a t any tim e o f th e day o r ni g ht be fou nd upo n hi co uch engage I in sweet
and peaceful co mm uni on with thi deity . .H oweve r. now th a t he is a Senio r, a nd has atta in ed
a ll th dign iti es and hca1·y res pon ibilities as such, hi s form e r idol is all but fo rgott eJi and to
see him sunk in "tired Na ture's sweet re to rer" at any oth er tim e th a n after "ta p ., is a
ra rity.
"Ha rd y" st and s hig h in hi aca demi c work. be in g q ui ck to lea rn, a nd ha1 g a natura l
·in
aptitude fo r hi s subjects. H e possesses a quiet self-co n fi dence a nd di s patches with celeri ty
and accuracy wha teve r d uti e a re befo re him- and th ey a re ma ny. fo r he wears th e
chevrons of t he Ba tta lion Adjutant, and is Editor-in -C hi e f of th e Co llegian, two of th e most
exac tin g offices in College.
Du rin g hi s fi rst two yea rs, la l ora to ry work pre1·ent ed hi s devo tin g mu ch tim e t o
footbal l. a lt-ho 1 b a memb er of th e quad. Thi s fa ll , howeve r, fr ee f rom uch res train t,
g
he ca me o ut, a nd work in g ha rd, eemed to ,fi nd him el f. J1" e won th e po iti on of r ig ht
tackle, play in o- a stea dy ga me thr ug hout th e seaso n. and now wea rs hi s S. J. C. and th e
tea m wa tch fob .
"Ha rd y's" loya lty. goo d fell ows hi p and many ot her likab le q ua liti e ha ,-e won for him
many frie nd s who mu st hea rti ly wi . h him success in hi s chosen ca ree r as a doctor.
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�.F R.EOEH I CK W :ES'l'OX H¥01<:,-" \\'est"
Anna poli s, lVId.
S cn:N'nnc
r,A g reat er fr ir nd hath n o
111011."
Sec retary Cia
( I ) ; Co r pora l Co. ·' ., (2); Quarte rm aste r- e rgca nt Co. "B" ( eco ncl
term ) (3); Captai n Class Footba ll Tea m (2) : V a rs ity Footba ll T ea m (3); k A'I'-T.\'l' B oa rd
(3); Philomathean Lite rary Society; Foot ball T ea m (4 ); 1 t Li eutenant Co. "B " (4) .
~lotto:
" \ Vol'lc a nd win."
ES, thi s is " \Nest," o ld ''vVest,", g nera lly know n a roun d t hi s l' icinity . f A nn apo li
a nd by h1 fe ll ow tud ent as a · o-oo cl fe ll ow." For. 1f 111 tr o ubl e, o r des1nn o- a favo r,
th e heart of dea r old "Wes t" is Ye ry eas il y tou ched a nd yo u will ti ne! him kind h ea r ted a nd sy mp a th et ic.
Study, we ll I sho uld say; a st udent. yes. a nd an energe ti c o ne. who in hi s acade mi c
work does nothin g on th e s pur of the moment but who think in a goo d. logica l way. Hi s
main bobbie a r e a 1n,ixture o f footba ll. che mi s try an d ne wspap er . \1\'e a ll agree th is is so me
mi x in g, a nd if on e ca n tand th ese int erw ove n, th ere s ur e mu t b o methin o- wo rth wh ile
in the ma n.
In Chemi stry. " v\' est" is a dex-o ted tud ent, spe ndin g a lmost a mu ch t im e in t\1is
s u bject a he does wit h one of the fair sex 1n nn a po li s. In bus in ess, we ll, to sa y th e least.
he hold s a mon o po ly on th e Ba ltim ore New s in Annapoli s. a nd that pea ks fo r itse l f. "vVe t' '
i
o me footb a ll player, a n d in ca e yo u don't I e li eve this look up h is rec o rd. \•
Ve feel
sure that he is bo und to ucceed in li fe a nd in thi s he ha s t he I es t wis hes of th e Cia of 1916.
JOSEP H DENT HL'NGRRI:<'OBD,-"J>ent''
Ma r shall Hall , Md.
L A'l' IN- SCJE N'I'IF I
''This 1
11a11 ·is freed f ro111 sen•ile ba'llds
Of h ope t o rise, or f ear t o fa ll ;
L ord of himself tho~tgh 11 0t of la-nds ;
And hav ing not h ing, ·y e t hath all."
Junior Rifl e Clu b ( 1); Hop Comm ittee (2, 3 ); Cia
Sergea nt-a t-A rm s
Footba ll T ea m ( 1); Co r po ra l Co. '· " ( 3); S e rgeant Tr um pte r ( 4 ); S eni or
(2. 3 ); Ma rksman ( 3) ; Class Bas ket Ba ll T ea m ( I ); Al umni Ed ito r R AT-TAT
B ase bal l T ea m ( 1) ; Treas ure r Ph il omat hea n Lite rary Society (2, 3); Cha irm an
mittee (4); Jun e Ba ll Co mmittee (3).
~Jotto :
"Dauciu g is l ove ly; rnor·e dan cing i
(3); Cia
Rifl e Club
(3); Class
Hop Co m-
bli ss."
ERE is a man of th e m in.ute. a nd hour, w ho ~ ak e us up_ in th ~ mo rnin g a nd p ut
u to bed at n1 g ht. by h1 s l1t t le trum p t, wl 11 ch he ca rn es sw 1ng mg by hi
id e;
we all li ten fo r him with a n x iou s ea r a t fi 1 minut es o f the ho ur, a nd especia ll y
·e
fo r mes ca ll. H e ca me to us f ro m Cha rl es Co unty, wh e re he ays t he pretti es t
g ir ls in th e wor ld li1·e. a nd we are wo n t to be li e,·e him.
vVe often wonder wh e re he fi nd s tim e to read th e num ero u le tte r he r ece ives f rom
the fai r sex . Con s id e rin g thi , we dra w th e conclu io n that no one g ir l has him on the
strin g.
H e cla ims to be th e joc key of So uth e rn M a ryla nd. a nd hi s hon ors wo n a re num e rou s.
we of ten see 111 th e big pa pers where "D ent" has eli tin g ui s hecl
him se lf a long thi lin . "Dent'' a n d hi s Iri sh pal, " Gene," ha1• many good tim e together,
but thei r fanJ ri te is a hunt in g trip. vV a ll thoug ht th a t " D ent 's" num e rou
teps m
da ncin o- wer e limi ted. but a t e1 ry hop it see ms that he ha a new one to a dd to hi s
·e
coll ect ion, a nd so me ay t hat he i li ke a Ford- a lway reve rs ing a nd sh iftin g o-ear s.
"Dent" a t one ti me dec ided that he wo uld like to be a g r ea t o-o if playe r. o las t year.
with a few weeks' practi ce. he won th e lir t place in a go lf t ourn a men t. Th is bows hi s
na tura l ab ilitv.
Now. m.\• fri end . "Den t" is a goo d sco ut. Ju t look him over, a nd yo u, with th e rest
of us. wi ll wi h him g reat . ucces a n d happi ne a lways .
\1\f e have proof of thi s. a
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�ARTHTH B I~EMER J ACQ-l"ES,- "Ja cqn es"
S mithsburg , Md.
L A'!' I '\"--SC II,l\" 'I'IFI C
'·Tram/'fe
Ill('
i11to tile dust a11d I will nsc again.
Art Editor R.1T -T.1T (3l; Senior Rin e Clu b (3. 4 ) ; Seco nd Grade Certifica te (3 ) :
Cotill on Club (3. 4); i\ [a rk sman (3): i\Ja ryland Int e rco ll egia te O rato ri ca l Co nt est (3) :
Associate Editor Co/leqia ll (4 ); Clas N um era l Football (3. 4 ); R ese rve Football (3. 4);
Vars ity Footba ll ( 4 ); :\Jandolin Club (4); Co lo r Se rgea n t Co mp a ny ''A" (4); E ng in ee ri noCorps (4); lass His tori a n (4); Ph il oka li a n Lit e rary Society (3, 4); Int er-Society Debating
T ea m ( 4 ); Inte rco ll egiate Debati ng T eam (4).
!\:lotto :
"Co u nt t'.)' d e fe n se a!1'ainst the g-e n tl e r· sex."
A CQ ES j o in ed th e Cadet Co rp in o ur Juni or yea r a n d imm ediat ely es tabli shed
him se l f as a tru e St. John's ma n. .He ha s represe nt ed St. J o hn· in the i\I aryland
Interco ll eg ia te Orato ri ca l Co nt es t and acq ui tted him el f in a man ner th at reAected
r ea t cred it u pon th e Co ll ege. H is two o-rea t a mbiti o ns were : a n S. ) . C. and a
pa ir of c heno ns. Th e latte r he is now wea rin g .
Th e swee t train s o f mu ic float ino· fro m th e bal co ny o f th e cry m. ha1·e lure I thi
yo un g ma n from th e eart hl y sphe r e of app li cation and ha rd wo rk into the heavenl y rea lms
of fem inin e beauty a nd g race. vVhi le he i fo und frequently in the co mpany of the fairer
sex . a our
such still he. heart go o u t to him. for we fee l th e od ium of a bache lo r's ga rb was mad e for
"Jacq ues'" in te re ts wh il e in vVas hin gto n Co unty ce nte r abo ut go l f. ten ni s a nd moto rin o·.
This wo rthy yo un g ma n know s a ll abo u t tire tro uble f rom expe ri ence. fo r his a lm a _t
n ig htl y ~:;xcurs ion s to the B lu e R idge summ e r reso rts wer e a lways ac co mpani ed by innum e rab le blo wout a nd punct ures. w hi ch we r e a lw ays a so urce of chag ri n to him se l f a nd
a mu se men t to hi s fai r pas enge r .
Hi s tho roug hn e s in t he pro ec uti on of hi s present m ilita ry d uti es leads us to be li e1
·e
tha t he des ires to j o in t he pe rso nn el o f th e co mmi ss ioned office r in th e U . S. A rmy. but
hi di spos iti on is suc h th a t yo u ca n ne1·e r te ll wha t th e f utur e ho ld in to re for him.
R.OBER'I' OTIS JOI\IES,-
"Otis"
Baltimor e, Md.
L .I T I N-SC I EXT I FIC
'A ll th oughts, all t>assio11s. all del·ights,
l/ '/ia tt'7'er s tirs this m o rtal fro/Ill'.
All are but ministNs of lm•c.
And feed his sacred /Ia iii e ..,
Class Tr eas urer (2. 3. 4 ); Cotill o n Clu b (2, 3. 4 ) : H op Co mmi ttee (3); Jun e B a ll Committee (3); Boardi ng Clu b (2. 3. 4 ); Bu sin ess Manage r . 11 T-T .1T (3; Class Football T ea m
R
(2) : .l'vi emo ra l (2); Ass is tan t M a nage r Footba ll Team (3) : Ma naae r Footba ll T ea m ( 4 );
Chairman Co mmittee on a ll ege Trad iti o ns (4); Fi rst Grade Certilica te ( 1): Seco nd Grade
Cc rti lica te (3): Co rpo ra l Co. '' A" (2); Q ua rte rm aste r :;:ergea n t Co. "B" (li rs t te rm )
(3 ) ; Captai n Co. "B '' ( 4 ) ; .Juni or Rin e Clu b ( 1) ; eni o r R ifl e lu ll (2) ; Mark ma n ( l ) :
S harps hoo t e
C ollegia11 ( 4) r. (2): P hil o ka li a n S c ie ty; I(appa A lp ha: S. ) . C . .-\ . .'\.; E dit r - in -C hi e f
Motto:
"f~abo r· co nq ue r·s C \'e r·~· thing-."
lJ\'CE the tim e when thi li g ht-haired. blu e-eye I. you th e nt e red the Preparatory chool.
six yea rs ago. he has been o ne of th e mo t acti1·e membe r.s of h is cia . and ha s
pro1·en him se lf to be a n a ll -a ro un d co ll ege ma n.
His s tron ges t po in t i hi s lo1·e fo r th e fa ir er sex a nd th e Terps ichorean art.
:\Te1·e r a hop passe by but th at Oti ca n be fo un d. e ith e r in the parlor of some
.\nnapolis z.
drea m- waltmaide n where th e lo,·e- lig ht burn s bri g h t or swayin a to th e sweet strain s of some
But with a ll hi s lo1·e for soc ia l life. he does not a ll ow it to interfere w;th hi sc ho lastic
1\'o r k ; for his name is alway found at or nea r the top o f th e Honor Roll.
Oti s has ne1 r go ne ou t for a ny ath leti c tea ms. owing to parenta l objectio n. bu t ll'e
·e
he li e1 that if g i1·en a c han ce he wou ld ma ke a '·h o rse" as fu ll back. H e wa ma nager of the
·e
Foo tball team t hi s yea r. a nd for hi ple nd id work in thi s office was awa rded an S. J. C. A.
\\ 'hate1·er wa lk of life he pursues. he will make a succe s.
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�'l'lfOMAS WNrJUl\" S .L IGON
Ellicott Ci ty, Md.
L A'I' I N- S CII·:=" 'I'I FIC
"H e lm•es th.e Ladies."
Co r po ra l Co. "A " (s co nd tertn ) ( 3 ); R Nr - T AT B oa rd (3); Juni o r RiA e C lub ( !, 2, 3);
Fi r t L ie utena nt B a tta li on Quarte rm aste r ( 4); P . E. K .
~lotto:
"Fat<Jne t·' s Hfe a.nd a ple ntr of eats."
B OVE yo u wi ll beho ld th e ma nly co untena nce of Tho m a . who h a il fr om th e far
a nd dista n t w ild of H owa rd Cou nty . T o mmy ca m e to us in hi s youth a nd as
innocent as a babe. H e ente red th e seco nd pre p. a nd whi le in th e p rep. schoo l
ma d e q uite a nam e fo r him elf a a tud ent.
Tomm y wa s n eve r a n a thl ete. but m ade up fo r thi s in t he acade mi c work. D u r in g
hi s fi rs t three yea rs at Co ll ege hi s na m e wa s \·e ry se ldo m a bse nt fro m th e hon o r r o ll.
T o mm y a lso too k q ui te a part in Co ll ege ac ti vit ie . s uch as ta nt a li zin g th e poor
F res hm en, but to T o mm y' reg ret he happe n ed to be absent from Co ll ege when seve ntee n
of the op ho mo re cia s we re '·s hipped" for h az in g, a nd n o do ubt if he h a d been pre en t
·
t hat nig ht h e wo ul d have ra ised th e numb e1 to e ig htee n .
But a ye t w e have no t to uched u pon th e soc ia l sid e o f Th om a . H e is so me fu s e r.
atten ds a o f
hi s life toll tag. the hops. a n d is n eve r seen with o ut a pa rtn e r . it bein g on e of th e crim es of
In T o mm y's Sopho mo re year he had a g r eat fa ili ng fo r go in g to B a ltim o re whe ne \·e r
he co uld. O n ce he wen t a nd the Faculty fo un d it o u t. so Th om as rece ived t wenty ho urs'
ex tra dri ll f o r doi ng th e nobl e deed. but ''suc h is li fe," as To mm y says.
lso. we noti ce
he did not g o q uite as o ft e n as he d id hefore.
•
Th e re is a noth e r t hing Tommy loves to do. a nd th a t is to get a m ao-az in e with a
o-oo d love to ry in it a nd to it down a n d read fo r eve r.
Lay ing a ll foo lin g a id e, we fi nd in T o mmy a fe ll ow ha rd to beat. T o mm y i liked
by e \·e ryo
m ay do. ne w ho kn ow him , a n d we a ll w ish him th e best o f s ucc e s in li fe, wh ateve r he
GABRTEJ~
'l' HORN'l'ON ~fA GKENZJB,-"Ma e," "Scot,"
12 5 W . Franklin St., Hager s town , Md.
"~'lajot·"
S CI£N'i'JFIC
"Do or die."
eco nd G rade Cert ifica te (2) : Go ld tars-Co n d uct (3, 4 ) ; en ior RiA e C lu b (2. 3, 4 );
M a rk man (2); Sh a rps hooter ( 3 ) : R A'I:-T AT B oa rd (3): Fi rs t Li euten a n t Co. "A'' (3 );
Ca det Majo r ( 4 ) : Bus in es M a nage r Co llcg ia11 ( 4 ) ; Cha irman Board in g C lub ( 4 ); A ss i ta n t
Co mma n da n t ( 4 ) : P hil oka li a n Lit era ry Soc iety (2. 3. 4 ); s is ta nt Libr a ri a n ( 4 ); Studen t
Sen a te (4 ); Cot ill on C lu b (3. 4 ).
~fotto:
"IOtC"
~
"A conuniss ion iJt t he •·egul:u· a t·m y and t h e g; ,.l ba ck hom e ."
jo;"'d o ;, oo c Sophom.,·o ""· fco.h h om '
ojoom oo <h e Rod oo, '"'
imm edi a te ly mad e a na me for him se lf by r es pondin g to D r. Fe ll 's fi r t in qu iry a
to hi s na m e. w ith " M r . ·Mackenzie. ir."
In Coll ege a th leti cs Mac kenzie has taken a s ma ll pa rt. but we have n eve r fai led
to fi nd him a m ong th e fa ithfu l roo te rs and th e loya l suppo rte rs of eve ry Co ll ege
tea m. In t he milita ry departm ent. howeve r, h e has bee n mos t a ctiv e. as is m a nife ted by
his appo in tm en t to th e hi g hest pos ition of tru t a nd hon o r in th e cadet co r ps.
L ast yea r · R AT-T.\T ra ted "Mac" as a r eg ul a r kill e r. a nd now we fee l q uit e co n fi d en t
t ha t " the g irl ba ck ho m e' ' ha s res po nd ed to hi . ap pea l, a nd we not ice that he i a lways
t he fi rs t ma n to leave t he camp u wh en a ny leave i g ra nt ed. Ha s th e ' ·Spo n or" of th e
Bat tal ion a ny thin g to do wi th th is?
But wit h a ll hi s fa u lts. " M ac" is sti ll a goo d f e ll ow. a n d w e fee l s ure tha t hi perseve ra nce a n d en e rgy wi ll place him in th e ra nk of co mmi s ion ed o ffi ce r.
Now jus t o n e hort pee p into " M ac' " life in Hage r tow n. F ro m pr ese nt pro pect
we fee l safe in pred ictin g th a t j ust as soo n as he has ohta i11 ed th a t Co\·eted co mmi ssio n . h e
wi ll en ter u po n a m at rim on ia l a d\·en tur e that wi ll m ake the poet ic M il e Sta ndi s h I lus h
wit h hame so fa r as do m es ti c happi n es IS co n ce rn ed .
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�B.H~-AJ\1 .F H A XJ(LJ.l\" J~J_,L'J'\'01Ji; H, J H.,-" Ho p"
Ports mou t h , Va .
S CI ENTJFJC
"B e goo d , and lei hi111 w h o will be clc"i.'cr."
J uni o r Rifl e C lu b (1 ) : C lass Sec re ta ry (2); Pre icl nt Juni o r RiOe C lu b (2): DrumMajor Co r po ra l (2); R .1T-1'.1T Boa rd (3); Drum-Major ergea n t (3); Ass ista nt i\ lanager
Ba. ket Ba ll (3) : Drum- i\l ajo r L ieu ten a nt (4);
Bas ket Ba ll (4); P hil oma th an
Literary S oc iety ; J(appa r\ lpha F rate rni ty.
~\l anager
1\totto:
" Ch e mi st r·y and 'chi ck e ns' fo J ve J
·e
·."
0, ''Hop'' i
n ot a s se rio us as l1i · looks imp ress yo u. If a nyt hin g . a tril"l e the
oppos it to him
leave ite, fo r i .f th ere is a ny way poss ible to m ake fu n o r a joke out of a ph ra e.
Remini scc ncin g 01·er o u1· pas t fo ur yea rs. we lir t reca ll '' 1-Jop' " p ro min ence.
bu rs ting f o rth as a bug le r of no te. in th e o ld ( ne1·er- to- be-fo rgo ttcn ) clays in Hum ph rey H a , from w g o ma ny
Ya ri ous llneig hbo rinh rercha rd .a good rec ruitin g exped iti on has taken pla ce late a t ni ght to
"Hop's'' entim enta l na ture see ms to g row on h im with the years. a n d i f it in c reases
as fast in th e fut ur e as in th e pas t, we Fe I t ha t he wi ll he th fi rst of us to be a ''Bened ict. ' '
In hi li 1·st yea r a t C liege th ere was n't th e li o-ht est in c li nation s hown th a t ll'ay. but
in ce he ha s see m ed to in c rea se a n d now such s ubjects a re pa wo rds with him . \\ ' e
und e rsta n d that he has a ke en se n se f o r Spa ni sh b a utr .
L ay ing a s id e the ricli cul o u . we ex 1 ec t so me clay to hea r of "Hop" el i co 1 rin g o m ·e
t hi ng n e w in che mi stry o r a "big' ' man in tfl at fie ld. Fo r he has s pen t a go cl pa rt of
hi . co ll ege co ur e a lo ng thi s lin e a nd has p roven hi m se lf q uit e e fficie n t.
One of th e mo t ad mirab le thin g s whi ch may be sa id of "Hop" is th e goo d s pi rit
a nd ha rd work he !lit in a t a sk aft er o nce underta ki ng it. thu s ac hi e1·in g th e bes t re ults.
\ V ith thi s ·'n eve r- q ui tt in g" s p iri t a n d d ete rminati on. we loo k fo rward to th e cl ay ll'h en
"Ho p'' will be so me body so m ew he re. a nd po ibl y so meon e lse wi ll possess him.
JA COB 1\f"EYJ<; H. PEAH CE,-".Ta k e," "Hal'l'y ] ("
Monkton , !vid .
S CI EN TJFJ C
" Co fe tch l o 111 e a J> inl of w ine.
An d fill ·it in a s ih •l' r la ss·ie ;
Th at I 111 ay d n:n l< bef ore I go
A seJ"< icl' l o Jl l\' bonnie lass-ir. "
S eni o r RiA e C lub ( I. 2, 3. 4 ) : Co till o n C lub (2. 3. 4 ) ; .H a n clo lin Club ( I. 2. 3. 4 ) :
R.IT-T.IT B oa rd (3); S e rgea nt o. "B" (3); Li eut en a n t Co. ''A'' ( 4 ) ; R ese ne Football ( 1. 2.
3. 4 ); R ese n ·e Base ba ll (1 . 2. 3. 4 ) ; S ec reta ry C las ( 4 ); Hop Co mmit tee (2, 4 ); M a r ksman (2); Sha r ps hoote r (3); P hil ka li a n Lite rary S oc iety; P. E. K.
I
]\·(otto :
"A r·my life fo 1 m e."
·
·t~n.
EHO L D . ge ntl e reade r. ".l a ke. '' a p rod uct o f th e hi ll of l\fon k
..
Ba ltim o r e Co unty.
a n d a f usse r oF g rea t r eno wn . In f ac t. ' f 1t we re n ot Fo r "Ja ke. ' we kn ow no t wher e
th e socia l tandin g of o ur cla ss wo ul d be.
L as t yea r "J ake' ' r ece i ve d a n injury on th e hea d w hi le playin g foo tb a ll a nd had
to r etire fr o m th e ga m e fo r th e re ma i ncl e r of th e seaso n. H e came bac k to choo'
t hi s yea r w ith a d ete rmin a t io n to w in hi s . J. C .. but. un fortun a tely. a ki ck in th e head
bro ug ht bac k hi s o ld injury . a nd th e coac h m a de him qu it t he g-a me for fear that a noth e r
s imil a r inj u ry mi a ht prove f:1 tal. Thi ca u eel "J a ke" to beco m e dow nh ea rted. fo r he th o ug ht
hi s cha nce fo r an S . J. C. h a d l'a ni s hed . H o w ever, t he At hl eti c Assoc ia ti on. mu ch to
' Jake ' .. surpri e. awa rd ed hi m a n S. J. C. A. A. fo r hi ga m e try a n d . pir it, a nd now
he i the happ iest ma n in Co ll ege.
H av in g h is on e g reat objec t at i Freel. 'J ake" has found a noth er one to tri ve f o r. That
is to ent er th e Ar my.
a milit a ry m an he has n o equ a l. alt ho ug h he has on e cu te
litt le co mm a n d a ll hi s o wn . H er e it is-UNS T ACK AHMS.
Hi s sc hed ul e be in g li g h t th is yea r. ".la ke'' has beco me a ma n o f
a nd he ca n be
fo und u til izin g hi s s pare t im e p layi ng B ri dge.
lei ~ur
Lea1·in g a ll j es tin g a s id e. ".l a ke" is a n a ll -a ro un d g ood fe ll ow . be lo ,·ed by a ll wh o kn o 11·
him .
e
lo ws. a nd we a ll w is h him th e g rea tes t o f succ e s in li fe. no matte r w ha t co urs_ he fo l-
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�HAURY JOSEPH SELBY,-
"Bon ey"
Ivory, Md.
L AT IN-SC JF. NTIFJ C
" f/ 'eCWJ' With t oil, { haste 11/ l! t o Ill _\ ' bed ,
T he dear rr pose f or w ·i·n d w it h st·11dy tired .''
Clas Pres id ent ( 1, 2); Chairman J un e Ball Committee (3 ; Bu s in e s Manager JlJ1T-T.1T
(3) ; Committee o n Colleg e Traditi o ns ( 4) ; Boarding Clu b ( 4 ) ; F oo tbal l Team ( I , 2. 3, 4 ) ;
aptain of F oo tball T ea m (3); Bas ke t Ball T ea m (2, 3. 4 ); V ice- Pre ident Ath leti c ss cia ti o n (3); Pres id ent Ath leti c Assoc iation ( 4); Star :Mon ogra m (I ) ; Hop Co mmitt ee (4 );
Cotill o n Club (3. 4); Co rp o ral Co. "B" ( 2); First Li e ut ena nt Co. "B " ( 3 ) : Cap ta in Co. "A" ;
Seni o r RiA e Club ( 1, 2. 3. 4 ); Marksman (2 ) ; Kappa A lpha Fraternity.
~lotto:
"Do Jnuch, a nd as k fo r· li ttle."
FTER ix years of patie nt a nd str enu o us labor. o ld St. J o hn 's ha con ve rt ed thi
co untry la d into a ty pi ca l a ll - ro un d coll ege ma n.
As a tuclent, he i stea dy and easy go in g , a nd often when one see him restin g
peace full y on hi s "d o wny cou ch'' (tea rin g it off. a he ca ll s it ) t hey co uld ha rdl y
believe him to be the sa me man who th e month befo re hit th e honor roll.
" In footba ll a nd baske t ba li old ·'Bon ey" is a hor se. For four yea rs he has p layed tac kl e
on t he footba ll tea m. a nd in thi tim e ha s wo n th e di stin ct ion of be in g th e best ta ckl e th a t
St. John' s eve r produ ced. H e a lso has th e hon o r o f ha1·in g cap tain ed th e tea m th at rol led
up a bi g score aga in st H o pk in s a nd of havi ng been e lected twi ce a s a membe r of th e
A ll -Ma ry la nd T eam .
The " H o ps" also ho ld g rea t charm fo r thi s yo uth . and he ne1 r mi sses a chan ce to
·e
"trip the light fant as ti c toe."
Selby ta kes a li ve ly int e res t in all class and co ll ege acti1·iti es. a nd few importa nt co mmittee have bee n form ed whi ch hav e not in clu ciecl him .
Our es tee med fri end ha s d es ig n on a medi ca l ca r ee r. a nd o ur parting wi sh to him is
that h i succe a nd popu larity of St. John ' may fo ll o w him throug h lif e.
WILLIA~l F R ANl{ STROMRYF. H,-"Bill "
S c iE N'l'H'JC
" S ·JJJ ·ile a.11d the ~vorld swiles w ith yo u ;
fl ·'ee p and J'O'It weep alon e."
S enior R iAe Clu b (2. 3. 4 ) ; Football T ea m (3, 4 ) ; R AT-T AT B a rd (3 ): Ath let ic
Editor of Co llegian (4 ); Qua rte rma te r-Se rgeant Co. "A" ( 4); K a ppa A lph a Frate rnity.
Motto: "Sa~· all you ca n and as fast as p oss ible."
HE a bo1·e i a very Aa tte rin g lik en e
of Ve rnon Castl e' onl y ri val. A lth o ug h of
a Ye ry mod e t ( ?) tempe ram en t, " Bi ll" has ofte n had to ad mit th a t th ere is no one
a round he re who is in hi s class as a d a nce r.
vVhil e. of co ur se, "Bi ll" is qu ite a fa vorite with a ll fe minin e kind. th e re is eve n ·
r eason to I eli eve th a t th e re i a li tt le g irl clown in Kew Orlean s who co me fi r .-t
111 hi s thotwhts.
Don't ma ke the mi s take of thinkin g that he is nl y a '' ladi es' ma n,' ' ho weve r. E1·e rybocly kn ows ho w he plays foo tb a ll. H e is in de cl a ''fight e r from th e hea rt,"
a nd we ha te to think w hat o ur tea m would have bee n with o ut him Ia t ,-ea r.
\1\' hi le "Bi ll " ha s neve r as pired to lea rn mo re th an th e men wh o w~·ote t he tex t- books.
he ha a lway maint a in ed a sa fe ma rg in above 3.00. Th e re wa a tim e when he howecl
s ig n of want in g to I eco me a math . hark, hut calc ulu s. und e r "Ducky. " cur ed him in hi s
Juni or yea r.
·' Bi ll 's" ge ne ros ity and weakne ss for bu y in g " F a tima s '' mak e him a genuin e bl es in g
to eni or Aoor. H e has a likab le el i po iti o n. whi c h. co upl ed with a kind hea rt a nd a
co ntao-ious laug h. has won g rea t popularity fo r him. bot h at St. John' s a nd in
nnapo li s.
H e enters into th e pirit of eve ry phase of co ll ege life. with the sa me clas h that cha rac te ri zed
hi s foo tb a ll play in g , a nd may we ll be ca ll ed a tru e St. John' ma n. Hi s work in th e
military depa rtm ent has been except iona ll y rroocl . a n d it is onl y beca use he d id not co me
to us f rom P o ll y until lat e in th e Sophomore yea r th at he did not obta in a co mmi ss ion
in th e batta li on thi s yea r. " Bi ll" has exp res eel th e intenti on of ent e rin g th e Arm y afte r
g ra duation. a nd if hi s work at t. Iohn · is a ny c rit e ri o n. he will ur ely make goo d a
a!l o ffi cer.
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�A. \\'BI G HT W lLLJ AM ,-"S adi e "
P rin ce F r e d e r ic k , lVI d .
SctEXTIF ic
.. r 'will' Ita<•(!
Ill.)'
JJcg ree."
R AT-T AT Boa rd (3); Co r po ra l Co. '·B '' (4); en io r R iAe luh (2. 3. 4. 5 ); C lass F ootba ll T ea m (2) : C lass Ba ket Ba ll T ea m (2) ; Ord nan ce e rgea nt taff (5) : Fi rst Li eu tenan t
r cln a nce D e pa r tm en t S taff (5); Dip loma St. J oh n 's P repa rato ry Sc hoo l ( 4 ); Phi lom athea n Literary oc iety.
l\totto: "B e a model. "
H I S spec imen ha il s fr o m th e wi ld s of Ca h ·e rt Co un ty. whi ch is loca ted om ew h er e
in th e ·o u the rn par t of lll a ry la nd .
He gets hi ca ta log ues of th e la test pa tte rn s of wom en' s ha t . hose. dresses.
a n d so fo r th. regul a r ly e1 ry wee k. and is t he bes t autho r ity in the lates t sty les.
·e
·· sad ie '' was a lion in ··A nn a poli
oc iety·· last yea r an d th e ea rl y pa rt of t hi
yea r. bu t ha se tt led clo wn rece nt ly fo r so me reaso n. w h ich we d o n ot kn o w. Th e re m ust
be so m e pa r ty in Ca il·e rt Cou nty. fo r he is ca lling u p a g rea t d ea l ove r t he te leph o ne.
" a cl ie ·· h as cl on e well in hi s wo rk, bu t had a litt le ha rd lu ck, a n d con sequen tly d id n ot
q u ite mak e it Ia t yea r.
He is li k ed a nd ta kes a n ac ti ve pa rt in Co llege act iviti es. such as th e Y . M. C. A. ( ')
a n d P hil o ma t hea n S oc iety. H e is a lso a m em be r of th e Sta ff th is yea r, a n d occas ion al ly
can he seen ca r ry in g a a be r a ro un d on th e d r ill fi eld .
H e has n eve r en gage d in a th letics. no t thro ug h un wi llin g n ess. bu t ha not th e phys ica l
a bility. B u t "' S a d ie" is do in g go od wo rk thi s yea r a nd has a lr ea dy ta ken a n a cl,·a n cecl
co u r se in Ma gaz in eo logy. an d is ex p ctecl to g rad u at e w ith hi g h h on o r soon . ·H e ex pec t s
to fi n i h hi s wo rk by th e end o f th e fi r t te rm thi s yea r. a nd we a ll w ish h im luck in thi s
a im . J-{ e h as no t qui te cle cicl ecl w ha t h e is go in g to do yet . b ut he is thinkin g of ge ttin g
ma rried soo n afte r lea 1 g her e a n d livin g on hi s o r he r in com e. I do n o t kn ow w h ich.
•in
H er e is w ishin g h im lu ck in whateve r fie ld o f act ivity h e m ay en te r .
H ARR.Y J AJ\rES ANDR.E W ,-
"Fats "
B a ltimore, Md .
L A'l'I N-SCtf:N'I'I F.I C
" L et the wo rld slid e."
F oo tba ll T ea m (- . 3, 4 ); Ba ket B a ll T ea m (2. 3. 4 ) : Ju n io r RiA e C lub ( 2. 3) : R.1T-T .1T
Boa r d ( 3 ) ; Co rpo r a l Ba n d ( 2 ) ; e rgeant Ba nd ( 3. 4 );
e rgea nt-a t-A rm s ( I ); Y icePres icl en t of Cia
( 4 ) ; Boardi ng C lub ( 4); P hil o ma th ean L it e ra ry Society.
l\l otto :
"Be e ve r g e ntle and kind."
:
E fi rst hea rd of " Fats '' in th e Prep. S choo l. in whi ch h e ser ved tw o yea rs. ent erin g
t he Co llege 111 t he fa ll o f 1912. Th ese t wo y ea r s m a d e a cl ectcl ecl cha nge tn .. F a t s,"
fo r if on e loo ked at h im n o w th ey m ig h t wond e r how h e cl e ri ,·ecl uch a n ickn a m e.
Bu t i f t hey co uld on ly h a 1 een h im wh en he ent e red th e P rep. Schoo l t he p rob lem
·e
wo ul d be ea il y so lved .
'vVe hea r m ost of '·Fats' ' fr om th e a thl eti c ta n clp o in t. A s a footb a ll pl aye r hi s a bili ty
is un qu es t ion a ble, a n d h e was cho en a s th e bes t en d in t he S ta te fo r two co n secuti ve
yea r . a n d wo u ld u ndo u bt edl y ha ve been ch ose n thi s yea r h ad it n ot bee n fo r a n injury
w hi ch he rece ived in t he e a rl y pa r t o f th e se a •on a n d wh ich ke pt h im out o f th e g a m e
fo r th e res t o f th e ye a r. A a I as ket ba ll playe r he ha s pr o1
·ecl to be on e o f t he best
rru a rcl s th a t S t. J o hn 's ha s e1 r had . H e was elect ed ca pta in o f t he Q uin t t h is win te r .
·e
A lth o ug h ·'Fa t " is no s h inin g s ta t· in hi s sc holas tic wo rk he a lways m an ages to k eep
o ff th e B lack Li st in o rd e r to play ath leti cs. a n d we ha ve rea on to be lieve th a t h e co ul d
do a g r at d ea l bette r if it we re n ot f o r hi s " I -sh oul cl-wo rry' ' way.
''Fa ts." a f te r se n ·ing t wo yea rs in t he co m1 a ni es. cl ecicl ecl th at he wou ld lik e to be a
m u. icia n an d j oin ed th e ba n d. a n d we a ll th in k t ha t h is de sir e has I en f ul fi ll ed. 'v\l heth e r
h e play o r no t a t ba n d practi c is do ubt f ul. bu t he ur ely ca n wor ry u s in the "D o r m s.' ·
H is ch ee rf u ln ess. h is g en e ros ity, hi s un fa ilin g g ood n at ur e a n d hi s wi llin g n ess to obli rre
m akes him on e o f th e m os t po pular m en in Co llege. H e ha ou r best w ishes for succes
in a ft e r li fe.
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�H A RR Y H L' BE RT B O W'F. J
'tS, -"He iu e "
Fre d e ri c k , Mel.
Sci£NTJFJc
"The 111 ercv that is war111 and true
!1/ust le nd a. help-iug lwud.
r:or th ose who talk . 1•et fa il to do,
But bnild u.pou the sand ."
Juni o r Ri Ae C luh ( I. 2); Se ni o r RiA e Club (3, 4); Co r po ra l Band (2): F irst Sergea nt
Band (3 . 4 ); Footba ll T ea m (3. 4); B a ket B a ll q uad (3, 4 ); Marl<. man (2. 3); RIT- T AT
Boa rd (3); June Ba ll Co mmittee (3); M usica l C lu b (1) .
~lo tto :
"'V01·k, pl ay a nd li\•e m a n1 ,y."
EHO LD ! we ha1·e before us " H ein e," the onl y one of hi s kind . T o look at him
you would think he is fie rce, but no . he i ve ry ta m e.
" H ein e'' i a g reat be lieve r of Mod ern Lan g uages a nd ha s abo ut ( ?) passed off
a ll th e Ge rm an a n d F rench that co u ld be taug ht at St. John' s. 'v\le beli e ve th e key
to " Hein e 's br oadened la ng uage co ur e i th e goo d ciga rs th e Do ctor sm okes.
"Heine.'' at the begin nin g of hi Juni o r yea r, uclcl enl y beca me a g rea t ath lete. a n d
was on e of o ur n ob le footba ll he roes clurin o- that yea r an d aga in thi s season . He is a l o
so me ba ket ba ll playe r. a nd al th o u ()'h not quit e a regul a r, h e i one g reat ly feared by
"seco nd tea m" oppon en ts.
Hi s 1 ice som ehow or other ha s cha nged d uring the last two yea r . a nd we ha1·e co m e
·o
to th e con clu ion th a t go lf wa s the cau se of it, beca u e o f hi s co ntinuou s ye llin g of th e
wo rd "fo r e" while indul gi ng in the " cl a nge r o u " g ame.
;<H e in e'' during hi s fi rst three yea rs a t Coll ege was ve r y loud in hi s prai e for hi
ho m e town. but s in ce m a kin g hi s d eb ut into B a ltimore ociety, w hil on a foo tball trip , h a
ch anged hi pra ise int o a whi s per.
Be ides thi s, " H ein e' ' is on e o f th e m o t pop ul a r boys at Co ll ege. H e po ess s a good
heart a nd is a lway w il lin g to lend a helping ha nd . H is a m unt of "w it" is a bu n da nt and
is a lway on ha n d to be d ea lt o ut acco rdin g ly .
JA ~'fF.S HAMIL 'l'O X BBO,V N BRAS I-fE ARS,Annapo li s , Mel.
"Jirnmr, " "Du ck y"
L AT J N -S CJ EN 'I'JFJ C
''Sleep ·is a pleasa.· t thing, belove d fro nt Po le t o po le. "
n
Mark sman (2): Juni o r RiA e C lub ( 1. 2. 3. 4 ); R AT-T AT B oa rd (3); Philomath ea n
Lit er ary Society; Band (3. 4 ) : Clea n lee 1 ; Phi Sigma l appa.
·e
~lo tto:
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"D o the lult'd thin g ftr·s t (?) ."
IM l\I(Y h ai l from t hat u hur b o f
nn apo li s bette r kn ow n a Ea tp o r t. H e j o in ed
us in th e Prep. Sc hool a nd has pu rs ued th e eve n tenor of hi ways eve r s in ce.
"Jimmy'' ha n e ve r been w ha t yo u wou ld ca ll a hinin g lig ht in th e m ilita ry lin e
until thi s yea r. w hen he un dertook to murd e r th e bas drum a nd i hea r d above
a ll th e ot her in trument s. H e i also n oted fo r hi s olo work, es pecia ll y on w in dy
clays. with ''Ba n dy" as hi a s i la nt on th e other end of th e dr um .
H e took a co ur se o f f r esh a ir a nd Magaz in eo logy for three yea r s. a nd th en ettl ecl
clow n to s how "J ack" a n d th e Facu lty th at he co uld tucl y a nd has astoni shed eve r ybo dy
hy hi 1 rof·iciency in Ge rm a n . ''Jimm y" i a lso ve ry fo nd of L at in a n I wo uld ra th e r ( ?)
g-o to Latin lll th an a ny oth e r class .
In at h let ics " Jimm y" has s how n up well in foot ! a ll a nd golf. espec ia lly in go lf. winnin g
·y
t he con a lat ion pri ze in the to urnament Ia t yea r a n d s how in g g rea t skil l o n the Na 1
links.
Over loo kin g the e few rem a r ks. " Jimmy" is on e of th e best f ell ows in co ll ege a n d i
lik ed b1· eve r von e a n d b as shown us a ll what tru e f ri end ship is. H e has a lso s how n u s
what kind o( tuff he is made of by hi s hard tucl yin g a nd th e determination to g rad uate
w ith hi s cia .
\ 11/e a re sure that h e w il l s uccee d in whatever h e und e rtakes. and that so m e day he
w il l be one of th e prominent m en of Mary land and a c red it to th e clas o f ' 16. \i\ ' e w is h
in w ha tev er path of life he ma y choo e.
hi m th e best succ
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�LEA ALYlN DARJ_,EY,- "Pat," "Mi c k ey," " lt·is h"
Balt imo re , Md.
SCIE NTIFIC
" i f yo u wo uld learn th e ~ ·alue of 111011ey,
Co a11d I rv to borrow s o 111 e.
For he //l(t/ goes a-borrowi11g
Goes a-sorrowiug.
Senio r RiA e C lub (2. 3. 4 ); Footbal l (2. 3. 4 ) ; Golf C lub (3. 4 ) ; e rgea nt Co. "B" (2);
R.\T -T .\T Board (.3); Phil okal ia n Lite ra ry oc i ty; 1. E . 1
(.; Sergeant-a t- /\rrn s.
J\fotto:
•'Eat, :s m.o ke a nd be m e •... ~· . "
N TIVE of Baltimore. who ha s been w ith u as a me mbe r of the C lass s in ce h1;
Soph o mo re y ea r. After co min g. ba ck to sc ho o l thi s fal l, "Pa t " \\' ent o ut fo r foo tb a ll.
as he ha s bee n d o in g in th e two pre \·ious yea r s. By s howin g up so wel l las t yea r
in the Hopkin -St. j ohn 's ga m e. "l'vfi ckey '' had a lm ost won a place on th e team, a nd
by hi s hard work a n d s ti ckin g he did win a place thi s yea r ; also a l;i .,. . J. C. and
watc h fob. with a ni ce littl e go ld fo o tba ll ha ng in g to it. Somethin g that h e is \·e ry proud
of. we f ee l sure.
But. ca stin g footba ll as ide, a he played hi s Ia t ga me on Thanksgi\·in g Day for St.
J o hn 's. "Pat'' h as e\·e r a l other pas tim e ga mes. One is playin g pinochl e a nd br idge with
hi s o ld pa ls. " j imm y" Bras hears. "Ba nd y" Fi e I I , '·H ein e" Bowers and " j asper'' T . Pearce.
H e decid ed not to go in th e co mpan y th is year for seve ral r easo n s. nam ely - - -. S o
he a n d "B and y '' ente red th e mu s ica l staff. hoth play in g a ltos. Outs ide of that. ":tvii ckey ' ' is
a lways tellin g us a bout the fair ones in Ba ltim o re and how he kid th e g irl s o \·e r th e
ph o n e abo ut hi s goo d look .
"Pat" tra in ed hard durin g footba ll seaso n. but. wh en ·it wa s over. th en it wa that S eni o r
ha ll s tarted su pp ly in g him with Lo rd C h es te r fie ld s. but, n e \·e rth eless ·'Pat'' is a good student ,
stayin g in five ni g-ht s stud yin g Ge rm a n .
O n e thin g " Pat" love to do is to make b reak fa s t fo rm at ion e\·e r y mo rnin g. and thi s he
ge n era ll y does ( ?) .
·'Pa t '' w ill get hi s pi ece of s heepsk in thi s year__a nd then en ter H o pkin s Med ical S chool
next fa ll. \Ale a ll ce rta inl y wi sh th e fut ur e doctor the bes t of success .
GEORGE DA\"IDSO;\' ,-"Da,-., ·"
t. Ma r garets, Annapo li s , Md .
SCIE NT IFI C
" Beitel· tlia11 th e best . j ollier thou the rest."
C:H111 u Edito r, R A'I'-TAT Boa rd (3); Juni o r Rifl e C lu b ( 1, 2) ; Mark sm a n (2); Corpora l Co. "A" ( 4 ) ; Phi S ig m a K appa Fraternit y. ·
J\1otto:
"To g •·adnate l'•·o n1 \\'est P o in t ."
E n O\\.' ha \'e be for e u s "Davy ." wh o ha been with us sin ce th e Prep. clas s . . a nd who
.
all will agree is o ne of the bes t al l- ro un d fe ll ows in th e 1916 Class.
"Davy" hai ls f •·o m ju st o u t id e of ·· rab town.' ' a place ca ll ed S t .. ~ ra rga r e t s.
but '·Da\·y' ' is by n o m ea n s a " sa int ." If a ll the f ell o w in th at n eig hbo rh ood a re
like him. then it n eed anoth e r nam e.
t fi rst he did not a tt end m a ny of th e dan ce .
but tim e always brings its c ha nges. and like wi e it has wrought a chan ge in him. a nd no w
he attend s e\·e ry dance. He h a
ure go tte n to be o m e '' fu sse r ." About 12 o'c lock noo n
you ca n ee '·Davy'' hikin g for Prin ce George Street. Of co ur se we do n ot pretend to know
th e na tur e o f tho se daily \·is its. H owe \·e r. ·'there ' a reaso n." "Da\·y" has n ot as yet co m e
o ut for at hl e ti cs . but h has made th i up in hi s cholast ic work. German i o ne of hi s
st ronghold s. a nd th ere is o m e ta lk of him succeeding " D oc" ho rtl y.
H e ha li nal ly decided to go to \\'est Po in t. a nd we f ee l ure th a t he wi ll mak e o·ood.
U n cle Sam need s such men as ;<D a \-y'' on hi s o ffi c rs ' li st.
Jn whatever bran ch of wo rk "]) ;wy" fi n a ll y end s up. we are s ure h wil l be at th e
hea d of th e row . a nd so th e Cia so [ 1916 wi s hes him the \·er y bes t of ucces
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�DU ~Ll~ Y Y OO l: B.'J' I~ ~AY DO W NS,- "D u n levy"
Ann a po lis, Mel.
S CI I·:N TIFI C
".A ! en of few zc,ords are lrn e 111 1!11."
Juni o r Ril1 e Club ( I ); Se ni o r I iA e Club (2, 3. 4 ) ; Co till o n Club (3. 4 ) ; T enni s
T ea m ( I, 2, 3, 4 ); Ca pta in T enni s T ea m ( 2. 3. 4 ): Co rpo r a l Co. ·' ., (li rst te rm ) (3);
Se rgeant Co. "A" (seco nd te rm ) (3); R.IT-T A'r B oard ( 3); Se rgeant Maj o r (4 ) .
'''lotto:
"L ive and l et live."
ELL. ha il ·t o '·] unl e1·y,'' who co mes fr om old " Crabto wn ," a nd th e secti on kn o wn as
·
Mmr ay Hill.
.
T o see him d urin g th e winte r mo nth one wo ul d think h im ba h ful a nd wond er
if a ny id ea of the f minine spec ies el' e r ent e red hi s head . B u t. o n th e oth e r ha nd.
to see him in th e sprin g. umm e r a nd f a JJ , all th th o ug ht s of wint e r vani sh.
he a fu sse r d urin g th e latte r ea ons? O h. m y. ye I Got a ll th e pi e a nd no one e lse has
a sho w. \tVhen a keel hi r ea so n for bein g so d urin g th e wint e r. he info rm ed us th a t it
int erf errecl with hi s wo rk. a nd we al l fee l pro ud o f him fo r thi s.
S in ce bein g a t St. J o hn 's he has cl on e mu c h to eleva te tenni a nd ca use mo r e stud ent s
to ta ke inte r es t in it. H e works fa ith f ull y eve ry s prin rr. see in g th a t th e co urt a re weJJ
kept a nd no t injur ed by tud ent wh o ha 1 no inte res t. Hi s ab ility as a tenni playe r
·e
may be seen f ro m hi abo ,·e reco rd . Capta in f o r three ucces i1·e yea r s in t he sam e s po rt,
so methin g. pe rh a ps, no one else l1 as e1 r eq ualed . a nd som ethi ng o f wh ich to fee l pr oud.
·e
In hi s sc hol a ti c work he th in ks twi ce be fo re makin g a mo1·e. whi ch is a 1
·ery good
principl e to fo JJ ow. H e ma y be a li t tl e low , but he's s ur e. a nd t he latte r is what we mu st
·ious yea rs.
con ici e r abo ve e ve ry thin g else. ' 'D unlevy'' is workin g ha rd thi s yea r . a s in pre1
to ge t nea rer to th e cove ted hee pskin. W e a ll ag a in wi sh him s uccess. In th e clo in g few
word s we mi o-ht try to um up ''Dunl evy" in sayin g he's one o f th e mo t clea n-cut an d a lla ro un d good fellows tha t St . John 's has eve r had.
V/ e wi sh yo u succes, "Dnnl e q •,'' fo r t he rest of your li fe.
JOH N IRVlN
Hl~IS E, - "I r v"
Balti mo r e, Mel.
S c l f.N TIFI C
'·How happy is he born and to ugh!
//'h ose ar111 or is h·is hou est th ough t
And s-i111/>le trulh !tis !IIIII O s!?ill!"
St
Base ba JJ T eam ( 1. 2. 3. 4 ) ; Ca pta in o f Baseb a JJ T ea m ( 4 ); Bask et B a ll T eam (2. 3. 4 );
Capta in of Ba ket Ball T ea m ( 3) ; Footba JJ T ea m (2. 3. 4 ); Capta in of Foot I a ll T ea m ( 4 ) :
Co rpo ra l Co. ''A " ( 2 ); S ergeant Co. ''A " (3) : Co lor Se rgea nt Co. ' 'B" ( 4 ); en io r RiA e
Club (2, 3, 4 ) ; R AT- T AT Board ( 3) .
Motto:
"To be a coac h in some un ive •·sity ."
HIS Baltim o re lad j oin ed us in th e latt e r pa rt o f our Freshma n year, and in c th en.
he ha s s ho wn u that th e re is noth in g too g r eat fo r him to un der ta ke. He has pro 1
·en
to be a tru e St. J o hn' man. t hr oug h hi s ha rd work, and hard f uo-ht I a ttl es in
ath leti cs for o ld St. John 's. In fo otba ll, he wo rk ed ha rd fo r th e o ld Coll ege, a nd
th re we re ve ry few cl ays whi ch went by, th a t ·'In·" wa sn 't out on th e g ridiron t ryin g
to do a ll he co ul d. To how th a t the tea m appr ec iate d hi s wo rk, th ey elected him Ca pta in for
the a on o f 1915. In th e easo n o f 19 14 he wa elected 11-1-laryla nd Ca ptain. In Basket
Ba ll it wa t he sam e way. a n d he wa s Capta in in hi s thi rd yea r . Base ba ll see med to be
'' Ir v's" f a1·ori te spo rt. as he m a de th e team in hi s ~ r s t yea r, a nd has bee n on e o f th e tea m 's
ma ins tays eve r sin ce. a lso he is Ca pt a in of th e tea m fo r th e sea o n of 19 16.
Th e re a r tw o thin gs that ''In·'' li kes to do. and th a t i s lee p and s in g. W e heli e1·e he
lik es to s leep bett e r. beca use every Su nday a nd ot he r a ft e rn oo ns. on e ca n go in hi s roo m a n(!
li nd him as lee p. Hi s fri end "Dent" o ft en as ks him to go fo r a wa lk on Sun days. but ·' l rl'"
a l w:~ys has a da te with hi bed . Th e mo t wo nd e rful th ing abo u t him is h is s in g in g .
Ove r loo kin g th ese f w r ema rk s. "Ir v" i one o f th e bes t a ll a ro und men in Co ll ege . H e
is lik ed by e1 ry one. a nd t he re is not hin o- he won't do fo r hi s fell ow stud en ts . " In·"
·e
wor ks ha rd in hi cia es. f r om th e beginnin g until the end . a nd wi ll g ra du a te with hi s cia s.
a n d we a ll f ee l sure tha t he is th e kind o f a man whom o ur A lm a 1\Ja te r w ill ha 1 good
·e
reaso n to be pro ud o f.
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�JOSEP H PEAR E J-E W ELL,- "Pee W ee"
An napoli s, Md.
LATI N-,SCt£1\TIFJC
'·Tall o al~s jro111 little acorns grow."
Junior R iA e Club ( I. 2. 3); A rt Edi to r R AT- T AT (3); Philomathean Litera ry (3, 4 ) ;
Seni or RiA e Club ( 4).
i\1otto:
"To m ake th e m ost of li ttle t hin gs-
t h at i.··, a big m a n of himself."
ERE is th e " T o m Thumb'' of the Senior Class, a g rea t fo rce of ene rgy co nse n ·ed
in t he min imum a mount of Aes h a nd bone. He i of th a t en ergetic type who. a lw ays
fo ll ow in g th eir c hose n obj ect, ultim a tely reac h th e h ig ht of th eir a mbiti on .
He ha two hob bi es, '·f uss in g" and bi cycl in g. Whenever he bows hi fa ce on
the st ree ts of A nn apoli s, it is in th e enjoy ment of one of th ese two occupati ons. and
he is no novice in eith e L In th e lin e of ""f uss in g.'' he spec iali zes on tha t type of th e femin in e
ex we ighing no t more th a n ninety pound . towe rin g not mo re than s ix ty-thr ee in ches f rom
the g round , a nd requirin g a n a rm no longe r th a n tw enty in che to encircle. Otherwise,
''Pee \A/ ee" is ve r y eas il y sa ti sfied .
·' P ee 'vV ee' ' is a n espec ia l friend o f Dr. Schumacher. Th e e tw o get on so fa mo usly
toge th e r that ther e is ve ry littl e el e in Ger man classes exce pt co n ve rsa ti on betw en th e big
Germa n D oct r a nd th e littl e '· Pee \ Vee." Their likin g for eac h ot he r might be c mpa r ed
to t he l ove o f two Iri sh brothers for eac h othet·- a continu a l fight. And if th e Docto r we re
n ot s uch a la rge man, we doubt not th a t '·Pee Wee·· wou ld hav e cli mbed hi s frame lo ng ago.
""Pee 'vVee" is a ve r y ve rsa ti le person. for bes ides h is accomp li shm ents a a bi cyc list
a nd fusse r he is quite int e re sted in art. In fa ct. he s how ed such a mark ed sup er io rity in thi s
department o f work ove r th e rest o f hi s cia th a t he was elected Art Editor of last yea r ·
R AT-TAT. Hi s wo rk in that book has e li cited mu ch fa vo rabl e co mm ent.
Pearce is a ha rd worker and ti cks at eac h ubj ect unti l he conqu e r it . a nd it i thi
qua lity of d etermin a ti on th a t will be a va lua ble asset to him in hi s la ter lif e which we ca nn ot
think wi ll be otherw ise than c row ned with success.
LU~'HER
TH0!\1AS MJLES,- "Loui e"
Ma rio n Station, Md.
L Art N-SctEN Tt Ftc
" Sleep 111akes one bea1ttiful, aud oh ! how I do sle ep ."
Juni o r RiA e Club ( I. 2 . 3) : S eni o r RiA e Club ( 4 ) ; Inte rsoc iety D ebate
Secreta ry (3); Corp o ra l Co. "B " (3); Assista nt Yell L ead e r ( 3); P. H.
Winner Junior Oratorical Contest (3); Ye ll Leader ( 4 );
ssociate Editor
P hil omath ea n Lite ra ry Society; President Phi loma th a n Soci ety ( 4); Co ll ege
(4); Peace Oratorica l Contest (3) .
l otto:
"~'h e wo dd o wes m e a Jiv in g.
(2. 3. 4 ) ; Clas
F. 0. A. (3);
Co llegian (4);
D ebat in g T ea m
Doesn't it seem ' na t ur·a l' l s h o uld win ?"
"lilA sta tur e. wtth ht elo '1uentn Aow e,( ?) of o ratoow;heI •' mafra td of no man. ;m,tl
DIES '"' geoti<meo.- I " t;Ui bot God ko ry
m;~hty." Th oo«h
J.-.\ tn
A nd
fri end s, th e Ea tern S ho', as we ll as St. J o hn 's, ca n we ll be pro ud of uch a on .
Ever in ce hi s entr a nce to Col leo-e in the fall of 1912. ""L ui e'' has taken a prom in ent
inte res t in a ll o ur co ll ege acti1·iti e. H e has been th e life of o ur L ite ra ry S oc iet ies.
H e ha ha d a wo nderf ul facu lty ( ?) for in tillin g th o ld St. J oh n· s pirit into th e new
men each yea r. for two yea rs has been o ur g racef ul C hee r Leader. O ur Hopkin s o-a me
wou ld not ee m rea l with o ut '' L ui e" an d hi s in g- S in g j er ey.
"'
Although enthusias ti c abo ut mo t a ll b ranches of co ll ege li f . he is not so st t·ong
fo r militari s m. H e claim it to be in co nsistent w ith his a rgu ment s for peace. So not b in oespec ially adapted to mu s ic (tho ug h good at blowing). he joined the E ng ine ering Corp;
Th a t" s ri g ht. ''Lou ie. ·• Th e re's a voca tion in life fo r eve ry one-but ''A in 't it wonder iul
how busines kc ps u p?"'
·· Lo uie's" love for t he fair sex see m to li e o 1
·er in o me rset and e1·e ry clay he peruses
the papers wit h intense inte res t to ee what has happen ed to the Cr isfie ld g irl and then ays:
""v\'ell. boy , it might have bee n wor e."
" Louie" inten ds. a fter grad ua ti o n, to ente r the law depart ment of Ya! Uni1·e rs ity. and
we a ll wish him th e g reatest of success a nd hope so me da y to s e hi s na me a mo ng th e
''D icrn ita rie ., of thi Nat ion.
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�JAJ\IES OABLYLJJ: 1\ULL I<B ,;
"Je w "
Baltimor e, Mel .
S CJ£N1'1FJ C
'' Li1•e and loz·e ."
Jun ior R iA e C_lu b (1 , 2, 3) : Class Treas ure r (I ) ; Ch ief Trump et er (2. 3); R AT-T AT
Board (3); Boardtng C lu b ( 3. 4); H op Co mmi ttee (3, 4); Phi lo m a th ea n L ite ra ry Society;
ss tsta nt Foo tba ll Manager (2).
!\lotto :
"Spea l;:er· a nd p ublic life fo r m e. "
:
A MES. bette r known as ''] ew, ., ca m e to us in th e fal l of 1910 a nd entered th e P rep.
Sc hoo l. Afte r stay tn g th ere two yea rs. he ent e red the doo r of Co ll ege and old
Pinkn ey Ha ll held he r a rm s ope n to him .
Du rin rr hi s Fres hman yea r th er e wa s n ot ve ry mu ch heard from him. It w a
during t hi s year he s howe d hi s a bility a s a student- exe mptin o- a ll hi work. He
h a~ tri e~ ha rd man y tim es s in ce th en to r epeat thi s. but plea ur e o r ~o m e such fo ll y has
a lway mte rf er ed. It was 111 hts Sop ho mo r e yea r that he beca m e bette r known. ''J e w"
was _~;man im ous l y elect ed res id ent of th e ·'G. 0. H." a nd f u lfi lled hi s duti e to perfecti on .
A ll l• re s hmen looked u pon h11n w tth fear and would go a goo d eli ta nce to get o ut of hi s
way .
. "Jew' s '' main h'?bby is a rg uin g , a nd he a lw ays plays a co n sp icuo us pa rt in cla ss m eetin g.
It ts sa te! he ca n cl eh n e th e m defi na ble. ex pla in the un ex plain able a nd d eba te the un debatab le.
After ''Jimmy " h ea rd a ll th is abo ut h im se lf he d ec id ed to ma ke law hi s p rofess ion. Thi s
yea 1 he ta kes th a t sub ject at th e U ni ve rs ity of l\IIa r yla n cl , and hi s requ ired work at o ld
·
St. John' s. Now he li 1·es in Baltimo re an d co m es clow n her e eve r y dav. 'vVe n ever h ea rd
him say. but we a ll ha ve a s nea ky su spi cio n th at thi s ju st s uit ' ']e~." ·Knowi ng him to be
a t home a m ong t he fa ir e r set. wa lkin g Le x in g to n S t r eet. a nd dri1·in g a "fliv e r " w hi ch can
a ll be eas ily obtai n ed in Baltimore.
'
fil'Y DOUG LA S '.r HOJ\'IPSON,-''Dong''
An napoli s, Md.
L ATJN-SCI EN'I' I FIC
" Th e short est · oad t o a 111an.'s heart is through h-is sto111ach ."
r
Juni o r RiA e C lub (1 , 2, 3 ); Cotill on C lu b (2, 3, 4 ); R AT- T AT B oa r d (3); Marks ma n
(1. 2. 3); Seco nd T eam Footba ll (3); Hop Commi ttee ( 4 ) · S er o·ea nt Co. ''A " (4) · Phi
Sig ma Kapp a Frate rnity.
'
"'
'
!\'lotto: "Eat, dl'i.nk a nd b e m e r·r·y-n e ve r· say di e ."
EL L. fe ll o ws. loo k who' he re ! O ld M a n "Doug''! S mo kin g . as us ua l. Bet h e's
e ith e 1~ ju st been o r, is j u,;t _
gettin g rea dy to go huntin g . For if th e re's o ne thin g
111 th1 s wor ld that · Dou g
!Jkes to do , bes1cl es dan cin g a nd stud y ( ?) it i s to hunt.
T o exp r ess it in hi s ow n wo rd s : ·' What it ta kes to go huntin g . I'm' a ll broke out
with .' ' H e's som e s ho t. too. Don ' t kn o w that we e1
·er hea rd of hi s killin g an ythin g , but he wea rs a s ha rp sh oote r 's m eda l.
D ur ing th e summ e r month s "Do ug" goes back to t h e so il a nd beco mes a "gent lem a n
fa rm eL" He has a p lace so m ew he re in th e sandbanks of "A nn ie Runn el." wh e1 h e ra ises
·e
wate rm elon and s weet potatoes by the ca rload. He saJ•S he wo r ks, but thi s is hard t o
beli e1 unl ess o ne co n sid e rs bo ss in g a lot of ni gge r wo r!t . But who blam es him fo r th is?
·e.
Hard wo rk in hot weat he r is no t a w hite m a n's j o b, especia lly if h e is in clin ed to stoutnes .
Nex t to huntin o·. "Dou g's" favo ri te pa stim e is d a ncin g . In thi s h e exce ls. so th e
g irl s will te ll yo u. H e h as ne1·e r been kn ow n to m is a hop a nd he is neve r wi th o ut a
partn e r. for a s we a ll know he '·Jo ,·es the lad ies" a n d a lwa ys kn ow a "c hi cken'' wh en he
sees on e. Judgin g from appea ra nces. it is r easo na bl e to be li eve that the la di es l ove " Doug ."
.1 ust w hy thi s is tru e we have not yet been ab le to decid e. Per hap s it is hi s g race ful
dancing, pe rh ap it is hi s cla r k a nd han dso me style of bea uty, and pe rh aps it is hi s unf a ilin g ly
happy el i po sition a nd hi s endl es s uppl y of good hum o r whic h a tt ra ct eve r yo ne a n d w hi ch
h ave won fo r him a ho st of frie n ds.
It is " Dou g ' " a m bitio n, we believe. t o beco m e a n office r in U ncle Sam 's Ar my. But
wheth e1 it i thi s o r so m ethin g else .th a t he wil l ultimate ly choose a s hi s life's wo r k. we
·
be lie1·e that he wi ll s ucc eel; a nd wh en he leaves St. J o hn ' h e w ill take with him the m os t
sin ce re good w ishes of hi s friend a nd class m ates.
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�.\ lu tto
Ye ll
A ut ·vincere ant lll ori
.Ha llaba loo ! Hull aba lee!
]-] u rra h, ' . J. C.
~I aroon a nd \ 1\f hi te .
Rickety R een,
St. J ohp' s '16, ' 16, '1 6.
Co l o not
;d aroon and White
Ut;R~S
K.
Baltimore, Md.
"' A~I'ERS, -"Dop e "
C' lnss O llic·ers
J.
1'. Du1<1~ .. .. ... ... ..... . . . ............ . . . ..... . Preside·n t
H. J. N DRt ·: w . . . . . . • . . . . . . ... . . . . : . .. . . . • . . . . Vice-P resident
J. 1\I. Pt~ AR C t·: . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • ... .. .. . . .. . ... . Secreto r y
R. 0. JoN t~s ..... .. .... . ........ . .... .. .......... . Treosurei'
A. B . J ACQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. •....• • . . . . . . . . . . . . Historia n.
L. \ . DARL I~\' ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... ... . .. . .. . Sergeo nt-ot-Ar 111s
L A TI N - SCIE NT I FJC
.. Let thr other fellow do the worryi11g ."
Clea n lee1·e;
«~rl
V
E"
R AT -
T A'i' Board (3); P hilomathean Lit e ra ry
i\lotto:
ociety.
"PleaS tH'e a nd a squ a r e dea l ft·om th e JII 'OI's."
O"mo <o " ' fcom T ow.oo. ' ci<y lyiog io. uocod " "'" B•i<im,·o. · \\'o do
not kn ow exac tl y wher e, but just as k him ; he wi ll g lad ly te ll you.
Th ere is one rather peculi a r thing abo ut ou r fr ien d wh ich we but sli g htly und e rst and. and for whi ch we ra th er ad mire him- hi easy way of taking life. Not hin g
worries him. Th e pro fesso rs ha rdly fee l j ust ifi ed in g ivin g him a so-called ·'ba llin go ut.' ' Ind eed. it is a pret ty well- e tab li heel fact that mos t a ll of t hem had any time rather
ta lk with M r. \!Vaters a bout th e weath er. war or ome uch uni versa l top ic than laun ch into
one of those pri1·a te rep rim a nd so fa ta l to th e pr wess of o me.
"Dope's'' big drea m of Ia t yea r is no longe r one o f th ose ni g ht vis itat ion ; as a res ult
o f hi num e rous pla nnin gs a nd prepa r atio n it ha become a reality. Yes. ir. he actua ll y
took a transcontinental trip to ' Fri sco in a ca r purcha eel purpo ely for the occa ion .
Man y a ni g ht ha it ta ken " Dutch," "Do pe's" A nn apo lita n co m pa ni on a nd fe ll ow- tra ,·eler.
to enum erate th e rema rk ab le in cid ent s a nd scenes of th at trip. And ''Dope" spend s no littl e
ti me vocife ra tin g on th e sa me subj ect .
Th e ca use of hi spe ndin g hi s week -end s in Baltimore m ay be properl y att ri but ed
to two things- the fa ct that he may deem it necessa ry to g ive hi s ca r a certain amount
of exe rcise wee kl y a nd th e poss ibili ty th a t th e re is ome boy's iste r in that metr opoli s wh o
exe rt s a ce rtain a mo un t of fo r ce ove r him . Ne ith e r of th ese ca n we safelv choose. H owe,·e r. s hou ld it co me to a pu sh. we wo uld und oubt ed ly sav th e la tt e r.
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In ta kin g up tw o oth e r phase o f '·Do pe's" acco mp lishm ent s. we wo uld say th a t hi s
milita ry a nd a ca demic achi e1·em ent far urpa s those of o th er s. con sid e rin g- hi s exe rti on.
It is ce rta in th at none '·g rease" le s than he. Yet pass in g off work is no troub le to h im.
In conclus ion . me thinks that \ tVat er s is end owed with th at a mount f wi ll power a nd
indi,·idu a li ty r eq ui ite to mak e a man who. hav in rr li ved in the wo r ld. will mea n th e bett e rment th ereof. Peace and prost erity to yo u , old man!
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a ll ege ·w ill
clo c upo n the e1·entful ca ree r o f th e C lass o f 1916. Lt is ind eed
ap pro pn a tc, 111 th e. e clo mg ho urs, that we s ho u ld mak e tht s
effo rt ~o pe rp etu ate t!1 e m e m o ry of so m e eve nts th a t wt! l e te rn a ll y l111 k o ur hea rts In the g o lden cla s p of fi-a te rn a l love.
T hi per io d ha bee n to us a gr at batt le fi e ld . \ . tru ggle,
advance, a tta ck , repuL e a nd ao·a in a s trugg le a n I a ch ·a n ce
wo uld bri c Ay desc rib e our co urse. .. !mos t in u pe rab le difficu lti es ha 1·e b ee n o1·c rco m c and ba rrt e rs th e hwh sea of s u cce s,
leav in g a l ft th e pro ud__I anne r of "Vie t ry." .-\ . we pa use
at th e o·oa l of o ur a mbtti ns a n d look back up on our efforts
we r ejo ice in th e fac t t hat o u r jo urn ey to thi s s ummit ha ~
bee n free fr m th e blemi s h of triumoh ~ wo n b~ m ea ns un fa ir ,
a nd that o ur co mpany ell . band . In a bid in g fa ith a nd fn e ncl s hip.
\Ve co mm en ced o ur co n 1u es t in Sep temb e r, 19 12. Ca min o·
of comfort a nd meals of savo ry hue. our ex istence in l inkn ev
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and M ess Hall seem ed almos t unb earabl e. The G . 0. H. oon info rm ed u s,
howe,·e r, that th o e things would be th e leas t of o ur tro ubl es, a nd our greatest
effo rt s had to be expend ed in m akin g thin gs comfo rtabl e as we ll as a mu sin g
fo r th e upper class men. R ea li z in g ho we ver, that a good Fres hman mak es a
good upp er cl ass man , we se t abo ut o ur ta sk with unu s ual chee rfuln ess,
and th e wi cl om o f thi · po li cy may be see n by th e results produ ced.
\ Vhat a Rood o f g o ld en m emo rie clamor fo r recogniti o n as we pen th ese
few th o ug hts . From o ur ve ry beginning we h ave mad e hi s tory for St.
J ohn 's. A lth oug h but a Fre hman , Se lby wa awarded a m o nogram in
f o tba ll. being a m ember of th e F a mou s " 1912 T ea m .'' Hauver, A ndrew ,
H eise , Hyde and Bo wers we re a lso m aking good in the seve ral bran ches of
at hl eti cs. O ur m en exce ll ed, too; in scho lars hip . J o nes, D uke, Selby a nd
}-[arringto n made en viabl e record s for fourth clas m en. In thi s year a lso,
:\Joor e wa a m emb er of th e winning in ter. ciety debating tea m . O ur su cce ,
ho w e,·e r. durin g thi s year was no t entirely in m a terial acco mpli s hm ents.
O ur effo rts wer e turn ed ve ry largely to th e ta sk of acquitt in g o urselves as
go od Fres hm en. Willingly , even g lad ly, w e pe rfo rmm ecl th e duties and ta ·ks
a s ig ned to us by th e mo re expe ri ence d upp er class m en, and a s w e fee l th a t
we ha\'e profited la rge ly by th eir precepts, we dee ply regret th at during th e
pa s t two yea r s th e s ub se r vient Fres hman a t S t. J ohn's ha s di sa ppeared.
O ur g reat es t rebuff came in o ur Sopho mo re yea r. Returning fro m o ur
Ya ca ti on. rea li z in g th e gigant ic and importa nt ta sk awaiting u s. w e set
abo u t th e acco mpli s hm ent of thi s t ask with an a rd o r and zeal alm o t unimagi nable. \Ve a im ed high. but we hit th e mark . O ur m ove m ents were en,·e lopc cl in deepest mys tery, but th e re ult s obtain ed were far grater than
eve n the m s t opt imi s tic su p porter s ho ped for . I nd eed, we accompli s hed
res ul t s so th oroug hl y th at th e Fa culty brok e up our end eavo rs by enf rcin g
a tw o weeks' vac ati o n upo n sevent een m embe rs of o ur class . U pon th e
return f th ese men, we d ecid ed to abandon th e "pers uade r," w hi ch ha d been
used when meeting o r an y e viden ces of di sobedi ence to ord ers were brought
to th e kn ow ledge o f hi s hi g hn ess . th e pres id ent of th e G. H. 0 . From that
m emo rabl e clay whe n we buri ed th e "cl us ter" to thi s one, we ha,·e kep t our
ha nd s clean from haz in g a nd ha ve turn ed our th oug h ts to o th er thin gs.
Se Ycral f th e o ld bun ch did n t return to co ll ege a t th e beginn in g- of
th e So ph omor e yea r. but th eir pla ce wa s . o mew hat fill ed by th e additi o n
of fi,·e ne w men. F our o f th ese fiv e- B ielaski , I-Iart:o ck. Da rl ey and :\l acken zie- a re s till w ith us, a nd ha ,·e bcco mm e Yaluab le m emb ers of their cl ass .
Th eir initi at io n was inc! eel uniqu e. U nd er th e able directi on of " H op''
T' lnmm er. th e co mmitt ee a rranged thirty-four degree . of su ch a nature
that th ese fiv e m en a re now p r epared for any goat or g reasy pole in ex is tence. Shrin crs a nd T empl a rs have n t h ing o n these m en. :-\t th e end of
t he perfo rman ce th e ca ndidat es em erged fr om a deluge ca use d by n e hundred a nd fift v pitch er: of wa ter, a nd were co nsid er ed a · being wash ed clea n
nf al l imouriti es a nd wo rth y to continu e as m embers of the Cla ss of 19 1o.
Durin~· thi s year our m en co ntinu ed to do creditabl e w o rk in at hl eti c circles
:111d th e entir e Va rsity ba. ket ball tea m wa s mad e u p of m emb er s o f th e
Cia s o f 191o. In cid entall y. th e ba lance of th e sched ul e ha d to be can cell ed
wh en th e a fo rem en ti o necl seve n teen worthy Sophom o res wer e shipp ed . .
O ur Juni r year ag·ain fo un d sever a l o f th e old face s mi s in g- and seve ral
new ones anoea r. In th e ea rl y oart o f thi s yea r St romeyer and Jac-qu e we r·~
t <~ke n into th e class with appropriate ce rem o ni es. und er th e d irec ti o n o f :\fr.
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Thi s wa s an eve ntful yea r in th e hi s to ry o f our class . Moo re, :\1ack en zie,
Se lby a nd J one · hold commi ss io ned o ffi ces in the Ba tta lio n. Selby \Na s
cap tain o f the foo tball t ea m a nd recogniz ed as o ne of th e most co nsistent
tackle · in the S tate. A ndrew and 1-Ieise were selec ted a s m emb ers of th e
A lk\l aryland team. Hyde, Bowers,
trom eyer, Bielaski and J. i\l. Pearce
al so rend er ed va lu a bl e a s is tance.
In clas w ork, w e again m ade a d es irabl e record . F o ur m en, JJ ielaski .
Ha rt. ock, J o nes and Ja cqu es, getting grad e ce rtifi ca tes. In o rato ry and
debate, :M oo re, :\i[i les and Jacque divid ed th e spoil s.
The publicatio n of th e R AT-1'A'l' in our Juni or yea r was o ne enorm o us
ta sk, bu t th e res ult is a credit to th e editor s and bu sin e s m ana o·er s of th e
sam e. Th e Jun e !Jail was a l o an imm ense propos iti o n, but un de rtaken in
the per is ten t s pirit of o ur cla ss The Fare well turn ed o ut to be a t lea t equ al
to, if not ju t a bit a head of, th e fo rm er fa rewell s.
T he beginnin g of the Seni o r year aga in fo und o ur o ri g inal b un ch dimin i- hecl by two m en, .:.1oo re and I-l a uv er hav in g complet ed the r equired course
in three years, were awa rd ed th eir dip lo mas w ith th e Cla ss o f 19 15. A lth oug h
these na m es no longer ad o rn ou r cia s-r oll , we fee l safe in ;;aying that th ese
two m en w tll eve r ho ld th em se lves as memb ers of th e Class o f 19 16, th eir
co ns tant fri end s a nd compani o ns of co ll ege year. . O n th e ther hand, o ur
numb er -vvas a ug m ented by th e addition o f Dryden, a form er s tud ent, wh o
return ed to compl ete hi s course , a nd by Fi elds and Wi lli am s . o f th e Class of
1915. S in ce th e tim e of Se ni o rs i la rge ly g iven to retros pecti on. it is fittin g
that w e s hould look ba ck on th e reco rd s of om e of o ur o wn men, in ord er
t ha t we mig ht mo re full y r ea li ze th e impo rtant pa rt th a t our m en ha ve taken
in th e athlet ic act iv iti es of t h e Coll ege. Selby wa ca pta in of th e ' 1.1 foo tba ll tea m. H eise wa s ca ptain of th e ' 14-' 15 ba sket ba ll team. th e ' 16 f otb a ll
team, a nd has been se lec ted to captain th e ' 16 base ba ll team . Ha u ver wa s
el.ec ted ca pta in of th e ' 16 ba se ba ll team, but hi s earl y g rad ua ti on preve nt ed
htm fr om r eturmn g fo r thi s hono r. . ndre w is captain of th e ' 1.1-' l fi ba sket
ba ll tea m and has be en elected captain of th e ' 16 fo tball tea m. Do wn s has
been ca ptain and m a in s ta y of th e tenni s team fo r seve ra l yea rs. F ield is
ca ptain of th e ' 16 tra ck t ea m.
ix m en in our class h ave bee n n a med n
r\ 11-:\Jar,vlancl foo tba ll team , severa l of th e. e bein g pi cked fo r s uccess i,·e
yea rs. A t leas t fo urteen m ember of o ur cla ss have bee n awa rd ed m o nog r a m s fo r act i,·e parti cipati on in athl eti c on th e Va rsit y tea m s. \Ve beli eve
th a t thi s is a pretty fa ir reco rd , a nd on e of whi ch a n y class ma y well be
proud . O ur ac ti v iti es . ho wev er , h ave not been limi ted t athl ti cs . Three
of th e f ur m en on th e intercoll egiate debatin g t ea m w ere from our class
a nd o ur m n have co nsis tentl y w on th e or a to ri ca l conte. t staged here.
A lrearl y t he class is ac ti ve in arrangin g seve ra l novel featur es for Jun e \Veek.
w hi ch wi ll add g rea tly to th e in terest f our la st clays a nd bid fair to beco m e
perm a nent fea tures o f thi s tim e.
Space wil l not pe rmit mo re. If a ll th e eve nts o f th e e fo ur yea rs were
r co rd ed . we co uld g ive to the w orld a vo lum e mo re dram a ti c than S hak es pea re. more po eti c than nyro n a nd mo re hum o ro us than ni l! . T
ye. B ut in
ord er th at th e r eco llec ti on of th ese eve nt may remain sac red to our clas .
th ey ca n be in crib ed o nly w ithin th e mind s a nd hea rts o f our own men ,
a nd thi s reco rd w ill en ·e it s purp se we ll if , in future clays, it but turn s
ur mind s to a g l ri o u: retrospecti on of our co llege ca reer .
Hr s TOHJA K .
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lliY speech . ·'Kind S ir, let me but kno w the my te ri e whi ch yo u have concea led
ancient ]ndian prin ce. W e follow ed a main passa<Te-way until
we we re far down into the bowels of the ea rth Then th e
ma in passage stopped in a la rge ha ll from wh ich man y small e r
passa()"e branched. W e we re told that we mi ght ente r a ny o ne
passage we liked . Each opening was g uard ed by la rge gates. behind
which peculi a r figures stood . None of u kn ow ing what was to
be fo und in a ny passa<Te, we each looked fo r th e mo t inte resting
figure and followed that. l\Iy choice wa that of a mumm y of an
old Indi a n p rophet. I ente red the gate a nd exa mined fi r t th e
mumm y. Th e figur wa age I a nd bent, a nd th e face was draw n
into a weird and quizzi cal smil e. The ind ex f1nge r of the right
ha nd was ado rn ed by a ring et with ma ny different kind s of
tones. Examining th e ring ve ry cl osely, I ought fi rst my birth ton e, th e opal , and to my surp ri se, uoon to uchina- thi
tone. th e
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ha nd of th e prophet g rew wa rm and gra peel my Ov~ n in a S irit of fri end ship ,
then low ly relaxed . The figure began to how ig ns of li fe. Then sudd enly, to
both my ho rro r a n I surpri se, a dense cloud of white en ve loped the mumm y and a
s weet. ickening odo r fil led th e pa ssage. As th e den e white moke left the room,
T notic cl th at I no longe r stood be fo re the mummy, but ra ther that 1 tood , face
o face, with the liv ing p res nee of the old Indi a n. Fright ened beyond a ll power
of self control, I wa s able neith er to peak no r to fl e . and I stood th e re mute and
shak in <T, woncle rin <T what miracle wou ld next be acco mp li heel . A large, d eep
YO ice utte red these word s : ' 'l\I y purpose is to e r ve ma n. Speak but yo ur wi sh
a nd it sha ll be fulfilled.'' Reassured by th e goodness of hi s mann e r, I regain ed
within thi s sec ret passage, and my g rat itude will know no end ," wa nw rep ly.
··Then f oll ow me a nd yo u sha ll have revea led to yo u the pre e nce o f an~: pe rson
or p rsons upon whom yo u may concentrate yo ur thotwht ." My wif e a nd chil dren were with our party of me ri can and I kn ew pretty well whe re th ey were
a nd wha t they were doing. H ence th e ve ry fi rst per ons whom I ca red to reca ll
then we re my cla ssmates of coll ege cl ay a nd , nat urally, my thoug hts turned first
to our office r , a nd the fam ili a r fo rm of "" Jimm y" Duk e, o ur Pres ident . sho wed
fa intl y o n th e creen. :He seemed conte nt with th e sand pate he a nd tobacco li eld
of o uth e rn :i\la ryland, wh e re hi s very p resence seemed to radiate un sh ine and
happ in ess among the ho rd es of da rki es worki ng ab ut him. Th e 1 icture slow ly
cha nged in to a nothe r sid e of ""Jimm y"s'' life. I aw him in th e mid st o f the \-ill a "e
ga iet_ a · a lway th e host of an adm iring crowd- thi exp lanation now f 1
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lowecl- "" Eye ryo ne believes a nd kn ows tha t he will marry f o r a man o f such
irre istibl e charms mu t soone r o r la te r be fo rced to ucc umb to th e . ki llful
int ri g ues of th e fema le !)ec ies.''
Th e ·ce ne grows dim, but brea ks fo rth aga in in vivid contrast. A s I turn
my tho ughts from P r sid ent to V ice-P reside nt , the peace and qui et of th e
So uth e rn home give way to the g laring li g ht s a nd I vel y costum es of th e metropo li tan ball-room . I hard ly th oug ht it po ibl e that '·Fat " A ndrew co uld ha \·e
con tinu ed hi s ca ree r of h ea rt-breake r to thi s late date. B ut it mu st be o. for here
he is, surrounded by a bevy of most bea utiful g irl s. grace full y expla ining that hi s
ca rd had been comp letely fill ed quite ea rl y in th e eve ning. Thi thought ju t
fla shed ac ros my m ind : ··o lu cky ma n, how many of yo ur class-mate s wo uld
em ·y yo ur p resent place. '' But '·Fats ·· just turn away with a si<Th o f :r reat
reli ef. He is leav ing th e I all - roo m a nd the scene mu st surely cha nge . But who
is thi s? Th e 1 rofi le eem s quite dim. It g rows bri rr hte r. A strange r- No! 'Tis
s_ti ll th e fac e of ·· F a ts, .. turned calm ly to th e H ea vens, with a praye r upon hi s
lips, ··o God, ha ten the t1me when th ere may be no mo re hearts to co nqu e r. ..
A my thought s turn to Pea rce, th e· surroundings of a hun ting club appea r
upo n the sc ree n. Hound a nd ho rse seem the cente r of a ll !if . A party f
boi_terou s people come qui ck ly fr om th e ho use a nd th e ve ry a tm osphe re seem
a t1r w1th th e1r ea<Te rn e s to reach th eir mounts. Th e ho rses, with ex tended
no tril s and va unted heads, 1 ranee restlessly a bout , awaiting the start. "Jake' '
loo ens th e hound , mounts hi s ho rse a nd all are off. Ove r hi ll a nd dale throtwh
mou nta in and vall ey, with never a thought fo r fences, hedge, o r <TUII ; ''Ja k~"
lea d s th e way, and I kno w that he is happy, f o r hi s hea rt is in th e chase.
!-\ my th oug hts turn to our Trea urer. R. 0 . J ones, we a re not ur p ri eel to
fi nd th e outlin es of a banking in titution. \ iV ith rare sagacity he has devoted
him self to the accumu lat ion of th is wo rl d's mat ria l good s, a nd in th is lin e ha ·
been uccessf u l.
s we see him in hi office, the head of l\1a ryla nd' o- reatest
banki n<T firm. directing, with but a moment's thought, th e expend iture /;f tllll S
of money. which seem to us worth y f th e effort s of a lif etime. Th en 1 foll ow
him fro m _hi s oAi~e to hi s waiting limousin e, and th en ove r broad, smooth hi ghway to h1s palat1al house . A he ente rs we notice the absence o f the wa rmth
a nd comfo rt of a rea l home. No lov ing wife awaits hi s return and no littl e
chi ldren cl a mo r wil d ly f o r dad' s first kis
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Oti h as fall en a VI Ctim to the eternal struggle of ambition aga inst love. a nd in
thi s case ambition is returned the victor and h appiness mu st pay th e pri ce.
I neve r wou ld beli eve "M ick ey" Dad ey when he told us th at he was a
milita ry ma n, but our Sergeant-at-A rm s sp rang one on us. Determin ed to g~t into
th e a rm y, he clung to hi s purpose with a tenacity more than h~tman , a nd 111 tl~ e
nex t picture I sa w the result of hi s dete rmin ation. Approachmg_ a s though 111
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an aeropla ne, I saw first the outlines o f th e buildings o f New Yo rk Cit y.
Approa ching sti ll neare r, I could ee th e great crowds that thronged the ~ treets.
O n down, nea re r a nd nea rer, I dropped until the machin e was fairly tou chm rr th e
head s o f th e intent spectato rs. I distingui shed two men. wea nng reel band s
a round th eir caps bea rin g the wo rd s " The Salvation A rm y." I wa s cl ose enough
to hea r what was said and was some littl e .surpri ·eel to hea r th e followin g: ·'Captain Darley wi ll now 'lead us in a word of praye r, af te r wh ich the a udi en ce will
joi n in the singing of th e hymn s, which B roth e r H eise wi ll p lay upon the
ma nd olin .
K ow m •y thotwht focuses upon one of th e most e ri ous and thoughtf ul men
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of ou r class , "Heini e'' Bowe rs. The scene g row dim and a nother r ehg10u Scene
of a more sombre type takes its place. W e see a qui et church . Ga rbed in b! ack
cassock we fi nd our old fri end "Heini e," resplendent in the flowing robes of pn esthood, po rtraying th e saintlin ess we we re accustomed to in the days of o l ~l. Th e
soft strain of L ohengrin fl oated peace full y on th e qUi et b reezes of th1 s Jun e
cla 1 vVonclering vvho coul d p rodu ce the spiri t of thi s famo us old weddin g march
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. o ··truthfull y, my thought became concentrated upon th e organi st. Slow] y b\tt
cl istinct lv the f eatu res o f " Gene" Bourke, hi s soul fi ll ed with the beau ty o f h1 s
task. apJ)eat-ecl before me. B ut in li>
stening to the sweet train s of the mas.te r
organi st, I almost forgot the most impo rtant part o f th e ceremony, for march1ng
slowly and stately up the aisle was th e: figure of the ma n who alway s declared that
he ,,·oulcl eithe r co nc1ue r or di e. Now it was as conque ror that "West'' H yde
suppo rted the a rm o( the fai r damsel, so clea r to him in hi s college clay . T he re
had been a mi suncle rstanclin a a nd " W est," being accustomed to bu siness method s.
imme li ately sought the se·1~v i ces of th at geniu s of the_ bu siness ~~o d d,_ "J ew''
M ill e r, now devoting hi s whole attent ion to th e promoti on of mat nm on1al ventures. ''Jew" h ad reali zed th e latest po sib_liti es of thi s ca se and had coll ected a
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la rge f ee. ''\iVest," however. has n o regrets, f or he rea li ze that hi s rewa rd was
more tha n worthy of eve ry effort expend ed .
::\I y mind s now turn s in a diffe rent cha nn el, as the sputter of an a utom?bil e
reaches my ears, and looking before me I see th e home stretch of the International
Speechray. It was the fini sh of a ch ampionshi p race. A roa r goes up from the
ero1rcl as eve ral automobiles cross the lin e almost a t the same tim e. ] ut to u s
they a re of li tt le inte rest, fo r th eir d ri ve rs a re entire strange rs. Eve ry ca r had
crosse d the lin e a nd I fo un d not a man I kn ew. Somewhat el i appointed, I was
abo ut to turn from the scene when far in th e rea r, I saw a littl e speck slowly a nd
surely in c reas ing in volume.
s th is car came nea rer, I recogni zed th at _ n who
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had been hail ed as "Speed K ing" in Crabtown. B ut no w hi color were tra mpl ed
in gloriou sly into th e du st as he rambled a cross the line in hi s " F li vver .. , ·'D ope' '
\ iVaters, for it was none oth e r, decla res that he would ce rtainl y have won th e race
of he had not recentl y in stall ed a German engin e in hi s ca r .
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.H e re th e scene shift s again , a nd thi s tim e to a lonely cottage on th e outskirts
of an A nn e A rundel County villarre. ::\I y heart goes out to thi young ma n o f our
class, "B ill " tromeyer , who has foll owed the path whe re so ma ny others have
t rodden, a nd played the "Old Fashi oned Beau '' a ll hi s life in hi s o wn home town,
surro un ded by beautifu l women with rosy li ps a nd d imp led cheeks, in eve ry dimple
lurking a dozen o r mo re cupid s, with co ral li ps a nd pea rl y teeth, a nd spa rklin a
eye. and ye t he ha shoved them all aside a nd remained content with hi s own
sad lot.
A huge cloud enveloped thi path etic picture a nd linge red fo r a wh il e be fore
it slow ly lif ted a nd revea led th e p leasing outlines of a large country home. The
ve ry atmosph ere breathed comf ort and contentment a ndl was no littl e sur pri sed to
..see th e p icture of my somewhat backwa rd classmate, Th ornton Mackenz ie, who
im med iately upon hi s g rad uation had la un ched upon a matrim oni al · ad venture,
that woul d make the poetic M il es Standi sh blu sh with sham e so far as domest ic
happin ess is co nce rned. A glance through th e g round surround ing thi s pretenti ons home showed a number of youn rrs te rs po rting ga il y about th e spacious
la wn s. T hi s some what altered thought fro m Whittier fl ashed ac ross my m ind:
"He marri ed hi s queen at twenty- fo ur.
nd ma ny children pla yed 'roun d hi s doo r."
Now the vi sion g ro ws dim and slowly ass um e·s a noth er form. We see a la rge,
magnifi cently deco rated room, in wh ich are many tabl es and a round whi ch a re
g reat numbers of men, in ve ry tense positi ons. I recogni ze i\Ionte Ca rl o.
Directing my a ttenti on to the la rgest tabl e in the room, I find great exc itemen t
prevailing. A figure is pointed out to me as a fa mous inte rnati onal lawye r. I
watched the man as h e won time a ft er time. Hi s judgement seemed a lmost
supe rhuman . S uddenly h e lifted hi s face from the board s, a nd I rec:oani zecl
" Loui e" l\I il es, the man who had achi eved o much in the oratori cal li ne "'at St.
J ohn 's. He was as popular among hi s present associates as he had been in da vs
gone by. Seeing me. he dropped out of th e game and came over to sha ke my ha n-d .
I went with him to cash in hi s winnings, whi ch had been so la r ae that he had
to see the head o f the gigantic house to settle up . As we app ro~ch ed the promote r, a ce rtain qu iet a ir of ma jesty im pressed me, a nd when he poke in that well
moclu.la tecl vo ice, I p e rceived th a t thi s was no oth er than "Dunl evy" Down. . l-I e
had, 1ncleecl. p rospe red , but had not fo rsaken hi s old game of tenni s wh ich wa s
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hi s chi ef recuperati on.
Suddenl y the scene is replaced by a n out-doo r scene. We a re in Lond on. at
the O lympi c game . E ight runn ers a re crouched ten sely, awaiting the sta rte r's
gun . It is the hundred-ya rd clash. The gun is fired a nd th e mad race is on. \n
E ngli shma n is lead ing th e field-wh en suddenl y there sprin as to th e front a blackhaired. clum sy _ me ri ca n. H e eros es th e line an easy ""w inn e r. It is "Durr''
Thompson, now fa mous as a n inte rn ationa l a thl ete. He in vites me to attend the
bo xin g match for th e ba nta m weight cha mpi onshi p, immedi ately af ter he is
dressed. Th e contestants a re "Battling '' Wi lson a nd ''Kid " Wi lli ard. K nowin a that
pri ze- fighters ra rely figh t unde r their ow n name , I looked th e chall eno-er "'over
a nd in hi s ma nl y fi gure saw the lin es of "I ee Wee' ' J eweii, wh o I rem~mbe recl :
wa s a lway· a ·mall , ye t aggressive person in coll ege. As the fi ght prorrres eel , it
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soon became ev i.dent that he could not win, but neve rtheless he put up hi usual
.. N e1·er Say Die' ' fig ht.
O ut o f the chaos of th e .g row ing mi st came the fo rm s of tall buildings. electrl c
li ghts a nd all those things whi ch go to make u p a street scene at theatre time. I
recogni zed a t my right the Gayety Theatre of Baltimo re. E nte ri ng, whi ch was
acco mpli shed onl y by a strenuous effo rt, owing to the la rge crowd in attendan ce.
I p rocured my seat . Gla ncing over the prog ra m I found , at the bottom, thi s
in sc ription: ''Hiram Franklin P lumme r, :M anager.'' Bein o- surp ri sed th at my old
roo m-mate was manager o f this inte rest ing playho use, I glanced at a magnificently
furni shed box in whi ch I spied him , in hi s glo ry, surrounded by a bevy of lady
friend s. still li ving up to hi s old trait s o f coll ege clays. paying diligent attenti on
to the fairer sex.
Thi s time the pict ure shows a schoolroom. Seated at the desks are abo ut
sixty children between the ages of six and eight yea rs. lt i the primary department . Their teacher seems to be in hi s p rope r sphere, for he is the same "Fred''
Bielaski , who acquitted him self with su ch brilliancy in the Class of N ineteen
Sixtee11. He had taught at Penn f or the yea r, but had been ousted, because th e
reactionary Boa rd of Governors at that place could not ag ree with hi s teaching ..
Again there is that peculiar happiness and I see a company of soldi e rs. I
hea r th e voice of Captain L orrain e D. Fields. who had ri sen very rapidly in the
army life, saying: " Hey there, you littl e, short f ell ow in th e third sq uad , dress
that gun , a nd suck up that excess lunch. What kind o f a n army do you think
you are in , a nyhow?'' My sympathy was extended to the little ma n bawled out
so unm ercifully, a nd coming nearer I recognized " Chauncey" St. Claire ~I cNe ill ,
who wa s the Ia t man to be initi a ted into the myste ri es of our class, a nd consequentl y, the g reenest.
Now the vision becomes one o f a huge dance hall. It is a class of in stru cti on
in the Terpsichorean A rt, a nd the very elite of New Yo rk's society held full
s way. The dancing maste r was a tall , slim , dreamy person , who I soon saw was
"Da 1·y'' Da viclson. He wa at the very top of hi s profession, and was explaining
a gigantic dancing ca rni val for the stage of the Hippodrome.
Now my f eeling cha nged to one of moti on, a nd I h ea rd and felt the chugchug of a Ford engine. I turn ed to my left, a nd to my utmost surpri se found
my elf seated alongside of "Dent'' Hunge rford, who has bee n ma nagin g a di stribu ting agen cy for thi s popula r ca r. As we round ed one of the busiest co rn e rs
we 1 re h alted by an appa rentl y lazy and so mewhat sleepy look ing tra ffi c cop.
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who e fa ce was that of Cha rl es L. Hart sock. H is one qua li fication for the job
was hi s size. \fte r passing through the outskirts of thi s city, a nd driving for a
short wh il e over magnifi cent macadam road s, "Dent" stopped hi s lim ousine in
front of a magnifi centl y a rranaed co untry club. Many bachelors li ved he re. I
stra yed . upon "Tommy'' L igon. li ghtly hummin g the tun e '' Jimmy Got th e O ne I
\1\fan ted. '' In our conve rsa ti on '·Tommy' told me that ' 'Jimm y' ' Brashea rs had
been Ii,·ing at thi s d ub un ti l abo ut one month befo re,, when he had joined the
rank s o f th e bened icts. "Tommy'' was best man ( he had always told "Ji mmy's''
brid e thi s an yway, prev ious to the wedd ing).
Now the scene shifts to the brilli a ntl y lighted cha mbe r of a legislative body.
The di gnity . of the pro cedure easil y p rocla im s th is chambe r to be that of the
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Sei;,ate,} n Washi~1gto n . The debat e before th e Senate is that of "Woman's
1 ~1 e gall e n e a re fi ll ed to their limits as the familiar form of . \ 1\1 .
\.\ II II a ms, Sen10r Senato r from Ma ryland , ta kes the fl oo r.
\ round 0 f de a fen in a
appla u e foll ows th e conclu sion of "Sadie's" add ress upon the "S h o rt comina~
o f the Weake r Sex."
o!j
Ne~ring the end I fi.ncl a s~ene of peace a nd quietud e. "Bo nev" Selb ,
d~n ces lightly ac r?ss the p1cture w1th one of th e fa irest of dainty c reatu~es in hi~
a 1ms. It ca.n easily be see n that "Boney" is continuing hi s old pra nk s of coll ecre
?ays, a nd st1ll h ol~ s fast to the good things of life. He always sees that thi s n~ e
1s e1~ f? rced wl~en 1n the. compa ny of others, whether a mid th e ri va lri es o f social
amb1t10ns o r .m t.he qtuet sombre co rne rs of some moth er's parlor. when th e
play _of affect10n I S warm . I feel that he may ma rry, but before emba rkin cr on
so wild a nd da nge rous. a voyage he will have secured for him self some littl e ~o rt
or h;~en , where want I S a strang~ r a nd where success is a conditi on of happin ess.
.hen th e prophet left my s1cle and I found myself again with my oa rt y of
·~ ~11e n can s. T he future of my class-mates had been revealed, but let us' beli eve
w1th Long fell ow, that we should
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~Iff:age.
'·Trust no future, howe 'e r plea ant,
Let the dead past bury its dead,
Act .. act in the li ving p resent,
Heart within, God o 'e rh ead .. ,
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The good, the ba d, the others too,
And those w ho receive 'liS ment·ion,
App roac h and read what is f or yo'!i,
And ask not any q·~tes tion.
WHOM IN 1916 DO YOU CONSIDERThe most useful?
F ollow in o·. the sloga n of th e Sen ior s w h en a n em ergen cy arises and
voic in g co ll e;e entim ent, we say" 'Jimmy' Duke's the m a n for the job ."
The handsomest?
The co m petitor s a r e m a ny . Apoll o does h omage t o th em a ll , but only
one ca n, w ith safety ( to th e RAT-TA'r Ed itors), be selec ted . He is - - Jones.
The best athlete?
The race was a close o ne. " Irvin" led th e fi eld , but " Boney" ca m e in
under th e w ire long befor e th e du st had se ttl ed.
The greatest eater?
Unanim ou sly " Pat." Occas ions a re n um er ous wh ere he not onl y ate
his share, but seve i·al "som ebody else's."
The greatest heart smasher?
.
.
Let's give every cl og hi s clu e. \ t\l rll som eone kindly as sist Dan Cupid
in gath ering up the fragm ent s w hil e " Hop" procee ds to new fi elds of conq uest ?
The biggest smoker?
.
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Since Prof. Ridgely i · n ot a comp etito r 111 this r ace, It Is" generally agreed
th at "Jacques" is the li ving smokes tack of S t. J ohn 's.
The greatest hot air artist ?.
"Louie," bey ond th e shad ow of a peradv enture of a dou bt.
The best dis positioned?
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.
They say a good cli spos iti <;n~ m ea ns a harp 111 Heave n." 'I h en , t,l;at bemg
so, 1916 w ill have seve ral mu sicians 111 th e fir st o rches tra, Tommy leading,
accomp ani ed by "Fats" A ndrew.
The most ladylike?
N o t a sin g le m an ha s a chan ce aga in st " Sadie." He alo ne pe rpetu all y
im pe rsona t es th e fai rer sex.
Appears the neatest?
.
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Her e "Jake" Pearce rece ives th e JU St desse rts of hi s untinng effo rts.
The laziest?
"Dug" Thompson win . by a sm all m a rgin , but th ere ar e oth er t oo close
fo r comfort.
The best military man?
Com e o n. fe llow s, let's do a good deed and everybody say " Mac."
The sleepiest?
It is ind eed to be r egretted th at th ere a re no mo re appli ca nts for thi s
h onor. "Harty" st and s first , being th e onl y co mp etito r.
The greatest greaser?
T h er e h a ·bee n disco,·er ed by o n e "Heinie" Bowers a certa in oil y mi xture co m po und ed fro m pr aise, fl at t ery and ciga rs, w hi ch works m agicall y in
a ll ev iatin g friction betwee n the profs. a nd st u de nts . " Heinie" is T'I-IE
g rease r.
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WHO IN 1917 HASThe most class spirit?
It is genera ll y beli eved th a t "Pris" ha s drunk th e deepest of thi s hi o·hl y
reco mmen ded beverage. "Snooks" H . is a lso charged with th e sa me in~ ox
ica nt.
The best chest?
. It was unn ecessa ry ~o vote on thi s, for " Dick" Burgess has to ope n th e
wmd o ws to thro w o ut hr s ch es t ; a nd if thi s di stin cti on were not o·iven him
so m ebody would ha ve to fight.
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The best prospect for a mustache?
Afte: a ca reful in s pec ti on with a_ high-po wered mi c roscope belong in g
to the B10logy Laboratory, _ w as decrded th at "Shorty" Curfman's top li p
rt
possessed th e ev id ence that It (lr p ) wo ul d so me clay lead ' 17 in th e mu stach e
competition .
The most soulful eyes?
. _ V ho of )_'O U, h av in~ eve r gazed into th e unfath om ecl dep th of a pai r of
\
lrqmcl orb s, wrl l contradi ct that Noble, " A. H ," wi ns in th e co ntes t of spa rklin a
g limm er s?
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The reddest top?
Four strong was thi s race. A rranged in ord er of m erit, th ey are: " Ralph"
Crum, "Reds" Spicknall, "Ira" a nd "Shorty" Curfman.
The baldest head?
Noble, " J. W.," fir st, last, an d the mid dle.
The cutest smile?
. T hose not voting for themse lves, seem to be of th e opi ni o n that " Carey"
w m s, but th ey furth er agree that "Sleepy's" is th e kind that won 't wear off.
The most rhythmatic soul?
'Ti s sad to say it, but truth wil l o ut. "Sam," in hi s recitals aently leads
us off into that eth erea l bey on d and qui etly lets fa ll u pon u's "'the ve il of
sleep.
The biggest mouth?
.
Here is w here th e judges had d iffi culty. All were foun d to h ave the
~n st .rument in qu esti on suffi ciently large to vociferate th eir min ds' intenti on
111 t11nes of trou ble, but th e di stin cti o n was g iven to "McComas."
The most patriotism?
Three cheers for "Ger.m any"! Neve r has a man w ith m or e pat ri oti sm
than o ur "Mr. Van Schwartner" circum ambul ated a Aag tree.
WHO IN 1917 ISThe best orator?
"Messrs. He nry Clay, Dani el \ 1\1 ebste r and Pat ri ck Henry will speak on
the a ffirmati ve of thi ques ti o n. " "Woodward" will defe n d th e negative.
The best musician?
Crum, sir.
Five h ymns and nin e bu cks pe r m onth i wh a t h e g ives and gets.
The greatest consumer of tobacco?
'\Tot kn ow in g that he had a key hole auditor , Weaver's solil oquy ra n as
foll ows :
" Tobacco is a filthy w eed ;
It m ak es you thin , it mak es you lea n.
I like it:
~ t _ta)< es th e hair ri g ht off your bean,
It sa ti sfie s no human need ;
Ti s th e bl am 'de t stuff I've ever see n ;
I lik e it:
I like it. "
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�MAR I O:\" COX,-":\hwi o n "
Marde la
prin "s, i\ l d.
L x rr :-~-Scr r':; TIFIC
.. Szva ns sing befo re Iiley dil', '!wac no sad tiling.
Did certain f>ersons die bl'fore th ey sing .. ,
Corpo ra l Co. '·A '' (3J; Marksman (2); Se~or Rifle Club (2. 3); First G rade Ce rti licat
(2); P hil oka li a n Lite ra ry Society (2. 3); Baseba ll Squad (2): Ed itor- in-Chi e f R .\'l'-T .\1' (3).
"Motto: "Duty fi r·st, t h e n pleas ur·e."
H A T pec ul iarly ,fa int ex~.ression . ~~ e see abo ut hi s 1~ o uth isn't ~y n.ic i s m a t all , as
ma ny who don t kn ow Manon as we ll as we 1111 g ht thmk- 1t 1s hum or 1n 1t
broadest se n e. There is a say in g that one with a good, hea lth y sense of hum o r
wi ll ne \·cr kn o w a real ca lamity. and if th at is tru e. "M a rion " i d est in ed to wear
hi s usua l smile for life-th e humoro us s mil e of l\IJ in e n ·a. th e mil e o f th e maste r .
For we recogni ze in thi blond lad fr o m th e Eastern Sho re th e clear-cut qua li tie of a
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leade1 in whatever ac ti vity he ente rs. \ Vhen we cho e "Ma rion " a. Editor- in -C hi ef o f thi s.
our Jir st publi ca tion, it was no mor e of a comp lim ent to hi s lit e ra ry a biliti es than it was
a recognition of the uperior qualitie of an a ll-a round co ll ege man . for th o e blue eves
of his show a wi ll power and determination which clri\·e any und erta kin a as a rifl e dri~· e
its cha rge to the encl . Hi s q ui et re erve mak es him a lways an inte re stin g fountain of cli sCo\·ery, a nd th e fart her th e ex plore r ve ntures the ri che r the treas ur e.
Of a rolu t a nd athlet ic ph ys iqu e, ·' Marion .. ri g htl y g lo ri es in hi s natu ra l trength.
a nd a lthou g h he .is a n arde nt fo ll ower o f baseba ll , we ha\·e a hun ch t hat he would pron
an A me ri cus on the ma t.
If t hi s young. bac helor has had any se ri ous transact ion with D an C u pid it surel y
mu st ha \·e been ch sa trou s t o th e lat te r. for he is, from al l appea r ances. still hea rt- whole
and ope n for co nque st. So ge t him. g irl s !
H owe \·e r. if yo u e \·e r meet w ith our tal ented representative. have a ca re not to und eres tim ate him. but ta ke what h e ay at its face va lu e. a nd you will not be disappointed.
RALI•R \\' AL'l'F.R
C R. Ul\1,-"R. e d~,"
LA S ICA L
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0 111 III OIJOrrh
" So r'l'el ," "Cnrrnmie," Athen s, Pa.
CouRSE.
of all 1 sur~ ·e.\' ."
R.\'1'-Ti\'r' Boa rd (3): G lee Cluh (2. 3): Sergeant Band (3) : Phil oka li a n Lit e rary
Society : F oo tb a ll T ea m (3).
Motto: "'l'o do as it p leases o ne to do ."
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the ~ ppo sj t e pa?e yo u see th e face o f one o f th e ] unior t;Ja s · proud po sessi o ns.
Reel
1 a b1 g hkab le fellow. who has acco mph shecl mo re 1n fou rteen monlh s than
ma ny h aYe acco mpli shed during th eir who le stay he re. He n te recl a. a Sophomore
and was ta ken in th e Class as per th e u ua l custom.
\ 1 n th footba ll ea on tarted Ralph went o ut and was s howin a good form.
\'h
hut he had to s top on acco unt o f a n injured side.
P erhaps "Sorrel's '' gre at es t hob by is mu s ic. H e has how n g r ea t intere t in th e ''G lee
Clu b. '' ]-fe plays th e cla rin et in the Co ll ege Ba ncl. ( 'vVe a re thankful th a t th e re a re enou rrh
other pieces to partia ll y d row n hi .. mu sic.' ' ) He it is who leads o ur \'a li a nt cho ir in
the sea rch for ha rm on.\'. Inciden ta ll y. it mi g ht be added t ha t th e search menti oned aha\·e
ha s ne \•e r been successf ul.
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"Reds" is one o f the fe w in th e choo l taking a classical co urse. Greek would have
been hi s middl e na me had hi parents fo reseen hi s profic iency in thi
uh ject. In fact,
''Bob" 'vVhite him se lf had better look to hi s la ure ls when Ra lph <Ye t o n th e jol .. Th en.
too . he i no lauch in L a tin and is a pa rti cul a r friend of "Jack's.'' So it is n wonder
that "Reds' ' takes th e class ica l co urse.
Thi s fa ll '' Sorrel ' ac hi e \·ed th e heigh t of hi s a m biti on, the winnin g of a foo tb all
monogra m. He played a lterna ti ng ly a t g uard a nd tack le in a ll th e ga mes. hi . work in
the .\1\' as.hin gto n College .game receivin g espec ia lly hi g h prai se. R a lph is a bi g fell ow. with
a still b1 ge r hea rt. H1 s bluff ma nn e r at fi rst cl cei\•e one int o th inkin ()' him a rrr ouch.
but when one has see n him a few tim es he fi nd s o ut r ea ll y what k in d of fellow C;um i .
And in hi s chose n pr ofes io n. law. we ca n see for him not hin g I ss than a \'e ry brilliant
ca ree r.
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�\\' AI,T JJ:R H . CT H FMA:V,-"S hm·ty," " 1\'l a r·i go ld," L i be rtytown , Md .
L ATI N- CIE NTIFI C
C lass Hi s torian (21 ; Boardino· Club (3); A ss i ta nt }.ll anao·e r Ba sk t Ba ll (3); Firs t
G ra de Cert ifi ca te ( 1. 2); R x r- T .1T Board (3) ; Phi lomathean S oc iet y; Trea ure r P hil om a thean oc ie ty; Juni o r Rii·le C lub ( I . 2).
i\t otto:
"Good goods co m e iu li ttle paclmges."
OO K close. ge ntl e reade r. e r you do ex plore farth eL Thi I S "S ho rty '' Curfman .
of Frederi c k County. Th o ug h of s lig ht I uild and mode t. una ss um1n g m ein. h e
occ upi e. a 1 ry pr o min ent part in o ur a ffe cti o n ·.
·e
O ur litt le man is a lso quite a mu s icia11. or. ra th e r. h e was in hi s Sopho more
yea r. when he had th e id ea that he would show the Co ll ege th e tal ent s with whi ch
li e was bles eel. a nd so he j o in ed th e ba nd. 1 ll. to m a k e a lo n g story s ho r t. he r ac hed
Ne
he height of hi s g lory o n a n e 1·en tfu l Frida y afte rn oo n at dr es parade. a t which tim h e
came to th e mon strou s co nclus io n th a t mu s icia n we r e bo rn and not m ade. o he ga,·e u p
the id ea of bein g a so n of Pa n. a nd is n ow o n e of th e heavy m en .in th e Co mpan y.
Th i littl e pet is a ve ry co ns pi cuo us pe r so n in th a t h e has hair of a de li g htful r ed
hu e, which is m ost appea lin g to th e fair ex . And. mor eo1·e r, h e i quite a talke r. bcill',.
a lw ays ready to a rg ue, n o matte r what th e ques ti o n i . If ome o n e I rin gs up a q u est ion .
"Sho r ty'' i rea d y to d e fend th e op po in g s id . H · has a h ab it o f co mp a rin g thin gs to
those of hi s ho me town . and from wh a t we hea r of that p lace. it mu st be o n e of til e
g arden s pot s of th e wo r ld . !\nd last. hut not lea t f hi s pe rso naliti es. he i a pugilist
of marked ab il ity. H e took lesso n s last yea r f r om a ve r y ab le teach e r. a nd was at th e
e nd o f that yea r rea d y to defy a ll Pinkney H al l.
In summin g up. we may say th a t .. ho rty" is one o f whom t he C lass of 1917 ca n ll'e ll
be proud. H e has alwav ca rri ed off hi s share of l a nr e l ~ in acade mi c work. a nd i a goo d
ma n in a ll coll ege ac ti1•iti es. Final ly. we may ay. he has played with Plato. d in ed with
Diogen cs. c lawed with Claudius . sk ipped with Sk ipi o and ripp ed w ith E uripid es.
SAMUEL
\\' l<~ SLEY
'FH.EJ!::\'Y, -" Cu ck oo," " Hu ggy \\'hip, " " Sam "
Hebro n , Md.
L ATI K- SCI EN'I' IFI C
"A s for th r 1/ 'ollte /1, th oug h wr scant a11d j/o11/ 'r 111.
tt·c 111ay li1·e t ith. bttl ca11n ot li1•r w ith out the 111.''
Seco nd g rad e C c rti l·i cate ( l ); Corpo ra l Company ' 'A" ( 2 ) : Cia s Ser<>eant-at-1\ rm s
(2, 3): S e ni o r RiA e C lub ( 1. 2, 3); thleti c Edit o r R A'I'- T .I T (3); B a e ba ll T ea m ( I. 2. 3);
F ir t S e rgea n t Co mp a n y ''B '' (3) : Ass istant Manage r Footbal l T ea m (3) ; E lected M a n age r
o f Foo tba ll for 1916; Mark sman (2); Star .
i''fotto :
'"l'o d o , o r· leave rur do ne ."
I N D reade r. th e gentl e ma n- for suc h he j ok in g ly st y les him el f- uJ o n who m yo u now
gaze. is a tr iA e less t han even feet tall a nd a triA e mor e than a foo t w id e. Hi .
le nd e r f o rm ha s won fo r hi m , 1 a rti c ularl y in th e ba ba ll rea lm. th e tit le f "Buggy
Whip."
But so m e wh e r e up 1n the hi lls of o ld vVe tern Mary land ther e is o n e to who m
th e t rm "Buggy \\ ' hip" would ca rry n o intelli gence. But sof tl y brea the t he word .. a m.' '
a nd th en- ah. t h en- the m a ide n co njures up be fo re he r mind 's eye sce n es in whi ch t he
blith a thl e te play · cl th e par t of a n arden t lo ve r. '' Th ose were cl ays swee t to think o n .' '
S in ce re turnin g to Co llege. '· a m ' ' r ece i ve and se nd a letter a t regul a r rec urrin g intena l
o f tim . Som e tim es t he e e pi st les ar c. in substan ce. " meet m e in Baltim or ." o r 'Til be
in Baltimore un cia~· ... a nd that cit y. a t the week-end. is the po int a t wh ich th e r o ut e of
" Sa m '' fro m Annapoli a nd she from Ha ge r stow n int e rsect .
e ttin g sc riou . . ·'C uckoo ... for that is hi pet n a m · in Co llege. is o ne o f th e hi g men
of our cl~ ss. Sta n d in g well in academi c wo rk . hav in g a bu siness head for manag e r ship s·
a nd th e lik e. a nd bein~· a star in at hleti c . ' 'Cuckoo'' is g rad ua lly plodding hi s wa1· u p th a t
immo,·t a l JT'ounta;n of fame . w hose populati n a t th e ummit is no t so den se.
o mu ch
fa ith ha1·e we in him. we ored; ct that he wi ll he - W hat ? M e Ca ll! W ell. I gues h e wi ll !
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�\\TLLJ ~t
H A R.'l '\ VEJ.;[_, HAR.RJSON,-
"S noolwm s ," ".Uidd l e Hive r·,"
" Willi e ," Midd le Riv e r , Md.
'·A har111less necessary indi·<
•idnal."
Juni or RiA e C lub ( l ); Se ni or RiA e C lu h (2. 3); Sergeant Ba n d (3); R.<\'1' - T .IT Board
(3); Ph il o ma th ea n (I. 2. 3): Bas ket Ba ll Sq uad (3); Ma nd olin C lu b (2. 3) .
M.otto:
"Do noth.in g wi se wlti1 e t h e r·e a t·e stiJI foo lis h thi ng · to do."
T. JOH J ·s su1 e ri o ri ty o1·er \'\'ashington Co ll ege was aptly illu tr a ted in th e fall
19 13. wh en th eir yo un g Ba ltimor.e Co unti a n e nt e ~ ed our mid st. afte r e r vin g tw o
years a t th e Chestertown In stitution. "S nookums' has been mu ch benelited by th e
·enee r of vVa shin g ton Co ll ege ha s wo rn off to uch a n ex tent th at soo n
cha nge; th e 1
we hope to see him a li ni shed product.
o n afte r ente rin g. h e ea rn ed th e n a me of '; S nooku m s,'' a n d succeed ed in li1·in " thro u a h
that 11rst year, m a inl y beca u e h e a ttracted as litt le attention as possib le and behaved in a
1·e ry " fre hmanl y' ' m a nn e r, sh ow in g hi s face on ly upon th e tenni s co urt, and th en o nl y on
rare occas ion s.
ln fact. it is at tenni that ''Midd le Ri,·er" shows hi s g rea test a bility in th e athl eti c lin e.
H is chi ef oppo n ent is Prof. Sturd y, and he has ucceeded in ge tting li cked by thi ta ll
in d ividu a l. But sti ll th er e a r e quite a few in the sch oo l who ha1·e fa ll en bef o re hi s ex hibition of th e r acquet spo rt. ''S noo k ,. has a l o s hown us so methin " a t basket bal l. vVh en
it co mes to mu sic. you can't lose him. He pla y a violi n li k e a veteran. works a n a lt o in th e
Co ll ege Ba nd, i alway hangi ng away at a co rn et a nd has hi gh hope o f becomin g bugler
nex t yea r.
Hi s ab il ity as a fu. se r was not k no wn unti l this year. when he s ur pri eel e1·eryo ne by
j oin ing the Cot ill on Club, and so far he has not mi ssed a d an ce.
;,\1\ ' illi e" does n ot a lw ays m a ke the hon o r roll. but wh en he doe n't. th er e's a reason
( Ja ,·ender epist les). vVell. taken a a wh ole, " Snooks" is one yo u always like to ha1·e
a round , de spite hi s foo li shn ess a nd noi se, o h ere' s hop in g he wil l be with us n ex t yea r.
C'EC'fL C'A R EY ,JARI\tAN, - "Pete," " Car·el·"
Chestertown, Md.
Sc T Tli'IC
£N
" Th e greatest 111 en. are genera lly th e ones
If 'h o thin/? th e 1n sehes th e least so."
la ss ] res ident (2. 3): V a rsity Footba ll (2. 3); B a eba ll ( I. 2. 3 ; B a k et Bal l ( 1. 2. 3 ) :
orpora l Co." •· (2); First Se r" eant Co. "A '' ( 3) : Junior RiA e Clu b ( 1) : :Ma rksm an (2) :
Class Ba ket B a ll ( 2 ); Bu sin es Manager R AT - T AT ( 3 ) ; Mem ber Student Senate (3);
Phi igma l(appa; Jun e Ball Co mmittee.
~lotto :
"It's t b e fi s h t h at ope ns its m o n t h too ofte n t h at gets cau g h t."
EHOI..D! \ Ve hav e befo re us "Chu ck.'' t he co mbinati on bed -dumpe r. bomb- mak e r .
" mo vin g van" and "water thrower'' of P in kney H a ll, in hi Fre hman an d op ho'e
more yea rs- and we have every reaso n to be li e1 that he is ca rr yin g out hi s re p;
utat ion thi s yea r o n Juni o r Hoor.
l.a t yea r h e gave lon g ( ?) and int r est in o· (?) speec hes. wh n he had li ttle to do.
but th i yea r he ha "O t dow n to ha r I work ( ?) and ca n hardl y be seen o ut of hi s room afte r
7.30 P . 1£.
Shou ld your summe r journeys tak e yo u to th a t place on the Eastern Sho re ca ll ed
Che tert ow n. you wi ll e ith e r see him ho ldi ng dow n a box in fro n t of a ll'e ll -kn ow n cigar
store. ta lking abo ut him self ( ?) or strollin g do wn th e m a in tr eet with ca noe paddles a nd
a fa ir on e. wh ose nam e I'll n ot ex po e.
·e
H e has th e habit of usi ng- ;. c: ee?" af te r n ea rl y e1 ry senten ce. uch a '·I'm so rry to
lea 1 yo n so oo n to ni g ht. 'Po lly ,' but it's ge ttin g ra th er ear ly, see? "
·e
H e is a star in a thl eti cs. bein g on a ll the vars ity teams; and by th e time Jun e. 19 17.
co m e . h e wi ll h a 1 ga in ed the rep utation o f being on e of the best a ll -aro und a t hletes thi s
·e
o ld choo l h as produ ced .
"See Carey" is on e of the mos t popu la r men in C: choo l. and . in our pinion. w ill m ak e a
succe ss in any lin e of bus in ess. so "h e re' to hi s success."
"Now Smil e."
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�ROBEBT H OBJ_,JTZELL MADOOX ,- ''P r is ," " B o bby"
P rin cess A nn e, Md .
.. 1'-/e is /~af>fy whose circu111st ances su·it his te'lllf>er; but he is
111ore ex cellent
7
•fl o ca 11 suit his telllf>er t o aHy cirr iiiii Sia uces.''
Secreta ry Class ( I. 2. 3): Libr ar ia n Philoma th an ( I ); Sec reta ry (2); Vice-I res ident
{3); Y. 11. C.
. (2) : Sec retary At hleti c As oc iation (3) ; Colo r Sq uad (3); J uni or Ritle
Cl ub ( 1, 2, 3); P. E. I(; Ju ne Ball Co mmi ttee .
.\·l ott o: " To b e a cm u ·t j este r· whe n cve r·y man is ld n!!;. "
H I S mil d-ma nn e.~· ed /ou th join ed us in the a d y fa ll ?f 1913. H e oon earned the
name o f "Pnsclil a, bu t ha
1n ce lost h1s n g ht to 1t. H1 s dom ici le wa o n the
fo urth t·loo r of Pinkne~· 1-Iall, a nd it was of t n hi s p ri,·ilege to ob ta in c iga rette and
o th e r wa nts for the roya l Sophom res.
He imm ed iate ly s howed hi s ab ility as a tud ent and hi s na me oo n appea red
r egul arl y on t he hono r ro ll. B u t as wa beco min g to a Fres hm a n. he neve r ma de h imse lf co nsp icuou. . Ear ly in h is F r e. h man yea r he was ca lled u po n to show hi s ta lent
as a n 01 era s inge r befo re th e mi g h ty Soph o mo re , a nd well did he perfo r m hi task. si n g in g
''I'm Af ra id to Go H o me in th e Da rk,'' in acce nt sweet a n d low. Car uso him el f II' Ould
have been jeal us.
But it was as a Soph omo re that l1 bega n to show hi s tr ue wor th. H e h lei office in
e
th let ic As ociat ion. H avi ng dec id ed th at a literan· li fe
h is class. L ite ra.ry oc iety a nd
at co ll ege d oes not bri ng enoug h fame a lo ne. he mad e u p hi s mind th at he wo ul d- how
h im. el f on th e cind er t r ack. He d id so. a nd the onl y r easo n he d idn ' t obta in a monog ra m
was that they we r e not g il'en to th e wh o le quad .
In hi s Sophomore yea r he, bear ing no ill wi ll to wa rd hi s o ppr esso r o f the year befo re.
dec lared peace wit h one an d took him as a r oo m-mate. Th e unf o rtun a te one wa s "Fats"
A ndr ew. and we a ll sy mpa t h ize d with him; bu t evident ly "Fats'' d idn ' t know how to e cape.
fo r he ca me back th e econ d yea r for mo r .
But. g ivin g th e dev il h is clu e. "Pt·is" is a fi ne fell ow a n d one o f th e most po pul a r men
in the Schoo l. If he shows th e same characte r a nd determ ina t ion in his la te r life that he
does now. we fe el sur e he wil l be a n hono r to hi s A lma Mater.
J O H N \\' . X O BLE,-
P r es to n, Mel.
" .Bill "
L ATIN -
CIEI\TIF IC
Class Se rgea nt-a t-A rm s ( 1); Footba ll Team ( 1. 2. 3); Track T ea m ( I. 2); R esen·e
Baseball ( 1. 2); eco ncl Grad e Ce rti fica te ( 1. 2); Glee Club ( 1. 2, 3); Co ti llon Cl ub ( 1. 2. 3):
Co r po ra l Co. "B'' (2); Q ua rte rm as te r- e r ·eant Co. '·B'' (3) : Hop Co mmit t e (3) : .R.IT -T .\T
(3); Board in g Clu b (3) ; P hil o ka li a n Lite ra ry ociety ( 1, 2. 3); Jun e B a ll Co mmit tee.
M otto: " An~· thin g wo •·th d o h w a t all is w o •·tl:l d o hw well. "
00 1 who'
'-
here!
\\' e do not have to ask where he i
f rom .
Yo u ca n t II an
Eas t.e n~ :·.Sho' ma n' ' by hi ~ fa ce. n o ma tt e r whet:e h e may roam.
' B dl en te red 111 our l• r es hm a n yea r un so ph 1St1 catecl a nd ve rdant .. H e has been
s how in rr th e way ta al l of the m in foot ba ll and track a nd promi ses mu ch in baseha ll. H e was picked by two tate pape rs as 1\1 1
-Ma r yla ncl encl. J·Ie ha ga in ed
;:ome expe r ience on th e R ese r l'es behin d th e bat. a nd we exf ect th at he will be ab le to
fi ll "Buck'' .H a u1·e r 's sho e .
s a tu clent he has bee n one of th e sh inin g lig hts of th e Clas a nd th e hon o r r oll would
fee l Jo. t wi t ho ut him. fo r he has received seco n d g rade ce rti fica te each y a r. O n the
pla tf o rm he r ep re en ted the Coll ea in the Interco ll egiate Orato ri ca l Contes t in hi Freshman
yea r.
.
But it is not o n th e g ridiron. not on the ci nd er pa th. no t in th e clas room, not as an
o rato r, that he shines the most. Bu t ra th e r at th e dance and in t he pa r lo r with- -. Let
us not steak furth e r . O m lady f ri en ds go home el i a ppo int ed from a da nce i f they ha1·e
not had a t lea t ne da nce with that ·'cha rmin g Mr. Nob le."
Late in "Bi ll' s'' Sopho mo r e yea r th a t mi g hty "Nabob horty" r ecogni ze d hi s mili ta ry
ab ilit ie a nd made him a co rp o ra l. Thi s yea r th e litt le g ia nt o f th e kin gly ,·o ice made him
g r ea te r- mas te r-s rgea n t a nd a sig ned him to r ul e o1·er t he fou rth Aoo r Pink ney. "Bil l"
has r ul ed wit h th e <>Teat and ste rn ha n d o f ju stice.
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�wrLL rAJ\1 HA WKES PR.l E,-
"Din gbat," "Bill"
S now Hill , Md .
L .\TIN -SCIENT I FIC
··1 o yo n co<•e l /ea rni11g's f>r·i::c .l
Cli111 b It er !t eig!tts an d take it.
/11 ourscl1•es our f ort uu e lies;
Life ·is w !t at we 1110kr it ."
First Grade Ce rti lica te ( 1 ) ; \ ; ice-Presid ent of Class (2) : tar Seco nd Grade Ce rti lica te
(2); H op Co mmitt ee (2); Glee Clu b (2); Class Ba sel all T eam (2); Liter a ry Ed it o r
RAT-TAT (3); F irst Sergea nt Principal; 1 sician o f Band ( 3); Footb<~ ll Squad (3);
Vfu
Phi loka li a n Lit era ry ociety ( I, 2, 3) ; Juni o r RiA e Club ( I. 2, 3) ; ha rp hoo ter (2) ;
Bu in ess fi.Janage r R AT-T AT (3).
l\totto: "On w a t·d ! "
HIS littl e bright-eyed bundle o f I rilli a nt wit, th e eve r- ready "D in gba t.". is a shin ing
tribu te f ro m th a t pa rt of th e Ea te rn Shore of Maryland known as .. fh e L and of
the Eve rg r ee n ."
O nl y once. in th e Batt le of F eminin e Charm at Fo rm a l Hop du rin g hi s seco nd
year. ha he appear ed to recognize a s upe ri o r force. Th e g r acef ul step. th e a nge lic
smil e, th e lustr e o f her eye, a ll becla zz l cl and bewi lde r ed him wit h mo re th a n me re tran sient
e ffect. So photography, hi s pre vious ly prim ary hobby, has s uffer ed to become entir ely
ncl it is ev id ent that he has
rep la ced by the fi ne art of fie rcely fri ncll y lette r-writin g.
made g rea t progre s in thi s pleasant 1 as t im e, fo r th ey (w ith rosy cheeks a nd wings i111·isibl e)
do not hes it a te to aclclre s him with th e famil iar "Bi ll , cl ea r."
A cia sma tes. we recogni ze d hi s unu sual execut ive ability. and in o ur Sophomore
vea r made him o ur V ice-Pres id ent. V
Vhil e he wa fa ithfull y att endin g to class matte r s.
;,,aking m a ny wi e suggesti on for whi ch we fee l g reatly ind ebted to him, we also noti ced
hi s hl os omin g g r ace on th e da nce Aoor.
\ >\l ith th e int ell ectual wor ld beckoning him , with this bri ll iant r ecord pushin g him. and
with ambiti o n pu ll in g him , we a re sur e "Bill'' wi ll leave us to rea ch tl1 e s ummit of legal
fame a nd domestic ha ppin es .
;JOHN
'l'
R.N B LL SPTCRNALL,-"H ed s ," "~picl, ,"
2112 E. Baltimo r e St. , Baltimore, Md.
"Re vet·end"
L A'f l N - S CI EN'fl FJ C
''A 111 a11 in all t!t e w orld's new fashi on planted,
Thai lt ath a 111i11d of phrases in his brai11 ;
One, who 111 th e 11111sir of his own long ul! .
Doth ·vosage like puclt ant·iu.g ha.nii OII.\'. ''- SH '' KF.S.PE.\RJ·: .
Glee Club (2. 3); Choir ( 2, 3); Track S tuad (2) : V ice-Presid ent Y . M. C. . ( 3 ) ;
P res ident Y. ?vf. C. . (3 ; S econd Grade Certi fica te (2); Corpora l Co. "A '' (3): Stud ent
ena te (.3 ); Business Ma nage r R AT-TAT (3).
l\1otto:
"To eat, dt'ink {gt:ape -jrti ce ) and b e m e n 1··"
ERE is the genui ne a rti cle impo rted dir ec tly fr m B altimor e, th e co mbin a tion
Y. M . C. . a nd Chee r L eade r. Th e onl y one of its kind in ca ptivity.
As a Y. lv.l.. C. A. leade r, he is, as i all o ther enterpri ses, a roarin g ucc ss.
H e ha s rea ll y work ed wond e r and the a ttend a nce is steadi ly improv in g.
On one or tw o occa ion s he has been allow ed to stay in Dr. Schum ac he r' a nd
Prof. turd y' clas es fo r the who le hour. Most of th e time. how c,•e r. he has been g i,·en
th e pri vilege o f usin g tho se hour s as a stud y pe riod . H e ha so perfected him elf in
appropri a tin g these pe ri o ds for hi ow n use tha t it is ha rdl y nece sary for him to includ e
th em in hi s schedu le.
" Spick" intend d to go throu g h hi s fir t yea r with o ut deme rit s, but was ho rri l1ed to
fi nd that deme rit were g iven fo r "t urnin g hea d in rank s.'' Sin ce th en he ha s decided th at
demerit shou ld be used in th e sa me way as cuts-use all the reg ul ation s all ow.
"Reds'' ente red a a Soph omore. H e ave r aged 4.55 th e fi r st month . a nd has in ce
that time maintain ed a hi gh schol as ti c tan lin g. He was mad e a co rporal hi seco nd yea r
a nd ho wed him self to I e a ·ood gene ra l ove r eig ht men.
For th e futur e. we may predi ct mu ch for Spi ckna ll. H e at ta cks a n enterprise in which
he ente r s with integ rit y a nd det ermin a ti on, and th ese two a ttr ibutes wi ll ca rry him fa r in
rea li zin g hi s wo rthy a mbition .
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�liEN R.Y LAU R.E N SO~ DAS HIELDS STA NFORD , JR. , -"J3 u cJ;:,"
" M_ se, " P ri ncess Anne , J\IId.
o
L ATJN-SC.If.NTIF JC
''Slende1 of f onn, shapely of li111b.
·
H ow nwny 111aide· s hm•e fa ll en fo r h,-111 !' '
n
Ph iloka lia n Lit er a ry Society (2, 3); Rx r-T AT B oa rd (3) : Co mmitt ee o n Co llege Traditio ns (3); Class Hi sto ri a n (3) : Pre icl ent' s P ri ze fo r B il. le St ud y (2); Secrebry
Y. 1L C. . (3).
!\:Lotto: ''S leep."
OF FER f r yo ur in spec ti on a s pecimen. which wa fo un d in th e jungles o f th e
Ea te t·_ Shore. Th e party of scienti fic in vest igat o r s who fo und th e a bo1·e ( pec im n J
n
we re g rea tl y o1 rj oyed . for they tho ug ht th at at last. th ey had fou nd th e mi sin g lin k,
·e
and th a t "Da rwin' " th eo ry was definitely 1 ro1·en .
Many lee pl ess ni g hts we re pas eel by num er ou sc ienti sts who tri ed to cle1·i e a
name fo r th e a bove. but th ey ha1·e f ailed . "God made it. so let it pass for a man ."
r imi nals may shed their tripe ; '' Ducky'' m ay save hi s time and chalk: "He r r
Docto r '' may stop hi s "hu ll in g .' ' a nd e1
·en ·' S ho rty' ' may raj se a mo ustache but thi s ~pecim en
will ne1 r cha nge. "Once a n ut. a lway a nut.'' said George \1\las hin gto n, as he at sippin g hi s
•e
Coca-Cola o ne clay. a nd thi s sa ying hit s th e spot.
Cong r e
may ha 1 it filibu ster s, 19 15 may ha ve it M oon . but we r es t sec ur e in th e
·e
pose sion of " M oe'' Stanfo rci-"M ose." who co ml in e th e sih·er tongue of a Dcmosthenes
with the pe r uas i ,-e power of a leopa tra: ''1Jo e." who slou che hi feet forward in mo,·ement. o mew he r c betw een a waclcl le and a trot. when he wa lks.
\1\'hen this handso me ·yo uth j o in ed us in lea rnin g a yea r ago. a g r ea t fee lin g o f j ealou y
sp rea d o1·e r th e who le stud ent body. fo r the boys we ll kn ew that with th e R o meo of th e
twentieth centu ry in the ir mid st. th eir chan ces with th e Juli ets wo uld be near ze r o ( ?).
H owe,·e r. "Mo e'' did not mind thi s and he went on loving a nd being lo,·ecl just t he
sa me (').
JOH N 1\U' Bl) OCl \: S 'l'O H.l\1., -".Jo hJm~· ," "L1.1dy"
Boo n s bo r o, Mel .
L.1T1 N-SC1£NTIF IC
" L·i tlle b,-ts of j>o·wder, little b·its of t>a ,-nt.
Malte 'Ladv' loo lt lilte-j ust w ltat site ai n't .''
Treas ure r of Class (2. 3): Se nior RiA e Club ( 1. 2. 3 ; H op Co mmitt ee (3): R IT-TAT
B oa rd (3); Co lleg ic Board (3): Colo r Gua r d (3); P. 1 [. G.: Ju ne Ball Co mmitt ee.
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Motto: "To beco me ha nd so m e ."
')FINN Y. th e ta r of \ I ash in g to n Co unt y, ca me to us in th e fall of 1917. He ga,'e hi .
V
nam e to Dr. Fell as 1I r. to rm . but sin ce has become known as "J o hnn y" and "Lady. "
a nd meekly li ves up to th e sa me.
In hi s Fre hm a n year he was a g r ea t fa1·o ri te a mong th e Sophomores. a nd the)·
showed tl1is by g i1·ing him littl e trip to make up tow n befo re ten. but if "J o hnn y''
co uld ma ke Sa m Freeny's clothe s pre s befo re that time. he was n ow here to be fo und.
in ce last yea r he i a littl e more caref ul in ,·isitin g, a nd also has a li ttle g rud ge aga in st
" P•·is.'' for Professo r Gray ca ug ht him un der Stanford's bed. ''P ri s'' pu hin g him o ut. hut not
ge ttin g caught h imsel f.
John has a lway s roo med a lo ne befo re. hut when he cha nged to Ra ndall H a ll. he also
tho ug ht he wo uld chan ge thi s id ea. by t a kin g a hubby. the lu cky per on being no les than
a n old oa l. ''M o e" tan ford.
"L.~ch· " is a hear with th e ladi es and at tend s all th e hop. taking so me fair 1 fa ryla nd
damsel. ,;-hom he swings with d li g ht.
To
f\ t one tim e ' " t yea r it was r epo rted _ ltn wa s go in g o ut for t rack. lut he cha nged
his mind when h hea rd "P ri s" was also go in g out.
"_l oh nn y" i l'ery popu la r with th e Fre hmen. a nd has often co ntem plated giv in g th em a
Pink T ea . but as yet. it has not come off. But with all jokes a id e. J ohn is one of the
T
pop ul ar fe ll ows in o ur class. a nd is co nsid ered one of o ur ha ndso me m n. 'F- is a good
worke r. and no do ubt will become a howling succes
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�ERXEST O'l'TOl\lA I~ YOl'i SC' HW .EHD'l' :\l•~ B, - "P • ·etze l s"
Annapolis, Md.
L.I'I'I N - S
11-: NT IFJ C
"And st·ill th ey ga:::c a· d still tl1 cir ~ ondrr g rows,
n
f-low his s111all head can carry all he ln/O'U.'S ..,
Phi lomathean Lite rary Society ( I, 2. 3): Stars (2, 3); Lite•·ary Ed ito r Hxr- T .1T (3);
Sergeant Co. "A" (3); Junior Rifle luiJ ( 1, 2, 3); i\J a rk sma n (2); F irst Grade Certilica te (2).
~fotto:
"Do all )'Otl can fot· Ge J'lnany. "
ORN so mewh ere in the wi lds of Germany, he pos esses a ll th e q ua liti es of a tru e
Ge rman. Tho e who doubt thi s. ma); ' just ask him abou t th e wa r and prepare for a
long a rg um ent on ho w Germa n y's go in g to win.
H e ca me t o S t. J ohn' w ith hi g h a mb ition a nd. ind ee d, ha s not fa ll en short.
He is o ne o f th e bes t s tudents in the class, ne,·er fa ilin g to get on th e "Hon o r R oll."
H e clecla r s hi s g r ea test amb ition is to go back to hi s Fatherland a nd light with hi s
·e
fa th e r for Ge rm a ny. But th ose who know h im best belie1 th at he is perf ectl y sa ti sfied with
tayin g on thi s sid e of th e tla nti c. "Pretzels." '' Bill'' a nd "Adol [" for m the noted Ge rm an
tri o of St. J oh n· . S ay so meth in g agai nst any o ne a nd watch th e oth er tlu te r up .
As far as we know , he ca res nothi ng for th e lad ies . but he is in hi s pr im e whe n he
can ki ck so me one else a bout the fair sex . H e may ha1·e a <T irl in th e co untry to whom he
is true and for thi s reaso n keep s away from th e g irl s a ro un d he r e, but if thi s is tru e he
ha s kept it from us.
Spea king o f him as a military man. we ma y ay th a t he ha s been wearing star s for two
years, which mea ns two yea r of ha rd wo rk to keep from rretti ng dem e rit s. A s a S e r<rea nt
in o. ·' " he is un excel led in perf or min g hi s duti es a n d a lw ays do es wh at he belie,·e. to
be ri g ht in di scharg in g hi milita ry dutie .
He's alway wi llin g to help a nyo ne with th eir studi es in any way he can.
T o s um up, he i one of th e best men a t sc hoo l. a hard work e r a nd a true clas mate.
V\ 'e wi h him mu ch s uccess in any fie ld of lif e whi ch he decid es to ent er.
l
Clin to n , Md.
CA R.L'.l'ON B URG ESS,-"D ic k"
ScJ £N'flF IC
'' Y et. if 11/ l' ll nw<•e d h·i111, ·is hr such a stor111
As oft 'tzvi:l't J\Ja.y and At>1·it is t o see."
B aseba ll T ea m (2); Senio r R ifle Clu b (2 ); Humorous Editor R .1T-T.1'1' (3) .
~'lotto :
" \\' h e n a ng •·.r, co unt ten-i f ve•·r a ng •·.\·- do n 't co u n t at a ll ."
N £ co ld 1·intery cl ay ii1 F ebruary. when the fr o t wa thi ck enoug h to mak e g um
1
d rops as har I as walnut s. we di scovered a new face in Pi n kney Hall. Vl/e oo n
lea rn ed that ''Di ck'' Burgess had thrown in hi lot with us for keeps, and . ash ee mecl
to be o [ a piritecl and unohtr usi1·e nature. we imm ed ia tely fe ll for hi s r ady wit
just lik e th e "fems'' all do- we lea rn ed thi s late r .
No w. a lth o ug h Dick s wapped o\·er from U. A. C., he e\·icl ently ha d no mea n fo und a ti on
in scho las ti c wo rk. for he strai g htway made th e Sophomore Class a nd was solemnl y "tak en
in " sa id orga ni zation in Mar ch. with all ···ct ue ce remon y.'' Sin ce th at notable occasion ··Dick··
ha s steadi ly a ri sen in ever br anch of co ll ege wo rk and a thl eti cs that h e ha s taken up as well
as in pop ul a rit y with th f ell o ws.
In the Sprin g Di ck ha ndl ed th e big mitt and sti ck so mas terl y th a t he ma d e a ll th e
ya rs ity trip s in baseba ll. I t was abo ut thi s tim e th a t we eli co 1 ed o ne of hi
·er
ecrets of
popula rity with th e f a ir sex-da ncin g. H e is never m re at ea e than wh en he ha
ome
at tract i1·e "fem'' tu cked und er hi s right wing and. with her. in smo ot hin g up th e gy m . fl oo r
by "tripping the li g ht fa nt ast ic.'· VV e o·i,·e him th e mo r e credi t for kee pin g off her da int y
•·t rippe rs'' as hi s ow n occ upy co n. icl e rab le Aoor roo m.
H owe,·e r, w a ll know "Dick'' to he a s stea dy as a Aag pol e. tem perate in a ll thin gs. and.
above a ll. good hearted. But o n the other hand . he is lik e a ma tch-too mu ch fri ction will
sta rt a Aa me which is lik e ly to pro1·e eli astrou to th e in ti gato r, for thi Sou th ern gentl ema n
ha s hi s sha re of goo d "South o f t he M aso n-Dixon'' pep a nd sc rap . T rea t "Dick" lik e a ma n
and y u wi ll ne1 r r egret the friend yo u ha1·e made.
·e
97
�J'OH :\' C. FELL,-
A nn a poli s, Md .
";John"
CJ£ 1\"I' IFJC
'·B ut 1 on ·it. l !t m•e L d
1/>
o<•e
Three w !t ole days loge/It er ;
And l/.1 11 lik e to lo<'e t!tree 111 orc
If it f>r07'es fa ir we a.t!t er.''
Soc ia l Ed ito r R A T-T AT (3 ) : P hil o ma thea n L itera ry S oc iety ( I. 2. 3); T enni T ea m
( 2. 1. 1. 2. 3); Phi S ig ma K appa (2. 3 ); Juni o r Ri fle Club ( I. 2. 3) ; Fo ur t h Se rgea n t ·
Co. ··B" (3'.
~lotto:
"Ladi e s, l ove a nd te nnis fot: e ve r·."
H N ca me to us as a secon d P rep. H e was quit e a stud en t du rin g h is fi rst tw o
yea rs a nd stood a mon.g the li rst thr~e in the c.lass. Bu t g rad ua ll y "J o hn '' became
i n fat ua ted w1th th e fa1re r sex a nd enj oye d da nc1ng. so f o r a whil e he t oo k a no t1 on
t hat too mu ch wo rk was n ot g ood fo r him . H e fo ll owe d thi s po li cy fo r a bo ut a yea r.
but now he has se ttl ed dow n a n d is d oi ng so me g oo I, t ead y wo r k.
" f ohn" a lso has a reputa ti on a s a tenni s play e r and is ra ted as on e o f th e bes t we ha,·e.
H e has been a mem be r o f the tea m fo r fo ur yea rs. and d urin g thi tim e has ma d e quite a
di sti ngui heel reco rd.
Of ten in the S prin g- tim e he ca n be een stea lin g a way a ro un d dril l tim e to ta ke a sa il u p
the S e ve rn in hi ca noe. l t is stra nge how ·'J o hn " ma nage to escape th is belov ed tim e of th e
d ay w hen e \·e rybody ma rche out on the d rill g r oun d.
T her e ve ry seld om ha ppe ns to be a h op. unl ess th e ta ll. g r acef ul f o rm o f ''Jo hn '' is see n
s waying in a nd ou t a mong t he " fa ir one ," look in g dow n into hi pa rtn e r's liquid o rbs. H e
is a lso seen wa lkin g the back ca m pus Ye ry often. o ve r the fa mo us o ld g 1f cour se. wh1 ch he
see ms nev e r to d ese rt . "J ohn." no do ubt. loves hi s unif o rm. but wheneve r an o ppo rtun ity
pr es ents it el f yo u ca n see him c ree p into hi s "cits'' a nd heat it do wn- tow n .
Hi rre nero ity a n d g ood n atur . toget he r wit h hi s hum o r . m a rk h im as a g ood fell ow
a mon g th fe ll ow stu den ts. 'vVe a ll wi sh him t he best o f lu ck w hen he . ta rt s o ut in li fe.
,JOSEPH"'· 1\fc C'Ol\'IAS,-
"Joe," "Mac," "Pt·ea chCJ·," Oa kl and, Md .
S c i£NTin c
"!11 Balt·i1110re is a lad\• richl v left.
A nd she is fa i r. au d .' fa.ir e,: tlt a.11 tit at wo rd .
Of ~vo nd e ·r o us 'i'irtu es ...
Co rp o ra l Co. " B' ': K .
. Fra te rnity : Co t il lon Club: Ba se ba ll Sq uad: R .\J'-T .\T Boa nl.
Motto:
" Br hook o r· cr·ook I wiJl s ucceed ."
NE d a.y. lat e in S eptem ber . ..some one sa '." a tall. . s tr ~! ght yo un ~ man c ross i ~; g: tl~~
ca m pu s a nd asked t h1 s q ues t1 o f some one nea r h1m : 'vV ho 1S th 1 Man ne 111 c1ts.
on
o n th e que tio n wa s ans we r ed. but it was fou nd th a t in tead o f be in g a Marin e he
was a " has bee n'' M a j o r of Cha r lotte H a ll. S in ce t ha t tim e "Joe'' has shown h i
milita rY abi lity a nd th e r e a r po ibil it ics that be fo re he lea ,·es he may be M a j o r again .
No w. " T o~ '' is a ma n o f r a th r few wo rd s and yet ne,·e r ap J ea r s to be qui et. F o r thi s
r easo n and ·s eve ra l ot he rs he i ve ry pop ul a r.
"J oe" does not a ppear to be mu ch o f a '·lad ies' man .' ' hu t if one woul d ju st watc h. t he
ma il a n d co unt th o. e weet cent ed pi n k epi ties it wo uld Jea,·e no d oubt in a ny on 's p11n d.
H e decla res tha t he is a Mi sogy ni st. bu t no one belie,·es h im.
.
\ \ ' hen it co mes to baseba ll. "J oe's'' the re. H e has had ha rd lu ck and has been s1
ck
d uring th e one seaso n he ha s been with us. o we ha ,·e only had a g limp e of wha t he ca n d n.
A ll a re loo k in" forward to see a seco n d " Chri ty M at hewso n'' in th e co ming sea on .
Hi fi r st " wif e ., who wa s kn own a " R u ty.'' set a p retty ha r d pace fo r "j oe'' to fo ll ow:
hut now. with hi ; new wi fe . ''Bull ." he has ju s t recen tly mad e hi s d ebu t in A nna po lis
soc ietY.
£,·er y o ne wh o kn o ws " Toe" sees in hi m a ma n w ith a futu r e. I e rhaps. he may he a
g rea t d octo r : but. in an y pat h he may choose, we a r sur e he wi ll ucceed.
99
�HI C HARO W. 1\IJLLER,-
'' ni c k"
Annapol is, Mel .
SCIE N'l..II'IC
·· So lli e of til e 111011/y sex a 111 0 11g 'ItS are s o ejj"e lll ·i na / e Ilia/ th ey 7J.IOIIid rath er lim •c flu!
cO IItiii OII Weal tli o 1tl of o rd l' r tlimt tli e·i r hair."
Juni o r RiA e C lub ( 1) ; Senior Rifl e C lub (2) ; :-1'a rk m a n ; I hil o kalian Lite r a r y Societ y;
Cot ill o n Clui.J ( I. 2. 3); C lass Baske t Ball T ea m (2); Cla ss Foo tba ll T ea m ( 2) ; Footba ll
Squad (.3); Base ball Squad (2); H AT-T i\'r Board (.3); Fir t Co q o ral Co. "B '' (2) ; C lass
Rin g Co mmittee.
Motto: "A g h·l , a. g il'l , m y hea.r·t fo r· a g ir·l."
I CH A_RD W . .M.ILLER, th e famou s l~ u _in es~ man a nd th e n ea tes t a nd mo st m et hod ical ,
m a n 111 th e world, ca m e to St. J o hn s 111 h1 s ea rl y te en s, he be in g o ne o f th e ba rt e r
m e m be r s of the class. O n e of hi s f a m o u pa time s is to tell yo u how h e ne ve r got
off t h e ho n or r o ll when a P rep.
\ Vhat, ho! \•
Vhat, ho ! Thi s m an is dan cin g m a d-see. Never sti ll for a
minute in s uccess io n. A Jo,·e r from th e h ea rt and is sa id to ha 1 a warm spo t in hi heart
·e
fo r State Ci r cle.
B ut in lea1·in .,. th e fri1·o lo us part o f hi s ch a racte r be hind, yo u will fi nd, th at h e i a go od
a ll round m a n o n th e at hl et ic lield . ea rn ing hi num e ra ls o n th e c lass bas ke t ba ll and f oo tb a ll
team s.
~;~.....i
\1\i e mu st h o w h a1·e a sho rt fJe Cp into hi s pri1·ate lif e. Fr o m th e p re e n 'jlro's pects w.e
fee l afe in pred icting th at just as soo n a h e h as o btain ed that co 1 ted dipl o m a, he w ill
·e
e nt e r upo n a ma trimonial ad1·enture th a t wi ll ma ke th e poet ic Jviiles Standi s h blu h with
sh a m e. so fa1· a s dom es ti c happ iness is con ce rn ed.
" Di c k"' is, a bo1·e a ll , good n a tur ed, and ha s omethin g o n a n yhocl y w h en it co mes to
g uy i1 hi s m otto seem s to be " n e1·e r to o utcl ass th e 1
1g,
·est fo r fea r yo u rou se j ea lo usy. " a nd he
has faithfull y fol lowed it o ut: a lso of la te. he ha s ta ke n a g r eat fancy to Ge rman , a n d as a
r c ul t, g ives mu ch o f hi s tim e I? t hat m os t d es iral le subj ect.
AJ_,FRl~ O
HOl" S'l 'O X NOBLE, -"Noble"
L ATl N- SCII'. NTJ FJC
Cambridge, Md .
''A li ! ~CJ/iat a n o bl e 111 ·i11d is /i erei11 m1med ,
The cd11 rl ·ier 's . sclio l ar's, gl' ll f i ell tall's eyr, l o ll g ll c, sword."
i\Ia rk s man (2): Tra c k (2); S eco n d G ra de Ce rti l·i cate (2 ) ; A r t Edito r R .1T-T .\T (.3 );
Co rp o ra l Co.·' ] ., (.3 ) ; G lee C lub (2, 3).
~·l otto:
"Spe ak t hy mimi ."
F a ll th e unrea l conditi o n s possib le th e abol'e is t he most preJ os te r o u .
N e 1•e r ca n
we rem e mbe r a tim e w hen " No bl e"' pu t me rrim en t und e r foot a n d c r cwecl up hi s
co un tena nce int o such a plac id a nd cli gni liecl ai r oE impo rtan ce as di d he f or th e
occas io n o f thi s p ho t og rap h. It wou ld appea r tha t th e ve ry fundam enta l ch a r acteristi cs of hi s lif e a re
riou sn ess a nd rese r ved n ess, co u pled with a ce rt a in a mo unt of
al oof ne ·. but no ass umpti o n cou ld he mo re untru e. Hum o r a nd th at facu lt y of en te rta in ing w hi ch i lack in o- in so man y peop le are a m ong .. N ob le"s" goo d qual iti es.
For all h is humor a n d sen se of wit. thi s yo uth h as wi ll pow e r and th e a bility to maintain
his po int e1·en again t t he cann o n ad in g of t he boi terou ' 'Duc hy"' o r a n o n sla ug ht of th
imp regnab le "Jack. '' A rm ed with rea on a nd tl1 a t d eg ree of coo ln ess n eeded in the hea t of
battle. "l\'o bl e'' re ta li ates w ith suc h fiery vigo r that hi s oppon e nt u sua ll y bea ts a r etrea t.
And th i s pirit of dete rmin at io n is by no mean s absent in h is aca d e m ic work. F e w
hon e less, a ll g rea e mo r e, a nd ce rta in it is th at f e w sta nd hi g h e r th a n he. It is li kewise in
athletics. for o n th e Tra ck Squ ad "Nob le " ho ld a con picuo u and. ind eed, em ·io u s place.
Th e re i o n e m o r e t ra it to be menti oned. n o t pa usin g with hi s re n o wn as a la di es ' ma n
o r his ac hie1·e me n ts in th e M ilitary D e pa rtm e nt. a nd that is hi s acco mpli shm e nt as a ca rtoon ist. St ra nge it is how h e ca n cle 1
·ise so m any e mba rr a s in g po sition s in wh ich to cl eJ ict
hi s clas mat es and t h e P r ofs. To 1·e ri [y thi state ment , ca r ef u ll y exa min e th e pages of
this book.
T o um up , Na ture. it seem s. has e nd owed th is yo uth with th e ele m ent s esse nti a l to
make li fe a succes s a nd th e wor ld be tt e r for hi s hav in g li ved in it. and h as put within hi
g ra p t he power to add th e fi n a l touc h to a n y un derta kin g. "Noble," success t o yo u.
old m a n.
101
I
�IRA BRYA"T TAL'.rON,- "1. T." "Red.· "
· Po c omoke C ity, Md .
ScJENT JF JC
"His <'oi ce was e<'er ge ntle and low."
RNI'-TA T Board (3): Sec ret a ry Y . M. C. A. (2); T reas ur er Y. 1 L C. A. (3); P h iloka li a n L itera ry Society; j une Ba ll Co mmi ttee.
Motto :
"Re m e mbe •· th)· C •·eato •· i n th e days of thl· youth."
I
E!\ TLE r eade rs. it gi1·e on e g rea t pleas ure to b rin g to yo ur a tt ent ion Ira . our farfa m ed. re d- ha ire d fr ien d f rom tha t wo rl d- ren o wn ed place, th e Ea te rn • hore. .'\ h!
.
but how ma ny hea rt s of th e fa ir sex h ave fa ll en fo r th ose go lden locks, fo r Ira is a
r us he r of the fai r ones and may be seen at e1·e ry ho p of la te w ith be ll s on.
As a s tu de nt. he is a h a rd, con cienti ou s wo r ke r. and w hil e n ot sta ndin o· ou t as a
s hinin g li g ht in h is stud ies, we fee l sure th a t h e w ill be with u s a t th e en d when the ro ll is
ca lled . "Reel's " f a1·ori te pu r uit, howe1·er, is o r ato ry, a nd m any a t im e do we h ear him
decla imin g to him se lf. w it hin th ose an cient wa ll s of P in kn ey. rega rdl ess o f th e fee lin gs of hi s
un seen a ud ien ce. He has visio n s o f g r eat speec hes a nd fa mo us cases. 'vVe ca n ee him now
stan d in g on th e pla t fo rm, thri lled with hi s in sp ir a ti on. th ose reel lock s Ra rin g, g i1·i11g ve nt to
h is fee lin gs in wo rd s. bea uti f ul a n d irres istibl e. \t\l h er e Ir a shin es as a t ru e lig ht is in t he
Y . M. C. A . room . F ew possess th e g rit to pr oc la im, be f o re an a udi e nce. th e ir 1
•iews on the
etern al li ie a nd our re la ti on s to o ur M a ke r as he has clo ne. A pe rson clin g in g to th ose
sterlin g rul es whi ch m oul d a n d s ha,pe c ha racter-rea l cha racte r- ca nn ot fa il. Th ei rs is the
onl y kin d o f li fe tha t rea lly coun ts .
Ir a 's a mbi tion is to beco me a m emb er o f th e ba r pr o f ess ion . If h e ent e r s thi s fie ld, or
in wh a tne r lie ld h e m ay se ttl e, we a ll unite in wishin g him th e g rea tes t success.
GRO. N. \\' EA \ 'E R,-" Fats"
Baltimore, Md .
S c .J £NT JF IC
"Let It S s it down he re, with a packet of tobacc o
An d a dri ll !?, artd tall? of art a-n•t ~vo t ne n ..,
H isto ri a n o f C lass ( 1) : Co r po ra l Co. ''A ., (2); Bas k et Ba ll T ea m (2); S ergea nt Co.
"B '' (3); ]-fop Co mmit tee (3); H AT-T AT Boa r d (3); Cot illon C lub ( 1, 2. 3) ; M arks m a n
( 2); R ese r ve Foo tba ll ( 1, 2, 3); ss ista nt M a n ar,-e r Baseball (3) .
Motto:
"\Vin e , wom en a nd so n g
I s what m a l•es .m e n go \\Tong."
R OM th e co ld sh o res of th e No rt hla n d. in t he Sp rin g o f 19 12. to thi s pil e of lea rnin g
drifted a f ur-c lad. aw k wa rd a nd In diffe rent yo uth . Upon ent e rin g Co ll ege he a lm ost
u surp ed "'vV hi ske r s'" imm en se influ en ce i11 t11 e Fac ulty. B ut un de r g ui da nce of hi s
roo m- ma tes. "D ut ch" a n d "Bill ,' ' a nd . by ca re fu l coachin g in da n cin g a nd hoot in g
" Bu ll,' ' he soo n became used to co ll ege li fe.
B ut too mu ch. fa ir readers. have we m ocl ell ecl a nd shaped thi s fa ir la d into a se cond
Sl)a kespea re. fo r in th e c lass r oo m. he is a "bea r. "
"Fats " is. by no mea ns, a la dy ha ter , fo r h e o ft en say : '' 'vVo uld th a t so me fa ir dam e
mig ht m a ke lo1 to m e, th a t I may do ju sti ce to my bea uty."
·e
At cl anci n o- Geo rge ca n sha ke a s li ppery foo t , an d fo r thi reason a ll o f th e g irl s a re
w il d to da nce with him.
\1\ 'e are a lso pr ou d to say th a t. in Geo rge. we ha ve a comin g a thl ete. ln ba ske t ha ll
he has wo n hi s lett e r. a nd in footba ll , well it is dec id ed no w. t ha t he will eith er be a yars it ,·
en d n ext yea r . o r ha lf. so yo u ee . my ge ntl e r·~·-t dc r s. th at w tt h a ll hi s fa ul ts . "F:-tt s" is :1
student. a n athl ete a!'cl a " ha le fe ll ow we ll m et.' '
" F ats ' " ind epe nd ent nature has ma de him on e o f th e mos t popul a r m en in the Coll ege,
::t nd we a ll w ish him a ll th e s uccess in th e wo rl d.
103
�~.
l>ODGE W OODWAHJ),-"J>c ntsch," "J>o d ge"
Anna p olis, Md.
S C II\N 'l'IFJC
·· S ·i11cc i 11 la bur·iNg a11 d rcsti11g
Life is diTided best ,
Let oth ers do th e /a bori11g.
A 11 d 1 will do th e rest.''
A lumni Editor R x r-T AT (3); F oo tba ll T ea m ( 1. 2. 3); Co rpora l Co. "A" (2); Cor po ral
Co. " B" (3) : Lite rary Society D ebate (I ); Juni o r Rifl e Club ( I. 2, 3); Co ti llon CluJ
( 1, 2. 3); P. 'H. 0. Fraternity; Philokalian Lite rary Society.
1\totto: "Be s u r·e r o n ar·e r·ig ht, th e n go ah ea d ."
E h;11·e before us. lad ies and gent lemen, one of o ur represe nta ti 1 f ro m that wo rld ·es
famo us met ropo li s. Crabto wn-on-the-Bay.
Th e fir st g limpse we ge ne rall y g t of him i wh n we notice so methin g rese mbling a tub ro llin g up th sacr ed la ne. ju st a bout chape l time, each mo rnin g. H e generally hono r s us with hi s prese nce at th a t eve ry-day mo rnin g gatheri ng, a nd a ttend s
clas e more or les reg ular ly. sometimes le . "D odge '' doe not see m to lose mu ch sleep
o1·er studie . a nd relies on hi s looks to pull him thr oug h.
At the hc,ps "Dodge" i not wantinu-. He alw ays find s so me fa ir on e to t a ke up to St.
J o hn ' . A lthoug h hi s hea rt Autt e rs all abo ut a nd a round tow n. it return s quite ofte n to
::-- Furry Hill. Not bei ng o f th e fai r ex o ur selves. we cannot judge wh at effect hi s m !o di ous
1·oice wou ld have und e r f avo rab le circumsta nces.
Up <~t Coll ege. s<t id 1
·oice is put to tw o pr in cip al usc . Firstl y. it s ow ne r is not a bad
debate a nd o rato r by a ny mea ns. as he ha s been in t he Inte r ocie ty Debate a nd hopes to
win o m o rat orica l co nt est for his c hao! be fo re long.
econdl y, he kee ps t he rec ruit s o f hi
squad in te rror (?) at dri ll. as his ful l vo ice can no t but impress t he g reenl1orn s. But we
know 1
·e1·y well th a t hi s ba rk is of ten worse th a n hi s bite.
"Deut ch." as he is o metim es known downt o wn , has played tackle a nd g ua rd on th e
\ ' a rsity El e1
·en durin g th e last three yea r s. l'fer e hi o ne hun d red and eig hty-f11·e avn irdu poise ca me in 1·ery hand y.
H e has no t dec ided on his future co ur se as yet, but we all wi sh him g ood lu ck wh e re1·er
he may stray.
3fu i!lrtuoriam
CADET JOHN
SOMERVILLE
Class 1917
Born, O ctober 25, 1897.
Died, February 3, 1916.
In the death of Cadet John Somerville, the
Class of 1917 of St. John's College has had its bright
and sunny career marred by an untimely shadow of
sorrow. Gloom has taken the place of him whose
voice was ever merry.
His soldierly qualities, his ability as a studen t ,
his winsome manner and ever jocular mood has
endeared him to us as a class, to the student body,
and to the Faculty. We all deeply regret the
decease of one whom but to know was to love.
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�Qtlass of 1917
Jlottu
1Junior llliatory--C!lont.
Co lor s
Consla 11tia V in cimus
P urple 'a nd Gree n
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Heigh Ho! Hi Ho !
Chi cka Go run ck! Gorun ck! Goree.
Hull aba loo ! H u ll aba lee !
Rickety Rack! Rickety Reen!
S. ]. C., P urple a nd Green-.1 7, ' 17, 17.
( ' h s~
C. C.
J. W.
R. H .
J. l\I.
1-l. L.
S. vV.
o :n t e:·l'l
] ARMAN ... .... . .. ..... ... .. . .... . ....... .. . President
NoBLr.. · · ... . ... . ........ . . .. .... . . .. .. Vice-P resident
~I ADDOX . ............ . . . . .......... .. .. . ... . Secretarv
STORM · · · · · · · . · · · · .. ..... .. . . ... ........... Treasure~D. STANFORD, JR ....... .. ...... ... .. .. . .... . . Historian
F IHT :N Y .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergeant-a t-A rms
1Juniur i!iistory
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>Of, in th e fall of 1912.
fhey were m ~t with ope n arm in th e daytime a nd .s la_ts in
..
e (0 ~
~h~ ~ark _o f n1~ h~; They w:,r e type~ .?f th~t Sj)eCJes of th e
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C 1 ~~s ,:~c~denme, l~n ow ~ a. R odent1a a n d 'V md es H o munca!J. . l h1 s spec1es IS qu1te co m1~1 ~ n in a ll co ll eges, a nd m a ny
~ SC ie nti s ts have expresse d th e op11110n that in s tead .o f beina a
~Ji
a separ.ate s pec1es, th e "Ho mun ca li V iri des'' is th e Ia n ·re"' of
~
the ''C1,·es .-\ cacle mi re '' itse lf._ Ass umin g thi s theo ry to be
~
co rr ~c_t, t h e :1pper . ~.l ass~s d eCided th at the "m ~ t a m o rph os i s. of
:n~
th e Ho m un ca l! V 11 lcl es to the full-gr o wn C J\' es Acacle m 1
re"
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~o ulcl o nly be accompli s h ed by th e frequent app li a n ce o f that
W
1n s trum e ~t .ca ll ed th e s lat. T hi s n~ et h .ocl w~s :ec~ mm en~ed
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by th e P 1es 1 d~ nt of th e G. 0. H. , wh1ch 1s a n m st JtutJO n wh 1ch
ha. de,·o tecl 1ts w ho le tim e to th e s tud y o f thi s subj ect a nd
w ~1 c.h h as bee.n of 111 es tJm ab le va lu e to th e world at la rge in
off e nng a vanety of form s for th e betterment of thi s rath e r
help less pec ies.
B ut, even as F res hn~ e.n . quite a few m e mb ers of thi s Class rea ll y s howed
th e m se lves to be p 1
:om1 111g a thl e te s a nd stud e nts. J a rm a n a n d F ree ney
l;oth m ade th e Var s 1ty base bal l tea m. J a rm a n, ~obl e, \ VeavCJ·. Ta rbutto n,
l help s and \ Vooclwa rd a ll sh o wed m a rk ed foot ball a bility. \\' ea 1·e r a nd
J a rman s tarred OJ~ th e seco nd ba sk et ball team. Som e r ville ra n on the track
tea 1~1 at th~ Hopkms meet. Curfma n. Von Schwerdtner and P ri ce excell ed in
the1r s tuclJ,;s: Ne~d l ess. to say , th e class h a d no milita ry m en of g reater
r a nk than h1 g h pnvate 1n the r ear ra nk. " The fo llow in a o ffi ce rs a uid ecl th e
;~ass through th e fi rst yea r : P resid ent, Langhammer ; vfce-P resicle71t, Guest;
1 rea s ure r. Go rdy: Sec re ta ry, Litt le: and H is to rian , \ r eave r. U nfortun ately .
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the fir st five o f th es~ m e mb ers. w1t h sever al o th e rs, h ave left us, robbing
t he class o f so m e o f 1ts bes t m emb ers.
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H!l Cl" ' of 1917 mi,.d, " '·a nge t o
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T h e n ex t yea r sa w th e places of so m e of th e m en w ho left take n by
new m e n , a ll of wh om we re taken in th e cia s w ith clue cer em ony. "\] a ri on' '
Cox. ''Reel ·'' Sp ickn a ll , "Hous ton' ' N ob le, ' ' Mose'' Sta nfo rd. " R eels" C rum .
" Dic k' ' Burgess. "Jim " B ro wn, ''J oe'' Gleason , " J oe'' McCom as, " .Ru ,;ty"
\\ .es t, "J-'loly Cross' ' D umph y , ''Cy' ' H o rine , "H.' ' Sh eppa rd, a nd ·'Ike" Dow e n
wer e a ll g u ests o f hon o r a t th e ini t ia ti o n of n ew m en. Thi .· ma ss of new
m ate ri a l was divided into t wo pa rts a n d wa s moul ded into true 1917 sty le
by th e ge ner ally accep ted m et hod . The fi rst section was given a ma ssage
of m olasses a nd feathers. Th e s lat now co ns id er ed by th e Fac ulty as a reli c
o f th e Sto n e Age, is r eported to h ave been u se d with mu ch eff·ect. "Ho ly
Cross" was th e chi ef pe rform e r a n d furni s h ed som e actin g whi ch wo ul d ha1·e
paid him well h ad h e been ab le a nd w illin g to repeat th e pe rformance o n
th e s tage. The . eco nd initi a ti o n wa s fea tured by th e Ca ru ·o- lik e s in g in g of
Cox . by Ho us ton N oble' ex hibiti on im pe rso nat in g a Yi ct rola from w it hin
a trunk, a n d by th e va rio us va ud ev ill e t unt s acted by " Ru s ty" VVe st.
To the C la s n ow fe ll t h e duty of trai nin g th e Fres hm en, a nd t h ey d id
a ll that th e Faculty would all ow, which was n o t mu ch . Ja rm a n. ,,· ho was
elec t ed P res id e nt of th e Cla ss, n ow became th e a uth ority to which the littl e
ones went for o rder s. He wa s as is tecl by P ri ce as V ice-P r esid ent. :-Jacldox
as Hi storian and Freeny as Sergeant-at-A rm s.
~ o b l e and Bowe n ob t a in ed foo tball m onogram s in th eir Soph om o re yea r.
T hi s yea r J a rman , Crum a nd Woodwa rd we re added to th o e in th e C la ss
who had received monograms. Dunphy a nd Weaver did substitute duty.
Th e basket ball team , including J a rman, Dunphy and Weaver, with "Dick"
:\Iill er , was on e of the m a in s tays on th e R eser ves. Th e Two Nob les ra n alt e rn ate ly o n th e fourth p lace in th e mil e relay. Go lds borou g h a nd Fe ll s tarred o n
the tenni · tea m. B row n was added to th e li s t of ' 17 m o nogra m m en in ba seba ll a nd Burgess a nd J. N ob le we re s ub titut es. In s h ort . ten m en in th e
C lass have been awa rd ed on e or m ore lette r s, a nd th e Class m ay 11·ell fee l
prou d of th e m.
During las t yea r. th e Class m ade a n excep ti onal s how in g in sc ho la st ic
work. Cox led the held. with a rema rka ble ave rage, with Von Sch11·e rcltne r,
Curfm a n a nd P ri ce close behind. Cox's s how in g was so goo d th a t the C la s
elected him Ed ito r-in- C hi ef of th e RAT-T AT fo r thi s yea'r . O thers in th e clas ·
holding im po rta nt offi ces are Freeny, Manager of Football for next year;
C urfman. Assis ta nt :vfanage r of Ba sk et Ball : \ Veaver , Ass is ta nt Manager of
Baseball. a nd :\1acldox, Secr eta ry of th e A thl eti c Assoc ia ti on a nd V ice-P res ide nt of th e P hilomath ea n Literary Societ y.
The C lass h as sh o wn milita ry ability of a ra re ord e r. J a rm a n a nd
Freeny hold cl own the First Sergeancies. Somervill e was Battali on Q ua rte rmaster- Sergeant up to the tim e of hi s lamented death . O ther hi ghrankin g m en are P ri ce. P rin cipa l M u s icia n in th e Ba nd , and Sta nfo r d and
Curfm a n, P ri vates in th e F ront Rank. Ge nera l op ini on say s that Sta nford
w ill be :\Jaj o r n ex t yea r, if no ne o f hi s C lass com e back a nd n o m an in th e
C lass of 1918 w ill tak e it.
] n th e orat ori ca l lin e. th e class i r ep resented by Jo hn ~ob l e a nd Dodge
\Y oo clward. The form e r repr ese nted th e Co ll ege a t \ Veste rn '\1a ry la nd t w o
vea rs ago in th e Int ercoll egiate co nt es t , whi le th e latter is on thi . yea r' s
deba tin g t eam .
Sa in t J o hn 's ca n boast of o ne t hin g n o t foun d in m a ny small co llegesa produ c t of th e ' 17 class-on e pure a b olutel y unhy ph en a ted Ge rm a n. T hi s
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�]untnr lfltatnry--C!rnnt.
fo reig ner. wh il e ad mi ttin g that he likes Am eri ca a li tt le, say s h e w ill be
amon:::,; th o e present in the Ger man a rm y in fiv e or s ix yea rs. H is name i
Vo n Schw erdtn er. No danger of hi s being mistaken fo r an E ng li hman, is
t here?
Th e a rt i t of th e Cla s is H o uston Ko bl e, a nd th e la t tw o RAT-TATS
ha\' C o wed much of th eir good appea ran ces to hi s ca rtoo n , ma ny of whi ch
ha ve been comp lim ented o n al l ide s. T hey a lm os t m a ke on e smil e. " . H.' '
hi bernates nex t to "D ick" B urge s, and th e tw o of th em a rc the best w e
ha\'e in the li ne of com ed ian s. ''S nooks" ass is ts in th e r ole of a practical
joker, s ucceed in g '' Pansy" Da ,·is in thi ca pacity . " R usty " \ Ve t, las t yea r,
was, perh aps, th e chi ef of th em all in the j kc lin e, but he left thi s departm ent of o ur ed uca tion in good hand s.
The m us ica l m emb ers of th e Clas a re th e t wo ~ob l es . Crum , Harriso n.
Vald ez, Price a nd Spicknall. Often ne hea rs eme rg in g fro m th eir roo ms
m elod io us ( ?) . o und s fa hi g h o rd er. "Snookum s" is th e chief offender, as
h e pra ctices no t only hi s vo ice. bu t a lso th e v io lin, co rn et and alto. \ Ve a r
thank ful h e doe not o wn a Aute or a mou tho rga n.
T he Y. M. C. A. i und er t he leade rship o f th e R eve rend 1\f r. Sp ickna ll. '17. as. isted by D eacon Ira IJ. Ta lto n, Trea surer. S u ffi ce it to say,
it is in a thriv in g conditi on.
D ut now , I co me t the o-reate t o f th e acco mpli shm ent s of t hi s m o t
Yersa til e Cia . - t he a rt of fu . . in g. Jo hn :.H urd ock is the lea der of thi
department. I ra Talto n, John Fe ll, " Do b" •
Madd ox a nd J oe McCo mas a re
a ll past m aste r . "S nooks," t o. has r ece ntl y fa ll en onto t he cha rm s of th e
fai r sex. "B row n" \ Vac hte r used to be kin g of them a ll in th e fuss ing
bus in es s. bu t h bequ ea t hed hi s crow n t o " J ohnny" S to rm when h e left.
As th e t im e d raws near to go to press, t he Cia s is drawn in t a clouo
of sorrow by t he death of o ne of its mos t loved a nd res pect ed me mb er .
To hn om en ·ill e. Hi I s is a kee n blow to a ll hi s class ma tes, a nd th ev
·hare \\·ith hi s fa mil y in t heir so rrow ove r hi s a ll t o ho1 li fe .
:t
T o ass um e the r o le of a pro phet ra th er th an of a n hi sto ri a n , let m e
ad vise yo u to I ok out fo r th e Cia s f 19 17. a nd if w e a re not ri g ht up
there a mo ng th e leaders , I mi ss my g ues!' . T he pa t ha bee n bri g ht and
a ll we ha,·e t do is to li ve u p to our r ep u tati on a nd th e Sun o f o ur F u tur
w ill s hin e bright a nd g lo ri ou upo n u a ll.
Hr 'I'ORIAJ:\.
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�S~PN~M~RE
C!llass nf 191B
:\ln tt o
(' olor~
S cicntiadat Virt1tti
Blu e and ·w hite
( ' l aN:o; Otfice r·s
J. .. . ... ._. . . . ....... . .... . . .. . .. ..... .
MADDOX, W.
President
T uc KER, W. B .... . .. .. . ...... . . . . .... .. . . ... Vi ce-President
KNI GHTON , ]. W .. .. .... . ... . . . ........ . ......... . S ec retor:.•
l\1A CK , W. E .. .. . ....... . . . ......... . . ........... Treasurer
T U RNER. F. G.... . . . . . . . ... . ... . . .. ...... .. S ergeant -at- A r111 s
SHEPP ARD, A . M .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historian
(!llaaa 18o11 'lB
Bourke . C. E ............. . .. . . .. '·Clyde'' .. ... .. .... . . . . . e1·e rn a P a rk . 1Icl.
" A loud 11101tth is an echo of au e1Npty brain."
B radl ey, D . D . . . . ....... . .... . .. "Doolittl e'' ................ harpt01rn, :'lie!.
" A lion 0/1/ 0II g th e ladies is n o dou bt a dangerous thing .''
Cla ude, L. .. . . . . . . .... .. ....... "La rri e" ... . . .............. Ann a poli s. :\ rd.
" Th e w it o f clowns som eti111 es asto1tnds 111 e."
Coo ke. J. R. ............. ..· ..... "Tickle " . ..... . . ....... . .. . Fro tburg. 1\Jd.
" A prelly g oo d sco 1tt I w arraut :.•e."
D e \ ' ries, W. S ....... .. . . .. . ... " S lack'' . . ....... . .. . . ...... Syke Yill e, .Mel.
''A n occasional smile, is al~e·ays wo rth w hile :
A n endless g rin , is 1
'11bbin' it in ."
El zey. F . VI/ .............. . .. . .. " E x i tence" ........... . ... Sharptown. 1\Jd.
" J hy, really . I be lie~re it is tim e to smile aga in ."
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Frazie r. F. W .. . ... . ....... . ... . "l\I idcl ie" .. .. .. . ..... . ..... A n na poli , l\Jcl
" Ma.v we eve r be able to serve a fn:end
A nd n oble en ough to con ceal it."
Fri end, 0 . . .... .. . . . ..... : .. . .. '' Sloth' ' . : ...... . ... . ..... . Friend vi ll e, ~Icl
''O ur fri end, Friend fr o/11 F riendz•ille,
/¥ hose chief faull is being too self-assertiz·e ."
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Ga rdn er, E. 0 . ..... . ... ... . .... "'Sister ..... . .. ... .. . . ...... . R ockvil le, l\Id.
"Wh o at least has lea·r ned by strenuous 'liSe of a pa.il
That fill-ing a boat's well w ill not ma.!?e her fast er sail."
Hall , Lewell yn . .. .. ......... . .. ··Baboon'' ..... . .. . . . ...... . A nnapoli s, :i\Id.
'' T!Vhile all ) IOU boobs are drinking lea.
1 w ill a pensive booll ·worm be."
H olm es, T. R. .... . .. . .. . .. . ... . "Nutty'' .... .. .... . . . .. .... Cent reY ill e, l\Id.
''H e has the p1·aise·worthy quality of
Appreciating a jolle without a point."
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Jones, H. D .......... . .. ....... . ·'Dewey'' .. .. ... . .......... . Baltim ore, l\Jd.
"-H e's a devil in his own hom e town."
l(nighton, J. W .. ... . .......... . "Bi ll '' . . .. . .......... ... . ... Baltimo re l\Icl.
" M any are called but few arise."
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Lo wman , C. E ... ..... .. ..... ... ''Egge r '' .. .. ... ... ... ... . .. A nnapolis, l\Id.
"O h, Percy, ntn get the n ul-crack er, we'z;e f ound a. ·nrtt ."
Ma ck, 'v\1. E ... . .... . ... .. .... .. "Connie" . ... ....... .. .. ... Thomasvill e Ga.
" With 1
·eal-brozcm eyes a11d sandy hair
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Tho ' srnall of statue, he's alioays ' there."
l\Iaclcl ox, '0/. J. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .... ''Matty' ' ... ...... ... . . ....... 1\Iadclox . l\Icl.
" Eat, drinll and be 111 erry, f or tom orrow we 1110\1 diet ."
::\Iagru cler, R. B .............. . .. ''l\Iac" .. . ............. ~ .... Baltimore Mel.
"A wo 111a n is only a W0 /11011 , but a good cigaret/e is a. 'Smoke'." '
:\Iartorell , G .......... . ......... "Mo rtal" .................. San Juan P. R.
·'A ll lad·v -killers a1·e not A merirans ."
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::\Ia rx, J. N ...... . .. . . ... . . : ... . "Joe'' .......... .. . ... .. .. . . ... Ch icago Ill.
''One Il ia\! live w itho11l bread
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B11.t cer.lainly n ot w ithout ' girls."
::\Iencke, H. L. .. ........... . .... " A ngelina '' . ............. . .. Baltimore l\Icl .
" I'll let love lead f or bolder folk and take 111 '\1 life in ease."
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:\Iathan, C. C ....... . ........ . ... ''Chi c" . .. . ..... . . .·. . .' .. . .. . Baltim ore f.Id.
"A z •er:~~ q~t.ie t !illle chap and bashful am ong the ladies:
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We thmk he IS so very ,r;ood (?) he'll never go to Hades."
:\Telso n, J. 'vV ........ .. . ......... ·'Do c'' ....... . ....... ...... Baltim ore l\Icl.
" T o maNe l Iw commg hour
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0 ' erfiow w ith joy and happiness, fill the glasses ."
:\To rth am , T. A. ... ..... ... ...... . '·Tully" ... .. ...... ........ . l\IcDan iel, :\ld .
''O ft en has this storv been sa.id.
A still tongHe mrokes a un:se hea d."
Pea rce, J. l\I. ... · ....... . ....... '· Littl e Jake" ..... .. ... .. . ... l\Ionkton Mel.
" ft's m y la st j it, but l'll ta!?e a cha11ce ."
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Sea rs, F. W. · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · · · · . ............. . ............ A nnapoli s l\Icl .
"Nal~t.re has inde ed 111ade strauge things in her da1•s ."
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Sheetz . J. R. . ... ... ..... .. ....... Bob' ' .... . .. .. .. ... . . . .. J ager tow n. l\1cl.
:.:r
"Co urteous, and militm·:~• fr om tip to toe .
And w ith the ladies he s urely 111 akes a go. "
Sheppard, i\. l\I.. ........... . . . " Shep' ' ........... ... ....... Stockton, Mel.
'' Tra z•elling life is the life for m e.
Un til f dec ide tha t l'll111arried be. "
mith , R. E . .. ... ... .. .......... "Deut sch" ..... . .. .· .. Ea rl eigh H eights, l\Id .
"P eaceful ab ove all eaTthly dignities,·
A calm and sererie conscieu ce."
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Tucker W. B .. . .. . ... . ....... .. "Tuck" .. .. . .......... ·.· . . Cent rev i!!e, ::\lei.
;"T·is well there are at least some well disp osed men m. the wo rl~.
Turn er, F. G .... ... . .... . .. . ·.... ''Bull_" .. : .. . .. . . . .. . : . .. .. Cambndge, l\Icl.
(The boy w1th the prrrsk111 and cellul mds .)
" H e m.akes his w ay by for ce and v tm,
A nd is alw ays dei ermined to 7l'in."
Walbeck, J. i\I.. ... . ... .... . .. .. "Becky" ...... . . .. . ... . ... Forest Hi ll , l\Id .
" Girls, g-i rls eve rJ'~e •here,
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And Beck1•'s head do es lower smk ;
Girls, girls eve r:~nvher e .
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And of the gwls only do es he thmk.
\ ,Yell s, G. E .................... . '· Dai sie" .. .. ............... Keyser, 'vV. Va.
" For his ~. •ife he'd give his life,
And- and well the book business also."
W hite, P . H ... . ... . ............. "Harrison. , ............ . . . .. Bal,~imore . l\Id.
" Sprinkle 111 e ·with kisses, if }1 ~e·a11t rn y love to gro~c1 .
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Wigton , Wm ., Jr . . ........ '... . .. "Maj or' ' .. . . : . ........ ..... Pocomoke, l\ld.
" H e spreads the 'bull' about a 11 le.
·U
But is alw aw read11 w-ith his W01·lderfnl Sl'n ile."
\1\T il son, T . N .... . . . . . .... . ·...... :.Buster" . .... . .. . ...... .. ,; .. ... Hebron , l\ [cl .
" Please, tell me-an·~ 1 gomg or co mmg ?
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'vVin slow ... : ... . .. ... .. . . .. .... "Windy" .......... . ..... .. . Balttmore, l\Icl.
" To hi111 in v ain the env ious seasons
Who 1 .de bears eternal snnun er in his so 11l."
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PRE-l\IEDICALS
Billingslea, C. L. . . .............. " Beane" . ............. . .. Westmin ster, l\Id .
"A ltho11gh the early bird ca tches the ;:'onu,
H e always has fi1·st chance at the trap .
Broaclrup, E . ............ . ... .. : "~oc~or" ............... . . Cumberland. :\Icl.
"He that hath no ·m.u.stc m h'/.'11'/.self,
Is certainlv not 1noved by the conco rd of s<e,ee t sounds ."
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Costas, Edwardo ... . . ·.. ........ . "Flaco'' .. · · .. ·. · · · · · · · · ·····.Ponce, P. 1".
"Look in ·111'\1 f ace· '11'/.V nam e i t m ight have been:
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I a.m also . called, ' No-more,' 'T oo la t e, ' 'F arewe ll' ." .
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Holden, F . A . ....... . . ..... . ... "Fi ckle" ..... ..... . . . . ... Queenstown , ':\Icl.
"Woes mav ro·m e and woes ·nw:~' go,
B nt his la.~t.gh goes on f orever."
:\[atthews, S. '# ...... . ...... . . .. '·Chri sty" ..... . .... . ... Rocky 'M ount, N . C.
" For thv sake, Tobacco , I
W o·u ld do anything but die,
And but seek to exle1'1 d 11111daw .
Long enongh to s-ing th:~; pra.ise. "
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Q uevedo R. G .... .... .. .... .. .. "Quo' ' ................ . ..... Cajuas, P. R.
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Smith , F. B .... . . . . . .. ... . . .. ... " Fred" . ..... ... ...... .. . \ l\festm111 ster, l\Id.
"A n artist no doubt a.nd a. musician loa,
fn fact there are a.' fe w things that F1·eddie can't do ."
'vVatson, J. W ... . ... . .. . . ....... '· Puss" .. .... . . .. . . .... .. . . Frostburg. l\Id .
" Who said, Yon Cassi 11 s had a. lean and h.11ngry1 loa!??
Verily i1e lied."
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1llt111nry
HE a rri val of the present Sophomore Class at St. J ohn:s College in
the earl y fall of 1914 marks the g reatest epoch in the hi story of our
journey so far . We arrived from all ove r thi s Easte rn section as
bees fl ying f or a new home, and soon were all comfortabl y hi ved
as one f a mil y.
O ur inmo st feelings, you m ay be sure, were far from jubilant,
but soon there was a Royal R ecepti on held in P inkn ey Hall for us,
which mad e us f,eel that we we re now a part of the College to which
we had co me, but with st rong emphasi that we were to be a ver y
subservient part of it.
A nother di stincti on of which we boast is that our Class was
th e first Freshma n Class in thi s in stituti on fo r yea rs, whi ch has not
had a very close acquaintance with th e ··Royal Pe rsuade r," but
finding from all uiticisms we conducted ourseh·es very well indeed.
In t racing the chronology of · events we certain ly mu st not
fo rget to menti on our representati on on the ath letic fie ld ; for
l\Iaddox. W. ]. , Holm es, Nathan and Sheppard g.ave the team th eir support. and
held places on the second team . Turner, F. G., sta rred on first team as fullback.
winnin g a p lace on A ll-Maryland team by virtue of shee r quality. Tucker showed
hi s superi ority on the diamond and was soon in th e mid st of the fi r st nine.
Vlil son, V\' igton a nd Mack made the second team, and look like good mate ri al for
next season.
Tn academic work we hold our place in the front ra nks, and a good numb er of
ou r Cia s a re doing excell ent work. L. Hall seems to be always in the lead and
make the highest ave rage in College.
In the ea rly fall o f 1915 we again returned to our dear A lma l\fater w ith
but Ye ry few of our number mi ssing a nd were ve'ry glad again to renew our old
relati onships. Th e obj ects which in te rested \1 S most, howeve1·, were the diffe rent
specim en o f new fe ll ows whi ch met our eyes. The re were eve ry va ri ety, from
the extreme un sophi sticated country fell ow, to the world ly wi se city chap; tht:
fo rme r walked a bout gazi ng at all things with deep wonder and astonishment,
whil e th e la tter strutted about as if he were all in all.
Ve ry, ve ry soon we formed a cl oser acquaintance with the '·fre shi es,'' a nd
as a resu lt every one notes a deci,d ed change in their conduct a nd bearing. Vve
we re ve ry glad to ship some new men on our Sophomo re ship, so with due
ce remony Cook, Q uevedo, Matth e'ws, Mencke, Holde n. Smith , F., B road rup.
\ Vhi te, Magruder, Winslow, De .Y ri es, J ones, Watson, Costas. Ma rx, Lowman
a nd B rad ley we re taken in our Class.
So me of the membe rs of ou1· Class stil l continu e to di stinguish them selves in
athl etics. Turn e r again was a Va1·sity ma n. while Maddox, W. ]. , Magrud e r.
Cook and Holden made some o f the Varsity trips. Cook espec ia lly. looks good for
next yea r, a nd he and Turner are showing up ve ry wel l in ba ket ball.
Academi c wo rk is comi ng on again very well , indeed, and we hope to keel
up our reputation in thi s bran ch of coll ege lif e a long as we co ntinu e here.
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(!llu.a.a ]l{tstory--(!lont.
Every man has great hopes and aspirations for hi s clea r A lma Mate r. a nd '~e
all are striving to do everything in our power to uph old he r goo~ name,_ to ~vm
o-reater and g reater honors for her, so tha t she may stand f~rth 111 the limelight
~s a shining sai nt , to whom we shall alw~ys turn our eyes m reverence and · as
an in stituti on of enlig htenment, truth and n ght.
HI ' TORIA •.
i!tat-wat inarb fnr 1917
J . vVJL soN K N JGHTo:-<
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�Extrarts frnm a 1J1rrsqtnau's itary
Sept.
Li-Got here 0. K., but so rry to leave home. Gee, it is a lonely old p lace.
Don 't think I'll like it much.
17- Coach Wi lson urges that I go out f o r football. I go , but I guess it
it is a littl e out of my lin e. I'm going to sti ck, though.
Oct.
.3- 1 get hurt in a sc rimmage . O h, my a nkl e pai ns.
20- 1 ma ke P. l\I. I. t ri p. Some footbal l playe r . I'm a surpri se to myself
even.
2:Z- Back a t St. J ohn 's, a poorer a nd wi se r lad.
NO\' .
1~--D r.
Fell refu ses to give me my ow n money. He ays it i again st
the Facu lty ruling.
29-T meet a queen down town, who fa ll s for me. Some ladies· man.
Dec.
IS- Hi story test come off,-p retty stiff. Dad says ·'f ool ca n ask [Uestion tha t wi se men can 't answeT.. , About so, too.
24- Back with th e old fo lks. Proud of me.
Ja n.
10 - I shin e in "Doc 's" cl ass . Greasing h im up.
23- F irst tim e in front rank?
27- 1 bet I will be a Sophomore Co rporal nex t yea r.
M ilita ry's a cin ch.
Feb.
4-Up before Committee on student stand ing. O h, well , it 's not my
fau lt. One can't p lease eve rybody.
8- Hi story teache r starts a course in geograph ical surveying and map
wo rk . A pike, of course.
12- 1 star in " Duckey's" cl ass .
20-I go out for baseball. H e re's where 1'11 shin e. I'm the coach's right
hand man.
28- Invited out to tea. [ got something on all of 'em in the lady lin e.
Heap big fellow .
l\ Jarch
8-Some g-uy out for second ba se. but J don't mind him . Everybody
thinks I'll make it.
10-A nother ca ll be fore Com mittee on Stud ent Standing. M ust give up
ba seball , beca use my lesso ns inte rfere with it.
31- Got a long dista nce from Baltimore. Girl wants to see me.
April
1- Faculty refu se' to g ra nt me a pa s, but I'm going.
7- ( l.lS A. M. )-Back from Baltim ore. Some swe ll tim e. Gee. that
blond e was some chi cken !
8- Before Fa cultv for French leave. Given two weeks' vacati on .
Th ey' re pretty good scouts. a fter al l.
Here th e poo r rat's diary abruptl y end s, du e. we suppose, to gay lif e wh il e on
his vacation.
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('o l or1'i
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Spea.k w hen spo!?en to; co111 e w hen called
Red and G n:e n
Class Otfit·t.. r
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·:oncr-: K. llh:TZcER .......... . ....... . ...... . President
NonMAK H. SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... Vice-President
J. Oc u : \i'/ ARF18LD . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secre tary
RoBV.HT S. GLADDEN . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Treasurer
J. PuRNI-:CL DENNIS ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Historian
ALTON :-J:. Br. N N I, 'l'T . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Sergea nt-at-Ar111 s
1!\oll illall
Ba il , F. G ................. "Reds" .............. .. ..-\ nnapoli , :-Id.
Bier, R. A. .. ..... . ... .. .. · " Schlil::: ' . ..... . .... . ... denton. :-I d.
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Cole, R. D ........ . ........ "nicb" . ..... .. ... F reepo rt. L. I., N.Y.
Claude, vV. T .......... . . .. " Tell" .. .. . . . . . ....... A nnapoli . l\[cl.
Cunningham , R ....... . . . . . ''Fats" . . ............... . \ quasco, :-Id .
Doty, E ...... .. ........... "Sis" ..... .. .. . .. ..... . .. R e vell , l\ l d.
Earecl,son , 'vV. 0 .... . ...... " Jjric" ...... . ...... . .. Baltim ore. :-I d.
Harris. W . N ....... .. .... . "Bill" ................. Sykesvi ll e, l\lcl .
Hopk in s, G. H ......... . ... "Lad.•·" .......... .... . A nn apoli , :-Icl.
Ho lmes, C. C. .... .... .... . "Mon!?" . . . .... . ...... . . 1\Ionkton, :-Icl.
Howes. J. l\I.. . . .. . ........ " Johnny" .. . . . ...... David on ville, l\Icl .
Jeff ries, G. N .. . ....... . .. " Bru.t'lls" .. . .... .. .. \iVa shin gton. D. C.
Law on, W. L...... . . . . .
"Doc" ................ . Loga n. W . Va.
L e,·y, R. R ........ . ....... ·'I e<c•" ... . .. . ..... . .... Baltim ore, l\Id .
Lowe, . J. ...... . ......... " Sa IlL" . . . . . • . . . . ;\Iardela Sp rings, 1\Id.
:-Ienn is, J. S ... . .. . ........ "Hi:::" ............... Connell vi ll e, Pa.
:-rartin W. N .. ........ .. . . "Mush" ....... . ....... Snow }- i ll , 1\Id.
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Moore, G. C. . . ....... . .. . . ·' Beautiful" . .. . ......... . . Krepo , l\1d .
Polk, E. B . . .. . ...... . . . ... ''Po lwy" .. . ........ P rincess A nne, :'lid.
Schu ele, A. G . . . ........... "D utch" . ...... . .... . .. Baltim ore, ::\Icl.
Sea r . G ...... . .... .. ...... "Cns" .. ... ......... .. A nnapoli s, l\Id.
Sm ith. J. W ... .. . ..... .. .. "S111oh J oe" .. ... . . . 'vVestmin ter, l\ [d.
mith. N. H ........... . .. .. "Poll· " ... . . . ........... Hebron , l\Id.
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Trayer, K. l\I. . ...... .. .... " Revere11d" . ...... . ..... l\It. A iry, 1\J d.
Turner, l\I. C . .... ... .... .. " Pu.g" ........ . ....... . Baltimore, :-rd .
Wareheim , S. l-:1 . . ...... . . .. ·'Cntey' . .. . . . . . . . . .. ... Baltim ore, Mel .
W in cheste r, P .. .. ......... " P1'et" . .. .......... ... A nnapoli s, :-1 d.
'VIfohlgem uth, G. F .......... " Boog-y" ... . .......... An napolis, l\Icl.
Wood, J. K ... .. ... . ..... . . " Jake" ..... . . . ... . .... A nnapoli s, 1\Icl.
\ !\food, J. W ... . .......... . " Woody" ....... . .. .... \nnapo li s. :-J d.
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in st rument s d t:v i eel for the p leas ure a nd• enj oyment of Freshmen were o ut of
\·ogue but- - well . one evening when the Sophomo re gathe red a ll the Fre shm en in
a room and made us face the wall, we d id not fe I as co m fo rtable as we wo ul d
ha \·e in a S unday Schoo l. Howe \·e r, we accepted their ad vice and have profited
much hy it.
In th e meantim e th e class was o rgani zed. Whi le th e men elected to the
va riou s offices have bee n in office onl y a sho rt t im e. they have a lready pro\·ec\ their
abd1t y. and we a re sure that they could not be bettered .
T he Chri stmas holid ay were now app roaching, driving a ll thought s of st udy
f ron: o ur head . yve counted th e clay s impatientl y before the holid ays began.
a nd 1t was w1th a ll ght hea rt that we fi na ll y left Co ll ege on the twe nty-second o f
Decembe r for our hom es . \ Ve ca me back' a fte r the holidavs reluctant of course
to leave h m e, but glad to see our classmates again , a nd ;-eady fo r 'ha rd worl~
p repa rato ry to the m id-year e::>ta min ation .
In a ll Coll ege acti viti es the Freshman Class has taken its pa rt. In academ ic
wo rk it has clone especia ll y well. A large percentage of the Class has been on
the hono r ro ll e \·e ry month. In athl eti c th e Class ha s a l. o been well r presented.
\~' hil e no one made the Va rsity football team, Sm ith , l\letzger, Turner and others
cl 1 excell ent wo rk on the second team.
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So wh ile we have been students at St. John' s for o nl y a short time, the Co ll ege
already mea ns mu ch to u s, and we are sure it will continue to urow in our affection
the longe r we a re associated with it.
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F yo u had been watchin a on
the sixtee nth of Septe n~be r.
yo u \\' oul cl have seen ma n v
a wk warcl-look i ng incl i vid ua ls
co ming u p the path that lead-,
to t. J ohn 's Coll ege. A econcl rr ]ance wou ld not have
been necessa ry to in fo rm yo u
that the e were th e Fre shmen.
ome came hes itatin~ l y a nd with long faces,
t ill thinking of home. Othe r _ came in tow of parents,
enclentl y trustina to them
for hel p throug hout th e fir t
d ifficult ies of college li fe.
~o m e f ~w ca m ~ up th e path j a until y sw in gmg. a suit case 1n each ha nd, smiling in their
co nfidence of being ab le to take ca re of
them seh ·es. B ut. howeve r we came, we a ll
felt sec ret ly elated at the prospect of becom lllg a student at St. John 's Co ll ege.
H r s'J'ORJAN.
The fi rst few clays were bu sy o nes for
us.
A fter thorough ly inspect in a eve ry
noo k and c ran ny o f the Co ll ege. we started
clown town, on ly to find, afte r hours of aimless wanderin a, that we had been wa lki n rr in
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a circl e.
• B ut afte r thi s ca me o ur clark cl ay . \ Ve
moped in o ur roo ms o r loitered abo ut the
build in g with lo ng faces. G rad ua ll y, howeve r . as we became acquaint ed, the gloom
bega n to depa rt from o ur faces a nd we took
a new int e r~st i_n th in gs. In fa ct, we took
uch a n act1ve In terest in things (that did
not co nce rn us) that it was deemed necessa ry by the Facu lty and by th e Sophomore
Cla s to gwe us a li tt le friendly adv ice a
to the prope r condu ct of Fre hmen. Th e
Faculty a SLll-ed us that th e slat and o ther
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1'11 be a Clean Sleeve all my li fe,
Tho' I drill a s ha rd as 1 ca n,
A nd I'll have to tell my darling wif e
W . T. Claude
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D . Ha ll
B. S. Heidelbach
H. Lawren ce
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L. C. Sleight
R . A. To rovsky
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A nd call me a n aw kwa rd boob.
O h! my, it quite take away my breath!
She'll ca ll me a big-footed rube .
A nd then I'll have to tell my boy That is the hardest of allGee ! they'll make a lot of noise,
They'11 laugh, and sco rn and bawl.
'·Sho rty" :\IcNeil is a pretty good scout,
A nd he could help me a bit,
W ith maj or 's chev ron s I'd walk about.
B ut would he do it? N it.
So I am doomed, th en, to di sgrace,
T ho' I dri ll a s hard a s I can.
A nd I'll have to possess the face to say :
" I 'm not a military man."
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E I GHTH CA VALR Y, U . S . A.
I EUT ENAN T M cNE ILL was born in
W est V irgini a a nd co mp leted in thi s S ta te
hi s ea rly education. H e g radu a ted from
the La w D epa rtm ent of W est V irgini a
U ni ve rsity in 1906, at th e same time wa a n
H ono r G radua te f ro m th e ~ Iilit a ry D epa rtm ent.
H e e nte red th e U nited States N a val cademy in
1907, bu t resigned th e fo ll ow ing yea r to ente r the
A rm y, a nd was a ppointed Li eutenant o f Candry
Septembe r 25, 1908, a nd ass ign ed to the Fi f teenth
Cavalry. H e join ed hi s regim ent a nd e rved with
it until Octobe r Li, 1913, upon whi ch date he
repo1
·ted fo r duty at St. J ohn 's Co ll ege as Comma nd a nt of Cadets. H e was p romoted to First
L ieutena nt of Cavalry A ugust 19, 19 l:i .
U nd e r Li eutenant liicNe ill , St. J ohn 's Coll ege has come to th e f ront ra nk of
mili ta ry colleges in th e U n ited States. 'vVe may we ll be proud o f th e Ia t r ep ort
g i,·en us by Cap tain Sc hind el, who in spected the Batta li on. As a resu lt o f the
in specti on of 19Li , S t. J ohn 's was cl assified by th e Wa r Depa rtment as one o f the
te n d ist ingui shed milita ry co ll eges in th e U n ited States.
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A. B.
CADET
J.
JA CQUE . . . . ... ... .. . ... . . . . . . . ...
Mafor
Sergeant
Color S erg eant
I. H 1 ........ ... .. . . . ........ .. .. Co lor Sergeant
;:rsE
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�ornmpauy H(@urrr'•
SPOi'SOJl-· · ~ I 1 ss J c u l·:' ·
C rabtow n. l\J d.
STAi' Fn lm .. . . . . . .... . . . . ... .. . ~ .. . .. . ... . ..... . Capta in of ~ lili ta ry Tactics
F1 L ... . . . . . . : . . . . . .... . . .. .. . ... . ... F irst L ie u te nant of Extended Order
:LDs
CL' l{F~ I Ai' . .... . . ...... .. .. . . . . . . . .... .. Secon d L ie u te nant of Skirmi sh Li ne
DARL I·: Y... . ..... . . . .. .. .. .. .. . ......... . . . .. . ... F ir st Se rgeant of R e ve ill e
~ I;; Lsor..; . ... . ....... . ......... . . . .. . ... . .. . . . . . Secon d Se rgean t of R e ,·e ill e
H :\!.1. .. . .. ·.. . ... . . . . . .. .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. T hird Se r()'ea nt of \ Vate r
S nEl'I' AIW . . ...... . ....... . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... F irst Co rpo ra l of a un d e rs Range
B RAS ILI·: ,If{ S . . . .. . ... .. .. . . ... . .. . . ..... .. ...... Second Co rpo ra l of Re treat
J1: w1·: u .. . . . .. ........ ..... . . . . . . . ... ..... . .. Th ird Co r po ra l of Dre s Parade
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CAHn N I· I .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . ....... . ... . . . ... . ...... Four th Corpo ra l of Colo rs
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PR l VX I'ES
Coo 1 . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . .... . . .. ..... .. . . ..... H ig h P ri vate of In spect ion
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FRIJ·: ' D. ... ....... .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . ..... . . . ...... H ig h P ri yate of Dril l
'J'JV\ YI·: R.... . . .. . . .. ...... . ... . .. . ..... . ..... . .... H ig h P ri 1·a te of Chapla in
H OLD I·:l\ ...... . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . ... . ... . .... . . .. H ig h P ri vat e of Stack . \r m s
~ I A'L"f'lmw • .. ... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ........ . . . . H ig h P ri vate of J'a racle R est
\i\' AL m:c K . .. ..... . .... . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. 1-li ah P ri vate of Tin S o ldi e rs
\ VATSOK'.. . . . .. . . ...... . . . .. .... . . . . . . .. . .. . ... High P ri Yate of G ray h irt
\ V 1 s .. . . . .......... . ... . .... . ......... . ... . .... Hi g h P ri vate of Leggin s
;;u
FRAZII·:R ...... . .. . . .. .. ... . . . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. .... . . . ·1-1 ig h P ri vate of Ilayo net
] ROADR L' p . . . . . . . ... . ... . ... . .. .. .. . . ..•. . .. . . . H ig h P rivate of C hurch Call
P 1AHCI' ..... . ...... . ... . . . ... . . . .. . ... . ... . .... Hi a h P ri vate of Port .-\rm :
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:\'oHT IJA:II .. .. . . ...... . . . . . . . ... . . . . ..... . . .. ...... . H igh Private of ._puc!
)J AT HAr..; . . . ..... . .•. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .... . ... H ig h P ri vate of Atte nti on
D 1 V RII,S . .. . .. ..... .. . . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... .... . Hi g h P ri va te of G ui de R ig h t
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STAFF
STOR:II. ............. .... . .. . . .. . . . F ir t L ie u te na nt \cl ju ta nt o f Dou ble T ime
TALTOK . ... . . .. .. ..... . . . ... . . .... .. F irst L ieute na n t Q u a rte rmaste r of :H ike
~ r Iu s . . . ....... .. .. .. . . . . ... . .. . .. . F ir t Li eu tenan t o f O rd na n ce of Camp
\ \'A TI·: H. . .. ... .. .. .. . . ... .. .. ... . ....... .. S u pply Se rgea nt of l\Iachin e G un
\ Vn .sor-; ..... . . .. .. . ...... . .. . . ... .. . . .. Q u a rte rm a te r e rgeant o f Cad e nce
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�1\ 1Rafa
~nltlnqu y
1' ve been he re just three days,
I feel like go ing home,
I just can 't lea rn these waysl\Iy fa ul t mu st be my own.
T he fell e rs he re seemed ni ce,
T hey almost tipped their ha ts,
B ut no w they' re afte r " mi ce '' No ! th ey ca ll us "ra ts.' '
A t fi rst they so ld us book
A nd reveill e buttons ga lore;
I did n' t th ink t hem crooks,
V\fith bath tickets, too, in store.
I a in 't boua ht my wampus yet,
-:\l y skirmi sh lin e is lackin,'
No agent for th ese I've met.
O h, my ! my h ead is cracki ng .
T hey've made us all fin out,
T hey aa ve a set of rul es,
nd now we wa lk a roun d,
\ set o f silly f ools.
nd foo ls we still will be,
T ill a d rea ry yea r ha passed,
A nd then o suddenl yvVe' re Sophs a t last.
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I 1.1 '1' .-\J{ y
.\1 I ~CE I .
LA I' E O l 'S
S('E ~ E .'
�g=~='=~===g
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1\tqlrttr 1\ssoriation
}_; xec utive Co mmittee
.........
. .... .. . . .. .. . A/11111/IIIS
R. G. Moss. ' 11 ..... .
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. ... . Fac1tlty
R. E. GRO\' E.
. .. . ...... . . St ud e11 t
H. J. St':Liw, ' 16 ....... . · · · · · · · . · · ·.
PROF.
H. J. SELDY. '16 . . ......... . ...... . . . . . . . . ....... .. .. . . ....... . Pres·id e11/
C. C. J ,\RM AN, ' 17......... ... .... . .. . . . . .
. .... . / '·ice-P rcside llf
R. H. l\1ADDOX. '1 7....... .. .... .... .. ......... ..
.. .. .. Sec refarr
Pno F. J. C. GRAY. .. . .. ....
.. ... .... .
.. .. ... .. T reas ure·,.
Foothall
J. I.
Tt~am
L91 5
. . . .. ..... . . Caj> ta·i11
. ....... Jll an ag e r
.Assista11 t Alanager
. . . . Coaclt
' 16 . .. .. . .. . ...... .
R. 0. J oNES, ' 16 .... .. . .. .. ... .. ..
s. W. FREENY , '17... . .
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JoH r-; 'v\' IL ON . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . ..
HEI SE .
ll.as~· hall
'l't:>am 19J(;
]. I. HEI St·:. '16................. .... ..... .. ....
.. . .. Caj> tai11
J . T. D uKE . ' 16. .. . .. ... . ......... . ... . ... . ...
. ....... . Jllanager
G. N . \1\l t(AV I•: R. '17 .
. ...... ... .. .... .. .. .... . ... . .. . Assistan t .Hmwger
j oHN WtL SO/\...
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Hasln~ t·
H. J.
Jm·l N
B.all Team 1!)'1 5-'16
AND REW,
\;\'I I. SON.
. ... . ......... . .. ... . . Caj>ta·i ll
. ........ . Manager
.Ass·istaut Alanager
. ... Coac h
'16 ....
H. F. PL U MMER, '1 6 .
\1\' . R CL' RFM A/\, '17 ..
. . Caj>ta itt
L. D. Ft t·: LDs. '16.
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T r nni ~
'l't'am .1!)1 6
D. C. DowN s, ' 16....
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F. L. Bt t' L .\ S t.; t, '1 6 .......... . . . .... . ..... . ....... .. ... . .. .. .. . . JIIa 11agcr
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�fHls
~
a
whole,
the
football
season of 1915 was very
unsuccessful.
The team won
only two games and lost six.
She was defeated by three of
the most important colleges of
the State which put us out of
the race for the state champion-
I
ship.
The losing of the games cannot be laid upon the shoulder
of Coach W1lson because he
did every thing in his power
to put together a winning combination.
There was plenty of
material but it seems to everybody that there were hard feelings among some of the players and they
would not play together, so this can be given as the cause of the poor
showing during the season.
We were
greatly handi-
capped by Andrew's being
hurt in the M . A
and being unable
C. game
to
play
the rest of the season ; likewise there were a great many
more players out of the most
important games on account
of injuries.
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�1J1notball 1915
Hms1: (Captain) ............. . Quarter
.......... , ...... . . . Full Back
SnWMJ~YER . . .. ..... .. . Left Half Back
Bn~ LASKI . . .. ........ Right Half Back
ANDR I~ W . . .. . . . .. .... ....... Lef t Eml
S1·:LD\' . . . .... . . . . . . .. . .... Left Tackle
Bowr.Rs .. . . .. ............ Left Gua rd
]-1YDI~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center
DR Y N . ..... . .... . . . . . .. Right G uard
DS
H ARTSOCK .. . .......... . . Right Tackle
NonLE .. .. .. . . .. . . . . ....... Right End
TuRN~R
Sub st itutes-DAR LGY, CLAUDE, vVo oDWARD, ] ARMAN, CRUM, ALl~ XANDT:R,
Cmn;:.
ST. ,JOHN'S, 43; MT. ST. l\IAH.Y'S, 0
On Octobe r· 2, S t. John 's opened he.r football season by ent i reiy overwh elmi ng
Captain He ise lost
the toss and ki cked off to Mt. St. Mary's, th e ball go ing about 20 yards. On the
next play Bie laski inte rcepted a forward pass . Then Heise ca rri ed t he ball aro und
the end for 25 ya rds, but St. John' s tried the lin e twice witho ut success . Capta in
H eise dropped back for a drop kick, which fa ile.cl by yards. ?-It . St . Ma ry's lost
the ball on downs and St. John's easil y scored a touchdown on a co uple of side
runs. In qui ck success ion afte r the kick-off, St. J ohn 's scored another touchdown,
a ncl He ise easil y kicked goal. In the second pe:riod Mt. St. Mary' s seemed to ha ve
more figh t a nd sta rted a march towa rd St. J ohn 's goal, but they lost the ball on a
f umble an d St roy meye r sc01·ed a touchdown by circling the end . Th en Mt. St.
".\Iary's ki cked off to St. John' s, and by circlin g the ends for cons iderab le gain a nd
by a bea utiful lin e plunge by Turner we made a to uchdown. ' ['he first half ended,
St. John' s ball in mid-field. The thi rcl pe ri od began w ith Mt. St. Ma ry's kicking
off to St. John 's, but they soon lost the ball on a t ry fo r a fie ld goal. On an unin te rceptecl forwa rd pass by Stromeyer and a cro ss-bu ck around left end. we netted
another to uchdown . In the final period, St. J ohn"s pulled off a beautiful pass for
a ga in of 20 yards. an d then our reliable fu llback scored another touchdown by
hitting the lin e. Thi s was the last scori ng clone. Mt. St. :M ary' s seemed to take
another momentary brace an d started a march clown the field, when the game
ended.
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~ J t. S t. :\Tary' s, o f Emmitsburg, 43-0, on ou r ho me ground s.
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S'L'. JOHN' S , 0;
F~ANKLIN
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AND MARS HALL, 48
S'L'. ,JOHN'S, 14; MARYJ_,Al\"D AGR ICULT URAL COLLEGB, 26
T he heavy F ranklin and l\1a rshall team defeated our li ght eleven by using the
old-fash ioned lin e bu ckin g. This; coup led with the long and tiresome t rip which
our team had to take on October 9th , played havoc with our cha nces. No sco ring
was done in the 11 rst pe ri od, but in the second, St. John 's seemed to lose all of her
l- ghting spirit a nd Franklin a nd Ma rsha ll sco red nea rly at will in th e second and
i
third pe riod, until they had run up a sco re of 48 points. In the last peri od, St.
John's came back to life and held Franklin a nd Ma rshall sco reless fo r the rest
of th e game. .My lin , captain of F ranklin a nd Marshall , was surely the shining
sta r of hi s team, wh il e Selby was the main stay of St. John's lin e.
S'L' . JOHN'S, 0;
GE~".rY SH U RG,
Hi
On Saturday afte rnoo n, October 23, St. John' s m et Gettys burg Co ll ege on the
foo tball field fo r the first time in six yea rs. T he team went up th ere with a
dete rmin a ti on to even up the series a nd bring back a victory for their old A lma
:\Jater. Eve ry man that had a cha nce in thi s gam e fo ught every inch un til th e fi nal
whi stle, a nd we )l ave cause to feel proud of the effo rt they m ade. Gettysburg did
not have any cin ch winning the game, because they we re un able to sco re in the
lirst peri od, but they were able to sco re in the seco1 d, third a nd fo u rth pe riod s,
i
whi ch wa s eno ugh to bring defeat to old St. John 's. T urn er and Stromeye r, 111
the backfield, an d A ndrew and Selby on the li ne, we re sta rs for St. J ohn 's.
:I<'OOTBALJ~
S Q UAD
t.
On October 30, St. John 's met defeat at the hand s of he r old ri val, M . A. C.,
26 to 14. Los ing thi s game to the Aggies elimin ated St. John's from th e State
championship con test. It was not the loss of the game, but the lack of ··Old St.
John 's" spirit among the members of the team that hurt. T he team was in ve ry
good cond iti on when th ey entered this game, an d th e whole student body was supporting the team with their utmost powe r. l\1. A. C. seemed to have pu lled a
trick on St. John 's by bringing into the game two unknown men, who we re eas il y
the cause of th e defeat of St. J ohn' s. B ut th ese two men should not ha ve brought
defeat upon us if the team had played the kind of game that they were capabl e of
p laying. In the first quarter there was no scoring clone, but in the second :~vi. A. C.
was able to score a touchdow n by Shank's beautiful run . I n the third qua rte r
St. J ohn' s s·co recl her fi rst touchdown. due to l\1. A. C.'s fumbling th e ba ll , which
was caught up and ca rri ed 70 ya rds for a touchdown by Bielaski. St. J ohn' s was
not able to stay in the lead, because l\1. A. C. soon made a nothe r touchdown 1
)\'
hitting St. John 's lin e. In the last quarter. M.A. C. sco red two mo re touchdown s,
one being made from the ki ck-off by Shank. St. John 's was able to sco re on ly
one mor·e touchdown , whi ch was carried ove r by Cook.
Had it not been for the sterling wo rk of Selby, the whole team would han
been a di smal failure in the eyes of the public.
ST . JOHN'S , 21; WES'.rEH.N MARYLAND COLLEGE, 7
St. Jo hn' s see med to take a new hold on li fe Saturday, November 6, when she
took the eve r-revengef ul vVeste rn l\Iary lancl Co llege into camp. vVeste rn l\Iaryla ncl came upon the fi eld with a grim determination to win, but the punch a nd
dete rmin at ion whi ch St. Jo hn 's showed seemed to make them forget, for a whil e.
1rst game of the season in whi ch St. J ohn 's
th eir own obj ect. T hi s was the f
showed her ability to use forward passes, whi ch she is so noted for. Weste rn
Ma ryland won th e toss and chose to rece ive the kick. T hen the ball was fi rst
in one te rritory, then th e other. Each team exchanged p unts because th e re was
hold ing on each team . In th e seco nd quarte r St. John 's received the ball by
holding \iVestern Mary land fo r dow ns. Then St. John's sta rted a march fo r their
opponents' goal line, and score:cl their fir st touchdown by seve ra l lin e p lunges
a nd end runs. St. John' s sco red again soon after the ki ck off by executin a a
beautiful fo rward pass. The fi rst half en ded with St. John's. 14; W. M . C.~ 0.
In the third quarter \iVestern Maryland kicked off to St. J oh n's. \ Neste rn 1\-Ian·la nd held for downs. T hen 'N. l\I. started to march towa rd St. John 's aoal lin"e.
but when they got in st ri k in g d istance of ou r lin e, our good old line h e !~! \71/. l-J.
for clow ns. Strom eye r ki cked ou t of danger. St. J ohn 's ball was on '-N. l\I.'s
10-ya rdlin e at t he beginning of the fo urth quarter a nd then Da rley carri ed it over
fo r ou r· fina l sco re. The ball was fir st in th e possession of St. J ohn's, then Vo-/. l\I.
vVith the ball in the ha nd s of vVestern l\faryla nd, they started a march toward
St. .John's goal lin e. and by the aiel of seve ral penalti es fo r sid e, Keeler was able
to sco re the onl y touc hdown for \IV. l\I. St. J ohn 's had th e ball in mid-field
when the wh istle blew fo r the en d of the game. Keeler and Garrett were the
brigh t stars for 'v'-/ . :-I., while Da rley, at qua r te r, and Noble, at end. showed up
best fo r St. J ohn' s.
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ST. JOHN 'S COLLEGE, 7; WASHLXGTON COLLEGE, 27
For th e seco nd time in the hi story of St. J ohn 's d id she go clown to defeat by
the \ Vashington College football team on the 13th of November. Never bdo re
has a team rep resenting St. J ohn 's go ne clown to defeat with out fighting to the
last, but this tim e there was lac k of fight among the fellows on the team and
there was lack of team wo rk , but it was not the faul t of our coach, becau se he is
con side red one of the best in the State. St. J ohn 's won the to ss and chose to
def end the goal with the wind at her back. Vvashin gto n College ki cked off; the
ball was received by Darley, who ran it back 15 yards. St. J ohn 's tried several
attacks at the line, but was un successf ul , and Stromeyer was fo rced to ki ck.
Then Washington College began a ma rch towa rd St. John 's goal by th e use of
forward passes. Enright came through right tackle fo r l.J yard s and a to uchclown. St. John 's retaliated by sco ring a touchdown in three minutes after the
k ick off, and this, by th e way, was the onl y time fight was shown by St . J ohn' s.
\i\Tashington Coll ege came back st rong in the second qua rte r a nd scored t wo more
touchdown s by the forward passes from Enright to Frampton.
At the beginning of the third quarte r St. John' s seemed to take a new lease
of figh ting sp irit, but onl y to falter at the most criti cal tim e. A t thi s point Brown
fe ll back a nd put ove r a b : autiful drop kick from the 48-yardline for ~Was hin gton
Co ll ege. \i\Tashin gton College was able to score only in the las t pe ri od through
the ab ility of B ro wn's kicking a nothe r field goal. Alexande r and Dryden we re the
bright sta rs of St. J ohn 's, whil e F ram pton and E nri ght excell ed for vVashington
Col lege.
In the seco nd quarte r neither team was ab le to sco re. St. John' s had a good
chance to sco re ano th e r touchdown. but the hard luck whi ch has followed th e
team t he ·whole season caused uBull;. Turner to fumble the ball about live va rds
from Hopki ns' goal. S t. John's was not abl e to score in the last half, bL{t she
was in the gam e: all the time iightin g. I-:T opkin s was able tb score two more to uchclowns in the last half by the good work of .1-:l off man and B rooks.
Alth ough we lost the Ilopkin s game, the show ing made by both the team a nd
student body wa s no mean one. The old St. J ohn's spirit was there that da y in a ll
it s glory.
ST. JOHN'S 1:3: PENl\'SYL\'ANlA MlLI'l'A RY COLL I!;UE, 3 5
O n Thank sgiving Day S t. John's journeyed to Cheste r , Pa., and the\· we re
defeat ed by the P. :.'II. C. Cadets by the sco re of 3. -13. Thi s was P. ;.r. C.' s big
;
game, a nd they went in it with a determination to reve nge the d t·feat of last yea r.
T hi s was St. John' s last gam e and there was not much in terest taken in it. Som e
of the playe rs refus ed to make the trip, a nd thi s handicapped the team \'ery mu ch,
the resul t of thi s being the loss of th e game. By long end run s P. ~J. C. was able
to score all it s to uchdowns. \ Nh il e Jarman was again the shining star for St.
J ohn' s, mak ing both of the to u chdowns, Selby and Dryden also did splen did work
on the line fo r St. John's.
ST. JOHN'S, 6; JOHNS HOPIUNS, 20.
Un der ideal weather conditi ons, St. John 's met h e r old ri val, Johns 1-:Topkins,
on the 20th of November, a nd was defeated 20-6. Thi s vvas one of the best
games that the tEam p layed th e whole season, because t hey were in the game
Jighting f or everything that they were worth. The whole team deserves much
cred it for the show ing that they made again st the heavy team of the Black and
B lue. The team went in the game with a long string of di sheartening reverses
behind them a nd comparative sco res pointing to an ove rwhelmin g defeat. O ur
boys lined up with g rim determination written on eve ry face and we re eage r to
show the old fighting spirit, whi ch kept the roote rs .guessing all the tim e. In th e
backfield, Jarman proved to be a star in th e quarterback pos iti on. Too much
credit cannot be given thi s boy on account of hi s coolness and good judgment in
runn ing the team. It looked as if h e were th e who le backfield in the fi rst half .
St romeye•- a nd A lexander also did splendid work in the backfi eld. \ iVhenever
they were call ed upon by their quarterback to carry the ball th ey were a lway s
sure of 10 to l .J yards. \,Yhile on the line, Selby a nd Dryden we re the shining
sta rs. O ften Selby would break through th e Hopkins lin e a nd na il one of the
bac kfi eld men before he would get started with the ball.
Captain .Heise won the toss and Hopkins kicked off. T hen th e ball was fir st
punted from one end of the field to the othe r·, until H offman, of H opkin s, was able
to sco re a touchdown by seve ral line plunges a nd penalti es whi ch we re inflicted
upon St. John 's for off sid e. Finall y, St. John's made a start for th eir opponents'
goal line and was able to sco re a touchd own by seve ra l end runs and line plunges.
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FOOTBALL SCENES
�ilanrhall. 19 15
l-IE baseball seaso n o f 19 Li
was, from St. J ohn 's
viewpoint, rathe r un success ful , yet there were seve ral
redeeming feat ures. The most
important of whi ch was th e
forming of nucleu s fo r a new
team of young and expe ri enced
playe rs. Captain :\fatt hews was
slow rounding into form, a nd
toward the end of the seaso n
showed fla shes of old-time bril li a ncy. The team sho ;ved :li nn
d etermination, that old St. .1 ohn 's
spiri t, whi ch enabled them to
come out on the long end of the
sco re, often winni ng in th e clo sin g fra mes in well timed ral li es .
vVe met and defeated our old
ri val , :VI. A . c.; in two wel l
BASEBALL CAPT A I N AND MANAGER
played games.
T he m ost notabl e game of the season was playe d wi th D elawa re Co ll e.sc, in
wh ich St. J ohn 's was defeated 1 to 0. It took 17 innin gs to dete rmin e th e
wi nner, the ga me being feat ured by the great defe nsive work o f both team s.
Freen y, Jarm a n, Heise and Cassard form ed a stonewall infi eld th at was the
equal of any in the State. H a uver was our reli ab le main stay behind the bat, ancl
was there with the ··pep .' ' Jump, Tucker and B rown played the outli eld in fa ul tless style. Th e utility jobs were creditabl y filled by l\Ierriken , Lowman, Stromeye r, Noble and Burgess.
Too mu ch credit ca nn ot
be given to our esteemed
Coach, J. N . Wi lson, for
hi s un tiring wo rk for the
team and hi s A lm a 1\Iater.
In conclu sion. w e: may
say that the seaso n promised great things for the
fu ture.
STRAYERS' GAME
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::'IIATTI-u :ws (Captain) .. . . . . .. . . Pitcher
1 AUVER .. .... .. . . .... . . . . . . . Catcher
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TARMA N . ....... . .. . ... .. Seco nd Base
]-IJ·:Isl\ .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. . . ...
Short Stop
CASSARD ... ... . . . .. ... . . .. T hird· Base
T ucKER . . . ...... . .. . .... . R ight F ield
J UM P .. .. ....... . .... . . . . Center F ield
~eft
F ield
Nonu:,
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BROWN .......... . .. .. .....
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cr::ss, S'l'R0:\1E YER .
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE, 4; ST. JOHN'S, 5
St. John 's defeated Wa shington College by batting harder and more tim ely,
by the score of 5 to 4. Merriken twirled a steady game for the Cadets, havi ng
g
on ly one bad inning. Biddle was on the mound for vVashington Coll e: e and was
a little wild in the opening stanzas, St. J ohn's coll ecting a ll their tallies in the third
and fo urth innings. Afte r that Biddle held them scoreless. Spedden played
we ll for V/ashington College, whil e Free ney a nd Merriken starred for S t. J ohn's.
RO CK HILL, 8; S'l'. JOHN'S, 10
l\1'1'. S'.r. M A RY' S , ll; ST. JOH:.\' 'S , 6
St. John 's journ eyed to E mmitsburg to open the
season and were defeated by Mt. St. Mary's. Fo ur
run s were sco red off Me rriken' s deli ve ry in th e first
111 nin a. Jn the second , Capta in Matthews took up the
nitch~1 a but was unable to sta r) th e sco ring. Camino's
'home run and the batting of Ri ce featured for the
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Moun tai neers. For St. J ohn's, the batting and fl eld ing
of Hei se and ::\iiatth ews' pitching stood out prominent.
HOLY CI'WSS, 4; ST. JO H N'S, 3
St. John's lost a ,ha rd- fought ten-innin g game to
H oly Cross on the Cadets' fi eld , the fin al sco re bein g
4- 3. Capta in Matthews twirled a maste rly game fo r
St. J ohn 's-. striking out fo urteen men, but hi s loss of
the aa me was chi erl v clue to ]JOO r base- runnin ()' of his team-mates a nd the inability
t'>
to pu t ac ross a hi tJ a t the crit ical tim e. Ca"'
rroll and Long showed up we 11 f or
H ol v Cross, whi le Captain Matthews' pi tchin g and Freeny's home run feat ured
f or 'st. J oh n' s.
M'l.'. S'l'. JOSl<;J>H'S, 7 ; S'l' . JOHN' S, 4
St. Toh n's met defeat at the ha nd s of 1\II t. St . Joseph's at Irvington. Capta in
::\.latthe,;·s held the m ound f or St. John' s and stru ck out eight men, whil e "Rube"
::\ leacl o\\·s, hi s oppon ent . ret ired seventeen by strike outs. ::\Ieadows was wild
durin g the 1-i rst t1~ 0 innings, but ste adi ed dow n a nd pitched good ball. Features
of th e ga me we re the running ca tch by J a rman, for St. J ohn 's, and the battin g
of :\I orga n. for M t . St. J oseph' s.
GALLAU DET, 0; S'l'. ,J O HN 'S, l
Tn a close ly contested game, St. Jo hn 's d efeated Galla udet by t he score o f
1 to 0. T he feature of the game was the twi rlin g of Ras mussen , of the ::\lutes .
1-Te fanned twelve m en and a ll owe d onl y two h1ts, whil e he got two of hi s team s
four hi t~. Tucker was on the mo und f or St. John's a nd pit ched an excell ent
ga me, allowi ng fo ur scattered hi ts .
NAVY, 8; S'J'. JOHN' S , 5
.\Tan defeate d St. J ohn 's in the flr st of a se ries .o f th ree gam es, S- 5. Both
team s batted well . eac h o btaining eleven clea n binglcs, an d t he fi elding of N avy
was fau ltless, whil e St . J ohn 's got nin e mi scu es. Capta in l\I atthews pitched a
superb ga me, kee!)ing hi s hits well scatte red, but hi s support was very poor.
H eise's circui t clout to deep center, driving in three run s, f eatured for St. John 's
while th e batting of H icks f eat ured fo r Navy.
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St. John 's trimm ed Rock Hill in an uphill ,g ame. l\IIerriken started on the
motmd for S t. John 's and held the visitors to six runs. H e was reli eved by
Captain :Matthews in the eighth frame . Schmid iger held the Cad ets sco reless for
six innings, but in the seventh they la nded on him for home run s, t wo doubl es
and three singles, collecting six talli es. With two men on bases in the ninth ,
Capta in Matth ews struck out the last tvvo men. F reeny, of St. John' s, and
Schmidi ger, of Rock H ill, di vided the batting honors, the fo rme r getting a home r
and a tripl e, th e latte r a home r, a double and a single.
P . 1\f.. C., 2; ST. JOHN'S, 12
St. J ohn 's made it a clean sweep in athlet ics staged wi th P. M. C., by defeating th em in a long-drawn-out game, 12-2. Tu cke r was on the mound f.or St.
J ohn's and was maste r of the situation a t all times. The fie lding of Freen y a nd
batt ing of Heise featured for St. J ohn 's, whil e Schn eebeli was the star fo r P.M. C.
1\fT. ST . .JOSI:•~PH'S, !l; S'.r. JOHJ\"'S, 7
::\ft. St. Joseph 's def eated St . J ohn 's on th e Cadets ' fie ld , the reby taking a way
the hopes of State cha mpionshi p. Bo th tea ms batted hard , th e losers gettin g two
more hits tha n the winne rs. T he game was full of pep a nd Captain i\Iatthews
deserYed to win. but was given p oor support, and ju st when the suppor t was bad
the J osephites came across w ith some timely hits. Camali er, for Mt. St. Jo seph 's,
and Freeny shared the batting hono rs. Camalier got a t ripl e and two doubles,
whil e F reeny ba nged out a tripl e, double an d single.
W . M. C ., 5; ST . JOHN' S, 17
In a slow a nd unin te rest ing game, St. J ohn 's swamp ed \"!este rn ~Iary la nd
at \1\' estmini ster, 17- S. Thi s game made a clean sweep in a thl eti c act iviti es
between th e two coll eges for thi s yea r. Captain ·M atthews was mast·e r of th e
\ "!estern :M aryland batsmen at all tin\~s . The batting of Tucke r a;1d Brown
feat ured th e co ntest, the form e r gett ing three singl es and the latte r two triples
and a single.
WASHING'J'O\" AND LEE, 6; ST . ;JOHi\''S, 4
St. J ohn 's met vVashington a nd Lee on home g rounds and we re defeated.
6- 4. Ivi erriken, who did the tw irlin g for St. J ohn' s, was hi t hard in the first
three inn ings, and with p oo r head work on part of St. J ohn 's the visitors crossed
the rubber fo ur tim es. St. J ohn's mad e a game rall y in th e eighth, but were not
ab le to ove rcome th e generals' lead . Harri so n and Ba il ey were the ~ta rs for
\ Vashin gton a nd L ee, each getting two hits f or a total of five bases . F o r th e
Cadets, Tucke r and Jump played best.
NA:\T 22;
Y,
S'r.
,JOHN'S, 0
. Na\'y completely ove r whelm ed St . John 's by th e sco re of 22- 0. N avy had
the1r ba tting eye with them, although St. J ohn 's fleld ed ve ry po01·;y behind
r.'I at th ews. T. Fishe r, Adams and McFall starred at the ba t for . lav.y.
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M. A. C., 3; S. J. C ., 4
St. John' s defeated her old ri val, I\1. A. C., 4- 3, in a well-played ga me on
the Cadets' fi eld. With the sco re a tie in the ninth , Heise stole hom e with the
winning run. I\Iatthews pitched a sta rtling game for St. J ohn's, all owin g the
Farmers Jive scattered hi ts. At the bat Jump and Tucker starred for St . John 's,
and K node and Derrick stood out for M. A. C.
J. H. U., 5; S. J. C., 3
St. John' s journ eyed to Homewood and vvere defeated by her old rival,
J ohn s Hopkins, 5- 3. Defandorf, for Hopkin s, twirled a maste rl y game, all owi ng
the Cadets fo ur hi ts . Captain Matthews pitched a heady game, but was given
poor support by hi s team-mates, and H opkin s took ad vantage of all the mi scues.
Defandorf also was ready with the willow, clouting out two bingles . \Vorthing
was the heav ier wielder, gath ering a triple and doubl e and two walks out of Jive
trips to the plate .
EASTERN, 10; S'J'. JOHN 'S, 3
1n one of th e wo rst exhibiti ons of baseball put ·up by St. John's this season,
she was defeated by Easte rn College, by the score of 10 to 3. Merriken started
to pitch for St. J ohn 's, but did not far e so well. T he poo r use to whi ch hi s
hea d was put also h elped materi all y in our defeat. In the seventh, with two men
on , Captain ~Iatt h ews took up the burden, but sti ll Easte rn pu shed two run s
across -before th ey were ret ired . In the eighth a nd ninth only six men faced
.. ~Iatty' ' a nd fi ye went out by the st rikeout route.
W ASHING:'l'ON, 1; ST. ,JOHN' S, 0
\Nith rain almost bursting from the cloud s. S t. J ohn 's and vVashington start ed
to play the final game of a se ries of two on the latter's field. Af ter th e game hacl
gone three frame s, the downpour came and lasted a half hour, durin g which tim e
the teams left the field. Th rough the noble work of W. C.'s esteemed coach
the fie ld was swept clean of water and sha vings were put aro und each of the
bases. " Play ball' ' was soon continued, after m a ny a rgum ents with the ·' woul d-be
National L eague" umpire. In the fifth \iVashington sco red the first run and th e
burst of enjoyment that went uo with it was only sh ortli ved. for St. John' s came
back and sco red two in the six th. St. John' s sta rted to take the field in the sixth ,
when the umpire ra n out and called th e game on accoun t of the li ttle ra in whi ch
h ad just begun . This gave the game to vVashington Coll ege, 1 to 0, at the close
of the fifth. Captain :Matthews a nd Tucker t wirl ed splendid ball for St. J ohn's.
DELAWARE COLLl~ GE, 1; ST. JOHN'S, 0
J n one of the longest and best played games eve r staged by a St. J olln 's team
they we re defeated by Dela ware, on the latte r's fie ld , in a seventeen-inning game,
by th e sco re of 1 to 0.
Both team s played the one, two, three order fo r the first nin e innings.
T wenty-eight men fa ced Captain :;viatthews, while twenty-nin e men facecl Hock,
Delaware Coll ege's twirler. T hree errors by St. John' s and two l)y D elawa re
also tell th e class of ball pl ayed by each team in such a long contest.
M. A. C., 1; S. J. C., 5
St. John 's f-ini shed the season by d efeating M . A . C. on their own field , by
the sco re of ~ to 1. Captain Matthews twirled in old-tim e style . all ow in g the
:-\ggies four scattered hits. At th e bat Hau ve r an d Freeny sta rred f or St. J ohn 's,
each co ll ectin .~ three hi ts. Knode played best for th e Farmers.
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BASEBALL SCENES
�IHankrt IHall 19lfi
J1E basket ball ~easo n of
1916 was the most su ccessful one the team has
enj oyed sin ce 19 12. The team
lost the first game to Catholi c
U nive rsity, but after that showed
wonde rfu l team work a nd was
not beaten except by Navy.
'vVe had four of last year' s
team back, J a rm an and Heise,
fo rwards; A ndrew and Selby,
guards. Dun phy, the 19 15 ce n~
ter, was lost, but hi s place was
ab ly fiiled by Cla ude. The forwards p layed a sta r game and
th e gua rds were among the best
in the S tate.
Du e to unfortunate circumstances, we were not abl e to play
either 'vVashington College or
CAPTAIN AND MANAGER BASKET-BALL
l\!It. St. Ma ry's. But in compa rati ve scores we appea r better than vVashington College, whom P. M. C. def eated
dec isively, whil e we ou tclassed the latter team. :M t. St. Joseph 's was defeated in
both games, and thi s team in turn d efeated both vVashington Co llege and Loyola .
There fore, :VIt. St. Mary's was the on ly dangerou s co nte nde r, a nd it was not
through a ny , f ault of ours that the game with them wa s cance ll ed. After all is
said, we feel sure that, since no really undi sputed cla im can be made f or the State
title, St. Joh n's has the best right to it as matte rs now stan d.
Too much credit cann ot be given Coach \Nil son for hi s untiring efforts to
turn ou t a good team. The men a lso were faithf ul and dese rve the high est prai se.
The lon g layoff, during the time th e Co llege was closed, evidently was bene11cia l because the team came back and did not lose a game.
'l'he team was a bl y captained by A ndrew, who p layed right gua rd, the other
pos iti ons bein g filled as fo llows : Jarm a n, ri ght forward ; :Heise, left fo rward ;
Cla ude, center; Selby, left .guard. T he sub stitutes we re Cook, W eaver and
vVatson.
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SJ~LBY .
Captain .......... . Left Gua rd
. . .. .• . . . . . . . . •.. . R ight
Guard
CLA u m: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cen ter
1-IEISl~ ........ . ... . .... Ri ght Fo rward
JARMA N .... . . . ... . . . ... Left Fo r wa rd
S ub st it n tes-\ i'lJ.:AvF:R, Coor<, \ i ATSON .
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CATHOLIC UNI\ 'El~Sl'l~Y, 3 1; ST. J O HN 'S, 15
On Saturd ay, J an uary 8, th e team opened th e season with Catholi c Un ive rsity ,
a t An napolis. The first half end ed 13 to 12. in favor of St. John' s. But Cathol ic
U n ive rsity came back and 0\·erwhelm ed us in the second half. Caff rey, Gallivan
a nd Ca rtwright star red fo r Catholic Un iversity, whi le Cla ude, A nd rew and Selby
played well fo r the home team.
S'J'. ,JOHN' S, 23; J)t'r . S'L' . J OSF:P H.' S , 15
St. J ohn's beat ~\'It. St. J oseph 's, on the latte r's floo r, 23- 1 ~. :\Iany sensatio nal shots we re caged by both teams. Nolan and Suarez starred fo r :\It. St.
Joseph 's, and Heise and Jarma n for St. J ohn 's.
~AVY, 40; S'J'. JOHN 'S, 19
St. John 's lost to Navy after a stubborn uphi ll fig ht.
Wilkes starred for
NaYy, Ja rman an d Selby fo r St. J ohn's.
ST. JOHN' S , 22; M.T. ST . JOSEPH'S , 20
I n a nip and t uck game, St. John's beat Loyola . 22-20, thus puttin g them
out of State championship. Jarm a n, A ndrew a nd Claud e sta r red for St . J ohn' s,
Sua rez and Nola n for the losers.
S'J'. J OH~ ' S, 54; ROCli:. HILL, 30
In a game fu ll of exc it ement St. John 's defeated Rock Hi ll , on the latte r's
cour t, 54-30. The St. J ohn 's team played as a un it through out t he gaille.
Ba rell a sta rred for Rock H ill.
ST. JOHN'S , 43; ROCli:. I-IILL, 28
S t. John's again beat Rock H ill , on the fo rmer's court, by 43-28. St. J ohn 's
had no indi vidu al sta rs. B rennan sco red the most points for Rock Hill.
ST. J O HN 'S, 37; P . l\'1. C., 3 0
St. J ohn 's defeated P . :i\1. C., on the latter's court, 37-30. J a rma n starred
fo r St. John's, sco ring twenty-one points; Sickl es p layed best fo r P . 1\I. C.
S'J'. JOHN'S, 44; Dl< LAWARE, 26
,
lege.
In the fina l game of th e season, St. J ohn' s decisively def eated Delawa re ColJ a rma n, Claude a nd Selby played best fo r St. ] olm's; Reeder a nd vV illi s,
for Delaware.
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HE track team began its practice before Ch ri st mas, unde r Captain Fi elds.
with quite a few new candidates . The real hard, grilling work, however,
clid not begin until after the holidays. when Captain Fi elds put hi s charges
through stiff, snappy clashes and cross-country run s. Ow ing to our enforced
vacation, on account of sca rlet fever at th e College, the team cou ld not panicipate
in either the Geo rge Washington meet or the Fifth Regiment Armory-Johns
H opkin s meet, but came back st rong in the Georgetown m ee t at vVashington, on
the fourth of .i\llarch. In this meet Captain Fields, A. :H. No ble and E lzey entered
the .'iO-yard open dash, and although they did not win ·a place, Field s and Noble
made fa st time in their heats and won them. Holmes came fourth in the 440-yarcl
open run and fift h in the 880-yard run, with Burgess and Noble not far behind.
The out-of-door se• son is yet to open, but we have prospects of a fast and
a
experienced relay team, which is now fast working into p roper shape and, no
boubt, will run their oppo nents a game and snappy race .
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�Wruuts 1Rrrorb for 1915
John s Hopkin s. . . . . .
. 6; S.
Catholi c U nive rsity .. . . . .. . . 2; S .
:\I. A. C.................. . 0; S.
J.
J.
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C ... . ........ . .. ... . .. 4
C....... .. ....... ..... 6
l...:"ni vers ity of Va .... . ..... . 4; S . J. C .... . . . . . . . .. . ...... . 2
U ni ve rsity of Geo rgetown .. .4; S. J . C. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .... 2
Washington College ..... . .. 0 ; S.
J.
C ... . .... ... . . . ... . .. . 2
U ni ve rsity of l-Iarylancl .. ... 3; S. J. C .... ... .. .. . . . . . . . ... 3
:\l. A. C . .. .. . . .
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TENNI S T EA M
170
One b1 ht, Sunn y da y last Fa ll ou r Junior C lass decid ed to hir e· a ''J ew Packard''
·ig
a nd take a "J oy Rid e" to o btain a post-g r a duat e deg r ee in Bo ta n y.
Fo r Lu n ch we to ok along a large Bag o f " Pre tzels ," which ava il ed us n o thing. fo r
before we had Ve ntur ed far, it "Fe ll " o ut o f the Car a nd la nd ed in '·:vi id dle H.i ve r ,"
w hi ch w e we r e C ro ss in g.
T h e Sig ht mad e a good A pp ear ance as th e Car was "Sp ick" and Spa n .
As Botany was o ur ,Objec t, we n at ur a ll y h ead ed '' Woo dward ." vVc had ju s t
t urn ed a Cu r ve w h e n we saw a c uri o us o ld Man a h ead of us. H e held out hi s Ha nel
a nd we s t o pped. He to ld us h e wa s '·Pete r Cur fma n" a nd a '' Mill e r' ' by T rad e a nd a lso
Co n stabl e of Kn o t a tow n. \!V e asked him th e '·P ri ce" of o ur Mi sd e m ea no r , a nd afte r
paying him a ''Nob le" s um o f o ne " Buck" dro ve o n . In pass ing t hr o ug h " Houston ."
a "\!Veaver'' came o ut o f h is S hop and inquir ed w h e r e we were from. He t a lked qu it e
a w hil e, a nd in hi s Co n ve r sat ion sa id h e wa s a "B urg ess" o f this g r ow ing tow n.
vVe drove o n a little furt h e r a nd , hav ing o f "Ea t s" n ot a " Crum ," a ll vote d to turn
back towa rd "Crabto wn ." vVe had not go n e far when we noti ced a " M ad d-ox" c ha rg ing
clown on us; he wa s a large " H. ecl " one and loo ked fie rce; we didn 't have a ny ''B uggy
v\lhip," of co ur se, so we got afteT him with a " Dingbat," but he o n ly became th e mor e
e nra ge d with " Ir a."
So m e o n e ye lled "Stan '- For d ! S ta nd th e charge!"
F in a ll y a 'B rav e ·Ma n. in th e r ea r sea t, got o ut and ca ll ed, co m e, " F lossy,' ' and the
Bu ll ca m e· a s g e nt le as a Lamb .
\11/e s tart ed off aga in and were nea r ly H o m e w h e n a h eavy "S t o rm " ca m e up. and
'·Ho ly J oe'' ! it was some "S to rm." O n e fe ll ow said. " I do n't 'Ca r e-y' b it , let u s ge t
wet.'' F in a lly, w he n th e r ain ha d stopped, we r eac hed the Co ll ege look ing lik e dr ow n ed
Rats.
Th e moral is n eve r to fo rget o n e Expe ri e nc e a n d Troub le we ha d in g e tting back
to C rabtown, bu t to remember '' By Persever a nce We Co nqu e r."
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Annapolis , Md ., January 13, 1916.
CADET
OFFENSE
EXCUSE
D emerits
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20
McNEILL
Absent drill
Indisposed
MITTENDORF
Bed not rolled
Still in it
SCARBOROUGH
Gun not dressed
No clothes
Excused
RIPPERE
Spitting i" ranks
Habit
Excused
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RIDGLEY
Smoking in uniform
STURDY
Late class- Second offense
O ut late night before
SCHUMACHER
Shoes not shined
Absent 10 :30
Calling on a fair one
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25
Can't reach them
WADDELL
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Math. II
Forgot he had one on
10
No book
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GRAY
Lights after taps
WHITE
Not answering Reve ille Ro ll Call Dreaming of Horace
HANDY
Absent all classes
Hunting his watch
GROVE
Fr ench Leave
Some dame
GLADDEN
Not shaved
Razor in "Hock"
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Working up a clue
A glimpse of what it wou ld be like were we to change places.
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N. DODGJ2 VVooDwARD .. . .... . . . ... . ...... .. .. ... . Philo lw lion
ARTHUR B. JA CQUES .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Ph£/o /wlion
L u 'I'HJ! R T . MILES . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . Philoma lhean
JAME S T . D ui<J2 ....... . ... . . ................. . . . Philolwlian
UE to the effo rts of Professors Handy and Sturd y and the will ingness of
the students to co-operate with them, a new coll ege acti vity has been
brought into the lim e-li ght. na mely, a coll ege debating team. Effo rts were
taken along the same lin e last yea r, but due to some cause th e team ne ve r
became a reali ty.
On January 17, 19 16, what is now pro udl y and ju stly hai led as St. John 's
Debating Team, met and defeated, we a re glad to say, tho ugh with no mali ce
toward our guests in question , The Debating Team of De laware Co ll ege. Acco rding to th e judges. if it had not been for the '·sticktoit iveness" with whi ch the
oppon ents hand led th e sticky substan ce, chewing gum, we woul d probably have
had more trouble in hemm ing them in . Be that as it may, our team is now a live,
tangib le thing, and, its phase of work, will t ry, as our other teams do, to bea r
up old St. John 's a nd p lace her in a conspicuous positio n amo ng her siste r co ll ege·s.
Lastly, we hope that the celeb rated St. John" s spiri t and spo rtsman ship wi ll
cha racterize ou r efforts along these lin es as along othe rs and that victo ry , if n eeds
be, will be a seco ndary consid eration to them.
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Y. M . C. A . OFFICERS
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RIL'Pl~RJ~ ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Faculty
Adv·iser
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S. S . .1-f ANDY . . . • . . . . • .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. FaC1tlt'J' Adviser
T . SP JCKNA LL, '17 . ..... . . .. .. . . . ... .. . . .. ...... . Presid ent
<1I. 1\. :!Oruthrrn
Bennett, A . l\1.
NDER :M r. Spicknall 's leadership, the Y. lVI. C. A. has flouri shed and
rounded out in to a well organi zed body. Th e membership includ es half of
th e boa rding students. a nd the association has a well furni shed a nd
attract ive room in :,;I cDowell Hall. To Ni r . Spickn all is due the su ccess
tha t has bee n obtain ed in th e last year. O n hi s should ers f ell the burden of
getting up th e Y. 1\II. C. A. ha ndbook , whi ch has ,g uided so m any of us in th e
right direction. J:le has had two able wo rke rs in M r. K ni ghton and M r . Talton .
A delegation of fi ve men wa s sent to the Niissiona ry Conference at We ste rn
Maryla nd Coll ege, where they h ad bo th a ve ry interesting a nd in structive trip,
w hi ch incidenta lly was enlivened by the Y. W. C. A. del egates from ~-'fary l and
Coll ege for \ Vomen.
In closing, it is felt that the Y. M. C. A. ha s had a very successf ul year a nd
1hat the future is full of promi se fo r the advan cem ent of the cause.
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Selby, H.
.J.
H unt , R. E .
Sheetz,
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B roadrup, E. E.
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Flo lm es, T. R.
Boulden, M. P.
'vV. KN r GI-ITON, ' 18 .... . .. ... . . .. . . . .... ..... Vice-P 1·es-ident
I. B. T ALTON, '17 .. . . ... . . . ..... . .. . . ..... .. .... .. Tr eas1wer
H. L. D. STANFORD, Jn., ' 17 ........... . ·........... . Secretary
Jones, R. 0 .
Sleight, L. C.
Cook e, J . R.
L igon, T. L .
S mith, F. B.
Cox, M.A.
Crum, R . Vv'.
Lowe, S. J.
:M ack, VV. E.
Smith, J. W.
Smith, N. H.
·c unningham , R .
Martin , W .
Somervill e,
Matthews, S. 'V\l .
Stanford ,
Duk e, J.
Ga rdn e r, E. 0.
1\![en cke, L.
::vi:etzger. G. K .
Stann , J. 1\1.
T rayer, K. M.
Harri s, W. 1\11.
Moo re, G. C.
T ucke r, W. B.
H iedelbac h, B. S .
Polk, E. B.
Watson ,
Holden, F. A.
Schuele, A.
W ell s, G. E .
Denni s,
J. P.
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FR r L . B u2LASKI, ' 16 . ... . . ... .......... .. . ... Vice-Pres ident
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G. T. 1\II A c r<.r. N z rr., '16
J. YVI LSON KNI GHTON,
J.
T. S rr cr;:NALL, '17
BrLLING SL I·:A,
CARr·:v C. J ARMAN. ' 17
LA w soN, ' 19
' 18
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vrur·:r, J . L o wE, JR., '20
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IRMLY be.li e ving .in the prin cip le la id clown by ome of th e ancients, and
practrcecl 111 va ry mg degrees by succeedrng ages, nam ely, " honor, fir st of
all ,' ' th e student body , co-ope ra ting to a certa in deg ree with the Faculty.
but re"l ying p rin cipall y on their own resources, has estab li sh ed within its
midst a Student Coun cil , th e purpo se of whi ch augu st body is to stimulate interest
in those cha racte ri stics whi ch ma ke fo r real cha racte r a nd ul ti mately to weed
out a ny a nd a ll st udents who continuall y persist in way wardnes s.
Th ough of recent o ri g in, the work of the Co un cil has already had an
app reciable effect U~) Oll the ,general cha racte r of th e student body and will , in t he
end , root out all th ose ev il that shou ld be, a nd really are, foreign in the make up
of a real man .
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Chainnan
CAnr.:r J AMJ~S CARLYLJ~ 1\ii:ILLl~R, ' 16,
Treasurer
CADI~'L' JAMl~S THOMAS DUKJ~, ' 16
JA COB lVlYl~RS PEARCE, , ' 16
HAHRY JosJ~ P I-I SeLBY, ' 16
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J or-I N WEsLEY NoBu~, '17
GlWRGE NoAH \IVJ\ AVl\R, ' 17
J m -IN :MuRDOCK STORM, ' 17
J osEPH \ !\TILSON KNIGHTON, ' 18
THOMAS R1•: rm HoLMEs, ' 18
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B u t the Sophs had got th e blues,
A t last upon a plan they li t,
To nab the Freshies' shoes.
Soon each had learned the sec ret,
· A nd the pa rt that he wo uld take;
A ll were delig hted to be of ser vice,
A nd a little fun to make.
Silence reig ned at last all ri ght,
11\lhen each had gone to bed ;
The Freshi es dreamed of home so bright,
The Sophs, of shoes in stead.
Stealthy f orm s crept out that night,
From a lm ost every door;
O ne by one th ey formed a g roup,
Of twenty Sophs, or more.
A leader rose of unknown na me,
The raid ers on ly hope;
B un chi ng· them on every side,
T hu s vali ent ly, he spo ke :
"0 wo r thy Sophs, ye men of iron,
To th e F reshmen's room s go ye;
Sneak out thei r shoes a nd pitche rs too,
A nd thEn to the old Aag tree.
Spare not a one, fo r all mu st come,
A nd leave not yours in sight ;
\!\fake not the weary f rom their sleep,
A nd th e rest wi ll be all right. "
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And when he spoke, th e· party broke,
A nd sil ent as a mole,
Each shoe and slipper, soc k and pitcher,
H untecl the old flag pole.
Singly, in pairs and group s of three,
The shoes began their climb,
Each weary , yet fearing too,
Lest it be left behind.
A las, 'ti s sad to write it hereNo less the fact is trueThe boys whose voice th e Pro f. had heard,
vVe re caused to carry a shoe,
To cl ass, to meals. and even down town,
vVhereve r th ey chose to go,
The shoe, bespeaking bad condu ct,
vVere ever compell ed to show.
\ N ith g igg ling voices and s il ent step,
They started for their roo m,
Not know in g w hat for th em was left,
Nor thinking of th eir doom.
Th e Prof. who on that day was sick,
That ni g[lt was far from dead ;
Va.g uely thinking he hea rd a row,
Got up from off hi s bed.
Detective like, he p laced him self ,
U p in a co rn e r clark ;
From th ere h e'd watch hi s prey come on,
A nd th en on him, emba rk.
The boys ca me on and on too fa st,
A nd sc urrying 'round that co rner,
B umped into him an d mad e a fu ss,
A nd spil t the sly refo rm er.
A t thi s th ey snigge red and laughed aloud,
And thu s di sclosed the ir voice.
V/ hi ch fact th e Prof. took . in to note,
A nd in it did rejoi ce.
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Nob le, J. \ lll. ( in Latin )-"Professor, .did the Romans spea k Lat in ?' '
" Jack"-''V\T
hy- (ahem) certa inly, Mr. Noble."
L ieut. 1\.fcNeil ( in tact ics)-'' \iVhere's :\l r. l\[i ll e r ?"
Weaver (consp icuously)-'' \i\Thy, he's in the chapel, oratating (orating ) ...
Prof. Vladde ll ( in Trig.)-''Why, it looks as though you all never saw thi s
lesson befo. Looks like something sp ick, span a nd new ancl we've bee n dingclanging at it a whole week."
Jacques (at drill ) -"Column. fo r wa rd, MARCH. ''
Prof. ( in P hysics Class)-''Isn 't there a planet enci rcl ed by a ring of rambow co lors ?"
Price- " Yo u mean a barbershop pole. "
vVi lson, T . N .-"I haven't the cheek to ki ss you. "
Sb e-"Use min e." (Su ch non sense is p ainful. )
Contrast-He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, is a ve rdant
Fresh man. Pity him .
He who knows not and kn o<c•s that he knows not, is a g rave old Senior.
Re spect him .
"l\llose" S tat1ford, " clown and out" so mewhe re in vVashington, w ithout giv ing
his place of soj ourn, writes to hi s wife, " J ohnn y,'' as follow s : "Dear Wife :- Get
the dollar f rom my tro use r's pocket and send it to me immed iately. H umbl y.
:\lose."
·'Johnn y" replied as fo llows: " D ear Hubby :- Se nd me your add ress and the
doll a r will be forth co ming. A n affectionate wif e, Johnny.''
R. 0. Jones (in the parlor of a fair one)-" I gave up smoking fo r yo u.
D ear. what have you given up for me?"
She-" Seven ni ce yo ung gentlemen ...
J ohn Nobl e ( in doctor's office)-" Well, Doc, th at bottle of tonic has gr0\\'!1
me no new hair. vVhat would you ad vise me to do now?"
Doctor (scrat ching hi s head )-"vVell-er- in your case, I would suggest
a little bone fe rtili zer."
told the shy maid of hi s love,
The color left h er ch eek s,
B ut on the should er of hi s coat
It showed fo r seve ral weeks.
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:M u ings of a F reshm an y repa rin a
fo r Latin Exam .A ll the people di ed who spoke it;
A ll the people died who wrote it:
AJI the people di e who learn it,
Blessed death! they surely earn it."
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Prof. White (in Latin II ) - " Ni r. Selby, what kind of ships do . they have
clog watches on?"
Selby-"Why, barks, of course, Professor."
Prof. Mittendorf (in Physics) -''In the Gulf of Mexico, we used to shoot
the sun daily ancl"Bowers ( interruptin.g)-"P rofe ssor, did you use a Krupp gun?"
Li eut. Hyde (at drill )- "Right dress.
HALT."
Adj. Hartsock ( at dress paracle)-" Attention to orders-Officer of the Day,
Corporal- ( confused) Officer of- Noncomm issioned-Detail- ( furt her co nfused ) Noncommissioned Officer of the Day Stromeyer"- ( Finally does about
face and resumes ceremonies).
l\hjor Mackenzie (at supper) - " Dance in Gym. tonight, fifty cents a pair."
Prof. Gladden (i n Geometry)-"Now follow your figures carefully."
Smith, N.-" In other words, you mean go chase yourself."
''Sam" Freeny (translating German)-"And this is Fritz K leinmichal, th e
bride of my daughter. "
Dr. Schumacher-" Pat, do you expect to pass Ge rman ?"
Pat ( with dignity )-"Sure and I have already passed it. I passed the sauer
kra ut to Heine."
L ieut . :M cNeil-"Mr. Stromeyer, define a cossack post ?"
.. Bell' '- .. Lieutenant, I don't know much about architecture."
Prof. Waddell ( in A nalyti cs Class) - " Mr. De Vries (who was working problem at boa rd ), why don 't you go on?"
De Vries-"S ir, I stopped."
Prof . -" Who stopped you?"
De Vries-" I stopped myself. "
Prof.-" Goodness me, wh y are you so automatic?"
"Wi lli e" Harrison (coming to baseball game in seventh inning)-"Well , I
didn't miss much. The sco re is 0-0."
"Mose"- John, have you any attractions in Boonsboro ?"
" Johnnie"-"Yes, when I'm there."
" Pri s" Maddox (noticir11g a porter
Negroes cou ld be marine s."
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Camde n Station) -"I didn 't know
"Sa m" F reeny ( in Logic Class)-"A llm anuals ( mammal s) are vertebrates."
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James Hamilton B1
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Lea A lvin Da rl ey
George Dav idson
John Fell
John Irvin Heise
C. Carey Jarman
T homas Vvatkins Ligon
Geo rge Noah Weave r
Robert Hob litzell Maddox
John Wes ley Noble
Jacob Myers Pearce
Guy Douglass T hompson
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Harry J oseph Selby
Robert Otis Jones
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John M urdock Storm
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Henry La u renson Dashiell Stanfo rd
W illiam S. De V ri es
Wi lson Upshur Ma rtin
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Burgess-Neve r to mi ss a dance.'
Cox- Neve r to be Ed itor-in-Chi ef of The Rat-Tat agai n.
Crum-Neve r to make a di sco rd.
Curfman-Not t o be propo se d to, durin g th e ensuin g yea r.
Fell- To s top grafting on the n ewspapers.
Freeny- To stop b luffing illn ess in athl eti cs.
Harrison-To b e a man .
Jarman- To talk a t leas t tw ice a day.
Maddox-To raffi e off on ly one box of paper a week.
Miller- T o co me off th e s ick li st.
Noble, A. H.-To s pare "J ack '' a ll su ffer in g.
Noble, J. W.- T o ask no m ore foo li s h qu es ti on s.
Price- To remain a bach elor for ev er.
Spicknall-To lead a better 1if e.
Stanford-To be a se cond Dem os thcnes.
Storm-To lo ve th e ladies mor e and m ore.
Von Schwerdtner-To lay off b eer and pretzels.
W oodward- To take off s upe rAuous weight.
Talton- T o g et a mo ve on .
McComas- To re turn t o school on tim e.
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C. S. :McNEILL
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Cook, J. R.
Cox, M.A.
Cunningham , R.
Crum, R . '0/ .
Darley, L. A.
Den ni s, J. P.
DeVries, W. S.
Dryden, D. E.
Duke, J. T.
Hartsock, C. L.
Holm es, T. R.
Holden, F. A.
Jacques, A. B.
Jones, R . 0.
Lawson, L . W.
Mackenzie, G. T.
Mac k, W . E.
M iller, R. W.
Moo re, G. C.
Noble, J . W.
No rtham, T. A.
Pea rce, J . M.
Price, W. H .
Polk, E. B.
Q ue veda
Sheetz, J . R.
Somer vi lle, J.*
Stanford, H. L. D.
Talton, I. B.
T ucke r, vVm. B.
Traye r, K. M.
Turner, F. G.
Watson, J. W.
Wilson, T . N.
Woodwa rd, N.D.
L. T. MILES . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . ... .. . .... . Presiden t
R. H. MADDOX .... .. .......... ... .. . .. .. .... . Vice -President
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Vv' . R. CuRFMAN . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. Treas7tre r
C. C. NATHAN . . .. ........... . ... . ....... . Sergeant-at-Arms
Hungerford, J .D .
r\ndrew, I-1. J.
·M ill er, J. C.
Hyde, F. W.
Vo n Schwe rdtner, E. 0.
Brashears, J. H.
P lummer , H . F.
Bielaski, F. L.
Fe ll , J.
Gardner, E. 0.
Noble, A. H.
Sheppard , A. 1\'I.
Maddox, W. J.
Harrison. \IV . H .
Wigton, W.
Bourke, T. E.
Walbeck, J. l\I.
l\!Iencke, H . L.
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Sleight, L. L.
Go in gs, J . S.
Bee r, E. H.
Jewell , J. P.
Jon es, H. D.
Warfield, 0. G.
Eareckson, E . 0.
Winsl ow, R. D .
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7-Mo st all the students return except "Jew" and " Fats " Weaver, who take
a prolonged vacation.
8 -Two hours' drill starts; everybody sorry but the members of the band.
9-No dress parade but nice little two-mile hike into the country .
10-"P rofs . Gra y" and "Sturdy " have an argument as to which can report
most offenses; " Gray " wins.
11-Johnnie Storm wants to know why "Adolph" wears watch pocket on
side instead of in front.
12-"Grey" tells the Chemist ry I Class that they are abusing the use of
cuts , using them when they don't know their lessons instead of
while on sick report .
13-" Kraig" Kennedy , 0. C . "Not a creature was moving , not even a mous :)."
14-"Dick" Miller makes love to " Johnnie" Storm, and receives a sl a p on t :1e
wrist.
15-"Dick" Miller persists and gets slapped on the other wrist.
16-"Ciutching hand " starts work on 4th floor Pinkney, "Oh, I thought I
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17-"Dingbat" on 0 . D.
R. Ons JoNEs. ' 16 . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Editor-in-Chief
Fm~n L . BmLAS l< l, '16 .
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19-"Ty Cobb " sends Georg e Hawk i ns out of English and soaks him for
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20- "Pansy" t e ll ::; A do lph some Fr e n ch and German .
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21-English sink a German boat; result: No German II Class .
A R'rn u R B. J AcQ ues. ' 16
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23-Camped on R ear Campus, everybody wakes at 4 A . M .
Some not at all.
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2 5-Some mysterious hike of Class ' 17.
Who cut " Dick " Bu r gess' h air ?
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8-Baseball , S . J. C., 4; M. A. C., 3. " Stanford " gets a new nickname " Mose."
9-" Dick" Burgess swipes a canoe and upsets.
" Spick" take hike to Mitchellsville.
" Crum ," "Hop," "Bill " and
10- " Heine " Bowers thinks he 's some Mathematician , .50 in Math . II.
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15-Hopkins, 5 ; S. J . C., 9. " Dingbat" shows his military ability (?????) and
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Ad,.oining the United States Naval Academy.
Also a Sub-Freshman Class to prepare for entrance to College.
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18-"C r um " tries to play the organ .
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19-"Fats" Weaver takes another· shave.
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21-"Johnnie" Storm gets 5. on history test.
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RANDOLPH WINSLOW, A.M., M.D., LL.D., Professor of Surgery.
L. E. NEALE, M.D., LL.D., Professor of Obstetrics.
CHARLES W. MITCHELL, A .M., M. D. , Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical
Medicin e.
THos. A. ASHBY, M.D., LL.D., Professor of Diseases of Women.
J. HOLMES SMITH, M. D., Professor of Anatomy.
JoHN C. HEMMETER. M.D., PH.D ., Sc.D., LL.D., Professor of Physiology
and Clinical Medicine.
ARTHUR M. SHIPLEY, M.D. , Professor of Surgical Pathology.
SAMUEL K. MERRiCK, M. D. , Professor of Diseases of the Throat and Nose.
RIDGELY B. WARFIELD, M. D., Professor of Practice of Surgery.
GoRDON WILSON, M.D ., Professor of Principles of Medicine .
WILLIAM SIMON, PH. D., M.D., Sc.D ., Professor of Chemistry.
JOHN W. CHAMBERS, M.D. , Sc.D., Professor of Surgery.
WILLIAM F. LOCKWOOD, M. D., Professor of Medicine.
GEORGE W. DOBBIN, A. 8., M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
WILLIAM ROYAL STOKES, M.D., Sc.D., Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology.
HARRY FRIEDENWALD, A. B., M. D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Otology.
ARCHIBALD C. HARRISON, M. D., Professor of Surgery.
CARY B. GAMBLE, JR., A. M., M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine.
WILLIAM S. GARDNER, M.D., Professor of Gynecology.
STANDISH McCLEARY, M.D., Professor of Pathology.
JuLIUS FRIEDENWALD, A.M., M.D., Professor of Gastro-Enterology.
J. M. H. ROWLAND, M.D., Professor of Clinical Obstetrics.
St. John's College, Annapolis, Md .. f ounded in 1696, is by contract of affiliation styled and recog nized
as the department of A rts and Sciences of th e Uni versity of Maryland.
Students who have completed the Junior Year in St. John's Colleg e and who have mad e an approved
choice of elec tives. may if they desire it, do the entire work of the Senior Year in the Medical School of
the University. If they successfuiJy complete the work of the first medical year they are g raduated with
their class with th e degree of A . B. from St. John' s CoiJege.
By taking advantage of this privilege a man may complete the Undergraduate and Medical courses in
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these years, or until he has completed the work of the Junior Class, he is a resident
student in St. John 's College, and for fou r years h e is a resident in the Medical School in Baltimore.
At the en d of th e fourth year h e receives the A. B. degree, and at the end of the seventh year the
M.D. degree, bhutCcred it infthL bMed ical School car;tnot be accepted in su bject s for w hich credit has already
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30-M . A. C., 24; St. John's, 14.
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31-"Fats" Weaver makes a motion that everybody die, as they are already
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2-"Mose" Stanford forgets to go on sick report.
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4-Senior Hall turned into a regular Monte Carlo; even "Pris" and "Carey"
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5-"Jack" says in a speech that he thinks it peculiarly appropriate that we
should beat Western Maryland .
" Jack' · was right.
6-S. J . C ., 23; Western Maryland , 7.
?-Everybody happy over victory .
leave.
"Kraig" soaks about 25 for French
8-Picn ic in " Shorty's " office .
9-"Pris" gets up a new scheme of each class wearing different colored
hats! He sells the hats.
10-Everybody wears cits ; going to meet their best girls in Baltimore .
11-Academ ic day.
Gayety has a full house.
12-"Sturdy" announces that there are 57 peanuts in "Snookums" " Marginal
utility."
13-Team journeys to Washington College and are · beaten , 27-7; luck is a
funny thing .
14-John Noble, Harrison and Nathan take French leave and stay over on
Eastern Shore .
wonder why?
15-Philomatheans practice for their play.
" Pris" the leading lady.
16-"Dick" Burgess finds his bed overturned.
War declared .
17-Mass-meeting; more spirit shown than · at any other time this year.
18-"Dope" Waters' car burns up on the way to Baltimore; he cries .
19-Spicknall makes graft selling Megaphones.
20-Hopkins, 20 ; St. John's, 6. Hopkins' Steam Roller strikes a snag.
"Shorty" Curfman at football game : " Say fellows (looking at scoreboard ),
"St. John's has four downs and Hopkins hasn't got any.
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23-Proofs for
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Thanksgiving holidays begin .
Howes and Burgess take a vacation .
30-"Louie": "Say, Carey, lend me a dollar."
Carey : "Ask 'Pris,' I' m broke.'·
" Louie ": "' Pris' (?)
Why he holds on to a dollar so tight , the eagle
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1-"Sadie" Williams' latest Christmas styles arrive .
2-"Sam" gets three letters from Hager'stown.
3-" Mose " go es to bed at 1 0.30.
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"Julie" cusses.
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Rhine, or the treaty of Tilsit?
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Poor thing, 'tis a pity he
drinks.
2-"Sturdy" tells us we have two weeks' vacation.
Gocd boy I call you .
John Wilson married ; oh, you lucky devil.
15-N ::> bwsket bnll practice for a week.
16-" Dope" Water·s and "Dick" Burgess move out ; they're going to study
now.
17-History II Class hides under the steps from "Sturdy."
18-Cotillon hop ; Goucher attends and also stays over for the Navy hop.
19-Navy hop; St. John's and Goucher attend.
room.
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20-"Pat" Darley and "Bandy " Fie l ds are deranked fo r wearing cits on State
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4-" Sa i nt Johnnies" attend Navy Hop .
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5-" Mo r pheus" reigned supreme, even at church formation .
6-"Sam" Freeny cleans up. He now doubles his bank account.
" Louie" Miles is feeling sad and d r eary.
7-Grey comes on 0. C .
8-Grey again on 0 . C.; making up for lost tim e.
9-Grey on 0 . .C. again .
Grey-" Mr. Jacques, I thought you we r e on the sick r e port this morning ."
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.llnnapolis, Md.
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Frank Stromeyer
Think Right and You Are All Right
Compliments of
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Bookseller,
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Rat-Tat 1916
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Rat-Tat 1916, Volume XIX. Published annually by the Junior Class of St. John's College.
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34-40
Alumni
138
Athletic Association -
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Edit oria l Board -
10-11
Faculty
15 -26
9 7-10 3
Athletics
- 137-158
Fraternities a nd Societies -
Band, "The"
- 127-12 9
Freshman Class History
89-94
History of St. John's College
28-30
Board of Visitors and Governors
Camp "Fisher"
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12-1 3
- 132-1 34
Jokes -
- 162- 165
Class and History, 1912
41 -5 8
Military Departmen t -
- 115 - 125
Class and History, 19 13
59-79
Miscellaneous
- 16 7- 192
Class and History, 19 14
81 -87
Musical Organizations
- 107-112
Collegian Board , 19 11-12 -
- 160-161
Preparatory Classes
Co tillion C lub
- 113- 114
Signal Corps
Y. M. C. A.
- 104-106
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Class of 1913 herewith presents to its readers, this
.fifteenth volume of the "Rat-Tat.~ '
This year- book is
the literary embodiment of our college life.
With the
accumulating weight of years it is becoming, in its own way, as
essential a feature of St. John's as McDowell Hall or the Old
Liberty Tree.
Tradition designates the Junior Class to edit the
"Rat-Tat" and we cheerfully assume the duty devolving upon us.
We shall not, as has been the custom, preface our publication
with any excuse or apology.
apologetic mood.
Having done our best we are in no
With this word of introduction we leave the
fruit of our labor for your perusal.
May it be to you as enjoy-
able and interesting as it has been troublesome to ourselves.
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o:z, _ "'-}g ERBERT NOB LE is one of th ose sons of the South who coming to Ne w Yo rk has made hosts of friend s,
~ occupied many impo rtant positions and illustrated th e attractive cha racter and hospitabl e ways of hi s nativ e
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He wa s born in Dorchester county, Mary land, on Ma rch 7, 1867. Hi father was Dr. \ Villiam Davis
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Noble, and hi s moth er before her marriage was M iss Ma ry A . Houston. O n hi s fath er's side he is descend ed
from English ance to r , who came to Maryland about 1660. Hi s moth er's ancesto rs we re Scotch-Iri sh, who
ettl ed in what is now D elawa re, about 1680.
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Hi s ea rly edu cation was obtain ed in the publi c schools of hi s native place and from private teacher . In 1885 he
entered St. J ohn 's Coll ege, A nn apoli s, M el ., from which he was g raduated in 1889 with th e degree of Bachelor of A rt .
He th en taught for one yea r at th e McDonagh School, Baltimo re county, M el ., and subseq uentl y, in 1890, entered th e
Colum bia U ni versity Law School, from whi ch he wa s g rad uatecl in 1893 with th e deg ree of Bachelor of Law. In 1894
Colum bia U niversitY/bes to wed upo n him the degree of Maste r of A rts. and in the same yea r St. J ohn 's Coll ege conferred
th e same degree. In 1891 he took th e umm er law course a t th e nive rsity of V irg inia. In 1892 he wa admitted to th e
Ba r, and from 1895 until 1899 he taught the law of Ba ilme nts and Common Carriers, In uran ce, Domestic Relations,
Suretyship, P lead ing. etc .. in th e Law School of Columbia. Hi s A lma Mater ha s conf erred upon him th e degree of LL.D .
O n the first of January. 189.=i, he became a memL>er of th e finn of \\ .arner & Noble, and from J anuary, 1897, to January, 1900, he was a membe r of th e firm of Noble & \ 'ill a rcl . fr om 1900 until J anuary, 1903. he wa s a membe r of the firm
of N a bl e. H a. brouck & Davi s; and on th e last named el ate, because a member of th e firm of N a ble, J ackso n & Hubbard .
with whi ch he wa s associated und er th at name and th e nam e o f N abl e, J ackson, E stab rook & H ubbard until March 15,
19 12, when , with M r. Henry D. E stabrook . who was fo r ma ny yea rs th e Solicito r o f th e \ Ve ten.;- U ni on Telegraph Co mpany, and M r. O rm sby McHa rg, who acquired a national re putation in conn ection with th e nominati on of Pres id ent Taft,
two member. of hi s former finn, and M r. O rlando P. Y[etcal f, he formed th e present firm of Noble, E stab rook & McHa rg.
O n December J, 1895, he marri ed M iss E lsie Randolph Patte. on, who is a South ern girl brought up in New York , and
he has t\m so ns, Herbert Noble, Jr .. bo rn Feb ru ary 5, 1904, and Liston Noble. bo rn D ecember 22. 1905.
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�He is a m ember o f th e A meri ca n a nd New Yo rk Ba r Assoc iatio n . the La\\·ye rs ' Clu b. the Ne ll' Yo rk Co unty L <mye rs ' Associa ti o n. th e P il grim s o f th e lj nited State!'. th e Pilg rim s o f Great B ri ta in. A lu mni A s oc iation o f the Law Schoo l
of Columbi a U ni ver. ity, New Y o rk \'acht Club , New Y o rk A thl eti c, A utomobil e Club of America, the oun t ry Clu b o f
\\ 'es tchester, th e Maho pac Golf Clu b, th e Railroad Clu b, New Yo rk Law Jn st itu te, L oto . . ~[ a ry l a n d Society. Ne 11· \' o rk
South ern Soc iety. Colum bia ljn iversity Club. th e Ba ltimo re C lub. a nd th e U ni versity Glee Clu b. H e was a membe r o f
Sq uadro n A o f th e New Yo rk Nat io na l Gua rd . H e is a D em oc rat in po li ti cs .
H is tastes inclin e to mu sic. lite rat ure a nd th e dra ma; a nd he has fine socia l qua liti es.
H e ha s been engaged in impo rta nt litiga ti o ns, a mo ng wh ich may be mentio ned th e def ense o f th e ~o-ca ll e d uath tub
tru s t p rosecuti on by th e gove rnm ent unde r the S he rman Act; with a combinati on o f ra ilroads 11·hich proposed to furni sh
c ar~ to co al o perato rs o nl y three d ays in th e week in wh ich th e rai lroads 11·e re compell ed to furni ~ h ca rs as req uired ;
between t11·o impo rtant indu strial co rpo ratio ns in whi ch no ve l questio ns o f la11· as to the se ve rab ility o f contracts a nd th e
rights o f s u it on an info rmal draft o f a contract were d ecided; bct ll' ee n two large m anufacturing corporat io ns invo lving
the ll' hole question o f th e co rrect method of m an ufact uring hig h g rade hig h-ca rbo n steel. and in ll'hi ch it wa · necessa ry to
take expert t e~ tim o n y o f th e mos t intri ca te techni cal cha racte r ; a nd a case aga in st the C ity of New Yo rk in conn ect io n
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w ith the building o f th e \ Vi lli amsbura h !I ri dge, bet ween New Yo rk a nd 1\rookl yn, in 1 ·hi ch a new po in t as to when in te rest begin s to run aga in st th e city was settled a nd a la rge judg ment was recove red aga in st the co ntentio n o f th e city th al
the contracto r wa s respo ns ibl e fo r a n all eged delay o f o ne hu nclrecl and se ve nty- li ve da y in th e compl eti on o f th e su: pensio n cabl e. fo r th e bridge.
He is no w in hi s prim e a nd shoul d in crease his r epu tat io n a nd do o th er a nd mo re impo rt ant wo rk th an is yet to hi s
credit, no twithstanding the in sta nces cited o f th at a lready accompli shed. Hi s A lma Mater has good reason to be pro ud of
hi:11 a nd o f what he has clone in ce leav ing her class ic ~ h ad es .
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�RAT - TAT
BOARD
�1£bitorial
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Editor-in-Chief
EARLl. CRUM
EARL S. LEWIS
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
CALVERT MAGRUDER
Board of Business Managers
WILLIAM KLINEFELTER
WILLIAM RUHL
Miscellaneous Editor
EDGAR T. FELL
Assistant Miscellaneous Editors
TENNANT
McNUTT
ANDREW
Literary Editor
J.P. JACOBS
Assistant Literary Editors
ROBERT BRATTAN
E. A . JONES
Humorous Editor
ROBERT R. HOFFMAN
Assistant Humorous Editor
THOMAS SPICKNALL
Alumni Editor
GEORGE E. DRYDEN
Athletic Editor
ROBERT WELCH
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WILLIAM WOODWARD
Assistant Athletic Editors
GEO. E. GERING
WALTER SCHULTZ
Town and Campus
A. WILLARD JOYCE
Assistants Town and Campus
D. E. CAMPBELL
FRANK MASON
Art Editors
NIAL TWIGG
F. HENNINGHAUSEN
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Speaker o f the H ouse o f
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Judge Cou rt o f A ppeals.
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Jud ge Court o f Appeals.
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Judge Court o f Appea ls.
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l-I oN. HAM MON D U RNER , JR.,
Judge Cour t o f Appeals,
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La P lata , Md., 1897.
Bela ir, lVI cl .. 1904.
R ockv ill e, Mel ., 1892.
F " A N K II. S'J 'OC h i~ T'J' ,
An napo li s, ~1d . , 1897 .
E lli cott C ity. Md .. 1905 .
lJoN. J o H N G. Roc J·: ~< s,
E lli cott C ity . Md., 1894.
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Da lti mo re, l\ [d., 1899.
A nn apoli s, ~Icl. , 1907.
G. F 1 ·:LD ~J n : R.
A nn a poli s . l\1el .. 1899.
A nn a poli s.
H u N . S J•J ·: NCI·:J< C . J oNes,
H CJN .
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R ockv ill e, Md. , 1894.
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~ R. TH O MA S FELL, ou1· m o~ t wo rth y a nd esteemed P res id ent, wa s bo rn in Liverpoo l, E ngla nd , on July 1.1 ,
t~ ~ 185 1. Hi s ea rl y edu ca tion wa s received at th e Royal ln stitution Schoo l, at Liverpool, where he was en~,:'3o ~ roll ed from 18.17 to 1866. A ft er completing hi s preparato ry studi es he went to L ondon, and in 1866 was
~ mat ri cul ated at K ing's College.
A ft e r four yea r spent in attendan ce here , he studi ed f o r three or four yea rs more at the U ni ve rsity o f
London, and in 1874 he becam e a stud ent a t the U niversity o f M uni ch for a yea r.
Dr. Fell began hi s active wo rk in life in a fiduciar y cap:~c ity in England. from 1876 to 1880, ser ving as lay-reader
under th e Dishop o f London. F o r t wo yea r s therea fter he was a fir st li eutena nt in He r Majesty's servi ce, and tra veled
through Indi a. Chin a, Fo rmosa and Ceylon. In 1882 he cam e to A meri ca.
Dr. Fell was chosen Presid ent o f St. J ohn' . Coll ege in 1886, and he has served thi s venerable in stitution in that capacity continuously e \·e r sin ce.
Immediately upon assumin g the P re. id ency, Dr. Fell se t about rega ining fo r th e in stituti on some o f its prestige lost
during the Civil \ Va r, while he al so sought to strength en its finan cial condition. During hi s ad mini strat ion th e average
enrollm ent o f students has in creased about four or fiv e tim es th e original numbe r. Th e di sciplin e o f th e school cons iderably improved a nd th e curri culum strength ened . the older bu ilclings repa ired. and three o f our fine st buildings erected;
namely, \Vooclwarcl Hall, Senior Hall. and the Gymn as ium ; McDowell Hall also has been rebuilt. F urth ermore, through th e
efforts o f our P resid ent. the long ex i. ting mo rtgage d ebt of th e coll ege. n w unting to $30,000, ha s been compl etely wiped
out.
Th e last accompli shm ent o f hi s adm ini stration was th e affi li at ion o f St. J ohn' s Coll ege with the U ni versity o f Maryland , o f Daltim ore, whi ch in stitution maintain s a Law School. a nd Medi ca l, Dental and P ha rmacy Departments o f ve ry
high sta nding.
Dr. Fell is an acti ve mem be r o f th e A meri ca n Phil olog ic al A ssociation, th e A meri can Academy o f Politi cal Sciences,
the National Edu ca ti onal Assoc iation, th e P hi S ig ma Kappa Fraternity, the U niv ersity Club of Baltimo re, a nd th e Cliosophi e Soc iety o f Prin ceton U niv ers ity.
Th e good wo rk whi ch has been accompli shed by St. J ohn' s during th e past twenty yea rs is clu e in a great mea sure to
the able adm ini stration o f Dr. F ell. \\'hil e th e progress whi ch th e in stitution has mad e under hi s direction bears testimony to hi s efficien cy as a teache r a nd a n executi ve; th e fa ct th at th e dow nward tend ency of th e Coll ege was so promptl y
ar rested during th e fir st years o f hi s P resid ency bea rs eq ually strong testim ony to hi s ability as orga ni zer and finan cier.
Jn 1889 he received the degree of Doctor o f Laws fro m Hampden- Sydn ey Coll ege, of V irg inia; D octor o f P hilosophy from St. J ohn 's in 1907. o f Civil L a ws from th e U ni ve rsity of th e South. a nd in 1912 th e cleg.ree o f D octor o f Laws
from the U niv ersity o f P ittsburgh.
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~~i educat;on wa obta;ned h om the publ;.c school s of H owa rd coun ty, a nd in September, 1886, he ente red the
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F reshman Cia s of St. J ohn' s Coll ege. Durin g hi s entire c:t reer as a n undergradua te, he was acti ve and
promin ent in all branches of College L ife, an d was th en, as no w, a true exempl ar o f th at "S t. J ohn ' ~
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Spi r it," which is th e proud heri tage of hi s Alm a Mater today . Cadet Cec il played on th e fa mous St. J ohn 's
F ootball team, '89, whi ch .defeated th e Navy three tim es. H e was al ·o a member of th e Baseball , Tenni s,
and T rack team. , and for many yea rs held th e reco rd fo r th e 1 00-ya rd clash ; be ·ides whi ch he was a promin ent member of
the Ma nd olin and Glee Clubs.
H e wa g raduated in Jun e, 1890. with th e deg ree of Bachelor of Science, and in 189 1 accepted th e pos ition of V icePresident and Comm anda nt at the Vance Coll egiate I nstitute, at S il ve r Springs, N orth Ca rolin a. ln th e follo wing year
he was elected Comm andant and In structor o f Science and Germ an at D r. Gibson's School at Arrening-on-th e-H udson,
Ne w Yo rk. In 1893 he went to Denver. Colo., a · In structor in Science and M ath emati cs at Jarvis Hall M ilita ry Academ y.
In 1894-9:> he was a g rad uate tucl ent of Chem i: try, P hys ics a nd M in era logy at J ohn s H opkins U ni ve rsity, Baltimore, upon
the co mpletion of whi ch course. in 1896, he wa s elected to th e Chair of Chemistry and P hysics at St. J ohn 's College.
I n 1897 th e degree of Master of A rt · was conferred up on him by hi s A lma M ater, and in 1909 he wa awa rded th e
still furth er cl i ~ tin cti o n of the deg ree of Doctor of Science.
Sin ce, Dr. Cecil has held the \'ice-P resid ency of St. J o hn 's. Hi s record as a member of th e Faculty has been one of
mate rial achi evements . He has expand ed th e Chemi cal Labor a tory and establi hed a P hysical Laborato ry, .the first in th e
hi to ry of t he Coll ege. As a result of hi s leade rship and coa ching, th e athl etic teams have attain ed a remark abl e reco rd
and by hi s so un d judgment and ympath etic interest in th e un dergradu ates, he stands as th eir staunch fri end, guide and
preceptor.
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�1J1arulty
~
IJ I ·:N.JA ~lJ i\
j o H N JJuYD \\' illn:, A. Ll ., l\IJ. A.
1 A i{ IW iON
-J
\\ 'ADDJ·:LL,
M. A., C. E.
Professor of Latin a11d Cree l?
Professor of Ma lh ernatics
J. ]\. \ \ .hite was bo rn at G rove C ity, Penn sy lvania.
T ook his preparato ry co urse at G ro ve City No rmal Academy. T ook the cl as ical course at Ge neva Coll ege and wa s
graduated in 18 S. \\ 'as a g radu a te student at j ohn s
H opkin s U niv ers ity, 1890-9 1. Studied in Berli n summ er
o f 1892. Has studi ed . eve ral su mmers at th e U niversity
o f Chi cago. T aught in Spe nce r Academy, a school for
Choctaw Indian boys in Choctaw Nat ion, Jndi an T err ito ry.
188.;-88. \\'as prin cipa l o f Chestnut L evel Academy, Lancas ter co unty. Pa .. 1888-90 a nd I R9 1-93. Ha. been at
St. John 's sin ce Feb rua rv , 1R96. At present P rofes o r o f
Latin a nd G reek.
.
llcnja111in Harri so n \ \ .add ell wa s grad uated at \\ 'a. hinaton a nd Lee U nive rsity with the degrees o f Master of
A~ts a nd o f C ivil Engineer. Assista nt P ro f esso r o f Math ematics at \ Vashingto n a nd Lee U nive rsity. P rofe sso r at
the T exas M ilitary Jnstitute. A djunct Profes. or at Ce ntral
U ni ve rsity at Richm ond , K y. Profes o r o f Math emati cs
at St. J ohn ': Co ll ege.
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�CLARENCE \VILSON S TH \'Kf.H,
A. M.
J onN llRO C KWAY Rir i'I ·: RI;: .
A. D., M.A.
Professor of Hist or· and Eco11omics
y
Professor of Lat·in
Clarence \\ '. St ryker was bo rn at Sha ro n, Co nn .. 1863 .
Ed ucated in the public schools o f New Yo rk tate a nd a
p repa rato ry school at Ea sto n, Mel. W a. g rad uated from
Un ion College, Schenectady, N. Y., in 188:1 . Taught in
va rious schools in \'i rg ini a, Maryland a nd New Yo rk .
I-l eac! Master o f \\ 'arfi elcl Coll ege School from 1894 to
1902. S upe rintendent o f St. Jo hn' s P repa ratory School.
1902-04. Professo r of H isto ry and Eco nomi cs at St. J ohn 's
Coll ege sin ce 1904.
J. H. R ippe re wa s bo rn in Layv ill e, N. Y., in 1876,
a nd p repa red fo r coll ege chi efl y at the Polytechni c Prepa ra to ry School o f B rook lyn. Grad uated from Wesleyan
Uni ve rsity, M iddl etow n, Conn ., in 1901 with the degree o f
B. A. , cumla ucl e. Completed a post-grad uate course in
Latin a nd Greek and rece ived the deg ree o f M. A . o n
exa minatio n from the same in titutio n. l-I e is a m ember
of the Chi :Psi F rate rnity, a nd fo r sometime a membe r o f
3rookl yn ; the A nn apolita n Clu b,
the U ni ve rsity Clu b, of 1
of A nnapoli s, a nd the Class ical A ssoc iat io n o f th e A tlanti c
S tates. He marri ed in 190:1 M is. Cla ra S her w ocl , o f
Brooklyn. N. Y., and th ey have three children . H e ta ught
in th e Drooklyn Latin School, 1901-02. T hen ca me to
St. J ohn' s as In str ucto r o f Lati n in 1902. Was promo ted to
Ass ista nt P ro f esso r of Latin in 1904, a nd Pro fesso r o f
Lat in in 1907.
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�nAR'I'C IS M c GLONI·:. A. 11. , P h .D. (Sec reta ry to Faculty )
I~
EDWARD H. S rRrc n. A. D.
Profess or of Biology and Geology
Profess or of M odern La ngua ges
Bartgis McG lo ne was bo rn in Da lti mo re, 1'8 8 1. l-I e
wa s edu cated in th e publi c schoo ls of Baltimo re. in the
Ba ltimo re City Coll ege. a nd late r at T hn s Hopkin s U nive rsity. The latter in stitutio n g rant. d him the degrees
H. A . (1 902 ) a nd Ph.D. ( 1907 ) . During- 190 1, '02. '03 he
was a Student A ss istant O bserv e r in the U ni ted States
\ Veath er B urea u. F rom 1903 to 190:i he was in stru cto r,
then P rof e. sor o f Ciology a nd Geology in the l llin o i ~
\Ve. letan U ni versity, at B1oo·11ing to n. Tllino is. S in ce 1907
he has been in the erv ice o f St. J ohn' s Coll ege as Profe sso r
of B iology and Geology. A ss istant U nited State F ish ·
Comm iss io n. 1907-08.
E . H. S iri ch wa s bo rn in 1\altimo re. 1\fd. Received
ea rl y educat io n at pub li c . chools o f Ba ltimo re cr rad uating at Ha ~tir.11 o re City Coll ege in 1903 . E nte;·ed J o hn s
Ho pkrn s U nr versrty September . 1903. a nd g rad uated with
the degree o f A. El. in 1906. Fie is a membe r of the B ® n
a nd iP B K F rate rni ties. In 1906 he entered as pos t-graduate
s tucle~t a t J ohn s l~ o 1~ kin s Univ er ity with Geology a nd
Chemr stry as the prrncrpal subj ects.
er vecl o n . S. G. S.
as Geolog ic a iel in \ \' yom ing a nd utah clurincr th e summ er
o f 1907. Resum ed grad uate wo rk in Octo"'be r. 1907, in
the Department of M ode rn La ng uacres. He spent the lll1l mer o f 190 in F ra nce. since whi ch time he has been
P ro fesso r o f ?l focl e r n L a ncruages at St. J ohn' s.
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�'l'u Oi\lAS
L.
GLA DDI·:K
EDW I N ST ti N LYY
Ins tru ctor of Prrparator· Sc hoo l
y
Arnrs'J'JWNC, A. B., :'II. A.
Professor of English
Bo rn at :Vlt. Cra 11·fo rd, \ 'a .. l t)6 1. IYh c re he co mpl eted
the publi c schoo l course. a ft er 11:hi ch he co mp lc:;ted tl~e
course offe red a t hena ndoa h ln st1tute. Dayto n. \ a . l-:! 1 ~
college t raining wa s o btai1~ ed at .Ranc!olph-Maco n Coll ege.
a nd \\'a hin ato n a nd L ee n1 ve rs1ty. \ a.
His pr; fess io nal ca ree r b~ga n in Texas,. 18 6, .whe re
he served as P rin cipal o f H ig h Schoo ls. Affi li a ted w1th th e
Sta te Un ive rsity, a nd as a membe r o f th e State exam1ne r
for teachers' ce rt ificates. Seven yea rs as Pr in cipa l o f E lli cott City High chool. a n acc red ited h ig h sc hool o f Ma ryland . four yea rs as S upe rin tend ent o f th e Prepa ra to ry
School of St. J o hn' s Coll ege.
E. S. A rm stro na was bo r n in P hil adelph ia, Pa. Graduated at Ce nt ral Hig h School, 190 1. ln 190:i he was g raduated fro m D ickin so n Coll ege. R ece ived the deg ree o f
:VL A . at th e u niv e rsity o f Penn sylva n ia in. 1907. D.ur ing
th e vears 1907-09 h wa J nstru cto r o f E na l! sh a nd H1 sto ry
ct111g
a t th e Ce nt ral Hig h School, o f St. L o ui s. M o .
Hea d o f E ng!ish D epa rtm ent atA il e~he n y Co ll eg~, 1909- 10.
P rof ec:so r o f E nglish at S t. J ohn s Col.lege s111ce 1 ~ 1 0.
Memb er o f Mode rn La ng uages As:oc1a t10n o f A me r1ca.
. merica n D ialect Soc iety . St. Lo uis Class ical Clu b, oc1
ety
o f Pedagogy. 1\ I em be r o f A lpha Chi Rho F ra te rnity.
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�C nARLES
GEORGI·: EmscJN, H. S ., E. E., A . 1. E. E.
A ,\ \( JS \\ ' . \\ · .
\\ 'ormcoo:: .
. 1\ .. \ 1. :\ ., LL.JJ .
Professor of Mec hanica l E ngineering
Professor of Mat hematics
C. G. Eid o n was born in Rogersvill e, 'J' enn. He attended th e Bake r Him el School f r l3oys, at Knoxv ill e,
T enn. , f rom 1903 to 1905 . \Vas grad uated at th e U ni versity o f T enn essee. H e is a member of th e Kappa S ig ma
F ra terni ty a nd a n A soc ia:te o f the A meri ca n ] n_titute o f
E lectri cal E ng in ee rs. During 1909 he was a Pro fes o r of
Draw ing and A ss i. tant P rof e o r o f Mathematics of the
P o rte r M ilitary Academy. Charlesto n, S. C. S in ce 19 10
P rof e so r Eid o n has been at the head of th e Depa rtm ent
of Mechanical Engin ee ring in St. J o hn ' Co ll ege.
A mos \ \'oodcock was bo rn in Sali bury, Md. H e was
educated in the p ubli c sch ols o f Sa li ·bury a nd was g raduated in 1903 f ro m t. J o hn' s Coll ege. In 190-t. he er ved
as Com mandant o f Cadets and P ro fesso r o f Mathemat ics
at \\ 'o rna ll Ha ll M ilita ry Acade my. He return ed to hi s
A lma Mater as In stru cto r of Mathemati cs and La tin . a nd
fr om 1905- 11 wa s
ss ista nt Profe so r o f ::\1 ath emati c .
\ \ 'hil e occupying thi s pos itio n he was L ibra r ia n of th e College a nd Sec retary of th e l ~oa rdin g Club. La ." t yea r th e
Hoa rd o f V is itors a nd Gove rno r. g ra nted hi m leave o f
absence fo r o ne yea r to p ursue an advanced course in Law
at 1 rva rd U n ive rs ity. where he is at present. l-I e is a
-Ia
membe r o f th e P h i S ig ma Kappa Fraternity.
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�]{ ONA LU
E.
FI S III ·: R,
L ieutena nt 14th Cava lry. Li. ·. A .
Jnst ru. ct ur in Milita ry Sc ir ncc, Tactics and lnt cmation,1l
and C oust itut ional Lmv
1\o nald E. F isher was bo rn in Pennsy lva ni a . l(ece ived
lti s ea rl y training in th e g ra mm a r a nd hi!!11 ~c h oo l s at
Ches ter, ]Jet. Later wa s g rad ua ted from \\ .a shing t n College, Mel. F ro m l l::\<J3-<J7 he wa s Ass ista n t S tate L ibra ri an.
d u ri ng 11·hi ch tim e he qual ili ed fo r th e pra cti ce o f la11· ;
ha,·ing bee n ad mi tted to th e bar o f th e S tate in l l::\97. H e
se rv ed as a p ri vate in the .'i th \ 1a ryland \ 'olu ntee rs in l S<JK.
a nd entered th e regul a r a rm y a~ a p ri vate in the I st
C<
l\·alr y in 18<J<J . \\ .as com mi ~s i o n ed a Seco nd Li eu tena n t
of Ca ,;alry in 1901. a nd p ro m ted to First L ieu te na nt in
1907.
\\" as g rad uate d fr o m the Inf a n try a nd Cava lry
Sc hool in l <J07, a nd from th e A rm y Staff Coll ege in 1<J08 .
Co ·nma nd a nt o f Cade t · at S t. J o hn' s Coll ege sin ce Septembe r. 1909.
lll·:N RY
J.'.
STUWY
Profrssor of Mathrmatics
1 'ro fesso r S tu rdy, when a sked to f urn ish us with a
IJiog rap hy o f hi s li fe, d ictated th e fo ll o ,rin g \rhi ch we append witho ut f ur ther comm ent:
'' H enry Y Sturd y was bo rn Novembe r 17. 1884. in
\\ 'as hingto n, D. C. G rew to six fe et six a nd wa s g ra duated
at S t. Jo h n' s in 1906. 1
-Ield classes at Che,,··s P r eparato ry
School fo r fi,·e yea rs. a nd fo r the last yea r at St. J oh n' s ;
bu t ,,·a s tatwht no thing a nd o ft en . pend in g odd momen ts
in seri ous thOtwh t, ha. found o u t th at he kn o ws no thing.' '
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�Roscm:
EARL
G1wn:. A. 1:.
f11 strnctor in Gymnastics and in Preparat or· Sc hool
y
R o ,coe E. G rove \\'a s bo m nea r M iddl eto wn, Md ..
1886. Hi . ea rl y li fe 11·as spent qui etly on th e farm. He
attend ed the publi c school. o f th a t county a nd was g raduated f rom M id dletO\I' n High School with honor in 1904.
T he fo llow in g yea r he became P rin cipal o f A rnold sto wn
P ubli c School. In the fall o f 190:1 he ente red F ranklin
a nd :viarshall College. Lan caste r. Pa. During hi s three
years at that in stitution he took an active interest in all
phases o f coll ege 11·o rk. Hi s abi lity as a n athl ete wa ~
neve r questioned. Seve ral reco rd s he made whil e there
have neve r been brok en.
Looking f avo rably to ward s a milita ry ca reer, he ente red St. J ohn 's Coll ege a nd wa s g raduated in 19 10. Fo;·
some tim e he held th e pos ition o f Commandant o f Cadets.
Tn st ru cto r o f E ngli sh a nd Hi sto ry at Cha mbe rl a in Mi li tary In stitute. New Yo rk. 1-le return ed to St. J ohn 's to
becom e In stru ctor in Preparato ry School a nd A ss ista nt
A thl etic Directo r o f th e Coll ege.
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�MCOOWEI..I.. HAI.. I..
�1hlintnry of
§t. ]o~n·s
OLnllrgr
A nn apoli: , o n a hill whi ch o verlook both Coll ege Creek and th e beau t iful
Seve rn, li es S t . J ohn 's, th e fo remost and mos t r ev ered o f Ma ryland Coll eges, th e A lm a Mate r o f so ma ny o f
our Sta te' s n.os t di stin ::rui shed a nd ho no red so ns.
St. J o hn' s. 1nea th ed in the la u rels o f it s p re . ent-day fam e, is equa lly as ri ch in its hallo wed assocta t10n;;
IYith th e pas t. It t r a ce ~ it s o rig in back to th a t old Colo ni al date o f 1696. when K in g \\ ' illia m' s School. th e fi rst
p ubli c free . chool o n th e N o rth A meri can co ntin ent, w as establi shed . lt was desig ned to fi ll a long- f elt need
o f a f ree school ' ' fo r th e edu ca ti o n of ye yo uth in thi s pro v in ce in good letters a nd m ann ers." S uccess in th e und ertaking wa: du e la rgely to Go ve rno r F ra ncis N icholson. who do na ted a site fo r th e buil din g, gav e 50£ fo r it. e recti on and
p romi sed a yea rl y S\.1111 to wa rd s th e ma st er's stipend . Th e H ou se o f Uurgesses voted 4:i.OOO pound. o f tobacco, "'l ich was
the current money of th e P ro vin ce. a nd pro nin ent coloni . ts also contributed li be ra lly. Jn 1701. th e building, a pl ain bri ck
structure. situ a ted o n th e :outh sid e o f th e State House . was ready fo r occupancy. Rev. E dw a rd Il utl er. recto r o f Sa in t
A nn e's, became its first maste r, a nd thu s th e school sta rted o n a use ful a nd ho no rabl e ca ree r .
B ut K ing \\'illi am 's School was no t a coll ege. a nd thu s d id not ful fi ll th e o ri a in al idea o f an in stitutio n o f hig he r cul ture, which would "p reclud e th e cross ing o f th e A tl anti c fo r th e com pletio n o f a cl assica l a nd polite educatio n.''
. far
back a s 1671 th e L egi la ture contem plated th e establi shm ent o f a coll ege in :.VIa ryland . bu t th e t wo ho uses di sag reed o n q uestio ns o f religiou s belief. and thu s th e effo rt came to naug ht. In 1732 p roposals fo r fo un d ing a coll ege at A nn apoli · we re
submitted to th e General A ss embl y, but to no a vail. :\!fo re se ri ous a ttentio n was g iven th e p ropos iti on in 1763. Jt was recommend ed by a legisla tiv e co mmittee th at th e new Go verno r' . m ans io n. th en in course o f e rect io n, be used fo r t he prop sed
coll ege. and a bill to th at effect passed th e lo we r. but f a il ed in th e uppe r house. Ag itati o n wa s cea seless , howeve r. and in
1773 th e L eg isla ture seemed full y determin ed to adopt the p roposal. T he lo we ring clo uds o f wa r deferred once again
th e tin a! act io n ; but in 1784 a cha rte r was g ra nted t.J S t. J ohn's Coll ege. I \y a n act o f the yea r follo wing th e fund s.
p ropert y. in stru cto rs a nd pupil s o f K ing \, .ill iam' s School w ere con veyed to St. J o hn 's. Go vern o r 111.a da n 's old res idence,
.-; in ce renam ed M cDo well H all. a nd se ve ral surrounding acre s 11·e re voted as th e site fo r the coll ege. O n N o vember 11.
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�SENIOR AN D PINKNEY HALLS
�1789, th e fo rm al ded ica ti on ll'<b held 11·ith so lem n im press i ve n e s~, a ll th e publi c bocli e - being present, besides a va ~ L
assembl age o f r ep r e~e nt a ti ve citi ze ns.
S uch is the sto ry o f th e establi shing of St. J ohn 's Coll ege. Neve r, perhap s, ha. a ny in stitutio n had a mo re a u s pi c i o u ~
beginning. 1t had e n t hu s i a~ ti c, inAu ential sup po rters, of suc h ca liber as J o hn Ca rroll , th e first R oman Cat holi c a rchbishop
in A me ri ca, and Dr. Clagett. 1\i shop o f ~faryland. In Ma rc h. 1/9 1, P resid ent \\ 'as hing to n v isited the newl y founded
co ll ege. a nd th ere is ex ta nt a letter which he IITOte ~horth· aft en Ya rds ex press ing hi s p leasure and ·ati sfacti o n at th e '·very
promi sing appea rance o f its infancy." \Vithin th e Jirst thirte ~ n yea rs o f its ex istence-from 1793 to 1806-we re g rad u a ted
fo ur gove rno r o f Ma ryland. o ne U nited tate ~ Senato r. f ve Representa ti ves in Cong ress, twelve Judges o f the Courts,
i
o ne atto rn ey-aene ral, leading lawyers, di vin es, o fficer · in th e nn y and Navy a nd p ro min ent men in o th er walk s o f life.
In 1806 th e L egi. lat ure withdre11· its pledged a nnuity o f $8,7.10 a nd th e ri s ing coll ege endured a peri od o f seve re di st ress. Th e a nnuity was partia ll y renewed in 18 12. a nd in 182 1 a lottery added $20,000 to th e depleted trea sury .
From 183 1 to 18.'i7 St. J ohn' s 11·as p res ided ove r by a rema rk ably capab le, cultured a nd energeti c man , D r . Hecto!·
Humphreys. Throug h hi s effo rts two new do rmito ri es we re b uilt, Humphreys ' Hall, bearing hi s nam e, and P inkney Hall;
th e Legislative annuity was in creased; a nd St. J ohn 's beca :ne i n some meas ure a State in stituti o n with the Gove rno r, presiding offi ce rs o f the two Leai slati ve Ho uses a nd Jucl ges o f th e Court o f A ppeals as members ex-offic io o f the Doa rd o f \' i s ito r ~
a nd GoYe rno rs.
Du ring the Civil \\ 'a r th e College was closed, the ha ll: be ing used as barracks a nd hospitals fo r Fede ral troops. ]n
1866 it was reopened . but in the yea rs th at foli0 11·ed. Leg islati ve suppo rt wa unce rtain a nd precari ous, th e number o f student s dwind led, a nd th e Coll ege encoun te red a no ther pe ri od of depre. s io n .
\\'ith th e adve nt o f Dr. Th omas Fell. in 1886. a new era has dawn ed. The stud ent body has g rea tl y in crea sed, three
Gne new structures have been rea red a nd o ur A lm a Mater st a nd s today upo n a firm and ure fo und a tio n.
Fo r the future we a re op timi sti c. \\ 'e ca nn ot be o th er wise. O ur Co ll ege has weath ered sto rm · whi ch would have
. battered a les ha rd y in stitution. and she coul d no t be cru s heel . \\ 'e judge the future by the lamp o f th e pa st. a nd say,
''She hall li ve fo rever .'' A nd God gra nt th at each of us ma y be wo rth y o f that wo nderfu ll y exp ress ive te rm , ·'A S t.
J ohn' s Ma n.''
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�HUMPHRE Y AND WOODWARD HALLS
�GYMNASIUM
�INTERIOR
GYMNASIUM
��]atnrs
1!1. Jrrstun
Ja m es J l. Pres to n, la wye r a nd ba nk e r, wa s bu rn in JJ a rfu rd co unt y
:\ l ei., M a rc h. 1860, a nd wa · ed u ca t ed a t S t . J o hn' s Co ll ege. A nn apoli s,
.\lei.
u bs qu entl y h e e nte red th e L" ni ve rs ity o f :\Ja ry la ncl Sc hoo l of
L aw , w he re h e 'vva s g rad uated, r ece ivin g th e deg ree o f LL. ll.
:\Jr. Pres to n is co nn ec t ed with a num ber o f finan cia l in st ituti o ns
and bu s in e -s co n cern:'i: h e o rgani ze d th e Comm o n wea lth JJa nk and was
th e fir s t pres id e nt o [ th e Ca h ·ert Da nk. H e is pres id e nt a nd direc t o r of
th e So uth e rn F o un tain Co mpa ny . J irec t o r a nd coun se l fo r th e :\lill er
Fer tili zer Comp a ny . Co lo ni a l Pa rk Esta t es, Duk e la n d Pa rk Co mp a ny ;
dir ect o r of D e1
·e!o pm e nt a nd ec uriti es Co rpo ra ti o n a nd th e Lo rra in e
E lectr ic Railway Co mp a ny.
l -I e wa s a m e mb e r of th e L eg is lat ure in 18()0 a nd fo ur yea rs la t e r
was elect ed S peak e r o f th e ] l o u se of D elega t es. Go1·e rn o r Urow n
a ppointed him o n hi s t a ff, o n w hi c h he se n ·ed fr o m 1 80.2-9 ~>. J n 190-1Go ,·e rn o r \\ ' a rfi e ld appo int ed him a m e mb er o f th e 1\ oa rd o [ 1' li ce Cu m mi ss io n ers a nd h e s r ved fo ur yea rs. :\Ir. P res to n is a m emb er of th e
So ns o f th e :-\m e ri ca n R evo lu t io n , o f the Dalt im o re Dar Assoc iat i n , o f
th e Mary land S tate !J a r a nd Ma ryla nd H ist ri ca! Associat io n.
] [e wa elec t ed :\l ayu r o f Baltim o re . :\1ay, 19 11. H e has b ee n pro m ine ntl y m e nti o n ed by th e press of th e co untry a:'i a n a 1 il a b le candidat e
·a
fo r \ ' ice-P res id e nt of th e U nit ed S tat es.
HON . JAMES
H . PRESTON
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�Ql4arlrn 1£. llrybrn, 1\. i., ffllt.l\.
C. E. Dryden wa s bo rn in \\ "o rcester co unty. ~\ld.: grad uated fr o m
S no w 1
-:lill High Schoo l in 1889, and fro m St. J o hn 's Co ll ege in 1893 with
Valedi c to ry ll o no r. .1-:le c hose t eaching as a pro fess io n a nd becam e
p rin cip a l f th e :\I iddl etow n J:-1igh Sc hoo l in Freel eri ck co unt y, :\lei . The
fo ll ow in g yea rs vve re s p ent in the respect i\·e sc hoo ls: Du ckin g-h a m
High School, Uerlin ; 1\oys· Latin School, 1\a ltimo re; A nn apoli s P ubli c
Sc hoo ls : .'\ ew No rm a l Sc hoo l. F ros tburg. II e nex t occ upi ed th e C ha ir of
Hi s t o ry a nd :\l ocler n La ng uages in Pe nn sy lva ni a Co ll ege, Gettysb urg ,
Pa. F o ur years later h e beca m e Il eac! of Departm ent of ] li sto ry and
?lfo dern La ng u ages in th e Scl\·a nn a h Sys t em o f Sc hoo ls w h ere h e i
n w spend in g hi s fo urth yea r. D urin g th e summ er o f 1 ~00 . h e tra\·elecl
a nd s tud ied in E uro pe, a nd in 1902 after a tw o-yea r pos t-g- rad uate
co urse, h e wa s awa rded the degree of :-\ . \L by S t. J o hn' s. ] n 190 .1 h e
took o ne Semester's \\. rk in Hi sto ry a nd Philology in Leipz ig Uni versity, and visited th e public sc hoo ls in seve ral cit ies. \\"hil e at St. Jo hn' s
h e en t e red with zes t into the va ri o u s stud e nt act iviti es- L ite ra ry, Academi c, Athl etic- a nd is . ti ll a loyal suppo r te r o f hi s A lm a Mate r in a ll
m ove m e nts a n d po li c ies t endin g to inte ll ectua l as we ll as phy ica l bett e rment.
CHARLES
E.
DRYDEN
36
�llaltrr 31. iatukins . i\. i .. im. i\ .. 1£1£. m.
St. J ohn' s is proud o f he r ~o n . . Her A lumni everyw here arc win nino· h o no rab le and e m ·ia bl e pos iti o ns today as th ey h a1·e cl o ne in th e two
ce nturi es of h er ex ist e nce. Th e re are now o n th e b enc h in 1\ a ltim o r :::
C ity fo ur m e n wh o are gra du ates o f our in stituti o n. :-Ir. Dawk in s was
appo inted by G(wer no r rothers last s pring as Judge o f th e S u preme
Uench o f !Jaltimore City to succeed th e late J uclge Sharp.
In an noun cin o- th e appo intm ent, Gove rn o r C roth e rs pa id him a hi gh tribute.
" ] h a 1 kn o wn \Jr. Dawkin s for. eve ral yea rs and h e is emin e ntl y q u a li ·e
fied fo r th e b e nch . H e was s uggested to m e fo r a ppo in tment by a num ber o f well-kn ow n lawyers in w hose judgme nt 1 ha1·e great co nfid e nce.
Mr. Da wkin s will be an able and effic ient Judge. " In th e election o f la t
:\o,·emb er, :\lr. Dawkin s was th e Dem oc rat ic ca ndidat e fo r Judge of t h e
S upr em e Benc h. and wa s elected for th e full te rm.
\\' a lter l. Dawkin s wa s born in St. :-rary's co unty. '.\fd., Octo b er 21,
18.18. }{is ea rl y ed u cat io n was received in th e c unty sc h oo ls, after
whi c h h e a tt e nd ed St. J ohn' s Co ll ege , and wa s grad uated in 1880. Ei g h t
yea rs late r h e rece ived hi s d egree o f '.\Jaste r o f .\rts. H e ch ose th e
]eo-a ] pro fess io n a nd s tud ied und e r th e late Judge R o b ert Ford and Mr .
lames TI. \\'il so n. a nd afterwards was a dmitt ed to th e bar at Leo na rd to wn . Later ?\ I r. Dawkin s rem oved to 1\ a ltim o re, and after so m e years
of practi ce there, went to C ha tta nooga. T e nn. Tn 18 7 h e returned tn
1\a ltim ore, w h e re he ha s s in ce b uilt up a la rge lega l prac ti ce.
:- Jr. Dawkin s is unm a rri ed . li e is a m emb er o f th e lJ ni1·e rs ity C lu b
a nd m a ny ot h e r o rga ni za tion s.
W ALTE R
I.
DA W KI N S
37
�l\nbrrtu
f4. if(rug,
A.~.,
:tm.l\.,
J~.:m.
A ndre w H. Kru g w as bo rn in Ba ltimo re. Sep tem be r 29, 1882. H e
matri cul at ed in th e Latin Sc ie ntifi c Co urse of St. J o hn 's Co ll ege 1n
Se pte mb er, 1897, g radu a tin g in J a nu a ry . 1901. rece iv in g deg ree of JJ . !\ .
l.Ir. K ru g t a ug ht in th e Da ltim re sc h oo ls until Jun e, 190.'i. w h en h e
res ig ned to m a tri culat e in th e G ra du a t e D ep a rtm e nt of J ohn s 11 pkin s
U nive r ity-s pec iali zing in Engli sh, F rench a nd P hil osophy. l-i e \\·as
a-ranted an ho no ra ry :\I. A. by St. J o hn 's in 1908. Jn 1908 h e accepted
a p os1t10 n a ] ns tru cto r in E ng li s h in Ca ltim o re C ity Co ll ege. whi c h
po iti o n h e has fill ed up to th e prese nt tim e w ith mu ch credit . 11 e co ntin u ed , ho w eve r, hi s g ra duat e s tudi es a nd r ece i\·ed hi s Ph . D. degree
fro m J o hn s J-lo pkin s o n Jun e 1-.J.. 19 10. . \ft e r r ece ivin g hi s U octo r ' ~
d eg ree h e s pe nt th e s umn1 e r f 1910 tra \·elin g thro ug hout E uro pe , r eturn in g to B a ltim re in th e a utumn a nd res umin g hi s wo rk in th e C ity
_o ll ege. ".\ I r. l(ru g is lo \·ed by hi s pupil s, a n d hi s libe ra l tra inin g a nd
v iew s e na b le h im to in s till into th e mind s o f th e yo uths und er him th e
p rin cip les of ." m e ri ·a n citi ze ns hi p. w hi c h bring to t he m th e rea l su ccess
\
in life. Mr. Krug has id entifi ed him elf tho roughl y w ith the educat iona l
wo rk of th e c untry . H e is a m e mb e r of th e Phi !leta K a pp a, Soc iet y
of .Sc ho la rs, and o f th e H o pkin s Club of Da ltim o re . a nd a m em be r of th e
Nati o na l Edu ca ti o na l Assoc ia ti o n a nd E du cat io na l Soc iety o f na lti1:no rc.
A N D RE W
H . K R UG
38
�Nirqola.s 11;.
~rrrtt
.:\ icho las 1-l a rw ood G reen, so n o f Ri ch ard l4 a r woo d G ree n, 1\J. D.,
and Har ri et Ke nt G reen, wa s bo rn in nn e A rund el co un ty . Mel. , Feb rua ry 26, 187 1. He rece ived hi · ea rl y edu cat io n a t pri va t e sc hoo l a nd
in 1 85 e nt ered St . J ohn 's Co ll ege, wh e re h e was a n act ive a nd pop ul ar
m a n, a nd p res id e nt of hi s class. In 1889 h e g ra duat ed wit h th e deg ree
of Bach elo r of A rt .
Afte r g rad u atio n :\lr. G ree n ta ug h t for so m etim e at th e .\nn apo li s
P ubli c Sc h o ls, durin g w hi c h p eri o d he rea d law. In 1892 h e was
ad mitted to th e bar of \nn e .-\run cle l co unty. S in ce t h e n h e h as d evo ted
him self to th e prac ti ce o f hi s profess ion. h as built up a n ext e ns i\·e
cl ie ntage and has made him se lf a recog ni zed leade r o f th e loca l bar.
J n J an u a ry, 1 OS, th e C ircuit Co urt a pp in ted :\ I r . G ree n tate's
.\ tto rn ey for A nn e A rund el c unty to fi ll o ut th e un ex pir ed term of th e
late E. C. Ga ntt. J n th e ge n era l elec ti o n of 1907 h e was th e Dem oc rat ic
ca ndid a te to s ucceed him se lf a nd was elect ed by a ha ndso m e m a jo rity.
L ·:ts t umm er he was un opp o ·eel in th e Dem oc rat ic pr im a ry fo r re no min at io n, a nd wa aga in elec ted Sta t e's A tto rn ey-t h e k epub li ca n Pa rty
fa ilin g e\·e n to nomin a t e aga in s t him .
:\I r. Gr ee n rece i\·ed hi s -:\[ aste r o f A rts Ieg ree a t St. J o hn 's in 189-t.
li e has e \·e r m a intain ed a n ac ti\·e a nd loya l interes t in hi s .-\Inn :\ rater,
and 1n ce 190 1, ha s been a m emb e r o f th e Doa rd of V is ito rs a nd Go \·ern ors.
NICHOLAS
H.
GREEN
39
�1llllilliam 111. ]oqnnon
\\ illi a m F. J o hn so n wa s bo rn at S no w Hi ll. :'lid .. 18) -t. 1\ fte r pa ssin g thro ug h the sc hoo ls th e re h e m a tri cul a ted a t S t. J o hn 's a nd was
g rad uated in 188+. .\ fte r takin g a Law Co urse at the Lniversity of
V irg ini a, h e wa s ad mitted to th e bar in the fa ll of 188), a nd h as been
practic in g law co ntinu o us ly e\·e r s ince. I-le wa: fo r twe!l·e yea rs .\u d ito r
Mr .. J ohn so n was elec ted to the Legislature fro· n
o f th e Co urt.
\\ 'o rcester county-the sess io n of 1896. \\ 'a - elected State' s Atto rn ey in
1903 and is now e nte rin g up n hi s third co n ·ecuti \·e term in th at office.
l-Ie is a Dem oc ra t, a lth oug h 1ie\·e r ac ti \·e ly e ngaged in p o li ti cs. li e is
marri ed a nd has bee n fo r se\·era l years a \ -es try man in th e l'rot esta nt
E pi scopa l C hurch . ll e is pres ident of th e Firs t :\ati o na l Ilank, o f ller li n.
:\Jd .. a nd direct r in th e Fi rst "1\a ti o na l IJank, of S now }- i ll : t he Depos it
}
a nd Earnings 11a nk , of S now l li ll : the Eq uit a bl e 11uilding a nd L oan
Assoc iati o n, o [ S no w ]-1ill , a nd th e E lec tri c L ig ht a nd P owe r Co mpa ny.
WILLIAM
f'" . JOHNSON
40
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MOTTO
Omnia P1·obate, B ona Tenete
COLORS
Maroon and Gray
YELL
Rah! Rah! Rah !
Hullabaloo, Hooray, Hooray!
S. J C. Maroon and Gray.
Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, Relve !
St. John's '12, '12, '12 .
Qlla!I.a ®ffirrr!I
A. E. WJLLIAMS
President
R. S. HOPKINS
Vice-President
H. A. GAILEY -
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Secretary
C. H. RIGGIN
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Treas urer
F. A. MILLER
-
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Historian
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�P lliLI P L . A L GER ('' Hucl gy'') .... . .. . . . ... . .. . ..... . .. . ...... \nn apo li s, :'li d .
<I> K
La tin-Scienti lic
Co r po ra l Co. (2);
J
{.IT- T .IT Boa rd ( 3 )
e rgea nt Sig nal Co rp s (3) ; L ieut ena nt S ig nal Co rp s (4 );
.. :\ncl he. too . i · w ise .
.-\ slow goo d-n atured fell ow who alw ays mea ns we ll. but 1
·ery o fte n is ha rd
Lo und ersta nd. o win cr to hi s pec uli a r enuni ca ti o n. Howe 1 r. let us pass fro m
·e
thi s small de fect to hi s g r ea te r achie1·emc nts. .·\ ho rn mathe'm aticia n a nd a
na tura ll y bri ght in tell ec t have always bee n the predo min a nt qu a liti es th a t ha ve
placed him a mo ng th e fi r st o f hi clas . a lso a mo ng th e li r st in th e Co ll ege in
r es pect to academi c wo rk. Fo r the pas t tw o yea rs he has wo n pri zes in th e
I ntc rcolleg ia te .\I a th em ati c Examin at io ns. T hi s goes to pro1·e th a t sp irit
o f per se n ·e ran ce whi ch has cha racteri zed a ll hi wo rk her e a t Coll ege.
H e ha had a ha rd j ob in th e :'l l ilita ry Depa rtm ent th is yea r- the Sig nal
Co rp s- he ha s cl o ne we ll a nd we pity him .
·-·
J O H:\ G. HI{.\ S l-1 1 .\ I{S (" l) ucky .. )..
·:
. .. . . . ... . ..... . .. :-lew P al tz , :\. Y .
<I>~K
La tin- Sc ientilic
V ice-P res ident Class ( I ) : Co rp. Co . ... \ .. (2) : Se rgea nt Co . .. ..\ .. (3); Jun e
lJa ll Co mmittee (3); Ass istan t :\ li sce ll a neo us E dito r RAT-T AT (3); Li eutena nt
Co . .. A .. (4); !-\thl et ic Ed ito r Cot.L EG I!I K (4 ) : Boa rdin g Clu b (4 ): Ho p Co mmi ttee ( 4 ) .
'· H e is a little chimn ey an d is hea ted hot in a mo ment. ..
'vVe all have o ur d ream s and as pir a ti ns a nd ··Ducky's'' co nsumin rr am biti o n
is to beco me five feet ta ll a nd to loo k cl o\vn. with co nscio us sup eri rit y. f ro m
thi s O lympian height, on ·'Littl e'' Hopki ns. At dr ill .. Ducky .. is ve ry effi cient ,
des pite th e deplo ra ble fac t, th a t. when carryin g his sa be r. whi ch is seve ra l sizes
(
too la rge, he has th e appear a nce o f a tw en tieth ce ntury .. J ack th e Gia nt J ill er .·•
·· Ducky'· is pas t maste r of all the new a nd naug hty da nces. H e would un do ubt edl y win hono r s in schola r hip a nd a thleti cs if th ese fri, ·olo us pur suit s
did no t inte rf e re with h is social o bligati o ns. 1-Ii s favo rite occ upa ti o n is t ryin g
to impress hi s unfo rtunate hea re rs hy rela tin g hi g hl y impro ba ble sto ri es o f
··'Ducky' o n th e Great \ Vhite W ay.''
45
�\VILLI :\;\ ! G.
ATL I ~
("\\l illi e" ) . ........ . . . .. .. . . ........ \\' hit eha 1
·en, :\L ei.
<I?M
Lat in-Scienti fic
Class Treas ure r (2) ; Sec re tary a nd Treas ur e r R .\ T- T AT ( 3 ); Se rgeant Co .
.. _ ., (3): Li eutena n t Co. "B" ( 4 ); Jun e Ba ll Co mmittee (3); H p Co mmitree
,,
( 4 ) ; Board in g Club ( 4).
'' \Vh at a mu sc le o f pe rs iste ncy !"
F o r ma n to s uffe r a ll th e di sappo in t men ts "Wi ll ie" ha met with. a nd still
kee p on fo re1·e r h a1·in g an a mbiti o n fo r so methi ng hi g he r. indi cat es a nob le
cha racte ri s tic. L as t yea r he was ex pect in g five stripes. bu t so meho w o r ot her
th e lot did n't fa ll hi s way. T h is yea r he inte nd ed to beco me a ve ritabl e '' bu g
tie ncl ." but so me po we r ( ') ba ni shed him f ro m the "lab." H e wa n ted to lea d
h is class, ye t, no t thinkin g. too k a ha rd sched ul e the fi r st term. a nd was fo rced
to ret ire fr o m th e race. Despite a ll th ese fa ilures. h is a m biti o n to beco me a
g reat docto r a nd a r ea l bene lit to society is st ill smould e rin g within hi s ma nl y
chest .
. \ s a n o rato r . so methin g m ay co me o f " \ Villie'' o ne o f these cl ays ; bu t u nt il
then it is be t not to ta ke hi s speec hes too se ri o us ly.
·-·
.H E R:\ 1.-\ ~
G . G:\ IL IZ Y ( ":\ la rse Ga il ey'') .... . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . ..... Ca rcliff. :\lei .
<I>
::£ K
Latin-Scienti lic
Track T eam (I) (2) (3) ( 4 ); Co rp o ra l Ba nd ( 2 ) ; Se rgea nt Ba nd (3);
F ir st Li eu tenant Ba nd ( 4 ) : !\rt Ed it o r R.\T-T AT '1 1 ( 3 ); Captain Seco nd Footba ll Tea m (3); :\ lando lin and Glee Club (3) (4) ; O rch st ra ( 4 ) : Sec r etary
Class ( 4 ) .
":\ la rse Gailey" ha il s fr o m Cardiff. :\lei .. a place unh ea rd o f by mos t o f us
unti l h is ar ril'a l at goo d o ld S t. J ohn' s. H e imm ed iate ly en te red into the diffe r~~~
en t acti viti es o f c li ege life a nd is no w a vete ra n o n th e Tr ack team. wh e re he
~1 ~..h.
ga in ed mu ch ho no r . Be ide s be in g a n athl ete. ":\l a rse Gai ley " is a ta lented ( ? )
~~
mu s icia n a nd a hard t ud e1
1t. Be in g f ull o f f un he ha s a g r eat lo 1 fo r a tri ck
·e
o r a joke on a nybod y bu t h im self. H t also has a spec ia l fo ncln e s fo r wa lki ng
~
~ .•·.· ~:;" " ,
: }
do wn to !\nnapo li s fr o m Aca d emy Jun cti o n wh e n he has a ticket in hi s pocket.
=.£ \ \
_
In a ll we fi nd him a qui et. mod es t. un ass umin g lad . mu ch lik ed by a ll with whom
-.
~
G_"" ....
_ __ _ he has co me in co ntac t a nd 1 ry pop ul a r with th e st ud ent body .
·e
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�C. C LYD E l-1:\R I{ JS ('' \l aggic") ......... .. ... . .... .. .. .. . Ga ith e r burg. \lei .
<I>K
Latin- Scienti fic
Co rpo ral Band (2) : Se rgea nt Band (3): Li eutena nt 13ancl ( 4 ); F oo tball
T eam (3) ( 4 ); O rchest ra (3) ( 4 ); june Ba ll Co mmittee (3) : f\ th l ti c E dito r
]{ ,,r-'Lvr (3).
O n Se pte mb er 17. 1908, thi s hu sky yo uth appeared a mo ng us. .-\ few clays
late r he made hi s mcm rabl e 1·isit to th e g ridir o n. C ncl e r "Tur k' .. g uid a nce he
cJ e,·eloped into a s ta r g ua rd a nd a! way wo rthil y u pheld th e ho no r of 1912.
"Lo ng J ohn." recogni zin g mu sical abi lity at fi rst sig ht. soo n " ro ped" '' :\Jac,-o·ie"
into th e Ba nd and aiJ iecl o rga ni zatio ns. In '·\l aggie' .. ow n w r cls. she ays
that she was rai sed in the co un try. but ca m e to co ll ege a nd lea rn ed of man y
a nima ls of th e rur al di stri ct, a mo ng whi ch th e " \ Vampus'' is th e mos t impo rta nt.
Of a ll th e membe r s o f t he Cia s of 1912. who ha1·e left us. th e ab enc[ vf no ne
has bee n mo re noti c ab le o r regrett ed tha n th a t o f ":\ Jaggie."
\
::: 1-1 .\ S. G. H :\SLUP (' ' S i" ) . . . . . . .. .
<I> K
L a tin- Scient ific
Se rgea nt Co. " .--\" (3); Treas ure r R Ar-T,,r '10 (3); Se rgea nt Co. " :\" (4 ).
" S ix in ches o ut o f pe rp endi cul a r by th e plumb lin e.' ' \' cp . reade r. thi s is
th e wo nd e r o f all th<' co ll ec ti on . W e ad mit th at it is no t so fair o f face. but
rea lly it is a sha me yo u ca n' t see th e res t of it. Th e shap e, fo r in stan ce. .--\ h!
Tha t shape. It is tlw man e! of th e ce ntury that it ca n wa lk a t all. ow in g to th e
num e ro us crooks and cur ves o n to 1irh ich it is fo rm ed.
"S i" says he would ha1·e g radu a ted last yea r but "Turk" did n't ca re fo r
him . So he co mes back thi s yea r to ge t o ff th ose "burd ens." Chemi st ry a nd
I hysics. othe rwi se he wo uld tay ho me to take ca re o f th at da rling litt le wife
( ' ) of hi s. 0, ye . he'll get thr o ug h thi yea r. ( Th a nk good ness!)
47
�HER\1 .\ '\ R T
-IOLLJ ES ('' Lo ng J ohn" ) .......... . .. . .. ... .. . l.alti mo re. i\ fd .
<I>M
La tin- Scienti l·ic
Class Treas urer ( I ) : Co rpo1·al 1
3and (2); Se rgeant Band (3); Ca pta in
Band ( 4 ) : O rchest r a ( I ) (2) ( 3) (4); Hum o ro us E dito r RIT-T ,,T '10 (3 );
Boardin cr Club (4 ) .
"Thi s way. ge nt s- -The \\' heel o f Fo rtun e.'
S ixtee n men o n the dead man's chest.
Flo ! H o ! i\nd a bottle o f rum."
You no w may see another s pecim en. L-l e i such a co nspicuous loo kin g
creat ure th at he is kn ow n f o r mil es a round Ann apo li s; but A nn apoli s is th e onl y
place in wh ich th ey a ll o w him to r emain any lengt h o f tim e. As k him wh y he
le ft Reho bo th .
Las t yea r he pro fe sed to be a Seni o r. Thi s yea r it is diffi cult to determin e.
ha,· in g taken hi s abode wit h "Fat her Gladd en.'' :\ s usual he i takin g a hea\'y
co ur sc- Fre h A ir and \ lu sic. L-!i s id eal has bee n reach ed and proudl y docs he
lead hi s band about. Some hi sto ri ans say he has playe d e1
·ery in strum ent in th e
band. and we ha1·e e1
·ery reaso n to beli e1·e it.
"Lo ng J o hn' ' holds the r eco rd fo r height in th e Coll ege. betw ee n six a nd !eet. lk fo rc he lea1·es we ex pec t to put him in the P roc ru stean bed .
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:SPE\ E k D . l-l OPKI'\S (' ' S ho rty" ) . . ... . .... . ......... ... . .. O nancock. Va.
<I>K
Latin-Sc ienti fic
Sergea nt- \laj o r (:l ) : T o 11·n and a mpu s E di to r R.1·r-T .IT (:l); Li eutcm1nt
:\djutan t (4).
"Th e turk ey in th e barn ya rd hath no t ga it mo re state ly.''
" Sho rty" lclopkin s is o ur diminut i1 adj uta nt and hi s awe in spiring ( ')
·e
co mmand may be heard da il y at drill. Hi s o nl y t ro uble is that in r eadin g
repo rt . he talk s so r apidl y that he remind s o ne o f a g raph opho ne woun d too
t ightly. O ur r\djutant is a wo nd erful mi lita ry ge niu s and so me day ho pes to
exe mplify th e li ttle Co rsican empero r. \•
\lith no detrim ent to him self. "Sho rty"
co uld sweeten his natur e a bit. H e is not one o f th ose ·'glad- hand" f ell ows and
o f co u rse wo ul d mak e a poo r po liti cian. H e has hi s few warm fri end s and is
sa ti sli d with an intensi1·e rather than an ex ten ive fri end ship. T o o thers he is
co ld a nd indiffer ent. Th oug h no t a Aa shy stud ent he makes up in g rind what
he lacks in mind. and thu s does cr editab ly well in his II' Ork.
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�. .. . ... .. . .. .. O nan cock. \Ia.
R S. H OP I( I .\iS ( " S kinn y'') . .
Lati n- Scie nti lic
V ice- P res id en t Cla ss (3) (~) : Cha irm a n Jun e Ball Co mmitt ee (3) : Se rgea nt Co. " C' ' (3); A thle ti c E di to r RAT-T AT (3); Li eute na nt o. " :\" ( 4 );
i\ Ia nage r Track T ea m ( 4 ) .
' ·F o r wh at is written. is w ritt en. a nd nothing ca n a lte r {ate."
" H o p" i·s a ph il oso ph er. H e a cce pts w ith ou t q ues t io n th ings a s th ey are a nd
eve n f o ur year s o f c:o n sta nt a ssoc iatio n w ith th e irr epressi bl e "Litt le" has no t
Ji s turbed th e eq ua nimity of hi s di spos iti o n. " H o p" blushes o n th e sli ghtes t
·en to th e tip s of hi s ear s. Thi s
pro voca ti o n, a bea utiful pink bl ush. exte ndin g e1
g racef ul acco mp li shm ent acco u nt s to a g r eat ex ten t f o r h is po pu la ri ty w ith "th e
f em a le o f the s pec ies.' ' H e h as beco m e quite a co nn o isse ur in th e d ra m a a nd
th e m a nage r s of th e '·Gayety" r ese r ve a box sea t fo r '' 1 o p" e1 r y Saturd ay
-l.
·e
e1 nin g. " H o p" is m a n aget· o f th e Track tea m a nd hi s effic ien t wo rk h a s co n·e
t ri but ed to th e su ccess o f th e tea m .
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]. :\ 1.\ SO'\ H U\T>LE \' (" 'dike") . .. ... . . ... .. . ... .. .......... 1\al tim o re, :\ lei.
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Lat in- Scien t ii'tc
Co rpo ra l Ha nd (2) ; l-1 igh P ri ,·a te in I{ca r i{ank ( 3) ; Dr um :'I Iaj o r ( 4 ) ;
(?) (2) (3 ) ( 4 ) .
.11 v dearest Gert rud e: - Y o ut·s r ece iv ed a nd wa s ch a rm ed- a ve. e 1
•en ti ckl ed u nto dea th- to hea r
f ro m yo u. Eve ry t im e I h ear fr o m yo u. - fo r the fe w m om ent th e r ea ding of
th e mi ss ive la st s. I a m in h ea1·e nl y bli ss.
V
Vhy. sure J m ea nt it. swee th eart. H o w could a m a n be so cruel a s
d ece ive yo u. o r tell yo u so m ethin g he d oes n 't mea n ? J do n 't beli e1·e uch a
cru el- hearted fell o w li ,·e . .
D o n't beli e1 th em . lo 1 w h en th ey tell yo u that
·
·e.
am not tru e to yo u.
\Vh y. 1 n 1 r look at th e g irls in thi s tow n . :-\ o . lo1·e. my th o ug ht s a nd lo 1·e
·e
ar e g iv en up entire ly to you.
J was a co rpo ra l wh en 1 w rote you las t, but no w you oug ht t see yo ur
da r lin g littl e Jacki e. l 'm so m e bi g ch eese no w. D rum - iV
lajo r. Y o u o ugl~ t to
see m e when l ma rch cl o w n th e ca mpu s leadin g the w ho le par ade. 1 o ft en w ish
you co ul d.
E dd ie a n d 1 used to be quite wi ld . but s ince I've rea lly beco me se ri ou s with
~...-c.,,..-;;,---;=;---c=~=~=~.,..,..~.M= . yo u. w e ha1·e cut out a ll w il d ness. a nd a re now lead in g th e s im ple li fe..:_at least.
0 us [ am .
\\' ell. d ea res t. mu st c lose no w. so I a m Yo ur o wn.
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J O\;ES ("' !{ edd y"") .... . .. . .... . .... . .. .. .. .. ..... A nn apo lis, :.\ld .
Co rpo ra l Co . ··c·
tena nt Co ... _ .. ( 4).
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L a t in- Scienti fic
( 3 ) ; .-\ss is tant Lite ra ry Ed ito r
l ~xr - T ,,T
"II (3); Li eu-
Th e li r st thin g- we ll. we will be or ig ina l a nd say nothin g abo ut hi s red hair.
J o nes is a membe r of that ques t io nab le A nn ap li delega tion of ""day dodge r s.""
·as w a ff ecti o nately ca ll th em. .\ t th e h ig h school he was famed as a class ical
sc ho la r. but hi s tast;:- s ha,·e cha nged sin ce to th e prosaic su bj ec t of enginee ri ng.
H e has a mb iti ons. th o ug h they a r e not yet crystal ized . F rom hi s br il lia nt success thi s yea r with Co mpa ny ·· .\ ."" we sugges t a mili ta ry ca r ee r. Rece ntly 'vVil liam has been s mitten with the daughte r o f a loca l l ~ep ubli ca n states ma n. a nd
i in co nseq uence wa,·eri ng in his Democ rati c faith . T a ken in th e abstract.
J o nes is a pretty goo d so rt o f fell o w. H is habits a rc fa irl y regul a r. JC neve r
)e
s mokes. seldo m d rin ks. a nd s wea r s o nl v in mode rati o n. Ffe is erratic so mewhat in h is id eas a nd Ye ry impress i o ~ able. good natured. ca re- fr ee and o f
ge nero us in st in cts. \<Vith a rea so nab le end o wm ent of menta l qua li fica ti o ns a nd
a p~rse,·e rin g . conscient ious nat ur e. we bclie,·e hi s fut ur e should be bright.
·-·
\V I LHEL~ I
LE\;TZ ("·G retche n" "). . .
. ...... . .. . .. . . .. Cato nS\" ill e.
~ l ei.
nAil>
Lat in- Scienti fiC"
S ta r Seco nd -g rad e Ce r tificate (2) ; Se rgea nt Co . ··c· ( 3); Li eutenant
Q uarte rm as ter (4); H o p Co mmittee (3); Jun e Ha ll Co mmittee (3); ,\ ss is ta nt
.Cd ito r- in -C hi e f J{AT-1'AT ' II (3); Ed ito r-in -Chief Co u .Jo:GIA l\" (4 ); :\ ss ista nt
.\l a nage r Basket-ball (3); ~ l a n age r Basket-ball (4); Trea sure r Y. ~ 1 . C . . \ . (3);
P. 1-1. F . 0 . :-\. (3) ; T enni s T ea m (2) (3) (4 ); Cap tain T enni s T ea m (4 ).
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L.a,sr :..s u"' ~•E... ~
··Gretch en'' is a pro du ct o f Ca to nsv ille- a small tow n-and ye t s ma ll
tow ns ca n brin g fo rth big men. As yo u see. he is a man of co nside rable co ll ege
ac ti,·ity. Eve r sin ce hi s e nt ry into St. J ohn 's he has sho ne fo rth in th e Lite ra ry
lim eli g ht. a nd thro ug h hi s untiri ng e ffo rt s. th e CO LLEGI AN has main ta ined its
usual hi g h sta ndard. Fo r a timul a nt to hi s mi g hty bra in. ·· Gr etchen·· deter min ed
to take u p a mild fo rm o f ath let ics. and as a re ult. he shin es abo,·e all o n the
T enni s co ur ts. H e is sin g ular ly tem perate and regu la r in hi s hab it'. ge ntk
ma nn ered. affab le, and co nscienti o us to a fau lt. Las t year. acco mp a ni ed by
·· Dutch"" R uhl. he pent a few delig htful mo nths ab road . Vis itin g hi s fr i nd.
the Ka ise r. a nd see in g a ll that Euro pe had t show . he co nclud ed, th at afte r all
S t. J ohn 's was th e o nl y place fo r h im.
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�FRED ER I C !< S. \1 ~\TTH E\VS ( ":\l atty '') . . ... ...... . . .. .. ... . . L a P la ta, \lei .
<P K
Lat in- Scien tifi c
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Sec r etary Class (2): Co rp o ra l Co. "B" ( 2): Se rgea nt Co. "C" (3); :-\lumni
E d ito r RAT-T AT (3 ); H o p Committ ee ( 3); Jun e Ball Co mmittee ( 3 ); Ca pta in
Co. "'C" ( 4 ) .
"Happy a m 1, f ro m car e I'm fr ee.
\\.hy aren' t they a ll co n tented li ke 111 ?"'
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Th is a nge li c co unte na nce. whi ch is our nex t ex h ib it, is the icl 1 f man y a
·er the g r eat citi es o f ." apo lis a nd La P la ta. ":\latty'' at a ll
\nn
fair ma id al l o 1
t im es kee ps h is ca lm ma j esti c ex pr essio n, a nd it is a thin g unkn o wn fo t· him to
ge t excited unl e. s it is o 1 r "ea ts. " F o r in th is bra nch o f lif e " :\l a tty' ' exce ls.
·e
Hi s bill o f fa re 1 ri es f rom pick les to ca na ry's tee th . H e a nd "Sh o rty" ar e
·a
in se parable fri e nd s. 1f " \ latty" does n' t kno w hi s lesso ns ( not usua ll y ) , he gnes
to "Sho rty." wh o us ua ll y a lso does n't kn o w. Ho weve r . ''Matty" is a lo ,·abl e
·e
boy, a nd no d oubt will co nt in ue to we nd hi s bl iss ful way with ne1 r a wo rry fo r
th e mo rro w.
" T o ea t. to slee p. n mor <' .. ,
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( ":\like" ) . .... . ... .. ... . . . ... . . Ga ll o ways. Mel
<I> K
L a tin- Scienti li c
Co Lu:G IA:-1 llo a rd (2) ( 4 ) : Class Hi sto rian ( 2) : Sec ret a ry Class ( 3 ):
Se rgea n t Co. " A" (3): l:la tta lio n :\ laj o r ( 4 ) : S ta r Seco nd -g rad e Ce rt ificate ( 2 );
)!t!f;;;.~ I GtJfS9 fcc BU"WN
First-g ra d e Ce rti fica te (3); L1t e rary Ed ito r R H-T AT (3) ; Boa rdm g Club Co n• t'''' f .-A FEW T<l JJAY.
mittee (3) ( 4 ); V ice- Pres id ent ."
\thl eti c As soc ia tt o n ( 3 ) ; A th leti c .\ ssoc tatio n
'
Co mm ttt ee ( 4 ), Baseball (2) (3) : P H F 0. A (3); Jun e 13a11 Co:11 _
..---:;-:- ~
m ttt ee (3)
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"V tnt t. 1idtt, vicit''
r!IJf
. H e ca me f ro m do wn tn .. -\nn y Ra nn el" .;ounty. unkno wn a nd unh e ra ld ed .
v, /
wtth no accom plt shm ents but ht s " Su nn y Jtm sm tl e. hut he was th e r ea l "dark
ho r se" o f '1 2. a nd fi na ll y nosed und e r th e wire a w inn e r tn th e mtli tary swee p__
sta kes. \'o t o nl y content to shtn e a s a "so]e r ... he d ec tded that B. :\L wo ul d
loo k app ro pn ate at the hea d o f the ho no r ro ll. so he "gtgged o ne. by heck "
Has fo rm ed a coa liti on with "Sk inn y' ' to mak e th e Seni o r att end ch urch and
d rill. Occasio na ll y he ma y be see n timi ci ly app roac hing a close ha rm o ny agg r e /
g a ti o n to which he add s hi s ba re (o f ) to ne vo i ~ e . Jf yo u want to i·incl hi s weak
spot. ju st sho w him a 9-in ch. 5-o un ce ho r se hi de s pl1 er e a ·1c! he will fo rge t h is
·
hap py ho me.
" Say, d id yo u rea d that o ne abou t T y Co bb ?''
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<PM
Latin-Scientil ic
Class H isto ri a n ( 3) (4); Sergea nt Co. ''B'' (3); Lieute nant Co. '' 13" (4 ):
.\ ss ista nt Literary E d ito r RAT-TAT ' II (3); Co ~t. I·:G I AN Board (4); Boa rd ing
Club Co mmi ttee ( 4) ; .\la nage r .\Ju sical Clubs ( 4) ; First-g rade Ce rti licates
(2) (3).
·· Do yo u defy muh ?'' Th is is "Fr ed 's" battle cry and as soo n as it is uttereci
the peace o f Se ni o r Hall is at an end . Befor e the du st se tt les so meone is
ge nerall y suffer ing fro m a blo w o f a swp rd o r broo m. Ge ner all y thi s is "Fred.''
A ide fro m hi s no ise, "Fred" is chi eAy kn ow n fo r hi s sta nd aga inst a mili ta ry
des poti sm at St. J o hn ' ·. :H e ha s a lway s been o ne o f the stud ents of the class:
a nd eYe n yet has hopes of beatin g ~~ ichae lso n o ut fo r fi rst hono r s. Th is year
"F r eel" a nd " W ind y" hang o ut toge th er in th e clu b room. " Freel" can always h ~
f ound th ere when he is no t at th e "th eat re" in Baltimo re. W ha t "theat re" is
nea r :.\ladi so n and )/o rth ave nu e ?
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LOU IS E . P .\ YNE ("Doc'') ......... . ..... .. ... ... .... ... . L co na rclt ow n, .\ l ei.
<t>K
Latin-Scient ific
Boa rding Clu b (2 ); .\li scellan eo us E dito r R AT-T AT (3); Co r po ra l Co. "B"
(3); Li eut enan t O rdnan ce (4).
''Wh en th e men he ta lked about to re th eir ha ir a nd swo re.
'Doc,' upon r efo rmin g be nt, only talked the mo r e."
- W ith apologies to K.
It affo rds me s ince r e pleas ur e to in troduc e to yo u th e H o n. "Doc'' Payne o f
" D oc'' is in hi s elemen t when ent erta inin g us w ith s me
in side in fo rm ati o n o n th e latest scandal. T he achi e,·ement by whi ch ''Doc''
re nd ered h im self fam ous was hi s glo r ious victo ry fo r Pu re Food. and defea t
o f Rea mer and hi s coho rt s in 1910. "Doc" is an o rato r o f no mea n abili ty.
a nd ca rr ied off lirst ho no rs in th e Ju ni o r Orato ri cal Co ntest. H.e dr eams o f th e
cl ay when he will r ep rese nt St . .\ la ry's county in the L egislat ur e. a nd d ist in g ui shed him sel f by ex posin g co rr upt io n in the bod y politic. In o ne r es pect.
howe 1 r. "Doc" is so mewhat o f a failur e. !\ !tho ug h he s pend s cl ays and ni g hts
·e
in the "gym" he has not ve t de,·elo pecl in to whi te hope pro po r tio ns.
t. .\lary's co un ty.
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�C.
H O LLA~D
I{ IGGI\" ("P res id en t Ri gg in s'') ..
. ... . . ... . . . H ebro n. :'lid .
Latin- Scient ific
P resid ent Fourth F loo r Society (2); Second-g ra de Ce rti licate (2); First
Se rgeant Co. '·13" (3 ); .'\ . sistant Base ball :\lanager (3); Hum o ro us 'Edito r
1
{.\T-T AT (3) ; Busin ess \ lanager Co LLEGI.IN (4 ); Ca pta in Co. '' l:f' ( 4); Baseba ll \I a nage r ( 4).
Tn hi s Sopho mo re yea r. l~i gg in 's chi e f cla im to fa me was hi s achi e1
·ements as
P res id ent and Chi e f H - - Rai se r o f the F o urth Floo r Society. :\l as ! how ha1·e
th e mi g hty fa ll en ! } le no w re pr ese nt s co n tituted a utho rity o n Juni o r Aoo r. is
a base mini o n o f th e law , a nd is chi ef pro mo te r o f pe ri odi cal refo rm a im ed at
a brogating and tram plin g u po n. th e ri g ht s and pri1·il eges. enj oyed fr m tim C'
imm emo ri a l by res id ent s of said i·l oo r. H < g a massed a n no rmo us fo rtun e in
ll·in
the book busin ess. he has now retired. In th e \l.ilita ry Depa rtm ent Rigg in is
·acat ions in in structone o f th e bri g ht a nd shinin g li ghts a nd spe nd s hi s summ er 1
in g Eas te rn " Sho " militi a in milita ry ma neu1·er s a Ia / . .To!111 's.
I I{.\ E . 1~ \'DER ( "Lady T eas le" ) .. . .. . ......... . ... . ...... jac kso 111·ill e. f'l a.
<1> ::S K, <l> K
Trac k T eam ( I ) (2) (3) ( 4 ): Ca ptain T rack (3); Co rpor a l Co. " .\" ;
Second Li eutena nt O rdnan ce (4 ); Sec reta ry \' . :\1. C. .\ . (3) .
'' \ Vh o da res race thi s man a round th e track.
\ Vill sur ely loo k upo n :\Ji ss Ir a's hack.' '
Thi s yo ung lad y becam e t ir ed o f trainin g c roc d il es in th e swamp s o f
F lo rida ; so he ca me to thi s in s tituti o n to see ho w hum a n bein gs were t rained fo r
track teams. H e oo n became o ne o f o ur lig htning- lik e sprinte rs. O n se ve ra l
occas io ns he has bee n as ked to choose be twee n tw o packages. o ne co nta inin g a
bi o logy boo k a nd the o the r cracke rs and cheese. S he has a goo d smell e r ; so
hi s cho ice was n t "Reddy.'' W e are al l so rry to see 1\ Iiss Ira fa ll be fo re th e
IJea uty and cha rm s o f th e ladi es at th e ho ps. beca use she was s uch a tucli ous
chap. U po n se 1·era l occasio ns he ha s bee n ca ug ht sin g in g ·'"Jo W eddin g B ells
fo r \le."
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�R :-\ \':'1 10'\D E. S T AL E Y. ( ''D utch" ).
. .. . . . ... .. ...... B reatheds1·ill e. -:\ fd .
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Class ical
eco nd -g rade Ce rt ili ca te (3);
RAT-T.IT (3) ; Ba nd Captain (4 ).
Band
Se rgea nt
(3);
Busin e s :\Ja nage r
"Hi s dan cin g is the in ca rnat io n o f poe t ry."
Staley ca me fr o m Wa shi ng to n co un ty . made th e So ph o mo re Class. a nd
bo ug ht band ca ptain 's stripes d ur ing hi s fi rst wee k. Durin g his Juni o r yea r, he
made himse lf fa mous by acq uirin g a co mplete I'Ocab ul a ry o f pro fa ne e pith ets a nd
ejacul atio ns th at wo uld mak e a i\ lex ica n mul e d ri 1·e r tu rn g r ee n w ith en 1
·y.
One o f his fa1·o r ite a mu se ments wa s to o 1·eraw e th e 1 y yo un g preps a t h is
·er
tab le by loos in g the to rre nt o f hi s eloq ue nce. a nd when th ey we r e suffi cient ly im pressed. he ap pr o priated the ir mi lk by way o f trib ute. He is a g r ace fu l devo tee
of terpsicho re a nd may be seen a t e1 ry hop. in th e mazes of th e da nce.
·e
;\ [e rely to watch hi pec uli a rl y o ri g in al executi on o f the Turk ey Tro t is j oy ,f
sup reme to a tru e lo1·er o f th e bea uti ful. S tal ey is a ha rd wo rke r a nd co nsc ie nt ious stud ent. and is o ne o f the ables t debate r s in th e Co ll ege.
·- ·
:-\ . EVE RE TT \VILLI ."':\I S ( "Jay" ) ........................... ali bury, :'l id.
<I>~ K , <I> M
Lati n-Scienti fi c.
H is t ri a n ( I ) ; Class V ice-P res ident (2 ) ; o r po ra l '' B'' (2); Fi rs t Se rgea nt
o. " C" ( 3); Class Pres id ent (3) (4) ; Busin ess }. Ja nage r I ~ . 1T - T . 1T (3) ;
Glee Clu b a nd O rches tra (2) (3) (4 ); Jun e Ball Commit te e ( 3); Ca1 ta in o.
" C'' (-t1 ; I usin ess ;\l a na ge t· Co u £G I.I N (4 ) .
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Jay is o ne o f o ur many "Ea te rn Sho" represe ntati1·es who ma kes us acquai nted
w ith the g r eat. yet nea rl y t!nkn o wn wo nde r s o f that fa r-away la nd. H e ea rl y
devoted hi s tal ent to the pur sui t o f mu ic with so much energy tha t th e res ul t
was mu ch to th e di sco m fo rt o f th e F o ur th F loo r , whe re he fo rm e rl y r es ided.
a nd thi s is no w a menace o n Juni o r F loo r to a ny co n1 r sa ti o n belo w a ye ll.
·e
1-li s ene rgy ha a lso been show n in ot he r lines. Th e boo k busin ess was ca rri ed
·igo rously that man y o f the ir tran sactio ns wo ul d
o n by him a nd Rigg in so 1
h a rdl y beai· a nalys is.
T is la tes t achi e1·ement- ra th e r a ttem pt- is to s mo ke.
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.\fter ~ f e w un successful atte mpts he threa1 it up as a "bad j o b.' ' J ay's reat
a mbit io n is to beco me a la wye r, return to th e " Ea ter n Sho" a nd there exe rcise
h is tale nt s.
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�GEORGE L . \\. 1:\S L O \\. ('' \\"ind y") .... . .. .. .. .. ..... .. ..... Baltimore, "\l ei.
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<P :S K, <P M
Class ical
Clas Secretary ( I ); Se rgeant Co. " B'' (3); .\ ss i ta nt Football .\lanage r
(3); Ho p Co mmittee (3); 1
3usin ess .\Ja nage r !{.IT-T AT (3); Jun e Ball Committee (31; Li eute nant Co . " C" (4 ); .\lan age r Foo tba ll T ea m (4 ); Chairman H o p
Co mmitt ee ( 4 ).
\\' c th o ug ht fr o m hi s Juni o r ye ar "\\'indy" mi g ht co me fo rth a digni lie d,
mo des t. un ass um ing youth. hut o n th e co ntra ry he s till cli ngs to h is o ld chi ldi sh
ways. T o thi s he stoo d o ut in bo ld reli e f by ma nag in g th e "pigskin ca rri er s.''
.'-\ ga in we see him g lidin g g race fu ll y o 1 r th e gy m . Hoo r- a broo m in hand·e
whic h ig ni ties he ho lds that mu ch sough t f o r pos itio n o f Chairm an oi Ho p
Co mmittee.
\ \" e ca nn o t pass by thi s no bl e youth with out a wo rd as to hi s sin g in g
a bility. ~\ s he mea nd er s ac ross th e campu s. he po ur s fo rth irregular no ises
compo unded with th e wo rd s ·'J'm go in g cra zy." which echoe betw ee n th e buildin gs. A Frcshi c dared to put hi s hea d out th e win do w as kin g ho w lo ng it would
tak e him to reach that tate.
A bo 1 all th ese thin gs we f·i nd him a good student and so me day we ma y
·e
find him in th e \\"in slo w class- a docto r.
S. ROLX:\D \\ ' HIT E.
j1l ..
( "Bob \\.hite") .. ..
. ......... Call o ways . .\I d.
<I> K
La tin-Scientific
.\la nage r Class Baseba ll T ea m (2 ) ; Ath letic Ed ito r RAT- T AT (3); Secr eta ry ..-\ thl eti c .-'\ ssocia ti o n (3); F ootball T eam ( 3 ) (4); Ca ptain Football T ea m
(4 ) : Se rgeant irrnal Co rps (3) : Jun e Ball Co mmittee (3); Class P oe t ( 4 );
Li eut ena nt Signa l Co rp s (4 ) : P res id ent Y . .\1. C . .-\. (4 ) ; Bas ket-ba ll T ea m (4).
"A nd he wo uld writ e lo 1 ditt ies pass in g rare .
·e
. \nd th em wo uld sin ge to a lad ye fair e."
"Bo b Vv.hi te" was a memb e r o f the 19 11 class. but lur ed by th e pr os pec t o f
\" . .\ 1. C. :-\. graft. he elec ted h imse lf president o f that o rga ni zati on. a nd re-
mai ned with us fo r anot he r yea r, in cidenta ll y capta inin g th e F oot ball tea m.
Bes id es leadin g th e F oo tball tea m. \ Vhite a lso plays o n the Basket-ball tea m,
a nd has co ntr ibuted not a li ttle to th e success of th e Basket-ball seaso n. H e is
the eni g ma o f th e "p ro is" and think s nothin g o f passing off a su bj ect with out
el'e n hal' in g ente r ed the class-roo m. H e labors und e r th e delu sio n that he is
a n embryo poet a nd wr ites ,·il e rh ymes that mak e th e :\ fu ses weep. H e ha s
r ece ntl y experi enced th e "g rand passion ... and spend s hi leisure tim e ;n writing
se ntim enta l so nn ets to th e o bj ec t o f h is ad o ra tio n.
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�J..;E .~NE TH
E. WILSO\'
(''Sc ud s" ) ..
. .... ... .. . ... .... Balti m o re, :\I d.
<;J> M, fl A <P
Latin- Scienti fic
Vice-P reside nt C lass ( I ) (2) : Co rpo ra l Co. "J:l" (2); :\I isce lla neo us Ed ito t
R.I T-T A·r ( 3 ) : Se rgea n t Co. "13" (3); Jun e Ball Co mmittee (3); .\ sistan
\ lanager Baseball Team (3); Lieute nant o . "B" ( 4).
H ere we beho ld th e mos t ha nd so me m a n in Co ll ege. "Scud s" ca me to us
in 1 (?) a nd ent ered the prep. sc hoo l. Dur in g hi s so j ourn in P in kney Hall h e
9
had a g rea< rep utati o n fo r reli ev in g the Freshm en o f th eir "makings. '' 1-1 ~
de,·elo pecl a rem a rkab le affecti o n for h is ."
\ima \late r. a n d d ec ided not to lean:
wit h hi s class . but to stay a no the r yea r w ith us. li e is a g reat lo 1 r o f th ~
·e
ho ps, usuall y im po r ti ng th e beauty fro m Baltim o re. J n s pite o f th e fact that h ~
is ex tremel y f o nd f tea. h e is 1·e ry po pul ar.
·-·
\1 .'\J{ f(
~~)~ ~
"- 'C'-~ -c-··.-
~~ ~-
V . Z l l::.CLE R (" La nk" ) . . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. . .. .
.. \\ 'cs tmin ste r. :\ I d .
<I>M
Latin- Scienti fic
Clea n S lee,·e : J .IT- T .IT
(
l~oa rd
( 3 ) ; :\ la nd o lin and Gl ee C lub ( 3).
H e re is a fr eak o f nat ur . a loose jo in ted. lo ng-d rawn-out mo rtal. the kind
o f m a n yo u wou ld look at twic e on a c ro wd ed str eet. Th e sinu o u s grace o f h is
elo ng ated fig ure is sho wn to adva ntage in the ba llroo m a nd a s an o rato r. H e
co uld no t be se ri o us i [ h e tr ied. Bein g cle1·e r at te llin g a j oke. a nd being a lso
qu ite a j oke him se l f. we both laugh with him and la ug h at him. In th e fal l o f
191 he put in hi s appea ra nce at St. J o hn' s. and afte1 a yea r o f un ce rtain prof·it
0
·
w ith us. h e went to th e C ni 1
·ers ity o f :\laryla nd. w he re h e is no w co mpl et in" hi s
cou r se. \V e a ll lik e "Lank" and w ish him we ll.
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�~ruior
i1iatorn
~;"~:~r~ I'l'H feelings mingled with pl easure and recrret, I take up my pen to chronicl e th e events o f the Class o f 19 12
~~'~· ~~ J
from its beginning. It affo rd s me much pleas ure to nam e th e baby events o f our Coll ege caree r and it is
with mu ch regret th at I ay th at th e tim e is f ast approaching wh en we shall sepa rate, each go ing hi s way ,
confident that th ere is a prosperou.· futur e bef ore him .
Th e most memorable event o f 1908 was th e asse mbling o f th e poo r ''g reeni es·· at " C rabtown ," who were
to con. titute th e Cl ass o f 19 12. I shall pass li ghtl y over th e Fre hman yea r, full o f viciss itud es for u ·, and
the rough handling by th e ''Sophs.,'' but luckily we ca me out o f th at with a whole skin.
fter th e enca mpm ent, Jun e week,
a nd th e Commencement exercise were over, we return ed ho me. much wiser th an wh en we arrived, and with num erous
resolutions o f what we would do th e follo wing September.
September, 1909, found us all back to th e fold with th e excepti on o f a few ; but th eir places were fill ed by th e new me.1
- M iller, Lentz and Stal ey.
O ur fir st duty as Sophomo res was as we th ought, to co m mence th e educa ti on o f th e F reshm en. O ne beautiful Friday ~ight we held a Gy mn asium Clas fo r th eir in struction. A lmost all o f us acted as in stru ctors to th e " F reshi e. .. and
we we re very effi cient. Th ere i a aying that th ere is nothing new under th e sun , but if th e man wh o sa id that could
have been th ere th at night. he certainly would ha ve been compell ed to admit th at he had ne\·e r hea rd o f some o f th e things
whi ch we had for our entertainm ent . These entertainm ents eli cl not continu e long . Th ey becam e obnox ious to th e Faculty,
by whi ch th ey were g iven th e polite name o f ha zing, but w hich were call ed by one fond pa rent, '·To rtures wo r e th an th e
Spani sh Inqui siti on. "
\\ 'hen th e F aculty hea rd o f the e entertainm ents, we we r c called togeth er by P ro fesso rs Cec il and \ Voodcock, and
persuaded to aboli sh haz ing, if the F reshi es agreed to ce rtain rule s. Hazing is dying a natural death and it is hoped that in
a yea r it will be gone foreve r.
In th e Sophomore yea r we co ntributed to all th e team s except Casket-ball. Harri .·, \\'in slow, Gail ey and B rashears
were on th e econd football team. R yder and Ga il ey were th e Track representative . In T enni s, Lent z and B rashea r
mad e th e team. Four m embers o f th e cl ass were mad e Co rpo ral s in th e Compani es, and three in th e Ba nd .
It wa during our Sophomore yea r th at we had a g rea t deal of fun. a nd by far th e g rea te t o rganization was th e
'·Fourth Floo r H ell Rai sers," which wo rri ed " R edd y" alm ost to death .
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�Afte r we had been lite rail y wa heel out o f Camp and Commencement 11·as ove r, we departed fo r home, each wondering
what th e nex t . yea r had in sto re for him in the way o f non- Co mmi ss ions.
\iVhen we assembled in 19 10, as Junio rs, we found th at eve ry man had return ed, and th at we had a new aclcl ition in th e
shape of ·'La nk y" Zi.egler. This yea r :eemed to be one o f ~nrc! work in Academi c and Mi lita ry Departments. In the
former, we have surpa ssed all reco rd . Th e greatest achievement in our coll ege ca ree t- \\·as th e publi shing o f our RA'L'-'l' AT,
and, ind eed , it was a glorious one. Year after yea r, form er cia ses had been go ing in debt, but we produced an annu al
which wi ll compare well with any, and yet in stead o f go ing in debt, we mad e money.
Another thing o f whi ch we are proud wa: our June Ball. Never befo re we re th ere such ca rd s and deco rations, and
the Graduating Class certainly app reciated such an honor.
The Camp at Tolche ter was a great success, and when we all return ed, it was with th e de ire to return nex t yea r.
\Ve all were more or less urpri sed at our appo intm ents on Commencement day, but we departed with th e determinati on
th at when we return ed we wou ld do our duty as best we cou lei .
\\'h en yet once mo re our feet ought th e path s of old S t. J ohn' s, it wa as Senio rs th at we return ed . Senio rs, for it
was for thi: that we labo red so long a time . \\ .hen th e roll was ca lled it was found that "Dutch" B roaclt-up and '·Lank y"
Ziegler were among th e miss ing. Hoth hav ing entered th e U ni ve r ~ it y of .Ma ryland ; th e fo rm er to study law and th e latte r
medicine_ Their place: have been fill ed by White, Hollj es and Wil son- holdove rs from las t yea r.
In ath leti cs we still contributed to each tea m. our men being among th e best. O ur chi ef wo rk has been th e publi shin a
o f the Coll egian wh ich we are doing with g reat succe s. O ne thing whi ch we consider good fo r th e school has been the
ki lling o f one o f th e half-d ead literary societie. . Thi . was accompli. heel by the withd rawal o f the Seniors, and th e
bo tto m clroppecl from th e w ho le thing. It is understoo d th at it is to be reo rganized next yea r, and if we were to be here
we would lend our help most wi llingly.
\ Vhile our class i not so att enti ve to th e military d epa rtm ent . it has not interferred with our duty 111 thi s
depa rtm ent, s in ce it is up to u s to enforce th e rul es. As a class we have been a success, for we ha ve always stood
togeth er in anything which was for th e good o f th e college.
It is now my p urpose to end w ith a hi sto ry o f th e work in the academ ic depa rtm ent, in which we have neve r been
eq ual ed, and we are ju tl y proud o f it. In ou r F reshm an yea r we es tabli shed a hig hl y cred itabl e stand a rd o f academic
wo rk, and have throughout our whole college career stead ily raised it until now in our Senior yea r we posess th e hono rabl e
di tinction o f having seven ty-five per cent. o f th e class on th e hono r roll. Twi ce have th e Inter-Coll egiate math emati cs
prizes been won by ' 12 men : by P. L. Alge r in 1909 and 19 11 , and by F . A . .M ill er in 19 10. I n clos ing I may ay the one
thing to which our success is du e, is f llow ing faithfull y our cl ass motto: " O mni a P robate, Dona Tenete."
HISTORIAN.
58
��Spicknall
Jacobs
Campbell
McNutt
Henn Inghausen
TenNant
FEll
FiTzgerald
GEring
LEwis
Kli N efel ter
ClayTon
RuHl
Miller
CRum
Twigg
WElch
JoycE
WJsoN
Holman
MagrUder
DrydeN
WooDvvard
BRattan
MEllon
AnDrevv
HolTmAn
JoNes
BroaDwater
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�Qlla.as nf 1913
i!
MOTTO
Prudenti a et Virtute
COLORS
Brown and White
CLASS YELL
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Re! Re! Re!
Brown and White! S. ]. C
Reckety Rex! Reckety Reen!
St. John's '13, '13. '13.
(!Haas ®ffirrr.a
H . ANDREW
Presid ent
R . V. HOFFMAN
Vice-President
W. S. FITZGERALD
Secretary
) . E. DRYDEN
Treasurer
J . P. JACOBS
Historian
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�H .'\ RO LD ANDREW ( .. :\ncl y'') ..... . ... .. ..... .. . ..... . ..... .. . Denton, JVId.
<L> ~
K,
<L>
K
Lat in-- Sc ientific
Clas Pres id ent (3); Se rgea nt Co ... 1 •• (3); l~ xr - T .1r Boa rd (3); Jun e
Ba ll Committee.
··.c\ncl y .. i widel y kn o wn f r hi s slee py di spos itio n. but beneath that dr ea my
ex teri o r li es a wid e-awa ke. calcu lati ng mind . H e and .. Bob .. Bra ttan. hav ing
ob ta ined th e in terest in a nd good will o f Ri gg in 's fam o us .. H ebrew .. book fi rm ,
a re no w r e1 ling in a usure r' s go ld. Y es. he has a lo ng h ea d o n him. Beside
·e
hi s bus iness facu lty. he a lw ays hit s th e hi g h s pots in th e academ ic department .
.. . \nd y' ' is a we ll-intenti o ned yo uth. s til l in th e fo rm ati1·e pe ri od of hi s charac ter a nd unl e s so me g ua rdi a n direc ts him in th e narro w path . wi ne a nd women
wil l yet be hi s cl o wn fa ll. H o weve r. let us not despai r . .H e is a pretty goo d
fe ll o w- as fellows go. Th at he was electe I to th e pres id ency o f hi s class.
attests. at least. hi s popu la rity. and indi cates th at th e re mu st be so methin g to
him af te r a ll.
nO BERT F. BR.-\TT:\:\ ( .. Bob .. ) ..
<l> K,
. .. Princess . \nn e.
<L>
~lei .
:£ K
Latin-Scienti fic
Co t.LEGtAN Boa rd (3); Sergea nt Co . .. _ .. (3); H .IT-TAT Hoard (3); Jun e
,
Ball Co mmittee (3).
Thi s happy-go- lu cky fe ll o w hail s f ro m th .. Easte rn Sho .. with a ll tha t
ca re-free di spos iti o n so ty pi ca l o f that reg io n. \•
Vas sen t to co ll ege by hi s
moth er beca use hi s apf etite threatened th e peo pl e o f P rin cess .-\nne with fam in e.
H e demand s fifteen minute ex tra t im e in th e me s hall each mea l. .-\ great
soc iety star durin hi s fi rst yea r at co ll ege. but s in ce th en. ev id en tly s mi tten by
so me fair g amb le r in hea rts. has s wo rn eve rl asti ng seclusio n fr o m womankind. ·'Bob'' possesses th e happy art o f ge ttin g off wo rk with a n ex penditure
o f a re mark ably s ma ll a mount o f stud yin g. H e. with hi s roo m-mate ''.\nd y ...
kee p th e s m king. loali ng a nd readin g roo m o f Juni o r f·l oo r. J<:x pects so me cia_,.
in th e next decade to g raduate fro m S . J. C.
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�T. O LI \f
nl~O.'\
D\\·.-\T ER ( "B roadi e'') .. . . . .
... .. . Grant s,· ille. :\rd.
Latin- Scicnti lic
F ootb all Squad (2) : F oo tba ll T ea m (3) ; Class Seer tar y (2); Co rpo ral
Co.". \ ' ' (2) : Se rgeant Co. " .'\" (3) ; Boar din g Clu b (3); H o p Co mm ittee (3);
Ass ista nt A t·t E di to r R~ T-T . \'1' (3); Cha irm an Jun e Ball (3).
"Fo r he h ad such beaut iful eyes ."
''B road ie" wa s bo rn in the mounta in fa stnesses o f Garr ett count y. Fo r a
t ime he went to Sta unto n Military Academy, but soo n cli sco ,·e recl th e erro r o f
hi s way s and ca me as a Chri stm as pre ent in 1909 to S t. J ohn' s. He immedi ate ly
blossom ed forth as a dan e r a nd ge ner al f usser and has e,·er since I.ee n fait hful in thi s branch o f co ll ege activity. Th ose fa scina•ing bro wn eyes o f h is are
a bsolutely irres istibl e ! "Broadie " wo rk s co nsiste ntly in all branches o f athl eti cs
and we were g ra ti fie d to see him win a mo nogram las t ye ar in F ootbal l. lc e is
i
no t a ga rrul ous hot-air a rti st. but is ri g ht th ere when th e f un begin s. .An open
hea rted. manl y fell o w. he ha mad e him self o ne o f th e mos t popul a r members
o f the Juni o r Class.
D .\ \" l E L E.
.\:\I I l;lE LL ("Dea ri e" ) ........... . ... . . .... . . . Baltimo r e:. :\ lei .
Lati n-Scientil ic
Sergea nt Ba nd (3); . ss istant T o wn and Ca mpus Ed ito r RAT-TAT (3);
:\ lancl o lin and Glee Clu b (3); :\! ember o f Fourth F loo r Society ( 1).
Th er e is no thin g ,·e ry st ri ki ng o t· rema rk a ble ab ut "Dea ri e. " H e is neith er
a dee p-eyed ,·illai n no r a das hin g hero. neith et· ,·ery hand so me no r ,·ery ho mely.
a nd possessin g th e a\·er age in te ll ige nce a nd idea ls o f a yo ut h hi s age. .-\n old
member o f th e Fo urth F loo r Soc iety. he and hi s r oo m-m ate ha,·e st ri ,·en to
t ra nsplant its old spir it to Junio r Aoo r. "Dea ri e" is so mewhat o f a mu ician . a
rag-tim e pi ani st. a membe r o f th e Band and o ne o f that harm o ni o us tri o th at
to rtur s th e atm os phere o f Juni o r Aoo r. H e has made a no ble at tempt at bo th
F oo tba ll and Baseball- th e sum-total o f hi s ~ ffo rt s bei ng to shin e hi s shoes.
br ush hi s hair and ha ,·e hi s picture snapped with th e squad. L ike so man y of
us. he is stro ng fo r the ladi es. an in ,·eterate f usse r a nd da nce r. V can say no
Ve
mo re.
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�P HJ LIP C. C LA YT O~ ( ' ·I hi! ") . .. ... . .. .. .. . ... .. ... . . . . . . . . :\ nn a p(J!i s. :\Jd.
<l>K
Latin- Scienti fic
F ootball T eam (2) (3); Basket-bal l T ea m (2) (3) ; Track T ea m ( 2 ) (3);
RAT-TAT Board (3); Co rpo ra l Co. ''f\'' (3) .
"Phil" ca me to us in o ur Sop ho mo re yea r fr o m the Ann a po lis .Hi g h Schoo l.
H e imm ediately e nte red into all bran ches o f o ur co llege acti ,·it ies with hi s
characte ri st ic das h and spirit and mad e good.
Es peciall y is thi s tru e o f
ath letics. wh e re he is to be fo und o n alm os t eve ry team r eprese ntin g th e '·Orange
and B lack. " ln Footba ll "Phil'' is o ur c rack hal fback a nd best punte r. in
Track he is a sure po int wi nn e r and in Basket-bal l is th e ma n o f th e ho ur.
With "Ro ! by'' \!V elch. '' P hil " fo rm s th in se parable twin s. Th ey a re a lw ays
)
fo und toge th e r. eac h being mos t dr eadfu ll y afraid o f los in g th e othe r.
EA l{L L.
C I.~U.\L
("C rumm y") . .. ... . .. .. .
. . . . . ...... . . . . A th en , Pa.
<l>K
Classical
First Se rgea nt Band (3). P. H. F . 0. A (3): Seco nd-g r ade Ce rt ificate (2):
O rches tra (2) ( 3 ) : Edito r-in- Chi e f Hi\'1'-T AT (3).
''They wo nd ered wh o he wa s. wh er e he cam e f ro m.
\• hat he ca me fo r and how lo ng he wa s go in g to stay. ''
V
H e ca me unkn o wn and unh erald ed. but it d idn 't tak e him lo ng to co n,·in ce
" Skinny' ' th at he had th e "stuff.' ' H e earl y sec ured th e pos ition as chi ef bro ncho
bu ste r in '·Bo b" vVhit e's well- kn o wn " Circu s o f Ye Class ic Days,'' both in Gr ee k
a nd L a tin.
U nd er th e ca re fu l tuto rin g o f \• a rn er. he soo n ho pes to become " trul v
V
mi litary.'' Is so me mu sicia n. a nd ha s ho pes o f succeeding ''Lo ng J ohn.''
so metim es a ppea r s to be a mi sogy ni st. but th ere is ho pe.
'·Crummy'' has fa ith ful ly wo rk ed and toil ed in th e in te res t f th e H AT-T A1.
a nd it is chi e Ay d ue to hi s untirin g effo rts that thi s boo k has bee n published.
"He did hi s darnd est and angels ca n do no mo r e.''
·-·''A w. shu cks ! vVhy d id 1 eve r co me to th is place?"
H
e
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�GEO r~GE E. I RY DE:\
.. . . . . S no w Hil l. .\ It! .
(' ' P uss ' ) .. .
<I> K
Latin- Scien tiric
Co rp o ra l Ba nd ( 2 ); Se rgea nt Band ( 3 ) ; Second F oo tball T ea m (3); .\l ando lin and Glee Clu b (2) (.3); Treasur er Y . .\ \. C . ." (3) ; :\lumni Ed itor
\.
l~ AT- T A T (3); P. H . F. 0 . .\ . (3).
" So f a t a nd no fas ter ."
\<Ve ll no w we co me to E well. H e co mes fr om that so-ca ll ed fa mo us Eas tern
" Sho" wher e th ey - - - ta ke th eir tim e. Co min g to St. J oh n's he fo und it
·erco me that hab it. h o we1
·er. afte r being he re thre e yea rs with us
di ffic ult to o 1
he does attend classes ( ?) . \V e we re a lit tle surpri sed to see him o n the Foo tball li eld. but he did well.
H e m anaged to beco me T reas ure r o f th e Y. :\\'. C. :\. thi s yea r. a nd dilige nt ly
a nd fa ithfull y has he fu lli ll ed hi s duty. go in g a bo ut a mo ng th e stud ents ta kin g a
do ll ar to sig n hi s na me as sec r etary- easy mo ney.
Hi s g reates t enj oy ment is th e Band. H e a nd h is .\I to a r e in se para bl e. H e
1\'0 rk ed hard to get an alto t ri o. hut hi s endea 1·o r wa s fruit less.
EDGA R T . FE LL (''S kinn y" )...
<l>
. .. \nn apoli s. !. ld .
:S K ,
<l> K
Class ical
Co rpo r al Co. " f\" (2); Se rgea nt Co. " .'\' ' (3) ; F irst-g rad e Ce rti fica te (2);
Second Footba ll T eam ( 2) (3); .\li scellan eo us E dito r \{.IT-T .IT (3); Track
Sq uad (2) .
l n th e cia. sic. myst ic. lea rned. in t ri cate hall s o f lea rn in g we fi nd Edga r .
Trac in g h is ge nealogy we li nd that he is desce nded fr o m o ne call ed T o m my.
a n E ng lish scho la r and gentl ema n. Thi s sa me spirit fo r lea rning see ms to be
her ed it a ry. as " Skinn y'' spends lo ng hours in stud y. :\ o w he is no t o nl y a tar
in the clas s- roo m. but we see ( hea r ) him on th e platf o rm sw in g ing hi s a rm s
dec laimin g in the wil dest fa shi on . .A s a re sult o f thi s he ha s ca r ried o ff n t
a few pri zes.
His -ca ree r at Coll ege does not top with hi s academ ic wo rk. but we ee
him as a n at hl ete. !\\th oug h he is ''Skinn y" he ln'is been sho w in g th em things
in Football. a nd o n th e Track ha a pace hard to beat. ·'S kinn y" wa nts. o r
ra th er is go in g to Oxfo r d. F urth er tha n th at we see no mo re of him .
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�. . Sali sbury. :'d el.
/\ . ST E 'v\' .\RT F IT ZCETULD (' Fitz' .) ..... .. .
Latin- Scicnti l·,c
Co rpo ra l Co. '· B" (2); First Se r aeant Co . .. R" ( 3) ; :\ ssistant ~Tana ger
l3a ket-ball (3): Hop Co mmittee (3); Secr etary of l{.\'1'-T A'I' Hoa rd (3); Class
Sec retary (3); Jun e Ball Co mmittee (3).
H ere we fi nd ne o f th e fi nes t men St. J o hn 's h as turn ed o ut in past yea r s.
H e ha always stood near th e head o f hi s class in acade mi c wo rk a nd has
worked co nscienti ously. But. ge ntl e reader. do no t be led to beli e1 that thi s
·e
man is what we term a "grind"; o n th e co ntr a ry. he is o ne wh o has sho wn g rea t
interes t in a ll branches o f athl et ic and milita ry wo rk. Thi s may be pro1·en by
g lancin g at h is li st of attainment s. H e ha s held positi o ns as a class o ffi ce r.
and holds now th e seco nd hi ghest rank in the Juni o r Class. Yet. in spite o f th e
in vas ions of oth er bran ches o f our li fe. and no t leav in g o ut Cupid. he always
li nd tim e to put fo rth excellent wo rk in hi studi es.
GEO I ~GE
. . .... .. lndian Flea cl.
W . GERI :\G ( "Pip" ).
iJ> K,
~lei.
II A <P
Latin-Scientific
Fou r th Floo r Society ( 1) ; Baseball Team ( 1) : Co rpo r al Co. '·C'' (2) ;
F irst Sergea nt Co. " C' ' ( 3) ; P. H. F. 0. A. (3); Jun e Ball Co mmit tee (3);
A ssis tant ~l a n age r Baseball ( 3); RAT-T AT Board (3).
''T ea and Little S ub-Rose-that's me.''
.\t last o ur unlu cky ' 13 has found o ur los t hee p. H e straye d to the seco nd
lloo r o f P inkn ey. where he was captured and impri so ned by o ur "Hug" professo r.
.\!th o ugh he has lef t us. ·'Pip." he is one f the all-a-ro und men in our
clas
H e is a good ath lete. H e made th e Base ball tea m hi s fi rst yea r. H e is a
Ye ry good stud ent and ca n often be see n in the wee small ho ur s of th e mo rnin g
eith er stud yin g o r r eadin g a ''Saturday E1·enin g P ost."
Hi s hab its a re good with th e exce ption o f o ne. O ne in which he is alo ne:
one of wh ich no o ne suspected him until thi s yea r. That is "sipping Recld ius'
tea.'' \Vh en we sin g that old song. "How Some P eo pl e Get Their \l arks hy
S ippin g T ea." we perh aps mi g ht kn w th e reaso n.
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�.\ . . \!{:\OLD G L.\DDE '-1 (""Lo u e '' J .. . ............ ... . . .. .. . . :\nn a pu li s, ~I d.
Sc ienti fic
o rpo ral Co. "B'' (3 ) ; F oo tba ll T eam ( 3 ) ; IJasket-ball Sq uad (3) .
Thi s ma n co nbin e th e qua liti es o f an ath lete with th ose o f a ho rn ge niu s.
H is lirst nota ble achi eve men t in a th let ics wa s in hi s S ph o mo r e yea r in th e
I
nte r-C lass Gy m. ~ J ee t. when h e ca r ri ed o ff a num be r o f ho no rs fo r hi class.
H e sho wed up wel l o n th e g ri d iron and held d o wn th e pos iti o n o f g uard last
seas n. '' Lo use'' a lso shin es in Bas ket-ba ll. H o we1 r g reat hi s at hl etic qua li ti es
·e
a re, they a re su rp a se d by th e-Th o mas :\ . Ediso n- ab ili ti es o f hi s mind. Hi s
ge niu s like th at o f hi s bro th e r ha s sho wn itse lf ea r ly. H e has no w an noun ced
hi s lates t in ve nt io n, whi ch he d esc ribes as a "tlO n-b iling-o 1
·er d e1
·ice" fo r ga s
stoves. Th is app a r atus will be. acco rd in g to th e in ve nto r . a !I ess in g to ho usewives. Th e th ousa nd s ( ?) whi ch will be de ri ved fro m it, he expects to do nate
to hi s .\Jm a i\ la te r . :\ othi ng except a n illu str io u futu re ca n be prophes ied f r
thi s bo rn prodigy.
FI~EDE I (I C J<
H E:\:\ 1:\G l-! .-\ USE\1 ('' F r it z" ) ... .. . . .. .. .... . Baltimo re,
~ld .
L a tin- Scie n ti ric
Clea n S lee1·e; R1r-T.1T Boa rd (3); Ae ro Clu b.
"Fritz" ca me to us thi s yea r fr o m that g reat instit u ti o n o f learnin g- th e
Ha ltim o r e City Co ll ege. H e is a pretty good fello w at hea rt. hut ta lk abo ut
" bugs "- he beat s them a ll at Bay View o r ~li t. H o pe. lt is rea ll y I elie ved that
he can spr in g mo r e bum jokes in li ve minu tes than a nyo ne thi s id e o f Eastpo r t. H e ra th e r imag in es him self good loo kin g . but we ask. "\\' he re are th e
ug ly'"
Las t Octobe r ·'Fritz" fe ll violentl y in lo ve with a n a irship and a1·iat io n.
Twi gg. th e bird ma n. a nd he boug ht a mach in e. wlti ch. with the impro veme nt s
th ey ha1·e add ed, beats an ythin g o n th e ma rket. a nd wi ll revo lu tio ni ze Ay in g
lt has r ea ll y Ao wn as hi g h as fo rty fee t. \Virh h is a ir cast les. he nca r!l· bo res
us to death.
·
"J) n't yo u kn o w, he is cle verl y stupid ."
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�J OH:\ \V . .H OL:\.I A\1 ("' :\ lado nn a·') .. . .......... .. ... . ..... F ri ends,·ill e, ~ l d.
ii?M
Latin- Scienti f·i c
O rchestr a (21 (3) ; Se rgea nt Band (3); Seco nd Foo tball T ea m (3):
RA'r-T AT Boa rd (3) ; ;\l and o lin Club (3).
Until thi yea r '':\lado nn a" ha s bee n co ntent with th e ho no r he wo n as a
s tud ent. but thi s year when th e ca ll so und ed. '·AJ I o ut fo r F oo tball. '' out he ca me
to try hi s ab ility o n th e g ridiro n : where h e pr oved him s ~ lf an exce ll ent g uard
o n th e Seco nd T eam .
}T e has a mos t ex tr ao rdin a ry mu sical talent. Fro m ea rl y m rn till late
a t night yo u ca n hea r hjm pl ay in g hi s co rn et. Ow in g to hi s g r eat love fo r
mu sic. he ha s dec id ed to ex tend hi s cour se a n ext r a ye ar in o rd er to play in the
Band . H e has attempted to "t ickle" th e g uitar. but as Pro fesso r S im s co ntinu all y
shout s. " Ge t th e ri g ht string." he is so mew ha t di sco ur aged. Tt is rum o r ed that
he has a pos it io n w ith th e F ri end sv ill e fa JII o us band fo r the summ er.
l{OBERT V. H O FF~L-\:\
("Bob by" ) . . .. .... . ... ..... . . . .. Hage rs tow n, '\ Id.
ii?M
Latin- Scienti f
·ic
Sc rub Ba chall T eam (2); Sc rub Football T eam (3); F irst Se rgea nt Co.
·'A" (3); Vice-P r es id ent of Class ( 3 ); Hum o ro us E dito r R AT-TAT (3); Seco ndg rad e Ce rti fica te (2); Jun e Ba ll Co mmittee (3) .
Thi s fair o ne blew in fr om H age r sto wn in th e fall o f 1910. E nte rin g th e
So ph mo r e Class he wo n la ur els imm edi ately by lead in g hi s class. H e has
ambiti ons to beco me a baseball playe r and mak e th e Va r sity team. Besid es
thi s '·Bo bby'' has an oth e r fault. H e can o ft en be seen makin g hi s way do wn
town in "cits'' to call o n so me da mse l. Wh e n he dons hi s s wo rd fo r dri ll he
beco mes as so be r as a judge in pre paratio n to cuss out so me poo r prep.
.. Bohhy'' ca n see hum o r in nea rl y e1·erything tha t is said o r done. a nd it was thi s
se nse o f hum o r whiC' h got him a ducking last yea r. H e ce r ta inl y is so me s in ge r
a nd whi stl er. a nd kee ps e ver yo ne go in g with hi s close harm o ny.
Still we have g r eat ho pes fo r th e future in Ro bert. E special ly if he takes
up in su ra nce.
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�\\" . :\1."
\.RVI.'\ J-I UT
1-1. 1:\S (" Hutch ") . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . ...... \\' ill o ws. :'lid
Lat in-Scienti fic
Co rpo ral Co. ''.\''; R.1T-T.1T Boa rd.
By chemi cal ana lys is in "Turk's" laborato ry th e fol low in g elements ha1·e
bee n fo und in th is curi ous co m pou nd:
Ho ug h-ho using
. .. . .. .... 25 per ce nt.
Fu sin g . . .
. . .. , .... . ...... 13 per ce nt.
Co mm on Sense ... .. .. . .. .
. . . 0003 per ce nt.
Sawd us t .
.
. ..... .. . . . 6 1.9997 pe r ce nt.
lf th er e are a ny so und s o f me rry- mak ing o n Juni o r Fl oo r. Hut chin s is
always fo und a t th e bo tto m o f it. H e has a vo ice lik e a stea m calli o pe, a nd as
for wind. he has it all O'i.'er o ld Aeo lus. Hi e ffo r ts to sin g ar c rea ll y pit iable.
and hi s e cap~ fr o m being s hot o n account o f hi s melod ious (?) 1
·oice i du e
entirely to hi go d humo r. His hum o r has cau sed mu ch prec ipitat io n of
lau g hte r and also hi s fr equ ent imm e rsio n in th e ba th-tub. Jut des pite hi s ma ny
mea ns o f to rturin g us. he is. ne,·c r .helcss. a good fe ll o w. and so me day may
. ucceed in pring in g a good jo ke.
] . P .\ U L JA CO I3 S (" Yock ") .. ..... ....... . . . . ... .
. .. :\ fil l in t on. Mel .
<I> K
Latin-
cienti fic
Second -gr ade Ce rti ficate ( I ) ; H i to ri an (2) ( 3) : 1nte r-Coll eg iate :\lath.
P ri ze (2); Co rp r a t Co. "B" (3); CoLLF.CtAN B a rd ( 3 ); R.IT-TAT Boa rd (3);
Boa rding Club (3).
Here we ha ve th e ma n whose chi ef ho bby i to go in sea rch o f ad 1·e n tur e. :--Jot
bei ng co ntent with what he could ge t in th e thrivin g met ro p li s o f ~ li l lin g t o n.
he fi nall y came to St. J ohn 's. During th e day he wi ll stay in hi s roo m a nd s tud y
(,), but as soo n a s tap s blo w he will ge t a coupl e boo n co mpan i n a nd off
he wi ll go. Th e next mo rnin g he will recite wha t he fail ed to do to a g roup o f
bo r ed li stener s.
nother o ne o f ·'Yock' s" s tro ng po in ts is hi s laz in ess. Th e
o nl y rea o n he does not carr y h is bed aro und with him is th e additi o nal weig ht.
Eve ry no w and th en he will tak e a no ti o n to stud y-ho w he does go. Despite
th ese fa cts he is wi e eno ug h to run away with pri zes fo r whi ch othe r co ll ege
wo rk.
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�Y.:DG .\ R f\. J
~ES
("'J o ney'') ........ .. ......... . ............... Waco, T exas
Latin-Scientilic
Clean S leeve ; Class H isto rian ( I ) ; A ssista nt :\ lanao·e r F oo tba ll T ea m (3);
.\ ss istant Editor RAT- T AT ( 3 ); ~ l a n age r F o tball T ea m (4).
·'H.eso h es, a nd resoh ·es:
Th en does th e sa me thin g o \·er again ...
He re we ha\·e a boy in hi s ways. hut a ma n in a mbi tio n. H e ca me to us
fr o m th e ''Lo ne Sta r S tate.'' Be fo re he a rri ved . ho we \·er. he spe nt a yea r a t
S ta u nto n ".'d ilit a ry Acade my. '·J o ney' · is another o f the '"old gua rd f rom th e
prep. sc hool. '' H e sta r ted out in h is prep. yea r to ma ke th e prep. base ball tea m,
a nd has bee n ou t fo r a thl etic s po rts e\·er since. Be fo re thi s yea r ··J a ney'' wa s
a '·R ed rvl ike.'' but now we ca n ta ke hi s na me o ff the list. fo r he has pro\·en to
the fell o ws that he is '·goin g so me. .. Bes ides thi s he is pop ul a r wit h t he f ello w a nd was elec ted :\ la nage r o f the F oo tball team fo_r nex t ye a r.
("'vV illi e'' ) .. . . .. .. ..... . .... . ........ A nn apo lis. :\ Id.
Scienti lic
Co r po ra l Co. '"..\ .. ( 3) ; Seco nd -g r ade Ce rti lica te (2); T o wn a nd Ca m pus
E d ito r (3).
T his awkwa rd , raw-bo ned mo rta l has a g reat rep utat io n fo r saintliness . but
ho w he ca n braze nly boo t the chemi cal la bo rato ry and kee p pace with hi g h
eth ical sta nda rds. we kno w not. H e is pe rh aps too na rro w in h is \·iew-po in t o f
li fe, a nd wo r st o f all he is a pro hi bitio ni st.
Hut j udge a ma n by h is goo d qualit ies. no t h is de fects. J oyce possesses all
of the nega ti\·e and so me pos it i\·e virtues. He is o f ge ne ro us impu lses. e \·en
tem pered. m cl est a nd unm o \·ed by r id icul e. Hi s in teres ts a r e broad. A rchi tecture att racts h im at tim es. at others he ca nno t deny his d ra mat ic talent.
Fi na ll y he is a scientis t and loves to ex pati ate u pon ka ro kynes is a nd hae mat ococc us to :\Jag ru de r. wh o kno ws as mu ch science as a mu le does Sansk r it.
:\ ha r dened cro ny o f both '"T urk '" a nd " Reddy.' ' \ Vit h th ese facts and the
photograph be fo re yo u. draw yo u r o wn co ncl usio ns.
1\ . W ILLARD J OY C E
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�\VILLI .\:\! E . KLI NEFE LTE I ~ ('' 13i ll" ) ... . ....... .. .. . ...... Ba ltim o re, i\ JJ.
Scienti lic
Busin c s ~l a na ge r I~ AT- T . IT (3); Co rp. Co. " C'' (3).
"But I'm da rn d i f us fell o ws can do with ut
Girl s ! Girl s ! G ir ls !"
·er. O n Juni o r F loo r,
Lo1·ers co me and lo ,·ers go. but " 13 il l'' goe on fo r e1
lo1
·ers a re. as a gener al rul e. tr eated with to lerat io n. but when o ne co nside rs it
h i sacr ed du ty to r elate each and eve ry o ne o f hi a mo ro us ac!l·entures to a
circle o f bo red hearers. it is too mu ch. A nd wh en we furt her take in to consider ati o n th e f act that o ur hero i a member o f th e ~ J a so n A na ni as Clu b. th e
o nl y so lu ti o n is imm ersion in th e bath-tu b. As ide fro m " Bill's" procl ivitiC's
to ward embelli shm ent a nd exago·e ra tio n. he is ha rml ess en uO"h. H.e studi es
ha rd no w and then (m ostl y th en ) . but is at hi s bes t wh en d rillin g th e aw kw a rd
squad f Co . .. C. .. Hi s picturesq ue and exp r essi1·e rema r ks o n such occa io ns
wo uld cause th sca rl et blush o f shame to suffu se th e swa rthy chee ks o f a
' pani sh dr ill se rgea nt.
JC: .
I~ L
S. LEW IS ( " Ve nu s'') ...... .. .. .... .. .. ... ..
. ... . F ros tb urg,
i\[ d.
<I>K
Latin-Scienti fic
Busin ess ~ l a n age r l~A'J'- TAT (3); Class Se rgeant-at- A rm s (3); Se rgea nt Co.
'·C" (3); Second Tram Foot ba ll (2 ) (3); T r eas ur er A thl et ic J\ ssociatio n (3);
1\ ero Clu b (3): Second-g rade Ce r t ificat e (2) .
'· H o w lo ng . 0 Lo rd. ho w lo ng?''
Th is elo ngated prid e o f the mo un ta ins i habit uall y o n th e hono r role. yet
J s eno ugh t ime to call ste p fo r Co m pa ny " C,'' and makes th e Varsit y F ootlnd
ball men d ig to hold th eir j obs. I chi ef "ad" solicito r fo r th e RAT-T AT, a nd
1
so di li ge nt in h is wo rk th at th e ~\nn apo li tan merchan ' s hidf' b ~ h i11 d th e
co un ter wh en they see him co min g. :\eve r kn own to "gr ease.' ' but has a
mys teri o us "pull' ' with ·th e Faculty. F o r such a hando me man . Lewis is (or
app ea rs to be) co mpa rat i1·ely free fr o m th e wiles o f wo men . H e is a man of
co nsiderab le bra in s. fo rce and ener o·y. and pe rh aps th e best excuse we ha,·e fo r
tole ra tin g our vVestern ~J a r y land delegati o n.
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�G. E :\ F IE L D .\l c:\ U TT ( .. :\ utt s'' ) . .. . .. .... .. ... . .. . .. . . . .. .. . . Be rkley, :-.l d.
< K
I>
Sc ienti fi c
Se rgean t Co . .. 8,. ( 3 ) ; RA T-T A'r Boa r d ( 3); H o p Co mm ittee ( 3 ) ; F oo tba ll
T ea m (3) : :-.1 m ber Fo urth rJ o r Society ( I ) ; Jun e Ball Co mmi ttee ( 3 ) .
e
H e re we ha ,·c a n o ld member o f the F o urth F loo r Society who sti ll ha s
so me o f the prin cipl es whi ch we re in st ill ed in him in th a t F resh ma n yea r. Got
up enoug h a mbiti on to try F oo tba ll a nd we fi nd he is mak in g goo d. Bes id es
hi s at hl eti c a bility the Juni o rs ca ll h im a musicia n. o ne o f the .. H a rm o nio us
Tr io. .. 1-le says he wo ul d lik e to make as mu ch no i e a bo ,·e as .. Eddi e'' does
belo w . .. :\ utts .. r ema ins closely in hi s roo m. :\ e,·e r kn o wn to exceed go in g o ut
o ,·e r ha l f doze n ni g hts in o ne wee k. :-.J o reo ,·e r he tri es to ma ke us beli eve he
stud ies. He may. hu t we a r c in clin ed to beli c,·e. th a t bein g a me mbe r o f th e
Ho p Co mmi t tee, hi s tim e is well tak e n in a no the r wa y .
.L LVER T :-.H GR U DE R (" :\at'') .. . . . . ... .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . A nn a po lis, l\ ld.
\
<I>K
La tin- Scient ifi c
Se rgea nt Co ... C .. (3 ) ; Jnt er- Coll eg iate E ng lis h Prize ( 3 ) ; Ass ista nt E dito rin -Chi ef 1~ ,\T - T A T ( 3 ); F irs t-g rad e Ce r tilica te ( 1) (2 ); Jun e Ba ll Co mmit tee ( 3) .
\ Vhen thi s to w- head ed ur chin le ft the hi g h schoo l o f '' \' e Ancient City'' fo r
the ,·e nerab le in t itut io n o f whi ch he i no w a mem ber , he had had hi s wa v
mu ch as th e beasts of the fo res t. but no w thro ugh the ln liu ~ n c e 0 f natu r; l
select io n a nd adaptat io n. he has bee n co mpletely meta mo rph osed; bein g a good
specim en fo r th e .. Bug' ' class to stud y. Th e aggr ess ive r ese mbla nce o f thi s
cr ea tur e is so g r eat as to a nn oy hi s enemi es ve ry mu ch.
O ur g reat Cecili us Calve rt is noted fo r hi s conse r va ti ve ways in eve ryt hin g
but hi s class wo rk. 1n th is he is th e mos t radi ca l mem be r o f th e Class o f 19 13.
1n futur e yea r s we ex pect to li nd him in hi s g lo ry- wrin g in g th e necks o f
nn ny illll oce ll/ cr i111i11als.
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�LUTHEH 8. :\ II LL ER (""S lew- foot"")
.................. . .. fr vin g to n, :\ fu.
L a ti n- Scicnt i lie
Clean S leeve;
.l ~AT-TA T
H a rc! (3).
·· \!o r ali ty has no thin g to do with such a man as I a m.
H e re we prese nt unto you the newest add itio n to th e Clas o f 1913. Don't
ju dge him too seve rely, he ha s no t bee n lo ng en ug h in o ur mid st to smoo th off
the roug h edges of hi s pre1
·ious co ntact with J ohn s Ho pkin s. '·S lew- foot"'
claim s to have been a Sund ay-schoo l teacher in hi s bette r days. and loves to
expa tiate u po n th e good he ha acco mpli s hed. 1 f a ny o ne tells yo u tha t Luth e r
is a g r eat r efo rm e r lik e hi s nam e-sa ke. :\J a r tin Lut he r. ca ll h im a li a r. T hi .
taken in co nn ecti o n wit h hi s assoc iat io n with Hop kin s and "' Fa ts"' \ Jaso n. mark s
h im o ut as a da nge ro us man .
F R.\:\"K C. :\ IE LL O.\/ ( "De utsch'') . .. ............ . .............. Easto n, :\Jd .
Scienti fic
Foo tball T ea m ( ! ) (2) (3): Baseba ll T ea m (2) (3); Basket-ball T eam
( ! ) (2) ( 3); Track T eam (2) (3); R AT-T AT Board (3).
''De utsch "' is fi r st. last a nd a ll the tim e th e spa rta n ar hl ete o f th e Juni o r
Cia . H e is a ti ge r in F o tball . a bea r in Baseball. a ho rse in Basket-ball , a
pa nt her o n th e race course. H e ha dedi ca ted hi s t itan ic str eng th to th e g lo ry
o f o ld St. J ohn 's. Bu t think no t th a t a thl etics is hi s o nl y achi e1·ement. He is
o ne o f th e few Junio r at hl etes that a il s clea r always o f th e "black li st."
··Reddy" ha s no te rro r fo r him . O ne mo nth he e1·en found hi s name upo n the
h no r ro ll o f br ill iant tud ents ! . II the di stin cti o n ·· Deu tsc h" ha
howe red
u po n h im , he bea rs with the mo des ty o f a blu shin g maid en. A ny mi stak es he
ma kes are mi sta kes o f th e head. no t o f th e hea rt. H e is im pe tu o us. but free
fro m g uilt a nd bea r s th e goo d wi ll o f th e who le s tud ent bo dy.
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�. .. . . . . . . . . .... Bal tim o r e. '.!d .
\\' ILLI .\'.1 .\. RCiHL (" 'Du tc h" ) ..
Latin- Sci enti fic
Base ba ll T eam ( I ) (2 ) ( 3 ); F oot ball T ea m ( 2 ) ( 3) : Basket-bal l T eam
(3 ) ; Co rpo ral Co. ·· .-\"; Jun e Ha ll Co mmitt ee ( 3) ; Busin ess \ l anage r
I~A T -T AT ( 3 ).
(2)
H er e we ha1·e a n a thl ete o f who m St. J ohn' s m a y be ju stly pro ud . T c
-l
pla ys n all th e teams and is noted fo r hi s g r it and dete rmin at io n. Jn hi s
F res hm a n year "Dutch" jo in ed th e F o urth Floo r ociety. whi ch wa s then in
its prim e. a nd fo r th e re t o f th e ye a r he was th e ban e o f "Redd y's" x istence.
Last yea r .. Dutch" sudd e nl y go t a noti o n tha t he wa nted to be a lawy r, but
soo n tir ed o f go in g to the
ni 1·e r sity o f .\ la ryla nd and r etu rn ed to Coll ege at
the beginnin g o f the seco nd te rm . \V e fi nd in " Du tch " th se qua lit ies wh ich
we lik e to se on the Co ll ege Campus. always j o ,·ia l. goo d natur ed a nd fu ll o f
fun . \\ ' hen he ret urn ed he entered hea rt il y in to the wo rk o f the R il'r-T,IT.
. . . .. . . \nn a po li s. '. lei .
GEO RC.E \ V:\LTEI{ S C H U LTZ ( " Schli tz" )
U A <P
Scient ili c
Co roo ra l Co. " C" (2 ) ; Se rgea nt Co. ··C" ( 3 ) ; .'\ ssistant T o ll'n and Ca > pu>
n
Fdito r i{.IT-T AT '12 ( 3 ) .
" Fo r I pro fess no t talkin g. "
"Schli tz" is a yo uth o f a n entirely acad emi c na ture. H e go es to a ll. cl asses
a nd " b nes " when c1·er he has a spa re moment. " Schlitz" rece i1·ed h is earl y
cdu c a ~ i o n at the .-\ nn ap li s Hi g h choo l. 1-1 sho wed g reat F oo tball ab ilit y a t
h ig~1 schoo l. hut could no t be in duc ed to lea1·e hi s st ud ies lo ng e no ug h to pla y
a t St. J hn 's. " Schlit z" is apr du ct o f :-\ nn a po lis. a nd i a c redit to hi s na ti 1·e
to wn as well as to S t. J o hn 's. " Sch lit z" seldom ay s a nythin g exce pt when
po. itively necessa ry a nd then hi s ut te ra nce is as I ri ef as possible.
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�'l'J-1 0 .\1 .\ S
\V . S l-' 1 ' 1 .\LL
-:\"
("S t itball ") . ....
. . ..... Balt im o r e . .\ Id.
Lat in- S c ie nti lic
Co rpo r a l Ba nd (.3) ; .\ ss is tant
Pape r Ed ito r ( 1911-- ).
Hu morou s Ed ito r 1{ .\T- T .\T
(.3); S und ay
Xo. ge nt le r ead e r. thi s is n o t th e pi c tur e o f Eddi e F oy o r C h a un cey O lcott.
Yo u h a\' e und e restimat e d him . Thi s is th e p ictur o f Th o m as \\ ' . Sp ickn a ll
him e l f. \\ ' it h hi s lu r id h air a nd m os t ch a rming c unt e n a n cc; h e is th e ma t in ee
id o l of \'e r y w o man in th e U nite d States. as th e flock of a dmir e r s wh ich h e
brings to th e Bas k e t-ball ga m es w ill t es tif y. B r o t h e r " Spit ba ll" has had mu ch
expe ri e n ce o n th e s tao-e . prin c ipall y as seco nd a ss is t a nt sce n e s hifte r at t h e
V ic to ri a. If hi s g r at a m b itio n s d o n o t lag. h e m ay so m e cl ay b prom o t ed t o
th e fro nt r a nk f t h e J, o man a rm y in th e "Prince o f Indi a." Bes id es hi s g r eat
ac hi e,·e m e n ts as a n acto r . "Spitbal l" is a g r ea t s in ge r. H e s in gs b ass . a nd m os t
base d oes it so u nd . S m e t im e ago a yo u n g lady to ld him that h e wa s ve r y
c ut e. a nd e ,·e r s in ce h h a bee n wearin g a numb e r e ig h t hat.
S pi ckn a ll also wastes mu ch t im e a n d go c1 eff o rt ( ?) in w ri t in g fo r th e
Yo un g F o lk s ' P a ge in th e S und ay paper. 1-\ n w e,·c r. so m e cl ay hi s ge niu s m ay be
r c warcl ecl , a nd hi s n a m e will shin e f o rth a s b ri g h t ly a d oes h is lni ,· o n J uni or
I•loo r.
. .. .. .. . .. ... . . .\ I icll a ncl , .\Jd .
R . f\ LJ-;:.\Ai'WER TE\":\ .-\ :.1 '1' (". \l ex") ..
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c ie nti fic
Seco nd -g r ad e Cc rti l.1cat e (2); R A'i'- T .•\'1' Hoa rd ( .3 ); Co rp r a l Co. "13. "
"U h . if I ,,·e r e a
tl ~ a ...
A r e a l d esce nd a n t o f '·Bobby B urn s" wi th thi s tl es
ticking in hi s h a ir . Th e
titl e o f th e "Co n fide n ce .\Ian" left vaca nt s in ce th e clays o f "Doc '' Dean ha ~
r ece nt ly bee n acq u ir ed by ·':\l ex.'' H e h as a n y thin g to se ll that can be fo un d
in th e di c t io n a ry a nd ca n s wind le th e J ' r eshm e n into I e li e ,·in g th a t th ey a r t
un ab le to get a lo n g w ith o u t it. H e see m s to kn o w exactl y wh en a bo x ha s
a rri\· c1 a nd h e lp s the o wn e r " un,pack" it . Can cle,·o ur g rub a nd math . at an
equall y e no rm o u s r ate. '' f\ le x " s tand fo rth a s o n e of th e sch o lar s o f hi s class ,
o n e o n w h o m th e class m ay r e ly . eve r s t ead y a nd r eady t o do hi s dut y . H e h as
been a ,·a lu abl e aid o n th e l{ AT-T AT Boa rd . li e t a lk s bu s in ess m e n int o " a d ··
- th en co m es to te ll th e c lass,
" I ha te to tak e th e ir m o ney.''
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�?\ 1.\L F . T \V IGG (' ' E irclm a n") .. . ... . ....... .. ... .. .. . . ..... C umbe rla n d. :\ lei.
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L a tin-Scient ilic
Co rpo ra l Co. "C'' (3) ; A r t E d it r /( .IT- T AT (3) ; Seco nd-g ra d e Ce rti licatc
l3); Pr es id en t o f .\ cro Club ( 3 ); J u ne Ha ll Co m mi ttee (3).
" Th e em pty 1
·esse l mak e
the g rea tes t so und ."
Tw igg- no. it is no t the pa r t o f a t ree. but a n a1·ia to r o f so me re no wn . H e
wa s bo rn. rai se d a nd g i1
·en a ch a nce a t ed uca tio n in C u mbe r la nd . Th e o n ly
i ruit o f hi s ea rl y edu cat io n is h :s "g i ft o f ga b" in rec itat io ns a nd ge ts e 1 ryt h in g
·e
nearl y r ig ht. In a nswe rin g (,) a ll ques ti o ns you m ay hea r hi s pla in ti 1·e ex press io n. " P ro fesso r. was n' t it. etc. ,.. Th is yo u ng ma n tak es no pa rt in a th let ics.
fo r h is int e rests a re turn ed to a no the r spo rt o f a m o ~ e prac t ica l na tu re. H e
d efies e l' eryon e in ae rostat ics. bein g es pec ia ll y 1·er se d in the a ero pla ne. H e
fo rm ed a cluiJ. he ( th e clu b ) bo ug h t o ne a nd h e- wa s af ra id to lly. T h e
learn ed m en say. in acco u n ting fo r h 1 Hi o·h ty nat u re. tl, at h e m ust h JI e fa lle n
s
o ut o f bed a t so me tim e in h is you th ( n t lo ng ag ). H owe 1·er y u m ay look
a t h im in th is lig ht. hi s g reates t cha rac te r is-t ic is hi s re mark a ble method f o·ett in g o ut o f a n ho ur 's wo rk.
ROBE RT S. C. W E LC H ( "Flo bby' ' l . . . ........ .. .. . .... . . .. .. . :\n napo lis, :\Jd .
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La tin- Scicnt ir,c
Co rpo ra l o . '·.'\ '' (2): ,'e rgea n t Co. " A" (3); F oo tba ll T ea m (2) (31 :
Ra ket-ba ll T ea m (2) (.1) a nd Ca pta in (.1) ; .\ thl ctic Edito r R AT- T .\ T (3);
jun e Ha ll Co m m ittee (3).
'·Bobhy" is a no th er o f ye a nc ient A nn a po lis co n t inge nt. H ca me a mong
us w ith a " lea n a nd hun g ry look. " bu t is beco min g r ea ll y q uite a ha nd so me
ch a p w ith th e pass ing o f ti m e. H e h a s a n un fa iling good hu m o r a nd a n a mo un t
o f hu mo r-co n scio us a nd u nco n sc iou s. Fo r h im li fe is ju t o ne sa me th in g
af ter a no th er. a nd so ca r es ne1·er o ppr ess h is a iry bra in . Th oug h ne ,·e r blosso m in g fo rth as a stu dent. yet h e h as th at sal' ing g race o f co m mo n se nse whi ch
ofte n tu rn s the tri ck o n hoo k- lo re. L et no t h is qu iet . m od es t m a nn e r d elu d e yo u
- when am o ng th e fa ir o nes he is n o t th e leas t backw a rd abo ut c min g fo rw a rd .
. \ sa n a thl ete h e ha s perf o r m ed hi s d uty to t. J oh n' s. H e h as repr esen ted h e r
o n tw o V ar s it y t ea m s a nd wa s la st yea r a crecl itahle a nd po pul ar Capta in o f th e
Ba ket- ba ll quin tet.
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�] 0 H ~ N. \V J L SO:\ (''S ho nn y B uck") ..
. . . T il g hm a n . .\ lei.
P res icl ent o f Class ( I ) (2); Ba~ k et -ball T eam ( 1) (2) (3); Cap ta in Baseball T eam ( 3 ); Capt a in Bas ket-ball T eam ( 2) : Foo tball T ea m (2) (3); Co rpo ral Co. " B" (2); Se rgeant Co. ''B'' (3); V ice-Pres icl e nt A thl eti c .-\ ssocia ti o n
(3) ; Treasure r H.A T- T AT Boarcl .
"Sho nn y Buck" manif es ts a g reat love fo r ath leti cs in a ll its bran ches.
bein g a g reat hurl e r in Base ba ll. In F oo tba ll and Basket- ball he is o ne o f th e
bes t. no r does he f all sho rt in lie ld a thl eti cs. He has w n medals in th e po le,·a ult and hi g h and broad jump.
J-Je spent hi s lirs t tw o year s in P in kn ey. This year he dec id ed Se ni o r .H a ll
was th e pl ace fo r him. but o wing to th e di so rd er h e wa co mp ell ed to move
back to Pinkn ey as a F loo r- O ffi ce r. wh e re he could devo te hi s undi vid ed a ttenti o n to hi s s tudi es ( ?). O nce in a whi le we hea r him speak of "pro fess io nal
ba ll"- wh a t does he mea n ? Jt may be that he. too. ex pec ts to ta ke up th e
fa me-ea rnin g pro fess ion. vVha te1·er he may do we kn ow he will succeed .
. . . . . . . . . . . . A nn a p li s, l\ ld.
W I LL I.-\i\1 H.. W OOD W ARD ( "Bill" ) ....
/
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L a tin- Scienti llc
Vi ce-Presid ent Class ( I ) (2) ; Co rpo r al Co. "C" (2) ; Se rgeant Co. ''C''
(3) : T rack T eai11 ( I ) (2 ) (3); Captain Trac k ( 3 ); Foo tball T eam (2) (3);
Busin ess :\Janage r R AT-T AT ( 3 ); Jun e Ball Co mmittee ( 3) ; Secreta ry A th let ic
Assoc ia ti o n (3).
He r e yo u beho ld o ne wh o drifts fr o m that cha rmin g littl e po t o n th e
ba nk s o f th e S pa. !VIurray Hill. "Bi ll' ' is o ne o f th e cha rt e r membe r s o f th e
class. ha1·ing started in th e prep. schoo l. H e was o nce a stud ent. but wa led
astray by th e allurin g g lan ces o f charmin g fair o nes. "Bill" is o ne o f th e bes t
a nd mos t energe ti c Track tea m Capt ain s S t. J o hn 's ha s eve r had a nd by hi s
e ffo rts. ha s cl one mu ch fo r that I r a nch o f a thl eti cs. } le is our star mil e
runn er. bes id es play ing a fi ne game a t tackl e o n th e Foo tball team. " Bill" is a
l- e fe ll o w. bein g o ne o f th e mos t po pu lar men in th e class.
in
''Say, 'B ill,' what' s beco me o f th a t :\1. A. C. medal of yo ur s?''
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�1Junior f!;intory
'it"'~ 0 the g'""·o\ '·'"d"· of th;, hook, tho do" h;"" '·; o; po" ;b\y appm to b< mm ly d,·y, dull chcon ;d.,. ch ;, n y
/
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use fu l as ··, pace" fi ll ers. Jlut. the m a n 1rho has li ved 1
1·ithin th ese 11·a ll s. wh o has been tho ro ug hl y im bued with
the spirit o f old St . J ohn 's. 11·ill read betw ee n the lines. 1rill understa nd th a t each m an wh o is mentio ned
1\d:)~
in these 1
7ages, ha · ea rned thi s ho no r able recogniti on by faithful a nd self-sacr ifi cing 11· o rk fo r hi s clas s a nd
A lm a i\J atc r.
O n g la ncin g back o n o ur first t1ro years, everything so ft ened . as if seen thro ug h a haze appea r s the
dark er things a re bl ot ted out whi le th e plea sa nt happe nings o f those years a re rende r ed even brighter by refl ect ion. If the
pat h that 11·e trod a F reshmen, altho ug h hardly a walk o f roses . yet does no t appea r the prove rbi al " th o rn y path' ' of
th e "rat." Through both our Freshm an a nd S ph omo re yea rs J ohn \\ ' il so n a nd \\ .illiam \\ .oodward were presid ent and vicep re ·ident. respectiv ely, o f th e class. ] n o ur Sop ho more year we p ssessed the dou btf ul ho no r o f hav in g til e m ost efficien t
G. 0 . 1:-1. o f yea rs. a nd in recogniti on o f the excell ence o f thi s o rgan izati on the Faculty g r an ted fo ur o f its most prominent
member s leave o f absence. Thi s touching tribute was fo ll o wPd by a withdrawa l o f th e 11·hole clas s. A lth o ug h th is w ho le
affair was deplo rable, still it showed the loyalty o f every "thi rtee n" m an to the class.
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Having passed li g hl y ove r th e fi rst two yea rs we now come to the Junio r yea r. a yea r fr a ug h t 1rith man y impo rtant events
fo r our class . Th e Junio r yea r is the most pecu li a r year o f a co ll ege course. lt is th e yea r whi ch determines the success
or failure f a co ll ege ca reer , m en wh o have n t hitherto wo rk ed. still ha ve a chan ce to ret ri eve th eir lost oppo rtuniti es.
and to place th em selves in a pos itio n to g ra dua te 1rith their cla ss. lt is in thi s yea r that petty cla ss politi cs cul :nina tes
a nd ends either in mutual reco nci liatio n o f facti o ns o r in a n irrepa rable breach , too o ften unh app il y in th e lat ter.
Unqu esti ona bly, th e m os t c n. iderable ac hi evem ent o f o ur Junio r yea r is th e publi cat ion o f thi s RAT-TAT. C rum.
th e Edito r -in-C hi e f. has 1rorked f a ithfully and unremittin g ly f o r its success . despite a ge neral di .-pos itio n on the part of
quite a numbe r on th e Uoa rd to avo id strenuou . exe rti on . T o him be a ll ho no r for its succe . a nd in return fo r hi s da ys
a nd ni g hts o f labo r . let me assure him o f th e deep a nd last in g gratitude a nd app reciat ion o f eve ry m embe r o f the Class
o f 19 13.
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�The C lass o f ' 13 has always maintain ed a hi g h s tanda r d in acade1nic wo rk. An a na lys is o f th e wo rk o f th e class
fo r the hr st te rm o f th e Junio r yea r sh01\'S that a la rge numbe r o f m en have the hono rab le di s tinct io n o f be in g up on th e
H o no r R oll. Magruder h as led the cla ss fo r th e la st thre e year . Fell. A ndrew . F it zgerald. H offma n, J oyce 'l'enn an t ,
Le 11·is. Ce rin g and Twigg h ave also d.:s tilP ui shed the :n selves by th eir excell ent 1\'0 rk in thi s department o f co ll ege wo rk.
1n Ath leti cs our class has mad e a reco rd 11·hi ch is. I beli eve, un para ll eled by th at o f a ny o th er cl ass in th e hi sto ry
o f th e Co ll ege. D uring thi s yea r \\ .il son . Me llo n. Broa dwa te r. \\ .oo cl wa rd . :McNutt. \\ .elch a nd Clay ton represented
our cia. s o n th e \ 'a rsity eleven. a nd L ew is a nd Fell played 111 a la rge number o f hrst tea m ganes. Capta in \\ .elch . \\ ' il so n.
Ri.ih l, :\1ell on and C layto n, a ll f ro m the class o f ' 13. compos ed the Coll ege 1\ask etba ll T eam. u n de r th e ab le lead er shi p
of Cap tain \\ 'oodw a rd , '1 3. a n ew tra ck tea:11 has r isen fr o m the ash es o f th e o ld. a team which is wo rthy o f co n pa ri so n
with th ose whi ch a re so vivid ly desc ri bed by D r . Cecil. :\1e ll on a n d Clayto n, a lso . have done 1·ery cred itable work in thi s
IJranch o f a thl eti cs. llaseba ll seaso n i now alm os t h ere and '13 m en h ave respo nded loya ll y to the ca ll fo r ca ndid ates.
\\ ' il w n. Mellon . [{~;hi and Ce rin g, all o f 1rho 11 have 1\'0n th eir mo nogram s in baseba ll. a re o u t agai n thi s yea r .
" Thirteen" was at fi rst a little shy a nd 1 as hful in m aki ng h er appeara nce at t he hops and oth er socia l affairs. but
ll' e h ave lo ng s in ce ove rcom e thi s m a idenl y r eserve a nd eve n " ~ pitba ll " h as m aste red hi s yo uthful shy ness a nd g races
th e h ps with hi s brilliant prese nce.
O f th.e m a ny o rga nizati ons with h eadqu a rter s o n Junior Aoo r. o ne o f th e m ost inAu entia l a n d uni ve rsa lly respected is
th e Ln ited G igg ling Assoc iatio n. 'R. B ratt an. president. Th e purpose o f thi s o rga ni zat io n is to p rese rv e o rde r o n Junio r
ll oo r by di scourag ing " a ft er L1 ps" parties . Thi s di scour ageme nt is acco: np li sh ed by ruthl e:s app ropriati on o f all ed ible .
"Fa ts" 1\faso n, by a strok e o f geniu s, co nce ived th e id ea o f effect ing a co :nb in e betwee n thi s charitable o rgani za ti on a n d
the Ana ni as Clu b o f vrh ich h e is founde r an d G r a nd P reva ri cato r. Res ults h ave been c;u ite en co urag ing . Mi ll e r, L. B.,
is s t ill ll'o rking to 1ra rd th e consummatio n of hi s hi ghe. t am biti on. na·1
1ely. to become the C h amp ion C)-J,,OH spo nge.
Si nce las t yea r 11·e h ave los t :\1 aso n. P hilli ps and Hutch in s b ut have added to our num ber L. 1:. :\filler and 1:-Ienningha use n .
I h ave t ri ed to tell , simply , th e s tory o f th e nin etee n-thirtee n o f th e past. L et us h ere reso lve to 1rak e our las t yea r
at St. J h n' s. a nd th e whole futur e "as th e noond ay cl ea r. " Let eac h o f u s subo rdin ate all other in te rests to cla ss loya lty,
a nd disrega rdin g tri via l d ifference and j ea lo usie s. work fo r h er g lo ry . Fo r, whe n we lnve go ne fo rth. we sha ll look back
on "good o ld nin eteen-thirteen " a nd a ll th ese q u e. t io ns wh ic h no w appea r s m omentou s 11·il1 be me re h a ir-sp li ttings a nd
the on ly th ing 1rhich will reall y co unt will be, wh ether o r not 11·e can truthfu ll y say . "fo r h er un ited 1re as bro ther s ·tand. "
HI STOR IAN.
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�Over th e gree n o f th e ca mpus co:11e th e long stra ight li nes o f g ray,
\ Vhe re m a rc h ed befor e, in clays o f yo re, th e m e n o f th e Ye ·t e rcl ay .
And the P pl a r o ld. and :Vl cDowe ll. ser ene in th eir a ncie nt prid e
Gaze st ead ily cl o wn, no r smil e no r frow n, as t h ey watch th e ir co nfi de nt stride.
Hut wh e n th e wit chin g hour co m es th ey s pea k with th e ,·oices o f seers .
" \ \'e ha ,·e see n. in sooth. th e smilin g youth o f m or e than a hun dred yea rs,
A nd w he re a r e th ey now, th ose eage r eyed youth s. so sure o f th e future
a nd gay?
" They all have pa ssed; as at th e Last, th ese men o f th e corps o f T oday."
"Sp ea k ers of e,·il. be still. " l c ri ed w ith th e boldne ss of eig htee n.
"They wi ll go to fi g ht fo r th e T ruth and Right. for the Goo d , th e I 'me .
th e C lea n,"
B ut th ey see m ed to s mil e. as if th ey saw th a t hidd e n fro m m ortal view,
A nd ma de no r ep ly. hut J h eaved a s ig h, for I kn ew th ey h a d spok e n th e tru e.
o ,·er the a ree n o f th e ca mpu s co m e th e long s tra ig h t lin es o f g ray .
\\ 'he re m a rched be fo re, in clay s o f yo re, th e men o f th e Yesterd ay.
i\ncl I pray as l wat ch th em co min g, as 1 ne'e r ha ve prayed b e for e
T h a t He w ill keep . o n la nd a nd deep, th e m en o f th e St. J o hn 's Co rp s.
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��SOPHOMORE CLASS
��Q.tla.an of 1914
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MOTTO
Quod facimus bene jaciamus
COLORS
Maroon and Gold
YELL
Rickety-Re! Rickety-Ray!
Rickety, Rickety, Rickety , Ray!
Re! Rah! Re! Rold!
S. ]. C. Maroon and Gold.
'14, '14, '14.
(!Haas ®ffin r.s
E. 0. MILBOURNE
-
W . D. NOBLE
President
Vice-President
W. F. TOLSON
· Secretary
) . T . TUCKER
· Trea eurer
R . CHRISTIAN
- H istori on
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�Qllass 1Roll 1914
G. \ ·loRNON
HowARD R . A NDR I·: w s . "ANDY'' .... . . . .... Cho ptank , Md.
"This quiet yo ung man. so fr ee fr om g uil e,
Takes t ea w ith 'R edd y' eve ry o n ce in a whi le."
............ . .. llalti mo re, ::Vlcl.
"Yes. we kn o w him ."
H m~A N... DR ."
L uc w: Q . C. LAMAR. "Q u i NTus'' ....... . Rockv ill e, Mel .
CnARu :s R. B uc KLEY ... UucK" . . ... . ... . Caltimo re, Md.
"Hi s ba rk is wo r se th a n h is bite."
"Rem o te. unfrie ndl y, solita ry a nd slow ."
E. ALLJ-: N MA RTI N. " AL" . . . ...... . . .. ... A nn apo li s, Mel.
"O f a ll th e (? ? ! ! ) mu s ic e'e r h ea rd by m a n.
T he best o f all is 'AI' in the band ."
GoDFR I~ Y
CH ILD. '' M1 ·s _l01m" ... .... P oco mok e City, Mel.
" M o desty, w is do m a nd a rosy R om an nose."
J os l·: CAMIN I~ Ro Y R u 1z, " Co uN T J osC . .. . Havana, Cu ba
"Oh! h o)v m y h ea rt flutt e r s wh en sh e ~mil e s ..,
Huw ARD IJ. M AT'l' IH:w ·. ' ·:viA TTY., . . . . . . . CamlJridge. Mel.
"M y o nl y book s were wom en 's look s,
A nd fo lly 's a ll th ey've taught m e."
II. M LLTON CECIL, ' ·T u R~-;' ' . . ... ...... . . . Hig hla nd. Md .
"\Vh e n Turk and hi s bugle unite fo r a call ,
How in th e wo rld do we sleep a t all ?' '
ELw ooD 0 . M ILBOURNr·:. '' GRANNY'' .. .. .. Daltimo re, :\1cl.
"'l'o kn o w littl e is o ften to be happy .' '
RoBERT L. CI-IRI S'I'I AN, "A BI(' .. . ... . . . E lli cott C ity, Md.
" Some m e n wo ul d rath er see ( ?) th e S tate in confu s io n
than their h a ir.' '
\\ . ILLIAM D. NoBL I·:. " BILL'' .. . .... .... . ... P resto n, Mel.
' 'He braves th e wo rst w ith a smil e .''
S. MA URI ' E P HI LL IPS, ''L 1z" ....... .... .. O na n t ico, :Vlcl.
·'H oo ra y f o r wo man uffrage !' '
CLAGC I·: TT C. D O R S I~ Y , ' ·Co u N'r " . . .. ...... Brookvill e, Mel.
"The lo ud vo ice th a t speak s th e vacant mind.' '
\\'. S TA NLi': Y PH I LLIPS. "K1·:uv" ..... \Vhite Haven, Mel.
"To li ve ha ppy and le t a ll th e re. t go .' '
F RANC IS \ \'. HILL, "SK INN Y ' . ... Uppe r Ma rl bo ro; M el .
''S turd y th e seco nd. " " O h. those dimpl es !"
G l·:oRGJ:: P 1·:T 1'1', '· S I< UN K" . . .... . . . ..... New Yo rk , N. Y.
.. A n ho nest m a n is th e no blest wa nt o f God ...
RoYAL L. Houns ... H oBBY .. . .. ...... . .. Reiste rsto wn , Mel.
' 'l a m a m a n o f pr inciple."
HARRY L. R l~ED I-: R. " \\'uoF" ... . . .. . . . ........ B utl e r, Pa.
"It is never too soon o r too late
T o ta ste o f th e p leas ures o f life."
E . LAMAR H o1< 1 . "TRAMP'' .. ... . . .. .. . ... . Coalpo rt, Pa.
·:
' ·Hu nge r drove him fr om th e w ilcle rne s."
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RP.m. "ANDY.. ..... . .. . .. ..... . Baltimo re, Mel.
'' He could kill time a nd kill it well. "
J OHN
'1'. T uc KJ<:tz. " T oMM Y" ... ... . ..... Centrev ill e, Mel.
' ·His ideal s a re high as th e sun ."
J o n N E . R 1·: 1NBURC, ' ' j An;" ....... F o rt Stanton, N. M.
"Man wa s bo rn f o r soc iety. "
\\ .A LTI~ R
D. EARU: SM ITJJ, "SMITT Y" . .... .... ....... Ha yes . Mrl.
".H e speak s a n infinite d ea l o f no thing."
\\ '. \\' ARNI:R. "G 1 Jo:R AL...... \\' atert0 11·n. N. Y.
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" The a rm y is m y goal."
FRANKLYN \\' . \\iooo, ' '\Vooo y" ...... New Yo rk . N. \ ' .
'' \Vh a t a happy thing is fo rgetfuln ess."
R o Y P. S MITH, ' 'LI T'I'LI~ SMITTY" . ......... T owson, Mel.
"Mo th e r bro ug ht it fro m Towson ."
lli·: RNA RD \\' . \\'HI 'I'I<:, " \\ .TJITP.Y" .... ... . . A nnapo li s, Mel.
.. A ll studies he solemnly de fi es ."
F . HowARD THOMPSON. " L uc KY" .. . ..... An napoli s. :Vfcl.
·' What beauty a nd wit is h er e depicted.' '
ERN I~ST
\\ 'ALTI•: R F. T OLSON, " CAr" ...... . .... S ilve r Spri ngs, Mel .
" Hi s voice a nd violin wo uld m elt th e heart o f sto ne.' '
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L. YosT , "PAP" ... . ...... . . .. Fairmo nt, \V . Va.
"Pro f ess no t th e kn o wl edge tho u ha st no t ."
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and ten. Some o f us came with our fath ers o r mothers. some we re we lco:11ed by fri ends a nd still others by
gall a nt members o f th e Coll ege Y. :vr. C. A., who ma rshaled us up th e Sacred \\ 'alk . Alas . . eldom af ter~~~ · ~ wa rd during that first yea r did we h ave acce ss to that much-coveted \\·alk . T he bea uty o f the old camp us
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had been somewhat dimini shed by th e recent · lrouth , but to many o f our number wh o on thi s day viewed
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the " O ld Institution" for the fir st tim e; it loo ked statel y and imp res ive, holding within its reno wned wall s
th eir fea rs, hope a nd amb iti ons fo r the coming year o f Coll ege Life. \\ 'e soo n became acq uaint ed with "Tommy'' a nd
with our work la id out fo r the ensuing term we would have been co mp letely happy had it not been for th e fr eq uent littl e
meeting s o f the " Soph s .. '' whom we hated a nd dreaded to th e best o f our ab ility.
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It is need les. to enu me rate here th e tri als a nd troubl es exper ienced by all F reshm en. Su ffic e it to say we all soon
acq uired a nd continu ed to hold throughout the year a whole some respect fo r th e rul es and regul ations o f St. J ohn' s ca rri ed
out so ably by the all-po we rful G. 0 . H . as the E xecuti ve Department. At our fi rst cla ss meetina held in P in kney Hall
we found our number to be twenty-eight and elected E . 0 . l\lilbourn e presid ent an d \\ ·. D. N oble v ice-p resid ent. W e
are glad to be able to say in th e name o f the class that both these men have p roven them selve. fitt ing in their several
capaciti es.
\ \ ·e m aintain ed a high standa rd throughout our F resh ma n yea r both in academ ic a nd athl et ic wo rk, there be ing
many strong mind as well as strong bod ies among our nu mber. A ndrew s led th e class. cl os ely foll owed by Reeder .
Noble, \ Varn er. Tucker. Hoke, Petit, Hill a nd Chri stia n, all o f whom deserv e credit fo r th eir good work. In a thl etics
we m ay ju ~ tl y be proud o f ourselve s. H oga n, Th omp so n a nd \\ .oo d played a: "subs'' on the Varsity eleven. Tho ;11pso n
played as sub on th e Baseball nin e whil e N oble and '!'olson w on th eir monog ram s on th e d iamond . Th ompson rep resented
us on th e ba sketball team a nd Reinburg on th e tenni s team. I n the inter-cl ass gy m. meet we ca rri ed off th e hono r o f first
place. \ \' e can look back over F reshm a n Hi s to ry only ,,·ith p ri de a nd sa ti sfa ction.
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�\\" e no w embark upon th at part o f our ca ree r to wh ic h we ha d looked fo r ward all thro ugh our .Freshman year as
thP. acme o f o ur coll ege lif e: "Ou r Soph omo re yea r , th e year fo r which we had waited to do unto o thers even as had
been do ne unto us." Assembling o nce mo re in th e old h a ll ~ we fo un d onl y t wo fami lia r fac es mi ss ing . H. S . \\ .ell s h arl
left th e fold to stud y at th e U ni versi ty o f Ma ryland whi le W oo d did not return until th e beginning o f th e second te rm.
During th e course o f th e yea r H ogan a nd Pet it left u s to p r epare fo r th e Na vy. but th e places left vacant by these men
hav e been fi ll ed by three new m en. Child , S mith , R. T'., a nd H obbs. \\" e elec ted E. 0 . Mi lbo urn e pres ident a nd \\' . D .
No ble ,·ice-pres ident, a nd a t an ea rl y date o rgani zed th e C. 0. H . From th e outset it has been eve ry a im o f thi s grea t
a nd illu st ri ou s o rgani za tio n to rea r th e yo ung "Freshi es" in th e 1ray th ey should go . A t one time we had a little co nfl ict
o f opini on with ·'T o mmy" conce rning thi s poli cy, but sin ce th at time they have been left to our tend er guid ance and care.
Thro ug hout th e fir st per iod o f th e present year we have mainta in ed th e good record made during our F reshman
ca reer. A ndrews still holds hi s place at th e head of th e cl ass, hav in g a close seco nd in Child whil e a la rge percentage o f
the class have been doing excell ent wo rk . In athl eti cs we h ave g reat! y enh anced o ur fi rst yea r 's reputat io n . Thompson
held a regul ar positio n o n th e \ ·ars ity eleven, making ''end" o n th e a ll Maryla nd , whil e H ogan , \\'hite. D. \\' ., Lamar,
Peti t and M il bo urn e played as sub s. In track athleti cs we a re rep rese nted by Lam a r and Mi lbourn e who helper! g rea tl y
in gai ning th e victo ry ove r \\ .ashington Co ll ege a nd Ma rylan d Agri cultural Coll ege in th e meet held at th e Fifth Regiment
A rm o ry. Thi s is but th e beginning o f ,.,·ha t we hope to acc oillp li sh. Th e baseba ll season has as yet no t com menced, but
th e p rospects a re th at ' 14 is to make a fi n e sho 11·ing both o n fir st and seco nd team s.
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A s th e wings o f tim e have ca rri ed us s wiftly fro m 01~e period o f our hi sto ry to ano th er o ur respect a nd f eeling fo r
o ur old college have eve r in creased . un til th e p resent tim e, united as o ne man we speak her pra ise. May her future be
as brilli a nt a nd un spotted as her past.
HIST O RIAN.
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�••1J1.rll" 1J1t.rub.a 1J1nil.rb ..itamoub iltrk"
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Th e littl e ·' Hause " stand s on a '' H ill" and looks do\\ n with consc:ous superio rity n th e surrounding "Field -,"
whi ch yield in season th e fragrant " O nion" and th e succul ent "M ell on." llehi nd it is a dark "Grove," in whi ch th e
"Jay,'' th e "!Job W hite" and th e " :\J artin" " Ga il ey " s in g their so ngs " o f unpremed itated glee.' ' All is serene and qui et,
but let us look within the "Hause." Ho rro rs the "Noble' ' h e ro in e li es bound a nd th e relentl ess vill ai n draw s n ea r to
"Pea rce" h er h ea rt w ith th e murdero us knife w hi c h h e brandi shes. while she rai ses he r helpl ess hand s as if she ''\\'ood"
ward off th e imp e nding b low . Th e 1 an hi sses. " ."
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\rt ' R eddy,· fa lse o ne,.,
JJut hi s t! l-Ie hea rs th e foo ts teps o f a " R y der" rapidly ap proac hin g o n h orseback. A.t thi s un expected de li \·e ra nce th e lo 1·ely h ero in e thro ws three "Fitz," and befo r e th e baflled wretc h ca n "1-Jyde. " in co m es our h ero .
"Sturdy ," and b rave, c ry in g, ·· ' Stry k er ' not. or l w ill bl oo dy vengeance wreak." Th e vill ain tu rn s to Ay and nur
h ero g ives " Cha se. " T h ey pa ss th e stream by wh ich a "F i: her" is fis hing fo r fi sh, a nd a " \\ .ood " where a "Rube" is
ga th e rin g " N utt s" a nd " Twi ggs.'' Fart he r o n th ey m eet a "Plumm e r." a '' :\fille r" a nd a "Turk ," who jo in in th e
" Ch ase," which bid s fair t o be a ··L o ng O n e."' b u t t he Aee t 1·ill a in s tumbl ed 0\·e r a "S to ne" and fall · heav ily. He
d ies in g reat " Payne" despite "Dr. Hinkel' s" mini stration s. So peri s h a ll s u ch "Fe ll" o n es. (T h e curtain rin gs
do w n w ith th e h ero in e in th e h ero 's s tro ng arm s.)
A uth or 's :\ ot e-Th e cri s is of t h e affa ir wa s w h en th e 1
·illain ask ed th e fa ir lady if s h e were ' ' Reddy.' '
applying that opp robrious ep ithet to a lady, fat e must nee ds d efeat hi s " Fe ll " des ign s.
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A ft er
��FRESHMAN
CLASS
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MOTTO
No bis Solttm
COLORS
Pink and Green
CLASS YELL
Hooray, Hooray, S. ]., S . ].
P;nk and Green, Pink and Green,
St. John's '15, '15.
H. D. CASSARD
Pres ident
]. T . BARTLETT
Vice-President
]. E. SELBY
Secretary
]. H. ONION
Trea surer
W. R. NELSON
Histo rian
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�ALGER. M ., " M oN K" . .. .. ... . ........... A nnapoli . Md.
H u 1 TER. D ., "S iss y '' . ..... . . . .. . .. F o r t R osecra ns, Cal.
K ELLY, C. M., " KI NG" . .. . . .... .. . . . . ... Baltim o re, Md.
LLOYD, L. . "SK INNY" . . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... B a lt imo r e, Md .
M OISAN, P . K. , "C u Tir·:' ' .. . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . Baltimo re, Mel.
M o w BR AY . E. R ., '' CARR II~" .. . . . . . . . .. F ed e ralsburg , Mel.
NE LSON , \ V. R .. " LE NCTIIY" .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . Heb ron, Mel.
ON IO N, J. H ., "T u wr u : Dov1 .. ... .. . .. B alti mo r e, Md .
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R tTCinE, R. R., "S ru ,wr" . .... . . ... .. .. L onaco ning , Mel.
S ELB Y, J. E ., ' · S1" . . . . . ... . .. . . .. . . . . . Ch eltenh am , Mel .
S ADLER, J. T ., ' ·T o M" . .... . .. . . . . . . .. . Cock eysv ill e, Mel .
S KILL ! NC, J. G. , "CR A WLl~ R " . . . .... . . . . . L on aco ning, M d.
\ VALSH, D. E ., ' ·MrKI·:" . . ..... . .. .. . .. 'vVestm in te r , M d.
\ VEVH. R. 0., " S w iZ I~ NE Y " ..... . .. . . .. . A nnapolis . Md.
\Vr LLIAM S, A. W ., "SADIE" ... . .. . . Prince F red er ick , M d .
W ILSON , E . V. , " O LD LADY" ... . . . .. ... . .. S ylman, Md.
\ VrNS LOW , 0., '' \V JND Y" .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. B a lti mo re, M d .
Y o u NG . J. C .. " T EDDY" . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . \Va hingto n, D. C.
B AJLr. v, S. T., ''T ERR Y" . . . .. . ... . . . .. .. . . O na ntico, Md .
BARTLETT, J. T., ·' BART" .. . ... .. . .. . . . .... Ox fo r d . Md.
Bo w Lus, 'vV. R. , ''I u zz" .. . . . . . . . . .. . . M id dl eto w n, Md .
CA SSARD, H. D. , " AM os" . . . ... . .. . . . . . . W ood. tock , Md.
CLAUDE, H. , ' 'DEA K " . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . A nn apoli s, Md .
CoH N, L. C. , "LEvi" ..... .... .. ..... . . . . Ba lt imo r e, Md.
DASHIELL, R . B. , ' ' SHORT Y" . . .. . ... .. . . An n apoli s, Md .
D£ B u TTs, J., " MAJOR" .. ... . .. . .. . . .. . Centrevill e, Md .
ErosoN, J. G ., '' FATH ER" . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . .. .
yce, V a.
E rosoN, S . H ., " SALM ON" ... . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . Boyce, V a .
ELTJN GE, V. N ., "VE Nu s" . . . . ... . .. . . .. Spoka ne, \Na sh.
F IELDS, L. D ., '' BA NDY" .. . .. .. . . .. ...... P ikesvill e, M d .
F o w LER, A . L. , " B ABY" .. . . . . .. . . ... . . .. A nn apoli s, Md.
GAMBRILL, \ V. E., " \ VEE" . ... .. . ....... . B alt im o re, M d .
HAuSE, F . A. , " LEKE" .. . . . . .. ..... . . . . . .... Mar s h , Pa.
HAZARD, " SLATS" . .. .. .. . ... .. ... . . .. . . Bay Hearl , , . J.
HoP KIN S, A. S. J., " BlRD!E" . .. . . . . .. . . . .. O n ancock , V a.
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hady campu s of S t. J ohn' s September th e nin eteen th , 19 11 , but not until
a week l1ad pa sed were we a11 togeth er. \ Ve cam e from a11 part. o f th e world, from th e rocky coast o f
th e Pacifi c to th e sa ndy sho res o f th e A tlanti c, f rom the hea rt o f th e citi es to the wi ld s o f the farms .
S in ce most o f our parents came up with u s, we were ve ry we11 contented whi le th ey stayed, but just as
soon as they left , home. ick ness stole into our h ea rts, and fo r the foll owing two week s we were a sick bun ch
o f fell ows.
About the second da y th at we were here, th e Sophomo res in vit ed us to room 30 on th e fourth fl oo r. Thinking there wa s
to be a recept ion in our honor, we we re not long in repo rtin g. \ Vhen we had been in th e room a few minutes we found
that it was not what we expected . Some o f us were made to sing '·Casey J ones" a nd other popular songs, so:ne were
made to reci te "As th e Sophomore liked it,'' whil e still oth er s were making love to th e table leg, and other stunts. Th e
refreshments were fourteen rul es drawn up by the G. 0 . H. whi ch we were o rd ered to lea rn a nd obey. But thi s was not
the wo rst. O ne mo rning abo ut 2 o 'clock we we re disturbed in our dreams and ordered to repo rt back o f th e old gym .
F rom there we were taken to th e rai lroad cut, where our strength was tri ed pulling ra il s, wh il e the Sophomores u rged u
on with sla ts. They orde red us to take off ou r shoes when we came back so that we would not wak e ''Reddy ." A lthough
we were a little so re the next day, yet we began to reali ze we were students o f St. J ohn' s.
Ma ny oth er tim e h ave we been summ o ned to roo m 2 o r room 12 to do stunt s fo r the a mu sem e nt o f the Sop homore s, but none o f th em were to be compared with th at aw ful night in the ·'Cut .''
Yet in a ll o f our troubl es we we re ab le t o ca ll our class togeth e r a nd elect our o ffi ce rs. F or P res id en t , Youn g
was se lec t ed. a nd Bartl ett fo r V ice-P res ide nt ; bo th o f wh om h ave se n ·ed us we ll. :\t th e e nd of th e firs t t erm
Youn g left us to prepare fo r th e 1'\avy. A lth ou g h we los t a faithfu l m emb er o f our cla ss, yet he h as our best w is h es
for s u cces . Cassard was elect ed to fill hi s p lace.
O f our Aca dem ic wo rk we are not as ham ed. Thi s m ay best be exp la in ed by what o ne o f our m emb ers did in
a H isto ry t est . The "O ld Lady" mad e a 5. C. V. \\ ' il so n led th e class fo r th e term with high ho nors. O thers
that were o n th e ho no r roll were 1 artlett, Cohn , :'vlow bra y, Nelson, Ritchi e, \ Va lsh, \ Vil son and \ Vin slow.
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�F ro m th e s ho w in g we m ade durin g th e last few m o nth s, we a re ex p ec t in g to Win m o re ho no rs d urin g th e
rest of th e yea r .
\\ ' h e n th e F oo t ba ll seaso n op e ned a n d th e ca ll fo r Yo luntee rs wa s m a de . m a ny o f o ur cl ass soo n respo nd ed to
th e ca ll. T h ey we nt o ut eve ry clay a nd wo rk ed ha rd un t il th e las t . \\ ' e p u t o nl y o ne m a n o n th e fir s t t ea m , yet
we we r e well represe nt ed o n th e seco nd . C la ud e pl aye d in e\·e ry ga m e o f th e seaso n a nd did mu ch to s tr ength e n th e
team . Ke ll y a nd Youn g m ade se \·e ra l trip s as s ub stitute s; in w hi c h o ne was th e H o pkin s. T h e o th er m e n th a t
h a ve m a de a fin e s how in g o n th e seco nd t ea m ga m es wer e n a il ey , n a rtl ett, "\J o isa n a nd Y oun g.
D urin g t h e lh s ket-ba ll seaso n se\·e ral o f o ur m e n w o rk ed ha rd . but wer e un a bl e to m a k e th e fi rs t tea m . K ell y
did fin e wo rk f r th e sec o nd t ea m. w hil e o th ers th a t h a \·e wo nd erfull y deve lop ed durin g th e yea r a re Cassa rd . E ltin ge, F ields . Gambrill , "\Jo isa n . Sad ler a n d Se lby . Seve r al int eres tin g ga m es we re pl aye d w ith th e !'reps. in whi c h
our class wo n th em a ll.
It was o n th e tra ck th a t \\·e m a de th e bes t reco rd. "\ Io isa n wa s goo d in th e 100-ya rd dash a nd w n se \·e ra l
meda ls durin g th e yea r. \\ ' in s lo w m a de a fi n e reco rd in th e q u a rt e r-mil e run . Som e o f th e oth ers th at we re fa s t
a re Ba rtl ett, De Uutt s . F ields a nd O ni o n.
O ur w ork in Baseball is yet to be seen, b ut from th e s ho w in g th a t we h a \·e a lready m ade, we s houl d be we ll
rep resent ed o n both t ea m s. \ro isa n is do in g g oo d w o rk in t h e o utfi eld . Oth er p romi s in g youn g sta rs a re Ke ll y,
E ltinge, Sadle r, Sk illing a nd \\'il son.
If we sto p a nd loo k back ove r o ur wo rk, bot h in th e Aca demi c a nd Athl et ic depa rtm ent s . I think w e ca n sa y
t h a t it hc.s b ee n we ll cl o n e. Le t us no t s lac k-up in our g oo d wo rk . b ut let us do :till b ett e r wo rk fo r our:elYes a n d
St. J o hn 's.
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�ll1ir.at Jrrparutory Olla.a.s
Aguero
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I la sil
11ourke
.llrash ea rs,
Chase
J. n.
Ches to n
Cec il , E. B.
Dav id o n
Dawes
D odd
D o dge
D o wn s
F o w ler
F o res ha11
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F iere
Ham ill
H ig h tman
Ha m bleto n
I-1 u ngerford
H opk ins
Hyde
~ a son
P ea rce
l(a nd a ll
R e1
·ell
R oe
Sad ler
Selby
Smith
J ewe ll
J o nes, R. 0.
L ig o n
~r a tth e w s,
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~l e ll o n
~I e l v ill e
~ fill e r,
J.
Sp roul
T homp so n
W elch, P .
\ \" ood sicl e
\\Torth i ngto n
Wi lli a ms . A. \\ ·.
Penny
P lumm er
S nodg ra:;s
\ N" in ch este r
Ge ring, H.
§prnnll Jrrparatnry Olla.a..a
A lvard
Cesped es
Cha ney
Cla rk
Dixo n
1 uff er
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Mi ller , R. \ V .
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A lge r, M.
JJ enso n
Dashi ell
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��PHILOKALIAN
SOCIETY
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Bartlett, ].
Buckley, C. R.
Catlin, W . G .
Cohn, C.
DeButts, ].
Eidson, S. H.
Gladden, A.
Hause, F. A.
Hobbs, R. L.
Hoffman, R. V,
Hoke, E. L.
Holman, ]. W.
Hutchins, W. M.
Lamar, L. Q. C.
Miller, F. A.
Mowbray, C. B.
Onion,]. H .
Smith, R. P.
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Spicknall, T. W.
Staley, R. E.
Starlings, P.
Walsh, D. E.
Williams, A . E.
Wilson, C. V.
Wilson, K. E.
Winslow-, G. L.
Yost, E. L.
�PHI SIGMA KAPPA
��Jqt ~tgma il(appa
Edgar T remlett Fell
Harold R. Andrew
John Arthur Brashears
Benjamin Milton Cecil
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Jack Mason Hundley
Francis William Hill, Jr.
George Leiper Winslow
Arthur Everett Williams
Herman Anderson Gailey
V er N ooy Eltinge
John Thomas Tucker
Ira Edgar Ryder
William Dove Noble
John Ernest Reinburg, Jr.
Robert Franklin Brattan
Walter Francis Tolson
John Nicodemus Wilson
William All~n Rtihl
Oliver Parry Winslow
FRATRES IN FACULTATE
Thomas FelL Ph. D .. LL.D .. D . C. L.
Byron Vernon CeciL D . S.
Amos Walter Woodcock. M.A.
FRA TRES IN URBE
John Bloodgood Wells
Eugene Jglehart
John Green
Arthur De Thalma V alk
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Walter Munroe
Samuel Russel Deets
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Andrew, H .
Andrew s. H. R .
Bartlett
Child
Crum
Christian
Dorsey
Fell
Gailey
Gering
Hobbs
m. l\.
flrmhrrn
]ones, E. A .
Lamar
Lewis
Matthews. H . B .
Matthews, F. S.
Miller, L. B.
Milbourne
Mowbray
Mellon
Nelson
Pearce
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Riggin
Selby, H.].
Staley
Tennant
Tucker
Warner
Wilson, C. V .
Wilson, K. E.
Win slow, ]. L.
Winslow, 0 .
Williams, A . E.
�'d"'~ HE Youo g " " '' Chc; et ;au .l e>o6at;ou eudo.••oc> to wo•·k • good ;uftu <oce upou the ;tudeot ; tc p•·e·
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Ye nt h is ia llin g a way fr o m a ll th e g-ood ho m e in fl u e nces und er whi ch h e h as li \·ecl b e fo r e c min g t o
co ll ege. Th e life o f t h e s tu de nt is be se t with many temptat io ns. and some influence is neces a ry to
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co unt er ac t th e a tm os ph er e o f careless ness which is pr ese nt in a gr eater o r less d eg-r ee . in a ll co ll ege
dn rm ito r ies . Al so . th e yea rs a s tud ent spe nd s a t co li ge are th ose in whi c h hi s c ha ra cter is in proc es:=:
o f fo rm a ti o n . and w h a t e \·e r influ ences th e co ll ege exe rts a r e perman e ntl y st a m peel u po n hi s cha r ac t er .
It may . th e r efo r e. b e eas il y see n h o w esse ntial to th e s tu de nt it is th a t th e atm os pher e in whi ch h e li\·es s h o ul ~l
wo rk fo r t he good. as mu ch as poss ib le. The 'r'oun g "\.len 's C hri sti a n Assoc iati o n end ea vo rs t o h elp maint a in su c h
a n atmosp here by holding \\' eekl y meet ings.
unda y ev~ nin g bein g th e tim e o f m ee tin g. Th ese g ath erin gs ar e
h eld in t he Ch ape l in "\ l cD o w ell H a ll. and are a ddressed by a m emb e r of th e Facu lty . a mini st e r fr o m th e c ity .
o r so m etim e::; a tra\·elin g sec r e t a ry of o ne of th e Int er- S ta t e Yo un g "\l e11 's Chri stian .-\ ssocia ti o n Co mmitt ees. Th e
t a lk s g i\·e n by th e m e n a r e o f an info rm a l na tur e. a nd for thi s r easo n a re u su a ll y m o r e eff ec ti \·e than th e a\·e rage se rm o n h ea rd in a c hurch . T h e Yo un g \f en's Chri sti a n A ss o:.: iat:o n al so plays an im po rta nt part in rece tvmg ne\\stud e nt s at the beg inning o f . th e sc hoo l year. Las t Sep te mb er th e m emb e rs w e re o rga ni zed int o co mmitt ees . so m e
to 111eet th e t ra in s a nd bring the in co min g ne\\. student s u p t o th e Co ll eg·e . and o th e rs t o h elp th em rre t t h e ir
sc he du les o f w o rk m ade o u t. O n Sa tu rday e \·e ning o f fi rst sc hoo l wee k th e \ 'oun g \f en ·- C hri stian Ass :x ia ti o n
te nd er ed a recep ti o n to th e n ew st u de nts . Re fr es hm e nts w er e sen·ed . a n d a ll in a ll. th e affair was \·ery e nj oya ble.
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In "\fa rch w he n th e O ra to ri ca l co nt es t h eld by S t . J o hn' s fn r :;t u de nts of th e hi g h sc hoo ls of \I a ry la nd t ook
pl ace . th e .\ ss oc ia ti o n ga\·e a r ecepti o n to th e \· is itin g co nt es t a nt s . a nd th e e \·e nin g wa s \· e ry p leasa ntl y s pent.
Thu s th e Y o un g "\len' s C hri st ia n A ssoc ia ti o n end ea\·o rs to p lay it s part in th e co ll ege life. t o h elp m a k e th e
Co ll eg e ho m e- lik e a nd p leasa nt. and t o exe rt upo n th e stu de nts' ch a r ac t er ::t h elpfu l influ e nce which m ay r es ult in hi -;
a lway s ho ldin g hi g h id ea ls, t o the g reat ach ·a nt age o f him se l f a nd hi s , lm a \ Tater.
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Campbell
Cecil
Christia n
Gailey
Dry den
Clark
McNutt
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Crum
Holljes
Holman
1!Jotrrs
FIRST TENOR
Hundley
Martin
SECOND TENOR
G ailey
Dawes
BARITONE
Yost
WJliams
BASS
Chase
Smith
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�ORCHES T RA
�ORCHESTRA
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Piano
Cornet
Crum
Holman
Onion /
Dryden \
Williams
Gailey .. .
Chase .. .
Hollies .. .
Daw-es .. .
Violin
Flute
Clarionet
Trombone
. .. B ass Viol
T1·aps
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Gr:oRCE L. \\ .JNSLOW, '1 2 ............. . .... .... [:.> res id ent
RoBERT S. H oPK INS , '1 2 ...... ... . . .. ... .. Vice-P res id ent
JA CK M. HuNDLF.Y, '1 2 ........................ Sec reta ry
\\ .l LLIAM .J. CATUN. '12 ..... .. . . .. . ......... .'freasurer
Geo rge L. \\ ' in slo w. '1 2, Chairm a n
R o bert S. l-1 o pki ns . · 12
J ack M. Hundley . '12
\\ ' illi a m Ca tlin, '1 2
J o lin A . 1\ra sh ea rs, ' 12
Geo rge E. 1\IJcNutt , '13
\Vi lli am S. Fitzgerald , ' 13
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J a nu a ry
Th o m as 0. Uroadwa t er . '1.3
A ndrew Reid, ' 14
Edward A. :\l a rtin, 'J.+
of :Wuur.r.a. 1911-1912
J a nuary 19, 1912
Februa ry 2, 1912
F e bruary 10, 19 12
Ap ril
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Yo un g
�THE OFFJCEI{ OF THE DAY.
�MAJOR B . M ICHAELSON
�~Hilary
11Jrpartmrnt
COMMANDANT OF CADETS
Lieutenant R . E. Fisher
1st Lieut. 14th Cavalry, U . S. A .
COMMISSIONED STAFF
Cadet Major Benjamin Michaelson
Cadet Lieutenant Spencer D . Hopkin s
Cadet Lieutenant Wilhelm Lentz
Cadet L ieutenant Philip L. Alger
Cadet Sergeant R . V . Ho-ffman ...
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Major
Adjutant
Quartermaster
Chief of Signal Corps
Acting Sergeant Major
�STAFF OFF ICER S
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CAPTAIN
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LI8 UTEN ANTS
\V. G. CATLJ N, ( 1st. )
R . E. W ILSON, (2nd.)
L. E. PAYN8, (2nd. add.)
SERGEANTS
G. E. Mc N uTT, (Co. Q. M .)
W. S. FnzcERALD, ( 1st. )
H . ANmn;w
]. N . WILSON
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CORPORALS
A. TEN 1\Al'\ T
P. JACOBS
P. N. STARLINGS
A . A. GLADD8N
J . T . T uc KER
PR IVATES
A ndrew s, H.R.
Bai ley
Ba rt lett
Buckl ey
Bou rk
B u rto n
D odge
E lt inge
Fields
Fow ler
Fo res haw
Ga m brill , W . E.
Gates
Ha m ill
Hobbs
J o nes , E. A.
J o ne s, R. 0.
Kelly
21Iaso n
Matthews, H. B.
:vicE lderry
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Nason
Pearce
Reeder
Revell
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Se lby, H . J.
Sproul
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\\ ' illi a m s . D. U.
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��PRO F . WILLIAM SIMS
�" THE"
BAND
�INSTRUCTOR
PROFESSOR
SIMS
Cadet Captain H . R. H olljes (Ret;red)
....... .. ........ ... .. .. ... ... ...... Baritone
Cadet Captain R . E. Staley ..
... ..... . ... ...... ..... . ... .. ..... ......... ... . Bass
Cadet L ;eutenant H . A . G ailey .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... . .. . ...... .. .. .... ... .. ....... . Clarionet
Cadet Lieutenant C . C . Har ris .. ................. .... ..... ... . ... ...... .. .. ... . .. ....... Cornet
First Sergeant E. L. Crum.. .... .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. ..... . Clarionet
Second Sergeant]. W. Holman ... ... ... .... .. .. . ..... . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. . .. .. .. ..... Cornet
Third Sergeant G . E. DryJen. ...... ... .. ... ....
.. ............ .. .. .... ........ ... Alto
Fourth Sergeant D . E. Campbell ......... .... . .. ... .... ...... . .. .. .. .... .. ... .. . ......... Alto
First C orporal D . E . Smith .. .. ............ .............. ......... ..... ... . .. .. .. ... .. . Trombone
Second C orporal E. L . Y os t .. ..... ... ... .. .. .. ...... .. ....... .... . .... .. ..... ... .. ........ ... Bass
Third Corporal E. A . M art in .. .. .. ... .. ..... . .................. . ...... .. .. ..... .. Bass Drum
F ourth C orp oral T. A. Spicknall ..
. .. .... .... .. . Cornet
PRIVATES
Cb as:, ]. E .. ..... ... .. .. .................. .......... Trombone
Dawes, 0 . V ..... .. .... . .. .. .... .. ... .... . .. ... . .. Snare Drum
Fauble. L. T. ... .... ... .... .. ......... .. ..... ..... . .. ... Cymbals
Hoke . E . L. .... ....... ....... ... .. .. .. ... .... ... ... .. ........ Alto
Huffer, C . W .. .. .. ........ .. . .. ... .. .............. ..... Cornet
Mantella. F ...... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .... ... .......... ............ .. Alto
Onion. ]. E .. ...... ... .... . ...... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. . ... ... Cornet
Petit. George .... .... .. ... .... . ... .... ..... ... .. .... .... .... Cornet
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Lieutenant
P. L. Alger
PRIVATES
Brashears, }. B.
}ewell
MeVay
Cheston
Miller, R. W.
Fell, ].
Gering, H.
Randall
Hambleton
Winchester
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U R a nnual en ca mpm ent may be 1·e ry bad or it may be 1·ery good . J n 19 10 th e ca m p wa s no ca mp at all.
La st yea r it was a co ns id erab le su cces ·. S u ch a s it is . th e ca mp m a rk s th e clim ax o f th e yea r's mili.1..~ tary trainin g , and affo rd s a n o pp o rtunity to s how the publi c what we h a 1·e accompli h eel in that d epart~
m e nt.
~0 Rememberin g the e1·il ex pe ri ence of th e yea r pre1·ious, in which th e ra in ca m e and th e Roods
· d esce nd ed and was h ed a way th e camp bui lt u po n th e sa nd s o f th e rea r campu s. th e stud ent body Ia t
yea r wa s determined - lik e Sh akes peare-neYer to repea t A cco rd in g ly a pe titi o n wa pres e nt ed t o th e ll oa rd of V is itors and Gove rn ors, and s ub sequ entl y g ranted. th a t th e en ca mpm ent o f 19 11 be h elti at T o lches t e r Dea ch.
\ Ne r ejoiced a t th e ch a nge. \\ 'e m a d e our preparati o n s with e nthu s ias m , pa cked our s uitcases and ''soap " boxes,
and were in fu :. read in ess o n Sa turd ay, Jun e 10. T ha t m o rnin g. a t eig ht o' cl ock. th e batta li o n assembl ed, a nd accompain ed by th e stirrin g stra in s o f th e St . J o hn' s :.rarc h, procee ded to th e wharf at th e e nd of P rin ce Geo rge s treet:
a nd emba rk ed. Th e cl ay was perfect. a nd as we turn ed ovr face s to th e coo lin g breezes of th e bay . w e g lo ri ed in the
ov erthro w o f our academic cares. A t noo n we arrived . cap tured 'J'olchester with out oppos iti on a nd marched strai ght way to th e ca mpin g s ite. \\' e recall now th a t seve ral o f o ur coh orts attempted to ho ld up the hu ge ( ?) ex press tra in
·'Jumbo," wh ich fo r fi1·e ce nts en circl es th e fai r g roun d s. a nd In th e e nco unte r with th e e n o-in ee r. Pri1·a t e Ca min ero
fe ll a loy a l marty r to our ca use.
U po n a rect a ng ul a r fi eld ove rloo kin g th e C h esapeake Cay we pitch ed te nts in tru e mi li tary fa s hi o n. and a rra nged
ca mp in good o rd e r fo r th e ni o·ht. \ Ve thereup on fir s t e. sayecl th e s upp ose d ly s umptu ou s far e o f Ea s te rn Sho r e.
\ Ve il- camp life s h ould acc u sto m us to th e h a rd s hip s and clisco mf rt s of a so ldier' s lot , a nd so . pe rh a ps. th e food was
a pa rt of that tra inin g. \\ 'e w ho at co ll ege h a d lustily " da mn ed o ld Dorsey and th e Uoa rcling Clu b" soo n so ftened
our ce n sure into praise. L et us say . howe 1·e r . in ju st ice t o 'l'olche. ter, th a t during our so journ th e re. the meals kill ed
not a singl e man!
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��\\" e ca n only s k etch th e de ta ils o f our ca m p life. O ur military duti es we re not too exacting. A t t e n every m o rnIn g G ua r d :.\Iount was h eld and no m a n was deta il ed m o re than twi ce fo r g u a rd duty. Tw o m o rnin g infantry dri ll s
wer e e na cted . In th e aftern oo n , a t fiv e-thirty. we deli g h ted t h e cro wd s of excur . io ni s t s w ith our clres parades. The
Co ll ege !J a nel gave se \·era l pleas in g co nce rts in th e fair g ro und s. Sw immin g was excell ent . I ik e's peak, th e cl ip,
fl y ing-ho rses, a nd lik e amu sements, ass isted in sepa rat ing us and our money. Excursions came almost dail y, bearing ca rgoes o f
ge ntl e m aide n s, w hom o ur chi va lrous in s tin cts comp ell ed u s to e nterta in. :\t night . befo re ta ps, we o ft e n pa raded
aro und th e camp in f antasti c cos tum e; sing in g such refr ain s a< "How D ry ] A m." accompanied by detached a nclunh a rm onious
po rti o ns of th e ba nd. Aft er taps, so m e of th e mo re clev ili ·h occu p ied th e se ntri es by turnin g loos e into cam p a h erd
o f goat s or loo - e ning th e g uid e ro pes o f so m e peaceful s leepe r.
J\ ny account o f Ca mp ''Fis h e r" woul d be in co m p let e w ith out r efere nce to an eve nt w hi ch e \·erely t est ed th e tab ility of our e nca m pment. O n 1\[ o nclay eve nin g, w hil e un su spect in g ly prepa rin g fo r s u pper fo rm a ti o n . a vio le nt ra in
s to rm and hurri ca n e ca m e u po n us a nd p layed h avoc for h a lf a n ho ur. Rid ge po les brok e, ropes s napp ed . ·tak es pull ed
up and o ne tent a ft er another coll apsed upon it s ho wling inmates . Hi g trees we r e u proo ted . cot s took fl ig ht o n th e
w in g s o f th e w ind ; shirts, pajama s, h ats-eve ry thin g-m ad e a brea k fo r li berty, and wh en th e s torm h ad pas sed, th e
camp wa: in in desc ri bable co nf u- ion.
\\ ·e enj oyed th e exc item ent . T hose of u s whos e tents we re uninh ab itab le,
st ayed th a t ni g ht in a la rge ha ll nea rby . each o ne eager ly r elatin g hi s pe rso na l expe ri ences. Next m o rnin g we recu pe rated, clea red away th e clebri · a nd so n c haos wa s dr ive n from it s thro n e a n d o rd e r r eig n ed u prem e.
O n \\ ' ecl n esday , Jun e 15. we we re aaa in upon th e wat e rs. ha p py in th e retrosp ect o f a n eve ntful ca mp , a nd still
happie r in the prospect o f three month s vacation.
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R . P. Melvin. '99 ........... . .... .. Alumnus
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. B. V. Cecil. ' 90 .. ......... .. . .. Faculty
1
B. Michaelson ,' 12 .. . Pres. of A ssociation
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B. Michaelson, ' 12 ... ... ... ....... President
OFFICERS FOR 1911-1912
] . N . Wil son, '13
R. G. \Velch, ' 13 .... .... ... Captain
...... .Vice-President
BASKETBALL TEAM , 1911-1912
W . R . Woodward, '13 ... ....... Secretary
E. S. Lewis, '13 ..... ... .. .. .. .Treasurer
S. R . White. ' 12 .. ........ ..... ...... Captain
{ S. R. Hopkin s, ' 12 .... ...... ........ Manager
G. L. Winslow. ' 12 ...... .... .. .. ... Manager
1
E. A. ]oneo. '13 .. ....... A ssistant Manager
TENNIS TEAM 1912
{ W . Lentz, ' 12 .. .. .. .. Captain and Manager
F. C. Mellon, ' 13 .... ... .. .. ........ .. Captain
]. N . W ilson, ' 13 .. .... ....... .. .. .... Captain
BASEBALL TEAM 1912
1
W . R . Woodward, ' 13 .. .... .. .... Captain
TRACK TEAM 1912
FOOTBALL TEAM 1911
W . Lentz, ' 12 .... .. ........ Manager
S. Fitzgerald ... A ssistant Man ager
C. H . Riggin, ' 12 ............. .. .... . Manager
FOOTBALL TEAM 1912
E. A . ]ones, ' 13 ...... .. .......... .. Manager
1
H . B. Matthews, ' 14 .. Assistant Mana ger
G. Gering ......... .. ..... .A ssistant Manager
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��iiasrhall for 1!111
~ NE scarce ly ex pect s a co ll ege o f th e s ize o f St . J ohn ' ·· to produ ce a thl eti c t ea m s capab le o f dema ndin g
, recog niti o n by .t he la rge r co ll eges and uni,·e r~iti es o f th e country ye t St. J.ohn' s ha s accompli s h ed thi s
for yea r: past and continu es to do so. \\ ' hat Ea stern college that has eve r met St. J ohn' ,; on th C'
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" diam o nd " or "gri d iro n" does not kn o w a nd respec t h er a thl etic ab ili ty ? \\ .ha t team would not rather
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defeat St . J o hn' s than a lm os t a ny o th er t ea m o n th eir sc hed ul e? T hi s fee!ing ·of fr iendly ri va lry ex is ting bet ween St. J ohn' s and her opponents has been streng th ened by th e spo rt sman-like conduct di splayed by th e
St. J o hn 's t ea ms at a ll tim es . A lth oug h St. J o hn 's picks h er t ea m ~ fro m a m er e ha ndful nf at hl et es . w hat s he lacks in
st reng th a nd brawn is l ver-ba la nced by t he hereditary St. J o hn 's s pirit. F urth ermo re. it is th e sa m e s piri t that li es
a t t he bo tto m of t h e g reat su ccess attained by St. J o hn' s in a th leti cs durin g recent yea rs.
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NAVY, +: ST. J OHN ' , 3
O n :\[arch 22 w e o pe ned our sea so n w ith th e ;\avy. T h e clay wa s a n id ea l baseba ll clay exceptin g t he li g ht
,,·in d, a nd our t ea m foug ht ha rd fo r th e gam e: bu t lu ck wa s aga in st us a nd in s pit e o f th e exce ll ent su ppo rt our t eam
rece i,·ed fro m th e bleachers. \:a,·y got th e lo ng end of a 4-to- .1 sco re.
St. J o h n' s ... . . . . . ... . ... . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . 0
NaYy . . ..... .. ..... . .. .. . ... . . . . . ... . 0
l\atte ri es:
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
1 2 0-3 r ., 7 h.. 3 e.
3 0 0 x- -J. r., 3 h .. 3 e.
0
St . J ohn' s- \\ .ilso n and \: ob le. Navy- A nd erso n. \ ' in so n a nd
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all agha n.
�ST. J O H :\'S, .1:
\ \'.-\.RTl-DI ORE . 0
O n :.larch 27 we crossed bats with th e stro ng t ea m fr om Swarthm or e Co ll ege a nd defeated t hem with littl e difficul ty in a se\·e n-inning ga m e. Th e ga m e wa. s tarted und er good weather, but was interrupt ed by a sto r m at th e
end o f th e seve nth inning. T o lso n pitch ed a n exce ll ent ga m e.
0 0--0 r. , 2 h. , 7 e.
0 0-5 r. ,6 h. ,3e.
Swa rthm o r e- Ho ug hto n a nd \\ . ickam .
Swa rthm o re ........ . . ..... .. ..... ....... .. . 0
St. J ohn' s ......................... . .. . ... ... . 2
Catteries:
St. J o hn' s- T o lso n and Nobl e.
0
0
0
0
0
L. 'd VERSITY OF ?\1ARY LAND . 5 : ST. J OHN'S, +
.-\.few cos tl y erro r · enabl ed th e L' ni ve rsity of ~Iary l and to t ake our team into ca mp by a sco re of 5 to 4. o n
.\pril 1s t , after a n exc itin g thirtee n-innin g co nt es t . Cot h a t ba t a nd in th e fi eld our tea m clea rl y o u t-cla sse d th e vis itors a n.d s ho wed a decided improvem ent in a ll departm ent s of th e ga m e.
Tla tt eri es:
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St. J ohn' s . .. ... .... . . ...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 1---t r. , 9 h. , " e.
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L'n iYersity o f Ma ry land ..... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -~ 1. .. 6 h .. 8 e.
St. John ·s- \\' ilso n a nd 1-lightm a n. L"niYersity of .\1 ary land- llarlan a nd Jo hn so n.
FR.-\ N KLL\ A-:\D
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O n th e m ornin g of Ap ril 8 our t ea m left A nn apo li s and went to Lancaster, where th ey were defeated in a cl ose
ga m e ·w ith Frank lin a nd ~I ar~hal l. T h e ga m e wa ho tl y co nt este d through o ut and wa s a ha rd ga me to lose.
Frank lin and :.Ja rs ha ll ....... . .. . .... . .. 0
St. J ohn 's . . .. . .. ... .... .. . .. ....... .. .. 0
Jhtte rie s:
St . J ohn's-To lso n a nd Nob le.
Frank lin and
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 0
0 0
0- 1 r .. 6 h .. l e.
0- 0 r ., 9 h ., 1 e.
~Jar s haii - Urid e nb a u g h ,
:.l y lin and \\ 'a lk er.
ST. J OHYS, 7 : V. P. l , 2
D urin o· th e Easte r holid ay th e Tl aseba ll t eam took th e annua l Sou th ern trip a nd thi s o ne prO\·e d to be th e g reates t success m years . Th e tirst aame o f th e trip \\· as played w ith Yirg ini a Po ly t ec hni c In titu te, at Blacksb urg, o n
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�BASEBALL TEAM 1912
�April 10, and result ed in a victo ry. T he gam e wa s put o n ice 111 th e fir st 11111111g, when , by timely h itt in g , St. J o hn 's
co red three run s.
Batteries:
St. J ohn 's ... .. .. . . .. ............. . ... . . 3 0 1 0 1 0
0 1- -7 r. , 1.5 h. , O e.
V . P. I. . ...... . ... . . .. ...... . . . . . .. . .. 0 0 0 0 0 0
0-- 2 r. , 2 h., 3 e.
St. J ohn' s- \\ 'il son and N oble. \ ' . P. I.- Co x . H odgso n a nd J ones.
ST. J O I-I
·s,
5 ; \\ . SHI N GTO N A N D LEE, 2
O ur next game was with th e fa st team of \t\ 'ashi ngto n a nd Lee o n Apr il 11.
a nd a nn ex ed an oth er gam e by th e sco re of 5 to 2.
Ba tteries :
T h e team wa s 1n excell ent fo rm
St.Jo hn's ............ .. .. .. ...... . ..... O 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1-5r., 7h ., 1 e.
W. and L .... .... .. ................ ... 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0--2 r., 9 h., 3 e.
St. J ohn 's-Tolson and N oble. W. and L. - I-Iooly. Man·an and Sm ith .
ST. J O I-1:\'S, 7: V . .i\1. I., 6
O n A pril 12 th e team kept up its goo d w ork by defeati ng V. -:\1. I by a sco re of 7 t o 6.
ga me was a home run by -:\1elvill e, th e fir st man at bat in th e fir st innin g.
T h e feature of the
0--7 r., 7 h., 4 e.
St. J ohn 's ............................. . 1 0
4 0 0 0
0-6 r .. 6 h., 8 e.
V . 1\II. I . . . .. . .. .... . ... . ... . . .... ... .. 0 0 1 0 4 0 0
Ba tter ies : St. J o hn' s-Hi g htman , \ iV ilson and N oble. V . -:\1. ! - T hroc km orton and Reed .
VIRGINIA, 5: ST. JOHN 'S, 1
A ft er a fat ig u ing trip fro m Lex in gto n the team m et th e University of Virginia at Charlottesvi ll e on Apri l 13, and
uffe red th e o nly defeat o n th e trip. The ga m e wa s w ell-p layed and St. J ohn' s made a game fight , a nd alth ough she
dre w fir st blood, wa s un ab le to m aintai n the lead and th e ga m e wen t t o V irginia.
St. J ohn's .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ............ . 0
Virgin ia . .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . ..... . . 0
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0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-1 r.. 4 h., 1 e.
x- 5 r., 10 h. , 2 e.
�G. \ :LT-~ f\ L~DE'T',
4: S'f .
J O J-I ~·s .
3
O n i\ pri l 22 we los t to Ca ll a ud et what o ug h t to haYe bee n a n easy \·icto ry. Th e tea m played loose ly a nd
sh o wed lac k o f pract ice a s we ll as poo r t eam work.
St.John 's ....... . .......... . ... .. ...... O 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0- 3 r .. 6 h. , 5 e.
0 :-;-4 r.. (i h., 2 e.
Ga ll audet ...... . ....... . ........... . . 1 0
0
0
N.-\\ ~ Y ,
I : ST. J 0 11:\'S. 0
w ent do wn to play th e :\a\·y th e ~eco nd ga m e of th e se ri es o n A pri l 26--co nfid ent of \·icto ry and d etermin ed
T h e ga me was batt le roya l betw ee n T o lso n and A nd er so n. T he '" hood oo '" w hi ch has hun g O\·e r St. J ohn 's for
h er ga m es wit h Navy was again in e \·id ence a nd after s tri\·in g for ni ne innin g~ to get a man hom e we had to
a nd :\a\·y fe lt lu cky to ha\·e sec ured a 1-to-0 \·ic tory.
St. J o hn' s . ...... . .............. . . . . . ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-Or .. 3 h .. 2e.
0-" a\·y . .. ...... .. .... . ............... 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 x- 1 r .. 2 h .. Oe.
1 \att e ri e~: St. J ohn \-To b o n a nd :\ ob le. Navy- And erso n and Coc hra n e.
\\· e
to w in .
yea rs 1n
gF e u p
ST. J OH:.J' S , 4: lVI. A. C., 1
O n :\Jay (> we pl ayed th e :\l ary land Agri cultura l Co ll ege a t Co ll ege Park a nd our t ea m played lik e Hteran · a nd
ea rned th e \·icto ry by t im ely hitting a nd fau ltl e~s fie ld ing. \\"il so n. wh o wa~ o n the moun d for St. J ohn' s . had th e
·'Aggies '" co mpl et ely at hi s m ercy a nd was la rgely th e ca u se o f t h eir dO\·\·nfall.
St. Jo hn' s ............. ." .. ........ . . .. . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0-4 r .. 7 h ., 1 e.
M . :\. C ............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0- 1 r .. ;) h .. 2 e.
Hatt e ri e~: St. J ohn 's- \\"ilso n and N oble. :\J . .-\ . C.- H offuk er a nd Shipl ey .
NAVY . 2: ST. J O H:.J 'S . 1
O n i\Jay 10 we played t h e Na\·y fo r th e th ird t im e, but o nl y to ha\·e o ur co l o r~ dragged in t he du st. T hi s ti m e
th e sco re was 2 to I. Again we we re bea t en o nl y after a h a rd st ru ggle. a nd the game was fa ~ t a nd s nappy. Th e Na\·y
wo n in th e ninth inning.
St. J oh n's .. ....... . . .. ......... . ....... 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 r., 3 h. , 4 e.
Navy ....... ... . . .. . ........... .... . 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1-2 r. ..'i h ...H.
Ba tt e ri e~:
S t . J ohn' s- T o lso n and Nob le. :\ avy- \ \'ak eman and Cochran e.
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�ST. J O Tl \"'S . 7: R OCI( JTJLL. 3
O n .\Jay 13 we cl efeatecl Roc k llill in a n int e r e~t in g ga m e by t he ~core o f 7 to 3. Th e ga m e w as cl ose ly co ntes t ed until th e s ix th innin o·. wh en St. J uhn' s mad e fi,·e run ~. ,,·h ic h lead 1\oc k llill co uld no t o\·e rco m e.
R oc k Hill . . ............ . . . . .. .. ... . . . . . 0
St. Jo hn 's . . ... .. . ....... ... ............ 0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
5 0
0- 3 r .. o h .. :1 e.
x-7 r .. 9 h .. 2 e.
J O II 1 S - O I' I(J .\"S. 3: ST. J O HN'S, 2
II
O n ".\I ay 20 we we r e de fea t ed at Hom ewoo d by ur oLI ri ,·a ls. H o pk in s. Th e ga m e wa s cl ose a nd ·w ell pl ayed,
a nd wa s not dec ided until th e last ma n wa s out. M eh·ill e and 1 ightman were un ab le to play and were g 1
..:1
·eatly
mi sse d by th e tea m , whi ch m a d e a ga m e fight in s pite of ha ndi ca ps.
Uatte ri es:
St. Jo hn' s .... .. .... ... ...... . ..... . ... . 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
H o pkin s . . . . . . . ....... . .. . . . . ....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. J o hn's- T o lso n a nd .\" obl e. 1-l o pkin ~-S ih · e~ t e r and :\ew m a n .
.\I O L.\"T ST . J OSE I) I S.
-f'
O n May 24 we lost to ?.Jt. St. _j oseph \ by a sco re o f 6 to 2.
a(h·a ntage o f our mi s plays a nd wo n eas il y .
o:
0- 2 r. , 2 h. , 2e.
x- 3 r .. 10 h .. I e.
ST . J O l -1'\'S . 2
St.
Jo hn '~
playe d loose ly whil e th e
v i s ito r ~
t o•>k
St. J o ~ep li· ~- .. . ... ..... .. . .. .. . .... 0
1 1 0 0
1 1-o r. . () h .. 1 c.
St. J ohn 's ...... ..... . . . . .. ... . .. .. ... .. 0
0 0 0 0
0 0- 2 r .. .'i h .. 7 c.
St . .Jo hn 's-\ \.ilso n and \" nbl e. ".\Jt. St . J ose ph" s- R o th a nd .\lull a ney .
".\l[ t.
1\atter ies:
C. \TTT O LI C L'N I\ ' ERS l TY, 9: ST. }O HN'S . .'i
O n .\lay 27 th e t ea m went to \\ 'a::;hin gt o n t o pl ay th e Ca th o li c L' ni,·e rsity . Th e team played poo r ly and th - l' ;tth "
:
li e tea m batted ha rd a n d wo n th e ga m e by a scor e o f 9 t o J.
S t. J ohn' s .. . . . .. .. . ..... . ..... ........ . O 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2- .'ir.. 7 h .. 9e.
Ca th o li c L' ni,·e rsity .. . ......... .. ...... . 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 x-9 r .. 12 h. , l e.
I\atteri c::; : St . J ohn 's- \\ .ilso n. lli g htm a n a nd No bl e. Catho li c L" ni,·crsity- C. \\ ' .Rya n and M cD o nn all.
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�ST . .J O II
··s.
8 : _l. .·\ . C., 6
\
T h e t ea m took a b rac e in tim e for th e :\1. :-\ . C. ga m e a nd de fea t ed th em fo r t he .- eco nd tim e. thi s t im e a t h om e:
o n :\lay 3 1.
1 A. C ..... . . . . . .. ... . ... .. .. . . . . . ... 0 0 0 3 1 0
\II.
I 0-6 r .. -+h .. S e.
0 x- 8 r .. 10 h., S e.
St . .J o hn "s . . ... .. .. . .... . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 0 I
2 0 3
Uatteri es :
M . A . C.- H offuk er and Shipl ey.
ST . .J
St. J ohn" s-Tol o n a n d "\" o b le.
J IN "S. 3 : DICK i i\S_O N , 1
O n Jun e 3rd we en d ed our seaso n w ith a victo ry o ve r Dickin so n Co ll eg e a t Ca rli s le. Pa. T h e ga m e wa s ll o tly
co nt est ed a nd wa s full o f b ri lli a nt p la y- . T h e t ea m s ho we d a return o f fo rm a n d dese n ·ed th e v icto ry.
St . J ohn "s .. ... . . . . . .. . . . ... .. . . . . . ... . 0
D ickin s n . . . .. . . . .. .. . ... . ... . . . ... . I
Ba tt eri es :
St . J ohn "s-T olso n a n d ..\'o bl e.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Uickin sn n- '\ o rk a nd Yeager .
146
I
0
0- 3 r. , 4 h., 2 e.
0- 1 r. , 4 h., 2 e.
�FOOTBALL MANAGER , CAPTAIN
AND
COACH
�1J1oothall 1!111
~
~ $3(JJ)c:;,?, l<USPECTS fo r a ,;u ccessful F ootba ll sea son we re very bright w hen S t . J ohn 's ope ned in Septembe r, notD
?--: ,
wit hsta ndin g a h a rd sc hedu le be fo re u a nd th e fact th at we lo: t se veral men by g rad uati on a nd with ~~
,..._ ~
drawal fro m the Co llege. \\ 'e ha d expe ri enced m en fo r eve ry pos itio n except quarte r-back a nd left- O"u ard
~~~
a nd th ese pos itio ns \\·e re ably fi ll ed befo re th e seaso n opened . show ing th e same g rit a nd fi g hting spirit fo r
w hi ch a ll St . .J ohn' s team s a re noted . T h e tea m put up a gam e fight aga in st sup erio r weig ht in m any in stan ces a nd tho ug h we did not win a ll our gam es . the team pl ayed som e rem arkabl e ball.
ft,
1
00
ST. J O HN'S, 12; R OCKHILL, 3
S t. .J o hn 's op ened he r ea son o n September 30 on h er ow n fi eld with R ockhill. Th e d ay was a n id ea l o ne fo r footba ll
and th e gam e was snappy a nd spi rited th ro ug hout. Ne ith er tea m sco red durin ()" th e first half. thoug h o ur team cl early outplayed th eir o ppo nents, show ing th eir superio ri ty in eve ry depa r tment o f th e game. \\ 'e had se ve ra l oppo rtuniti es to :c re
during thi s h a lf , but eith er fumll ed o r we re un able to ga in the req uired el i. t ance. A ft er se ve r al minutes o f play in th e
:econd h alf , T ho mpso n recove red a pu nt fo r St. J o hn' s in midfi eld . Two fo rw a rd pa ses and a p retty tw ent y- fiv e-yard run
by l\!Iell o n p la ced the ba ll nea r R ockh ill' s goal. O n the nex t p lay T hompson rece ived a fo r wa rd pa:s a nd ca rri ed it ove r the
lin e. but fumbl ed . \ \' elch fa lling on it m ade th e first sco re o f th e sea o n. ~1e ll o n ki ck ed th e goal.
O ur seco nd sco re was mad e by a lo ng fo r ward pass fr o m \\ 'il son to Mellon. th e la tter sprin g in g seve ral feet in th e
a ir to rece ive the pa:s a nd sp rin ting ac ross th e goal-lin e fo r a to uchd o l·\'11 , R ock hill sco r ed on a fi eld goal fr o m th e thirtyya rd lin e to1rard t he close o f th e game. Th e team indi vidua ll y played a good game . but sho 11·ed a lack o f tea m wo rk.
NA \ ' 'l ·. 2 1 ; S T . J O HN 'S, 0
O n O ctobe r 11 11·e lin ed up aga in st th e heavy N av y tea m and tho ug h the resulting sco re wa s rat h er la rge . th e gam e
was lia rd fo u g ht a nd was by no m ean s a "wa lk -ove r" fo r th e Navy. They s ucceed ed in sco ring o ne to uch do w n in th e
fi rst qu a rter a ft er th e ball ha d ee-sawed back a nd fo rth fo r a <Y reate r pa rt o f th e period. ln th e seco nd qu arter we
seem ed stro nge r th a n eve r a nd Navy was able to sec ure o nl y a fie ld goal. th e h alf ending 11·ith Navy 9 and St. J o hn 's 0.
\\ .hen th e seco nd h a lf opened , Navy bega n a ~tea d y m a rch do\\· n th e fie ld ; a nd ea rl y in th e third period th ey pu sh ed the
ball , ove r fo r anoth er to uchdo wn. Thi s sho ul d have been th e last sco re o f th e gam e. but fo r a n un fo rtun a te fumb le in th e
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�la :~ t quarter when D alto n recover ed th e ball a nd 1rith a clea r f-i eld , sprinted six ty ya rd s be f re he was o vertaken by M ello n
o n th e t1ro-yard lin e. Thi s 1ras th e most specta cular pla y o f th e gam e. \\ ·e 1rith stood the Na vy"s o nslaught fo r tii"O
ru shes o n the two-ya rd line, but with six in ches to go. th e ball wa s finall y pu shed ove r fo r th e last touchdo wn. Dalto n
ki cked a n ea. y goal. In th e rem a ining few minutes of th e ga me, St. J ohn' s ca rri ed the ba ll to th e Navy's fo rty-ya rd lin e,
1i·he re Mell o n m ade an un success ful attempt at a go al fr om the 1
ielcl.
S T. J O HN' S, 0; U . o f M ., 0
St. J ohn' s and Gni versity o f Ma ryla nd battled fo r nea rl y an hour o n Octobe r 14. 11·it h a no-sco re game as th e res ult.
St. J ohn 's s tarted off w ith a ru sh a nd ca rr ied th e ba ll to th eir oppo nent 's f-i ve-ya rd lin e. onl y to lose it o n clo wn s. Ma ry land ki cked out o f danger a nd St. J ohn' s best chance to sco re wa s lost. Jn th e second quarte r , R.uhl. fo r U . o f M .. tri ed
se ve ral fi eld goa ls. Lut w itho ut success. Soo n afte r th e o pening o f th e second ha lf, th e game settl ed do ll'n into a ki ck ing
du el bet11·een Clayton a nd rlro wn with ho no rs abo ut even .
\"IR GTN l A , 6 ;
T. J O HN' S, 0
O n Octo ber 2 1 S t. J o hn'. played her an nual game w ith U niversity o f Vi rgin ia at Cha rlo ttes vi ll e with th e hea vi est
team th ey had put o n th e fi eld fo r years. \\ "e ex pected an easy victo ry, but 1-1·ere surpri sed 11·hen the game wa s o ve r.
O ur ligh t team pl ayed a wo nderf ul ga m e, ho lding th e heavy \ "irg ini a ns to th e closest game eve r played between th e t11·o
in stitutio n., and at tim es playi ng rings a round th em . R ece iv ing th e ki ck off we sta rted w ith a ru sh a nd bew ilde ring \ "irg ini a with o ur sp eed a nd tr ick plays carried the ball from th e fo rt y-yard lin e to th eir eight-ya rd li ne befo re th ey recove red
a nd '·tirrhtenecl up." Here we fumb led a nd Virginia' s end reco vered th e ba ll a nd ran fo rt y ya rd s with it befo r e being
tackl ed by Clay ton. Th e seco nd quarte r opening. \"irginia s uccess fu ll y used the ons icl e kick , gett ing th e ball o n o ur
eight-ya rd lin e. From he re it took th em t11·elve clo wn to pu sh it o ve r fo r th e nl y sco re o f th e game. Thi s th ey did by
succes ively fumbling and recove ring the ba ll o n he third clo wn. th ereby getting a f-irst clo wn ca ll ed . Even th en th ey houlcl
hav e been penali zed fo r cr awling . but thi s was not clone so th e touchdo wn was a llo wed.
GE O RGET O WN , 20; ST. J O HN' S, 0
S t. Jo hn 's. confident o f playi ng Geo rgeto wn to a stand still . met an ove rwelminrr defeat o n October 28 in \\ .ashing to n.
\V e were greatly outw e igh ed and o ur lin e 11·as r ipped to pie ces by th e Geo rgeto wn back s. ln th e first quarte r Geo rgeto wn ca rri ed th e ball to o ur twenty-ya rd lin e twi ce. each tim e o ur def ense stiffened and Costello, o f Geo rgeto wn. ki cked tl\"0
pretty f-i eld goals. Jn th e second quarte r 1re played a mo re co ns istent ga me, hu t C stell o mad e a no th er goa l f rom th e f-ield ,
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�FOOTSAL.L. TEAM
�a nd to 11·a rd the end o f the half, by heavy lin e bucking and lo ng-end run s, th ey secured a touchdown and kick ed the goal
making th e sco re at th e end of th e half : Geo rgetown , 15; S t. J ohn's, 0.
In th e second half S t . J ohn 's pl ayed a stro nge r game a nd th e third quarter resulted in no sco re. In th e last pe ri od
they succeeded in pu shing th e ba ll ove r fo r an oth er touchd o 1Y n. but fai led on the try fo r goal. The final ·co re wa :
Geo rget0 11 n, 20; S t . J o hn' , 0.
ST. J O HN'S, 27; M. A. C. , 0
O n th e fo urth o f N vemb er th e IYh ole stud ent-body journ eyed to Coll ege Pa rk to see S t. J ohn 's sno w unde r the :VIaryla nd Agri cultural Co ll ege. lVI. A . C. was neve r in the game fr om a S t. J ohn 's sta ndpoint , 11·hile o ur team played splend idl y.
Th e lin e ,.,·a stro ng on th e def ense and opened la rge holes o n th e o ffen se. whi le th e backfi eld was irres istible. In the fir t
qua rter we sco red two tou chdow n and follo wed thi s with two mo re in th e seco nd period, the half ending 22-0.
I n the econd half M . A. C. '·tightened up" som e. n eve r the l es~ we ad ded one mo re touchdo wn in th e third quarter,
making th e fi nal 27- 0.
During th e game we wo rked man y success ful fo r wa rd pa sses, \\ ' ibon shootin a th e ball with great ease a nd accuracy .
ST. J O HN'S , 18; GALL AUDET. 0
St. J ohn 's las t ga me be fo re th e Hopkin s game was with Gall audet and as H opkin s had defeated th em 12-0 th e Saturday be fo re, we 11·e re determin ed to go th em o ne bette r . D uring th e first half o ur men did not extend th em elve s. a nd were
un ab le to ·co re, but left the ball in Gall a udet' s territo ry th e g reate r part o f th e tim e. Th e half ended 0-0. The fir st
part o f the third quarte r was like th e fi rst half. \\' e would ca rry th e ball do wn th e field o nl y to lose it on do wns. T o ward
the close o f th e per iod St. J ohn' s ca rri ed the ba ll to th e twenty-ya rd lin e fr om whi ch Clayto n rece ived a fo rward pass fr o:11
\\ ' il so n a nd crossed th e goal lin e fo r th e fir st sco re. In the fo urth pe riod Mello n and \\ ' il son sco red touchdow ns. Th e final
sco re was 18-0, Gall aud et being alway s o n the defensive th e la tter part o f th e game .
H OPKI NS , 16; ST. JOHN 'S, 0
lland icapped by a sea o f mud a nd wa te r a nd wo rn out by th e prepo nd eran ce o f we ight again st u , S t. J o hn' s o nce
aga in yield ed to J ohn s H opkins in their annual game at H o mew ood F ield, a ft er putt ing up a g rim a nd plucky fi g ht. The
day wa s bea utiful ove rh ea d, id eal fo r football. and three o r f our thousa nd people a ttend ed th e game, but Homewood F ield
was in the worst conditi on poss ibl e, being cove red with seve r al in ches o f 11·ater a nd mud. During th e first half o f the game
it was fought despe rately, neith e r sid e be ing able to ga in a n ad va ntage over the oth er, o ur team being un able to use it "
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�t ri ck pla ys a nd fo rward pa~se s s u cce~ s full y ow ing to th e slipp ery cond itio n o f th e ball. l: oth team s had a n oppo rtunity tu
sco re d uring thi s ha lf, but eith er fumbled the ball o r 11·e re un able to ga in th e required di stance.
Th e seco nd half . tartecl bad ly fo r St . John' s . Hopkin s ' weig ht began to tell o n o ur team . Afte r seve ral exchanges
0 f punts. H o pk in s got th e ball in o ur terr ito ry. but were held fo r clo wn s o n our five- ya rd li ne. o ur tea :n fighting fo r e1·ery
in ch f ground. O n the next play Clay to n' s punt was blocked and th ey fell o n the ba ll behind th e goal for the fir st tou chclOII"Il o f the gam e. 'J'hi s seemed to take th e spirit out o f our pl ayer: a nd 1 opkin. soo n sco red agai n· by straight football.
Thi s ended the sco ring in th e third per i d. th e rest o f the qua rt er be in g eve nl y co ntested, St. J o hn' s gett ing in striking di stance o f 1 pkin s ' goa l. In the las t quarter Hopkin s sco red a nother to uchdo wn. d ing most of th e ir g round cra ining by end
:-:lo
run s. a nd thi s wa s the last sco re; th e to ta l being 1
0. F o r S t. J o hn 's the whole team played well . putting up a '·game,· ·
but los ing fight . In th e o pinio n o f m any wh o sa 11· the gam e there wo uld have been a different tale to tell if the field had
been dry and fi rm so a: to have g iv en our fa ::; t lig ht m en a pro pe r foo ting.
\\ 'AS H ING T ON COLLEGE, 11; ST . JOl-IN'S. 0
O n N o vembe r 2.~ \\" ashington Co ll ege defeated S t. J o hn' :; fo r the first time in t he hi sto ry o f athl et"ic relations betwee n
the two in stitutio ns at O rio le Park. 11 altim o re. by the sco re o f 11 to 0. Th e less sa id about the game th e bette r. O ur
tea m 11·as plai nl y off "co lo r " and played th eir 11·o rst game o f the seaso n. During th e fir st ha lf th e two team s played ve ry
evenl y . the ball being near the centre o f the fie ld mos t o f th e ti me. but to ward th e close o f the half S t. J ohn' s : tarted to ward
\\ 'a. hingto n' s goa l. a nd wh en th e half end ed. we had the ball o n th eir fiv e-ya rd line. In the third quarte r \ Vashingto n sco red
a to uchdo wn . Afte r seve ral minutes play 111 th e last quarter th ey recove red a fumb le o n the fo rty- ya rd lin e and ran the
eli tan ce fo r the la st . co re o f th e game.
\'. M . I.. .'i; ST . J O HN ' S . 0
Tn th e final ga me of th e seaso n played o n Than sksg ivin g Day at R oan oke befo re abo ut tw o tho u and people,
t.
J o hn' s lost to Virgini a Mi li tary In stitute in o ne o f th e most spirited a nd spectacu la r co ntes ts eve r seen in R oa noke. V. M. I.
r ecove red a fumbl e in the earl y pa rt o f th e fir st quarter on o ur twenty-yard lin e, and fr om he re, after a se r ies o f lin e
plunges, ca rried th e bal l over fo r the onl y sco re. After that S t. J o hn' s braced a nd carried th e ball to th eir twenty- yard line
on ly to lose it o.n clow ns. Thu s the sco re fo r the fir . t half end ed :i- 0.
During th e last half th e re wa s much punting o n bo th ·ide s, the bal l going up a nd down th e field .
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v ....-~..~":~ ON SIDERl NG the fe w yea rs thi
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a thl eti c po rt has been in our college li f e, we must admit thi s bra nch o f
a thl eti cs ha h ad a mo .. t success fu l caree r . \\ 'e started th e season with all th e men we had last year,
with th e exception o f Ruh l, wh o e place wa till ed by Mello n. Thus we developed o ne o f th e best quintettes
in th e Sta te and one o f th e best in th e South. M uch credit is du e Coach G rove a nd Captain \ Velch for th e
efficiency o f th e team .
GA LLATJDE T , :i8;
J. C., 22- Decem ber 9
Th e first ga me o f th e eason was lost to Call a ud et at \\' a hington by th e sco re o f :i8 to 22. D esp ite th e sco re and th e
fac t tha t St. Jo hn' s was handi capped , ha ving \\ ' ilso n and Clayto n off th e li ne-up, th e gam e was ho tly cont ested from sta rt
to fini sh. Gall aud et took a lead in th e fir st f ew min utes o f p lay wh ich we were un able to ove rcom e. \ Velch and M el lon
excell ed fo r St. J ohn' s, wh il e A n as. Roll er and K eely sta rred fo r Ga ll aud et .
B. YL C., 32; S. J. C., 23- J a nu a ry 13
\\ ·e we re aga in defe a ted in th e second gam e o f th e seas n by th e "Meds" a t Calti mo re. Th e game vvas seve rely contested by th e two ri vals from th e fir st to o f th e ball. Th e :Vfe dicin e Men took a n ea rl y lead and retain ed it throughout th e
game, although at no time coul d th e outcome be predicted . Cap tain \\'elch sta rred fo r St. J ohn 's, scoring 11 o f th e 23
po ints, whil e F ra zier a nd D aly p layed well for th e opponents. 'l'h e fi nal co re was 23 to 32 in favo r f C. M . C.
U. S. N.
., 35 ; S. J. C., 18
Th e nex t game o f th e sea. on was pl ayed aga in st th e stro ng Navy team . Captain \\'elch sta rted th e sco ring by m aking
a po int for St. J ohn' ·, but th e opponent. soo n took th e lea d by pe r istent follo wing their shots. Th e gam e wa characte ri zed by many techni cal foul s on each sid e.
C TH O LI C UN I\ 'ERSITY, 18; S. J . C .. 29- Janu a ry 2-+
ur fir st victo ry o f the ·eason was gain ed aga in st C. U . a t home. T he team s were evenl y ma tched through out the first
ha lf , but in th e seco nd half St. J ohn '. secured a good lead by g rea ter endura nce and bette r team \\·o rk . Th e gam e was
marked by th e good wo rk o f \\' elch and Mellon.
P. M . C. , 20 ; S. ]. C., 30- Febru a ry 2
In a f ast and ha rd fought co ntest. St. J ohn 's de fea ted Pe nn sy lva nia M ilita ry Coll ege in th e first game o f th e North e rn
trip at Chester, Pa. Th e tea ms we re about eve nl y m atched in th e fi rst half with S. J . C. slightl y in the lead . In th e second
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�half o ur team ca me back 11·ith that remarkable di splay o f tea m 11·o rk . 11·hi ch wa s our cha racter isti c f ea ture throughout th e
seaso n. As a res ult th e . co re end ed 30 to 20 in our favo r. \\ .ekh and \\ "ilso n played 11·ell fo r u s, whil e Brenema n excell ed
fo r P. l\1. C.
FORDH AM, 26; S. J. C., -t-O Feb ru ary 3
In a ro ug h ga 11e. characteri zed by many fo ul s. S t. J o hn· ~ 1
\"011 th e seco nd game o f th e No rth e rn trip by defeat in g
Fo rdh am Co ll ege at Ne1r Yo rk. Th e lir ~ t end ed with a sco r e o f 1:1 to 14 in fa vo r o f Fo rdh a m, but St. J ohn 's cam e
back in the second half 11·ith remarkable sp ir it, a nd by th e fa st 11·o rk o f Clay to n a nd -:\f ell o n, s ucceeded in rolling up the
co re to -+0 po in ts to th e oppo nents ' 26.
ST. J O H N'S, 1\R OOKL\"N, 3j; S . J. C., 18-Feb ru a ry 3
\'e ry mu ch fa tigu ed fr om th e two previo us ga mes. we were defea ted in a pe rsistentl y fo ught game by St. J ohn' s.
I \rooklyn. by th e sco re o f 3.1 to 18. O n o ur team th ere were no leading stars, but each m a n played a hard but los ing game.
NE \\ " YORK UN I\ .E RSl'l'\' , 17; S. J. C., 2j- Februa ry 16
ln o ne o f th e fa stes t a nd most exc iting games played o n the Coll ege cour t in ce th e in a ug urati o n o f Uasket-ba ll at St.
J o hn· ~ . o ur team def eat ed the : tro ng New Yo rk U niv e rsity Q uintette by th e ~co r e o f 2~ to 18.
St. J ohn 's was on th e jump
fro:n th e . ta rt. but th e v isito rs had a slight advantage at th e end o f th e tir. t half. H o wever , our team played together
1\" ell , ll' hi ch put us in the lea d a nd wo n th e game. Much credit is clu e to each indi vidu al playe r in thi s game.
n. -:\I . C.. 0; S. j . C.. 2- Febru a ry 2-+
Th e ,.;eco nd ga me betwee n Il. i\1[. C. a nd our team result ed in o ne o f th e poo res t exh ibiti ons o f po rt s man ~ hip o n th e
pa rt of th e visito rs eve r witnessed o n our court. Th e vi sito r . were continu a ll y outpl ayed fr om th e beginnin g. again and
again pro tested aga in . t the decisio n o f th e refe ree, and 11·he n he tin ally o rde red o ne man fro m th e Aoo r fo r deli be ra te
slugg ing hi s team-mate. foll o 11·ecl a nd refu sed to ret urn . Th e ga me 1ras fo rfeited to u s 2 to 0. altho ug h th e actual . co re
11·a,.; 19 to 6 in our favo r.
DELA \\ "ARE COLLEGE. 16; S . J. C .. 33- March 6
Th e fin al game o f th e ~ca so n end ed in a victo r y fo r u s ove r Delawa re Coll ege at Ne wark by th e sco re o f 33 to 16.
Delaware started th e sco ring, bu t o ur team took th e lead which 11·e held thro ug hout th e ga me by aggress ive p'l ay in o-.
A t the close o f th e season o ur quintette was ab ut the smoo th est pi ece o f 11·o rking a thletic machin e ry th at th e Coll ea-e
has prod uced fo r so me tim e. O ut o f th e last se ven gam es p layed. six 11·e re victo ries a nd ha lf of those were played o n
oppo nents' courts. Th e R A'I'-'l 'A 'I' exte nd s its co ngratulatio n a nd p raise to th e tea m a nd Coach Gro ve fo r it s s u cce~s and
p e r ~ i s t e nt work.
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�TRACK TEAM
�IDrarh IDram 1911-1912
~ RACK .rhleti" . whieh lm b"" o" th e dedi"' " St. Joh•>o foo· a "umbeo· o f ym , wao •·<' ived lao~ op•·i"g to
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th e ex tent th at enough interest was a roused among th e students to get a team togeth er one week before th e
Inte r- Coll egiat e Meet bet ween Ma ryla nd g r ic ultural Co ll ege. \\ 'as hington Coll ege a nd St. J ohn' s. held at
~ Coll ege Parle Co nside ring th e short ti me spent in preparation for thi s m eet we m ade a rema rk able show ing
JU~
a nd it was not until th e last event was ove r t hat l\'f. A. C. f elt sa fe in say in a . "\ \ 'e have at last d wned
St. J ohn' s. '' H owever St . J ohn' s i not clow ned a nd the interest which was . tartecl last yea r i: being con tinu ally in crea eel a nd we sin ce rely hope th at our Track Team wi ll co ntinue to im prove a nd th at our future tea ms will
a l way~ refl ect cred it on the im titution they rep resent.
1t was abo ut the m iddle o f May, 19 11 , that we we re in vi ted by ~1. A. C. to take part in a tri angul a r Track a nd F ield
1r ee t to be held on May 20 at College Pari<. W e accepted the in vitation and imm ediately began preparation by hav ing
"try-outs" in ord e r to select a team fr o ~11 th e ab unda nce o f mate ri al that responded to th e call. O n May 20 we went
ove r to Co ll ege Pa rk prepared to g ive all that was in us. qn cl th ough l\l. A. C. won th e meet w ith 48 points to our 38
a nd \\ 'ashing ton Coll ege 4. th e show ing made by our teJ :11 was g rat ifying to all. Th e . um ma ry o f events: 100-yard
da h- Ryder, S . J. C., won; Du ckett, M. A. C .. seco nd; Mo rri s. M. A. C .. third . Time 10 3-.1 seco nds.
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220-yard Hurdles-B ranh am , M. A. C., wo n ; A ll en, M. A. C .. second ; Mays . M. A. C., third . Time 29 2-5 seco nd s.
440-yard dash-Kemp, M. A. C., won ; Morri s, M. A. C .. second ; flento n, S.
J. C.,
third.
Time 53 3-.1 second . .
M il e Run- \ Voocl wa rcl. S. J. C .. wo n ; Augustu s. M. A . C .. seco nd ; Krantz, \\' . C., third.
seconds.
220-ya rd da sh- Duckett. M. A. C., won ; R yder. S.
880-ya rd ru ·h- Kemp, M. A. C., won ; Ga il ey. S.
eco nd s.
J.
J.
C. seco nd ; Clark, S.
J.
C., third.
C, seco nd; Th o ·11pson. S.
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J.
Tim e 4 m inutes, .1 1 2-:i
Tim e 23 2-5 seconds.
C., third.
Time 2 minutes. 9 4-5
�L'o ll: \ 'a ult- \\ 'elch , S . .J. C., and W il son, S .
S ho t l'ut- S il vesle r. 1 A. C ., wo n ;
\'f.
T o l ~o n ,
.J .
C.,
t i ~d
fu r lirst ; !Juckett. l\J.
.. C .. third .
M.A. C .. seco nd ; K oehl e r, \1. A. C .. third .
lli g h Ju ·np- \\ ' ilso n, S . J . C ., II'O n ; l\'laclcle n. \\ ·.C .. seco nd ; Duck ett. "\1 . . C .. third.
II ro ad J um p- Clay lo n. S . J . C., wo n ; K e .np. l\ 1. /\ . C .. second; \ \ 'il so n. S . .J. C. , third.
H e ig ht 0 feet 3 in c!J e:-; .
IJ ista nce 33 f eet 30
H e i ght. ~
Di sta nce.
111.
f t. -1- in.
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ft. 10 in .
Af ter ha rd prelimin a ry tra inin g the relay tea m entered t·he J o hn s H opki ns-Fifth R egi m ent in doo r 111 ee t. n F ebr uar y
17, 19 12, a nd de feat ed our o ld ri vals. "\1. A. C . Th e team co nsisted f Gai ley. Lamar, llurto n a nd H.y de r.
On l\1 a rch 2 th e R elay T ea m m et d efeat at the hand s o f Ri ch mo nd C ll ege in the Geo rgeto wn L' ni ve rsity a nnu ;tl
in door meet. Ga il ey, Lamar. llurto n a nd J{ yde r ra n fo r S t . .J ohn 's. 'J'hi s race end ed th e indoo r t rack season fo r 19 12.
e ve ra l m eets ha ve bee n a rra nged fo r the sp rin g . ::J mo ng whi ch is a n inte rco ll egiate m eet o f all the co ll eges o f \ fa ryla nd. to be held a t Co ll ege Park on :\'lay 11 . Th e entra nts in th i .~ meet wi ll p ro bab ly be- .:VI. A. C .. St. J ohn' s. \\ 'a shing to n
Co ll ege, R ock Hill , "\1 t. St. Ma ry ·s. Mt. St. .J o seph ·s . \\ .este rn I\1 a ryla nd a nd F red eri ck Co ll ege.
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Publication of the "Rat-Tat" m chronological order together with the Editors-in-Chief:
1905- George D . Riley.
1896- William T . Kemp.
1906- Ed gar H . McBride.
1897- Dewitt C. Lyles.
1898- William L. Mayo.
1907- G:!orge M. Au stin.
1899- ]. Royal Phelps.
1908- A . H . St. Clair.
1909- Webster S. Blades.
1900- Andrew H. Krug.
1910-- T. Claude Bailey.
1901- Richard B. Spencer.
1911- Ralph D . Broadrup.
1902- John Lee Blecker.
1912- Earl L. Crum .
1903 - George N . Wilson.
1904- Harry W. Willing.
"1913- Walter W . Warner."
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�COLLEGIAN
BOARD
�Qlnllrgtan 11Joarb, 1911-'12
m
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Wilhelm Lentz
ASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Benjamin Michaelson
ATHLETIC EDITOR
].
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13rashears
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
F. A. Miller, '12
G. L. Winslow, '12
]. P . Jacobs, '13
BUSINESS MANAGERS
A. E. Williams, '12
C. H . Riggin, '12
161
��~umor-us
Hu ndley ( in P hys ics Class) - ''Dr. , what is an illu st ra·
tion of d isplacement )''
P ro f. C.-" \ Vhat is characteristi c o f wa ter when at
rest ?''
C rum- ·' It isn't moving .' '
D r. JVIcG ione- " Now. suppose you shoul d leave your
roo m Sun day to go to church, wha t woul d you call tha t
ll1 0V ent ?"
el11
!\ratta n ( at camp to F irst Se rgea nt ) -" Go ahead and
ca ll the Compa ny to attent ion. You needn't wa it for me. ''
I lun dley- " \\ 'hy e r, th a t woul d be a miracle, D r."
I nsigni fica nt " Prep."- " P rof esso r. 1\'hy do you wea r
your bea rd so long?"
P ro f. St ryke r- " M r. \\ 'il so n. what did the diet o f
\\ ' o r m ~ do to ?'.·fa r ti n L u the r ""
P rof. Gladd en- ·'] ca n't affo rd to purchase so ma n)'
neckt ies, my son. "
\\'il so n, J.- "T hey ga ve him six ty cla vs. "
"Long Jo hn "- ''\\ 'hat' s t he meani ng o f thi s p iece of
ru bbe r tire in th is sausage we hav e fo r d inn er ?"
Tw igg-" Sure they ought to g ive me credit fo r a
\Tar' s l' hys ics. \\ 'hy 1 kn o w all <1 hout "Pacifi c" g rav ity an d
< them things."
dl
1\l[r. 1 lca lcy- " \\ 'e ll , you kn ow the a uto is replacin g
the ho rse in most eve rything now ..,
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�Cater-'· You told me you we re hung ry, but .l see
th at you a re not eati ng your soup."
P res. o f G. 0. H.- '·Tell us all about you r lady loves
dow n on the farm ."
H undl ey (gazi ng de spond ently a t the thin soup)" Yes, I said 1 was hungry. but not thir ty."
''Sadi e" \ Villi a ms-" \\'h y, Sir, my fa th er never allowed me to keep compa ny."
"Long J ohn "- \ ' es L ieut. , we wo rk ha rder than th e
Acade 11 y Hand."
Campbell la ugh s at a joke in Mess H all.
Th e Ma jo r-"! wa nt the Office r o f the ta ble to repo rt
the man that was groa nin g.' '
L ieu t. F isher-" How do you figure that?' '
"Long J ohn "- " \\' ell. they play 'S tar Spangled Banner' twice a day, whi le we play the ' Sta rs ami S tri pe~
F orever. · ''
P ro f . St ryker-" \\ 'h at was the politi cal result o f the
m a rri age of th at K ing and Q ueen ?"
H off :ra n-'' 'l'h ey had a lot of children."
Th e man a t th e doo r- 'T m th e piano tun er.
P rof . Sirich- ''I didn 't send fo r you.' '
"Susie'' Bowen (b lowi ng in va in on elect ri c bul b) ' 'Dam that pesky stubborn candle.' '
Th e m an- ·' J kno w th at, s1r. but th e Junio rs did. "
B urton to ·'Sp itball "- " Say Red, if the \V. B. & A.
ra n a round Ch urch Circle 1\'0uld it 13. & 0. ?''
'J'wigg- ''A veni er has two j a\\·. a nd th ey slide up a nd
dow n.''
P rof. C.- '''J'h en J suppose I mu st be a veni e r.' '
Dr. Fell-" Now M r. H undley you'll never a mount to
a nything by sew ing your wild oats so extensively."
M ike-" \V ell , Di·., I can h a rvest th e crop a nd make
a new break f ast food."
P ro f. S iri ch ( in F rench class)-" No , gentlellle n, you
ca n 't can a man.' '
164
�Prof. C.-"Yes, sir , that St. J ohn 's runner fell do wn
ten ya rd s from th e fini sh, got up, and beat hi man outwinning by about fifteen yard s."
Riggin-'' Can you tell me a good place to stop at
when I go to Baltim o re?"
Prof. R.-" \ Yho were the world 's most daring sailors,
and wh en did . th ey thrive? ''
P rof. R.-" \ Vhat was Casto r noted fo r among th e
R oman s?"
Michaelson-"Yes, just befo re you reach the 'at.'"
H offman- ''The tw enti eth century av iato rs, sir."
Twigg- ' ·He di scove red Casto r O il."
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��Wry t11rnr
iltt
ynur Jiann
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HI
Don't go to bed ;
D rink s tea in stead ,
And smokes hi s Turki sh dopes.
Eve ry " tea-sip" ma n is at tb e .-ame sta ndO n th ird fl oo r, P inkney H all.
'l'h ere th ey cuss you out till th e air is blu e.
" R eddy" h ld. th e need le a nd th e " s ips" jump thr u .
Th ey wa nt a g rease,
Get th em 11·ith ea se
Through " R edd y" one a nd al l.
T omm y ..:uts th e J7 rench classH oo ray ! H oo ray !
LL th ought it best- we need th e reste
Th at' s why he went a way.
ll e lea ves hi s cares behind him .
H oo ra y ! H oo ra y !
Th ey say he's gay on th e " G reat \\ .hite \ Vay,"
\\ .hen he goes a way .
II
IV
" Turk" sp iels th e same thin g ove r-
' ·'l'urk " ! ·'Turk" ! "'J'urk"!
In him th e g d spi r its ( ?) lurk.
"Turk'' ! ·'Turk" ! " Turk"!
In Football you .- ure make u. wo rk.
\ \ 'e ca n do without Ca rn egi e'. "Thousa nd .- ."
\\ ·e can g rease through without do ing wo rk ,
1\ut I'll be troun ced if we f e ll o w ~ can do
\\'ith out " Turk. '' ' 'Turk ," '' Turk. "
Ove r a nd ove r aga in'J' ake Chemi st ry, you ' re in cl ve rOve r a nd ove r aga in. ( Th a t' s right. )
l lo 11· to n1ake brand y, rum a nd brea d soda,
Chlo ro fo rm. eth e r a nd glu e.
K no11· that a nd no more. it' s a cin ch you make "4"
O ver and ove r aga in .
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�It was the glider "O iseau' '
That soa red Hospital H ill.
A nd the birdman took th e Aero Club,
T o watch hi s fea ts o f skill.
So gracefully she left th e ea rth ,
Her nose into th e breeze;
A nd th ere was pride in " Tweeter's" hea rt
As he sailed th e craft with ease.
Green were hi s eyes as the F reshmen's mind s,
Hi s form lik e a bale o f hay,
H is empty head as a shore hotel,
T hat open s in th e month o f May .
Down swep t th e wind and smote amain
The glid er in its strength;
The ancho r broke; lik e a frightened steed
She leaped her cable's length .
Th e birdman he stoo d besid e th e planeHi s heart wa s in hi s mouthA nd he watched how th e veer ing fl aw did blow
The cloud s no w west, now . outh .
"S teady! Stea i y ! My pretty ·O iseau,'
A nd do not tremble so ;
Fo r you can weather th e roughest gale
That eve r wind did blow.' '
Then up spoke " Tommy," th e wiseHad sa il ed a real box -kiteI say, let' s back to Crabtown,
O f hurrica nes I've a fri ght .
''O h fellows ! I hea r the chapel bell!
0 say, what may it be?
'T is Y. M. C. A., with W hite in charge.
I hope he'll p ray for me ..,
Friday night th e moon was full,
Last night the same were we .
Th e birdman opened wid e hi s sleeve,
A nd therein a laugh laughed he.
"Oh fe llows ! I hea r th e sound o f guns!
0 say, what may it mea n ?
They' re shooting 'crap' in Seni or Hall ,
\Vhere th e re ': always lots o f game."
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�A nd ever tne fitiul gusts between,
A sound came from the land;
'Tw as th e terrifi ed Ae ro Club below
O n th e A nn e Arundel sand .
Th e ''O isea u's'' planes like th e club we re broke,
'Twas th eir sav ings and th eir hoa rd ;
\ Vhen th e birdm an crawled fo rth f rom the wreck,
''Ho ! H o !" th e A eros roa red.
She struck wh ere green a nd lea fy tree5
H ook'd so ft as carded wool ;
But th e cruel bran ches gored her sides
L ik e th e horn s of a Durham Bull.
F o r he was the hue o f Hopkin . · fl ag'l'he tea rs froze in hi s eyes,
Hi s hair stood straight like a porcupi ne' ..
"Never aga in! " he cri es.
Such was th e wreck of th e "Oiseau''
O n the Sunday Matin ee B ill.
P lease sa ve us all from a fate lik e th is,
O n th e green Ho. pita! Hill.
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�IDqr 1J1arulty lliun Again
(Deta il s of game by £ . H.
S IRJ CH)
Fi her's hitless wonders got away to a bad start ye -·terday, but came back 111 time to annex the bacon by 100
to 99.
The redoubtable ''T urk' ' started in to do the hurling b ut the portsider had no more stuff on th e ball than a Grecian
statue wears, and was soon derricked by Manager R. E. F. '· T ommy" wa sent to the mound , and di splayed a varied col
lection of shoo ts. Fi r t he would send in a fast one that co uld only be seen here and there, particularly there. Then he
slid a so ft one over the groove, that came up to the plate lik e a bashful suitor to th e family fireside .
I n the Fi . herites half of th e fir st inning, Harry reached fir st on a fr ee ti cket, th en stretched hi s full length, and
was on second . Armie was next up and the new pitcher served him a highball ove r th e plate, which the umpire called a
strike. T hat was a hard one for Ann ie to swallow. The twirl er sent over another of the same kind, but A rmie looked it
ove r, and seeing th at it was one of hi s favorite kind , tapped it for a sac rifi ce. " Ducky" then faced the slabman, and figured
th at by moving hi s bat through an angle of cos in e 90'' ;+2, 3, he would drive th e pill through a knot hole in th e fence,
but when the ball pa sed by he reali zed that he had hit in th e negative quadrant, and had failed to connect. " Rameses"
came up to the plate wielding an ancient mace. The catcher called fo r a stone age ball, which was fruit for " Ram," but he
economically decided to take advantage of the marginal utility rul e. and wai ted for four bad ones.
" Reddy" stepped to the platter winging hi s renowned cane. The bases were full (so was the team ) . vVith three
and two on him, he conn ected with the garbed co rk. T hen the candles were lighted. The cover was knocked off the ball,
and fell in front o f home plate, while the sphere cleared th e middle garden wall. The catcher touched the runners with
the cover as th ey dented ho me pla te. Hi s nib . . the U mp , decided the runn ers were out, when he was instantly surrounded
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�by Fisher ' fearless fizzlers, who made a ladies' sewing circle sound as lively as a fun eral. ''Ducky" and H arry wa nted
to measure the angle of incidence, and show that a ball hit in that quad rant would always be a home-run . ''Reddy" tri ed
to put a bug in the U mp's ear, while Manager R. E . F . murmured something that he had read in th e Small A rm F iring
Manual about a spent ball, and tri ed to prove that it counted the same as a ricochet shot. "A rmie" wanted to hold a n interteam debate on the question. "Bob'' and " Jack" attempted t o bribe the U mpire in th e way th ey had read about Clod ius'
briberies, but found that sesterces were only used for paper weights in th e present day. '· T omm y" wanted to settle ;t by
arb itration, but " Turk" yell ed ''kill him ," and th e tea!n grabbed bats.
After the U mpire 's funeral today the game wi ll be continued . Yeste rday's ra in checks good for today' s game only .
Added features-The renowned fe arless phenom " Rames es" wi ll umpire today in a coat o f mail.
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�FELL is our worthy president,
For the good of the College, I think, he was sent.
AMOS WOODCOCK. a "uster be"
And "Ducky" WADDELL taught "Math" to me.
CECIL and "Bob" WHITE and "Jack" RIPPERE
Have been at St. John's for many a year.
Useful in ·general. FISHER we hnd,
And ARMSTRONG and SIRICH are not far behind
Lords of the "preps" are GLADDEN and GROVE:
And far from "Preps" Hall they ~ever will rove.
The next is STRYKER, who won't give you "three",
Then "Reddy" McGLONE. a sipper of tea.
Yet, EIDSON and STURDY must not be missed,
I think this completes the faculty list.
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��A Wrignnnmrtrir 1J1 arrr
(In one act )
Pe rsonn el- P rofesso r " Ducky" and vanous students.
E nter Hollj es, Riggi n, P hillips, Nelson, Catlin , R eeder a nd Campbell who sits near the radiator.
"Ducky" -M r. P hillips, go to th e boa rd and prove th e fir st probl em. Mr. Catlin, you go. ( Catlin does not go at
once. ) \ Vhy don't you move, M r. Catlin , time is fl ying?
Enter Clayton, Spickn all and H undley.
H un dley-Am I late, P rofesso r ?
" Ducky" ( taking out hi s watch )-Guess you are, go to the board . M r. Clayton, can't you do that?
Clayton-No, Sir. I studi ed it, but" Ducky' ' -Sit down , th en, sit dow n.
( Spickn all goe to th e window, standing by th e radiator, looks out. )
''Ducky' '-M r. Spicknall, sit down and pay attention.
Spickn all-I'm cold .
" Du cky" '-M r. Campbell , get right up and give M r. Sp icknall your seat, I don't want anybody in my class to suffer.
(Spi ckn all s its dow n. ) If you a re not comfortable now sit right on top of the radiator .
Spi cknaii-Yes, Sir.
" Du cky' '- M r. Catlin, you a re just wasting chalk. You have not gained one inch since starting, don't you see that?
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�I wish you gentlemen would put your names on the board (violent gestures) . (Turn ing to Reeder. ) Hold on, hold
on, Mr. Reeder. That comes directly from the thing Mr. Catlin is struggling with.
Mr. Reeder-If thi s equals that ard that equals thi s oth er, this other eq ual s thi s whi ch eq uals that.
"Ducky"-Go on, go on, hurry ; time is an element. There no w, look at Mr. H ~ llj es . Stand out of the way Mr.
Hollj es. (John makes a graceful movement a droite.) I w ish you would make things that look like things. I can't get
you all to economize space. Ju st look at Mr. H ollj es' figure . It covers the whole board. O h, pshaw!- (Turni ng to Spicknall. ) Are you suffering yet, Mr. Spick nall ?
Spicknali-Q uite comfo rtable, Profe ssor.
(General laughter. '· Ducky"' smiles faintly. )
" Ducky"-There now, look at Mr. Riggin. Just throw a ..:at in the air and it will light on its feet every time. Yes,
that's the right answer, but look at that algebra. This is "prep math" I am teaching you now. \ t\fhat are you thinking
about ?
Mr. H~lljes is making the same mistake. N ow, Mr. Riggin , you just- follow-your-nose.
Riggin-Guess I can do that.
( At thi s point four hats, three writing board s and a cuspidor go out the window.)
" Ducky" (not seeing, continues ) -Mr. Phi llips, have yo u read the papers lately ?
Phillips-Yes, Sir.
" Duck y"'-T hen you have read about the stand pat and progress ive men . You are a stand patter. You have been at
th e board over thirty minutes and have done nothing. That's the simplest kind of a thing.
Nelso n- Profe sso r, I can't get thi s stuff .
" Duck y" ( pleased ) -Call it stuff if you want to, Mr. Nel son, but you will find it the hardest S-T-U-F-F you ever got
hold of. What kind of a figure do you call that, anyway? Your figure reminds me of the architecture of Annapoli s.
( Members of the class sho w signs of approval.)
''Duck y''-There no w, Mr. Reeder, don't take two bites at that cherry. \ Vhy don't you draw a picture? I want to see
a picture o f the thing. (Reeder begins to draw .) N ow, just look at that.
Reeder- By taking a unit circle if x equals 0, then y wi ll equal 0.
" Ducky"-Not a bit of it, not a bit of it, Mr. Reeder, it wi ll equal r. Don't you see that ?
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�H ollj es- P ro fes. o r, 1s thi s right ?
"D ucky" (exam in ing p roblem ) - J r ~cko n that 's rignt. S it dow n. Yes. S ir. M r. .H ollj es, thi s is ,the prettiest pa rt of
mat hematics. Now look at that circle M r . H.eeder is drawing. It rem ind s me of Easte r .
.It i. th e strangest thin g th at you all do n 't.
Hundley-P ro f esso r. J'm a ll ' 'ball ed up" on thi s.
.. D ucky .. (v iolentl y) -.1 ust yo u don't talk ball to me. \\'h at k in d o f thing do you call tha t ?
chalk.) T ell me what to put clo wn , Yi r . H un dley. and I' ll be yo ur lady stenographe r.
( T aking a piece o f
( H ere recall sound s.)
O h. we ll. gues
we will have to stop. T ake th e old less n a nd fi ni sh the book.
Exit all.
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Thi s
IS
very sim ple.
��IDqr
~attrn
l'rese ntly 11·e hea r a to iling. th en th e teapot ta rts to boiling;
\\ 'hiffs o f tea. O ri ental fragra nce. floats dow n th e corrido r.
Sudd enl y we hea r a drip ping, as o f someone ge ntl y sipping.
O h! So daintil y th ey tip it. poise th e cup. and gentl y sip it,
And we wond e r 11·hat it tastes lik e a th ey pass their cups
fo r mo re.
Curi si ( tea) a nd nothing mo re .
Eve ry night, both bright and drea ry. whil e \\·e pond er weak
a nd wea ry
Ove r many a quaint a nd curious volume o f fo rgotten lo re,
\\'hil e we' re nodding, nea rl y napping, sudd enl y th ere come.
a tapping,
As o f so meone ge ntly ra pping, rapping at the ballroom
doo r.
.. 'Tis a regul a r." 11·e mutter . " ta pping a t hi . hallroom doo r."
A ft e r th i ~ come many more.
T en 1'. M. we hea r a mun ching- no w th e " sip pe rs'' a re at
luncheon.
Do ubtl e~s dreaming dreams no mo rtal eve r da red to dream
before.
Silence once again is broken. from a co rne r co mes thi s
token,
. nd th ese so lemn wo rd s a re sp ken : " 'l'oa t th e hos t.
wh om we ado reF ull co rnucopi a . ·skags' a Ia dop ia. fell OII'S , thi . is tru e
U topia."
\ Vhile we envy th e ete rn al sho re.
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Wqr i\rro Ollub
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y~ O R th e fi rst tim e in it s hi . to ry S t. Joh n' s ha s a n Ae ro Club.
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Th e Coll ege, not to be outdo ne by its kind red
coll eges, went into th e m atte r with g rea t zeal.
Mes sr s. Twigg and H enning hau se n, ea rly in th e fa ll o f 19 11. purchased a \\ .ittem an g lid er , which wa"
shipped to A nnapoli s a nd th er e a ssemhl P-rl . 1\ n Ae ro Clu b was then fo rmed. T hi s club wa s modeled after
th e Ae ro Club s o f Co rn ell and Harvard U niv ersiti es . Jts purpose was to teach the rud im ents o f fl ying a nd to
d evelop th e a rt o f g li d ing as a spo rt .
A meeting was held a nd th e foll o w ing o ffi ce r s we re elected:
H o no ra ry P res id ent . .. . .. . . . . ..... . ....... .. .... ....... .. . . ... . ........ . . PRoF. H ARH\' F. S TURDY
P resid ent . . . . . . . . .... . ...... . ...... ... . .. ..... .. .. . . . . .. . .......... . ............ N . F. Twrc c
V ice-Presid ent ............. . . .. . .... .. .... ..... . .... ............. . .. . ... . . . . .. . A. E. \ VH.LIAM S
Secreta ry . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. ... .. . . .. . .............. . . . ..... . . . . . .. ..... F. H. HEN N J NGHA US J~N
Trea surer ..... .. .. . . ... . .. . ... . . .. . .. . . .... . .. . . .. . ... . ... .. . .. . . ... . ........... .. . . E. F1~ LL
Chi ef Mechan icia n ...... .. . ... .. . . . . . . . ..... . . .. .. . ... .. . . . ......... .... . F. H. HEN N J NCHAUS J~ N
New member. no w speedily join ed th e clu b. A mong th e first to jo in we re A . Reid , W. M. Hutchins, \ V. \ V. \\ .a rn e r ,
\!1/. S. Fitzgerald. G. E. McN utt , E. S . L ew is and R. \'. H offman.
U nde r th e g uidan ce o f Mess rs. Henning hausen a nd Twi gg th e m embers we re fi rst in stru cted in th e use o f the co ntro l
and co nditio n o f fli g ht. A fter about a week o f indoo r wo :k. th e fi r st practi ce fli g hts we re mad e. M r . A . Reid mad e the
first ascent o n the rea r campus. Th e rear campu s be ing fo und un suitable, a new fl ying g round was fo und in th e rea r o f th e
Ma rin e Hospital. Here th e m embers made rapid p rog ress, an d soon longer a nd higher fli g hts were m ade. Abo ut thi s tim e
a new ho ri zo ntal rudd er was in sta lled by th e members. a nd w ith the im p roved m achin e Mr . A. E. \ Villi am s m ade th e present a ltitude reco rd o f fo rt y- five feet. A ll the membe rs m ade excell ent fli g ht s, and th e spo rt d r ew o ut Ia rge nu mbe r s
o f spectato r s. Th e g lid er was taken apa rt a nd to red in th e old gy mn as ium d urin g th e winter mo nth s, but w ith th e
advent o f spring. renewed activity and progr ess I S expected.
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�A irram nf au Alumnus
IV
I
O ne night when I wa s deep
sleep
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A nnapoli s, the city fair ,
T here came a dream to me,
\Ve after time did reach.
A nd on the hill th e Coll ege saw
In sil ence like a spirit came
At whi ch I lea rn ed to teach.
A nd seized me suddenly.
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II
T hi s Sp irit seemed like one
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T hat Sp irit po inted out to me ,
black,
No r spake no r moved hi . eye ,
\ Vith finger long a nd white,
The College I so long had left
But g rip ped m e fa st about th e neck;
W ith me away he fti e .
A nd all things no w see:11ecl li ght.
III
VI
O"er hill and dale we ,.lent with speed,
,
I saw th e beauty o f th e trees,
And all the ca mpus ' round,
So fa st my head d id sw im ,
A nd all th e tim e I wondered why
My soul was gladd ened at the s ight,
He took me on with him.
My hea rt was rapture-bound.
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�XI
VII
Th e spirit in th at game was such.
T hat it brought back to me,
Remembran ce of th e time wh en T
A nd mu ch the same as fo rm er day sIn unifo rm s o f g ray
T he men th ey stroll ed about, and talked
O f future's greate r day .
O n that fie ld used to be.
VIII
XII
I then a bugle call did hea r,
T he student s fast did run,
A nd to th eir classes th ey all sped
For me it was much fun.
Agai n th e happy sight it changed ,
I saw them out at drill;
H ow strange it seemed unto my eyes
N ot seeing "Jim" or ·'B ill."
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IX
In silence still the Spirit stood,
And yet it did not speak.
J then began to f eel the cold ,
Toward home I wi shed to turn ;
The Spirit much increased hi s g ri p
A nd held me fast and firm.
I wondered what it was, that I ,
So mute and dumb mu st seek.
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X
The cold , it pierced me through and through,
I fell wh ere I did stand ,
\\. ith lightnin rr speed wa s borne along
\ \' ithin th at . pectre's hand .
Again I looked t\va rd College g reen,
U pon th e Football field;
T he fellows all a. sembling we reThose tea ms that never yield.
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�xn
XV .
I awoke-it trul y was a drea m-
vVithout a doubt, th at Sp irit came
To tak e me to the place ,
A lthough it seemed so rea l.
T pondered long why thi s st.ranae tran ce
~h o uld make me restl e s feel.
Where I had ga in ed my hopes o f lif eA nd forgotten it--ho w base !
XV II
A
] "d
an alumnu s then I vowed,
] f God wo uld let me li ve,
trive to aid that good old place.
Though all my lif e" s blood g ive.
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�®rbrrs frnm i;rabquartrrs
It is orderedI . That P rivate McG lone receive a crate o f Mess Hall f re,;h egrrs.
(O ne a t a tim e.)
2. That ' 'Long J ohn" take a shave at least once in tw o month s.
3. That Sq uire Hundley keep '·Freel " .:Vl ill e r' s mouth shu t at Senio r Hall Court.
4. T hat '·Ducky" \\ 'aclclell. "Ram" Stryker take unto th emsefve · 11·ives.
:1 .
That Command er-in -Chi e f Ronald E .
F i ~ her
rea d hi s \\'Ond e r paper on " H o w \\ 'e Fought
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th e P hilippines."
6. That General " 'l'ommy:· Fell attend French once in a whi le.
7. That Professo r "Arm y" shall tak e hi s re. icl ence on
~eco nd
fl oo r, P inkn ey.
8. That "Long J ohn" be authori zed to levy subsc riptio ns on F reshm en 11·hen
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need o f change.
9. That B rig.-Ge neral ] . A. :M. Staley be taught how to dance.
10. That Private Campbell be told ho w good looking he is. and save him much troubl e findin g out fo r him self.
11. Th'at Maj or "Spitball " change th e hu e o f hi s lurid bank o f agebush .
( \\ 'ill help him greatly in society.)
12. That we have a rea l bugle-co rps.
13. That the man o r m en wh o cleaned ou t th e cakes in '1\vigg's room return them at once, dead or aliv e.
14. That P rivate Reeder bu1· hi s O\\'n tobacco in th e futur e.
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�1:i. T ha t L ieute nant-Col. Yos t procure a new vo 1ce.
( Lowe r o ne is des ired.)
16. T hat P ri vate "'O nio n "' stay off th e s ick li st at least o nce a week.
17. Th at L ieutena nt L. 13. M ill er wear hi gh heeled shoes.
18. Th a t dow n to wn men wea r unifo r ms o nce in a wh ile.
19. T hat P retze l st ra ig h te n o ut th e fe w ( ?) crooks in hi
20. T hat the stude nts rece ive regul a r
de sse r t ~ .
2 1. Th at \\·e have a real lecture-cour e.
22. T hat Junio r o nl y make te n-thirty in pectio n he reafte r.
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ystem .
��· At midnight in another r om
At midnight in hi s barrack room
Th e " rat' ' in p lacid slumber lying.
A band o f haze r brave assemble .
\Vas dreaming of th e ·' folk s at home''
A t Reucly's threatened d readful doom
And in hi s slumber sighing .
Th ese he roes do not tremble.
H e dreamed hi s Freshman cl ays were past
They il ent steal from doo r to doo r
And he a Sophomore at last.
And still th e sleep ing Fresh men snore.
In dream he held above hi s head
Th ey hail him from hi s downy couch!
That great admoni sher, the Slat.
Soon, urged by Admonitions vile
He' th en bestowed a gentle pa t
Acro:s the campu s Freshmen fil e
upon some oth e r lu ckl ess rat.
A nd then is hea rd for man y a mil e
That all -expressive ·'ouch!"
\ Vho cowe red as in dread.
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�Soon tiring o f th e F reshm en's baw l
A las ! th e sad, sad, a ft erm ath
l m ust no w be unfold ing,
T he Sophs by th eir success elated
P lann ed now to sto rm "Old Lo ngbea rd 's " hall ,
T he mighty Faculty in wrath
T he chance th ey've patientl y awa ited .
T hese p ranks pe rverse beholding.
'l'h ey swo re to p ull hi s ancient bea rd ,
T hese wise men neve r unde r tood
A nd make the name o f ' 13 fea red.
Th at \\·e hazed for th e Fre. hman' s good.
But \ Vhi skers heard th em in th e hall ,
Th ey issued th en th eir ste rn dec ree,
A nd tho ' th e Sop ho:11ores in fri gh t
A nd soon, at home, each father dea r
By fire-escape ac hi eved their fli ght,
\\ 'as say ing thing s.
Yet \ Vhi skers saw them in th e light
To quote for you " ve rbat im'' here
A nd got th e names o f all.
And I shoul d fea r
\ Vhat m ine rema rked to me !
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�~rnrral ~rbrrn
SJRS:
My Gene1·al Orders are:
To take charge of your cash and all personal property for you .
To stalk into chapel in a dilatory manner, notifying delinq uents to attend their work , supp re sing eve ry v t ible trace
of din or chee ring.
T o repo rt every di so rder or abse nt recitation. , which I d o, o f course.
To reseat all students in chapel taking time whi ch
i~
all your ow n.
To g ive my closes, whi ch wi ll p robably relieve.
To receive, transm it and convey all offe rs from and allo w the co ll ege to be endowed by benevo lent o rders, by alumni ,
most every day, in offers o r certifi ed ord ers of hard cash only.
To get donations from every one and take proper charge of th e bootv .
In case o f stomach disorder to calm any alarm .
T o allow no one to commit hazing in the vicinity of the college.
In any case not covered by deductions to call the
leuth of the faculty.
To sooth e all fr eshmen and p reps. or special s when startled.
A ll clay to exerc ise the greate t dignity between reve ill e and retreat. chall eng ing all person s to clear out of my office,
and issue no student pass without father 's auth ority.
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�Extra!!!
§t.
]oqu·B 1J1nrulty 1!Jotr11 1!Jry!
O ne night last Ma rch our lea rn ed Faculty held a most thrilling meet ing.
A ft er the routine shipping business had
been t ransacted, Ed . ·ta rted the troubl e by introducing the following resolution:
'' R esolved: That it is th e sen. e o f the Facul ty o f St. J ohn 's th at th e manufacture and sale o f liquo r should be fo r eve r prohibited in th ese nited State. ."
Eddie made a brief but telling speech in favor o f hi s resolution. .. Something mu st be done, .. he said , ·'to cru sh
out th e curse o f drink ." H e wa s oppo eel to li cense and regul ation. A n-o ra! wrong should never be tolerated o r li censed .
Mo reove r, thi s resolution would be a tremendous boom to St . J ohn· s wo rld reputation, resulting in a g reat increase o f
stud ents from Christian homes .
Ducky was on hi s feet with a violent prote. t again st an y such heresy.
But for th e intell ectual stimulu s o f spirits
differenti al calcu lu s would neve r have been evolved . Thi s is, moreover. a fr ee land and he cl aimed th e right to drink
hi s buttermi lk unmolested. He boldly called Redd y to ta sk for lobbying fo r th e resolution, and upon that gentleman's
denial, th e short and ugly word was passed. Being fo rced to retract, Du cky dramaticall y declared .. T o th e Faculty I
apologize, but to th e gentleman- neve r!' '
Thomas entered hi s objections mainly on p ycholog ical and ethical g round . .. If a man d esires to rot out hi s own
stomach, th at is hi s fun eral, not ou rs." " Thi s action" he said, ''would prejudice th e Legislature and cause a redu ction
in our approp ri ation."
Turk follo wed in an effecti ve speech, favo ring th e reso lution on scientifi c ground s and proving th e deleterious chemical effects o f alcohol upon th e system ..
Ram delive red a schola rl y di ss ertation aga inst th e reso lu ti on, showing the eco nomi c convul ion follow ing thi s interference w ith th e suppl y of li quor and the stomach's demand fo r it. He quoted Babylonian and Chald ean hi story
to p rove hi s contention.
A r my th en secured th e floo r and poured fo rth an eloq uence which will ever maintain a high place among th e class ics.
Fo r ten short hours th e Faculty hung with breathless attention upon the powe r o f hi s orato ry.
He g raphically reco unted th e horro rs and . uffering caused by th e demon rum , and a he called th e saloon an in sidious wolf in s h eep· ~
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�clo thing, with its shining ba rs, its hand so·ne g lasses, its spark ling. tempting \l" in es. th ere wa s no t a d ry mo uth in th e
audi ence. A nd when. ra isin g him self to hi s mos t impre. s ive heirrht. A rm y c l o~e cl hi s pe ro rat io n with Fa lstaff' s mem o rable wo rd . .. Do \\·n \\·ith rum, .. the effec t \\·as o ven\·helming, stu pendo us. A s the o rato r a t cl o wn no o ne da red stir
o r breath e. A t ense sil ence pe rvaded the room un t il A rm y fi na ll y broke the spell by mo ving th e prev iou s qu esti o n.
Then fo li O\· ·ed the ball ot ing a mi d inten se e xcitem ent.
\
/Ve t . '.l' om:n y, Du cky, Bo b. J ack, 1 m . \\ .hi skers, Henry
'-.a
Fra ncis. Dry. Turk ,
r my, Eddi e. R edd y. E icl o n. Skinn y, R oscoe.
The vo te thu s stoo d 7 to 7 and no cl ec i ~ i o n . T o mm y c rossed o ve r fo r a mom ent to hi s o ffi ce. leav ing T urk to p reide. fmm edi ately R edcly-a m o~ t dar in a a nd ski llfu l parliamenta ri a n- locked T o:n11y out . fo rced a nother ba llot, in
whi ch th e drys \\·e re victo ri ous.
We t , Ducky, Bob, Ja ck. Ram , \\'hi skers, H enry Fra ncis. 6. Dry. Turk . A rm y . Edd ie, R edd y . Eid so n, kinn y. Rocoe, 7.
A mid a thund e r to rm o f in dignati o n th e doo r wa. unl ocked a nd T om m y re-ente red . D ucky moved to reco nside r
th e pas arre o f th e reso lu t ion. whi ch was los t by a strict party vote of 7 to 7.
T he Facul ty th ereupo n ad jo urn ed 111 a n angry frame o f m in d. but hav in g put itself squarely o n reco rd in fav o r o f
th e g reat tempera nce cru sade.
AU
REVOIR'
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�.. :Wou ran ~riur a pru to ink.
fBut you ran·t ntakr it tqiuk !..
Thi s empty page I must fi ll
\Vith anything th at I will.
I mu st get it fi lled tonightSo much is dow n in black and wh ite.
I fu ss and fum e a nd tea r my ha ir,
I walk th e fl oor in my de: pair.
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inspirat ion fi res my mind.
I sneeze th e c~ bwebs f rom my brain,
Supp ress an oath and try again ;
'Tis all in vain. where th ug ht hould be
:\n empty vacuum stares at me.
' T is eight o'clock, my sweeth ea rt w<i itsA fairy from high heaven' s gatesI weaken- let my hea rt im pel
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heart, "It is finished." It has been our attempt to
depict to our alumni and friends those very things they
would like to have seen and heard had they been on the
campus. As the reader lays aside this volume we hope
he does so with a remembrance of its good qualities and a
forgetfulness of its failings. We hope he has judged it with
a true St. John's Spirit---not with the attitude of a sardonic
critic.
The editorial Board here wishes to extend its thanks to
Miss M. B. Duvall of this city, Miss M. Hoffman of Hagerstown, Professor Eidson, for the drawings in this Rat-Tat ;
and all others who so kindly aided us in its publication .
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30. St. ]. C., I I ; Rock Hill, 3. Archibald gets
a ride through the town in William's cart.
I. The library is found to be soaking wet and
all the plaster falling down. Prof. Sturdy
takes charge of it.
2. "Tommy" sick. CotilLon Club meeting.
"Windy" elected head bass.
3. "Todd" makes Junior C lass at Western
Maryland College.
4. Non-Coms announced. Mason and ]oneo
stung. First appearance of CoLLEGIAN.
"Pretty good."
5. Athletic Association meeting. "Long john' ·
elected yell master.
6 . . " Rube" shows up. The only ex-V. M . I.
one this year.
7. Hopkins, 5; Navy, 27. Madonna knocked
dippy in second team game.
8. "Tommy" foils the Sophs' attempts to enlarge his Bible Class.
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DEPARTMENT OF
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University- if c_/\.1aryland
AN unbroken history of over 200 years
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Classical, Latin Scientific, Scientific
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by U . S. Government as one of six leading
military colleges where students have
shown great proficiency in military training. ~[ Preparatory School for Boys--prepares for St. John's and other Colleges
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Library still drying out.
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Hundley again promoted.
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Everybody soaked for disorder.
"Rube" spends whole day making up daffodils.
"Long John" cuts off his stripes.
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and SODAS call with your friends at
L. B. Miller elected president of the Ananias
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First meet of Aero C lub, Twigg gets distance
reco rd. "Jay" Williams' altitude record
( 40 f~). "Help! Let me down , let me
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Holman " salts" away his captain's stripes.
Middies celebrate. Navy, 3 ; Army, 0 .
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This is the 25th.
Well we would have won if it had not been
for Hopkins and a muddy field. "Spring
Maid" enjoyed by all, especially those
in the left hand boxes. Mellon wears
"evening dress" to the theatre.
Yes we would have beaten if - - - - ?
Oh well next year.
"Wee" Gambrill shrinks an inch, but also becomes black and blue in certain regions.
"Wee" stands up to eat his meals. Something
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(To Wicomico Fair.)
"Pretzel" takes a bath .
"Pretzel" on sick list.
Hollies brings a girl to the hop whom he can
just reach . The "Turkey Trot" performed by a couple for the public benefit.
Broadwater wants photographer to make
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"Fred die" reported for no uniform. Nothing has happened yet. First Basket-ball
game-Gallaudet, 58; St. ]. C., 22.
We knew it ; something wonderful happened.
Mellon has appeared in uniform.
Armstrong and Wilkinson form an alliance.
Philomatheans disband.
Preps and Freshmen play a to-a-no-score
game in Football.
"Windy" breaks down under the high strain.
We want to know, the high strain of
what? Catonsville?
Christmas is coming.
Fields and Young explain their schedule of.
study. They never study Monday night
because they have too much work on
Tuesday, and they don~ t study Tuesday
because they have too little on Wednesday, and they don't study Wednesday
because of an old custom.
Thursday
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time until Monday evening again they
would never think of such a thing as
study. Quite sensible.
The "Oiseau" comes to grief. And our
young Wright severely injured.
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"St. John's March" at last on sale.
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"Pretzel" explains a caliper as something
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the pavements are icy.
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Holljes passes P rep Math after taking exam
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Northern Basket-ball trip a success.
Fisher gets his orders to leave.
Sophs caught for hazing.
Hoffman gets a new blouse to take the place
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Cap. Tolson is smitten .
Dodge fired from College by Prof. Gladden.
Hutchins leaves us. Kelly comes back to
roost.
Dodge returns.
Young ' 'Tommy" says
Peace Oration in Chapel. A rival of
Staley's. Tolson visits "Turk's ."
Beat New York University, great rejoicings. "De~e" Claud e alone (according
to his account) puts out fire at Carvel
Hall Laundry.
Relay team wins from M. A . C. in Baltimore.
Hill's nose is growing at the bottom. It will
soon touch his lip.
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FELDMEYER BROS.
161 Main Street
CITY DRUG
Annapolis. Md .
STORE
Removed to 161 Ma in St. , Opp. the Old Drug Store on Main St.
PURE DRUGS a nd P atent Medicines of a ll kind s. Prescriptions
compound ed by ex pe ri e nced Pharmacists day or nig ht. Cosmetics,
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Ciga rs and Cigare ttes. Give us a call.
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T olson 's trunk moved.
"Tommy" wants
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front steps.
"Tommy" leaves for Pittsburgh. No Ethics,
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Junior Physics Class has instruction in Music,
C hemistry, Electricity, and "Turk's"
brother' s life history.
Still raining. "Fats" makes " official " visit
to Washington.
Lieut. C heston coming next year. Still wet.
1 guess "Turk" was pretty nearly right.
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L. E. NEALE, M . D., LL. D. , Professor of Obstetrics.
CHAS. W. M ITCHELL, A.M., M.D .. Professor of Medicin e and Diseases of Children
THOS. A. ASHBY, M . D .. Professor of Diseases of Women.
J . HOLMES SM ITH, M.D .. Professor of Anatomy a nd Clinical Surgery.
JOHN C. HEMMETER, M . D., PH. D., LL.D ., Professor of Physiology and Cl inica l
Medicine.
ARTHUR M. SHIPLEY, M. D., Professor of Therapeutics a nd Surgica l Pathology.
JOS. L. HIRSH . B. A .. M.D., Professor of Pathology a nd Bacte riology and Visiting
Pathologist to the University Hospita l.
HIRAM WOODS, A.M ., M . D.• Professor of Eye and Ear Diseases.
JOHN S. FULTON, A. B., M.D.. Professor of State Medicine.
DANIEL BASE, PH . D., Professo r of Analytical Chem is try.
EUGENE F. CORDELL, A. M .. M. D. , Professor of the Histor y of Med icine and
Libra ri an .
HARRY ADLER. B. A., M . D .. Professor of Therapeutics and Cli nical Med ic ine.
GORDON WILSON M. D. , Professor of Clinica l Medicine.
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St. John 's College. Annapolis. Md. , founded in 1696. is by co ntract of
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University of Maryland.
Students who have completed the Junior Year in St. John 's College an d who
have made a n ap proved c hoice of electives. may, if they desire it, do the entire
work of the Senior Year in the Medica l School of the Un iversity. If they suecessfull y complete t he wo rk of the first medica l yea r they are gradu ated with
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FRANK MARTIN, B.S., M . D., Clinical Professor of Surger y.
ST. CLAIR SPRU ILL, M. D.. Clinical Professor of Surgery.
R. TUNSTALL TAYLOR , M.D .. Clinica l Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.
JOHN R. WINSLOW, B. A .. M. D., Clinical Professo r of Diseases of the
Throat and Nose.
J. M. CRAIG HILL, M.D .. Clinical Professor of Medicine.
JOS. E. GICHNER. M . D .• Clinica l Professor of Medicine a nd Associate
Professor of Ph ysica l Th erapeut ics.
CHARLES W. McELFRES H. M. D.. Clinical Professor of Medicine .
IRVING J. SPEAR. M.D. Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
GIDEON T IMBERLAKE, M. D .. Clinica l Professor of Genito-Urinary Diseases.
JOHN G. JAY. M . D.. Associate Professor of Clinica l Surgery .
F . M. CHISOLM, M.D .. Associate Professor of Ophtha lmology.
J. W . HOLLAND. M. D.. Associate Professor and Demonstrator of Anatomy
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Durin g three of these yea rs. or until he has com pleted the work of the Junior
Class. he is a resident student in St. John 's College, and fo r four yea rs he is a
resident in the Medical School in Baltimore.
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the seve n years the M.D. degree. but cr edi t in the Med ical School cannot be
LT!;~~;~~~s."ubjects for which c redit has already been given in the college of
Hundred a nd Six th Annu a l Ses si o n '"' ill beg in o n
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October 1, 1912.
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Latin Ponies discovered in Latin C lass.
Outcry against condition of honor system.
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Staley and Fell appointed as professors of
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" Whiskers" sick. Looks like spring- feel s
like spring-smells like spring- must be
sprmg. All out for Baseball.
Nothing today, we have spring fever.
"Drift" Fell sings for chapel.
"Louse"
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Business Managers of RAT -TAT get a move
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Rat-Tat 1912, fifteenth volume. Published by the Junior Class of St. John's College.
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��RICHARD DANIEL WEIGLE
President
Many people have expressed the wish that this yearbook include the years between the last yearbook and
the present bne . The reply has always been the same:
"Sorry, but it's out of the question." The reasons for
this remark are numerous. The two main ones, perhaps,
are (1) not enough money, and (2) not enough time .
Because of the budget alloted this publication, it must
be limited to a certain amount of pages. Because of the
limited amount of pages, it would be impossible to do
even a mediocre job of including the four years between
the last yearbook and this one .
JACOB KLEIN
Dean
The yearbook , as it now appears, is a product of many
months of hard work by one or two individuals . There
is much room for improvement-this is clear. Some of
the articles that appear throughout the book are bad,
while others are excellent. I can only express the hope
that those of you who recognize the weak points of this
yearbook w ill be willing to help produce better yearbooks in the future.
HuGH CuRTLER, JR.
YEARBOOK STAFF
WILLIAM KYLE SMITH
Assistant D ean
HuGH CuRTLER, JR .
Editor
JoHN MALONEY
Business Manager
MARSHALL LASKY'
ALAN MARSHALL
Photographers
NANCY EAGLE
Typist
CLARENCE KRAMER
Faculty Advisor
BARBARA HoPKINs L E ON ARD
A ssistant D ean
�FoRD KEELER BRowN
Tutor
HuGH P. McGRATH
Tutor
SIMON KAPLAN
Tutor
WILEY CRAWFORD
Tutor
JoHN SPANGLER KIEFFER
Tutor
CuRTis A. WILSON
Tutor
LuKE HARVEY PoE, JR .
Tutor
DouGLASS ALLENBROOK
Tutor
JOSEPH WINFREE SMITH
VICTOR ZucKERKANDL
Tutor
Tutor
CHARLES G . BELL
Tutor
JoHN ALoYsms BREMER
Tutor
�HENRY VINCENT GRATTAN
RICHARD ScoFIELD
Tutor
Tutor
WILLIAM FRANCIS GLEASON
ARLAND F . CHRIST-] ANER
Intern
Treasurer
MICHAEL OssoRGIN
loLA R. ScoFIELD
Tutor
Tutor
WILLIAM F . WYNN
Intern
jAMES M. ToLBERT
Director of Admissions
SETH G . BEN ARDETE
CLARENCE
J. KRAMER
Intern
Tutor
ALAN MARSHALL
THOMAS KING SIMPSON
Tutor
Assistant to the President
�DALE BROOKS CuMMINGs
WILLIAM MoNEY AsTON
Director of Athletics
Laboratory Advisor
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Tutor
A. LEONARD
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RAYMOND NEIKIRK wILBURN
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(Sabbatical leave 1956-57)
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Time brings not death, it brings but changes.
DouGLAS MALLOCH
�Next it was necessary to devise teaching formalities. The chronological order of reading
recommended itself for the reason that human
thought, in its history, grappled first with
fundamental and elementary questions , and
then worked out the consequences of the various answers proposed. The rna j or turning
points in thought occurred when one set of
consequences or another sent men back to reconsider the fundamental questions.
Toynbee's requirement of an "intelligible field " for a
study of history holds even for a brief essay on the last
twenty years of the two-hundred-sixty-year history ~f
King William's School- St. John's College . Dogmatically asserted, our intelligible field must be " educated
man .
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By 1937 the conviction was shared by many people
that there were no educated men any more and that furthermore the institutions of society for developing the breed
had become so corrupt that they were producing the very
opposite of what they intended to produce, that a race of
barbarians with college degrees sat in the seats vacated by
the wise men of old .
In 1937 two men with this conviction, Stringfellow Barr and Scott Buchanan, felt themselv~s
ready to act in the crisis so as to lead the exiled men _ wisdom in an attempt to ~ecapture thetr
of
thrones from the barbarians. In 1937 one throne, whtch had never completely capttulat_d to t_
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barbarians, St. John's College, extended a call for help to. t~~se z:nen and became a rallywg powt
for all friends of liberty of the arts·. The march back to Civihzatwn began .
A revolution is something other than a war. B~rr and Bucha~an led St . John's against no
single, well disciplined enemy, but rather into ~h~ ffii~st of a bab~hng ra~ble. Am~ng the confused shouts and outcries of the melee could be distwgutshed from time to w~e t~e v:o1ces of th?se
calling futilely for the preservation of this or that piece of wreckag_e _ f past wstitutwns; clashwg
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with them were the cries of the utopians who were bent on_reahzwg a new heaven and _ ?ew
a
earth . Underlying all the uproar was the seismic rumble ofsctenceand technology , th~preClpttat
ing cause of the crisis . The world was i? revolution; _w-hether St. John's was a revolu~wnary force
or counter revolutionary could not easlly be determi_ned. That ~e were called fascists by som_
e
and communists by others, atheists by some and medieval Cathohcs by others, was perhaps testimony to the soundness of our stand .
There were three planks in our pro gram: the recovery of the Liberal Arts; t~e disc? very of
the meaning of science; the Socratic method. The first of these followed f:o.m a diagnosis of our
ills as a breakdown of communication; the second ensued from a recogmtion th_at the modern
world was in upheaval because technology, whic~ from _immemorial time had gUlded the ~ands
of the artisan, at last had pushed its way to the braw and infiltrated the reason, to becom_ science.
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Thirdly, the Socratic method furnished a flexible way to teach rea~on ~o take.stoc~ of itself, un-.
hampered by stereotyped beliefs, but guided by a fundamental fauh 1n man s :ational po_ ers.
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Another way of putting it is to say that St. John's planned to restore th~ do~aw _ f the Ltberal
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Arts over all manifestations of the human spirit through the use of Socratic dialectic.
The first practical step was to found a curriculum on the record o~ the human spirit's _struggle
for consciousness of its powers and its limits. Everyone knew that this recor~ was f?und 1ll books
that have become classic. So the first task was to select the books that contawed thts record most
fully and intensively . Then, making these books the tea~hers, to fort? the habit amon_ the
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faculty of making a continuing critical review of the selectwns for the hst. It was an ace1dent,
happily seized on by the publicity-minded that the books nuz:nbe~~d close to one hundred . s.~
this part of the program was reduced to a slogan, for good or 111: The Hundred Great Books.
., ,
Reading and discussion presupposed the arts
of language and so the language and mathematical tutorials were set up to inculcate thes'e
arts . The four years of laboratory followed
from the special problem of science: It was in
one aspect a tutorial in the language of science,
that is dbservation and measurement; in another sense, a seminar in the classic record of
science, a record which must be assimilated by
experiment , an analogue to Socratic dialectic.
Mathematics forms a link between the laboratory as a tutorial and the seminar in so far as
it furnishes an ideal language in which the
book of nature may be read by the reason .
Finally the originators of the program took
seriously the title, ·'Queen of the Sciences,''
given of old to Theology, and sought to provide through theological readings a focus in
which to explore the grounds of unity within
the sciences and between science and the other
manifestations of the human spirit .
The history of the last twenty years of St .
John's is the story of the faculty's attempt to
follow this program and the students' attempts to get an education from it . The greatest problem and the greatest challenge has
been the fact that education requires both
freedom and discipline . Learning takes place
.spontaneously and unpredictably and yet not
without order. How to provide an order for
classes without constructing a deadening routine has been continually before us . Complicating the problem is the necessity of certifying
to the outside world what has been learned
and how it is relevant to the demands society
makes upon us. (Don rags, enabling examinations, theses and senior orals become the institutional forms which mirror the goal, ·'the
educated man" .)
.
The history of the program shows remarkable adherence both to the original goal and
the original plan . The administrative changes
of these years are too intimately a concern of
the writer to be touched on, and in the long
view are unimportant . Changes within the
curriculum have been in the nature of the relaxing procedures that turned out to be too
ambitious, such as reducing the number of
books to be read; or they have consisted in
tightening up where too much was taken for
granted in the students, for example, the constant revision of the language tutorial in the
direction of closer study and more writing;
the introduction of algebra and analytic geometry into the mathematics tutorial, or the rearrangement of the laboratory to conform
more to the traditional division of physics,
chemistry, and biology, or lastly, the attempt
to specify the nature of music in its ordinary
understanding .
St . John's approaches the canonical maturity
of twenty-one years with unchanging purpose,
but in a society that has changed beyond recognition from the world of 1937 . If in 1937 we
could recall men from despair by proclaiming
that the truths of the human spirit stood firm
amidst the decay of the old order, in 1957 we
offer a reminder that these same truths rebuke
easy hopes springing from Fortune's quick reversal to prosperity.
JOHN S. KIEFFER
�Motion is inevitable. No matter how comfortable
traditions may be, there is always change. Yet, call it
what you will, there is always some point in terms of
which this motion is meaningful. Without such a reference
point there is chaos . At St. John's, that point is the Program; this is the unity which imparts the motion.
Throughout the College there have been many changes
during the last four years. The surface of the Program,
itself, has changed. The seminar list has been revised and
re-arranged. The sophomore language tutorial now attempts a more direct approach to the Trivium-an approach which is, perhaps, not altogether a happy one.
Laboratory, which has never rested comfortably within
the sphere of the Program, has been revised and amplified
more than once. And, happiest of all, the fine arts are slowly coming to rest within the curricu~~m
through music. It is hoped, or rather it is felt, that all these changes have been made in one sp1nt,
the spirit or experimentation. No one can be sure how the liberal arts are best applied to the problems confronted in the world of ideas. Perhaps this kind of certainty can never be attained . T~e
Program, therefore, can not remain static. There is need for motion, so long as the mouon 1s
limited by the principles which define the ?rogram.
Physically the College has changed a great deal through the past four years. The construction
of a woman's dormitory constitutes the major change, although there has been extensive redec~ra
tion in almost every building on campus . This, of course, is not to mention the transformatwn
which has been effected through the artistry of landscaping . It is with no little fondness that some
of us remember Koogle Hall, and the door in the basement of Campbell which now bears that
name is cold comfort to our memories . Likewise, the nursery which now covers the land once
occupied by the famous Paca-Carroll Wings can do nothing to assuage our sorrow if we recall the
bohemian comfort of those cells . Even now the College is in the process of building . And altholl:gh
the immediacy of the prospect of a new laboratory is somewhat frightening, there can be nothmg
but universal agreement that some improvement was needed. Saddest of all is the realization that
when it is finished, the new building will take the College out of the Great Hall on Friday evenings . But, as Messers. Chase and Philli'ps admonish us, "Time is the physician ."
Some of these changes are disquieting, and student opinion has varied in every case . More
often than not, when changes have been made with respect to the Program, there has been at least
a serious attempt to give thought to their meaning. The worst that can be said of judgments
made with regard to other changes is that they have, perhaps, been founded more in fear and
trembling, than in serious consideration .
Everything at St . John's must, like lines drawn from all points on a circle to its cente~, ~ave
but one point of convergence-the Program. If there is any reason for being at St . John's, lt 1s .to
be under the discipline of the Program. Ideally, then, our course of action should always be .dlctated by the answer to this question: What effect will this have to the Program? As we conunll:e
to seek fresh answers to this question, we would all do well to judge their adequacy by th1s
maxim: At St . John 's it is the liberal arts which lend meaning to the activities of life, not the
activities of life which lend meaning to the liberal arts.
WALTER D. WEIR
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
and all the sweet serenity of books.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
�"So here I am, zn the middle way, having had
twenty yearsTwenty years largely wasted, the years of l'entre
deux guerresTrying to learn to use words, and every attempt
Is a wholly new start, and a different kind of
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ELIOT: East Coker
What is being discussed in this quotation?
Communication and the difficulties of communication. Why is communication considered difficult? Because we can not communicate
on the conceptual level, but must use words or
symbols. Thus our matter of co.mmu~ica~ion
is once removed from what we might .hke 1t to
be: this results in the twice-removedness of the
idea which the person to whom we are communicating ends up with. Communication is
difficult- witness the preceding sentet:J.ce.
Learning to communicate clearly a~d lucidly;
to ·get across' an intended meamng to the
person to whom we are conversing-this is
what takes place in the Tutorials he~e ~t St.
John's. We study language because with It we
communicate. It is not a very good means for
communication, due to ambiguities, doubleentendres, and human ignorance; but we try to
make the best we can of it. Mathematics is a
language which involves no ambiguities, so
we study it to apply to language whatever we
might learn from it. One evidence of the meeting of these two is in symbolic logic. ~hat t~e
symbolic logician attempts to do Is to nd
language of its vagueness and unclearness.
He sees that language by itself, and the rules
governing it (trivial arts) are not enough to
make language a good vehicle; so h~ informs
language with the form of mathemaucal order
and hopes to have a good vehicle. ~owev~r,
if the order of the informed order Is not Invulnerable-if it has a leak-where are we?
Mr. Curtis Wilson's lecture on symbolic logic
showed that there is a leak in the order. As a
result all we can do is work with what we
have,' · · .. '. shabby equipment, always deteriorating. In a general mess of impre.cision
of feeling .... " This is what we do m the
language and mathematics tutorials. By reading the books and analyzing them as best we
can, we get closer and closer to the order that
we must think is there.
Does this group of words communicate anything to you? Maybe so, and maybe not. "I
gotta use words when I talk to you, .but if r:ou
don't understand, or if you do, that s nothmg
to me and nothing to you.··
ELIOT:
Fragment of an Agon
Article written by:
John Maloney
8emina/Js
The seminar is the focal point of the studies
at St . John's. The group of approximat~ly
nineteen to twenty-five students together wlt?
two or more tutors which makes up the seminar meets twice a week for two hours or longer. It is a study group which discusses. an
assigned reading, bringin.g out and ~evelopmg
the problems treated of m the readmg . Concerning the subject at hand, a student may p~t
forth a theory which may be and usually IS
challenged by the other students. Each stude~t
must be ready to defend his statements . In this
way fallaciou~ reasoning .can be brought to t~e
surface idenufied and discarded. Then vahd
reasoni~g can take place and enrich the
thought of the students.
I said that the seminar is the focal point of
study, because it is in the setninar tha~ all
problems can be discu~sed. The~e are readmgs
which bring out certam theoreucal as ~ell as
practical difficulties which co~e up I~ the
mathematics and language tutonals and IJ?- the
laboratory practice and discussi~n penod.s .
The laws which influence and gmde men In
society are discussed; that is , all of the laws
which influence life- laws of nature, laws of
physics, laws of men or government,. divi~e
law and moral law. These are seen In their
separate peculiarities and in relation to one
another.
Man is studied in all his a~pects through
history, politics, psychology, science,. poetry,
and philosophy. The probl~ms which continue to pursue man as he hves through all
ages become clear and therefore become capable
of solution.
The seminar coheres by virtue o~ a c~:mtinu
ous examination of the puzzle which 1s rna~ .
The puzzle, so diffic':llt becaus.e of the very diversities of man, Is a proJeCt . 'Yorked on
through four years by students stn:vmg to help
themselves and one another to gam an understanding. But the end of the four ;:-ears does
not end the project. The students wlll alw~ys
have the ability to tackle an~ to ~e~l with
problems that arise whether .I~ pohucs, the
study of law, ~inistrf, medicme, et~. The
habit of thinking thmgs through IS . wellestablished by the seminar and stays with us
after graduation from St. John's.
CoRNELIA HoFFMAN KLINE
�Sometimes the lecture and the question
period are the most exciting parts of the week .
The study of a year or more becomes a living
tool, parts of it emerging and being regrouped
to appraise an entirely new idea and probe to
the far reaches of its consequences. While the
lecturer is presenting his thesis , the audience
is muted-hushed. We are already seeking the
answers to the questions and objections which
will present themselves fully formed in the discussion later. Then the lecturer has gone, too
soon, and with the dialectic of the question
period comes new insights and new questions
in their turn. These remain to be answered .
But of course, there are the other times, and
too many of them, when the only excitement
is caused by the beat of the leoturer's deter·mined course between the water pitcher and
the lectern with a murmur of bored comments .
Why a man who has nothing to say should be
invited here to drone away an evening is a
mystery . More amazing is the ingenuous attitude that a famous name on the weekly
calendar means that a man capable of delivering a lecture will appear on Friday . The illustrious incompetents still come. An audience
of students and faculty at St . 'John's wi.ll sit
far beyond the time when the speaker begins
to eye his watch in order to hear a stimulating
lecture . They will talk until early morning to
understand it . They should not be subjected
to the intellectual meanderings of the semiserious and the insensitive, no matter what the
higher reasons for their being here .
The formal lecture was instituted and is still
represented as the culmination, the natural
climax, of the week . It is a time of testing,
both understanding and dialectical skills .
When there is nothing to be understood the
skill is wasted.
Chess, anyone?
MARY GALLAGHER
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For better or for worse the Student Polity
has undergone a fundamental change in its
nature, and hence in its manner of functioning .
The present Constitution calls for a democratic
form of government, that is, one in which decisions are made directly by the student body .
In actual practice the Polity is republican, not
democratic . The decisions of the Polity are
made by the Executive Committee, the representatives of the students . The executive Committee has come to take all the action it can
within the limits of the Constitution because
of a general lack of concern on the part of the
student body. A case in point was the unsuccessful attempt on two occasions to convene the Polity in order to decide who should
be held responsible for damage in commonrooms during vacations.
The lack of cohcern on the part of many
students iq the activities of the Polity raises
the question of the value of the Polity in any
form.
The end of the college community is learning. It is the job of the administration to provide the conditions that will make the actualization of this end possible. The administration
by necessity makes many decisions which
affect the every day life of the students: there
must be rules of residence, screens on windows,
satisfactory food in the dining hall, money appropriated for extra-curricular activities, rodent control, discipline of socially hazardous
persons. The opinion of the student body on
these matters greatly facilitates the operation
of the administration. Although it is assumed
that the student is not yet capable of deciding
how his intellectual powers shall be developed, he is able to tell when the food in the dining
hall is bad. In order to provide better conditions for learning, the administration has in
fact delegated some of its power to the students.
Ideally all the students should be aware of
the responsibility they have to the college
community; in practice this is not the case.
The Polity, then, is faced with two sensible
alternatives : either it must instill a greater
sense of responsibility in many students, which
seems unlikely; or it must change the Constitution so that the republican form of government can work more effectively.
HARVEY WYNN
��tion decid~d th.at th~y had been a party, in a
sense, to vwlaung dnnking-age statutes in the
past, when the Cotillion Board held "beer
busts" on its budget funds provided by the
College . It was decided that no Coliege funds
cou~d be used in the future to purchase alcohohc beverages. So, "beer-busts" were replaced by Boat House "B .Y .O ." parties .
~nly si.xty per cent of last year 's membership surv1ved the St . John's fatality rate- so
we scouted the Freshman Class , and recruited
several at gun point.
On the twe~tieth of October, we presented
the Homecommg Dance . The decor featured a
spotlight revolving overhead flashing on four
huge leaves hung around it ; and a bandstand
b~ckdrop of crepe in fall colors, lit from be~md so a~ to silhouette the band . The revolvmg spotlight picked up speed as the evening
passed and had to be turned off when several
people complained that it was producing unpleasant gastric complications.
On the twelfth of January, we presented the
Student-Faculty Party in the Great Hall . Beer
was served. It turned out to be the first and
last, "beer bust" of the year . The Administra-
The " Balpere avant Noel " was presented on
December fifteenth in Iglehart Hall. It featured
all white decorations, a large silver star behind
the. band, which was flanked by a pair of
Chnstmas Trees . The band was a jazz combo
gathered by Jim Chrestenson for the occasion .
As a final touch, we splurged $25 .00 on hors
d 'oeurves .
The " Cafe sans Jean" was held in the Boat
House on March 16th. To make it more than
m er~l y a Boat House " set-up" party, we orgamzed a '·gala floor show ' ' consisting of a
d~m rag lampo~n , Chris Griffin playing Adeste
F1deles (a la Ktrkpatric), and dance music by
Messers Wray, Adler, and Tilles .
The costume party was presented in the
Boat Ho~se on the eighteenth of May. A pair
of free uckets to the June Ball was the prize
for the most original costume.
The activities during June Week, i .e. The
June Ball , and a party after the Variety Show,
are a finale to the Cotillion Board's enterprises of the year .
jiM DEYOUNG
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�The St. John's College Boat Club was founded in 1931. There is no record of the early activities of the club, but in 1938 some Dyer
Dinghys were pqrchased, and racing was conducted on an intra-mural basis, and informally
with the United States Naval Academy. This
continued until 1942, when the dinghys were
sold and five sixteen foot sailboats were built.
These turned out to be unsuitable for racing,
and in 1948 it was decided by the Club Members to build a fleet of sailing dinghys, and to
restore racing as a sport . At present we have
five tempest dinghys, and an assortment of
other craft which all total a fleet of ten able
vessels. The club is now thinking about obtaining a larger boat, as well as one that could
be used for extended cruises. The purchase of
such a boat would complete the facilities of
the Boat Club., for we could have both racing
and cruising facilities.
STEVE LERNER
There is perceptible activity in the field of
the fine arts at St. John's. Several persons are
known to use the art studio on occasions, and
in the past we have seen student artists of considerable talents . Even this year, there has
been a successful exhibition of student oils,
watercolors, and drawings; and another (complete with price tags) is being planned at this
writing for the Playhouse Theater. Models
have been supplied twice a week, and numerous ill-attended but heated discussions have
grown up a.round Saturday morning drawing
classes. A Baltimore artist and art instructor
spoke on dynamics in art and nature and was
sharply cross-examined at one of these sessions,
and general criticism of everyone else's work
identifies most of us as artists in spirit if not in
technique. But the group is not representative
of the student body.
The unhappy fact is, the fine arts are currently not modish here in the college. Many
students, on examination, will admit complete disinterest in painting, sculpture, ar~hi
tecture, and all the other fine arts; excepung,
of course, music, which is claimed by some
members of the liberal arts camp, and is at
least an authorized object of contemplation.
Its implications are philosophical, it is rumored, and so it becomes significant to us
philosophizers . The other arts are, it would
seem, small and unmeaningful as seen from our
disturbing vantage point on the philosophic
height . Perhaps the fine arts have been swamped in the backwash of the educational trauma
of our first reading in Plato, the Ion,· the St.
John's mind is surely capable of overcoming
any blinding attachment to its first dialogue,
however, and so we present the idea as no
more than a curiosity . Rather our suggestion
is that since the already telescoped Program
admittedly offers no niche for any artistic
artifacts, except a rare hour or two on Friday
evenings, St. Johnny's exhibit the indifference
of ignorance, not genuine insensibility. Poetry, indeed, is a frequent topic of discussion,
both formally and informally; and through
this chink in the liberal armor, perhaps there
filters an occasional glimmer of the fine arts.
This might certainly be expected, since poetry
and the fine arts treat the same subject matter,
whatever that may be, in the same way, whatever that may be?
It is precisely this identification of poetry
and the fine arts that we believe to be the
strayed connection between those arts and the
local liberal imaginations . If it can be retrieved and restored, student interest might
justify a few more fine arts lectures, or even
promote a small discussion group. One of our
tutors has recently said that poetry is the
characteristic of the Great Books that will
mark them as Great when their fortunes are
otherwise at lowest tide in departments of
philosophy and history and sociology. If this
same element is to be found in painting and
sculpture and architecture, then they are not
to be tossed aside as fodder for ruminating
dilettantes. Their poetry is as significant as
the poetry of the books . If you find in poetry
insights essentially inexpressible in prosa-ic
terms, you will find the same in art; if you find
poetry appealing to the intellect, you will find
art the same.
DAviD JoNES
�Iglehart Hall, the den of diversion, again provided
during the year 1956-57, the plan for good health and
friendly excitement . Under the direction of Dale Cummings, the intra-mural athletic program, as well as the
tourneys and individual sports, offered the refreshment
and relaxation necessary during a St. John's work-week
filled with arduous and diligent application .
The season began with intra-mural contests in football. This rough and tumble sport for brisk weather
lasted until late January, when basketball became the
athletic intra-mural challenge. The remainder of the
winter and the early spring found the basketball champions tenacious and consistent in their team-work and
application to the skills of this most difficult and demanding sport-and the finals really found champion
against champion.
There is no joy in beautiful wisdom, unless
one have holy health.
SEXTUS EMPIRICUS
Along with the growth in enrollment this
year has been a decided rise in participation in
athletics. A basketball team was formed that
chalJenged local teams quite successfully. The
fenc11:~g t~am took a number of first places in
the d1stnct meets and sent representatives to
the North Atlantic Sectional Championships.
Students competed on a seminar team or individual basis for awards in badminton tennis
fencing, basketball, football, softball, 'squash:
and field and track. Activities offered not on
an aw~rd basis were weight lifting, ping pong,
wrest!lng, and ?and~al~ , with weight lifting
showmg a definite ga1n 1n popularity .
JoHN McDEviTT
The spring term, and a new diamond on back campus,
brought intra-mural excitement out into the sunshine
with the softball tourney. The freshmen's proficient
fielding, and the sophomores' determination made the
competition keen between the two lower class teams,
and the tension mixed with the fresh air offered afternoons of fun for the participants and the on-lookers.
The track and field meet was the final inter-class
competition, and that Saturday morning by the creek
found the entrants in peak condition for the trials . The
community gathering at the horseshoe cheered and encouraged the athletes throughout that grand entertainment, for the balance of the day.
The games-between-the-classes proved again this year
to be a favorite diversion for the St. Johnnys. The
athletic program met part of the social needs of the community, and, at the same time, helped to instill in the
participants the virtues of sportsmanship and teamwork. The class of 1957 looks ahead to future years to
bring more successful programs of good health and good
spirit.
WILLIAM TILLES
�Lyric Suite
A LBAN B ERG
Allegretto Giovaile : Seven College Students participated in the Annapolis YMCA
Basketball League. Beginning without high aspirations, the first few games were
played in the mood of the first movement.
Andante A moroso: After several games, the players became a team. Although
they lost the first few, they were improving. It was at this point that their interest
shifted to the theme of the second movement.
Allegro Misterioso-Trio Estatico : How could Don Cummings continue to
average 25-30 points a game? Almy's energy ? Curtler's "special" shot-with his
eyes closed? Trownsell's dribbling through his own team, as well as the opponent's? "Old Man" Dale Cummings running . .. and running? W ynn's free
throws? The tempo of the third movement was established by such questions.
Adagio Appassionato: The team began to move from the bottom of the league
upward by upset victories. The new theme was evidenced by the fact that the
players stopped smoking during the games. Once or twice there were even six
players available for the games.
Presto Delirando : St. John's qualified for the play-off games for the league championships. Losing team members to Spring Vacation, the players nevertheless
w0n the semi-final game by 2 points.
• •
1957
Largo Desolato: The final game, and championship, was lost by 3 points. T h is
game being played by five players, one of which had only played with the team
once before. In spite of this loss, the team was awarded a "run ner-up" plaque,
which will be kept in the gymnasium.
A. F.
CHRIS T-JANER
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest
upon, but only to hold a man's foot long
enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
THOMAS
MEMBERS
OF
THE TEAM
Captain:
HuGH CuRTLER
Players
DoN CuMMINGS
DALE CuMMINGS
HARVEY WYNN
STEVE ALMY
CHucK WoLBURG
MIKE T ROWNSELL
HuxLEY
�STEVEN ARNOLD LERNER
JoAN ELIZABETH CoLE
RosABELLE GouLD HARRIS
GERALD GEDIMAN
jAMES wALTER LINSNER
FAYE CouNCELL PoLILLO
�JoHN jAMES RonowsKY
jOSEPHINE jAQUELINE jASTER
jAMES BuRT SIEMENS
CHARLES AuGUSTINE NoRRIS
HARVEY WILLIAM WYNN
CoRNELIA HoFFMAN KLINE
�Education is the instruction of the intellect
in the laws of nature, under which name I
include not merely things and their forces,
but men and their ways; and the fashioning
of the affections and of the will into an earnest desire to move in harmony with these
laws.
THOMAS
HuxLEY
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'I'm sure I'll take you with pleasu re !' the Queen said.
'Twopence a week, and jam every other day.'
Alice couldn't help laughin g, as she said, 'I don't want
yo u to hire me- and I don't care for jam.'
'It's very good jam,' said the Queen.
'Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate.'
'You couldn't have it if you did want it,' th e Queen said.
'The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never
jam to-day.'
'It must come sometimes to "j am to-clay",' Alice objected.
'No, it can't' said the Que en. 'It's jam every other day:
to-clay isn't any other day, you know. '
'I don't understand yo u,' said Alice. 'It's clrea clfully confusing!'
LEWIS CARROLL
Through the Looking Glass
�ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE YEARBOOK
1949
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
Table of Contents
Th e Yea rbook is publi she d
by tho Junior Class &f
St. John ' s Coll ege:
Editor
Patrick D. Davi s
Photogra phic Editor
Ch ar les D . Lewis Jr.
Bu sin ess M anag er
J erome G. Lansn er
Contributing Editors:
D ougl as G. Boyl e . Philip A.
The Electric Clock --------------------------Mathematics ----------------------------------Language ------------------------------------------La bora tory -----------------------------------------Seminar -------------------------------------------
THE DAY
Camponeschl,
Jerome
H.
Cantor, Bernard S . Cl or ety,
Edm ond E . di Tullio, Rich ·
ard T . Ed elman, Matso n G.
Ewe ll ,
Herb ert S .
Feinberg ,
W.
Bernard
Fl e isc hm a nn,
H . Fram e. Robert L.
Goldbe rg , Ri chard S. Ha rri s.
John P . Hayd e n, Th eodor e
W . He ndricks Jr .. He nry B.
Higman . L. Don ald Koontz.
Cl arenc e J . Kram er . Jerom e
Jam es
THE WEEK
Monday
Tuesday
Lans nor. Charles D. Lew is
Jr.. C. Ranl et Lincoln . L.
Stuart Linton Jr. . Th eodore
J . Otteson. P a tri cia Parslow .
L awrenc e H . Sherman . Thoma s
K. Simpson . John Sterrett.
Henry Wise
Wednesday
PhO'tog raph s by :
All e n
P.
Hoffman .
Harry
Kl s levitz . Ch a rles D. Lewis .
Rob ert
S.
Parslow ,
Jo.hn
Sterre tt
Thursday
Special Ph otogra ph s by
Marion E. Warre n
of Annapoli s
Friday
•
BOARD OF VISITORS
AND GOVERNORS
Chairman: Richard F. Cl e vela nd; Vi ce Chairm a n : Fran cis
P . Mill er: Secretary: W i lli am
Le ntz : Dr . Thoma s Parran
Jr. ; Dr. Amos F . Hutchin s ;
Edwin Wa rfi e ld Jr. : Paul L.
Banfi e ld ; C.lare nce W . Stryker;
Herv ey All e n ; Dr. Willi a m J .
Fre nch ; Mark Van
Doren ;
Ri chard
Scofi e ld : John
S.
Ki e ff er ; Brig . Ge n. William
C. Purn e ll ; Judg e Levi n C.
S alley; Ra ymond N. Wilbu rn :
John T . Harri son : Bromwell
Ault;
Robert
Oti s
Jon es;
Willi a m J . Gor man: Re ub e n
A. Hold e n : J . Vin ce nt J a mi so n Jr. ; Carl e ton M Itch e ll ;
Stewart C. Stackhouse.
•
OFFICERS OF
ADMINISTRATION
John S . Ki eff er. Pr esi d e nt :
Jac ob I( loi n. Acti n!] Dea n :
Lou is Graff. Acti ng Ass istant
D ea n ; Captain W a lte r Sharp
(S. C.. ) , U . S. N ., Rot .. Treas ur er ; Miriam S tr a ng e. Re gi s trar: Charlotte Fl etc he r . Librarian;
J oh n
G.
Gree ne,
DirectCH" of the Adult Program ;
Vict or
Zu ckerka nrtl ,
DIr ector of Mu s ic: Al exa nd e r
L.
Slafkosky,
Director
of
Athleti cs; Edward F . Lathro p
Jr .,
Alum,!
S ec r e tary ;
J.
Oliver Purvi s. M. D., College
Ph ys ici a n ;
Be ll a
Di skin ,
Di etitian : Archibald McC-ourt.
Sup erinte nd e nt of Bulldinqs
and
Grounds;
Jam es
A.
Councilor a nd Comp a ny,
A uditor .
Saturday
Sunday
THE TERMS Fall
Winter
Spring
THE YEAR
4
6
8
10
12
The Court ---------------------------- ______________
Athletics ----------------------------------------Catholic Study Group --------------~--------Bible Classes ---------------------------------~---Fine Arts ----------------------------------------------
14
14
16
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19
Music ------------------------------------------------Folk Dance Group -------------------------------poIi ty _________________________________________________ __
Boat Club ------------------------------------------Chorus ------------- ---------------_______________ _
Concerning the Lectures ___________________
Concert Season ----------------------------------Films, Finance and the RAM ____________ _
Drama in the College _______________________ __
Cot iII ion CIub _________________________________ _
20
21
22
22
24
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27
27
Radio Program ------------------------------------ 28
Sunday Evening Meetings ___________________ 28
Convocation ----------------------------------------The Crisis --------------------------------------1 ne Week ----------------------------------------u
The Seniors -----------------------------------------Adult Education --------------,----------------Coli e gia n --------------------------------------------The Admin is tra tion _________________________ __
29
30
32
37
49
49
52
The Fa cuI ty ------------------------------------ 54
The Bookstore ------------------------------- 57
The Library ------------------------------------ 58
The Wood Shop _______________________________ _ 58
The Back Campus -------------.-------------The Fresh men --------------------------------The Sophomores -------------------------------The Juniors ------------------------------------Senior names and addresses ____________ __
Apology ------------------------------------------------
59
60
61
62
63
64
�The electric clock
1 H E ST. JOHN' S Progra m has fo re ver been a subj ect of
deep con ce rn to both advocate a nd c ritic. It has initiated
so und and im agin a tive disc ussions abo ut th e value an d co ntent of liberal educa tion, and provo ked violent a rgumen t
a bo ut its purpose and direc tio n . Th e essen ce of th e Progra m
has n eve r been strictl y defin ed . It has been in consta nt
m otion w ith va ryin g speed an d direc tion. D espite m a ny a n
ad ve rse circumstance, th e Program has searched fa r into t he
r ealiza tion of its o wn "con scio usn ess." It is the heart of
th e C ollege . But, like all hearts, it depends fo r its fl o urishin g existence on th e beha vior of subse rvient o rgan s. O ne of
th e m ost important of these o rga ns is th e C ollege administration a nd th a t administration's policy . It is her e th a t th e
Progra m faces its first obstacle. It is here th a t th e Prog ra m ,
thro ug h n o fa ult o f its own, is subjected to a real con t radiction between the th eo retical a nd th e prac tical coll ege.
A pa rt fr om the Program , th e administra tive prin cipl es of
Mr . Buchan an's C ollege present a chronic and o ft entim e
ac ute dilemma to th e practical college . This dilemm a is of a
subtler sort than th e usual discrepan cy between tho ug ht and
ac t . Th eo reticall y, St. J ohn's was a vigorous n ega tion of th e
convention al prin cipl es unde r which most othe r prac tica l
coll eges operated. But w hat is even more impo rtant, th e
th eo retical college w as also a n ega tion of its o wn ph ysical
co unte rpa rt. St. J ohn's had to be unde rstood not onl y as a
positive eel ucation al r eaction to atrophy and in ertia ; it had
also to be und erstood as a coll ege with a problem pa rticul a rl y
its o wn . It had also to discove r so me n ew w ay of dealin g
with th e pr<tctical con sequ ences of its o wn id ea, which in
th eo ry it see m ~ d to oppose . 'The prac tical coll ege had to he
h eld strictly in h ~ ncllest it inte rfere with th e tru e a nd idea l
purpose of th e th eo retical college . Tw o brief propositio n
r efl ectin g th e surroundin g substa nce of each of th ese colleges
will perhaps se r ve to illu stra te and distin g uish th e dil emm a.
learn . L earnin g, tho ug h a diffi cult a nd som e tim es ago niz in g
aff air, was so m ething th at had to be desired by th e stud ent.
No a m o unt of exte rnal, appa rent disc iplin e co uld substitute
fo r th e true inn er disciplin es of th e mi n d . Co nsequ entl y,
acquirin g th ese disciplin es was almost entirely th e· student's
ow n affair. A ltho ug h so m etim es un stable, th e st udent w as
n everth eless ass um ed to be a f ree and respo nsibl e individu al,
fo r fr ee dom was a n ecessary prerequisite to lea rnin g . Tim e
was n ot a se rio us problem to th e student o r th e teacher. As
a m atter of fac t, it wasn ' t a problem at all. L ea rnin g w as a n
etern al process of d iscove rin ~ clisca rclin 0 and rediscoverin b '
e:,
ooand this process had little r espect fo r con ve ntion al tim e.
W ith som e n atural an d reason able lim ita tio ns th e stu de nt
was all owed, if not en co uraged, to p ursue dog~eclly a problem until he had un ea rth ed th e spa n of its r amifi cation s, until
he had un cove red its inna te contrad iction . A nd contradictions, pa radoxes a nd dilemmas fl o w ed thick.
Such is th e th eo retical college, such th e "Gold en A ge"
revolution , th e undisciplin ed unrul y era of stimulatin g
t ho ug ht. But such a coll ege , co urageo usly con ceived as it
w~s, _co uld no t continue to exist on such ed uca tion all y n aive
pnn c1pl es. It bega n to die, slowly a t first, in 1937 .
YV_e now com e to o'ur second proposition , tha t of the
T o begin almost imm edia tely, entran ce
reqlllrem ents o£ som e so rt were n ecessa ry, despite th e nicely
s~run g toge th e r truth th at educa tion was fo r all m en , espeCially th ose w ho we re on th e low er run gs of th e education al
ladde r. Th en of co urse, th ere had to be g rad es, if only as a
sm all con cessio n to th e o utsid e wo rld a nd to those prac tical
m inded peopl e wh o th o ug ht such m atte rs co unted . H ere th e
th eore tical college face d a minute a nd pa rtic ul a r description
of th e la rger dilemm a. Th e th eoretical coll ege n ega ted
grades . T hey we re useless a nd unim po rta nt ; no m easure of
the stud ent's progress and ac hie vem ent. But there had to be
grade_s. Consequ ently, som e ela bo ra tely vag ue system of
m a rkmg was In stituted, suffi cientl y loose to satisfy everyon e
an d no one. Th e degree, thoug h a con ve ntion al stupidity,
prac ~ JCa l coll ege.
Ideally, and in its very ea rly yea rs, St. J ohn 's w as co nsid ered o nl y an occasion to begin o r co ntinu e som e se rio us
thinkin g and learnin g . It was a place yo u ca m e to, rega rdless of education al a nd social bac kg ro und , w hen you felt
yo u wanted to lea rn som ethin g, a nd left w hen yo u tho ug ht
yo u had. This, in cid entall y, was don e w ith som e degree of
regul a rity in the ea rly cl ays of " Th e G olden Age." Suc h
beha vior w as ·n ot fr ow ned upon by th e less conventio nall y
disc iplin ed fa c ulty, th e student bein g rega rd ed as a so mew hat
un sta ble learnin g anim al see kin g to acquire so m e roo ts a nd
tru e intern al disciplin e. Th e pertin ent qu estion s, to facu lty
and stud ent alike, we re ' H ad th e lea rn in g process begun 1
was it bein g stim ulated 1 ' N hat we re its o bstacles in gene ral
and w ith respect to a pa rtic ul a r stud ent ?' Acqu irin g t he discipl in es of th e respec ti ve a rts was n ot a job th at required
such questionabl e extern al stimuli as com petiti ve test. , r ul es
for a ttend ing classes a nd the like . It was co nceived to be a
r idic ulous propositio n th at one co td d fo rce a stud ent to
had to be g ranted, if not to sa tisfy the in creasin g scep ticism
of ga mblin g pa rents, th en a t least to calm th e cries of o-raclu"'
ate schools and g radu ate sc hool stud ents. Th en of co urse ,
m oney had to be raise d and intelligentl y spent. This problem
raise d a number of oth e rs. Th e g rant fr om the Sta te m ad e
it delica tely diffi cult to admit a Neg ro stud ent and althou o-h
this was n ot the tru e o bstacle to his admission, 'it neve rth el:S
had to be con sider ed. Stud ents had to be solicited and th e
alumni beca lm ed. N ew a nd va rio us reason s had to be
imagin ed to quiet the vicio usly no rm al c rav in g for a razzm a-tazz foo tball team. L est I appea r to slig ht th at n oble
and in spired institution , the Acc red ita tion Committee suffice
.
.
'
1t to m ent1on th at ties and clea n shirts we re con side red in
o rd er. Tha t on ce deliciously fruit ful in stitution , "The Crisis"
beca m e an occasion fo r de risive laug hter, fru stra tion a n d
ind ec ision , in stea d of a healthy sig n of progress. Time beca me a vital probl em; so vital a n electric cloc k n ow stands
a t th e foo t of th e first lan d in g o f steps in McD owell H all.
A wo rd for th e Boa rd o f Visito rs an d Gove rno rs.
T he prac tical college was co min g into its ow n . H eaving
occasio nal sig hs of relief and an occasional ou tbu rst of a n o-e r
.
b
'
th e th eore ti cal coll ege was slowly m ee tin g its m a ker . T he
necessa ry tra nsitio n fr om th e a rt of lea rn ing per se to t he a rt
o f at tendin g a good libe ral a rts sc hool was slow ly ta kin opl ace .
"'
Horseplay
Pinkney Hall
Stone House Conse rvatory
Th a t suc h a co nflict is n ecessa ry, n o on e can de ny. T o
reso lve th e conflict is to dissolve th e Coll ege . No am o un t of
co mpl ai nt, however appa ren tly justifi able, ca n eradicate t he
n ecessary shena nigan s th a t a college ad ministrator must
painsta kin gly obse r ve precisely beca use h e is a colleo-e ad . .
"'
llllllJStrato r. Na turall y, th e re a re "extents to which" an
ad ministratio n can go. It ca n eith e r m inimize t he impo rta nce
and power o f th e prac tical coll ege, or emph asize it. As the
adm inistra tio n chooses, so go th e fo rtun e of th e P roe: ram
~
and its fo ll owe rs.
�THE
Before and after Math
Mathematics
THE TRADITIONAL arrange m ent of the St. John's
prog ram is often portrayed with tutorials, laboratories and
lectures revolving about th e seminar as a focus. "The
Seminar is th e focus of th e liberal arts" is an oft-repeated
phrase. As both heart and hea rth of the program, the semin ar rightly occupies the central position. The seminar demands on this account t_ e greater part of th e student's inh
tellectual activity.
Y et as we know from C opernican astronomy, the ultim ate justification for placing the sun at the center rests upon
the the ory of th e planets. The seminar, likewise, if it is to be
th e focus of a liberal edu ca tion, must not only shed light on
its planetary tutorials but be sustained and upheld by them.
Mechanically speaking, th e program is a system operating
under certain laws of mutual attraction. If just proportions
of attractive force are not maintain ed betwe en the parts, th e
system becomes chaotic: an anti-system .
Simply in the n ature of its system atic arrangement, the
program is in danger of becomin g unjust: first within itself,
and second within the "student-observer." Th e first species
of injustice com es about from the original irregularity of
som e of th e planets. In tryin g to regularize its orbit, one of
the planets m ay exercise an undue influence upon th e others.
In stead of leading to further harm ony and justice, catastrophe may r esult . Th e second kind arises out of a n atural
n ecessity. Planets only show th eir brilliance an d cla rity
when th e focus is obscu re. C onversely, the planets m elt into
obscurity when th e focus is at its brightest. Thus, to work
and observe in eith er ph ase alone prevents a proper understandin g of the whole. Th e program suffers much from
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part-time observation, losin g its unity and system. Th e
m eans whereby the student persuades necessity is in adhering
strictly to the 'IUY. 'r'IJIJ·cpov.
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Of these two injustices which are now present in the program and its students, the first appea rs the worst and in part
acco unts for the second.
Th e present stat_ of injustice in th e program has ca use d
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a disturbance in th e circulations of what was probably th e
most orderly and properly adjusted planet in th e system, the
m athematics tutorial. The planetary labo ratory, in tryin g to
find its proper orbit, has encountered th e math em atics tutorial. And the m ath ematics tutorial responded to the irresistible attrac tion of the laboratory to its sorrow. Strictly, w e
cannot say th e whole laboratory has been the cause, but
rather that par t of it whose theoretical base is in mathematics.
It seems that the gr eatest intelligibiliy of the science of
modern physics is brought out with the methods of the calculus. Since th e laboratory has chosen to make a more
equitable distribution of physics within th e junior and se nior
years, the burden falls on the math em atics tutorial to supply
th e calculus-tool · in th e junior yea r. But this r esults in a
squeezing of part of th e second year in to the first, and part
of th e third into the second . This causes some editin g to
relieve the pressure of the squeeze. It is very questionable
how prudent th ese procrustean ac tivities ar e. A ce rtain
amount of editin g is reasonable onl y if ca re is taken to m aintain continuity.
W e might take several examples. Th e number books in
E uclid were badly affected . This in turn hinders a clea rer
und erstandin g of Nichom achus, wh ich further adversely a£-
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fects a fru itful co mparison of Greek number theory with of the scien ce. Attention to the m eth ods involved in the
algebra and m odern number th eo ry in D ede kind. There solutions of the k ey problem s as are given in th e m ath em atica n be no doubt th at has te will r equire forego in g any care- cal classics contributes m ore tow ard th e developm en t of
fu l readin g and disc ussion of th e locus problem at th e en d analytical powers th an this hit-an d-run problem solvin g now
of th e third book of Apollonius. With out this one can easily infesting th e m ath em atics tutorials. Besides bein g bad pedaimag in e the confusion which will result when D esca rtes uses gogy, the latter species of problem solvin g points up a poor
th e loc us problem as th e crucial test of his application of alge- understandin g of analysis in general, and the proper uses to
bra to geom etry. This of course assumes th a t D escartes will which it can be put. Its present use reminds one of the
be more th an thumbed throug h. A ristarc hus' book on th e cookbook co urse in th e qualitative analytical chemistry labSizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon will go, if it has oratory.
not already gon e by the boa rd. The fact th at it is one of th e
It is comm on practice to point th e acc usin g finger at
archetypal scientifi c treatises, combinin g demonstration, obHumphries H all whenever anythin g goes wrong with th e
servation and m easurem ent, providing th e soundest appre- oth er parts of th e program. It would be foolish to deny
ciation of th e laboratory and its m ethods will probably hardly th at th e laboratory has been in bad shape. It wo uld be just
be consid ere d. This, all clone for th e sa ke of th e laboratory. as foolish to say that in making a sin ce re attempt at rectiWe could continu e to enumerate th e ha rmful effects of this fi cation th e laboratory has n ot collided with th e math em atics
sq ueeze.
tutorial. It see ms to us th at most of th e difficulty comes
The general effect of m ovin g th e calculus to th e third from a lack of any clear statement abo ut th e ultim ate aim s of
year was to crea te an in consid era te ed itin g and heighten ed
th e labo ratory and m ath em atics tutorials sepa rately, and th e
feeling for racing aga in st tim e to cover th e required material, two in combin ation. This indefiniteness can not be mainthereby ruling out necessarily tim e consumin g discussions tain ed constantly with th e oversimple answe r th at th e qu arrel
which are th e sine qua non of clarifying insig hts.
between Humphries and McDowell is one of th e perennial
To show their unbound ed zeal for th e calculus, some problem s in the infinite sc heme .
tuto rs in r ecen t yea rs have found it desirable to turn NewC ertain directiv e principles a re implicit in usin g the g reat
ton's Prin cipia into m odern analytical form for th e edifica scientifi c boo ks as textbooks in tutorial s an d laborato ries.
tion of th eir students. ' Ne adm ire this J ac k H orner feat
Th ey a re not simply goo d m aterial fo r th e attainmen t of
but feel that tim e would be m ore thoughtfull y spent if som e
operational facilities. · They are solutions in which insights
effort were m ade at elicitin g N ewton's r elation to Aristotle,
ar e precipitated. Ordinary textboo ks a re merely th e developPtolemy, Copernicus, K epler and Galileo. vVe r ealize th e
ments of th e in sig hts. They tend to obscu r e the solutions in
tediousness of th e geo metrical m ethod, but it offers no
which th e precipitation took place . To recover th e insights
serious difficulty of any amount if ca re is taken with E uclid
and precipitatin g solutions is th e rationale of r eadin g the
and Apollonius. This kind of r econversion would be acceptorigin al contribution s and perform in g th e cru cial experiab.le and make a good deal of sense if it w ere actually co upled
ments. R eadin g books like Apollonius, G alileo and D eso-e
Wlth the gr eat books in m odern analysis like Lagran b '
F oun.er and Maxwell. As it is, th ese boo ks remain un- cartes and performing experim ents like those in music and
some of th e freshman and junior laboratory exe rcises attests
touched and the reconversion goes on.
to a non-con ve ntional understanding of th e functions of th e
T l1 e old argum ents for oper ational facility see m to have
math em atics tutorials and laboratory. Th e problem is one
won th e clay over to additional pressure of th e laboratory.
of makin g th ese implicit principles quite explicit. If th ese
In. .c: rtam of th eir r elations to th e labora tory, operational
principles collide too harshly with th e facts, th ey should be
ab1llt!es of necessity have to be inculcated within th e mathehonestly dropped, and m or e intelligible principles established.
m atics tutorials. One would hardly push these particular
It is becomin g m ore and m or e difficult to see how the prescases to th e point where they affect the teac hin g in m ost of
th ~ ot~e r parts of math ematics. Oper ational facility consists ent principles are g uidin g and directin g th e m eans; the clay
pnmanly Ill the ease with which the student solves problems. to clay fun ctions of the laboratory and m athematics tutorial.
Granting th e new endeavours of th e laboratory in rightin g
We don't a rg ue against problems per se. Th e solutions of
its irregular orbit, w e still feel th e presen ce of an enervatin g
problems a re at the heart of Euclid Apollonius D esca rtes
Newton, et al. But in th ese boo ks ~h e pro blem~ have rele~ and stagnatin g hostility between the aims of the College and
vance, and are the m eans orcle rin o- th e whole dem onstrati ve th e laboratory and m athem atics tutorials. This state of ind'
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scourse. vVhat pass currently for problems a re usually th e justice, unless it is r ectifi ed, leads to an in stability and disrandom gath erings from examin ations pl ace d at th e end of harm ony th at only a nother r evolution is capable of r em edy~he chapter 111 m ost textboo ks. T o say th e least, th ey are ing . In a dem ocratic system r evolutions are som etimes to be
Inno~uous and sufferabl e; to say th e most, th ey are harmful heartily welcomed . But in this case, th e turnin g would land
and Irrelevant. '_[hey have a tend en cy to be m er ely exerc ises th e C ollege back into familiar trac ks of present liberal arts
l11 formula pacldm g, and detractors fron'il- th e real problems
institutions.
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�Language
A CRITIQUE o f th e teac hin g of la ng uage du rin g the
past academic ye ar is m ade very difficult for two reason s.
First, it h as ceased to be clear wh at the purpose of th e
lang ua ge tutorials is - we w ill th erefore scrap all re fe ren ce
to the catalog ue. Secondly, th e ac tual teachin g based itself
on so m any di ffe rent theories th at it wo uld be useless to
attempt a recr eation of orignal purpose from it. Criticism
of this state of affa irs is by n ecessity Aristotelian, n ot
an alytically Aristotelian because ther e is not much to an alyz e,
but of a kind w ith the " G en eration of A nimals," pure
classification by the onlooker. A fter this h as been acco mplished, th e critic will attempt to create the id ea of a on e out
of w hat was shown to th e eye . H e w ill, I predict, close with
that n ote of optimism which Plato first saw throug h and
A dam Smith has tem porarily left with us.
Th e tutors to wh ose ca res th e teac hin g o f lang uage was
confided, condu cted their classes in roug hly fi ve diffe rent
m ann ers : th e divinely m ad, th e philosophical, the phil ological,
th e th eological and th e unliter ate manner.
Of th e last category, very little should be said . H appily,
only on e or two tutors fitted into it - it is a rare avis and
mig ht die out. A tutorial of that class is a place where, after
a prelimina ry stud y of gramm a r-text, th e assig n ed rea din g of
the yea r is begun - and stays at the beginnin g . Th e students who come to such a class with the intention of applying themselves, study gr ammar with tempo and hope that
on ce th e "real r eadin g " sta rts, things mig ht look up. But
then th ey see that th e tutor in cha rge is n ot in teres ted in this
eith er - and turn s out to ha ve onl y a slig ht kn owledge of
the lan g uage to be taug ht. A t this point, eve n the best students cease to prepa re th eir work - a mutual pac t sprin gs
up between tutor and stud ents, and th e class becom es a m illpoint of gripes, parlour co nve rsation, cigare ttes and bore dom
w hich ends on th e don-rag's lyin g note o f brass. Such classes
exist everywhere. Th e only trenchant criticism of this unliterate level at St. J ohn's is that it a! ways exists in so me
fr eshman tutorials. H eterogen ous groups of un edu cated boys
are entrusted to th e ca res o f m en wh o are n ot interested in
teaching them , wh o do n ot kn ow what th ey are suppose d to
teach. This situ ation brin gs about disappointm ents and fosters
a cynicism which, fo r so me fr eshmen, dies hard.
As has bee n said, th e dan ger of such instruction is compa ratively small - even th e dullest student becomes a ware
of the inco mpetent path of th e tutorial. A much grave r
peril, on the oth er hand, is prese nted by the tutors of th e
philological school. It is probable that wh en these m en
j oin ed th e St. J ohn's faculty, th ey we re shocked by th e n ews
th at Gree k w as to be taug ht her e in two years, and Fren ch
and G erman w ere given on e yea r each. Th ey remember
that it took them very lon g to master th e intricacies of eac h
lang uage at some N ew E n glan d G erman university m any
years before. Th e student who com es to them is se rve d up
g rammatical minutiae and told that here he w ould lea rn
"just Gree k." The assign ed text is cut into fra gm ents and
submitted to an an alysis so close that the m ea ning of the
w ords is lost. Stud ents leave th e tutorial with stagge ring
loads of hom ework in w hich th ey can see n eith er rhym e n or
reaso n and are kept at by shee r pedantic pressure. As th e
year passes, howe ver, they construct a rational fr am ework of
belief for th em selves th at w ill make se nse of th eir purposeless
activity. Th ey have so mu ch to do eac h nig ht that they
cr eate a co mpensation for their hard lab; ur - th e praise and
r eward of th e philological teacher becom e real, his rebuke
is taken se riously. At th e end of th e year, by clint of disciplin e, he has won his students over. H e has m ade them see
that lan g uage is th e lifeless fl at brick ten ement th at he has
presented and th ey h ave acc ustomed them selves to living in
its squa re rooms. Their knowledge is a chec kerboard, a gam e
w hich they w ill or w on ' t fo rget - an experience with out
depth and f ull of reason. The philologist has shown th em
th e nin eteenth century r ealm of " g ramm ar" wh ose up wa rd
dialec tic is th e empty r oot of so und .
W e n ow procee d to th e th eologians. As such mig ht be
classifi ed all those lan guage tutors whose teachin g aim is
m ainly m oral. They hope to m ake th eir students .i nto better
m en ove r and above th eir knowin g G erman, G ree k and
F ren ch. In th e tutorial, all religious texts are emphasize d
and th e discussion of th e oth ers is centered on extrac tin g
m oral val ue fr om them. v\Then th e am oral laws of g ramm ar
are studied - and g ramm ar is em phasized here because th e
good man cr eates onl y secondaril y and thinks last - m emorization of th em is consid ered a m oral good. The ac tion is
made to be what the co ntent cann ot offer. The don-rag of
th e theological lan g uage tutor is a m oral se rmon, made all
th e m ore strikin g because th e student's life and his study of
lan g uage a re subj ec ted to an eth ical judgm ent on th e same
m oral plan e. Even if one we re to g rant the id entity of
ethics and aesth etics which such teachin g assumes, it is highly
doubtful wheth er any on e system of morals m ay be written
into this hig h equation. "'That th e th eological lan g uage tutor
forge ts is that he is th e most subj ective teacher of all in
allowing his subj ect-matter to be identifi ed with his person al
beliefs. Should H oly Writ or the T almud control th e true
approach to Plato, G oe th e or F laubert l
A s far as th e opinion of this critic is co nce rn ed, it is th e
philosophical lan g uage tutors who have don e the best teachin g job las t year. This g roup of m en , wh o w ere m ainly
centered in th e G erman part o f th e prog ram, all had th e
advantage of a good education with an emphasis on the
literary and historical values . Th ey w ere able to fit their
gen eral education into the lin g uistic schem es th ey attempted
to impart with out diffi culty. Th eir teaching o f th e lan guage
as such was fl awless sin ce they kn ew its intricacies and th e
brid ges th at lea d fr om it to En glish. Their r eadin g of literary
and philosophical texts was well coo rdin ated w ith se min ar
rea din gs and th ey had , at th eir disposal, en oug h inform ation
to accelerate th e process of intelligibility for the student. It
m ight be sa id, by w ay of criticism, that these philosophical
tutors we re som ew hat too well edu cated for th e purposes of
ge neral in struction, i.e . thj t they did n ot confine th emselves
to th e context of th e syllabus alon e but furnished information that only toucl1 ed it tan gentiall y. T o th e student for
wh om even th e elementary ph ases of th e wo rk to be acco mplished w ~ re unclea r, this w ealth of auxiliary in sig hts was
m or e a hmdran ce th an a help in th at it se rve d to confu se
him even m ore. E qually, th e amount of wo rk to w hich
the st_
udent wa ~ subj ected in th ese classes w as, at tim es,
excessive. But If one takes the give n probl em of teachin a
en ough G erman to r ead K ant and G oe the in a yea r int~
ac~o unt, _h e_ work of th e tutorials co nducted al on g formally
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philosophiC lm es was th e best in th e C ollege this pas t yea r.
Th e w ork of th e divin ely m ad lang uao·e tutors is the
hard est to criticize. On th e on e hand, th e st~clen t finds himself compelled to exe rcise his intell ec t in a trem endous ra n ge
of Id eas. On th e oth er hand , th ese id eas a re alm ost n ever
f~ rmul a t~ d with th e precision and distin ction proper to th em .
Smce ~lnl oso ph y rests on lan g uage as its onl y m ea ns of
expressiOn , It should be fo rmulated, as far as it is effa bl e, in
exac t terminology. "'Then it becom es in effa bl e it should be
disc usse d in th e provin ce of relig ion or th e fin e a rts. The
divin ely mad lan g uage tutors should ta ke this distin ction into
acco unt (which th eir beloved Pl ato has m ade so many tim es)
and con vey It to th e1r stud ents. For oth erw ise, th ese will
begin to believe th at w hat th ey utter under the spell of E ros
and Bacc hu s IS really truth , even w hen it is un acco mpanied
by that bea uty which th eir divin ely mad tutor l1 as taug ht
th em to despise . Th ey will - an d have - com e to love th e
in e~a ble and sublim e and to despise th e bea utiful , a path ological pa radox which is th e specialite de La maison at St.
J ohn's. A lso it is to be criticized that th e divin ely m ad tutors
o_ften_ forgo t th e l ~a rnin g of th e pa rticul ar lang uage in qu estiOn ."1 th e1r fr antiC race towa rds th e form L ang uage . Y et,
d~sp1te th ese draw bac ks, th e divin ely m ad lang uage tutorial
still kept on e fea ture that place d it above th e oth ers. It alon e
all ows for th e pl ay of spontan eous feelin g , th e crea ti ve impulse, th e involven: ent o f th e w hole human path ology w hich
have been produ ctive 111 th e formation of th e Grea t Boo ks.
If the di vin ely m ad lan g uage tutor and his stud ents we re all
g rea t poe ts and thinkers, this tutorial w ould stand out as an
excellent teac hin g experiment. But then it wouldn't be
necessary.
If o n e . accepts th e classifi cation of lang uage tutors and
tuton a1s, 1t remains to be seen how an ideal tutorial w ould
look, providin g th at th e sa m e tutors wo uld rem ain and could
lea rn fr om one an oth er. It would seem that th ere is n o thin a
to be lea rn ed fr om th e unliterate classes except their leisure~
A ll lea rnm g must be made clea r to be und erstood an d, for
most m ortals, cl arity m eans slown ess. F rom th e ))hil oloa ists
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we ca n I ea rn g rammati ca l pr ec isen ess and be reminded th at
a rea din g kn owledge of a lang uage im plies so me substan ce ,
~l o t onl y form . The th eological tutors m ay teach us th at all
In stru cti On is f utile if it does n ot take th e en d of m an into
acco unt. The larg e fund of litera ry- historical kn owled ae
':hich th e philosophical tutors possess brin gs us to the realiz~
tiOn th at bea uty is n ot easy an d sim ple, but difficult and co mplex - a truth that is often for aotten here. A t last the
divin ely mad tutors should be imit~ ted by th eir coll eag~es in
on e way - th ey alon e ta ke into acco unt th e notion th at
!ang uage is alive, th at it is a flu id substan ce and, as all life,
IS bo rn , co nveys love, and dies .
Thu s it beco mes appa rent th at, w hile th e teachin g of
lan g uage at St. J ohn's off ered little succo ur to th e individ ual
stu~ent of 1948-4 9, it co uld improve n ext yea r if th e expe n en ces o f th e fac ulty were pooled and amalgam ated into
a co mbm ecl un1fi e_d d irec tion. Or better still, th e re-appea ran ce of an 1mposs1ble m an (o ne of a few) w ho co mbin es th e
best parts of all th e ca tego ries and elud es th em all - a aood
:eac her in oth er wo rds, mig ht brin g abo ut this re-integr; tion
111 a more forceful w ay. Th e end of th e pas t yea r has given
us so m e glim pses of such an event, and prospec ts fo r th e next
yea r see1 even mo re prop itious. Th e teachin g of lang uage
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Eight
N ine
�Laboratory
THIS H A S BEEN a yea r fo r not criticiz in g the
la boratory. We hope t his relative sil en ce on th e
subj ect does n ot m ark a decrease in th e restless
inter est w hich th at active discussion used to demonstrate. It ce rtainly does n ot mea n th at a solution has been fo und to th e ge neral probiem of
the pl ace of scien ce in th e program , although
th ere ha ve been interestin g developments in the
laboratory this year.
T he debate of a yea r ago made it clea r that th e " labo ratory" problem is really th e "scien ce" problem, and that it is
much broader than th e qu estion , "What are we to do at the
w orkbench in Humprh ey 's/" O ur aim is to brin g the li beral
arts in th eir fullest possible sco pe to bear on natural ph enomen a, and on th e ph en om en on of n atural scien ce itself. W e
ao-ree in this but to wh at extent and in wh at manner this is
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to be done in th ose two a ftern oon s eac h wee k re mains at
present an open question .
T he old term " laboratory arts" was misleadin g because
it suggested th at th e labo ratory was the plac~ w here we
de veloped skill s w ith our han ds and th e obser vatlonal powe rs
of our senses. \ Ve had come to think of th e laborat ory as a
place w here we contac ted nature directly, and con sequently
did n ot speculate. VIe hound ourselves to a sharp distinction
of th ought and its obj ect w hich perh aps tended to m ake our
semin ars barren , and ce rtainly cast an unn ecessary, or unn ecessarily localized, obsc urity over th e laboratory. With the
music prog ram th is year an d, in gen eral, perh aps a m ore
rece ptive attitude tow ard the fin e art of rh etoric w hich after
all r elies heavily on our observa tion al and imagin ative powe rs,
we are m ovin g aw ay from that prejudice.
T here is a n opposite danger, which eve ryon e recognizes
and som e ve ry much fea r, th at we w ill violate real distin ction s an d fo rce th e program into a co mic pattern, in which
all fits togeth er in a " grand synth esis." This con cern probably acco unts for th e ten acity o f th e opin ion th at th e laboratory is an a bsolutely unique and insc ruta ble ele ment of the
program. Both a desi re to integrate the laboratory into our
oth erwise liberal program, and a. basic mistrust of such
efforts, have influen ced recent developm ents in th e laboratory.
Those who are suspicious o f integration urge that in the
laboratory w e face the un yieldin g fac ts of m atter, w hich we
must th ere deal w ith in th eir own terms. It is of course clear
th at th e liberal arts are operati ve, but the ratios and syllogisms
an d images are out of our co.ntrol, as if th ey dictated themselves to us. Or, if n ature does n ot so simply disclose herself
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to us, we must at least accept and learn modern theo ry of
n atural scien ce , w hich has becom e a phen om enon in its own
right in our w orld . Only after we have esca ped from these
two hard m asters into th e comforta bly sterile air of th t> se min ar, w ill it be proper fo r us aga in to asse rt oursel ves.
Th e objecti ve of our six hours in Humphrey' s becom es
th at of presenting con venient n atu ral ph enom en a in the
clearest and m ost di rect way, an d of developing fr om th em
in a straig htforwa rd and logical mann er current th eo ries of
scien ce. To do this well in volves care ful plannin g, wellw ritten texts and lectures, and modern laboratory equi pmen t.
Every effo rt is bein g m ade to supply th ese for th e St . J ohn's
la boratory. T he improvem ent io equipment has been evident
durin g the past three yea rs ; th e most strikin g example is in
th e fi eld of physics, w here, fo r in stan ce , reso urce ful use of
w ar-surplus equipm ent has prov id ed du al-tube ca th ode ray
oscillogr aphs for th e stud y of alternatin g current th eo ry.
This summer a group of th e fac ulty w ill be .at wo rk rew ritin g th e texts in physics an d chemistry; th e aim w ill
probably be continuity of thought and clarity of presentation,
w ith out any m ajor chan ges in plan . The summer should also
see a n ew series of exercises in physical chemistry fo r th e
third year. It is an official hope th at n ext yea r's laboratory
tutors will be spared mornin g tutorials, leavin g th eir time
free for adva nce study of th e subj ect and the equipment, and
alleviatin g the ear - to-m outh routin e which has bee n extremely difficult for tutors n ot already trained in the science they
a re teaching . P erhaps th e best om en of all is the promised
elimination of th e tradition al h aze of poor mimeograp hin g,
w hich is to be dispelled by a n ewly acquired vrn-i-type machin e, an electrically impelled device for w ritin g good lab
m anuals.
It is fair to say that physics and chemistry a re pre tty w ell
established in this conservati ve pattern . There are usually
one or two hours o f con vention al lecture each w ee k, with
th e r em aind er of th e time spe nt at th e ben ch. It has become
axiomatic that all th e scien ce studied in the fo ur yea rs must
be swea ted out sooner or later at the wo rkbench ; possibly we
all ow th e term labor atory to tyrannize over us. This is not
to say th at th e texts n ever raise thought-provokin g questions,
or that the labo ratory exercises are n ever acco mpanied by
readings from th e great auth ors: but the burde n of attem ptin g to m ee t scien ce in its own terms, learnin g scientifi c th eory
and techniqu es, gen erally preclud es not only speculation beyo nd the imm ed iate problem , but often even refl ection on
th e immed iate problem itself, and it actually alm ost entirely
eliminates any possibility of genuin e experience in th e indu ctive m ethod . The St. J ohn 's physics and chemistry laboratories do not diffe r essentially from th e con ve ntion al college
la boratory, except in scope and possibly rigo r in reasonin g;
the objecti ve, to lea rn scien ce and labo ratory skill as well as
possibl e, is essentially th e sa me. \ V hatever is uniqu e a bout
the St. J ohn's a pproach to science is, in this view, rese r ved
fo r another part of th e program .
Ano th er attitud e, which see ks to give our minds free access
to the labo ratory, h as it th at this broa der co nsideration of
sc ientifi c meth od and n atural ph enomen a is ac tuall v not taken
up ade quately anyw here else in th e prog ram , and ~o just gets
left out. Se min a rs fail to conn ec t with th e laboratory, beca use we have fa il ed to understand th e signifi can ce of th e
laborato ry as we wo rked . Th ere is no esse ntial discontinuity;
sem in ar and labora tory oug ht to be sensitive to on e an oth er.
Som e such belief is embodied in th e new text fo r freshm <tn
biology, written by Mr. L oga n and introduce d this yea r.
The obj ecti ve of th e se ries of exe rcises is " to ena ble the student to fo rmulate, investiga te, and think intell igently abo ut
pe rennial problems in biology." To organize laboratory
work towa rd such an end, it is necessary to disco ver so me
so rt of sc heme in terms of w hich th e qu estions can be raised
and thinkin g stimulated and to so me ex tent g uided . T he
scheme w hich M r. L ogan had adopted is a statement of fo ur
broad ca tego ries, under w hic h he believes most of th e problems of biology ca n be grouped . H is catego ries:
T he biological rela tion ( 1) betwee n part and w hole ;
(2) betwee n fo rm and fun ction ; ( 3) he tween homology
Sop homore Chemist ry - Electro lysis of water
Se nior Ph ysics -
El ectro nics
and an alogy; ( 4 ) be tween indi vidu al a nd en vi ronm ent. For
exampl e, und er the first come anatomy and embryology;
un de r th e seco nd, th e organs and system s of digestion , sensa tion, etc.; under th e third, classifi catio n ; und er th e fo urth ,
adap tation. Th e term is divid ed into th ese four pa rts, and
eac h laboratory exer cise begin s with th e statement of certain
broad sub-problem s wit h which it w ill be pa rticularly conce rned. O f equal impo rtance wi th th e wo rk in th e laboratory are readin gs fr om Gree k a uthors, chiefl y A ristotle, but
in cl ud ing also G alen, Plato, and others. This tec hnique ha
g row n ou t of past experien ce in readin g D ar win , Virchow,
H a r vey, and other auth ors in conn ectio n with other biology
labo ratories, but probably neve r h as th e sa me serious effort
been made to co rrelate rea din g and class discussion w ith
ac tual laboratory wo rk. It is not expected th at any subject
will be covered with th oroug hness; r ath er , a selection has
been m ade fro m four yea rs of biology exe rcises with the intention of raisin g th e large r qu estions and stimul atin g thoug ht
an d interest in probl ems w hich w ill be examin ed in g rea ter
detail in future biology work.
Th e n ew program for freshm an biology r emind s us of th e
sort of refl ection on th e ph enomena of n ature w hich is ou r
obj ecti ve, w heth er we are to do it in Humphrey's or elsewhere. Fo r the most pa rt, it is n ot bein g clone anywhere in
the program . Th e semin a r discussions are n ot capable of
makin g th e conn ection w ith th e labo ratory un aided . If th e
laboratory is in gen eral n ot interested in laying the groundwo rk for this und erstand ing, it is diffi cult to see w here else
it ca n · be fitted into our crowded sc hedul e. Th e labo ratory
dese rves credit fo r its progress on th e level of becomin g
acqu ainted with sc ien ce, but our prim a ry con cern an d r eal
interest is with a hig her leve l o f comprehension . O rga nization of th e la boratory progra m to illumina te th ese la rge r
problems of m eth od and content of th e n atur<Jl scien ces w ill
admittedl y be ve ry diffi cul t, pe rh aps fa r m ore so in gen eral
th an in th e case o f biology, w ith which we have always been
m ost successful. N o on e, on th e oth er han d, will offer this
difficulty as our reason fo r n ot m aki ng th e attempt.
Eleven
�tions useful.
crammm g.
The eff ec t on stud ents was to sta rt them
The in cr ease d emphasis on exam s in tutorials and labs had
th is degrading influen ce: th at as one was m arked for his
wo rk in th ose parts of th e progr am and daily broug ht to
acc ou nt, and as it was see mingly easier to fak e one's way
thro ug h se min ar or just so rt of sit in, w e were tempted to
Aristotle- Alpha
sell o m on " the substantial co re of th e whole program" and
ma ke our m ark wh ere it wo uld be imm ediately record ed.
J\1a ny r ecognized this and m ade a special effort to do th eir
semin ar r eadin g well. Th ey struggled with varying success;
read in g was gener ally poor. You co uld tell if som ebody was
"gettin g everythin g don e" by how terrible he loo ked. A
demoralized and mixed up co mmunity affected th e semin ars,
as w ell as everythin g else we did .
St. J ohn's likes to think of itself as a co mmunity se t apa rt.
vVhat see ms to be se ttin g us apar t more and more may be
THE YEAR'S \VORK in se mm ar, most would say, did
G ood leaders are also a necessity in th e upper classes, less
see n m one of ou r current id eas: th e id ea th at St. J ohn's
should be a m onas tery, an intell ec tu al m onas tery, and that
all tha t was done th ere th at counted was a sin o-le-mind ed
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detac hed stud y. Tl1 e original idea, so unh ap pil y misunderstood, was, I think, th at a college should be like a m onas tery
w here so methin g like two thirds of th e tim e was spent in
stud y, th e r est in m anual labo r. And so the readers of the
C ollege catalogue are led to believe we spend the aftern oons
not differ in an y essential respect from that of previous years.
Th ere w ere som e excitin g evenings, so me dull, som e frustrating . In this sem inar or in that, some found fault. A
few had faith in semin ars for better or for worse, en joying
th e battle of words, respectin g the quality of the subj ect
to direct, chasten and temper bold spirit, th an to shock a
playin g gam es; th e co nsc ien ce of th e C oll ege bids us ge t
ce rtain smu gn ess out of our now initiated youn g minds. W e
tend after a while to lin e ourselves up with a se t of doctrines,
and payin g increasin g lip-service to th e program and a party
lin e, we no longe r wrestl e so har d with th e dog mas of th e
hack to wo rk. Sleepy, ove rtired, nervous, hurried yo un g
men attemptin g to think clearly in seminar conversation,
were a not unusual spectacle. Th e stress laid on us served
chiefl y to take away the pleasure natural to progress 1n
learnin g.
Seminar
matter and supposin g a comm on purpose.
As always, th ere was recognition of the importance to
seminars of a good leader. No long experience in seminar
is r equired to r eveal th e dan gers of dialectic among yo ung
m en first fe eling their intellectu al oats. Irritation , impatience,
and dog and cat fi ghts are our rath er natural beginnings. It
see ms to be this way, and with freshm en especially. Th e
imagination runs strong, and it has perhaps always been
und erstoo d that th e restraint of wisdom and age is a neces-
va rious arts and sciences, in th e continu al exa mination of
w hich philosophy m ay be said to consist. As soon as w e profess ourselv es w ise we becom e fools, and we depend chiefl y
on our seminar lea ders, who are not paid to give us the
wo rd, to work th e Socratic charm on us .
college in secession from the present system of fanatically
preparatory " liberal arts" coll eges, becam e progressively preparatory. The m ajor argum ent in defense of the program
w henever ove rwo rk was complain ed of, was m ention of th e
fas t-m ovin g wo rld in which w e live a nd the r equirem ents of
m erry-go-round, wer e m ostl y strangers to th em in a community of learning.
Twelve
as a drudgery in creased ; we see m ed less abl e to enjoy the
good of it th an before. Our competitiv e athletics go t to be
m ore and m or e of a joke. Youn g m en had to resign th em selves to mediocrity in sports in stea d of th e excellence the
catalogue urges : Th ere w as no tim e in the afternoons.
In short, the habit of leisure was a lost art on campus.
Som e of us were idle and talked shop, more interested in
bein g St. J ohnnies th an in doing th e work. Others becam e
dynamos and slaves to th eir work. If th er e wer e "habits not
of labor, but of ease," it took a better eye than mine to find
them. Many recognized these thin gs and made an effort to
rig ht their own habits. By and large, th ey had to fi g ht th e
influ ence of th e College community to do it.
As a whole, we were a sick bunch.
th e g raduate scl1ools. Alc;ng w ith the preparatory urge and
th e effect of the fas t-m ovin g world, th er e was an in crease d
emphasis on gr ades and exa minations. These bega n to com e
into th eir own again as fac ts of a student's intellectual life.
Th e reason advanced for th e necessity of this was that the
C ollege had gr own, and th at it was no lon ge r possible to
kn ow each student without a well stuffed fil e. M aybe the
administration found m ore emphasis on grades and examina-
Semin ars, always
wo rth it, were n evertheless affected. J\1ay be a physician was
needed, m ay be a m agician. If you th oug ht of St. J ohn's as a
place to be frequented by th e Muses, yo u loo ked for the
m agician . If yo u thoug ht of it as a college of liberal ar ts,
'~hose
m ain purpose is to turn out citizens of a free state able
to m ake decisions in practical affairs, yo u looked for a physician. E ith er way, yo u looked for th e crisis.
w ere disturbin g thin gs goin g on too . This yea r St. J ohn's, a
tread with its fee t upon the earth.
lescent upper classes, who, hurrying along on th e program's
To so me, thin gs weren ' t really so bad. Actually, th ere
w ere signs of rot. Di rty, unkempt bodies w ere a sign. In
th e Coffee Shop and common rooms, conversation was seldom excitin g, often sterile. A tend ency to loo k on our work
Th e forego in g is no m ore th an mig ht be expected; th ere
sity in disciplinin g it ; that seminar con versation , like Disco rd in H omer, may have its hea d planted in heaven, yet
This year , even with the best lead ers and wi th th e more
difficult books of the first year postpon ed till the last year , it
see med that confusion was not checked. The fres hmen, generally, never seem ed sure what seminars were drivin g at.
Th ey go t little help from th e often demoralized, often ado-
\Ve called it a year of crisis at St. J ohn's. There were'
com plaints, and th ere was criticism. There was n o crisis, for
if anything was seen, it was not seen gen er ally, and ther e
was no ass uran ce th at wh at was wrong would be se t rig nt.
W e we re muddled an d confused. \ iVhatever one found fault
w ith suggested no remedy, for m en tion of w hat was truly
goo d in th e commun ity as well as m ere lip se rvice to th e
program, enervated criticism . Th ere w as one loud noise,
called an administ rative "c risis. " Th ere was a shuffiin ()' in
th e administration; if new life should co m e of it it was"'not
for this yea r, and w e were bid to continue as befo re.
Aristotl e - Omeg a
�THE WEEK
All stud ents men tioned were awa rded Coll ege Blaze rs.
Sport
I ndividual T
!Vinners
Table T ennis
Monday luncheons witn essed th e procession of Moderator,
Judges, and College Ad ministrators, w indin g their way
through the Dinin g H all to a table rese rved for th e purpose
of establishin g better communication between administration
and stud ent body. After black coffee and bitches, the ce remony adj oin ed to th e President's offi ce where solutions and
strategy were vigorously m apped out. It was at these meetin gs also that forthcoming forum s and college m ee tin gs were
proposed and discussed .
But th e co urt did not restrict itself to a purely liaison role,
for at various tim es throughout th e year it was called upon
to perform its obvious judicial fun ction . It is one thin g to sit
in a sea t in a semin ar and dialecticize about justice, and
quite anoth er to engage in th e practical application of that
justice. This fact was forcibly brought home to the court
in smoke fiilled rooms in th e wee sm all hours of the morning,
or hasty gatherin gs between classes. P erhaps the g reatest
hindrance to these decisions was th e then existing constitution
which provided laws whose general and indefinite nature
~ight well have nullifi ed its existence. With this in mind
th e court acted in a mann er which it hoped to establish as
a precedent, nam ely in a spirit of reason and good will.
Who will ever forget th e court in those crucial days of th e
'administrative turn-ove r' when, like som e multi-h eaded
Florence Nightingale, it stood in no-m an's land comforting
the afflicted. Th e afflicted were appreciative, and this gave
the co urt its real signifi cance.
L a rry Myers
Tennis-Singles
Pierre Grimes
Pierre Grim es and
P eter Davies
Boxing-
George Cowell
ATHLETICS at St. J ohn's, like everythin g else, can be
and have been talked abo ut, ig nored or pa rticipated in. I,
135 lbs.
for one, talk abou t th em. But in order to have some inforBoxing-15 5 lbs.
Mike Brown
Boxing-1 7 5 lbs.
H enry J awish
T he all arou nd ability and
sportsmanship awa rd
Philip Camponeschi
The Boat Club's 'o utstanding ability 111 handling
sailin g craft'
M ike R ourke
th e amount of 'work to be done' but, if I may be allowed
Foo tball Championship
won by Junior ab
to generalize, I will say that this enthusias m has been on the
Baske tball Championship
won by F reshm an cdef
(combined)
Softball Championship
won by Seniors
Team Champions for th e
year
F r eshm an ef (Seelig, Fleetwood, Staffo rd, Twigg,
Maguire, Ogushi).
mation for my various tirades on th e subj ect of the G ymn astic Arts, I have, on occasion , ventured into th e Gymnasium
on nig hts when th ere was neith er a lec ture n or a m ovie.
A nd in order to make really g rand analogies and forceful
speeches against bodily laziness, I have even gone so far, once
or twice, as to walk to th e back campus wh en there was not
even th e promise of a beer or a picnic. What I have seen I
am only going to say a few words abo ut. There appears to
have been more interest th an one would expect what with
part of only two or possibly three g roups. One is that little
group of old m en who a re tryin g despe rately and futilely to
avoid the signs of age which cree p abo ut th e waist line. The
second is the g rou p of very young m en who have as yet
found nothin g of g reater interest on campus to occupy th eir
time. And the third is th at g roup who from ea rl y childhood
to the grave have a very se rious concern fo r their bodily
health, eith er in itself, or as a m eans for keeping mentally
awake. These three and possibly a fourth g roup w hom we
refer to simpl y as athl etes-all have somethin g abo ut them to
be admired, but intell ectually th e third g roup seems to he on
th e m ore solid footin g .. .. As for th e rest of us, we sit on
som ething equ ally as solid, and if our apa th y doesn't turn
to at rop hy in the next few years it neve r will. But let us not
forget the words of one of our campus 'grea ts' (equally a
In th e tru e spirit of th e C ollege, th e actions of the court
were always heavily criticized, both favorably and unfavorably, but lookin g back now almost all would agree th at for
the first tim e a community of stud ents could gove rn th em-
sitter ): " The Gymnasium is th ere for those w ho wish to use
selves .
to be given away, as th e following list will verify.
F oztt·teen
J ose ph Couch
Tennis-Doubles
SURELY CAMPUS HISTORIANS in the futur e will
classify this yea r's politics as "The G olden Age of the
Court," for never before had this organ of the stud ent government been call ed upon to fun ction so actively. Some
wise obse rve r put it nicely when he said: "The court is a
'Jack-of-all political trades'."
D avid Napper
Track
athletics
Andrew Zunzer
Badminton
the court
J ohn Williams
Squash
Monday
Handball
it." And if there are those who want som e sort of a boon
to th eir initiati ve, there is always a good deal of dry goods
�Tuesday
catholic study group
THE PAST YEAR was th e Cath olic Study Group's
seco nd . In retrospec t it is evid ent that among its signs of
life is now here to be found a clea rly ou tlined course of
study. As an extra-curricula r ac tivity its probl ems are evident. Its purpose is to provide a m edium for the study of
the C atholic tradi tion, and here th e group's problem is m ore
immense : just how to go about such a study. If a m ethod
can be found th e meetin gs of the g roup will be of a very
general interest. The C atholic tradition is certainly too large
to allow adequa te coverage wi thin th e program, and a class
devoted to its study should be able to take its place along
side of th e Old and New T estament classes, being of course
of special interest to Catholics.
F or th e g roup, the year was hig h-lig hted by an even ing
spent with the R ev. D om Anselm Strittmatter, O .S.B., of
St. A nselm's Priory, in W a hington . H e discussed "The
Catholic Student in th e Secular College. " H e encou raged
any work by a g roup with such a purpose, and in the talking
that followed at least two thin gs became clear: th e difficulties
that at present beset the gro up are large but neither unusual
nor insurm ountable, and such a stud y group fun ctionin g w ell
would certainly be an asset to the college, as well as to its
members.
bible classes
TWO BIBLE SEMINAR S, m ee tin g weekly, were held
during the yea r, one on th e Old T estament, co nducted by
Mr. Simon K aplan, and the oth er on the N ew T estament
by th e R eve rend ]. Winfree Smith.
Th e Old T estament readings were from G enesis and
Exodus and w ere considered from a purely intrinsic aspect
by evaluatin g Biblical events and people according to th eir
context and H ebraic tradition. Thus, for example, th e first
H ebrew by birth, I saac, the son of Abraham, is both th e
fulfillment of Ab raham's covenant as fath er of a people and
indicative of the signifi cance of the e~dest-born in th e J ew ish
family in th e perpetuation of " the ·tradition ." This kind of
perspec tive is obviously quite different from that of th e
anthropologist or theological scientist to w hom a bible is
m erely th e r evelation of primitive r eligious th ought instea d
of the revelation by G od of Himself.
On W edn esday eve nin gs Dr. Smith's class interpreted
P aul's Epistle to th e R omans. T hey approached this N ew
Testam ent work fro m three broad perspectives: first, the
Epistl e and th e nature of m an, sin, and C hrist - experience
and individual introspec tion developed this aspec t; then, th e
"official" Interpretations, the interpretations of th e Protestant
and C atholic th eologies, their differences and concurren ces;
finall y, the eclectic interpretations, those of sec ts oth er th an
C hristian and of secul ar philosophers.
Sixlee?t
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Not as m any stud ents enj oyed th e wisdom of Mr. K aplan
a nd Dr. Smith, and th e stimulation of these informal sem inars, as co uld have . A nd this is th e m ost profound understatement of th e acade mic yea r.
fine arts
TWO OF TH E SO-CALLED Fine Arts ca m e to St.
J ohn 's in th e Fall of 1948 - music and art. Of th e two,
a rt was destin ed to be exclusively an extra-curricular ac tivity,
sin ce it would seek, throug h demonstration and criticism, to
do w hat th e St. J ohn's G rea t Books prog ram does not in st ruc t in a pa rticul ar talent.
The first call, issued to "artists in all m edia" by the newlyacquired artist-in-residence, F. T own send Morgan, brought
a sco re of interested stud ents, fac ulty m embers and ca mpu s
wives to the studio, established in the so uth wing of th e
D efen se Shop. Th e acc umul ati ve opinio n favore d a wee kly
class in drawin g, preferably f rom th e human fi g ure, w ith
Mr. Mo rga n ac tin g as instru ctor and critic. Sin ce the
purpose of th e group w as also to suppl y th e Coll ege w ith
such needed art products as illustrations and posters, and to
w ork with th e Graphic A rts Committee in producin g th e
shows, it required a charter and offi cers.
Richard C ongdon, a junior, was elected chairman of
w hat was tentatively titl ed A rtists As ociated. Harry Martin, a sop hom or e, was its secreta ry, Mr. Morgan its a rt
director, and P at ricia Pa rslow, w ife of a sophomore, head
o f its poster division. Its classes we re to be held once a week
on Tuesdays, with the facilities of the studio open to all
members at any tim e.
By O ctober th e g roup had a charter and a new n am e,
T he Stud ents' A rt Cooperati ve, and m embers were busily
unlearnin g any academic drawin g m eth ods th ey m ay ever
have lea rned. V\Tor king w ith fe ll ow students as m odels, the
a rtists w ere bein g told to " scribble - let yo ur hand ride follow th e line with yo ur eye and hand." Th e r esults of
th ese three and ten second studies- with an occasional
one or ten minute sketch thrown in to enco urage the weary
-seem ed fo r th e first few w ee ks to be n aught but unintelligi bl e sc rawlin gs and ac hin g backs.
But by th e tim e th e C hristmas vacation was. up, students
were findin g som e method in the Nicolaid es madn ess as
advocated by Mr. Morgan . Their r eward for progress was
the add ition o f a pretty fe m ale m odel, and an hour each
session to "cr ea te" on on e's own, in any 1nedium.
M ea nwhile, th e Stud ents' A rt C ooperative had lost its
chairman. When Mr. Congdon left school, his administrative duties we re assumed pro tem by Richard Carruthers.
It was Mr . Carruthers w ho was la rgely responsible for the
silk sc reen r eprodu ced posters adver tisin g th e School's dances
and sim ilar entertainments. Th e littl e balance and pallette
in sign e of th e Students' A rt Cooperati ve w as the joint creation of Carruth ers and Mo rgan.
Art Co-o p
M r. Morga n, nationally recognized fo r his considerabl e
ability as an etcl.1er, sparked not onl y the new art g roup,
hut se rved as ad v1sor to th e Graphic A rts Committee. P atrick
Davis was chai rm an of this esta blished C ollege body, and Mr.
Congdon was its treasurer until his departure. Th e co mmittee had pl a r~n e d an ambitious program of se ven shows, onl y
four of wh1ch were ac tu ally held due to th e long and involved redeco ration of th e Junior C ommons room, w hich
se rved as a ga ll ery. V\Tith th e new deco rations it shoul d be
much simpl er to hold th e future
. ha ws sin ce , among oth er thin gs, a
pictu re mold ing of th e stand a rd
type was add ed. Th e roo m, as it
now stands, has th e addition of a
n ew tiled fl oo r, g rey wall s and
fluoresce nt lig htin g - both ove rhead and in th e table lamps. T he
~urn iture has hee n re-u pholster ed
111 a golden-yell ow pl astic.
The first, in early Nove mber,
featured a n ex hibit of bla ck a nd
w hite cloud draw in gs br Mr.
_ \lforgan . Then, after a. hiatus
1
that lasted until Feb ru ary, th e
C oll ege co mmunity was treated to
a show of twelve prints by
th e famous Civil W ar photograp her, M atth ew Brady.
This g roup included tl;e
famo us portraits of G eneral
R obert E. L ee, A braham
Lin coln , L ove joy and others,
plus a number of th e Civil
' N'a r shots.
Student wo rk provided th e
mate rial for th e two remain in g shows. One w as m ade
notable by H arry Martin 's
squ arish maid in oils and
H arry Kislevitz's perplexions,
wh ile th e las t (a n exhibit of th e ea rlier-m entioned speed
sc ribbl es) proved most interestin g to th e a rtists themselves,
who sc rutinized the un sig ned and now-forgotten sketch es in
vain attempts to id entif}' th eir o wn .
Th e yea r's end foun.d th e Stud ents' A rt C ooperative an
integral, if unpretentious, pa rt o f St. J ohn 's coll ege life. Its
products and its membership ca n be expected to improve with
tim e, g ranted it co ntinu es in the steady co urse se t for it in its
initial yea r.
Fi ne ar ts and
Lib e ra l a rts
Seventeen
�Wednesday
m ,USIC
vVHEN MUSI.C was introduced into th e Program thi s yea r ,
it was as St. J ohn 's first outright elec tive subj ec t: the seminars and
tutorials were elec ti ve de jm·e, th e Chorus was elective de fa cto.
This was perfectly understandabl e, as the new musi c co urse was
frankly tentativ e and experimental. However, our conflicting
reactions to mu sic as a poss ibl e elem ent of :1 libe ral ed ucatio n refl ected so methin g m ore . There continu es a la ck of agree ment
among ourselves about o ur purpose in general , a difficulty which
h as been impli cit from th e first m e ntion of the "liberal arts," and
wilich ste ms f ro m our differing notio ns of what a free man after
all looks lik e. T hi s confu sio n is the one we call "the probl em of
the relati on of the liberal and the fin e arts."
At first it seemed that mu sic m ig ht prese nt no esse nti ally new
proble m . Great works of music a re certai nl y a part of our weste rn
he ri tage while we have always accepted the work of western
d ram ati sts, novelists, and poets as an integ ral part of our "liberal"
tr ad iti on. Although a play o r a poem is more accessibl e than
music in that it is wr itten in words, the word s lead more or less
imm ediately to scenes, images, and sounds - these may be sa id
really to be the play or t he poem- and in that se nse we have
always dealt w itil more than ver bal arts.
But o~r se minars have gener all y tak en as their objec t the discuss ion of th e play or novel in purely d isc ursive terms, undertaking, howe1·e r humbly, to tran sla te or abstra ct, if not "the"
mean in g, at least so me partial or poss ible meaning. Now whet her
we confin e o urselves to this abstra ct discussion primaril y because
of th e size an d som ew hat unwieldy nature of the se m inar, or prim arily beca use we regard thi s as the :Onl y prope rl y li beral approac h
even to a work of imagination, has never been clea r. W e hav e left
it und ete rmin ed, in other wor::l s, whether poet ry is to be accep ted
as a .li beral art in its ow n right, or whether it is only to be regarded as an object of stud· of the l iberal arts. Even if we
y
suppose th a t und erstanding in a poem, an image , or a myth has
always bee n in clud ed in our use of th e term " rhetoric," we must
ad m it that neith er se m inar nor language tutorial has parti cularl y
reflected any such co n viction .
Mr. Zu ckerkandl has left no such ambiguity in the case of
mu sic. Musi c, h e affirmed in his formal lecture ea rly in the year,
is a form of und ersta ndin g. Th e entire mu sic course h as bee n
co nsiste nt w ith this principle, dealing with mu sic not th roug h
th e m ed ium of ot her, " more prope rl y li be ral " arts, but insofar as
possible in its ow n ter.ms- th e appeal has always been to the ear
first, and only afterwards to numerical ratios and a log ical ly orga ni zed sy mbolism .
It was in thi s spirit that the Ch or us was conce ived as the mea ns
of ac hi evi ng mu sical "literacy": her e very little atten ti on was
paid to t he mec han ics of nota ti on; rather, we almost immediately
embarked up on uni son sin g ing. Th e "letters" of thi s litera cy were
ton es heard and sun g, not notes wr it te n on a page. I t was expected that we accept, respect, and work with mu sic; rarely does
a language tutorial spend a comp arable hour rehearsing a verse,
an im age, or a sce ne.
It beca me pretty plain that a large part of th e coll ege con si d e red this so rt of t hin g beneath its dignity . It is probable too
t hat the consid erable fa ll in at tenda nce at mu sic se minars dur in g
th e first te rm of the co urse in part reflected restlessness or di sap po intment with an approach to .music whi ch di d not rapidly
plunge us into philosophy. Our in cl in at ion in any se min ar is to
lea p to in terpretat ions in terms of tragedy, co medy, and th e
nature of the uni ve rse. Whil e Mr. Zu ckerkandl pl aced no ba n on
th is (he ba nn ed only d iscuss ion of vague "feelin gs" ) , h e wa n ted
Eigliteen
the discussion to respec t wh at the ear heard, and as it became
plain that we were not often successf ul in talking abo ut the musi c
whi ch was our text and at the sam e tim e talking about very large
con cepts, the se minars came to con ce ntrate on th e plan and d e rail s
of the work und er disc ussion. Since many m embers of the se minar were for th e first tiRle becoming famili ar with music, th e
seminar ne cessarily at times took on a tutorial chara cter. All thi s
was, like the Chorus, a particul ar di sappointment to those w ilo
regard mu sic as in itself of only seco nd ary importance, and a
di scursi ve statement of ideas as of primary impor tan ce.
Our really unique difficulty with mu sic has thu s not bee n the
fa ct that a melod y fail s to prese nt us witil discusive ly formulated
id eas ready to be di sc ussed; plays, poems, and novels are eq uall y
obstinate in thi s respect. A special problem h as arisen in the case
of music onl y because we h ave tre ate d mu sic with a respec t we
ha ve no t in general shown to lite rat ure. Starting with the
h ypothes is that there is an und er standin g to be found in mu sic
itself, we have restrained ourselves, o r more ofte n ha ve been
r es trai ned by Mr. Zu ckerkandl, from exc hangi ng th e rea lm of
mu sic for that of phi losophy. Our fi rst obj ec ti ve has not bee n
to see mu sic through th e eyes of philcsophy, but to see through
the eyes of music.
After Mr. Zuckerkandl h ad affirmed in hi s le cture that musi c
is a form of und erstand in g, Mr. Ki e ff er asked him , "understand ing of zoha-t?" It would be difficul t to deny the validity of thi s
question; to close any area of our exper ien ce to p hil osop hi cal
inquiry is to invite the da rkn ess whi c h te nd s to su rroun d eac h
special art and science, and to di1·id e man . But if we do not
confi ne the p hil osop he r, n either d o we confi ne th e poe t or
mu sician; the m any realms of und e rstanding, if there is in fac t
an understa ndin g in poetry and an understandin g in music, may
freely overlap . To aAirm that philos~ph y sheds light .is.,,no. to
r
deny th at poetry and mu sic may also shed li g ht. W e shou)d not
close any mode of un de rsta nding to the " fre e" m an. T h e.. dang~rs
of an " unde rsta ndi ng" confin ed to abst raction s are nowher'e be tter
known th an at St. J ohn's, where we occasio nall y find ourselves
repea ting profundities whi ch, wh ile quite pmsib ly "t ru ~,'; have
lost their m ea ning for us. Whil e Mr. Ki e ff er's guestion should
no t be forgot ten, and oug ht in fa ct to remain a continuing challenge to us, our study of mu sic need not wait for an answer.
When Mr. Zu ckerkandl worked out a mu sic cou rse for st ude n ts
of the 1ibe ral arts, he see ms n ot to have designed a philosophical
study of music, but an intelligent introdu ct ion to mu sic for men
who are no t specialists. Though it is planned to conti nu e this
yea r' s co urse through a second yea r for thos e who are interested,
th e first year was intended to be complete in itself; the tutorial
year was thus divided into four parts: melody, rhythm, co un terpoi nt , and h armony. This w ide fi eld was covered in so short a
tim e, not by d iluting expla natio ns or theory, bur by omitting
m ost of the written and keyboard exerc ises whi ch ord inar il y
accompany a mu sic course. The prin cipl e of first and fi nal
emphasis on the ear did not by any m ea ns excl ud e the copious
use of the· othe r liberal arts whi ch mu sic in vites. The tutorial
bega n with th e ca r, li ste nin g to one tone of a m elody already
fa.miliar from the Ch oru s - th e tutox ial was asked simpl y, " What
ca n we say about that tone ?" Soon, howeve r, Junio.r s fo und
th emselves very mu ch at h om e in a d iscussion of tension s and
for ces, ba lan ce and un bala nce, and som e experim en ts with analy ti c diagram s of the seve n-tone sys te m. Later, the log ic of key
relationships was epitomi zed in a ba fllin gly si mpl e geom etr ical
d iag ram of the intervals of the scale. Sin ce the ear had establish ed th e intervals betwee n to nes, it was on ly mu ch l ater that the
simple whole-n um ber ratios among pitch es fami liar to us from our
fres hman laboratory were in tradu ced ; their fail urc to account
fo r th e interv als of th e minor m ode see med signifi ca nt . Througho ut, the principle re main ed th at nothing co uld be co nclud ed
about mu sic from m at hem ati cs o r log ic without th e final sa nctt on
of th e ea r.
ln in te resting analogy to the lan g uage tutorial, the music
tutor ial reli ed through th e first ter m on lec tures, but empl oyed
the m et hod of close exa mi na tion of text for the rem ainder of th e
vcar. During the second term , many of the Bach T zvo- and
·T h.ree-Part Inventions were studi ed as exa mpl es of coun te rpoint ;
d urin g t he third ter m, selec t ions from a few Schubert songs
served as tex t for th e study of h ar mony . One m ajor objective
of the tutorials and semin ars together was to become acc ustomed
to t he use of the mu sical score. H ere agai n, the purpose was
not to leave the realm of ton es in favor of the log ical and
<>eome tri cal realm of mu sical notat io n , but to mak e the fullest
~ se of the eye and mind as aids to the ea r in h earing well.
Greatest diffi culty, and g rea test int erest, ce ntered in t he mu sic
seminar where th e objecti ve was to talk about a num ber of particular wor ks of mu sic; there th e problem had to be faced, how to
talk about a so nata o r an ope ra in fairl y general terms without
le tt in g the discussion lead away from the mu sic, but rath e r back
to it. It was probably with an eye to fac ilitating discussion that
atte n tion was focused on three major works employ in g both words
and music: th e St . M att!J.ezo Pa-ssion, Don Giovamti, and Fidelia.
Often t he se.m in ar turn ed to th e problem of th e intimate relation
of words and musi c in th ese works, wh e re the semin ar's ow n problem in discussi ng mu sic see m ed to be refl ec ted. Tile se min ar
shou ldered its burd en in a most fo rthri g ht way, however, when
it unde rtook to d iscuss mu sic without text, as the two Bach p,·elttde.r and Fugues w hi ch bega n the yea r , the M ozart G Maj or
Piano Cmzce1·to late r, and t he Beet hoven Opw 111 Pimta Sonata
toward the end. Su ccess in th ese atte mpts was mod est. Earl y in
t he vea r th e re we re ve ry na tural difficulties throu gh lack of
vocab ulary, and simpl e mec hani cal difficulties in fo ll ow!ng .t he
sco re. T hese eased as th e year we nt on , and con ve rsatiOn Improved consid erably as the works of seve ral compose rs beca me
available for co mparison w ith on e ano ther. Seldom, however, can
t he conve rsation be said to have Aowed.
The se minars labored und er one severe and not reall y esse ntial
h and icap. Un li ke our oth er semin ars, .the .mu sic se m ~ n a rs ~e
m:m·dcd and in ge neral r eceived littl e time Ill preparatiOn pnor
t o th e actual hou rs of m ee ting. It was customary
to pla y a shorter wo rk once at the beg innin g of the
se minar, and t he n pe rhaps aga in late r as t he conve rsatio n rai sed q ues tion s. Mem be rs of t he se minar to whom the piece was new found t hemse.l ves
una ble, c·1c n wit h th e aid of th e eye and all possible atten ti on , to grasp t he work and lau nch into
an inte ll igent di scu ssic n immediate!;· after a first
or e1 n sccG nd hearin g. There is a para ll el here ,
·e
perhaps, to th e rapid read in g always de manded by
tile seminar- we wou ld not w ish to approac h
a work of mu sic any more t han a book as schola rs
intent e n detai l. But the tim e of contac t w ith a
Prelurle and Fugue or a conce rto is mu ch less t han
that w ith a se minar read in g ass ignment, and t hi s
nu.' ' have w ntributed to the occasio nal speechl ess11 ess of the se min ar w hen conve rsa tion was su pposed to begi n. On such occas ions, exa m ination of
t he work fe ll ve ry mu ch to the lot of Mr. Zu ckerkandl himself, :t nd the se minar became a le ct ur e.
Th e sa me lack of prepa rat ion, c r of fa mil iariza tion, hindered tl1e tuto ri als . This diffi culty has
two parts: the lesse r is a si mpl e lack of phvs ical
fac il iti es for hearing re co rdin gs :tnd for using a
pi ano at .l ei sure and c ut of ea rshot of t he critical
public; it is hoped that next year small , sound-insu lated mu sic
rooms will be ava ilable, eac h with piano and phonograph. The
g reate r part of the difficulty is of course the non-ex iste nce of
leisure.
The mu sic co urse, conceived as an expe rim e nt , has nat urall y
ra ised m any que stions for t he futu re. It is probabl y fair to say
that at present th e co urse can be do ne altogether sa ti sfa ctorily
onl y by a student w ho bas had previo us preparat ion in mu sic, or
who is wi llin g, or is for som e reaso n in a position, to sli g ht som e
othe r part of the Prog ram. Many of the people who dropped th e
mu sic course during th e first term d id so w it h regret and only
beca use th ey coul d n ot find tim e for it. It see ms obv iously unsatisfactory that any part of the Progra m shou ld y e rman c n tly
remain on a part ial and elec tive basis. Over a pen od of yea rs,
so me adjustme nt mu st be m ade in th e Progra.m actuall y to in clude
.mu sic, or our in te rest in mu sic shou.ld be shifted to a .fnu?kly
ext ra-curric ul ar level. But th e music cou rse has nnph ca tJ ons
beyo nd th e stu dy of mu sic itse lf - we arc indirec tl y but serioush ·
callin g into question o ur approach to the poem , play, and novel
in seminar and lang uage tuto rial, th ro ug h this rev iew of our very
co nce pt ion of a " libe ral" art. Such an inqui;y 1:1ight prove to be
of fundam enta.l importa nce to th e college Jf, 111 the f uture, 1t
were to draw the attention of a sig n ifica n t num ber of studen ts
and of m em bers of the fa culty .
folk dance group
A GROUP OF STUDENTS int eres ted in folk dan ci ng was
organized and became act ive shortl y af te r t he beg innin g of t~ e
Winter Ter.m . F our co upl es tu rn ed o ut for the first m eet m g 111
Igle hart H all to dan ce to the mu sic of borrowed reco rds pl.aye.d
on a bor rowed ph onograp h. Und er the able and c nthu s1ast Jc
g uida nce of W arre n Winnarski, an exper ienced inst ructor, thi s
or ig in al "set" developed com pete n cc in performing some figure s
of the sq uare dan ce, var ious co upl e dances, and the Virginia R eel ,
w hil e an eve nin g of f un was had by all.
At tendance at the W ed n esday ni g ht act iviti es in creased rapidly
until the point was reac hed at w hi c h it beca m e diffi cul t for all
th e dan ce rs to hear the mu sic and th e direct ions of th e ca ll er
abo1·e the noise of the crowd. The g roup th e n applied fo r and
(Continu ed on p11ge 50)
Righ t Han ds Round
�attention of th ose interested in the Stud ent P olity for at least
another year. It crea ted n o schism in th e spring of 1949,
and shortl y afte r th e new constitution was vo ted into effect,
elections were held fo r the fi rst fu lly offi cial P olity offi cers
that this session saw. Th ese office rs, however, had only a
short term, as th e new constitution provided fo r th e election
o f offi cers for th e followin g year in Jun e. With only slight
exception, mostly in th e case of students who w ere not
returnin g for th e n ext session, th e sa me m en were re-elected
for th e sa me position s, and th e court, n ow an appointed body,
was rea ppointed in toto. Officers of the P olity for th e 194?19 50 session are: Robert Goldberg, Moderator, and Martin
D ye r, Secre tary.
D espite the considerable con fusio n made apparent by ~h e
fo regoin g, many students fe lt th at the Polity was m akm g
some headway toward bein g a real stud ent governm ent, and
livin <Y up to its avow ed purpose of "acceptin g its share of
com~1unal responsibilities." One pla ce in particular where
improve m ent was felt seemed to be th e College Forum s.
T hese were less frustratin g and more h elpful to th e average
stud ent and to the College than here tofore, and some of th e
hackn eye d brea kdow n in communica tion seem ed to be mending. The day th at perfect communica tion is established betwee n the offi ce rs and tutors of th e College and all the
stud ents will be the ·clay th at mark th e en d of a need for the
Student Polity.
Thursday
polity
racin g dinghy. T he T empest class din g hy was to be th e
first of a fl ee t of m any with w hich the Boat Club hoped to
r e-enter intercollegiate sailin g . Th e boat was built not only
with the intention of winnin g r aces, bu t also to direct a fl ow
of contributions from Old Program alumni to the Boat Club.
Mr. Kinsman dese rves a g reat deal of praise for his unselfi sh
attempts to establish n ecessary contac ts.
vVith th e laun ching of Kinsman's baby, Commod or e Teel
r ealized th at tl1 e Club had g rown to proportions with w hich
h e w as unabl e to cope. A new offi ce- Rear Admiral in
charge of R acin g - was created. Overnight eager, ambitious Michael R ourke became an Adm iraL Mr. R ou rke
had th e distin ct honor of bein g th e first m an to hold this
position . A few wee ks late r, he had th e distinct hon or of
bein g th e first m an to capsize the dinghy.
As th e spa rk of 'sailin g to win' spread, arrangem ents were
made with th e Naval Academ y wher eby w e could use their
dinghies and race against th em when ever possibl e. Alth ough , .. ,
the Boat Club n ever won a race, it was, at Mr. Kinsman's
requ est, th e clea1i~~t lo6king bu nch ever to . se t foot' in a n avy
boa t. Not onl y w'ere appearances maintam ecl, but valuable
expe ri e11~e was gain ed in these enco unters wit~l the Navy.
A successful season was broug ht to a close With the awardin b .of a commodore's cap to Co mmodo re T eel for outstand()'
in b' · meritorious and unselfi sh ac tion above and beyond( th e
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ca ll of duty, and a blazer to R ea r Ad miral R ourke for outstandin g ability in handlin g sa ilin g craft.'
Ro bert's Rules
boat
FOR THE STUDENT POLITY, th e 1948-1949 session
was a confused one. With on e notable exception, most of th e
P olity's time an d eff ort was spent on its old preoccupation :
itself. It started the yea r under a pall that had been cast in
the preceding sprin g. A t th at tim e elections of officers had
been held for th e 1948- 49 session, and these elections had
been challen ged . One stud ent co ntend ed that th e elections
were technically invalid, and th at consequ ently n either th e
sec retary and mod erator, nor th e members of the co urt had
been elected. The outgoin g court was asked to rul e on th e
questio n, and decid ed th at th e charge was correct, but that
sin ce it was too late th en to hold n ew elections, the invalidly
. elec ted officers and co urt should continu e in office until it w as
possible, at an asse mbly m ee tin g in the fall, to straig hten
ou t the situation and, if n ecessa ry, hold new elections th en.
Clarence Kram er, acting as tempora ry moderator, follow ed
these in structions and called an ea rly fall m eetin g, soon after
the College con ve ned. Action taken at th at meetin g was to
appoint a committee to dra ft a new constitution to replace
th e old one, th e provisions of which had made th e technical
irregularity noted in th e elections possible. This co mmittee
was to report its progress from tim e to tim e, and to submit
a new constitution for th e asse mbl y's consid eration in D ece mber. The incumbent officers and court, whose sole authority
for holdin g office was the dec ision of th e outgoin g co urt of
the precedin g yea r; were as ked to stay in office until the new
constitution could be acted upon.
It was not until th e third term that the n ew constitution
was ready for the assembly's attention, but in th at term, after
Tweuty
a good deal of debate and onl y minor am endm ent, th e second
constitution of the Student P olity at St. J ohn's College was
adop ted. The committee th at h ad worked so long and ha rd
at putting it toge ther had th e sa tisfac tion of seein g most of
th eir ideas accepted by th e majority of stud ents. Votin g on
the new constitution, co nducted by paper ballot, was not
heavy, which substantia ted th e rather gloom y view th at not
en ough people at St. ] ohn 's ca re abo ut a good stud ent governm ent to make it work. Apparentl y, some m embers of th e
asse mbly didn't ca re enough eve n to g ive a sm all help to
those who did , and conseque ntl y didn't both er to vote at all.
Some oth ers opposed the n ew constitution on the g round that
th e Polity spent too much tim e doctorin g itself, and th at any
chan ge in the P olity set-up was to be disco ura ge d as just
m ore hypoc hondria. This see m ed to be th e m ain body of
sentiment against th e n ew constitution . There was anoth er
g roup of und etermin ed size who, while they voted for the
new constitution, did so with rese rvations. Th ey fe lt that,
while th e new bill was, in many respects, a n improve ment
upon th e old one, it .. refl ec ted a g rowing tendency of th e
P ol ity to beco me ove rl y conce rn ed with legalism; too much
emphasis upon th e letter, r ath er th an th e spirit, of th e law.
Th ey arg ued th at th e on e tim e durin g this yea r wh en the
Polity had acted effecti ve ly and rea ll y fu lfill ed its proper
function it had more or less ignored the particularities of
procedu:.e and gone ahead in a SJJirit of consc ientiousness and
coope ration w hich contributed more than a littl e to th e eventual solution of "The Crisis." This question of the letter
versus th e spi rit is one which will probably demand the
club
T HE HISTORY OF MANKIND, as reco rded by m any
histo rians, ca n be said to be a history .of renaissance and
emendation . vVithin th e ge neral classifi ca tion of m ankind,
on e ca n trace th e attempts of individuals and g roups to revive
and better past cultures and co nditions. Tim e is th e sole
judge of the success or failure of such effo rts.
.
Last Sep tember, a move m ent to restore the past glon es of
the St. J ohn's Boat Club and pave th e way for future expansion and fam e slowly began to gain mom entum . It .was
obvio us to th e Club that m en with foresig ht and determm ation were needed to stee r th e o rganization through the
treac herous waters and restrainin g currents which lay ahead .
E ric Tee! was elec ted Commodore of th e Club. Blair Kinsman ass umed the role of Faculty Adviser.
Wit h a fe r vo r and effo rt surpassed onl y by H ercules,
members began improvin g th e existing facilities of the Cl~b,
and officers began plannin g the dire ction in which expa nsion
would proceed. The Boat H ouse was given a clea n sweep
down fore and aft. Th e walls of th e top dec k were celotexe d and painted . Below, space was meticulously assigned
to boat hooks, pails, preservers, etc. which had been painted
and numbered with the unusual col0rs of bl ac k and ora nge .
T he g rand old lad ies of th e fl ee t, Plund er 16's, were sand ed,
painted and laun ched. It was n ot consid ered necessa ry to
replace or improve such items as clea ts, shac kl es, hanks, unspliced lin e and weather- weary sail s. All boats were carefu ll y
numbered and lettered, howeve r .
Bein g concerned with esse ntials onl y, th e majority of th e
work was devoted to th e co mpletion of th e School's first
Lau nching the Aries
Twe1zty -o1te
�Friday
chorus
3/ 5th to I/ I Oth
A CHORUS was in stit uted thi s yea r as a part of the req uired
curri culum . lt rece ived the attention of from three- fifths to onetenth of the stude nt body, of whom the latter proportion re m ain ed tru e to its commitment to the school.
Those who attend ed from th e fir st to th e last parti cipated in
t he singin g of Bach chor ale melodi es, old and not-so-old folk
songs, Schutz psalm s, and canons. The choru s began with the
Bach and the folk so ngs, took up th e psalms, and finall y spe nt part
of th e second term and most of the last term singing the canons.
.Th e ex pressed purpose of the c horu s was an attempt to integ rate music with th e rest of the program. In attempting to show
tha t it belonged, Mr. Zu cke rkandl invok ed Plato, but eve n Plato
had little e ffec t on th e recreants. Mr. Zu ckerkandl lik ens nlll sic
to a langua ge in whi ch most peop le ha ve less fa cility than in th e ir
nati ve tongu es, o r eve n Greek or ma t hemat ics. This places the
c horus in th e positi on of an eleme ntary cla ss to accusto m our ears
to hear and our voi ces to sin g with as mu ch ease as we see and
spea k. To a lesse r degree it should help correlat e the products of
vo ice and ear with wh at the eye sees on th e she e t of mu sic.
Thi s yea r, at least, Mr. Zuckerkandl has had no chan ce to
ac hi eve th e gro up mu sical lite ra cy at w hi ch he aimed. P e rhaps
the plan is bas ically impms iblc at St. J o hn 's. The very prefere nce shown amon g those wh o did attend faithfully may be an
indi ca tion of th e esse ntial di sunity of th e student body; canon s,
e~· c n though organi ze d and dire cted, arc a form of di sag ree m ent.
concerning the lectures
IF ONl•: vVANTE D to express t he co nse nsus of th e students
conce rnin g lec tures, he would do bes t by say ing : In the year 194-84-9 St. J oh n's had the usual le ct ures, som e good, so me not so good.
To say that the re was a gene ral di sin te rest in th e Frida y night
talk s is to put th e ma tte r kind lv. Th e gene ral apath y t hat g ripp ed
the Sc hoo l mani fested itse lf most ap parentl y in t he alm ost barre n
T u·euty -tu·o
gy mnasium eac h Friday. Some that did atte nd often found the
8 o' clock time a little ea rly, and so, along with seve ral town speople arrived at 8: I 5, thereby depriving them selves of I 5
minutes of sweet sleep. Others, following the advi ce of a junior
math tutor, conscientiously worked o ut calcL1lus problems ra the r
than waste an hour and a half of good study tim e. There are
always a handful who co nsider th e le cture a kind of extra-c urri cul ar pastime whi ch ca n be attended or not l ike the Saturday
eve nin g movi es. Bu t thi s yea r was diffe rent; poor attendance was
the rule rather th an th e exception, and if the re were 20 peopj e
at th e question period (including tutors ) th e lect ure r could have
consid ered him self one of the el ite. And l et's not fool ourselves,
the answe r to thi s strange phenomenon is not that all of the
lectu res were just plain bad. Eve n some of the ve ry bad on es
we re salvaged somehow by a good qu es tion period with Mr. Klein
and Mr. Kaplan spear ing th e atta ck. But at th at, all of th e
questions ca n' t be asked by tutors, and so most of the question
periods were a dismal flop. As the Dean has sa id, if a le ctur er
enjoys the qu est ion pe ri od and is interested in coming back, then
the question pe riod has failed. There were f ew squirmers in th e
lec ture r's seat in the King Wi11iam Room . Some were te mpte d to
ring for tea, onl y it was feared than the rattling of cups might
wh e t the dry atmosphere .
This is a pre tty dre ary picture, and nothing has yet been sa id
about the lect ures th emse lves. The li st at th e ri g ht looks rather
impress ive, but lik e most lists of lec ture titles, it tells n othin g.
For example, " how inte rest ing co ul d '.A Dialogue on Tyranny' by
Xe nopho n, d eli vered by L eo Strauss be ? After all , who was
Xcnophon but a ha lf-baked histor ian w ho wrote .m ediocre stuff.
Of course L eo Strauss always h ad something interestin g to say,
but th is one , l 'll pass." Yes, you passed it, broth e r, b ut you al so
passed up one of th e mos t exciting nights yo u'll eve r spend at t hi s
Sc hool. Strauss breathed new ] ife into the writings of Xcnophon
- a new horizon in Greek literature was ope ned. Yes, tlut
Friday was one of the even ings w he n so m e of us stood around
for hours afte rward s with th e fervor eve ryo ne had a few years
back (a ccording to th e St. J ohn 's my th). Inte rest was so hi g h
that three people offered to w rite it up f o r the Collegian an d th e
pape r actually ca m e out with two acco un ts of the talk.
Th en th e re was Mr. Chcrni ss, admittedlr one of th e fo re mos t
sc holars in th e country, who cast one of t he neatest mass hy pnoti c
spells eve r see n in Igle hart H all. B.v a crud e poll, 88 %% of the
audi e nce was lul led to sleep with t he nam es of A naxagoras, H e raclitus and Empedocles ring ing ge ntly in the ir cars. What Mr.
Chcrniss was inte res ted in wa s giv in g us the ba ckground mate rial
of Greek Philosop hy whi ch one mi g ht easily have obtained from
h is ve ry sc holarl y works on th e subjec t of th e pre-Socrati cs.
Mar k Van Dore n was as delightful as Cl'er. His question
pe riods always leave ro u w it h a swe e t taste in your mouth , eve n
if you don ' t happen to agree with hi s views o n poetry and th e
like. It is grat ify in g to note that he stil l considers us part of hi s
fa mi] y, unlike two others, who visit us less fr equentl y eac h ye ar
and to whom we .must see m bastard c hildre n.
.Jasc ha 's first lec ture was met with a few sophi sti cated yawn s by
som e uppe rclass men w ho had rea d t he myt h of th e cave o nce
before and who bitterly resented th e "fact" t ha t the instru ctiona l
poli cy was to plan le ctures for t he ed ifi cat ion of one class only.
O t hers we re pl enty exc ited w ith th e level on whi ch Mr. Kl e in
reads his Plato, and consid ered hi s le cture one of the best of t he
yea r.
On e of th e outstand in g q uest ion periods was t he initi al o ne
wit h Mr. Ki e ff e r. As such would ha1·e it, most of the upper
classes h ad a milli on and one more im po rt:m t thi ngs to d o, and
unfortunately someone had sl ipped up and failed to m ention to the freshmen that question
periods followed the le ctures. Mr. Kieffer is a wonderful man to question; he has that
comfortable se m inar mann er about hi m which invites any sort of spec ulation. You always
feel that you have all of the time in the world to think through a question. It has been sa id
before, of co urse, but it won't hurt to say again what an excellent tea cher Mr. Kieffer is.
P erhaps we shouldn't be too hasty in maintain ing that lec t ure titles tel l nothing. It is
interesting to not e that just about cri sis tim e, Mr. Van Doren delive red hi s second l ecture
of the year, "The Beams of Love," and on the night that th e st udent polity had its emergency
assemblage, Harry B. J affa lectured on "The Problem of Pagan ve rsus Christia n Eth ics."
Somewhe re along th e yea r after the cr isis was over and Mr . Klein had whipped up so me
semblance of sp irit, a gentle man named George de SantiLlana from M .l.T. came along.
Santill ana quite simply wowed us. The lec ture was a diffi cul t one to foLlow, but som ehow
gave us the idea that it might have bee n an excellent one. At least 50 people showed up
and approximately thr ee questions were asked by students. Santillana ruled with an iron h and ,
an d the boys sa t (mostl y with mouth s open) u nd erstanding little of what was· being sa id .
Later, we talked about what "we shou ld have sa id. " W e should have sa id: "We are sorry,
Mr. Santillana, but we do not get your thesis; wi ll yo lil please restate it in the simplest poss ibl e
terms?" Mr. Klei n's presen ce was the only sav ing grace; o ut of th e bombardment of
million s of facts, many of which were in no way related to the question s asked, Jascha was
able to mak e Mr. Santillana answer directl y two or three. Wh at is really irritating, now that
we ca n play Monday morning quarterba ck, is that we actually let th e guy say that no one
se riously considers the m ethod of dial ec ti c as a teaching mode. W e sat there, exchanged a
fe w at tempted smug looks and let h im continu e with hi s sc holarly prattle. Wh ew, did that
man snow us ! Th ese remark s are not mea nt to demean Mr. Santi llan a or what he knows,
but wh en it cam e to a clea r cut iss ue of hi s a nswe rin g qu estion s or not, he ei ther wouldn't
or coul dn't.
Cedri c D ove r (one f eels lik e prefixing "Sir") told us all abo ut Indi a. Without menti onin g
Fre ud, h e put hi m on the map, and a]so told us how m ost of the early Great Books wer e
made possible on ly through Greek contac t with I ndi an lit erature and culture.
Mr. Bart deli1'e red hi s first lecture in hi s three ve ars he re. Partly becau se of poor acou sti cs,
l ittle of the first half ho ur lec ture was heard by more t han a handful. After the qu es tion
pe riod w e drifted away ce rt ain that all men wer e heroes and no one knew what tha t meant,
incl udin g Mr. Bart.
In the question pe ri od F. 0. Matthi esse n proved him se lf no m ean he ro, after del ive rin g a
st irr in g lecture for hi g h sc hool sop hom o res on imagery in M acbeth. ( I g uess w e are neve r
sat isfied : Santi ll an a talks up to us and Matthi esse n down .) H e infor med us that there was
repeated emphasis of th e sym bols blood, dea th and ni g ht, throughout th e play. With this
most everyone agreed . The question whi ch not eve ryone was agreed upon was th e signifi ca nce
of these sy mbols. Mr. Matthi esse n , a well - kn own literary author ity, off e red us no interp retat ion. On ce aga in those of us who we re wave rin g in our be lief in the St. John 's prog ram
were fo rce fu ll y reminded th at despite th e many thin gs we fee l we have to complain about , we
are doi ng right in cont inuin g our educat ion h e re. Matthi cssc n, at one po int in the qu es ti on
pe ri od , ma intain ed that he was a stude n t of lit e ratur e and not philosoph y , and it be ca me
appare n t shortly afte r ( as it d id in th e case of Mr. Sidn ey P ainter of John s H op kin s History
depa rtment, who m aintain ed t hat he was a student of hi story and nothin g else ) that thi s was
prec isely the reaso n why w hat h e had to say h ad little use for us. L iteratur e, history,
math emat ics, scie nce can h ave no ful l mea ning taken in them selves. For what possible
conce rn ca n it be for th e stud e nt of Shakespeare to be inform ed that he mu st know th e
symbol s, and not be encouraged to find out what these sy mbols m ea n ? Matthi esse n
ma intained, in answer to a ques tion, that it would be fu tile to sit down (as in a
seminar) and discuss Ma cbe th without enum era ting these symbol s. To anyon e who had
had a seminar on Ma cbeth this was shee r nonsense. Of course we discuss these sy m bols,
but not dwelling upon th em as suc h, rath er as necessa ry evidences to support the
m ea ning. It was an honor hav ing F . 0 . Ma thi esse n down, le t us hope he will re turn,
but with a mo re sti m ulating, spec ulative subj ect matte r, with some th es is to expound.
LECTURES
" Th e Idea of the Liberal Arts "
John S. Kieffer
"Plato and the Liberal Arts"
Jacob Klein
"The Devil and the Black Arts "
J . W . Smith
" Music and the liberal Arts "
Victor Zuckerkandl
" Po e try and the Liloeral Arts "
Mark Van Doren
" A Dialogue on Tyranny by Xeno phon"
leo Strauss
" Man and No Man "
Robert Bart
" The Characteristics and Effects
of Pre-Socratic Philosophy"
Harold Cherniss
'' A Poem "
Ernst Abrahamson
" The Beams of love "
Mark Van Doren
" The Problem of Pagan ve rsu s
Christian Ethics "
Ha rr y B. Jaffa
" Th e Upright Posture"
Dr. Erwin Strau s
" La w and Grac e"
Rev . A. T. Mollegen
" Th e Divine Comedy "
Marcus Mallett
" Happiness as Divin e Illumination "
l ewis M. Hammond
"The Significanc e of Ind ia "
Cedric Dover
" On Physiolog ical Ps ychology"
Dr. Horsl e y Gantt
" l o go s and Time"
G e org e d e Santill a na
" Th o Cop e rn ican Rev olution "
J ac o b Kl ei n
" Po et ic Imag e ry in Shakes pe a re:
Macbe t h"
F. 0 . Matthi esse n
" Go e th e "
Erich Kahl e r
Blood and Darkn e ss
Speaking about st im ulation, Dr. Erwin Straus in h is lec ture on " Th e Upright Post ure" took a very un orthodox pcs ition, clashing with on e of the most c heri shed ikon s of
ant hropology. H e m aint ained that not on ly was the upr ig ht posture not detrimental
to man .. bu t f urther , that it is the most impo rt ant expressio n of his ex iste nce . What is
so wo nd erfu l abo ut this th es is is the su ndry things one ca n do with it. W e can go to
the tragic he ro, for exa mple , and trace hi s deve lop ment in te rm s of th e upright posture.
It is thro ugh id eas lik e thi s that we ca n better und ersta nd the Books. Every tim e
someone h elps us by propounding a new thought, w e have anoth er tool w ith wh ich to
a tta:::k our problem. Thi s is a good reason for attending both th e l cc tu re and the
q_ues tion period. The lect ure ca n not be compl e te without th e qu es tion period , fo·r it is
there that the lecturer is asked to clar if.v and amplify th e points whi ch , by th e l' cry
nature of a lecture, mu st be obsc ure. It is on] _,. through qu es tion and answ er th at one
T we?tty -tlzree
�Kirkpatrick
ca n grasp the points the spe:1ker is endeavor ing to p ut :1cross.
Thus w ithout reviewing or even m entio ning all of th e lectures, we have sa id esse ntial ly what we star ted with : there were
a co uple of dozen lect ures this past year, som e good and som e
bad. The pity is that m ost of us did n't eve n h:1ve the occasion
for m aki ng such a judgment, sim ply beca use we were unable to
at tend.
concert season
THE NEW MUSIC DEPARTMENT p rese n ted us with m ore
for m al conce rts- eigh t - than we had had in the preced ing
two years, and in addition gave us one recital and bi- weekly
recorded co nce rts.
Th e first co ncert of th e ye ar was a cello and piano program
played by Nikolai an d J oan na Graudan. The mu sic was naturall y
very unus ual, cons isting of rarely h ea rd wo rks of Bach , Beet hove n,
D ebussy and M end elssohn.
Un do ubtedly th e se nsat ion of th e .mu sical year was t he ap peara nce of the N ew Fri ends of Music condu cted by Fritz
Stiedry and wit h Eri ca W ag ner-Stiedry as soloist. They p erformed Scho nberg's Pierro! L tmaire, a p iece w hi ch has its ad mirers. The main work on the program was preceded b;r some
of Schonberg's piano mu sic, pl ayed by a mem ber of the group .
T hi s perfor man ce fr igh ten ed away the m ore ti mi d p:Ht of th e
aud ience.
If the singers of the Bach Ar ia Group had been as good as, or
even nea rl y as good as, th eir acco mpan ists, thi s wou ld ha,·e been
one of the best concerts of the year. Bu t in my opinion th ey
were unforgivably poor singe rs. To be exact, it see med to m e
t hat each of the voices suffered from at least one of the following ser ious fau.lts: harshness, weakness or lack of cont rol, :1 nd I
was so te m pted to leave at the intermi ss ion th at only a real desire
to h ear .m ore Bach, howsoever badly p erformed, kept m e t here
through the whole perform ance.
I should, no doubt, remark here that m y opinion is apparentl y
not uni versa.l , for they d id a long Sunday morning se ri es for
NBC, h ave recorded a prog ram for VOX r ecords, and got "rave
noti ces" in th e Collegian.
The annual Kirkpatri ck and Schneider visit is alm ost always
Twmty - f ou.r
the most completely successf ul and sati sfy ing of the appearances
of professional mu sicians on the o m pllS . They stay several da.n,
they always give several perfo rman ces, and t hey put up with
a considerable amou n t of "be i11 g entertained " and, of course, a
considerable amount of h av in g to "talk about mu sic." They mu st
realh· have h ad some trau ma t ic experiences dm ing the "good old
days" wh en the Golriberg Variatio!IJ was on the reading list.
H ere I mu st si.m ply ad mi t that if the re is any va riation 111
Mr. Kirkpatri ck's performances, l am not mu sician enough to
know it. They see m always to have been and :tlways to be
superb, and I hav e fait h that t hey w ill co n ti nue so. l do however clai m to be " mu sician en ough" to be se nsible of a considerabl e d ifference between Mr. Sc hn eider's best and hi s worst
on the num erous occas ions when l ha1·e h eard him at school and
elsewhere. I fe l t that dnring thi s Ytstt hi s pe rfor mance was the
best 1 hav e ever h eard him give, and that that was very good
indeed .
I t was expected that t he Julli ard Quartet, enjoy in g as they do
som ething of a r eputation, :md com in g from a ve ry fa mous
sc hooJ, would be a se nsation . They we re . T hey played lovingly
throug h a ni ce Mozar t guartet w hi ch wo ul d better have been
treated as some thing which co ul d sta nd on its feet. The n th ey
expe rimented w ith how mu ch t hey co ul d shock us by playing a
Bartok guartet. Th ey appeared .mu ch more interested in the suf feri ng reactions of th e audience than in the intri cac ies of playing
a pi ece scored for t he back as well as th e front of the ir instrum ents.
After intermission they sweated throu g h one of Beethove n's later
guartets. Tt was a go cd trv .
Mr. Applebaum's first concert at School seem s in som e ways
to h ave failed. H e played a com·e ntional though to m e very
exci tin g program of Beet hoven's sonatas, so m e of w hi ch arc
easily avai la ble in record ed performances whi ch are mark ed]?
superior to hi s. This reveals one of my criteria fo r an ideal St.
J ohn 's con ce r t - th e prog ram sh ould prese n t wor ks which we
would otherwise be un able to h ear, as t he Bach Ari a Group d id, or
w h ich, if th ey ha,·e been recorded, most of us wou ld not consid er
own in g, suc h as the now famous Pierrot Lzmaire.
At Mr. App leba um's concert, it was a problem to d ispose th e
eyes sat isfactor ily . T here is a natnral tendence to concen tratc all
of one's fa cult ies on the act iv ity at hand. This I suppose, der ives
from an habituation to plays, m ov ies and basebal.l games, in all of
w hich the eyes and ea rs and eg uall y important. vV atc hin g Mr.
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u
Saturday
MOVIES
films, finance and the ram
lv1agnificent Ambersons
Man's Hope
" The purpose of the club is to make accessible to the college community
motion pictures which, because of their excellence or age, or both are
unlikely to appear at local theaters."- from the Chart er of th e Rogers
Albritton Memorial Film Club .
A Musical Story
Brief Encounter
Ivan the Terrible
IN A SCHOOL ...vhcrc igno ran ce of th e fin e a rts ha s become a part o f th e tr;:tdition, o nly th e rno v ies,
typically th e hybrid, h:1ve m anaged to su rv i,·c the hli g ht. But sur v ival is a term bette r ap pli ed to th e newly
g l arnourize d rn o dern .fine :rrt of rnu s ic, whi c h now find s it se l f_ in th e exa lt ed pos iti on of its defunct g randmother; th e m ov ies flouri s h. And th e reaso ns fo r s uch success should be of inte res t to th e purveyo rs of
the seven th liberal 01 rt. Wher e poe try and paint in g have few ndh ere nts, th e maj o r po rti on of th e s tu de nt
budy is addi cted to the fi lm s. P oss ibl y they find them habit f o rmin g, but th;lt in itse l f C<ln har dly be res pons ible for th e po pubrity o f th e co l lege 11 lm s wh e n th e local theat e rs are re:1dily a v ai labl e w ith mu ch be tter
te chni ca l f3ri l ities and le ss arch:lic pictures. No doubt th e aspect of ente rtainn1ent or di stracti on dra\vs a l o t
of the audianc e and is part ially respo ns ible fo r th e presence of eve ry o ne who co m es to th e showings . And
though bo th o f th ese ch01racter istic s may dis tin guish m ov ies from th e o ther fine arts th at are access ibl e, at
lea st so m e measure of it s app e al ma y be o n th e acco unt of. it s pretens ion to be ing a fine art. H oweve r, th e
co mm on qu es tion concern in g best se ll ers and c ity park statuary can be fOSed for the fi lnus : is it fine art ?
I s l arge atte ndance co mpat ibl e with an art ~· Fina ll y, m ov ies , aga in l ike th e nov e l, ha ve liberal co mp o nents.
Th ey c-1n be di scus sed in seminars; and are, th e refore , mi sapp rehend e d ,15 pho top l ay s. In f act, it is probabl e
that th e m ov ies arc admired by th ose pu rer-souled liberal .arti sts o n ly as a k ind o f substitute for th e more
Odd Man Out
As You Like It
Shoe Shin e
Dead of Night
Carmen
The Eagl e
Great Expectations
A lexand er Nevsky
39 Steps
Generals without B
·utton s
highbrow th ea te r.
Carnival in Flanders
Libe ral or fine tnt, d istra ct io n o r d o pe, th e fi l m s ha ve a tremendou s influen ce . Wher e fifty pe rcent of
th e wo rld is liter:Jte, s ixty attends th e .film s. Jt is ev ide nt that if th e fi lm s are not the fruit o f practi ce in
the li be ral arts, as poetry or drama is, they oug ht to be. As Er·w in .Pan ofs ky -r.· sugges ts, "I f all th e ser ious
lyrical poets, co mp ose rs, painters and sculptors were force d by law to sto p their activ itie s, a rath e r sma ll
fracti o n of. the ge neral ptJbl ic w o uld become awt~ re of th e bet and a st ill sma ll er fraction wou ld se ri ously
regret it. I f the same th ings \Vere to happe n to th e mov ie s th e socia l conseq uences wou l d be catas troph ic."
Gr:tnted the i r popu l arity and influ ence, it is appa lli ng to th ink th at the fi lm s have e ve n poorer pro spects
w ith respect to th e prog ram than th e lab o ratory sc iences. Science :1s we know it is only now w ith difficulty
beco min g int eg rated with co nte m pora ry th ough t, l et al one the program i it seem s to suggest that th e fi lm s
w ith s imilar powe r and potentia lity and four ce nturi es younger may have to be ki cked around the assi stant
Film Poe ms
and
Ea sy Street
The Eternal Mask
and
The Immigrant
Th e Lower Depths
dean ' s office w ith the Cot ill ion and Boa t Clt1bs three hundred and iifty years befo re ge ttin g a si mil ar
Four Cha pi ins
Ti me in the Sun
and
The affairs of Pierre
Intolerance
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Italian Straw Hat
Dest iny
Ca valcade
liM
II
The Thin Man
Du c k Soup and Barbershop
Alcestis
awkward acceptance.
It it s cata l ogue, th e admin istra tion ha s made th e usua l clu111sy bow o f the tra in ed li beral 01rti st toward " th e
'class ics' of th e c ine matic ar t" - th e qu o tati o n mark s are the irs. Such hn1tal condescens io n is typica l of
the franti c offic ial ballet in quest of: :t financia l an ge l, th e ivy atmosph e re , :1nd "the arts Jnd crafts in
res idence." l\tluch more con str uct ive and prom isin g is the kind of rea l support the co ll ege h as g iven the
fi lm club and the understandin g , i f so mewhat i ncomplete, of its poss ible function in th e co mmunity.
L ate i n September of la st year th ere were a se ri es of va ri ously amus in g , annoy in g and an g ry co nferences
held betwee n th e then ass istant dean , Mr. P oe , and th e newly install ed execut ive comm ittee of th e newly
n01m ed R ogers A l br itton l\tl e m o ri01l Film Club. The m eet ings were portentous . Th ey se t th e pattern for
th e ye a r's activ itie s of the Film C l ub Jnd mana ged , f requently unwittin g ly, to define some of the prob le m s
confron tin g it.
Th e primary impetu s fo r 1\tlr. P oe's co nfe rences was financ ial, but he was also co ncerned w it h the ((unhus iness li k e m e th ods" w ith w hi ch th e name of. the Film C l ub had become sy n o nym o us dur in g the adm ini str<
ltion of its dea r-departed fo rm er pres id e nt. Fin anci01lly, th e C lub had been an im possib l e white elephant
supported by th e schoo l up o n a lib e ral l a rgess. Mr . P oe's case was a good one . He claimed th e Film Club
cou ld be se l f -suppo rtin g by rais ing its pri ces and by e limi nat ing the fifty per cent free adrn iss ion poli cy.
Th e co mrnittec v igorously contes ted the th o ug ht of any rai se above th e p reva ilin g fifteen cent adm iss ion
and pleaded eloquen tl y fo r the underpaid veteran and wh at six ty ce nts a
mont h m ea nt to him . Mr. Poe ~e!·s i s ted; it was, he told the comm ittee,
the op i n ion of the adm i n i s trt~ti ve counc il that th e s tu ~l ents used th e
Satu rday n ig ht sh ow in gs purely as ente rta inm e nt and that th e co ll ege
th e refo re cou l d not be e xpec ted to pay for it.
A frant ic not ice for a strategy and protest m ee tin g of stud e nts broug ht
forth an impr ess ive m ob of e ig ht s tu de nts and tv-.'o tut o rs - no doubt
too ls of th e ad mini str:1ti ve coun c il. Th e comm itt ee cap itulated and
resigned it se l f to th oug hts of austerity and iilm lt'ss Saturday ni g hts as
so on as the studen t body d iscovered th e thirty cent :1dm iss io n po li cy.
The 1lna l ep isode of. the Film Club vs . Mr. Poe was a rea l coup de
tluialre fo r the :tss istan t dean . Mr. Alb ritt o n, forme rl y the d ea r-departed R oge rs of th e Film C lu h, wns des ignate d as it s facu lty advi sor.
Such an occurrence was enough to co mpletely defeat the al ready belea g ue red e ight and two. This latest ad m inistrat ive m01chination , n o
do ub t ca l cu lat ed to assuag e th e tende r te n, put them int o th e m os t
emba rra ssi ng posit io n of ha v ing as the i r :1n chor o f :tclm inistrat ive co mmon se nse the \·cry person respons ibl e fo r th e impend ing auste rity. Even
the m ost casua l fi lm-goer cou ld no t he lp but recall the goo J old days of
cu t-throat pr ice \\·ar s betwee n free Friday nig ht prev ie ws and th e .five
cent Saturday regu lar show in gs , the gene ral irregul ari ty of .films ordered
too la te, and 8:30 showin gs at 9: 1), A s far as anybody could remember
·::·Edw in
Applebaum
P anofsky
"Style
and
IVfeJ ium
in
the
M o ti o n
Pictures,"
Critique , Ja n.- Feb. 194-7.
Twenty -five
�th ere never h ad bee n an o ffi c ia l Fi lm C l ub adv isor; a n d th oug h the re was
m uc h affec t ion for ivlr. A lbritton, th e co nte m pora ry fad a m o n g t h e fac ulty
to acq u ir e satellite student organiza ti o n s, t oge th er w ith th e afo re m e nti oned
d ifficulties, p ut eve n t his st ro n g bond of affection in jeopa rdy .
Wh at seems to h ave been ent irely ove rl ooked thr o ug h out th ese discussions w it h Mr. P oe was t he poss ible j ust ifica t io n of th e su ppo rt of the .fi lm s
- o r some fi l m s - by th e co ll ege. It is thorough ly unde rstandab le t hat the
co ll ege au t hor iti es sh oul d be reluc tant t o foo t the b il l for a weekly en t e rtainment per iod . But ca r r ied to its l og ical conclusion, it wou ld be equa ll y
unde rst andable i f the co ll ege refused t o keep the en tertaini n g Ar istophanes,
Sha kespeare nnd Ce r vantes (a m ong rnany o t hers) in the sc h o~ l finances.
I n mak ing thi s judg m ent not t o support ii l m s it seemed t he col lege h ad
dec ided that t he m o v ies were defin itely no t to be t a k en serio usly. W h e r e i n
p rev ious years t h e sma ll er number of fi lms had cons ti tuted eve nts of s ig n i ficance, the l o n g l ist of fil m s shown rec e ntly, obv ious ly i ncluding many
poo rer ones, i n t h e m ind o f th e admi n istrati o n was no m ore than stu dent
amusement, ci rcu ses to k eep up the mora l e of t h e pop ul ace. Apparen tl y
t hose "class ics" were n't classy enough.
Some fi l m s, how e ve r , hav e a d i rec t bea r ing on th e prog ram; for example,
fi lmin gs of S h akespea re and Dos t o ievs k y. A s }' on L ike I t was see n thi s ye a r
in th e co ll ege :m d H amlet e lsewhe re, reflect ing t he effor t t o recove r
theat re cla ssics f ro m th e class room. Rut both of t h ese fi lms a re obvious ly
rest ri cted by th e stage scrip ts wh ich th ey e m be lli sh bu t do no t ve ry we ll
rea li ze. I n t hi s gene ra l area be long a ll se ri ous p ho top lays, as opposed t o
t rue m ovies . A n napo l is enjoys the commo n pover ty of a ll t h e a rts t hat
p rev ail s in s m :-~ ll cr A m er ica n ci ti es. T he m ov ies a rc the o nl y a rt fo rm
ava il ab l e in suffic ient quan ti ty to the stu den t bo dy t o m e r it a n y a tt e nti o n .
But it h as been th e m isfo r tu n e of t h e fi l m s t h a t t he m ore th ey have
a t temp ted to m irro r e ith er stage or n ove l the poo rer th eir p roduc t h as
been. Ea r nes t effor ts s imp ly to incorporate t hea tre co n cep ts in th e fi l ms
hav e o nl y cu lmin ;Jted in th e pu rchase of in ferior p lays fo r frequen tl y mo re
infer ior .fi lm s. For th is reason few peop l e wo ul d co mm en d ve ry se ri o usly
th e ten best p ictures of a ny g ive n year for co n sidera ti o n w it hin the
p rog r a m.
Th e fi lm s h ave bee n a t t he i r best instead w h en th ey h ave co n sulted th e ir
own n a ture a nd the tr a n sfo rm a ti o n s of socie ty w hi ch h ave occ urred s ince
th e rea li st ic nove l flo uri sh ed an d d ied. No a r t fo rm is a li ve t od ay as th e
m ov ies a r e: it a lo n e h as a direc t co ntac t w ith its a ud ie n ce and a pro pe r
inte r p lay be t ween its ma ke rs a n d its use rs. Th e si mpl e d isc ipline th a t t h is
causes, oblig ing th e a rti st a t a ll ti mes t o co nd e n se a n d s im p li fy hi s ideas
w ithin fo rm s th a t a re accep ta bl e to a n a udi e n ce w id e r th a n an eso t e ri c f e·w ,
means tha t th e m ov ies a re th e h ea lth y a rt m edi um in th e wo rld to d ay .
Hi st o ric a ll y, o n e o f th e fi rst im po rt a nt a tt e mpt s t o g ive th e m ov ies th eir
p rope r st a ture w as G riffith 's l tttolerau.ce , a l so see n thi s y ea r. It ha s a simpl e
co n ce rn wi th a th e m e o f socia l an d po l iti ca l sig ni fic an ce a t a ny tim e. If it
gave it a n imp o rtan t tr ea tm e nt no o n e wo uld h es ita te t o reco mmend it t o
a n y se ri o us mind. It was by n o mea n s useless eve n so, es pec ially at St.
J o h n's, w h e re id eas a re va l ue d m o re th an t he ir mann e r of exc han ge, t o see
h ow in e.ff.ec tu a l th e m e th od o f dir ec t a ttac k is w ithin a n a rt fo rm. Su c h
su p er fi c i :--~ 1 thinkin g a nd c rud e ex pe ri e n ce co uld n o t f o r a ll its m ass ive
ga udi n ess m a k e th e fi lm m or e th a n p ropaga nd a. Ye t it see m s 1nos t im po rt<l n t in co nn ecti o n w ith th e Film C lub t o n o ti ce th a t th e fi lm was , h oweve r
we;1kly, t ry in g t o d o a grea t dea l m o re th a n en t e rta in. Its fa ilure t o reach
its obj ecti ve does no t co mpl e t ely disg ui se th e fac t t h a t it tri ed t o say
so m e thin g . Jts m os t imp o rt a nt co mmuni ca ti o n was by mea n s of its sty le:
t h e ex travaga il ce of th e produ cti o n was in v io len t co ntr adi stin cti o n t o th e
chil d ish st o ri es, as if vo lu m e of de t a il co ul d subs ti t ute fo r su btl e ty. On
th e w h o le, o ur primiti ve A m er ican f a it h s a bo ut a rt a nd soc ie ty ·w ere a n
ill umin a tin g to uch st o n e fo r t h e bud din g li be ra ls of th e co ll ege.
The same k in d of re fl ec ti on of hi s t im es is fo und in th e wo rk s of
.E ise n ste in. Wh e re G riffith is ra n do m a n d di ff use, a nd a lm os t n o n e of hi s
effec ts is ca ref ull y des ig n ed, in a .fi lm like I v an E ise n st e in ca rri es stu d ied
gesture and overw r o ug ht det a il t o a n ope rat ic cl imax. But i n A m e r ica we
a re accu st o m ed t o ha v in g th e gra n d iose sl o p py, like perfo rm a n ces a t t h e
1\l[ e t ropo lita n , and it is a n ew exper ie n ce f.o r us to see so m uch intens ity
co n ta ined i n th e ro lling of th e eyes, so m uch so le mnity as in th e p l ac i ng
of. th e crow n on I va n 's h ead . J t is poss ib le th a t such ex travagance m ay be
a vu lga ri ty o nly m ore de libe ra te than G riffith 's. But E ise n ste in h as shown
w h at ove ra 1l na rr ow con t ro l , ti g h t o rga ni za ti on and co n scio us u n ity of
purp ose can ac hi eve. A ga in, it is m ore in th e way h e has wo r ked t h a n in
w hat he th oug ht h e was sayi ng th at we are co n ce rn ed. Hi s pseudo -hi storical
ep ics a r e t ra n spare n t ly con tri ved a n d a ll hi s d evo ti o n t o M o th e r Ru ss ia does
not l e t him dace t o see h e r probl e m s a n d h e roes in th e i r tr ue ( a n d proba bl y
m uch g reate r ) propo rti o n s. But t h e t ec hni ca l m as te ry th a t is assoc ia ted ·with
the hi g h civ ili zat io n of th e fi lm has been ca rri ed he re to its log ica l e nd :
ccd t o th e st age; th o ug h th ey
n o n e of hi s wo rk s co ul d poss ibl y be redt1
co n s is ten tl y dea l w it h i n d i vid ual h eroes, th e ir subs ti tut ion of ac ti on for
e t h ics h as comp le t e ly di vo rced th e m f r o m t h e st;1ge. Every mome nt in th e
fi lm is co n ce i ved fo r th e fi lm : g rea t m ove m e nts of m asses are as po w erf ul
as st a ti c portr a its . Rut we are st ruc k, as in G riffi th , by the a ppa ren t e nmi ty
be tween sci e ntifi c skill s a n d b read th of concep t. F o r a ll hi s self-co nfid e nt
d ig nity, t o a li e n s Ei se n ste in is f o rc in g a th e m e of n o g rea t va li d ity: th e
su pe ri or ity of R uss ia, of Ru ss ian im peria li sm a n d R uss ia n R evo luti on.
D eny in g h is unc omp l icated p re mi ses, we can on ly l ea rn about our wo r ld i n
h im th ro ug h stu dyi n g h is supe rb sty le a nd th e im pl ica ti o n of its con n ec ti on
w ith h is st o ry.
W hat was begun in I ntolerance and worked over in a ll of Eiser.ts te in ' s
fi lm s was rn uch m ore perfectl y ac h ieved in !V an's ll ope. H ere th e sty le
l
and t h e idea were more perfec tly suit ed : th e soc iety w ith w hi ch th e fi l m
was co n cer n ed a n d from which it spra n g \-vas seen w ith m uc h m ore complex ity. No t d ispens ing en ti rely wi t h story nor yet lean i ng on p lo t li ke a
detective st ory, its cohe re n ce was d ifficul t a n d a t tim es confus in g. G radua l ly bi ndi n g th e va ri o us e le m e n ts together, it ·was able to sus t ai n at t h e end
one of t h e m os t m ov i ng pagea nts th e .fil m s h ave eve r shown. The ma j est ic
death m a rc h down t he hill , crowded w it h hi g hl y ind iv idua l ch a rac ters al l
pa 1t1c 1patmg in the sto ry of th e av ia tors, is an achi eve m ent in record ing th e
t ransfor m at ion of t he concep t of. ty rant a n d peop le, into the f usion of
the two in t he l e:1dersh ip of th e m a n devo ted to t he com m on end fu l fi l lin g in hi s he roism th e co mm o n pu rpos e of a ll. T he fi lm fluc tu ates between
h av ing no h e ro, h av ing a se r ies of pro min e nt indiv idua ls, o r ma kin g th e
L oya l is ts h e roes co l lective ly. Th e th ough t is n o t th e si m p le Sov ie t co mm un ism of Eisenste in n o r t he clumsy, un t h inkin g rom a nti cism of Gr iHith.
Wh a teve r th e u lti ma te me rits of its answe rs, it ra ises so m e of t h e m ost
press ing ques ti o n s of th e day in a fo rm w hi ch is ent ire ly new t o t h e
tr adi ti o n ex pl o red i n th e Grea t Boo k s . No one a t St. J oh n's h as in te n ded
t h at a c urri cu lum ·of class ics was a im ed a t u p r oo tin g th e s tu de nt f r om hi s
natu ra l f u nc ti ons in t h e co n te m pora ry wo rl d. Train ing hi s cr iti ca l fac ulti es
is no t u nde r t ::1k en tha t h e re j ec t w h a t he .fi n ds a bo ut hi m in a p ure ly destru cti ve m anner. Ye t if h e is t o think cons tru cti ve ly a bo ut t he wo rl d h e
is in hab iti ng, he mu st k now a nd fee l th e re d efini tio n s t o w hi ch it is con sta ntl y subjecting th e trad iti o n s of W es ter n cult ure. C u r ren t ly, i n a fi lm
like Nl m s,s H ope, o n e o f th e mos t imp o rtan t st a te m e nts is in th e m ov ies.
I n S!toe Slti·n e t he fi lm s st a n d m o re d irec tl y o n t he tr aditi onal g rea t
co n cep ts of th e thea tre . Eth ics a re th e p rim a ry concern, th e t wo h e r oes are
t he ce nt e r of inte res t. Pro p aga n da is ce rt a inl y prese nt, h eig ht e n ed by th e
pa th os which do mi nates t h e w h o le picture. But t h e v io le n ce an d co n ve nt io n a l p r ese nt at io n o f m o r a l problem s th a t do m inate O pett Cr."ty h ave been
re fin ed into tr age dy . Un do ubt edl y in E ur ope th e situ a t ion is as st e reo typed
as th at of Open City a n d is exp lo ite d t o suc h e nd s ; but in Am e ri ca it js
n ovel a nd sh oc ki ng e n o ug h th a t it e ith e r e n gages o nl y th e curi os ity a n d
se ntim e nts or rea ll y pe ne tr a t es to th e i n te ll ect a nd th e se n se o f tra gedy .
Wh ere a good p ~Ht of th e fi lm cou l d h ave bee n ex pressed by th e n ove l, a
m ed iu m mu ch a kin to th e n a rra ti ve t ec hn iq ues of th e fi lm , it m a n ages at
tim es t o ac hi eve th e assoc iati ve powe rs of poe try, n ea re r th e tru e natur e of.
th e film m ed ium. T a k e, fo r e xa mpl e, th e g rea t e ntry of th e t wo sh oe-shi ne
boys on th e ir d ream white h o rse, th e yo un ge r w ith th e p r oud M usso l in i j u t
t o hi s j a w , ri d in g like its la tes t co nqu e ro rs, d ow n th e imp e ri a l bo ul eva rd
in to th e a lready humili a ted c ity, t o th e sh o ut of a ch o ru s o f e n v io us
u rchins. Or agai n , th e fa ntas ti c inte rlud e w h en th e for tun e-te ll e r lays o ut
th e cards f o r th e boys in th e t e n se atm os ph e re o f th e ir furti ve exc han ge .
Wh a t it m ea n s t o each o f th e m is co n veyed m o re by exp ress io n of face and
hand th a n by wo rd s. Jt is of imp o rt a n ce, h oweve r, th a t thi s film deal s m uch
m o re in wo rds th a t h ave a n ind e pe nd e nt va lidity th a n a n y of th e prev io us
.fi lms. Its scena ri o wo uld n o t m a k e such ba d rea din g .
Th e m os t pe rfec t ac hi eve m e nts of th e .fi lms see n thi s yea r we re unq uesti o n a bl y th e m os t pop ular a nd th e refo re th e m os t d ifficult t o di sc uss . Th ey
we re t he co m ed ies of C h ap lin a n d th e M a r x bro th ers. H e re t h e film was
cl oses t to th e ver n acu l a r, sh a pin g it :1n d shaped by it, ;1n d ma kin g its
g r ea test imp act. Th e grea t numb e r o f C h ap lin sh o rt s sh ow n o n m a n y
eve ni ngs sh owed h ow mu ch of C h ap lin 's wo rk h as beco m e a symbo l in
o ur thinkin g . T he pic t u re o f th e littl e m a n in a wo rld h e can n o t con t e nd
w ith is a myth fo r us n o l ess th a n H erc ul es t o th e Gree k s . Th e myth as
seen in th ese ea rl y .fi lms showed its weak n ess w h e n it a t te mpted t o resol ve
e terna l d issens io n s. Th e ques ti o n s o f th e M a r x bro th e rs o n th e o th e r h a nd
we re m o re clea rl y me ta phys ica l. Th e bro th e rs an d th e ir n1irr o r in D uck
Soup as k t h e a la rmi ng ques t ion : ~ h a t is rea lity ? Incessa ntl y up se tting a ll
th e co n ve nti o n a l a n swe rs, a nd all t he t opsy-t u r vy a n swe rs th ey pro pose
th e m se l ves, th ey l eave us, lik e Soc ra t es, mu ch less sur e we know th e a nswe r.
C h a pli n , in cont ras t, wi th practi ced sop hi stry cha rms us i nto acce pting hi s
va l ues. Bu t we ca n a l ways .fin d hi s affinit y w ith Griffith a nd Eise n ste in
lu r k in g in th e se n t irn en ta lity o f hi s co ncl us io n s. Granted th e su pe ri o rity
of th e M a r x b ro th e rs as p h iloso ph e rs, h ow m uch poo re r we sh o ul d be
w ith o ut C h a plin w h ose integ rity is th e effo rt o f a co n sc io us a rti st. C h a rli e's
tlo n ch a l a nce o n ro ll er sk a tes pe rsists t o qu es ti o n eve n th e ba n a li ~ o f th ose
e n co unte rs whe re h e a ba n do n s hi s w it in favo r of hi s se ntimen t.
I n thinkin g back ove r t h e year's fi lm s it see m s clea r th a t th e qu a l ity co ul d
have bee n less un eve n . Ce rta in o f th e· m o re successf ul .fi lms f r o m th e o rd in a ry run th a tres mi g ht h ave bee n omitted. (But th e fi n a n c ia l success of th e
Film C lub a n d its increased po pul a rity sa ti sfied eve n th e a dmini stra ti o n.)
In any case t h e prob le m of t h e rel a ti o n of th e fi n e a rts a nd th e libe r a l, t h e
p robl e m o f th e con n ecti o n of wha t yo u say w ith h ow yo u say it, was f req ue ntly in f ro nt of th e a u d ie n ce. T h e re sh o uld, h oweve r, h ave b ee n m o re
fo rm a l occasio n for di sc uss io n . Th e innume ra ble in fo rm a l di sc uss io n s might
eas il y ha ve coa lesced into so m e m o re d irect ed C<? nye rsa ti o n s if th e prop e r
imp e tu s h a d bee n supplied. This co uld per h a ps . h ave bee n m ad e by mea n s
of pl ac in g o n e o r t wo g rea t film s w ithin th e se min a r sch cd.ul e as mus ic h as .....
craw led in rece ntl y. M ore like o pe r a th a n a ny o th e r m ed iu m , a n d vas tl y
more access ibl e t o a n illit e rat e publi c than o pe ra sco res, th e re a re a few
fi lms which co ul d a ro use co n stru cti v e thinkin g ;1 hout th e re l ev an ce of
cl ass ica l id eas t o co nt em po r ary pro bl e m s. Th e d ifficulty lies es pecia lly in
th e c h o ice: wo uld it sel ec t .films that a re cl ose relatives of n ove ls a nd pl ays,
o r w ou ld it co n ce ntrate o n d1osc film s th a t a re n o t primarily lite rary in
their in spira ti o n an d a re co n seque ntl y m ore di ffic ult o f access in se min a r.
P e rh 3pS · in st ea d , a Fri day ni g ht sh ow in g w ith :1 d isc ussion pe ri o d fo ll ow in g
mi g ht be a wa y to use fi lm s i n th e p rog ra m. Ce rtainly ;1 weekly rev iew
s h ould be in st itut ed in th e Coll egia n , n ow that it is n o lo n ge r a p o litical
q uarte rly . Finall y , w h a t see m s m os t poss ibl e, th e co ll ege mi g ht in v ite
P rofesso r P a nu fsk y or J a m es Agee t o l ec ture on .fi lm s.
U ltim a t e ly, ef cou rse, th e success of th e .fi l ms rr~ t s w ith th e stud e nts.
drama 1n the college
l N OU R SE MIN A R RE A DIN G we igno re o r fo rge t th a t H o m er's wo rk
w a s m eant t o be spo k e n a l o ud , S oph o cl es' t o be seen on t he stage. E sse n ti a l dim e n s io n s arc und et ec ted wh e n we s it r eadin g Ch :n1ce r o r Sh a k es pea re
in iso la ted s il e n ce. No r do o ur discuss io n s re tri eve th e los t v al ues. G es tu res
and t o nes of vo ice, rhy thrn s a n d stresses a re n o t eas il y subj ec ted t o th e
primiti ve ge n e rali zati o n s by m ean s of whi c h a fo rm a l co n ve rsa ti o n proceed s
among t we nty in d iv idua ls. A se m in ar usua ll y devo tes itself ins t ea d t o th e
im persona l. It subsis ts on uni versa l affirmat ive propos iti o n s, struts pro u d ly
i nto a ll ego ry a n d fla tl y disrega rds th e fin e a r ts. T h e co n c re t e a n d th e
ind ividu;ll a rc n o t its fo rt e. Jt te n ds th e o th e r w :1y, t oward th e ass um pt ion
th a t tr u th is on ly k now n i n syl l ogis m s an d t ha t to say wha t yo u m ean 1s
on ly a prob l em in defi nin g p red ica t es .
But p l ays a re n ot m erely m o re li ve ly d e ba tes . .Read ing th e m as we do is
to l oo k a t th em kill ed a n d r oug hl y di ves ted of fl es h. W e on ly see t h e
sk e le t o n a nd ca n do n o m o re tha n guess a t a co mpl e te ana t om y. W e are
li k e Ezek ie l se t dow n in th e va lley f ull of bo n es. B u t Eze k iel pro ph esied
u pon th ese bones an d th ey ga in ed fles h , a n d h e p ro ph es ied aga in a nd th ey
ga in ed brea th . Wh e reas we m os tl y f o rge t that th e bo n es a re n o t th e thi ng
it self s in ce by its n atu re t he anal yt ic p rocedu re co n stan tl y sugges ts t ha t th e
rea l for m o r n a tu re of th e t h in g we a re ex <~mining is t o be f ou n d in its
bones o r mu scu la tur e, in th e math em a ti cal fo rmul as o r th e wo rd s by w hi ch
we re prese nt it. A ll th e sy m bol s w hi ch mi g ht h e lp t owa rd kn ow ing w h at
it r ea ll y is a r c pe rv e rt ed int o id o ls and :su b:s titut t: d fur tl1al kn ow led ge. Ye t
\Ve ;~d mi t th a t th ere is :1 ce n t ra l m ea nin g in th e inca r nation of an idea,
w hi c h , like T yros, we rejec t o nl y hecause it s ;Jccess is so d iffic ult.
T r a n sl a ti on is pe r haps th e m os t pe n e t ra tin g a ppro ach t o th e w h o leness
of a wo rk. Its painf u ll y lite ra l ch a racte r see m s n o m ore th an atte nti on
to tri v ial d e tai l. But it is th ese de t a il s, cho ice o f wo rd s, gra mmar a n d
se nte n ce s tru ctur e th a t de t e rmin e th e in d iv idual ch a r ac t e r o f a n y writte n
wo rk . Jt is by a tt en ti o n t o th e m th a t w e mu st h o pe t o fin d w h a t e n ergy is
em bod ied in <1 n a uth o r's w r itin g, g iv in g it its rea l power. By way of
con t ras t, in cl e m e nt:~ ry Ari st o te li a n l og ic we a re t a ug ht t o red lJ CC all se nte n ces to o n e fo rm in o rd er to ex am i n e the ir co nt e nt as bt1re propos iti o n s.
T his de ni a l of rhe t o ri c sugges ts th e pove rty of th e sy ll ogism t o co nt a in th e
fu ln ess of. a d ia l og ue, le t a l o n e a p lay . Tra n sl a ti o n a like preve nts a n y
ido la t ro us a p p roac h to th e " fo rm " of a wo rk , o r th e su per fi c ia l ge n e rali z:1t io n of its "con t e nt. " Jts fa ith fu ln ess t o eve ry wo rd, ·w h e th e r p repos iti o n or
n ou n , a t leas t imp lies th a t every fo rm a l c le m e nt is an e le m e nt of th e
co nt e nt a n d th ;tt eve ry aspect o f th e co nt e nt mu st be reali zed fo rmall y . An
a n a lysis und e rt a k e n by mean s o f tr a n s la ti o n is sub se r v ie nt to th e direc ti on
of th e o ri g in a l w h o l e, unl ess th e initi a l unity is t o be des troyed in t he
pro cess. Th e t ex t, regu latin g th e di scu ss io n , k eeps it f r o m sprea di ng ba tlikc
w ings and fl y in g hi g h in a lig htl ess ca ve rn .
Th e re is a poss ibl e a n a l ogy be twee n this la st kin d of a na lys is by tr a n s lati o n a nd co mm o n m odes o f study in th e fi ne a rt s. Mu sica l sco res ;~r e reo rch es tra ted n o t o nl y fo r th e purpose of prac ti c ing in strum e nta ti o n but
a lso t o e xpl o re th e p iece o f mu s ic by a tt e m p ti ng t o ch a n ge th e who le m e<J n s
o f e xpr essio n. M a ny g reat pa inte rs h ;tvc tran sl a t ed o il canv ases into bl ack
an d \vhite o r h ave redo n e th e m w ith o th e r co lo r a nd li g htin g. Wh e reas in
th ese exa mpl es o f tra n sl a ti on of m edium th e fi nish ed wo rk is a lm os t ce r ta in
t o be infe ri o r t o its origi n a l, i n bo th mll s ic a n d d r a mati c lite r a ture tr a n sl ati on can al so e fl'ec t so m e prog ress a w;1y f ro m th e m e re n o tat io n in t h e
sco re ;tn d th e sc ript towa rd th e effec t th a t n o t a ti o n inte nd ed t o reco r d.
O rch es tr a l sco res a rc o ft e n pe rf o rm ed o n tl)e pi a n o a n d th e text of a p lay
ma y recove r so m e o f its dra m a ti c purp ose in a read ing a l ou d by seve ra l
peo pl e. This co n st a ntly sugges ts t he dr a m a ti c obj ecti ve w ith o u t, of co ur se,
a t a ny tim e e ntirely f ulfilli ng it . A lth o ug h it is a n el em e ntary kin d of
tr a n sl a ti on, it is fund ame nta l, g iv in g th e ba re sc ript l ife a n d p reve nti ng it
fro m d egenera tin g i n t o m ax im s o r se ntim en t.
In such a readin g, th e co mpl e t e a bse n ce of pre te n s ion is a co rr ec ti ve for
th e e mpha sis on s p ec t:~cl c :n1 d th e spec t acu la r whi ch is one o f th e gn1ve
d ange rs of t he co ntem p or<~ry t h ea tre. T he s h ow m a n ship of a par ti cul ar
act o r i s of te,., m ore im po rtant o n Rr oadway tha n hi s un de rst a n d in g of t he
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cotillion club
T~CE C O T JLLJO N C L U B, co n fo rmin g t o a ll tr adit io n s, un de rwen t in ea rl y
O c tober w h at h ;ts come to be referred to as a "reo rga n iza ti on." What
ac t u;ll ly h:1p pens, of co urse, is a ch ange of persona l iti es·, res ulti ng in n
dift'e rc nt spirit w hi ch is in f used in t h e soc ia l c rea ti o n s p roduced by th ese
peo pl e. Fo r in st a n ce, t wo years ago th e t o n e was o n e of a sop h istica ted
kin d of indul ge n ce in th e m a nn er of Ge n e Tho rn to n 's poste rs. T he next
yec1r p rod uced a react ion agn inst th e fo rm e r a n d th e Cot illi o n C lub was
co mpl e te ly fri vo lo us, a lm os t despe ra te. By J a nu ary of 1949 a ll of the
f ri vo lous an d despe ra t e g ro u p had res ig n ed in favo r of a ra th e r br is k ~1 n d
e ffi c ie nt g ro u p of fr es hm en. L a rry P ete rs too k th e " o ffi ce" of P res iden t
a n d P ub lic R e la t ions o ffi c ia l w hil e Brad fo rd W a lke r accep ted th e Treas ure r's
posi ti on . 'l'ed Otteson p resided ove r D ecora ti o n s and Dick Ca rrut he rs repla ced P e rcy K eith as th e C luh's organ of P ubli ci ty . L a ter in th e year,
~ ndrew D ew in g, a se n io r, fo un d it to hi s ;Jdva nt ctge t o e n te r th e orga ni ?.at iO n.
It is fa irly we ll ver ified that l as t ye ar w itn essed th e m ost e n e rg-etic ~m d
publi city co n sc io us Co tilli o n C l u b in m an y yea rs. In con t rast t o th e ra t her
u n pre t e nti ous titl es of "Au tumn D a n ce" o r "Chri stm as D a n ce" of yea rs
be fo re, th e co mmunity was se r ve d te mptin g crea ti o n s like " Th e H a r vest
Schm oo n " ( a tim e ly thin g inspired by A I Capp ' s schm oo), " Th e J3eavcr
H o lid ay" ( co mm e m o r:1tin g i n so m e unkn ow n W<ty th e g irl s f ro m Beaver
Co ll ege) , "Th e S hip-Wrec k D a n ce" ( fo r thi s occasio n I g le h a rt H a ll was
re n a m ed "S hi p-w rec k I sle"). In o rder t o receive th e f ull atf ro nt e ry of th ese
titl es it is reco mm e n ded th a t th ey be p r o n o un ced a l ou d t o o n ese lf. Of
co urse it is t o be < mitted o nl y too read il y that a ny obj ect io n o n e m ay h ave
Jd
to th ese tem pting .t itl es is . pu re ly so phisti ca l, a n d that th e w h o le co mm u n ity
W<J s ex tre m e ly sa t1 sfied w 1th th e demea n o r w ith w hi ch th e Co tilli on Cl ub
we nt ab o ut its bu s in ess.
Jn res pec t t o lJUa lity, th e decora ti o n s w hi ch m us t ve il th e co ld steel g irde rs
of th e gy m nas iu m reac h ed a pea k of in ge nuity cu lmin a ti ng in th e " Shi pWrec k D ance" w h e re th e Co ll ege beca m e inv o l ve d w ith fi shi ng ne ts a n d
Navy life ra ft s. Th e on ly t hi n g th a t was mi ss in g w as Dick Ca rrut he rs
p i~in g us a boa rd . Th e eve r-tim e ly Co tilli on Club a lso prod uced a litt le
t h 1ng e<1ll ed "'rh c S prin g C ri s is" w hi c h co mp le te ly scc1ttered our a l ready
sh 01tte red nerves. M ay be it w ill become a tr aditi on.
P e rh aps so m e thin g sh o ul d be sa id a b out th e blind-d a t e m a rket. In th e
pas t ~' c ar s. it ha s. been. a p rob le m . to esta bli sh St. J o hn's respec t a bility a n d
~ ega l1ty. w ith 1ts s tste r tn stttut iOns 111 respec t to thi s type o f tra ffi c. S t. J oh n's
1s, as 1t we re, ove r th e h u m p in respec t to thi s p r obl e m: th e C lu b h;~ s
m a n ag~d t o e.fre.c t th e m~e tin g of ma ny l o ne ly he:l rt s, and h opes th at
th ey w dl b l oo m Jtlt O end un ng f ri ends h ips.
D o you. reca ll t he d il e m ma of o n e littl e g irl f r om t h e So uth w h o, w h en
h e r m os t Ingen uous escor t as k ed h e r to h is room for a d rink , que ri ed: " D o
y o u ? II have bed s in your rooms ?" Wi t hou t as kin g h er t o re phrase the
Cj1.1es t 10 n th e yo un g m < 1 re pli ed, " W hy yes , I g u ess we do." T he g irl q ui c kl y
H
:1 ~sumed a to n e bo th. confide nti a l :n1d ;1po loge t ic, "A h 'm afra id I caan ' t go.
I he house m oth e r sa 1d we a ll m us tn ' t go into any room th a t h ad a hed in
it." .Tt ju s t goes to sh ow y ou th e p rob l e m s t hat St. J o h n n ies ha ve t o contend \vi t h in h ig h er and lower e duc;J ti on.
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T wenty-seve?t
�Sunday
radio program
rcSttint J olnth College is an exciriug pla.ce .. .n
THOSE WORDS BECAME, in th e Spring of 1949, one of th e face ti o us
sloga ns o f th e ca mpu s ; a phra se to be ye ll ed ac ross th e Coffee Sh op a t a
d isco tJrage d o r di sg usted cla ss m a te, o r mumbl ed o n th e way to a lab exam .
Th ey we re sa id in a ll se ri o us ness o n th e Sund ay afte rn oo n of Februa ry 27
at 3 :3 0 p.m . by R a n let Lin co ln ove r th e a ir-waves of WANN.
Thu s
st:1rted th e seri es of radi o broadcasts kn ow n as th e " St. J ohn 's Prog ram," weekh• ha lf-h o ur ma de a vail ab le to th e Co ll ege by th e m a n age m ent of
WANN: L incoln was ap po inted d irec to r of t he prog ra m, wi th respo n s ibilitv to sec that a br oadcas t w as arra nged a n d prese nted ea ch Sunday,
but h ~ is th e .fi rst to ackn ow ledge th a t th e who le ven ture wou ld n eve r h ave
bee n poss ibl e w ith o ut th e w h o lehearted hel p a nd coopera ti on of s tude nts
a nd fac ulty alike. Man y a St . J o hnni e co nqu e red seve re "mike fri g ht" in
orde r to h elp o ut and do hi s pa rt.
Th e o ri g- in a l idea f o r th e broa d cas ts w~1 s to try to cove r va ri o us aspec ts
of life a t '"'st. J o hn ' s - semin a rs, tut o ri a ls, labo r a to ry, lectures and co n ce rts
as \Vell as th e ex tr a-curri cul a r ac ti v iti es . Jt was a lso pla nn ed to prese nt
p rog ra m s o n vari ous publi c ques ti o ns in \vhi ch th e Co ll ege was concer ned,
a nd al so to have ava il abl e r eg ul a r ra di o tim e for a ny publi c r elat io n s
p roj ects o f th e admini stra ti o n. A s it turn ed out, th e se min a rs we re, w ith
sm a ll exce pti o n, th e fo rm of th e " St. J ohn 's P rogra m ."
lt w a s d ec id ed to h old th e semin ar s as a ser ies, w ith o ne lead in g to
a no th er , deve lo pin g a politi ca l th em e as th ey we nt al o ng. P o liti cs w as
arri ved at as th e a rea of th e g reates t a udi ence inte res t , a fte r lite ra ture,
m etaph ys ics, scie nce a nd re li g io n h ad been cons ide red. Th e fi rst se min a r
was o n th e D eclara ti on of In depe n dence a n d w as f o ll owed by d iscuss io ns
of Plutarch's J ulitts Caesa· , Sh a kespea re' s Julius Caesar, T /; e P rince, a n d
r
th en on to D e T oq lJ ev ill e's D en:.ocracy in Am.erica fo r t wo progra n1 s,
a nd T lu R eJ>u.blic fo r th ree. By th en th e the m e was we ll es tabli shed a n d
co ntinu ed thr o ug h such boo ks as Thu cy did es ' P eloponesian W ars . Th e
a rr an ge m e nt fo r a ll of th e semin a rs was the sa m e ; f o ur stud en ts led by
a fa culty m embe r, w ith Linco ln t o make ope ni ng a nd cl os ing re m a rks a n d
an n o un cements of f o ll o win g programs. About th e fifth o r sixth w eek ,
Lin coln j o ined in th e di sc uss io ns as well, a n d co ntinu ed to d o so fo r th e
r est of the se ri es. F o r th e las t two broadcasts of th e Co ll ege sess ion in
M ay, so m e m ember s of Mr. Ba rt's pl ay r ead ing g rou p p resen ted r ehea rsa ls
fo r th e ir publi c read in g of R ichard fl. Th ese we re th o ug h t by m an y
li ste ne rs to be th e m os t successful of t he se ri es, as th ey co m bin ed di scus~ i o n of id eas w ith dra m a ti c rec ita ti o n , m a kin g fo r a m o re va ri ed h a lf ho ur
th a n th e sem in a rs. After Sch oo l cl osed in Ju ne, th e p rogra m tim e cha nged
t o 7:3 0 o n Fri day ni g hts and co ntinu ed through th e summ e r w ith ve ry
info rm a l d isc uss io n g r oups co m posed of m emb e rs of th e summe r a d u lt ed uca ti o n semin ars, a n d o tb e r f ri en ds of th e Co ll ege. Th ey prese n te d a se ri es
of progr am s startin g (a fte r a Jul y 4th d iscuss ion of th e D ecla r ati o n of
Jn depe nde n cc) w :th R. H. T awney's R eligio n and the R ise of Capitalism
a n d con tinuin tr th ro ug h St. ;p(lu l' s E pistle to the R oman s to wo rks by
Ca l v in a nd Luth er. Pla ns for th e 19 4 9- 50 sess io n , a lth oug h not ye t
defi nite, ca ll f o r co ntin ued wee kl y broadcas ts w ith st ress on m o re v arie ty
i n type a n d pace of p rog ra m s.
Th e v irt ue and va l ue of th e St. J o h n's Pr og ra m ha s been ha rd to es tim a te. Ob v ious ly n o t a prog ra m for th e " Stop the :rvru sic, aud ience, it may
ha ve been too hi g h-brow. D u ri ng th e co urse of th e se ri es Li nco ln a n d
so m e o th ers n oted a d iffic ulty w it h th e St. Jo h nnies' lingo- a d iffic ulty
w hi ch w as ha rd to re m ove withou t g i ving the im press io n of try in g to ta lk
dow n. Whil e pre pa ri ng o ne of th e progra m s, someo ne obse r ved th at i f
th e pa rti cipa nts wou ld ta l k so tha t th ey a ll rea ll y k new w h at th ey were
say ing a n d unde rstood each othe r, th e li steni ng pu bli c wo ul d un dersta nd
th em too. If th at publi c ca red abou t wha t was sa id by St. J o h n's ove r th e
a ir, th ey neve r ga,·e a s ign of it ; but St. J o h n's firs t attem pt to reach t he
masses by rad io \vas, if no t altoge th er SlJccesshd , enco ur ag ing to th ose w h o
in s ist th a t St. Joh n's ed ucates fo r th e wo rl d .
·sunday evening meetings
P O ST E R S LIB E R A LLY SPRJ N KL ED a r ou nd town, invi t ing th e good
fo lk of A nn apo li s to our Sunday Even in g 1\t[ec ti ngs, a n nounced th e the m e
o f th e se ri es i n one lin e, "Ta lks on P u bli c I ssues of Prese nt- D ay l mpo rtance." T h e t urn-ou t for the fi rst fou r m ee ti ngs of the year was good, but
it mu st be ad mi tted th at if studen t a ttenda nce a t these mee tings was a n
accu r ate gauge of the i r in ter es t in pr ese nt-day prob lem s, th en p resen t-d ay
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p ubli c probl em s we re ru n nin g a ve ry b :~ d seco nd to th e p robl em s of th e
cur r iculum, o r m o re ge n era ll y, publi c afia irs we re a ppare ntl y dw arfed by
private a ffa irs. Th e " T ow ni es," by a nd la rge, we re like th e stud ents, o th er
thin gs seem ed m o re impo rtant o r mo re pleasant. Wh a tever the r easo n fu r
th e ge ne ral a pa thy, it co ul d n ot be cha rged to a fa ilure to procure bi g
na m es. Mr. J o h n G . Gree ne, dir ecto r o f adult edu cati o n, ser v in g as E xecu ti ve Sec reta ry of a facu lty committee respo ns ibl e f o r th e Sun day E ve nin g
m eetin gs, per suad ed a numbe r o f we ll - kn ow n peop le to g ive up a Sund ay
eve nin g in r eturn f o r the pu re pl eas ur e of address ing us , a nd th en lay in g
th em sel ves o pe n to q ues ti o ns fro m th e :-,u cl ie nce.
Durin g th e co urse o f th e yea r, th ere we re a fe w occas io n s wh en b ri sk
ques ti o nin g fo rced th e spea ke r to an acti ve de fen se. Jf m ost spea ke rs ·we r e
ma de so m ew ha t un comfo rtab le by th e prospect o f a ques ti o n pe ri od, the ir
:-tpp re he n sio n p roved to be wi th o ut g roun ds. Thi s year, th e H o n o rabl e
Cha rl es E. Saltzman, Ass ista nt Sec re tary of Sta te f o r O ccu pied A rea s, bega n
the ser ies . T he q ues ti ons a r isin g f ro m hi s ta lk ce nte r ed arou nd a n a pp a re nt
co nfli ct bet wee n Sta te D epa rtm en t po li cy a n d w h at so m e peo pl e (n o t a bl~·
P eter W e iss) in s isted \Vas actuall y takin g pla ce. Th e re w as a ques ti on
e ith e r d irect o r im p lied as to w h eth e r th e o ffi cia l po li cy for occ u pied a reas
had been s il entl y repl aced by a n o th e r. J'v[r . Sa ltzm an a n nve red by in sistin g
t ha t th e offi cial po li cy was th e o nl y o ne, a nd de nyin g any kn ow ledge of
fa ilure in impl em entati o n . Th e audi ence was left to d raw its own co nclu s io n s as to w heth e r 1\t[r. Sa lt zman, in sp ite of hi s ex pe ri e nce in th e
Arm y, was ba s iGlll_v na ive, o r w he th e r du e to hi s exp e ri e nce in th e fin a n cial
w o rld, h e was fa irl y acco m pli s hed in th e a rt of h a ndlin g a n e mbarra ss in g
qu es ti o n . A side f ro m thi s a nd m o re important, th e m eetin g wa s successful
in th e bas ic fun cti o n of foc using atte nti o n o n a publi c iss ue of imp o rt a nce .
Th e nex t Sun d ay even in g, Th urm an W. Arn o ld, fo rm e r Ass istant Atto rn ey Ge ne ral, created co n s ide rabl e exc ite m ent by te na cio usly ho ldin g a pos iti o n th ~t pa r t of th e a ud ien ce eith e r d id no t u n de rsta nd o r we re n o t di sposed to acce pt. H e stayed cl ose to th e pos iti o n a d vanced by A dam Smith
that m o n o po ly was an ev il; a nd th a t gove rnm e ntal pr o tecti o n of ce rtain
fa,·o red pri va te co mp a ni es preve nted v igo ro us ad va n cem en t. M o reo\"e r, 1\ll r.
A r no ld, like Adam Smith , be li eved that th e co mm o n peo pl e kn ow th e ir o w n
inte res t bette r than a nyone e lse. H e rej o iced at ev ide nce of th e ir ind epe n de nt co mm o n sen se in re j ec tin g so me of th e dr ea m s of th e plann e rs. The
ques ti o n seem ed to be: H ow co uld Mr. Arn o ld \vh o has an impress ive
reco rd as a libe ra l, fi g ht fo r a nd ch ampi o n a n ythin g esse ntially un po pular,
if he be li eves in the r ig htn ess o f pop ula r de te rmin a ti o n . Thi s was th e
o nly po int a t w hi ch Mr. Arn o ld depa rted radi ca ll y f r om A d am Smith ,
fo r Smith l oo ked u po n th ose w ho a ttempted to thi n k o f a n d wo rk for
th e g enera l good as m o nkey-wre nches in the eco no mi c ma chin e ry. Thi s depa rture f r o m th e co ns istent Smithi a n doctrine was precise ly th e po int on
w hi ch Mr. Ar no ld was a tt ac ked . H e d id n o t care to di sc uss th e ques ti o n
phil osophi call y, a n d left hi s qu es ti o ne rs to d iscove r fo r th em se l ves w heth er
hi s pos iti o n h ad poeti c m ea nin g .
T he fo ll ow in g m ee tin g, O cto be r 2 4th, w ith th e e lcc t: on dr a,~y· i n g n car,
J\llr. G ree ne pe rsua ded s peak e rs f ro m three o f th e maj o r pa rti es th a t our
G rea t Hall wou ld be as goo d a pla ce as a ny t o ed ucate th e e lec to rate a nd
pe rha ps pi ck up a few vo tes. J\lrr. Jam es R. KirkLnvl, r cp rcsen t e~ th e
G .O .P. ; Arthur 0. L ovej oy, a retired professo r o f phil oso ph y, re-e nt e red
th e ca ve o n behalf o f th e D on key, and James S. Mar t in, ex-S t. J o hn 's tut o r,
mani fes ted hi s bo ld ness in advoca tin g th e Prog ress i,·e pos iti o n. Th e rev iewe r d id n o t a ttend, but v..-as in f o rm ed by some w ho d id th at th e
mee ti ng was typ ica l of its kind.
Sun d ay evenin g , O ctobe r 3 1st, th e late Dr. H a rry St;Jc k Sulli v:1n, we ll k now n psychi at r ist, ta lk ed t o th e wro ng a udi en ce. Th e g ulf, j udg in g f rom .
th e pau city o f q ues ti o n s, an d th e charac ter of th e few th·a t we re as ked , \vas
u n br idgea bl e .
Th e nex t two m ee ti ngs sho uld h ave b,roug ht ou t th e av id newspaper
reade rs. Philip P otte r, Baltim o re Sun repo rte r, recen tl y rctunled f ro m ;1
spec ia l ass ig nm ent to th e Middl e E as t to ld hi s a ud ience abou t a buddi n)r
revo l uti on . A fte r centuri es of a utocrati c rul e, and re la ti ve ly stabl e co ndi-.
ti ons, a des ire f o r ch a nge seem s to be ma n ifes ti ng itself in t ha t pa r t of th e
wo rl d. Y o ung libe ra ls a re seekin g ed uca ti on fo r th e m asses, aa ~q uitabl e
d istri buti on of in come, eco no mic develo pm ent of tl1 e ir respecti ve co un tri es, .
etc. Mr. P o tte r m ainta in ed th a t thi s n ati on wou ld he fo ll ow ing a po li cy of
e nli gh te ned sel f-inte res t by a lig nin g itse lf w ith th ese fo r ces, and th at a
fo re ig n po li cy w hi ch su p po rt ed th e es tab lish ed react ion;'! !")' fo rces in the
Mi dd le Eas t was blin d . Th e nex t week Mr. Phi l ip L. Gra h a m , publi sher
of th e W as hi ng ton P ost, d isc ussed some of the gene ra l pro blem s en co un te red
in pu blis hin g a ne\\'Spape r, a n d so m e of th e so luti o ns a ttem pted by th e
·w as hin gto n P ost. T he repo rt e r a n d th e publi sh e r we re am on g th e bes t
of th e Sunday E ven in g spea ker s.
L a ter in th e yea r th ose ·w ho a ttended S un d ay E ve nin g M eeti ngs h ea rd:
Dr. Wi nfred O verh o lse r, Di rector of St. E li zabe th 's H osp ita l in W as hin g t o n,
repor t on th e L o n do n Congress of M enta l H ealt h; R aymo n d \Nil so n , a
( Co ntinued 0 11 page 5 1)
THE TERMS
Fall
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convocation
A B USY \V E EK of examinations a nd registration of students was clima xed by th e form al openin g exe rcises of the
C ollege on C onvocation Sunday. The tas k of callin g together tutors and students to participate in th e learnin g
process is an old one. Th e m otiva tin g fo rce of th ese ga th erin gs has always been furnish ed by a spirit of search and
inqu iry amon g m en. \i\Te here a t St. John's are a ble to feel,
very deeply, this spirit of community participa tion and learnin g. It is inher ent in th e books w e study and in th e tradition
w e are seeking to reinvigo ra te. Our C onvocation se rves to
remin d us tha t w e are to recapture this spirit in our studies
with a n ew vigo r and stren gth, and follow in the lively
footste ps o f th e g rea t, a m ong inquisitive students.
The rin gin g of th e C oll ege bell was th e sign al, as it usually
is, for old and new tutors a nd stud ents to gath er in McDowell H all. H ere th e fr eshm en, 74 of th em this yea r,
were asse mbled and in stru cted by the C ollege Marshal, l\1r.
Poe . A leisurely procession w as fo rm ed, led by President
Kieffe r and the tuto rs - all of whom w ere dressed in
academic robes trimm ed in col ors den otin g th eir hono rs 111
the scholastic wo rld. Th e fr es hm en follow ed the tutors and
the rest of th e co mmunity w alked behind th em . Th e procession was led along th e sid e ca mpus a nd into I glehart H all.
M r. K yle Smith opened th e exe rcises with a praye r. This
was follo w ed by th e formal introduction and r egistration of
the new m embers of th e co mmunity . E ac h fr eshman
an swe red to his na rn e by mo untin g th e platform a nd sha kin g
ha nds with the President of the College . H e then sig ned
his nam e, und er the g uidan ce o f Miss Stran ge, in the Coll ege
R egistry. This cerem onious induction into th e C ollege prese rves th e wid e gap between individual and community
which exists in all enterprises of common eff ort. W e as a
body r eceive each individual, and only dem and of him that
he recognize o ur stru ggle as his stru ggle a nd fa vor o ur aim
as his aim.
Th ose of us wh o had watched previo us co nvoca tions w ere
a ble to note th e shift to yo uth and vigor am ong the freshm en .
The return of th e Colle ge to n ormal is a g radual one, m ore
and more marked each yea r. W e all feel th e C ollege will
receive new impetus from th ose whose edu ca tion has not
been interrupted .
President Kieff e r spoke a fe w w o rds of welcom e to all
of us. H e remarked how invigo ratin g it was to see th e
campus alive with stud ents afte r m a ny m onths of inactivity .
Th e virtues of calmn ess and sa nity in a still divid ed a nd
turbulent w orld w ere emph asize d. W e w er e r eminded that
th e Great Boo ks w e stud y a re unanimo us in emphasiz in g and
teachin g th ese virtu es as a fo undation for proper and necessary ac tion . Th e impo rtan ce of th e teachin g and th e learnin g of th em in c reases as th e n eed fo r ca reful action in creases.
The traditional w ord s "C on vocatum est" w e re prono un ce d and, with the closin g praye r, th e 15 8th session of
th e C oll ege had begun .
T wenty-nine
�Th e hypo th eses spaw ned were m y riad . T o th e H egelia ns
Winter
unravelin g th e ta ngled skein o f w ha t mig ht too easily have
th e coll ege had se r ved its histo rica l fun ction and th e si•rns o f
becom e just a noth e r so rdid sto ry . By all repo rts its qu estions
Sin~e
this
probed deep ; it m ade sho rt wo rk of non-esse ntials , it in·
view presupposes a godlike in d iffe ren ce to th e suffe rin o-
sisted upon thinkin g first of th e college . Gra ntin g ce rtain
multitud e it provid ed sca nt co mfo rt.
un avoid a ble co nditions its dec ision w as th e o nl y one possible
decaden ce se rv ed onl y to buttress th eir th eo ri zi ng .
"'
Th ere we re oth ers
w ho, cogni za nt as most stud ents we re not of th e turbul ent
and rig ht at th e sa m e tim e. Its jo b was th oroug hl y c redit-
histo ry of th e in stitutio n called St. J o hns, had neve r, pe rh aps,
a ble. By Sund ay nig ht a wea ry college had so me n ew fac ts
rega rd ed th e n e w program as a nythin g m ore th an a passin g
to li ve with.
This se ntim ent, fo r-
Mr. Klein m oved into th e dean's offi ce ; M r. Graff into
t un a tely, w as held by but a few. By a nd la rge th e peo pl e
co nce rn ed with St. J o hn's think of it in terms of th e n ew
f:1 ncy and refuse d to be a la rm ed .
th e assista nt dean's c ubicle; th e re wo uld sho rtly be a new
treas urer; on Jun e 30 Mr. Ki eff e r w ould be succee ded by
progra m . A nd, in evita bl y, th ere were oth ers wh o po ured o ut
a new president. It had been a crisis a fte r all ; and n ew
t heir bitte rn ess on th e hea ds of Ba r r a nd Buc ha nan; o r th e
possibilities lay ahea d .
build ings and g ro und s depa rtment; or th e busin ess offi ce; or
t he la bora to ry; o r the fac ulty ; or th e lazy stud ents; o r th e
godd ess F o rtun e wh o had dec reed th at we sho uld have to
live in 1949 etc. , etc. , ad n a useam .
the CriSIS
vV hen th e sto rm fin ally broke it cente red itself abo ut th e
ad ministra tive o ffi ces. Mr. Kie ff e r, indig nant a t all ege d ly
cla nd estin e eff orts to rem o ve him fr om th e presid ency,
as ked for and obtain ed th e resig na tions of M essrs. Wilburn ,
Poe and Fidd esof, th e titul a r heads o f th e opposition to his
regim e. With th e conflict o ut in th e open th e once whispere d cha rge beca m e common kn o wled ge. Mr. Kieff er w as
accused of ba d administration, ind ecision , haltin g eve ry a tte mp t at progress.
It too k little time for the coll ege co mmunity to begin
A t this writing it is, of co urse , still too n ea r th e eve nt to
eva lu ate th e exper:e nce in terms of its likely eff ects upon the
coll ege's futur e. A pa rt fr om a flurry of n ew interest r esultin g fro m th e shock and a ne w tone as a co nsequ ence of an
administra ti ve
r ealig nm ent,
the
immedia te
eff ects we re
bo und to be bad. W e are too unaccustom ed to crisis to live
thro ug h o ne with o ut som e debilita tion .
Th ere is som ewh ere a m ora l to be dra wn from th e sto ry.
W e have lea rn ed perh aps th at one administra tor doth n ot
make a college any m o re th a n one swall o w m a kes a sprin g .
But beyond th at th ere is a lesson with wide r implications.
M ost St. J o hnnies will rem ember how th e fl agship of th e
Pantag ruelia n fl ee t, Thnlnrnege, ran into a te rrifi c storm,
and ho w by dint o f eve ryo ne's utm ost exe rtions it survived.
takin g sid es, even tho ug h th ere was never· any clea r cut basis
Everyo ne, that is, except Panurge wh o became a wh imperin g
LATE ON A SUNDAY evenin g in J anuary Mr. Kieff er
for love a nd enthusias m. Tho ug h m en mig ht admire they
on w hic h on e could do so. There w e re m any eff orts on the
cowa rd.
conclud ed his readin g of the Board's carefull y word ed deci-
wo uld ha rdl y devote th em selves to a m achine.
pa rt of stud ents and fac ulty alike to rema in unco mmitted and
Wh en it is ove r and th e ship is once m ore safe
P anurge is aga in his co urageo us self. Th en occ urs the fol-
Vlhil e th e docto rs disagree d a nd involved th em selves in
to await as pa tientl y as possibl e the outcom e of the Board's
lo win g:
professional quibbl es th e pa tient co ntinu ed to la ng uish. When
delibe ration s. In the scufflin g the Big Fact w as nea rly lost
she complain ed of a pain in th e neck th ey spoke soothin gly of
sig ht of. F ew stopped talkin g lon g eno ug h to think that it
w as no t se veral administrators alon e wh o w ere on trial but
sion.
Mr. Klein, th e coll ege's new dea n , off ered his first
prescription: a good night's sleep. F or once qu estions w ere
o ut of orde r. Quietly, tho ug htfull y, even solemnl y, a n
asse mbled co mmunity diffuse d into dormito ries, back-campus
units, off- ca mpus dwellin gs. All in all it had been on e of the
viruses, compl exes and th e spirit of th e age . If she tried to
stamm er o ut her soul probl em s th ey r eached fo r a mustard
most hectic, unbelieva ble, m acabre experien ces within the
plaster. And wh en, as it ha d ro , th e c risis ca m e, th ey pointed
livin g m em ory of St. J ohn 's. It was as if the m an upstairs
acc usin gly at each oth er. Th e patient sat up, fin ally, and
o ut of shee r rogue ry had simultan eously pro jected a Hitch-
kn oc ked th eir heads togeth er.
cock m elodrama and a M a rx Broth ers far ce upon the sc ree n.
Wh en it was all o ver St. J o hnnies rubbed th eir eyes and
Abstractly, and th erefo re too simply, this is the story of
w ond ered what had happened. Th ey will never r eall y kn o w.
wh at for a year or two will be kn own as "The Crisis." The
"facts" unfo rtunately do not say what w ent on in the hearts
Afte r days of despera te talking th e few trivial facts available had become irredu cible c uds of pulp in peo pl e' s m outh s.
They stu ck in the throat .
Th ey see m ed in co nsequ ential
alon gsid e th e Big Fact whic h onl y a few still r efu sed to
recogni ze . St. J ohnnies, on e a nd all , no lon ge r felt th e spirit.
Beneath the fa ded fin ery th ere no longer seem ed to be a ny
life. Like a n agin g co urtesan th e coll ege h ad beg un to rely
upon treatm ents, ga uds, cosm etics, N ew Y o rk specialists.
of men; th ey do not explain wh y a co mmunity o f reasonable
th e w hole college . M an y who pointed a fin ge r w ould bette r
have sta red into a mirror.
One gen eralization at .least m ay be sa fely m ade. N eve r
had t he lac k of co nfidence which sprea d so insidiously fr om
the Boa rd do wn to th e g ree nest fr eshm a n bee n so clea rly
m a nifest . D espair w as th e m ood of the day . By F riday, th e
day befo re th e Boa rd was scheduled to m eet in B altim ore,
the situa tio n seem ed little short of hopeless.
m en w as in ca pabl e of risin g abo ve th e petty in compatibilities
In a last effo rt th e Student P olity, which thro ug hout th e
o f personality ; wh y a coll ege whic h a few years previously
week had bee n fo r once active and eff ective, approved a
had had enoug h g uts to lick th e world's mig htiest n avy, to
stateme nt in sisting th at th e impo rtant issue - th e ne w pro-
sur vive th e decimations of a w a r a nd th e o nslaug hts of pro-
g ram - be kept in mind and as kin g fo r a clean sw eep of
fessional edu ca tors a nd concurrentl y to shape a new community of learn ers from th e w rec k of a m o ribund institution -
N or w as th e solution to be found in smoother m achin ery.
w hy such a pl ace should show suc h unmista ka ble signs of
A ft er all , contri va nce a nd m em ora nd a substitute but poo rl y
qu ittin g in th e hom e stretch.
the ad ministra tion with the prin cipals bein g retain ed as
tutors.
"All t hi s w hil e Ep istemon w ho had t he palms of hi s h ands all
flayed and bloody fro m hold in g on so ga ll antl v and so long to o ne
of th e cab les had bee n liste nin g intentl v to t he d isco urse of
P antagr uel. Now he protested
veh em e nt]~.
' I swear, my L ord ,' he compl a in ed, ' I had as mu ch fear an d
fri g ht as P anurge; bu t .it did n' t in te rfe re wit h my d o in g w hat l
cou ld. Wh at I stand for is thi s; th at tho ug h dea th mu st come to
us all by fa tal an d in ev itable necessity the extremely im po rta n t
ques ti on as to wh et her we d ie at such o r such an hour or in such
or such a way 1ies pa rtl y in the w ill of God an d pa rtl y in o ur ow n
d iscretion .
W e oug ht, howeve r, to be co nsta n tly im plorin g,
in vok in g, plead in g, beseec hin g and suppl icat in g, as lo ng as we
do n't m ake thi s f req ue nt prayi ng an en d or goa l in itself, but on
t he co n tra ry exert o urselves to the u tmost '"on our side an d as
t he H oly M esse nge r says, be fe llow-l abo rers w ith God . By be in g
saga cio usly on g uard , by work in g v igo rously, by maki ng re newe d
and obst in ate fres h sta rts, thin gs arri ve at le ng th at the e nd we
long for an d at the ha rbo ur of our des pe rate hope. But if in the
On Saturday the statem ent w as presented to th e
pin ch of pe ril an d o n th e brink of da nge r a pe rso n is neglige n t,
Board- a Board which, sudd enly aw ake to the m agnitude
e ff emin ate and id le, it is in vai n h e prays to th e .Gods: they a re
o f its respo nsibility, spent two days ea rn estly, painstakin gly
only p rovoked and ang ry w ith him '."
1.' Mr ty-r.me
T hirty
�Spri ng
june week
Senior-Faculty Cocktail Party
john, Ad le r, Van Doren, Barr or Bu chanan lec tures. As
soo n as th eir eyes beca m e accustomed to th e dimn ess th ey
imm ediately refocused them on what was to beco m e fo r
many a lege ndary object: a three -tiered, ch ro m ium - plated,
lion -headed fountain-lik e pun c h howl w hic h gave forth a
golden liqu id from th e spouts on th e top tier a~1d the lion's
m outh on th e second. W hether it was simply the objec t
itself w ith its red and blu e lig hts play in g on th e pun ch, or
Jake B rooks (yes again ) beguilin g eve ryo ne into " just one
more," or host Andrew D ew in g's fin e p un ch, soo ner o r
later (we fo rge t just w hen) th e formal aspect slipped slowly
from th e party . It beca m e in stead, o ne of th e most natural,
free a nd easy · ga th erings to be w it nessed a t St. J o hn 's. It
m ay be th a t o nly wl1 en fo ur years of th e tuto r-stud ent relationship have been completed, and th e fruit of th e labo r is
ready to be picked, that fri ends, fa milies, fa culty and stud ents
can get together w ith this degree of und e rsta ndin g a nd co mpanionship. I'm not su re th ose a re th e n am es to give the
at m osp here th at pe rm ea ted th e afte rn oo n's ga th e rin g, hut
ST. JOHN'S niirro red the Na tion.
Fashion ma gazin es, mov ie m a rqu ees, ladies' haircuts a nd
fo reig n ca rs w ere th e Nation's sign s th a t w e were a ttempting to return to th e "ca refree days of the '20s."
Jun e \Vee k was our sign, an d it looked like we ha d succeeded, eve n as ea rl y as th e Junior-Se nio r party th e week
before .
If a m ode m Rip Van ' N inkl e had walked into th e Com m on R oom of Sto ne H o use on that Satu rd ay nig ht in May
a nd seen Daisy Goldwin with her " bobbed ha ir" and " hig h
heeled shoes" doing th e C harleston w ith Phil Smith, he
wo uld have been su re th at it was a t wenty- minute ra th e r
th an a tw enty-yea r nap he had just taken.
The kegs of beer o n th e sid e porch had a n air of respec ta bility tha t mig ht not have bee n possibl e in th ose clays, but
J a ke Broo ks wandering a round d ispensin g it fro m a n old tin
pitcher took ca re of that. ' Ni th th e help of ex-St. J o hnnies,
Midship!.1en, total strange rs and lovely yo un g ladies we alThe Mellon Song
m ost man aged th at w id- western continentalism which was
so constantly striven for and so seldom ac hieved .
There may not have bee n th e intellec tu al co nversa tions
that St. J o hn 's pa rties ar e famous fo r, but no one seem ed to mind too mu ch. T o
cover th e whole evenin g completely we mig ht do best to quote a Midshipman who
found our littl e party just before beco min g a n E nsign. \\l ith co mplete dejection he
was hea rd all evenin g to mum ble und er his brea th : "For four years all of this was
right over the wal l ... and I didn't know it."
Jun e W ee k prope r loo ked as th o ug h it w e re going to be m ost fo rm al and respectable
when late Friday a ft ern oon the youn g ladies with picture hats a nd th eir well g room ed
escorts sa untered out of th e warm sun shin e into th e Great Hall. \\l ith its face lifted
by th e addition of fl owe rs a nd furnitur e, th e Grea t H all loo ked far m o re like a
sumptious bal lroom than th at Acade mic Assembly R oo m where the se nio rs had fi rst
gath ered (so m e as lon g as eight yea rs befo re) to hear Mr. Bucha nan g ive his introductory talk to th e Freshmen. This was th e last class w ho would rem ember th e
"Well, Willie, who'll we be today?"
Grea t H all as a lecture hall , but th ey didn't spend th eir a ft ern oon recallin g 1
Vleikl e-
Thirty -two
w ha teve r you call it, it had been a long tim e sin ce it had been
fe lt in McDowell. We wond ered vaguely as we m eand ered
dow n th e fron t walk a ft erwards if th e whole yea r cou ldn' t
have had so m ethin g of this sa m e pleasantn ess had tuto rs and
students go t toge th er m o re ofte n in th e G rea t Hall.
Eve ryon e manage d to ge t ~<·met hin g to ea t, a nd eith er
sober up a littl e o r ge t a littl e highe r by t he tim e eig ht-thirty
roll ed arou nd an d that age less pastim e, w hich had been so
lon g abse nt from o ur "sktded camp us"- th e Variety Show
- brig htened I glehart Hall.
After a prologue in th e fo rm of an introduction to a
for m al lec ture w hich had bee n hea rd not long before,
spectacle in the fo rm of w hat was later to he referred to as
th e "Goldberg Variation s" kep t us all in va rio us deg rees of
;11nusem ent fo r alm ost two hours. Durin g this tim e we saw
a nd hea rd all of th e in stitutions of The Institution lampooned
- in good review fashion. "Me no, Callicles, P olus"- those
th ree well kn own sop hists- ca m e down from Olympus to
see a bo ut gettin g St . J ohn 's acc redited, but th e local demo-
Class Day
cratic processes went just far enough as tray to elec t them to
th e Student Court. H ere th ey immediately fo und th em selves
in control o f a noth e r Crisis, a nd in ord er to find ou t w ha t
was goin g on th ey decid ed to inter view eith er in person o r
by phone such n ota bles as "Sco t," "Winkie," "Mo rtim e r,"
"M ar k, " "S c rotus Bon es, " an d "M.r. SI .
1msman " ( t I1e yo un g
Bernard McFadden). T hey also found it adva ntageous to
look into the oral exa minations (complete with th e peanuts
and popcorn th a t both · stud ents and tuto rs have so ofte n
wish ed for) and th e lectures.
During all of this th ere were hig h points a nd so m e fa irl y
low ones- but this was to be expec ted. The Freshm en
co uldn't laugh along with th e rest of th e a udien ce when
Shmoos' fri end "Sylvan Sharper " appea red, no r co uld th e
g uests en joy to their full est such delight fu l ditties as the
"Mellon Song" and "Alcibides is My Ideal." But on th e
whole from th e tim e E rnst A bra ham son played the openin g
bars to introdu ce Lin coln in the prolog ue thro ug h D ye r,
Junior-Senior party
Otteson, Aa ronson a nd Myers until th e fin al bars of Martin,
Frasca and G oldberg sin gin g "Mo unt Olympus-Here W e
.
.
Come" everyone found som ethin g to la ug h abo ut. Th e
sophists decided St. J ohn's would have to wa it for heavenl y a·ccre ditation sin ce it
would neve r ge t ea rthl y, but th e Variety Show has rega in ed its acc reditation as a
worthwhile trad ition .
Th e Info rm al Dance in th e Boat H o use after th e Va riety Show suffered from
som ethin g - it's a littl e diffi cult to say just what. It could n ot have been atm osphere
-for th e m oon shon e across College Creek in a mann er th at turn ed th e scen e from
th e Balcony into so m ethin g n ot unlike an old fas hioned calendar picture, and th e music
seem ed suitable as well. P erh aps it was just th at we'd laughed too ha rd , or th a t
we were planning to play tom o rrow, and co uldn't play much tonig ht.
Saturday of Jun e \ Veek was Archy McCourt D ay. There was n q title on the
progra m to label it such, but th ere was little doubt th at it was.
Und er th e Liberty Tree Saturday morning with th e sun shinin g in all of its late
A. B. McCourt, B.A.
sprin g beauty, Ch et J ohn so n, Chairman for th e class, introd uced David R ae as " numT Mrty -tlu·ee·
�to pa rties, but it wasn ' t
be r on e stud ent," th e stud ent choice as w ell as th e administration's. R ae spoke with the se rious intellige nce a nd clea r lon g be fo re th ey w ere
reasse mbl ed a littl e fa rqu estionin g fo r wh ich his classm a tes had kn o wn him , a nd
th er west on th e bac k
am on g oth er things bro ug ht up the impo rtant qu estion of
campus 'i n th eir n ew
w heth er "the libe ral arts a re givin g us up, o r we are fr eein g
a tti re, rea dy to pic k up
o urselves from th em , because th ey have hee n success ful in
freein g us f rom ourse lves ." H e also to uched briefl y on th e the lem onade a nd cold
fried c hicken w hich
" im portance of chan g in g academic fr eedo m for civic fr eewe re bein g ha nd ed o ut
dom."
by the m en in w hite
With a cleve r poe tical introduction J o hnson introd uced
coa ts und e r M iss Disth e " number one in som ethin g" student - Al F rasca, who
ken's g uid ance. Th e
in his F r ascain m a nn er spoke lovin gly of all th e Grea t Boo ks,
Sen :o rs we re n otably
includin g M oth er G oose . As he closed he also introdu ce d
"Why is a raven like a writing -d esk?"
the Guest Spea ker, Mr. J ac k N e ustadt, w ho told a g roup of a bse nt from this gatherin g w h1c l1 , in stead o f havin g th e expected da mpenin g
sto ries a bout the class and its ex-members, stories which I
hope som eo ne m an aged to ge t down in th eir entirety for a effect, proved stimul a tin g fo r th e rest of the m ale co mmufutur e historia n of the C ollege. H e closed by saying th at he nity, sin ce it allow ed th eir wives a nd dates to shin e all the
brig hter, a nd their children to be mo re entertainin g with
w as "impressed by the level o f m aturity th e se nio rs ha ve disfew e r ha nd s to control th em.
played as a g roup. "
W hile this was goin g
The Exercises cam e to their climax w hen
on th e se nio rs w e re atC o rky Kra m er prese nted a special degree to
tendin g the President's
A rchibald Bow e M cC o urt " m a kin g him a memdinn e r a t L og Inn . F orber o f the class of 1949 ." As Bobby Burns'
m.allv - this was fri ed
fri end mounted th e podium even th e ha rde r
c hicken (o r steaks fo r a
hea rts o f th e co mmunity felt a slig ht m elting a nd
fini cky fe w ) , much win e
all w ere in ag reem ent with that m as terful piece
( preceded by bee r ), co fof understatement th at A rchie had been a n " unfee a nd aft er dinn er
o ffi cial co unsell or" to th e stud ents.
speec hes. President KiefImmediately a ft er Class D ay exe rcises eve ryfer opened th e proceedon e looked fo r the " picnic" whic h turn ed o ut to
in gs and asked Mr. L abe "<~ regula r lun cheon in the Dinin g H all, and
from there m ove d in a body to th e bac k ca mpus
throp to propose th e toast
for th e season's big Base ball G am e. Th e ba rrel
to th e class of 1949. Mr.
of ice and bee r w as emptied eno ug h times so tha t
L athrop w as answ e red by
Spectators
n o one bothered to reco rd the sco re, a nd the
Ellis Mannin g , n ewly
faculty's he roics w ere kn own onl y by th e bruises elected alumni sec reta ry fo r th e class, and then th e usual ro und of im and limps which we re see n fo r th e rest of th e promptu toasts w as m ade - to a bse nt m embe rs of the class, to Mr.
wee kend .
L o bell's n ew so n, to a fe w individu als, and to a g roup referred to as
Wh en the bee r was go ne and th e ga m e w as
the Sig m a E psilon Sig m a, which was ac kn o wl ed ged by Philip C amove r, everyo ne disappea red to clea n up, rest o r go
ponesc hi. Mr. N e ustadt gave a brief but coge nt talk. Mr. Kieff er
spoke a nd m ade th e presenta tion of a gold watch insc ribed "From the
F ac ulty a nd class of 19 49 for L oyal Service to St. J o hn 's C ollege and
th e class of 1949 , Jun e 1949," a nd a billfold to th e g uest o f honor,
M"r. M cC o urt. It w as w ond erful to watch A rchie speec hless . .. but
he regain ed his brea th sufficientl y to tell a few anec dotes a nd to give
a bea utiful recita tio n of " J o hn A nd erson , M y Jo ." Atmospherically it was a stag pa rty fro m th e 20 's.
Shortl y a fter I 0 th e gath e rin g broke up and the senio rs dashed m adly
bac k to pick up th eir wi ves a nd dates in order to a ttend the F in al Ball.
Th e Fi nal Ball sta rted slo wl y beneath a ceilin g of sil ve r sta rs and
moo ns. M om entum was ga in ed and after an hour or so th e Ball was
really rollin g. It roll ed as science told us it w o uld until inter fe red with
by som e o utsid e force. Th e outside force in this case w as the ba nd , which
in sisted o n goin g hom e. The band may have go ne ho m e, but few othe rs
both ered . . . in stea d th ey sepa rated into g ro ups fo r pa rties, m ore dancin g,
swimming and oth er fo rms of fun. It was dawn wh en, returnin g fr om
th e hinterland I saw th e last few co upl es walkin g tiredl y aro und Church
C ircle and headin g ho m e.
Sund ay m ornin g w as our brea thin g spell, and breath e w e did- deeply.
Sunday a ft ern oo n th ere w ere sig ns -faint I admit- o f not very exSenior-Faculty B·ase ball
Thirty- f out·
cited life. By late Sun - again. Buildin g th e w orld anew is an excitin g task; yo u
ha ve w o rk laid o ut for you. Th e test of our success with
day a ft ernoon you co uld
yo u will lie in wh ether yo u a re goin g forth fr om coll ege to
see it ge t or ganized
build a n ew w o rld or to plund er the ruins of th e old .
enoug h to fo rm into a
"I am n ot spea kin g inspirational ge ne ralities. The ruin s
process10n and walk
a re pl ain to behold. Th e plund ere rs a re at wo rk befo re our
down the ca mpus over
very eyes. They ar e those wh o contend se nse lessly fo r the
to St. Ann e's Church
prestige o f public offi ce and sh am e th e g reat traditions of
wh ere th e R ev. J ohn
the C apitol with th eir self-see kin g ; th ey a re those who m a ke
R . C ooper gave the
a' ca ricature of th e heroic freedom of the continent builders
Baccalaurea te address.
by cloa kin g m onopolistic pillagin g with th e bann er of free
Th e address by a
m ember of th e cl ass of enterprise. There is a sid e to A m erican society today tha t
J 93 7 was as inspirin g reminds on e of nothin g so muc h as th e spectacle of th e
" And monie a canty day, John"
ba rba rians of late R om an tim es squ attin g in imperial palaces
as Ba ccala ureate adand a wkwa rdly struttin g in shodd y purple. Our ba rdresses a re supposed to he, . and it w as- to say th e least- a
ba rians a re m o re outwa rdly r efin ed and often ha rder to
chan ge of emph asis for th e senio rs to hea r G od spoken of in
recognize . A lmost at tim es they seem to be all o f
Church in stead of Semin a r.
us. L et m e list a few of th e pi1lage rs: within the acaAfter the robes had been returned to M cD ow ell a nd th e
demic w orld there is th e subsidiz in g athlete at one; end
air of piety put a way for a whil e, th e se niors, th eir fa milies,
of th e sca le, the cynical g ra du ate stu de nt, w o rkfriends a nd the fac ulty
in g fo r his " union ca rd " th e Ph .D. degree, at th e
adj o urn ed to th e Ki effe r's
oth er . Or pe rhaps th ese a re victim s of m ore th an
for a pl easant aft ern oo n
clever plund ere rs, th e spo rts prom oters a nd the
G a rde n P a rty compl ete
educa tionalist rac ketee r . Outsid e th ere a rc th e
with ma ny introdu ctions,
stock jobbers a nd suave r fin an cial prom oters,
fin e foo d a nd delicio us
those la bo r leade rs who have turn ed the hopeful
pun c h. Th e re was ga iety,
aspirations c. f th eir foll owe rs into a source of
sun shin e an d a pl easa nt
profit and po wer for th em selves, th e salesm a n and
change of pace. Th e fesadvertise r, th e entertain er, who enriches him self
tivities were dra win g to a
by a ppea lin g to public tastelessness. On eve ry
close, th e Graduatio n ithand th e w ork of patriotic plund erin g goe~ on,
se lf was dra win g n ear.
feedin g on th e credulity a nd fea rs of a n unM ond ay m ornin g- we
wield\' popul ace.
found it difficult to believe
"I sketch this picture fo r no dem agogic reatha t w e we re goin g to be
Picnic Supper
so ns. I am not summ onin g yo u to a cru sade. As
blessed by yet anoth er cl ay
th o ug htful , well-bala nce d m en yo u kn ow this
of the fin e weath er w e had had fo r o ur Jun e V\Tee k, hut we were. A t
10:45 th e acad emic procession sta rted dow n th e front walk, ac ross th e sid e of th e w o rld into which yo u a re goin g a nd
g rass, o ut unde r th e Liberty Tree and the class of 19 4 9 was ready to yo u abh o r it. V\Tha t I wo uld do today is to consider with yo u wha t yo ur St. J ohn 's experience
g radua te. Th e R ev. W. K. Smith m ade th e in voca tion. The Presid ent
has give n yo u to help yo u live in this world and
of th e C oll ege announ ced th e prizes and th en Mr. Ki eff e r ga ve his
address to th e Graduation Class, a n address which wil l lon g remain in
the m em o ries of those wh o had a n oppo rtunity to hear it. Fo r those
wh o didn't, let us reprint o nly on e sho rt section , a nd remind th os<: who
read it th at th ey may obtain the compl ete a ddress by writin g th e
C o!Jege.
"The c risis of th e world tod ay spells out in capital lette rs th e m eanin g of th e crisis w e at St. J o hn 's recogni ze d twelve yea rs ago. Brea kdo wn of communica tion a nd loss of direction is no longe r confin ed to
th e aca demic community, it is plain to th e m a n in the street. The
coll eges a nd uni ve rsities o f th e late nin eteenth century rested sec ure in
th eir fa ith in A dam Smith. Britannia ruled th e ocea n waves and Clerk
Maxw ell rul ed th e eth er wa ves. Sc hol ars co uld be co mfortabl y sure
th a t, as und e r laissez. fait·e, tradesm a n, industrialist, la bore r a nd fa rm er
pro moted the world's econo mic health by pursuing eac h his individua l
gain , so th e dom ain o f Truth was extended by eac h ac t o f indi vidu al
resea rch. T oday this comfo rta bl e assuran ce is dispelled. Ma rx a nd
Curie have let l ~ose fo rces to shatte r th at peace ful wo rld. Origin a tin g
in the libra ry a nd th e la bo ra to ry, th ey ha ve swept into th e m a rket place
and th e fac to ry, and in th e process bro ug ht down the intell ectu al fo unda tions of coll ege and uni ve rsity.
" Th e shatterin g of a wo rld does not m ea n n ecessa ril y th e endin g of
a wo rld . It mea ns th a t th e next ge ne ra tion will ha ve to put it togeth er
Final Ball
T hit·ty-jioe
�The Seniors
H onors and Prizes
'T o th e m e m be r uf th e Se n io r C lass wh o ha s
w ritt en
th e
$2 7. 50.
Ofie re d und e r th e wi ll o f th e hte
bes t
fina l
ess ay,
a
prize
of
Jud g e vVa ltcr L D awk in s --- ---------------- .. ·············- Riclurrd Sco tt H arris
H on o rahl c M e nt ion -------------------------.. -------- -.. ---. David Burke R ea
T o the se n ior \d1 o ha s the high es t sta nd in g , a
go ld m eda L O tre red by th e ll o ard of Vi s ito rs
:t nd G o \·e rn o rs ---------- __________ --·-----------------·--------------·-· David B urke R ea
To th e m embe r of th e Fres h man , Sop h o m o re,
o r J uni o r C lass wh o h as ''"T ittc n th e bes t
a n nu a l essay, th e J o hn Martin Gree n p r ize
o f $ 10.00 ..................... - ......... --..------------------------- T ho111aS J.: ing Si111 pso11
H o norab le IVIcnt io n -~---·------· ----------------·------- T h omas f/ ernld R ea, J r.
President 's Cocktail Party
how in turn yo u ca n help St. John 's to live in it. I dwell on
barbarism and ruin , not beca use th at is all th e re is, but because th at is wh a t chall enges us ::tll to buildin g a nd reb uildin g
acco rdin g to th e pa ttern laid up in heaven . St. J o hn's was
c ha rtered in our ow n heroic age to reb uild from th e ru in s
.o f an ea rlie r war th e republic of lea rnin g th at ha d bee n Kin g
vVilliam 's Sc hool. Its cha rte r a ffirm s th e prin cipl es of freedom of the individual a nd responsibility to soc iety th at a re
t he A m erica n heritage. It makes plai n th at throug h liberal
education th ese prin cipl es a re kept in bein g. A nd it dedicates
St. J ohn's foreve r to this pu rpo e.
B ecause of this dedica tion yo u have had fo ur yea rs of
freedom a nd responsibility. Y ou have prac ticed th ese prin·Cipl es in yo ur studies a nd in yo ur community life. Y ou have
· ma de mista kes; you have ab used a t tim es yo ur fr eedom a nd
Luncheon in the Colleg e Quadrangle
·T /z-irt)'-six
Commencement Exercises
To
neg lected yo ur re:>ponsibility, but the fact tha t yo u have bee n
jud ged w orth y of th e degree proves th at in g reater m easure
yo u have lived up to th e prin cipl es. Livin g up to prin ciples
was th e test of th e a uxiliaries in Pl ato's R epublic. Knowl ed ge
of prin cipl es was the end to which th e eel ucatio n of the
g uardians thro ug h dial ectic was ·directed. Tho ug h I do not
off e r you to th e wo rld as r eady m ade g uardians, I do
remind yo u th at in idea and esse nce th e work yo u ha ve don e
for yo ur de g ree has bee n directed towa rds kn owl edge of
th e prin ciples yo u have li ved up to. From th e very beginnin g
of yo ur course with H om er's !lind, th e n ature and limitatio ns of m an's freedom have bee n a persiste nt th em e, and his
respo nsibility to his fellows yo ur consta nt stud y. Freedom
and responsibil:ty have bee n portraye d epicall y a nd t ragically
in the cha rac ters o f Ac hill es a nd Agam emn on , of O edipus
a nd A ntigone. Th e ironic sc rutin y o f Socra tes has helped
yo u disentan g le th eir esse ntial statem ent from th e be m azed
opinions of th e Sophists. Th e H ebra ic and Christian sc riptures have raise d them to the hig h level of theol ogy, whence
A ug ustin e and Thom as have drawn th em dow n in system atic de tail. Th e still unm et chall enge o f th e scie ntifi c revolution , refl ec ted in Baco n, Hum e, K a nt and H egel, speaks to
yo u today from the w hirl wi nd of Marx a nd Curie. H as
yo ur reading o f th e Grea t Books fi tted yo u to descend into
this cave of th e w inds/"
The degrees were issued, and the thirty-seve n n ew m embe rs of th e St. J ohn 's alumni rece ived the Ben ediction a nd
m a rched sole mnl y back to McDowell where th ey we re
g reeted by th eir friend s a nd fam ilies w ho had com e for th
to offer them th eir co ng ratula tions.
Luncheon was se r ved in th e C oll ege Q uadran gle a nd as
the stom ac hs fill ed the C ollege emptied. By sund own only a
few rem ai n ed . T he goodbyes had been said, and th e class
of '49 had gon e o ut in th e manner of all of th e classes
befo re th em . . . to crrr·ve rr b1·rr v e n ew w odd.
In the beginnin g w e said that St. J o hn ' s and th e Nation
seemed to be tryin g to recapture the twenties. L et us n ow
say th at we wish th e class of '49 better luck w ith th eir n e w
wo rl d th a n was had by those w ho we nt out t we nty yea rs
befor e th em .
t he
studcnt
who
h as
wr itte n
t he
bes t
o r ig ina l so nn et, a pr ize o f $ 10.00 -- --~--------- -------------- .rlud rew D ewi ng
T o th e student who du r in g th e current sess io n
has g iven m os t c \·id cn cc uf leade rship in th e
se r v ice of the Co ll ege Community, a pri ze
o f $25.00 in boo ks --------~----------·----·---- ..... _. C larwce ]. A:rrtlll er
anti
Pan / All>cr/ F rrtsca
Clarence Alfred Anderson , II
H er bert ·Joseph Baer
Charles Cr ittendon Baldwin
T !tirty -sev en
�Aaron Morriss Bisberg
Eugene Bokras
Harold M. Boulden
Jonathan Erskine Brooks
Philip Albert Camponeschi
Ray Charles Cave
Jerome Herbert Cantor
George Howell Daffer
T !tit"ty-mne
�Peter John Davies
Frederick Parsons Davis
Andrew Dewing
Rudolph Charles Ellsworth
Paul Albert Frasca
Paul Carlyle Evans
Richard Scott Harris
Forty
( 1
John Phelan Hayden
Forty-one
.,
�William Crawford Hill
Rowland Alfred Jones
Ralph Hall Ke e11ey
Harold Julius Hyd en
F orty-tzl'O
Allan Paul Hoffman
Chester Arth ur Johnson
Clarence J . Kramer
la n Campbell lea
F ort y-t!tree
�.'
;_
....
Ira Wendell Marine
John James Lobell
Thomas Delmar Lyne
Vincent Wood McKay
Ellis Wooster Manning , Jr .
James Wilson Ray
Edward Hector Mongeau
David Burke Rea
Forty-five
�Lynn Homer Robinson
John H e nry Thomas
Lawrence Holt Sherman
John Calvin Wallace
Guy Oliver Walser , Jr .
Peter Weiss and King
George Patrick Welch, Jr.
Richard Y ~ n d er Voort
Forty -si:r
F arty -seven
�THE YEAR
adult education
THIS YEAR th e A dult Ed ucation Prog ra m sponso red by
th e Coll ege und erwent va rious cha nges, all o f which w ere
of doubtful valu e in respec t to eve ry face t of th e Progra m ,
w ith th e possibl e exception o f an in crease in a tten da nce . This
latter eff ec t w as ca used n ot by be tte r leade rship, but rath er
by th e in crease in th e number o f se min a rs and th e m o re
wid e-sprea d ad ve rtisin g, both of w hic h w ere in stituted by
t he n ew a nd late r directo r, M r. J ohn G. Greene, wh o, as a
m e mber of th e coll ege community, was priceless .
John Scott Woodward
Ric ha rd W esto n Young
It is obvious th at th e m ain end of adult sem in a rs IS not
to present th e m embers with a ny definite a nsw ers to th e
" humanl y un answ erabl e qu estions a bo ut th e g rea t th em es in
huma n experie nce ." It see ms, in stea d , th a t by raisin g these
un answ e ra ble questions th e m embe rs should be made more
liberal in th eir views m erely beca use th ey w ould th en be
shown that th ere is more in heave n and earth than was
dream ed of in th eir philosophies. Th at this has not bee n
accomplished is not th e fa ult of th e boo ks. It is, rath er, one
or both of th e remainin g possibilities, the students o r th e
leaders, tha t have made th ese se min ars so inco mpl ete. Cl ea rly th e se minar w ill make little progress wh en o ne lea de r is
experience d a nd learn ed and th e oth er incompetent and
bunglin g , continu ally upse ttin g th e intelligent a nd direc ted
plans of his bette r. Su ch pa rticular cases, how ever, a re not a t
th e root of th e problem, eve n th oug h th eir bein g correc ted
would help a g rea t deaL
Th e real problem lies in th e simple fac ts th a t m ost adults
a re not only preposte rously ig norant, but also a re unim agina bly lazy when it com es to readin g a book . The refin ed and
surgeon-like perception s o f a ca pabl e lea der must, und er such
circumsta nces, be alm ost totall y lost ; th ey strike air - a t
tha t, hot air.
It is unlikely th at peopl e who have lived ten yea rs o r m ore
as adu lts, peopl e wh o ha ve base d th eir ac tions a nd th eir
entire lives on misconceptions, peopl e whose futur es de pend
on their pasts, will m ake a ny effort to examin e th eir standa rds ; sta nd a rds which, if th ey fell, wo uld ca rry th eir lives
such as th ey a re, with them. A progra m base d on the th eo ry
t ha t such peopl e desire to kn ow reality is, a t least, psychologically un sound . It is quite often impossible to acco mplish
t his even with stud ents wh o are much youn ge r - in their
tee ns o r ea rl y twenties- altho ug h progress is much quicke r
fo r such age g roups. In th e first boo k of Th e R epublic
Cephalus leaves the discussion a bo ut justice to his son simpl y
beca use Socrates' qu estions a re too emba rrassin g fo r him.
T he C eph aluses wh o pa rticipa te in the adult se m ina rs at St.
] ohn's eith er do as th ei r predecessor did , or they bloc k eve ry
acu te examin a tion before it has a cha nce .
Cla ire Johnson , Pam e la Joh nso n, Ruth Bis b e rg , Em ily Eva ns, Laur ie Bis b er g , Na ncy H a rris,
Forty -eig!t t
Pat Mo ng ea u, Cas ey Campon esch i
It is an almost wh oll y fru itl ess task to ed uca te adults
libe rally if they w e re n ot also liberall y educated as children .
It is diffi c ult en oug h to stop in children th e foolishness of
th eir pa rents, but tha t is where it must be sta rted . Th e
ge ne ra tion wh ic h built and used th e a tomic bomb is not going
to a nsw er question s a bout justice, but if Providen ce would
give m an th e tim e a nd th e pow ers to edu ca te th e c hildren of
tha t ge nera tion, th en perhaps so m e day th ere co uld be a n
<~d ult ed uca tion prog ra m .
the collegian
TH E COLLEGIA N, loo ked a t fr om almost a ny angle,
was n ot a success this yea r yea r. L on g periods o f time separa ted th e issues- and no one see m ed to mind. In past
yea rs peopl e wanted a C ollege publication . ' V"h en it didn't
appea r th ey asked wh y, a nd wh en it did com e out they
a rg ued a nd disc ussed it. L ast yea r there was a void, a nd
nobody ca red.
At the beginnin g of the school yea r A I Frasca and Bob
G oldberg organized an ent husiastic tea m. L ectures and
poe try w ere to be th e respon sibility of appointed individuals.
Assig nm ents w ere given, and affairs we re off to a good
sta rt. Th en th e usual diffic ulties appea red . It w as n ot until
la te in the sc hool yea r th a t a cooperati ve printe r w as found .
vVith a few exceptions, m ost of th e lecture review s w ere o f
a du iJ nature. Th e C ollegian was identical with its pred ecesso rs.
Durin g th e sprin g term Bern a rd F leisc hma nn took ove r
th e responsibilities of th e paper. His intention was to turn
out on e la rge iss ue befo re Sch oo l end ed w ith th e hope of
a ro usin g eno ug h inte rest so th a t th e fo llowin g yea r it could
se rv e as a m odel for f uture publicatio ns. A w a re of the
diffi culties of ge ttin g writers fr om th e stud ent body and
with th e desire of a ro using g rea ter inte rest in th e C olleo-ian
he in cl ud ed ex-stud ents a nd fri end s from outsid e th e Coll eg~
am on g his contributors. P erh aps
a solution to th e
M r. Bu se r a nd Fr ank
diffi culties besettin g th e Coll eg i<~n is to be found
fo und by foll owin g F leisc hm a nn 's
exa mple. C e rtainly th e CoHegJa n as a ca refull y put-togeth er publica tion appea rin g a t infrequ ent but definite
tim es is to be prefe rred to th e on e
we have kn own
in th e past.
�folk dance
group
(Continued from page 19)
rece ived
its charter
from the Stud ent P olity, followed by an appropria tion f rom the
Administration whi c h
permi tted th e purchase
of a turn table whi ch
could be connected to
the amplifying system .
This arrangem ent, together with several albums of record s pu rRecreation
chased partl y with the
College app rop riation,
solved the problem of
a source of mus1c and enabled the caller to make his directions
ca rry to a mu ch large r group of dance rs.
Encouraged by th e parti cipat ion of a considerable port ion of
the College community, the group intends to renew its mid-week
ac tivities nex t year. Plans for an all -school dan ce on a Saturd ay
ni ght h ave been projected, and w ill be ca rri ed through if co mmuni ty interest warrants. M em be rs of the board whi ch orga ni zed
the dan ces this yea r are : Tom Fromm e, Presid ent; J ohn Sterrett,
Vi ce-President; Tom M eye rs, Secretary and Treasurer; vVarren
Winnarski, Inst ructo r and Li b;·a ria n, and D avid Stree t, Mil to n
Clifton, J er ry Lansner, Irwi n Hunt, Fred eri ck Beardsley and
G eorge W end.
concert season
(Contin ued from page 24)
Applebaum, I was appall ed at the spectacle of so p ri vate an agony
made m anifes t, and wish ed, as mu ch fo r his sake as min e, that
he were performing be hind a sc ree n.
As for his perform ance, it was techni cally pre tty good, thou gh
not uni formly so, and as ove r-emotional musi cally as visually.
There was onl y one rec ital thi s ye ar, as contrasted with two
th e previous yea r. I use the term recital to d~scr ibe a perf.o~m
ance by a member or .m embers of the co mmun tty, and to d dt e rcn tiate it fr om professional co nce rts by v isiting perform ers. Thi s
one rec ital th en was a two-pi ano affair by Mr. Zu ckerkandl and
Grete Wohl f or th e benefit of th e World Studen t Service Fund .
It was well atte nded whi ch indi ca ted that ot her similar perfo rm ances woul d probably have been equall y welcome. I thought
that th eir performan ce of a d ifficult and unu sual prog ram of
Schumann, Bac h and M oza rt was ex trem ely good, and to m e thi s
recital was fa r more sa ti sfyi ng than some of the professional ones.
1 hope that Mr. Zu ckerkandl and Mrs. W ohl will play more
freq uently nex t year, and that eve ry effort w ill be made to
persuade anyone else who can to perform.
RECORDED CONCERTS
The proper use of th e School record collection is a problem
to whi ch possible solutions are, or at any rate shoul d be, still
welcom e in the music d epartm ent. Before the war, the records in
the library were not rare and if, w hen they were lent to students
and fa culty, th ey were broken or just not returned, it was onl y
11ccessary to bu y new ones and charge those responsible. N ow
what remains of th ose sa me reco rds is irreplaceable, and it is difficult to j ustify lendin g them on any terms.
I proposed th e sched ul ed reco rd ed conce rts, operated by som eo ne will ing to trea t th e records lovi ngly, and at whi ch those
interested m ight hear whatever they wanted f rom the School
collection. Wh en these con ce rts were held in the Bookstore
Fi fty
th ey imm edia tely beca me a background for " read ing and conve rsation," and when the equipment was rem oved to room 24 for
use in the music tutorial and se min ar, very few people atte nded .
Roo m 24 is, at prese nt, very ill su ited to se rve its new fun ction .
Th e speaker is mounted so that it proj ec ts mu ch of th e .music
un de r the tables, and those who wou ld listen must sit either too
close or too far away. Of the aux ili ary speakers in the Co ffee
Shop and Jun ior Comm ons Room one doesn' t wo rk , t hey arc both
of poor quality, and there is so mu ch inte rference from the co ke
m ac hin e, th e water ccoler and the curiou s, that the Coffee Shop
is eve n less sa ti sfac tory th an the Bcoks hop . In sp ite of all of
thi s, .many good programs we re prese n ted, and a few, such as
the performance of th e St. M a.tt!tew Passiott w ith the om iss ions
performed by Mr. Zu cke rkandl and J oan Sher m ~n aroused well
dese n red in terest and at tracted large audi ences .
drama in the COllege
(C ontin,ed from page 27)
play. In a playreadin g thi s sli ckness is of neg li g ibl e value. Only th e play
itself cou nts. VVith th e d istrib uti o n of th e r o les 11mong many vo ices t he
in te rac ti o n of s ta teme nt a nd co unte r-statemen t is fe lt in a way th a t is l ost
on th e s il en t r eade r w ho is inclin ed to loo k o n each speech as a un it in
itself. At th e poorest pl ay read in g , howeve r, th e aud ie nce r ea li z£s th at it is
cru cia l to kn ow w hi ch cha rac ter is r espo nsi bl e for a n y parti cu la r sta tcrn en t
a n d w ithi n w h at situ ati o n it is m ade. As s im ple a matte r as res to r ing the
intended temp o m ay co mple tely a lter o ne's se nse of the w e ig ht of many
passages. Sil en t r ea din g is often li ke li stenin g to a sy mphony reco rd ed
and p layed back a t doub le speed . In play r ea d in g too, o f cou rse, the pl ay
is grossly di sto rt ed, but n o t fru itl ess ly. Th e di sto rti o n m akes o ne co nscio us
of w hat act io n and stage a rra nge ment mig ht be necessa ry to ca rry th e full
impac t of the dra m a. Th e fo rce of an en t ra nce o r ex it beco m es a pparen t
w hen in th e d r am a ti c sugges ti on of th e r ead ing tha t added v io le nce is
necessa ry to co n vey th e pro pe r in1pac t. Enough is indicated by tra ns lati nJr
t he w ritte n 'Nords into spoken o n es that a se n se of the d rama is conveyed
and th e im ag in ati o n is set loose u po n th e real conception o f th e a uth o r.
O ver the last severa l yea rs a wee kly p lay read in g g roup has met a nd read
plays, large ly '\vithout rehea rsa l. Its loose o rga ni za ti o n has pe rm itted peop le
to co m e a nd go as they had tim e, but a cons tant nu cleus has persisted long
en o ug h to read m a ny wo rks from a ll th e c ru cia l per io ds in the hi st o ry
of th e drama . T h is yea r as a part of the reg ular lecture se ries R ichard II
was g ive n a n in fo rm a l re hea rsed rea din g . The thirty roles we re d ist ributed
am o ng sixtee n actors who sa t o n th e pla t fo rm in th e gy mnas ium, a rra nge d
in a sem icircl e. The two protago ni sts faced each o the r wit h th e ir respect ive
fo ll owe rs around the m . A ve ry few sce nes we re cut but othe rw ise th e text
was r ead i ntact. L ess than a thit -I of th e aud ie n ce fa il ed to r eturn af te r
th e in termission in th e mid d le. The rest mu st h ave found th eir a tten ti o n
enough co ncen tra ted o n the wo rds to forego th e pageantry a nd en tertai nm ent assoc ia ted w ith con te mp o r a ry th eatre. P e rh aps they en joyed th e responsib ility o f a part icip at io n in th e wo rk of th e eve nin g a fter be in g
subj ec ted to h av ing it a ll d o ne for th em i n the mov ies.
The strength a nd intens ity of the la ng uage had to se rve for full fare but
fast pac in g kep t th e play fro m dra gg in g . M os t o f th e cas t was f rank ly
a m a teu ri sh . H owever, close study o f th e dense text in rehearsa l gave a
hi g h m eas ur e of intelli gib ili ty t o th e wo rds. Th e r eade rs knew th a t if th e
wo rds were n o t unde rstood, th e a ud ie nce had no thi ng to engage their
attention. Eve n if pedantic, thi s exact ness seem s p refe rabl e to th e usual
style of Sh akes pea rian perfo rm ances, in w hich wo rds flow lik e runnin g
wa te r o r a hasty Su nday se rv ice. T o discuss in d ividua l ree~ di ngs w o u ld be
to fai l to und e rsta nd th e po int of thi s sty le of prod ucti on. H oweve r bad
any pe rf o rm a nce m ay have bee n , if it m oved the li stene r to im ag ine a better ,
it h ad ser ved its e nd. M a ny good rea din gs gave a sta ndard of compar iso n
cons tru cti ve in exa minin g one's own in te r pretat io ns. Alm os t th e ent ire
audie nce fo ll owed a tex t, takin g a m ore ac ti ve part in the eve nin g than
wo uld o th e r w ise h ave hee n poss ible, especia ll y because of unce rt a in dicti o n
a nd th e bad acoustics of the gy m.
In co nt r;1st w a s the ea rli er pr od ucti o n of Alcestis. H as t il y executed , the
su btl eti es and co nflic ts of mood, espec ially as render ed by th e FillsFitzge rald trans la ti o n, we re con fu sed a n d co nfu sin g. Th e play exacts lhe
m ax imum fro m its t wo lea ds a n d n eith e r o f them was able to re nd er a ny
po rti o n o f it w ith unde rstandin g o r co n v icti on. The prob lem o f prod ucin g
pla ys fr om a co llege body as small, in diffe re nt and preocc upi ed as th e
s tude nts of St. J o hn's ha s ra rely been m o re ev ident. A t m o m e nts th e
ch o rus and su pporting cas t came to li fe and a v ista of the th ea t re was
opened. At these tim es good cos tum es a n d makeup, s imple li g htin g a nd a
sta ge that mi g ht ha ve been used we ll , becam e success fully integ ra ted with
th e p lay. But m ostl y it was jus t ou r f ri ends tryi ng unna tura lly to be
n atura l or hamm ing it fo r lack of any kn owledge o f h ow to do o th e rwise.
N e ith e r cas t, d irec tor no r au th o r was to blam e a lo n e. Attemptin g too much
in : 1 casua l way, th e prod uction le ft th e a udi e nce little w ise r abou t the
p lay. Th ey had laughed w it ho ut ce rt ai nt y that th e m o m e n t was ripe for la ug hte r, h ad sufiered as the h e ro
a nd heroine trembl ed a nd wa iled, but n o t h owever so much w ith them as beca use of th em. A so phi stica ted
and d ifficult play h ad elud ed its perfo rm ers. Th e readin g of R ichard mha y ha ve a ttempted too littl e : one
would be i ncli ned to j udge th a t a ny prod ucti o n wo u ld be bette r th an th e m ockery o f s ix teen so lemn- faced
readers w ithou t m ovem e nt or ges ture a rti cu la tin g its ve ry wo rd. But the perfo rm ance o f the Alcestis ind ica ted that thi s wa s n o t en tir e ly tr ue.
Idea ll y the t wo app roaches wo ul d be co m bin ed. Afte r close read ing a nd preparation ex ten d ing ove r a
te rm or so a stage p ro du cti o n mi g ht fo ll ow. This wo uld o bv io usly demand regula r a m o unts of time du r ing
seve ra l m o nth s in o rd er to lea rn about th e play and th e stage . In th e process, howeve r, the p roducti on
mig ht go stal e un less an E ng li sh poe ti c tex t w e re ch osen in ,vhi ch the co ncen trati o n of th e language wo uld
make the li nes co ntin ua lJ y a li ve. A large pa rt of the success of t he read ing o f R ichard was beca use th e
image ry of th e \\'Ords was des ig ned t o clothe th e empty E li zc1beth an stage a nd th e in ge unity of its exp ress ion
de m a nded a ll th e inte llectu a l energy of th e a udience. Sm ooth m o uthi ngs a nd brilli a nt stag ing in th e manne r of Broad way wou ld n o t convey its tragedy . Since it is a play abo ut th e ima g in at io n, it was reward in g
to p rese nt it in a way th a t cha ll enged the im ag i nt~ ti on i nstead of cloyi ng it.
P e rh aps nex t yea r a g rou p w ill und e rtake thi s kind of stud y ofr e rin g th e co ll ege a chance to o bse r ve
th e ir progress .fi rst i n a playreadin g a nd later in a produc ti o n. The nature o f th e th ea tr e as a m ed ium of
co mmunic a ti o n cou ld no t be more cogently se t fo rth th an by thi s kind of deve lopm en t a n d cont rast. ft is
certa inly too much to ex pec t th;1t th e p rese n t casua l fas h io n of p roducti o n ca n lead to any thin g of imp o rtan ce. Wh o expects that a cast of ta len ted an d ex pe ri enced actors w ill fa ll upon the co ll ege in th e n ex t
f res hm an class and pi ckin g up th eir pa rts in th e o ffh and m anner of th e Alcestis p r od ucti on w ill pe rsuade
us fro m th e stage tha t t he i r actions co n stitute a play ?
In one way th e thi rd drama ti c even t of th e yea r was th e bes t. A va ri e ty show ca n be as uneven as a
d irt road, as imp rompt u o r as studied as an epig r am. Th e one that enli ve ned Jun e W ee k had m o m e nts
were kee n a nd in cis iv e; o th ers we re vu lga r, c: heap and ted io us. P ersona lity a nd ch arac ter cons tant ly substituted for rea l ac ti o n ; r o uti nes con tinu al ly invaded w he re wit s hou ld have ruled. But th e to ta l effect
was undo ubted ly t hat a fo rm had com e to li fe , a tr ad iti o n ex is ted capab le o f commenti ng w isely, w itti ly
a n d sad ly about th e surr o undin g soc iety a nd by m ea n s of it th e w ho le wo rld. Th at th e vari ety show saw
littl e integ rity in th a t soc ie ty, th a t it co uld n o t itsel f m a ke a rea lly cohe r en t sta te m en t abo ut it, sugges ts
n o t s impl y despa ir, but on ly th a t its a uth o r-a ctors we r e so e ntra nced wi th thei r i ndividua l acts th at th ey
fo rgo t h ow impo rt a nt th e ce ntra l act io n sh o ul d be. Th e loose gen ius o f Ari sto phan es a nd th e m ed ieva l
farce was prese nt. It was poss ibl e fo r th e audien ce t o di scove r how con temp o rary ma te ri al, imm ed iate
obse rvati o n of conc rete ex perience, migh t be in corpo rat ed w ith uni ve rsa l propos iti ons and age less pl o ts into
f res h a rt. A m o re th oughtful a n d m o r e sen s iti ve ·w i t m ight have m ade something mo re of the occas io n .
But bo th ·w hen good o r bad it was th ea tre. The oth e r even ts we re studies m o re or Jess sa ti s fa cto ry. N ex t
year a v ari ety sh ow that cou ld bend its spo ntan e ity t o m o re di sc iplin e mi g ht prove to be th e bes t so l ut io n
to the q ues ti o n of h ow to susta in th e th ea t re in St. J o hn's.
P ending a res to rati on of th e rep udi a ted and a lm ost forgotten t rad iti o n of excell ent playma k ing in the
co llege, playread in g seem s in re tr ospect to h ave proved itse lf as a m eans of reclaimin g th e fin e a rt m os t
a bused by semin a rs. Th e success of the r ead ing of R ichard showed an audience ag reeab le to th e no t ion of
participating in makin g th e play ra the r th an dem and in ,g- sim ply to be enter tai ned . F or m ost observe rs the r e
was no qu est io n th at th e experience sh ou ld be repeated often .
SUnday evening meetingS
Mr. Lathrop and Miss Rich
Dr. Purv is, Mi ss Hopkins, Brad Walker,
Lynn Robinson
( Contimted from page 28)
Quaker lobbyis t, spea k o n the ge nt le ar t w hi ch he practi ces; Wend e l Be rge, th e N ew D ea l t ru st-bu st er, ta lk
abo ut intern a ti o na l bu sin ess o rga ni zations; Ch es te r E . M err ow, a m ember o f th e H o use F o re ig n Affa irs
Comm ittee, a dv oca te w h at he term ed a rea l ist ic platfo rm fo r U. S. foreign po li cy; Mr. A. J . l\ll uste, Secre ta ry of th e Fellowship of R eco ncili a ti o n, talk about th e legacy of Gandh i ; and E li as L. Tartak, litera ry
cr itic a nd lecture r talk ab o ut D os toevs ki , H e rze n, and th e Ru ss ian r evo l uti on .
Of thi s la tte r g roup, the rev·iewer mi ssed a couple, and a third lef t no m em or ies . J\l[ r. Me rr ow a nd
Mr. J\llu ste advanced well-kn ow n argu m e nts in threa d- ba re fas hi o n : th e fo rm e r main ta ining th at the o nl y
possib le m ea n s of keepin g th e peace was to arm to th e tee th; th e la tte r ho ldi ng that pac ific res istance wo uld
conq uer a conq ue ro r. Th ese two a nswers to th e U.S.-U.S.S .R. situ:-ttion , irrega rd lcss o f th e ir presenta ti on,
mig ht have bee n expected to ign ite ac ti ve di scuss io n, espec ia ll y in a co mmunit y co nta 1nmg a good ma ny
recent w ar ri o rs. T he r e we re, howeve r, re la ti ve ly few candida tes fo r ig nit io n, and co mbu st io n fa iled to take
place amon g th ose prese nt.
Mr. T a rt ak, w h ose subj ec t was th e on ly o n e n o t d irectly re lated to a "pub li c issue of present-day
impo rt a nce," drew a much la rger a udi ence th an a ny of th e spea ke rs, excep t a few at th e hegi n n ing of the
yea r. Th e aud ience was fort unate. Mr. Tartak kn ew nnd loved hi s su bject.
Left to ri ght : Mary Anderson, Pearl Parker, Nancy Johnson ,
Florence Mason, Ellen Haste, Lily Stevens
Mrs. Childress and Mrs. Pe rlitz
Busi ne,ss Offic e
�3.
the administration
Change of Orders from Burea u
4-. Tour completed and reporting for further duty with
new command
S. Expedient to leave moth e r vessel due to changes
From:
Contributor, St. J ohn 's Coll ege Community
To:
Editor, 194-9 Year book
Subj ec t:
111
hull des ig n.
The Administrati on, R eport on
C. N ames, ranks and serial numbers of p ersonnel l eaving
vessel a1
railabl e on requ est. (Use Bi z-o ff fo rm 54-6).
D. Office rs re porting for n ew tour of duty.
References: (a) 194-8 Yearbook
Miss Hopkin9-Nurse
( b) 194-7 Yearbook
( c) Ed itor's lette r of May 194-9 to all co ntributors
I.
In acco rdan ce with the procedure followed in ref erences
(a) and (b), it is req uested that thi s r epo rt be Kce pted as th e
arti cle referred to in ref eren ce (c), and in compliance with the
aforementiqned, the following infocmation is submitted :
1. First Li eutenant
2.
Disbursing offi ce r
a. Ass istant to di sb ursing office r.
2. Dur in g rece nt availabi li ty pe ri ods th e foll owing alte rations
were accomplished.
:\. N ew port-hole
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central bulkhead of Disbursing Office
B. Chicken wire r einforce ments on Communi ca tion s Shack
A. The Commandin g Office r, Execu tive ORi ce r and other
staff and junior office rs hwe chan ged at leas t once d urin g
the last tour of duty.
B. The reasons for t hese chan ges In command we re:
I . Re tir ement (having fai led twice for sele ction)
Mr. McCourt-Superintendent of
Build ings and Grounds
2.
Resignation
C. Re fittin g of Enlisted M en's R ecreational Facili t ies
D . Two new hatchway barri cades.
3. lt is sin ce rely hoped that th e above r eport m ee ts yom reqn irements.
PETTY OFFI CE R
I N CH A R CE
Mr. Kieffer-Presid e nt
Miss Diskin-Dietitian
Mr. Fulton-Assistant to Treasurer
Fifty-two
Capta ir. Sharp-Treasurer
Mr. Klein-Acting Dean
Mr. Graff-Acting Assistant Dean
Fifty-t!tree
�Mr . Abrahamson
Mr . Alba
M iss Fletcher
Mr. Greene
Mr . Hammerschmidt
Mr . Harpe r
the faculty
Mr. Poe
Mr. Satterthwaite
�Mr. Slafkosky
Mr. Scofield
Mr. Sloane
the bookstore
The Rev. Winfree Smith
The Rev. Kyle Smith
Mr. Townsend
neve r aga in reac h that high position it held under Kitty
eith er standin g in small env10us g roups, or gently nudgin g
two yea r olds and tellin g th em to loo k under Miss F letcher 's
La throp and R oge rs Albritton . Th ey may be rig ht, but it
tuli p pl ants.
hit some pretty dizzy heig hts this yea r.
Th e Bookstore also made itself conspicuous in oth er w ays:
it aided th e T erce ntena ry by loa nin g Mrs. Bingham's beauty
fo r a P arade, :111d, by w ay of comic r elief, by puttin g up a
stand on th e front C a mpus mann ed by its employees outrageo usly bedecked in kn ee breec hes, purpl e coats and lace;
it raise d its price alon g with th e publishing industry in an
attempt to keep its head above water, and due to either this
or ge ner al apath y was fo rce d to enlist the help of M r. Klein
as a 'pitch m an' at C ollege Fo rum to stimulate sales ; it
continued to ac t as Cultu ral C enter of McD owell base ment,
as the num be r of coffee cups collected at fi ve o'cloc k w ould
verify ; . .. and for so me reason w e co uld never discover, it
T H E R E A R E THOSE who claim th at th e Boo kstore will
Mr. Wilburn
Z ann e Bin g ham g raciously led her new staff in pay in g
hom age to old traditions by continuin g th e Sale and A nnual
A uction and by revivin g, despite a slig ht protest of " pl ease,
not another tradition," th e a nnual Easter Egg Hunt, w hich
th e Wa r had put asid e.
The Easter Egg Hunt was a success, th oug h no one has
ye t discove red wh o enj oye d it th e most: the children of th e
community fo r whom it was given, and w ho, w hen Sund ay
a rrived, turn ed out to in cl ude large numbers of neve r- befo reseen-fo ur-yea r-aids; th e wives w ithout child re n w ho dyed
th e eggs and wh om som eone F reudianly labeled " th e unwe d M others"; or th e student body, who, w ith M r. Kieffer's
help, fin anced the day, and who co uld be see n all afternoo n
added to its already ample in ventory a box of hook wo rms ...
thus completing the m erge r of a Brentanos, a P aris salon
and a New E ngland gen eral store.
Miss Strange
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Mr. Wilson
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Mr. Zuckerkandl
Fifty -ser-·en
�to read rig ht away if th ey take th e books home with th em.
In a ce rtain length of tim e th ey a re supp ose d to bring th eir
books back to th e Library. Some are nice r abo ut this than
others. Some people r ealize th a t oth er people as well as
th em selves would like a chance to rea d th e books, and th at
libraries a re se t up for th e co mm on use of a com munity of
people.
Now is th e tim e to return yo ur books if yo u have finished
r eadin g th em. Fines may be imposed if yo u do n ot. That's
w here m oney com es in aga in .
Mrs. H am me rsch m idt, M rs. Fullinwider
Mrs. Kapla n a nd Miss Fletc he r
the library
THE LIBRARY is off by itself. It's n ot like McDowell
H all which is th e middle of thin gs. Nor is it like Reverdy
] ohn so n which also has a life of its own . P a rts of th e
Library you ge t to by ladde rs.
The life of th e Library is concern ed with books, people
and tim e. Money also plays its pa rt.
V.Then stud ents or tutors fe el that th ey can not afford to
buy th e . books th ey m ost desire, th en th ey are very apt to
com e to th e Library . If th ey hear a bou t a book on their
Christmas vaca tion, o r o n a trip to V.Tashin g ton, th a t th ey
do n ot think can be bought, th ey as k for it at th e St. ] ohn's
Library. Even wh en th ey do n ot buy th e book beca use th ey
don ' t think it is good enough to buy, th ey suggest some tim es
that th e Libra ry buy it, sin ce th e Libra ry h as m or e m on ey
for buy in g books than th ey have. They hope th e Library
will be less discriminating th an th ey.
If th ey discover a very goo d book th a t th ey do buy th emselves, th ey d on't always tell th e Library so it ca n buy it for
other people to use . Tutors as w ell as stud ents behave in this
fashion .
Five yea rs ago th e Library w as g raced by a Christmas
party. Eve ry yea r sin ce th en a party has been given th ere
before Christmas vacation, and gree n pears have been ser ved .
Last yea r R obert Goldberg gave an impe rsonation of St.
Augustine in " V.Thy Did I Steal Them P ea rs?"
Beca use th e rooms in th e Library a re big, a nd because
the King William Room has a ru g on th e fl oo r, th e Seniors
like to have th eir se min ars in th e Libra ry. The Libra ry
has a Seminar R oom , but th ey don't like to use it. The
hooks are too close to th em in th e Seminar R oom, and th e
lig ht fli ckers som etimes.
the wood shop
BETWEEN GREAT BOOKS, those of th e community
of "would-be philosophers" feeling the urge of th e ar tisan s
step into th e world of th e Fin e A rts to seek expression for
th eir m oods in th e Wood Shop. Here, perh aps, on e may experien ce on e of th e m ost delig htful ca th arses in th e prog ram.
Under th e in spi rin g a nd contagiows g uida n ce of Mr. Richa rd
Hutchin gs, 3-inch book end s or 33 -foot sail boats evolve.
A fin e example, durin g the past yea r, of wo rkin g for
on e's intellectu al rig ht has been th e g r o up participation of
th e Boat Club in buildin g th e first of a fl eet of Te mpest-class
racin g dinghies . "Aries," alth ough beg un in th e late w inte r,
w as attacked with suc h vigor that she w as ailin g by sprin g,
and was an excell ent job.
The m ost co urageo us examples of individual ac tivity h ave
bee n th e continu ance of th e buildin g of a 33 - foot sailin g
yac ht by J ohn Williams a nd a 28 - foo t sa ilin g yac ht by
Matson Ewell, both beg un two yea rs ago and due for th e
water som etime in 195 0. Far m ore popula r, h owever, have
been th e ac ti vities completed by m any oth er stud ents, faculty
members, and wives, which includ e rad io cabinets, bookcases,
furniture building and refinishin g , picture frames, and pipe
rac ks.
Not to be at aU subordinated by th e former are th e silent
contribution s m ade by " Hutch" and th e Shop to th e Kin g
V.Til!ia m Players, th e St. ] ohn 's Tercentenary exhibit, th e
labo ra tory, and oth er college departm ents.
the back campus
T H E SW IFT PASSAGE of ti me - and the rapid approac h of Responsibility
in a world that see.med impossibly out of step with th e spirit and the word of
the Great Books- was a visual thing at one poin t on campus - the little
community of barrack apart ments for married veteran st udents.
Th ere -th e student-father, or hi s neighbor stud ent-husband, had onl y to
observe th e added inches and assurance of his offspri ng to real ize that, for
him, the academic sa nds at St. J ohn's were fast running out.
Still and all, it was as pleasant a way as any to grow old and learned. When
Respon sibility appeared to blow teo cold a draft along th e floors of the I vory
Towers there was always the comfor ting thought that at least eleven ot her
St. J ol; nni es were in much the sa me domestic dilemm a. !his bourgeo is
domesticity, blooming in the rarefied air of d ialect ic and log1 n e~er thel ess
c,
provided the closest approac h to th e mu ch bewailed community of .mmds that
St. J ohn's intended to offer.
The gen uin eness of this way of li fe and stud y reached not only through
t he network of little homes, but up to the dormitories and out to th e other
marri ed st ud ents li ving in town. Each back-ca mpus fam il y had its close friends
who almost dail y dropped in for a cup of coffee or a meal, or just to be for a
little whil e in the atmosphere of a sa ne and settled home.
Whil e most of these visito rs were other St. Johnni es, man y were the wives
of stud ents not yet fortunate enough to be eligible for a unit, come to envy
the communi ty spi rit maintai ned by the un it wives. Thei r consta nt free exchan ge of ideas rivaled that of any se.minar e:er held in M cD?well Hall, and
the results were often more thought-provokmg and product iVe. Nor were
ideas the only item of exchange. Most of th e h ouseholds now had enough
fry ing pans to precl ude the necess ity of one fa mil y fo regoing bacon a~d eggs
w hil e th e neighbors enjoyed fried liver and onions, but there was st1ll borrowing of the usual commodit ies and appliances.
Pooling of the junior St. J ohnn ies, in order to afford parents a rare night
out wen t on as it had sin ce th e communi ty rame into be ing in late 194-6 .
Only now th ere were more chil dre n to be pooled . Two of th ese new arriv_als
se t a St. J ohn 's precedent by mak ing their entrance as the _collc:ge's first twms
- John Mi chael and Step hen Kenn eth Lu cas. At one tnne Ill Jan_
uary t he
back-ca mpus boasted 16 child ren to twelve apartments, two of wh 1 were
ch
occupi ed by childless co uples.
By mid-Jun e t his number had shrunk to ten and woul d be even less when
the last graduati ng senior left in September. The yea r 194-9 brought the
first tragedy to th e Coll ege communi ty in the death of infa1_1t Step hen Moore
in early spring. Stephany York bade her pl aym ates goodb~ Ill ! e~ ru~ry when
her fat her disengaged himself from th e Great Books Ill h 1s JUn iOr yea r.
"Grad uati ng" were Pamela and Ivan J ohnson, Chri st ian E va ns, Laurie Sue
Bisbe rg and Erik and Reilly Anderson.
There still remain, to erve as timely meas urin g sti cks for the new and
seaso ned residents of the four sq ua t, red-shingled buildings, Nancy and J ane
Goldw in, the Lu cas twins, J ohn H orne and hi s new sybling, Barbara and
Ch ri stoph er M oo re, and Elizabeth Bixby.
Bob Parsl o w wi t h La urie Bis berg
The C hil d re n's Ju ne Week
La ur ie, Pat Pa rslow a nd t he Lu cas Twi ns
Hu t c h an d Frie nds
The basement of th e Li bra ry is fine for people but not
good for books. It IS very damp. This ca uses th e books to
n:o ld . But in th e summe r when th e fan is kept con stan tl y
blowin g to lowe r the humidity, it is very pleasant and cool
for peopl e. Th ey m ake th em selves littl e o ffi ces down th ere
a nd dig into their books.
P eo ple borrow books from th e Library to ta ke h om e to
read. The Library is ve ry comfo rta ble, but th ey won't have
Fifty-eight
Barbara Moo re
Eric A nd erso n
Th e Gol d wi n G ir ls
Fifty-nine
�JA MES BALL.\ RD- Pi ney R iver, Virg in ia
DA VID vVIL LI AM LA NE- 6 19 N. J effe rso n Street, Arlin g to n, Virg in ia
Rr cHA RD J o r·JN BATT, J R.- 4111 V cndone Place, New Orl ea n s, L orrisiana
R oss
J os EPH LLoYD
B ERKMAN-
15 1-funtwoocl Pl ace , JV[ount Vernon, N ew Y ork
CARL BERTOLINO- 13363 J ane Street, D et ro it, Mi chi gan
TEDD Y
B ETT S -
FRANKLYN
700 J ames Dri ve, N ewpo rt News, Virg in ia
H u MPHREY Ri e l-lARD Bi x B Y -
St. J oh n's Co ll ege, Annapoli s, M aryla nd
En W .>\RD
LILLY-
110 5 P ar is Avenue, H an nibal, Mi ssouri
L LOYD ST U.,RT L rN TON- 208 O akl a nd Stree t, Birmin gh am, M ich iga n
J o r·JN K ENNETH L u cAs- 8 St. J ohn's Street, Annapol is, M aryla nd
CHARLES EDWIN LYNC H, JR. - Fal lston, M aryland
STEWART
B .-\RWICK McR.<\NEY-
Coll ins, M iss issip pi
DouGL AS GRA NT BoYLE- 6 1 Uni vers ity Street, Salt Lake, Utah
E u GENE FRANCIS MARTIN -
DONALD AcKER BROWN -
1-l ARRV J osEPH MARTI N- 241-01 Newha ll A ve nu e, R oseda le, L on g I sla nd ,
N ew Y ork
4 2 13 70t h Avenue, L and ove r H ills, Maryland
WIL LIAM ALLEN BRowN- 323 Ni n th Avenue, Salt L ake C ity, Utah
Mr cH EL M or<- 318 E . I Oth Street, New York 3, N ew York
J oHN Bu sA- 64 W est Street, Aub urn , N ew Y ork
GEORGE B ARTON
c .-\ SE -
o/o
H e rc ul es P o wd e r Co mpany, Cum berland, 1Vl ary -
land
BRowNLOW
L ARRY
60 F Crescen t R oad, Greenbelt, l'vlaryland
CH I L DR E SS -
J oHN SUMMERFIELD CLARK- 12 12 McKinley Street, A lbany, Geo rg ia
J o HN J osEPH CoFFEY- I ron W ork s R oad, Brookfield, Connecticut
GEORGE JR ., CowELL- 6 17 Libe rty Street, G rand Ra pids, Michi g an
RI CH ARD T onY EDELMAN- 1320 E ast 3 1 Street, Brookl yn I 0, New Y o rk
J~ JN .-'\R J:·L U GU M - 1308 E l nnvoo d A ve n ue, Evan sto n,
j o HN I I EN RY FRA"K E ALFRED
Fn..-\ NKLIN Yo rk
Non.M :\N Eu wAn. o
Illi no is
Gl e n I sle, Ri va, Maryland
Pt-IJIJ I I'
18 15 M o nr oe
GARJGLIANO-
Avenue,
N ew Y ork 57, New
Superintend e nt's H ome, Hud so n Co. Park ,
ANDRfo w
::
GRINDER-
464 Minn efo rd Avenu e , New York 64, N ew
Y o rk
TuoM.o\S
J.
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WoLFRA M
338 Barbara Aven ue,
H AM I LTON-
M
THE FRESH, EN
GY SBEWI'l
HA N KA 1\·I E R -
Az u sa ,
Califo rn ia
3 18 Walnut A ven ue, Greensburg, P enn-
LA NCASTER
AI~ \' J N
EDWARD M rc HA EL L EE- 3970 Hi g hland Avenue, Sh adyside, Ohi o
VA N ALFON M cA v LEY- 5 10 Palme tt;o Avenue, Greenv ill e, South Ca rol ina
CLARE J osEI"H M ., GL' IR E, .J R. - 8 10 M a ryla nd Avenue, Cumberl and, M aryland
j oSEPH MA Kusov- 11 66 H ellerma n Street, Phil ade lphi a II , P e nn syl vania
j oHN ]. M ., TTINGLY- 14 4th Street, Cum be rl and, Mary land
j o HN A" DREW M EEHAN, JR. - 2529 N. Seventh Stree t, Phil adelph ia 3) ,
I 0 Gast o n Street, R oxbu ry, Ma ssachu setts
JR . - 2 16 Seventeenth Avenue, San Franc isco 21, C<llifo rnia
H owARD BERNARD - 11 8 Ri vers id e Dri ve, New Yo rk, New Y ork
R oBERT ALLYN B ER RY - 125 1 P ost R oad , Scarsdale, New Y o rk
DAVID EDWARD BR ENNAN- 28 St. J ames Pla ce, Btrfl"al o 9, New York
ABR.-\HAM
H EN RY
ARoNSON-
ARR I GHI,
TH OMAS
RI C HARD
G lenwood, New York
TALLA f\."T
CARR UTHERs, Jn. . - 6 8 10
J ero m e A venu e, Asto ria ,
Orego n
N I AsoN
CARNE S -
B ENJ .o\M I N
K NOTT -
W es t Beach, ivlary l and
R AYMOND H E:-.:RY CoLEM.4.N-
VVJLLIAM R ussELL CLow- I 0 8 Castlewood R oad, Balti m o re, M a ryland
25 F o rest Dri ve, Sh ort Hill s, N ew J ersey
GEORGE RoBERT CoN Tos -
ivf.>\RTI N
I 85 Ar li ngto n B o ul evard, North Arlington, Ne'"v J e rsey
O scAR GEORGE ERION- 401 Chesa peak e A ve n ue, Ea stpo rt, Mary land
WILLIAM L EoNARD ENGii:.LH.'\RO-
CHARLES
EowARD
fL EETwooo-
3 South J'vl aple Avenue, Brun swick, M ary-
land
CARL
FRI E DMAN-
24 3 H ewes S tr eet, Bro ok lyn, New York
JoH N L.,WRENCE F u LL ER- 1229 E. 30th Street, Er ic, P ennsy lva nia
PET ER D o u GALL GoRDON- General Del ivery, Clewi ston, Fl o rida
VV AL T ER L EE GRAHAM 76 Farmi ngto n A ven ue, H artfo rd, Co nnecticu t
STEWA RT H AROLD GREENF IELD- 13 11 Ea st 7th Street, Brook lyn, New Y ork
CAR L
CHRISTIAN
GREGERSEN-
11 9 Co nduit Stree t, An nap o li s, Maryland
P IERRE GRIMES '.V t L L I A M
D
41 W es t 96 th Street, N ew Yor k C ity, N ew York
uNNINGTON GRJMESP ickwick _nn, Oak land, 1VIaryh1nd
I
Rr cHARD L EE H ABERMA N -
2707 Cres to n A ve nue, N e w Y o rk, New Y o rk
THOMAS LA NDON H EDERM .' " - 3814 vVood ly Road, N . vV. , Wa sh ing to n,
D. C.
PHILIP H EILI G- 2 11 Hazel A venue, Salisbury, Maryland
KENKETH R owE H E!\"~EBE RG ER- D url ey Lan e, Baltimore 7 , Marylnnd
T
Acoe
EASTON
H oLzMAN
-
126 1 M adi son Avenue, N e w Y o rk, Nc\v York
:r.·\COB Wr LL IA M H u GHES - 253 S. Ellwood Avenue, Bal ti mo re 2+, M aryland
HENRY D EMlJT H J AWISH- 370 1 P o rter Stree t, N. w ., vVa shingto n 16,
D. C.
CHARLES
Sixty
SHERMAN KL UTH- 1709 Pi tman A\'enue, New Y o rk , N e w Y o rk
FITZRANDOLPH
PETEn s -
V enn o nt
L A!\·I BERT
Ho PKI:"-lS-
5 13 Hill Aven ue, Wilkin sburg , Penn sy l -
v an ia
Jo rrN F R., Nc rs II oRNE- 4 70 1 Cooper La ne, Broo kda le 16, M a ryland
J osEPH THoMA S Kr NG -
2 104 L ogan Street, Mt. V e rn on, Illin o is
HARRY Krsu: \"ITZ- 23 15 Cresto n Avenue, New York 53, New Y ork
Lo u rs Do NALO KooNTZ- 280 N. School Avenue, Colby, K a n sas
ALASTA IR BoYD K Yu: - 242 l\ ast 72nd Stree t, New Yo rk, New Y o rk
rvr os~~ s-
752 s. M ari posa Avenue, L o s Ange les, Ca li fo rn ia
D.•nD E MRYS NAI" I" ER- 8720 Colesvill e R oad, Silver Spr ing , M a ryland
f-J.o\RR Y M oRR I S N E U MANN- 903 Chauncey A ve nu e, Baltim o re, Maryland
vVARREN ALFRED NIELSEN- 60 28 So. R ockwell Street, Ch ica g o 29, Ill in ois
Hr sASHI H. 0G US HI- 535 W a ll Street, L os An ge les, Ca liforn ia
R oMAN
PH ILIP
OnTT-Grace Street, St. Mi chae l s, Maryl an d
Tr·rEOI>ORE J osEPH OTTESON- .R ou te 2, Box 34 5, Pike v ille, K entucky
L .\ WREI'CE GERALD P ETER S Ri ver R oad, New H op e , Penn syl v an ia
Ao.>\ J
H
A t.: GU sT
PI N SKE R -
4 5 East 82nd St reet, New York, New Yo rk
AKDRE\V CLEME"T R AM SAY - 4836 R ock spring R oad, A rl ing ton, Virg in ia
PA UL NE\.EL R I C KOLT- 114 So . Ma in Street, Muncy, P en nsy l v<1 nia
L YN FORD OTTER R us sELL, JR. 8 16 Sa vannah R oad, Lewes, D cl:nv:1re
:
J osEPH T HOMAS R YAK- 24 1-26 Caney R oad, R oseda le, New Y o rk
j AMES D ou GLAS SAGE- 4907 N oyes Av e nue, S. E., Cha rl est on, W est Virg inia
HAROLD J osEPH SA UNDERS-
628 E vernia Street, West P a lm Bea ch, Fl o ri d a
204 2 E utaw Pl ace, Baltimo re, i'VIary lilnd
R oBERT SEE I.. tG 2 H errick Dr ive, Lawrence, New Y o rk
EDWARD Co LLI N S SEN SENEY- Ste ven sv il l e, M ary land
EMORY j l1l" IUS STAFFORD, ] R.- 104 Bel vedere A v enu e, Camb rid g e, JV[ar~-
WA LTER
S c i-I ATZBF.: RG -
la nd
En.r-:1-:sT TowK s H~~ No TiBBETTs -
19 W at e r St ree t, Oakland, Mary land
J o rrN 1-l ." '""Es TRABA:-;D- Sudbrook P a rk, 505 Sudhrook L an e, Pi kesv ill e
8, M aryland
] oH " MrLTO N Tw iGG, Jr<.- R .F .D. # I , Cumbe rland , Ma ryland
GEORGE UDE L - 2 33 1 Li n de n A venu e, B4lti m o re 17, M ary la nd
CHARLES F RANCIS vVADJC - 184 2 N. Chero kee Av e nue, H o ll ywo od, Calif o rnia
VVILi\L.,RTH RR .>\DFO RD W ALKER , J R . - Co rnwa l l, Co nn ec ticut
vVARR EN P AUL W iN IARSKI- 202 1 Dickens A venue, C hi cag o 4 7, Ill inoi s
H EKRY Wr H: - 69 E. 14th Street , Chi cago H e ig hts, J l linoi s
J o EL A N DREW ZL· K s E R - Nyack Turnpike, Su ffe rn, N e w Y o rk
40 00
Cathedra l
Avenue,
W ashin g to n ,
D. C.
MARV IN L EON R A>:BUR>I- 656 W est 17t h Street, New Yo rk 32, N ew Y or k
THOMAS H ERA LD R EA- 8 16 Elm Street, Th ree Ri ve rs, Mich igan
J AMES M . R EILLY- 126 Lo cey Stree t, W estchester, P ennsy lvan ia
R OBERT NORM ., N Rr cH MAN- 538 Enfield Road, Columbu s 9, Ohi o
Mr CHAE L L EE R oURKE- 9228 Hazen Dri ve, Beve rly Hill s, Ca li fo rni a
MARSHAL L
SHEPHARD- L os Ange les, Cal if o rn i<1
R o.BERT DALE SH EWBRIDGE-
207 Map le Avenue, Brunsw ick, Maryland
R.F .D. #2, Ha vre d e G race, M ary la nd
H ERM AN SMALL- 602 Avenue T, Brookl yn , N ew York
R AYMOND PET ER STARK E - 33 1 W. Oak Street, Sh ena ndoah, P ennsy l van ia
CHARLES THRA SHER ,
jA M E S EI>WARD w
.o\LL S -
j R.-
R o ute 7, Box 820 , R oano ke, Virg ini a
11 No rth W oo d wa rd Avenue, Wilmin g ton , D e la -
ware
R oGER CONANT W ARR EN -
909 H o ll and Ave nue, Saginaw, Michi gar1
15 Bourn e Str eet, M idd leboro, Ma ssach usetts
ANDRE J EAN WEI ER ICH- 2507 W estern Ohi o Bou leva rd, Lim a, Ohi o
STEWART ALEXANDER
W .o\ SHB U RN -
GEORGE WE ND- Whitebce R oad, North Sa nd w ich, New H ampshire
P AL"L NELSON
W
EST E R BE K E,
j R.- 101
Greene Avenue, Sayvi ll e, Lon g
I sla nd, New York
TII Ol\'1.-\ S J o s E PH
W 1LLJ :\ :\'IS-
P en nsylvania
D EN ISOK W. Mr NOR - 4 9 1 Caro l P la ce, P elh am Ma nor, New York
THO MAS AL LEN M oNTGOMERY- 2737 N. W. 14 St reet, Oklah o m• C ity 7,
Okl a homa
3821 Fern hill A ve nu e, Baltim ore 15, Maryland
J osE PH M ARIO !': Cou cH- R og ersv ill e, T en nessee
PA UL GEORGE Cn>:>:, JR.-6920 Pr ince George's A ven ue, Takoma Park 12,
M a ryland
J osHUA WrL LIA>< DA VI ES- 28 H oba rt Street, Bronxvi ll e, N ew Yo rk
EDWIN WAYK E D H INE- 1452 vV. I 0 I st Street, L os Angeles 44, Ca li fo r n ia
]AMES O swALD D u NN- 4 3 15 Leeds A ven ue, Baltim ore 29, M aryland
MART IN A rr•ELL DYER- I 0 10 N. Durham Street. Ba ltim ore, M a ry la nd
JJL - M anch ester,
H owA RD V ERNON H >:RMAN- R.F.D. #2, Be rlin, M a ry land
HowARD n u n.TON ANon....:w- F ederal sbu rg, Mary land
R oBERT LA VEnNE PARSLOW- St. J ohn's Co l lege, A n na poli s, M a ry lan d
ALBERT
GEORGE
H ARDY,
R oB ERT SHERMAN 1-lrr..L - 44 W. Granvi ll e R oad, W o rthin g t on, Ohi o
THEODORE
LAWRENC E GEoRGE MY Er> S- 6354 Fitchett Street, Fo res t Hill s, N ew Y ork,.
New Yo rk
CHA RLES H uGH O ' D oNNELL, J R.- Vi neya rd Road, Ell icott City, M ary la nd
R oNAL D L EE SrM MON S -
sy lva ni a
ANTON
CHESTER GrLBERT MoORE- 3750 L ake Sh ore D ri ve, Ch icago, Illin oi s
CaRBON
l3ayon n e, New J e rsey
jA MEs
150 E. 72 nd Stree t, N ew York, N ew Y o rk
THE SOPHOMORES
G eo rge to wn, D c i:Hva re
�Senior names and addresses
THE JUNIO·RS
FREDERICK JAMES BEARDSLEY- 3207 Grayson Street, Baltim ore 16, Maryland
D oNALD
L.
BR E Jo :N :
P o rtlan d, P e nn sy l va ni a
RAL PH J EFFER SON
H ERROD-
9 Maryland Avenue, An napo l is, M aryl a nd
H ENRY BooTH HIGMA N- Millin g t on , M a ryl a n d
GEORGE H oF RI CHTER- Ca rlton Road, R .F.D .
#I,
Suffe rn , New York
JA CK L ADD CARR- I 0 1 W . Wa ln ut L ane, Phil adelphi a 44, P e n nsyl vania
IRw iN T. l-l u NT-3 4 0 W est 87 th Street, New Yo rk City, New York
MILTON STEARNS CL IFTON- 1706 I Street, Belling ham , W ash in g ton
P ERCIVAL CLEVt:LAND K EITH, JR. -
B ERNARD SMITH CLORETY- 3957;Vs M en lo Avenue, L os Angeles, Cali-
FRANC I S WIL LIAM
K ELSo-
land
fornia
GEoRGE I-I ARR ts CoLLtNGwooo , JR. -
Onta ri o Apts., W as hing to n, D. C.
22 Lew is St ree t, Auburn, New "Xork
Rr cHARD TowER CONGDON-
J ACK KoN IGSBERG- 967 4 8th St reet, Brooklyn 19, New York
J EROME G. L ANSNE RCHARLE S DAVID
J osEPH WILLIA M Coo PER- 685 W est End A ve nu e, New Yo rk, Ne w Y ork
1693 N elso n Avenue, New York 53, N ew York
L Ewis- L eesburg, Virgi ni a
CHARLES R .-\NLET L INCOLN-
P ATRI CK D ARRELL D AVIS- 18 19 G Street, N. W ., W ashing ton, D. C.
EDMOND EvERETT DIT ULLIO - 43-06 Morgan St reet, Littl e Neck, L ong
I sland , New Yo rk
M .,TsoN GLENN EwnL- 184 Du ke of G loucester Street, Annapo lis, M aryland
H ERBE RT SELIG F EINBE RG WoLFGANG
B ERNA RD
7 16 15th Street, Miam i Beach, Flo rida
FLEISCH M A N N -
33 19 Winterbo urne . R oad, Ba lti more
16, M ary lan d
R oBERT D IXON Fox -
1329 Co llege Ave nu e, Bowl ing Green, K en tu ck y
J AMES HARTWELL FRAME- 100 P enn Street, Fort ·wo rth, Texas
THOMAS G EORGE Fr<OMME- 309 W ash ing ton Street, Bell evue, K e ntu cky
J oHN R oB INSON GARLAND- 67 D un nell R oad, Maplewood, New J e rsey
C H ARLES FRA NC IS GENTILE-
416 Cl e me nts Bridge R o~1 d 1 B arrington, New
J ersey
RoBERT L AWRENCE GoLDBERG- 4 726 N. Central P a rk, Ch icago 25, Illin ois
R OJJERT At.LEN Go LDW IN -
St. J ohn's Co ll ege, Annapo li s, M aryland
T HEODORE WILL IAM H ENDR ICKS - Apt. 8 13 , Ca lve rt Cou rt Apts., Calvert
& 31 st Streets, Baltim ore 18, Maryland
Sixty -two
Hubh oll ow R oa d , P eapack, N ew J e rsey
Syca m o re & M apl e Streets, Linthi cum , Mary-
8 Mary lan d Avenu e, Annapo li s, M aryla nd
THOMAS J oHN M EYERS- 64 Bank Street, l3 r idgeto n, New J ersey
JosEPH Lo u 1
s
N A DL E R -
T HOMAS KI NG SIMPSON PI-Il L II'
HARTL EY
53 1 Miramo nte Dri ve, Santa Rnrba ra, Californ ia
Ke nsi ngton Court, Glen s F all s, N ew York
S i\·JI T H -
B ox 32, W oods tock, Ohi o
JoH N STERRETT- St. J oh n's Co ll ege, Annapo li s, Maryl and
DA V ID
CoRBIN
STREETT,
II -
7 12 Park Avenu e, Baltim ore, Ma ryland
ERI C ALBERT T EEL- 17 14 Lin dberg h Dri ve, L a nsin g, Mi chi gan
RA LPH EDWARD ToMPK INS- 22 19 Sou th Ave nu e, Niaga ra F alls, New York
GEORGE UsoANSKY- 4 0 W oods ide T e rrace, Springfield 8, Massachusetts
P ETER ANTHONY WHIPP LE- 305 Thack e ry Ave nue, Ca to nsville 28, Maryla n d
IRw iN H ERMAN WIDDER- 845 1 Beverl y R oad, K cw Garde ns, New York
J oHN L ETCHER WILLIAM S-
1 140 4 0th Street, Sacra m en to, Ca li forn ia
M YRON L EE W oLBARSHT- 431 3 Springda le Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
EDWARD J oHN YoRK- 2645 E. I 26th Street, Cleve land, Ohio
MARv iN ZETTERBA UM- 1898 B ill ings ley T errace, Bronx 53, New York
CLARENCE ALFRED ANDERSON, II - 16 C enter Street, Randolph, N ew Y ork
H ERB ERT J osEPH BAER- 266 Hig hland Avenue, H amburg, N ew Y ork
CHARLES CRITTENDON BALDWIN - 60 4 21 st Stree t, N. W., W as hin g ton, D. C .
AARON MoRRiss BrsBERG- 96 Hillcr est R oa d, Mt. Vern on, N ew York
EuGENE BoKRAS - 18 13 Crompond Road, P ee kskill, New York
HAROLD 1 Bo ULDE N - 402 Carroll Aven ue, T akoma Park, vVas hin gton 12, D. C.
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J ON A THAN E RSKINE BROOKS - 2 11 30 Aberdeen R oad, R ocky River 16, Ohio
RoBERT vVHITEHOUSE B u RNET - 11 J ackson Street, N ew R ochell e, N ew Y ork
P HILIP ALBERT CAMPONESCHI - 239 Prince G eo rge Street, A nn apolis, Maryland
J EROME HERBERT CANTOR - 159 Ruthven Street, Boston, Massachuse tts
RAY CHARLES CAvE - 1355 L ocust R oad, W ashin gton 12, D . C.
J AMES WATSON CoNRAD - Box 215, R .D . #1, W illiam P enn Highway, W ilkin sburg, Penn sylva nia
CLARK RALPH CRIDLAND, JR. - R.R . 1, Box 2 43, Michigan City, Indiana
GEOR GE HowELL D AFFER - 440 3 Four Mile Run Drive, A rlin gton, Virginia
P ETER JoHN DAVIEs - 174 Sullivan Street, N ew Y ork 12, N ew York
FREDERICK PARSONS D AVIS - 228 H awthorne R oad, H opkins, M innesota
ANDREW DEWING- 200 Grove Stree t, W ellesley, Massachuse tts
R u DOLPH CHARLES E LLSWORTH - 1807 Lunt Avenue , C hicago 26, Illin ois
P AUL CARLYLE EVA NS- 2 11 E. Center Street, Syracuse, New York
P AUL ALBERT F RASCA- 3228 154 th Street, F lushin g, L ong I sland, New York
RICHARD ScoTT H ARRIS- 28 W. H annum Bouleva rd, Sagin aw , M ichigan
J oH N PH ELAN H AYDEN - 11 2 E. Bradley L ane, Chevy Ch ase, M a ryland
WILLIAM CRAWFORD HILL - 5627 Laurel Canyon Bouleva rd, North Hollywood, California
ALLAN P AUL H oFFMAN - 2 1 H errick Drive, Lawrence, New Y ork
HAROLD J uLIUS H YDEN- 11 28 East 17th Pl ace, Tulsa , Okla homa
CHESTER ARTHUR J OHNSON - 4 8 1 W eston Road, W ellesley 8 1, Massachusett5
R oWLAND ALFRED J o NES - 67 Broadway Stree t, Irwin , P ennsylvania
RALPH H ALL KEENEY - 97 Lorrain e Avenue, Providen ce, Rhode I sland
CL:'I-REN CE J AY KRAMER - 777 Catawba Ave nue, Muskegon, Michiga n
! AN CAMPBELL L EA - 126 C enter Aven ue, Lake Bluff, Illinois
J OHN JAM ES L OBELL - 20 7 Cedarcroft, Baltim ore 12, M aryland
TH OMAS D ELMAR LYNE - 55 Bank Street, N ew Y ork 14, New York
VIN CE NT \ VooD M cKAY- 320 Fifth Avenue, Montgom ery, W est Virginia
ELLIS WoosTER MANNIN G, JR. - Springdale Street, Brinklow, M aryland
IRA WENDELL MARINE - 32 14 Fifth Stree t, S. E., Washin gton 20, D. C .
EDWARD HECTOR MoN GEAU- 3 East Maple Avenue, Moo restown, New J ersey
REINARDO PATRICK Lou rs Mo u RE - L aPlata, Maryland
JAMES WILSON R AY- 27 Schussler R oad, Worcester, M assachusetts
DAviD B u RK E R EA-8 16 E lm Street, Three Ri vers, Michigan
LYNN H OMER Ro BINSO N- Morrisville, N ew Y ork
LAWREN CE H oLT SHERMAN - 51 Magnolia Avenue, Garden City, L ong I slaJLd, New Y ork
J oH N H ENRY THOMAS- 3008 N. Main Street, Racin e, Wiscon sin
RICHARD VANDER VooRT-R .D. #7 , Pittsburgh 24, P ennsylvania
G uY OLIVER WALSER, JR . - 188 C and ee Avenu e, Sayvill e, N ew Y ork
P ETER WEiss- 549 Riverside Drive, New Y ork, New Y ork
GEORGE PATRICK WELCH, JR. - 387 A ngell Street, Provid en ce, Rhod e I sland
J oH N ScoTT WooDWARD - 166 W est P ea rl Street, Coldwater, Michiga n
RICHARD WESTON YouNG - 5 Sherborn Court, Winter Hill 45, Massac huse tts
Sixty -tl11·ee
�apology
NO ST. JOHN'S PU1~LICATION would prope rl y tran smit th e spirit of
the Sch oo l without an in ces tu o us litt le n o te about itse l f :
W e ha ve tri ed to reco rd, ev aluate to som e ex te nt, a nd ad v ise wh ere jt
was d eem ed wise or suited our fancy . W e have n ot tri ed , at any tim e, to
exp ress stude nt op in ion, eith er in th e aggrega te o r even in cross sec ti on .
W e h ave in stead d ra wn at rando m o n a g roup o f stud e nts w ho have shown
a n inte rest, des ire o r, in so me c:tses, ju st a w illin g ness, to be coerced, a nd
fro m th em ha ve recei ved v ie ws which may be impu gned, co nfirm ed o r
e ve n swo rn nt.
Th e rn et h o d, if it is n o t obv io us, ha s bee n indi vidua l a rti cles w ith n o
a ttempt be in g mad e to achi eve an ove r- a ll m oo d o r sty le. Th e op ini ons nrc
as indi v idu a l as th e n umbe r of nr ticl es nnd ha ve n ot been rev ised, toned
down or pepped up: t he only cha nges have been gramnutica l ones . By
proceed ing in thi s mann er it 'fO uld ha ve been preferab le to have had each
a r ti cle sig ned by its auth o r, but as yet we ha ve n ot reach ed th e d eg ree of
phil osop hica l detachment w hi ch all ows tha t am ount of co ncent r:lti on o n
ideas rath e r t ha n pe rso na liti es.
Any co mpl a ints ab out th e v iews se t fo rth, co r recti ons o n m atters of
fac t or excep ti o ns to matters of o pini o n, and any poss ibl e sugges tion s for
the futu re ca n best be h a ndl ed by d isc uss ing them in th e Colleg ian, w h ich
we hope w ill still be ava ilabl e fo r such :m ad mirable and d em ocrat ic p rocedure.
We a rc in deb ted to th e st udent body fo r its co -operati on and suppo rt
a nd a lso to: th e Pres id ent, D ean, A ssis tant D ean, Trensurc r and th e ir
stafl's ; M essrs. Albritton, Bart anti Fulto n; ou r adv iso r Mr. Sl oa n e; Mi ss
Stran ge, M iss W ill iams, Mrs. H efter a nd Mrs. Bin g ham; Mrs. Childress;
Mi ss Fl etcher an d m ost pa rticul<1rly to fVI iss H al lie Ri ch, w ith out wh ose h e lp
and co -opera ti on th e Yearbook wo uld be ju st so mu ch CoJiee Sh op talk.
Humphrie s
Sixty-four
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�Dedication
From the Editor and Staff
This book is dedicated to the Class of 1996, whose graduation coincides with the 300th anniversary of St. John's
College.
Table of Contents
From the Editor.
President's Message
Dean's Message
Around Campus (I)
Tutors
Reality
Sports
Around Campus (n)
To our 300 years
Croquet, Waltz, Lola's
Around Campus (HI)
Seniors
Yearbook Staff.
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We wanted this book to be more than a set of your pictures,
we tried to make it a beautiful present. Many changes were
made to fit the purpose.
First, the quality: fifty rolls of film were taken to establish a
higher share of quality photos; out of those only the very
best shots were selected. Fifteen color pages instead of the
usual eight were supplied (and the price of the book is still
$35.00!). Pictures of seniors: we really tried to represent the
graduating class in color and quality.
Every section was thoroughly designed. For the first time
both the President and Dean were ask to open the book.
Every senior (except those who refused) is represented in the
Senior Section. For the very first time every tutor is given
space in the book (again, except those who declined our
offer). We designed a chapter with professional writing and
archive photos to honor our history and tradition.
Cover, color and design, font, point size, end pages — all
were given thought and attention, and hours of work.
We sincerely hope you like it.
Note to underclassmen: we apologize for not giving you
enough attention. Your time will come very soon. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Dimitry Fedotov
Editor in Chief
�Farewell from the Dean
March, 1996
On May nineteenth of this year, at twothirty or so in the afternoon, you will
suddenly be transformed from enrolled
students to graduated alumni. The ceremony that works this magic is called
Commencement, a word that hides half
the truth, for if something great is in the
offing, something wonderful is also at an
end: four years in which you belonged
more to yourself and more to us than
ever you will again. You were here to
shape yourself by learning, and you
accepted us as the guardians of your
studies. From now on your activities will
have new aims, and we will no longer be
entitled to guide your progress.
To the Class of 1996,
Greetings and congratulations! It is a semisweet duty I will soon perform, shaking
your hands, handing you your diplomas,
and wishing you well as you leave this
particular "way-station and begin your
journey beyond — probably semi-sweet for
you too.
Your diploma signifies our respect for your
capacity to learn and your effort in beginning that challenge so well. That, of
course, is the source of our sadness, that
you are leaving us in mid-conversation.
The remedy to this is the source of the
good we will enjoy when we hear from
you over the years: What are you doing?
What are you thinking? What are you
learning? Who are you sharing your lives
with? How are you helping others?
You can be sure that we will want to hear
and to talk and to correspond with you
because we have been together for four
big years, engaged in one common activity.
Our learning together is surely the best
foundation for a lifetime of friendship.
"Your diploma signifies our
respect for your capacity to
learn and your effort in beginning that challenge so
well."
Please keep in touch and farewell
Sincerely yours,
" We care about how you do
in the world both because
we have learned to love you,
and also because hi your
lives, we feel, lies the corroboration of this college."
No question, the campus will feel
empty that Monday after, empty and
ghostly. If some of you happen to have
stayed on, you will feel a little like
changelings; a day ago you were for us
putative grown-ups whom we secretly
worried about as children, and now you
have suddenly become certified adults
who happen also to be quite formally
our offspring, our nurslings — for that is
what the word alumni means — and
whose fortunes we will follow openly
and eagerly. We care how you do in the
world both because we have learned to
love you, and also because in your lives,
we feel, lies the corroboration of this
college.
Believe me, we will miss you, and we
hope you will miss us (but not too
much). And remember that while your
students status was rightly transient, as
alumni you are ours forever.
So farewell and fare well!
Christopher B. Nelson
President
Fondly,
<CJ&^ f- W. KS
Eva T. H. Brann
Dean
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Let's hear it for the smoking ban!
Matt Bralthwaite in his own little world.
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�THE FACULTY
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The faculty watches as the members of the senior class receive their diplomas and hood:
What does it mean to be a tutor? To be a professional
student: to read the most complicated works of philosophy
and question one's opinions every year. To be a leader: to
guide class with one's questions towards an elusive truth.
To face 18 year old naive, ambitious, idealistic, talented
freshmen every year and see them grow and transform.
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"The maturity of man - that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play."
-- F. Nietzsche
Thanks to Dan Speck and Jon Spooner the Grand Old Party was a total success: theme, organization, service, music and games — all deserve an "A+". The weather miraculously complemented
their plan: full of sun and madness Friday and Saturday, followed by a quiet and rainy Sunday
for sleep and rest.
The following pictures are intended for two kinds of people. Those who were physically absent
will learn about the school's best party and wish they had been there. Those who were mentally
absent will be provided with examples of their glory and magnificence.
Fighting goes under water and ..
The moment of truth: Ends and Means are ready to fight for the glory after the Dean
inspiring speech.
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Flower children: Daniel Insetta and Matt Braithwaite groovin' on a Sunday afternoon
�ATHLETICS
St. John's Athletics are much like it's Academics - rare, multi-faceted, and intense (and aimed towards the Good, of course).
Though St. John's is primarily considered an 'intellectual school', any red-blooded Johnnie knows that time spent in the gym is as
much an exercise in philosophy as discussions at the seminar table are. Classes push students to debate and discuss; they struggle
•with the ideas of Kant and sack Troy with Homer. The playing fields push students to practice and test ideas and beliefs while
offering an outlet from the rigors of academic life. Philosophers develop as contemplation becomes action; the passionate battle
cry is heard, "I play therefore I am!"
Many Johnnies claim that these athletic rituals are, indeed, necessary for happiness, a balance, and at the very least - sanity. Tutor.
Abe Schoener, insists that the successful execution of a left handed lay-up is as good for one's soul as many of the books on the
program. Countless members of the community, be they tutor or student,can be found worshipping at Temple Iglehart on any
given day, any given season.
Basketball is a passionate past-time, and other sports follow close behind. The women's soccer team, known as the Kuvai (or the
hell bitches), the crew team and the fencing club participate in matches against other colleges; soccer, basketball, volleyball and
handball compete within the college community. Throughout the school year, other special athletic events are held such as bike
races, marathons, and ping-pong and basketball tournaments. Most weekends, students and faculty can be found donning their
team colors and rushing fearlessly to the field to partake of the joy of battle.
At quieter moments, however, when the gym is nearly deserted and the noise has died, you can find a hopeful Johnnie or two
casting an eye wistfully backwards as they exit the Temple. Their gaze falls on the shirts that hang so gloriously from the ceiling;
these are the trophies of the outstanding athletes that have come before. The mysterious names branded on each shirt have grown
in mythic proportion in the minds of the students who frequent the gym. At such moments, desire blazes in the hearts of the
hopeful as they dream of their jersey someday hanging, retired, amongst the greats.
Tackle Basketball?
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COLLEGE CREW
7e wish we were still asleep! Left to right: Leigh Fitzpatrick, Jehanne Dubrow, Sarah Fremont. Kelly Lyons, Lea Fisch, Anne Dude, Rebekah Jongewaard, Dani Schaffe
The few, the strong, the cold - Chris Stevens, Matt Carter, Vince Dude
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Cl*eW - Back Row: Marcel Potvin, Ian Nyberg,
Matt Carter, Todd Pytel. Middle Row: Hai Sun,
Christine Coalwell, Karin Ekholm, Aaron Silverman,
Chris Stevens, Carter Snead, Leigh Fitzpatrick, Eve
Gibson, Kelly Lyons, Joshua Hendrix, Sarah
Fremont. Front Row: Aimee Nichols, Dani Schaffel,
Pia Thadhani, Erin Bonning, Nelson Hernandez,
Anne Dude, Cindy Lutz, Rebekah Jongewaard, Leo
Pickens.
Crew: They all get along so well!
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�ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM
ick Michelle Smith Greta Pittard, Gjergji Bakallbashi, Haakon Maxwell, Josh Hendrix, Nate Suma, Felix Leslie, Tess Coburn, Alex
Kathleen Tinning, Carrie Killoran, Erin Bonning, Kate Wilson, Erin Hearn, B. Good, Justice Schunior, Raphael Jankovic, Adnet
While doing push-ups it occurs to Stuart that he might be at college on the wrong side of K
George Street, but he soon realizes this is absurd.
At the top of the hill, the participants of Homeric Training ask the immortal question:
we clone yet?"
Drew pumps some iron.
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Miilincla Campbell juggles the ball while Sarah Fremont and Pia Thadhani follow in pursuit
Fancy foot work by Adrien Gehring.
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Heseman, Diannese Butler, Nelly Simms, Sylvia "Wilkerson, Pal Wilkerson.
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�SEMINAR
There are several ways to organize one's learning. Seminar is one of them.
St. John's College has chosen it as a major. What if the curriculum were
changed and the campus were different? What would be left from the St.
John's we know? I would hope that even if all else were lost, seminar would
remain. This organization of group learning is based on a premise that none
in the classroom knows the right answer, including the tutors. This does not
mean that the existence of absolute truth is questioned; but it does mean
that if there is truth, then it would be easier to find through group effort.
Over four years students develop true respect for different opinions. Misconceptions are more likely to be viewed as abandoned truths rather than
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�January Freshman Seminar: Mr. Williamson and Mr. Gu. From Left to Right: Keelin Daly, Amy
Humphrey, Krista Taylor, Alexander Berkobein, Elizabeth Bush, Nathan Zweig, Sarah Dawson, Adam Mahler, Daniel
Rogers, Prinny Stephens, Samuel Garcia, Karl Boyno, David Bohannon, China Layne, Matthew Coleman, Elena
Andriolo, Michael Hraber, Santiago Navarro-Monzo, Gary Temple, Marc Reiner, Mr. Gu. Not Pictured: Mr. Williamson,
Freshman Seminar: Mr. Sterling and Mr. Goldberg. Back Row: Ethan Press, Todd Pytel, Matthew
Calise, Mr. Sterling, Andrew Merkel, Adrian Bowles. Middle Row: Andre Scalfani, Mr. Goldberg, Nelson Hernandez,
Louvenia Magee, Dana Ostrander, Robin Roland, Rebecca Elliott. Seated: Erin Jakowski, Heather Richardson, Daniel
Mazal, Elizabeth Sudduth. Not Pictured: Reynaldo Miranda, Kathleen Tinning.
Michael Adams.
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January Freshman Seminar: Mrs. Berns and Mr. Badger. Standing: Christine Curran, Benjamin Gloss,
Leslie Phipps, Ruthanne Rhone, Courtney Klayko, Stephen Cavey, Mr. Badger, Mrs. Berns, Anthony Chiarella, Mark
Johnson, Carl Smith, Shelby Blythe, William Hitchner. Seated: Rodino Anderson, Paul Chandler, David Opalinsky,
Jonathan Pezold, James Finlayson, Hermes Bojaxhi. Not Pictured: Victoria Hendrickson, Magdalena Kulik, Paul
Lochner, Dan Toulson.
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Freshman Seminar: Ms. Lassowsky and Mr. Tuck. Back Row: Joshua Louis, Cleveland Kersh, Eve
Gibson, Mr. Tuck, Elinor Sawyer, Benjamin Thornber. Middle Row: Hayes Moore, Jennifer Connor, Ms. Lassowsky,
Genevieve Fewell, Ganesha Vazquez. Front Row: Colby Cowherd, Nicolas Richardson, Carrie Robinson, Heather
•McCarthy. Not Pictured: Jenny Peckenpaugh, Adam Smith.
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�Freshman Seminar: Ms. Heines and Mr. Sachs. Back Row: Christian Moser, Ms. Heines, Robert Mihail,
Samuel Davidoff, Tessa Coburn, Johnny Hayes, Mr. Sachs. Middle Row: Jay Henry, Derek Alexander, Kristin Woodfin,
Rebecca Schunior, Aimee Nichols. Seated: Maureen Gallagher, Joshua Emmons, Kristin Jacob, Abigail Gibbs, Melissa
Coleman. Not Pictured: Nathan Carpenter
Freshman Seminar: Ms. Kraus and Mr. Russell. Back Row: Marcel Potvin, Ms. Kraus, Christopher Jordarl
Krishna Mehta, Robert Holbrook, Kevin Galvin, Brian Shea, Mr. Russell. Middle Row: Piroska Kopar, Jill Ahern, Karin
Ekholm, Catherine Stirling, Michael Soejoto, Corey Sebastian, Kelly O'Malley, Kara Fenske. Seated: Ward Kashiwa,
Gjergji Bakallbashi.
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Freshman Seminar: Mr. Fisher and Mr. Braithwaite. Standing: Nathan Suma, Olivia Morgan, Lauren
Bishop, Johan Swindler, Malachi Kenney, Anna Boozer, Sheena Otto, Iddrisu Tia, Corinne Smyth. Seated: Blake
Ingram, Joshua Hendrix, Joseph Richardson, Anna-Clare Milazzo,Christina Ruffino. Not Pictured: Mr. Fisher, Mr.
Braithwaite.
Freshman Seminar: Mr. Salem and Mr. Townsend. Back Row: Kristin Scott, Samuel Hart, Mr.
Townsend, George Phelps, Brian Austin, Matthew Kemp, Ryan Simpson. Middle Row: Gabriella D'ltalia, Jessica
Morgenstern, Deborah Carlos, Hastings Shannonhouse, Erin Gage, Mr. Salem. Front Row: Michael Busch, Benjamin
sPeakmon, Federico Buccellati. Not Pictured: Nan Hobson.
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�Sophomore Seminar: Ms. Langston and Mr. Zeiderman. Back Row: Danielle Tabela, Heather Miller,
Sophomore Seminar: Dr. Capozzoli and Ms. Ruhm von Oppen. standing Melina Hoggard, Leah
Mr Zeiderman Jefferson DuBose, Ganwise Fewtrell, Stephen Kagarise, Sara Barker. Middle Row: Julie Stubanus, Leigh
Fitzpatrick, Jean Tally, Carrie Killoran, Ian Robertson, Ms. Langston. Seated: Mark Binet, Whitney Peterson, Asta
Almenas, Valdimir Mashenko. Not Pictured: Phillip Jumonville, Daniel Lee.
Fisch, Amy Robertson, Suzanne Crane, Rodolfo Hernandez, Jeremy Melvin, Dr. Capozzoli, Felix Leslie, Christopher
Bush, Andrew Paolone, Darren Gardner, Ms. Ruhm von Oppen, Jihan Shekem. Seated: Heidi Grossenbacher, Pamela
Bergson, Dana Schaffel, Heather Deutsch, Jennifer Borell, Crystal Welliver. Not Pictured: Lauren Connolly.
Sophomore Seminar: Ms. BlitS and Mr. Page. Back Row: William Sothern, Timothy Pomarole, Jennifer
Levy, Clarke Madden, Ryan Emery, Benjamin Rettig, Mr. Page. Middle Row: Ms. Blits, Nadia Qurashi, Sara Tonnessen,
Mary Ford, Sarah Knutson, Lea Pitkanen. Seated: Cindy Lutz, Camille Finefrock. Not Pictured: Max Fink, Christopher
Jones.
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Sophomore Seminar: Mr. Edisis and Mr. Umphrey. Back Row: Joshua Burleigh, Joshua Rogers, Mr.
raisis, Benjamin Carlson, Mr. Umphrey, Shawn Steward, Robert Young, Luis Salas, Timothy Winslow. Front RowNathan Greenslit, Jessica Covitz, Jill Cantine, Anne Dude, Vira Feliciano, Emily Maglathlin, Beatrice Robbins Not
Pictured: Tom Kurland, Kelly Lyons.
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�Sophomore Seminar: Mr. Cosans and Mrs. Higuera. Back Row: Leon Strand, Alan Pichanick, Josiah
Rowe Kevin Davis. Middle Row: Dawn Shuman, Jacqueline Camm, Nicole Standley, Nicole Page, Lucinda Boynton,
Greta Vittard. Seated: Nicholas Pignone, Rebekah Jongewaard, Mrs. Higuera, Mr. Cosans. Not Pictured: Lorna Anderson Christian VanSant, Sarah Vinson, Lili Zarghami.
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Sophomore Seminar: Mr. Maistrellis and Mr. Smith. Standing: Mr. Smith, Mr. Maistrellis, Amelia
Marcetti, Cristina Gaetano, Keith Bemer, Thaddeus Verhoff, Michael Goree, Joseph Marcucilli, Hai Sun, Marjorie
Truman,' Nathan Sherrard, Collomia Charles, Daniel Wood. Seated: Margaret Nicholson, Christine Papavasiliou. Not
Pictured: Stuart Davenport, Juliana Martonffy, Erin Rowe.
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Sophomore Seminar: Mr. Milner and Mr. Sageng. Back Row: Joseph Knight, Patrick Donahue, Mr.
Sageng, Mr. Milner, Mitchel Hopper. Middle Row: Benjamin Rickles, Margaret Ross, Matthew Johnston, Laura Spencer,
Scott Larson, Sherwin Beck. Front Row: Alexandra Boozer, Lura Groen, Katharine Wilson, Dora Jacobs, Larissa Parson,
Alexis Martinez. Not Pictured: Marianne Thompson, Ariel Szabo.
Sarah Knutson gets in some last minute studying before class.
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�Junior Seminar: Mr. Franks and Mr. Wyatt. Standing: Jeremy Schaub, David Veazey, Genevieve
Goodrow, Mr. Franks, Mary Lynch, Richard Schmechel, Lee Hoggard, Corey Comstock, Mr. Wyatt. Seated: Laura
Collins, Annemarie Catania, Reiko Gregg, Alexander Bilik. Not Pictured: Lydia Aybar, Robin Banks, Mary Duncan,
Walter Harris, Becky Lange.
Junior Seminar: Mr. Barbera and Mrs. Renaut. Standing: Mrs. Renaut, Maura Tennor, Matthew
Braithwaite, Kira Chancy, Zoe Andriolo, Juan Villasenor, Johanna Baumann, Erin Bonning, Remington Korper, Jehannl
Dubrow, Jonathan Pomerance, Anthony Cole, Beth Laster, Taylor Hudnall, Mr. Barbera. Seated: Benjamin Bloom,
Aidan Kelleher, David Haber. Not Pictured: Patricia Travis.
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Junior Seminar: Mr. Dink and Ms. Seeger. Back Row: Ms. Seeger, Ian Brennan, Derek Barclay, Samuel
Dillehay, Mr. Dink. Front Row: Laura Spess, Lynette Dowty, Forrest Norman, Joseph Manheim, Sarah Fremont,
Christopher Stevens, Jong Chung, Kit Linton. Not Pictured: Matthew Buttrill, Rana Choi, Rachel Davis, Kate Classman,
Lydia Polgreen.
Junior Seminar: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Doskow. Back Row: Matt Freitas, Evan Phillips, Haakon Maxwell,
J™- Doskow, Zackary Smoll, Jeffrey Travis, Liam Gracly. Front Row: Jennifer Coonce, Amy Hu, Heicli Jacot, Rebecca
Michael, Sarah Bridges, Ian Kelley, Mr. Cohen. Not Pictured: Loraine Freeman, Danielle Insetta Erin Smyth Tulia van
Keeven.
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�Junior Seminar: Mrs. Maschler and Mr. Yee. Standing: William Marshall, Judith Neely, Anton Fedyashin,
Anne Kniggenclorf, Kevin Gardner, Mr. Yee, Thomas Tandaric, Dana Reynolds, Vincent Dude, David Polgreen,
Stephen Urich, Gjergji Bojaxhi. Seated: Geraldine "Griffin" Perkins, Mrs. Maschler, Christopher Simpson, Luke Trares.
Not Pictured: Jonathan Andrews,Andrew Keenan.
Senior Seminar: Mr. ComenetZ. Standing: Mr. Comenetz, Alexander Pickands, Kendall Golladay, Sophia
Fajardo, Carl Grunert, Matthew Carter, Christopher Ranck, John Williams, Sonia Kamal, John Michels. Seated: Colin
Thurman, Robin Locke, Felicity Strachan. Not Pictured: Adrienne Jakowski, Paul Krause, Jonathan Spooner.
Junior Seminar: Mr. Blaustein and Mr. Datchev. Back Row: Lucinda Montgomery, Joshua Parish, Haye«
Adams, Adam Marker, William Erskine, Mr. Datchev, Kamielle Shaffer. Middle Row: Damon Kovelsky, Sarah Morrison,
Erin Monberg, Jesse Berney, Seth Milliken, Mr. Blaustein. Seated: Aline Gram, Malinda Campbell, Pia Thadhani. Not
Pictured: Benjamin Ilka, Todd Stregiel.
Senior Seminar: Mr. Schulman. Standing: Bryce Ferric, Matthew Caswell, Jing Wang, Dara Trought, Daniel
Stromberg, James Knerr, Ian Nyberg, Mr. Schulman, Lydia Rolita. Kneeling: Clara Murray, Wesley Beato, Jennifer
s, Jennifer Donnelly, Kathryn Thorn, Peter Rubenstein. Not Pictured: Dimitry Fedotov, Carl McLaughlin.
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�Senior Seminar: Mr. Burke. Standing: Allen Ziegenfus, Robert Ottoboni, Jeffrey Palmer, Melissa McKibben,
Hannah Gillelan, Melissa Gate, Mr. Burke, Marshall Kass, Christopher Anderson, Sarah Stanley, Thomas Donehower.
Seated: Brian McGuire, Keith Forrest, John Sifton. Not Pictured: Heather Calvert, Yu Hang, Elliott Holland.
Senior Seminar: Mr. Lenkowski. Standing: Mr. Lenkowski, Marybeth Guerrieri, Christopher Landers,
Jeremiah James, Elsa Roth, Mikel-Meredi Weidman, Adam Wing, Aaron Silverman, Susan Rzucidlo, Amanda Norman,
Richard Schmidt. Seated: Joella Klinghoffer, Andrew McCarthy, Daniel Speck, Kristin Leake, Franck Roark, Sarah Bittle.
Senior Seminar: Mr. Kalkavage. Back Row: Laurin Wollan, Jeffrey Berger, Svetlana Mendyuk, Jeffrey Gara,
Ryan Madison, Sharon Soper, Sallie Pullman, Mr. Kalkavage. Middle Row: Carter Snead, Candace Feit, Lenka Rosolova
Gabriel Silvers. Front Row: Heather Niemeyer, Jeanne Detch, Erin Hearn. Not Pictured: Kevin Doyle.
Senior Seminar: Mr. Verdi. Standing: Erin Wright, Aaron Lewis, Mr. Verdi, Avik Mohan, Peter Rispin, Valerie
Garvin, Mark Whipple, Renate Lunn, Sean Leadem, Peter Smith, Adrien Gehring. Seated: Janice Cater, Kirk Duncan,
Carla Eehevarria, April Walters. Not Pictured: Hilary Cumberton, Nathan Jongewaarcl.
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�300 Years of Liberal Arts: the St. John's Legacy
by Emily A. Murphy, A'95
Assistant Registrar and Curator of Photographs, Maryland State Archives.
In 1696, a grammar school was founded in Maryland's new capital
of Annapolis "... for the education of the youth of this province in
good letters and manners..." as the charter said. The grammar school,
named King William's School in honor of the King of England, was
intended to be the first step in founding a college in Maryland, since
colleges cannot be started until there are students educated to enter
them. However, efforts to turn King William's School into a college
foundered in the General Assembly of Maryland for almost a hundred
years. It was not until 1784 that the Assembly chartered St. John's
College, which was to combine King William's School's grammar
school with a college - thus, St. John's could educate a man from the
cradle to his B.A. St. John's, combined with Washington College on
the Eastern Shore, was to be the University of Maryland. Although the
university idea quickly fell apart, St. John's survived, and even
flourished when the General Assembly appropriations allowed. In its
early years, St. John's played host to many eminent people, including
General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. As the
college established itself, the campus grew. McDowell Hall, the
original building, was followed in 1837 by Humphreys Hall, built as
a dormitory for the college and preparatory school students, and as
a dining hall and library. Paca-Carroll House was built in 1855 for
faculty housing; Chase-Stone House in 1857 as the president's and
vice-president's house, and Pickney Hall also in 1857 as a dormitory
for the college students.
During this time, although the books would change, the curriculum basically followed the pattern of most Amercian universities at
that time: a fixed curriculum based on the Greek and Latin classics.
The students would have to memorize their lessons and recite them
for professors.
The Civil War disrupted St. John's a great deal: the college
students melted away to join both armies, and the U. S. Army took
over the campus buildings. However, a single professor kept the college
charter in force by teaching a class of the younger students in the
Annapolis City Hall. After the war, the students gradually returned to St.
John's, finding it a little frayed at the edges due to the army occupation.
In 1885, the military program, which had been at St. John's in variorj;
forms since 1820, became a compulsory program, and the student,
became cadets, drilling and marching in their gray wool uniforms. By thi
early 1900's St. John's had placed in the War Department's list
Distinguished Military Colleges, and stayed there until the program was
disbanded in 1923. The prominence of the military program led to anothi
spurt of growth on campus: Woodward Hall, the library, laboratories, am
armory, was completed in 1900; Randall Hall, the mess hall and senioi
dorm, in 1903; and Iglehart Hall, the gym, in 1909. With the new regime!
the curricula had changed to one tending toward free electives, and aftei
the military program ended, free electives were established. Howeverj
although our sports teams were unbeatable, by 1937 the truth was that thi
college was broke and had lost its accreditation. As a result, the bo
visitors and governors was willing to let two young men, Stringfellow Bar!
and Scott Buchanan, try an educational experiment: The Great Booffl
Program.
The New Program, as it is also known, is a fixed curriculum, based
the Greek and Latin classics - a return to the early years of St. John's. WM
is new about the program is the way in which the books are studied!
instead of memorized recitations, students are encouraged to think and
discuss the books in their seminars and tutorials.
Barr and Buchanan's educational experiment has been a success. In
the last 58 years, the campus has grown still more, with Campbell Hall
built in 1954 as a women's dormitory, a new heating plant in 1951, and
Mellon Hall completed in 1958. The New Program has proved that it
adapt as times change, and it is certain that the Great Books, and St. John'
College will see another century of growth.
Early '40's: Thar looks like an even mi
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Jon Crimmins, Reuben Marshall, Sean Stickle, Matt Caswell, Jon Spooner, Ned Freeman, James Knerr.
John Sifton, Micah Pharris.
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Matthew Carter
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Sophia Rebeca Faiardo
fiat shall we say who have Knowledge carried to the heart?
-Allen Tate
Adrien Portia Gehring
�Non in dialectica complacuit
Deo salvum facere populum suum
-Ambrose (Defide, I, 5, 42)
Marybeth Guerrieri
It looked good natured, she thought;
still it had very long claws
and a great many teeth,
so she felt it ought to be
treated with respect.
-Lewis Carroll
Erin Naomi Hearn
First you must gain insight into the natural world. You must Learn
to see the depths of its reality. If you glance casually over things of
this life, their real significance eludes you... Knowledge surrounds
Us in an infinite variety of form. Do not slight any of them or take
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�"Laughter I have pronounced holy:
you higher men, learn to laugh!"
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Nathan D. Jongewaard
Joella Klinghoffer
James Sanville Knerr
�"/ belive in and conceive a thousand contrary ways of life..."
-Montaigne
'A wolf is fed by its feet. " -Russian Proverb
Melissa Lynn McKibben
Mark
Anthony
Whipple
/ never live alone, I never walk alone my posse's always ready
and they're waitin' in my zone.
Marshall Phillip Kass
I guess by now you can take a hunch, and find that I am the baby of
the bunch: But that's okay I still keep in stride all I'm here to do is just
wiggle your behind.
All my love to the Family and Friends.
�Love is a trick played on us by evolution. Pleasure is tbe bait laid down by tbe
same. There is only power. Power is of tbe individual mind, but tbe mind's
power is not enough. Power of tbe body decides everything in the end, and only
Might is Right.
-T. H. Whitte
It was a mournful conclusion. He locked up the observatory and descended the
stairs, hoping that his dreams would contradict bis thoughts.
-W. Churchill
"Better well hanged than ill wed." -Shakespeare
Svetlana Mendyuk
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�Abby Clara Murray
"The Lord called me from the womb;
From the body of my mother He
named me...
He said to me, "You are My
servant, Israel,
In whom I will show My glory."
Isaiah 49: 1,3
Sallie Fairlight Pullman
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Amanda Elizabeth Norman
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SENIOR ESSAYS
MR. CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON
MS. JENNIFER BATES
MR. WESLEY BEATO
MS. SARAH BITTLE
MS. HEATHER CALVERT
MR. JEFFREY GAliA
MS. RENATE LUNN
MS. VALERIE CABVIN
The Shapeless Vapoun
An Investigation of the Beautiful
Soul and Morality in Hegel's
Phenomenology of Spirit
Intuition and Arithmetic
\Vhy is Socrates a Paradox? Love
and Logos hi the Phacdrus
MR. RYAN MADISON
A Ministry of Faith:
The Response to the Revelation
of Disciple-ship in Christ
MS. ADKJBN GP.HRIMG
A Second Look at the Legendary
Seducer Don Juan
"Ritrovai": A Re-Encountering
of the Self in Dante's Inferno
MS. HANNAH GILI.KLAN
MR. BRIAN McGUIUi;
A Subject That Interests Us Above
All Others: A Study of the
Foundations of Morality
MR. KENlMil GOIJ.ADAY
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The Spiritual and the Perverse:
The Agonizing Reality Revealed
by an Antithetical Union
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Rationality, Autonomy and
Freedom; An Examination of the
Essential Concepts in Kant's
MR. MATTHEW CASWELL
MS. MELISSA CATE
MS. JANICE CATER
MS. HILARY CUMBERTON
MS. JEANNE DETCH
MR. THOMAS DONEHOWER
MS. JENNIFER DONNELLY
MR. KEVIN DOYLE
MR. KIRK DUNCAN
An Examination
of Motion
MS. MAKYBETII Gl'ERKQiKI
Theodicy: Guilty Before AH For
All: The eternal questions in
The Brothers Karama/ov
:
VIS. YtJ HANG
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MS. l:i(]N HF.AKN
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MR. ELLIOTT HOLLAND
MS. ADRIENNE JAKOWSKI
MS. SOPHIA FAJARDO
MR. DIMITRY FEDOTOV
MS. CANDACE FEIT
MR. KEITH FORREST
102
Recollection and Redemption:
The presence of Dante's
early work La_Vita_Nuova in
The Divine Coim-dv
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Higher Medicine: The
Transcendent Fxperiences in
War and Peace
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MK. JOHN SIFTON
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The Effect of Ludwig
Wittgenstein's Concept of Public
ReaUty on the Traditional
Study of Ethics
MR. ;^\RON SILVERMAN
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The Role of God in
Verdi's Otello
MR. GABRIEL SILVERS
Love's War and Peace
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MR. PETER SMITH
The Identity of Odysseus:
Disguise and Recognition in
Homer's Odyssey
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MR. ORLANDO SNEADg
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\s Retreat from
Humanity Itl^lBift's
Gulliver's Travels
Tableaux Russe
MR. JOHN MICHELS
Relations Between Men ia
Melville's Benito Cereno Co^
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MR. AVIK MOHAN
The First Principles of Morality:
M*
A Look into Aristotle's NJcomachean
Ethics and Kant's Groundwork of the
Me tap
The Enchiridion of Well-Being:
Melville's Instruction in
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MS. CLARA MURRAY
MS. HEATHER NIEMEYEK
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Capitalism: The First
Perpetual Motion Machine
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What is Proof?: An
Examination of the Different
Forms of Persuasion, Both
Logical and Rhetorical.
The Horror and Beauty
of Gray in MelVille's
B_ejiito_Cereno |
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MR. NATHAN JONGEWAAED
Monolith
MS. SO.NIA KAMAL
On Prince Channings.
Frogs, Love Marriages and
Arranged Ones, ::
Morality and Mystery: Marlow's
Transformation in Conrad's
Heart ql' Darkness
MS. JOEM.A KIJNGHOEFER
"England hath been Mad7': A
Look at a Corrupt Kingdom in
Richard HI
'But I Digress...': An Examination
of Digression and Textual Authority
hi Laurence Sterne's Tristram
Shandy
The Gambit of
Master Babo
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
RECOLLECTION, LANGUAGE, AND
THOUGHT or If Uons could talk, why
we would not be able to understand
them.
Rule and Compliance:
The Master/Slave Relationship
in Xenophon's Oeconomicus
MS. SARAH STANLEY
Holding It All Gently:
Galway Kinnell's
The Book of Nightmares
Akhilleus, First in
Beauty, First in Might.
Honesty and Idiocy in
Pride and Prejudice
God and Man in
Dostoevsky's Demons
MR. WIUJAM TIIUKMAN
Religious Picture-Thought and
its Movement into Absolute
Knowing
Newton and Leibniz on
Matter and Soul
Knowledge of a Sage,
Wisdom of a Child: An
exploration of Puck
MS.JING WAN(i
Analysis of Aristotle's
Ethical Virtue and
Practical Wisdom
MS. MIKFIrMIiKEDITH WEIDMAN
"Tis a Gift to be Simple:"
Tolstoy's Blessing of Simplicity
in War and Peace
Pascal and the Imagination
W. PETER RISPIN
Certainty and Validity for
Geometry and Kant's Critiqijg
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The Validity of
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Mathematical Propositions
MB. CHRISTOPHER I ANDERS
MK. SEAN I.EAHEM
On Time in Augustine's
HR. FRANCK ROARK'
Gulliver's Philosophical Voyage:
Pride and Virtue in
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IS. LYDIA ROIJTA
The Liberation of the Will
Through Kaniian Morality
A Look into the Eye of the Voyeur:
The Role of the Observer in
Baudelaire's "Les Petites Vieilles"
A Light In The Underground
The Reign of the Sage:
Cosmology and Politics in
the Tao TejChing
The Angelic Butterfly: The
Story of Purgation in
Dante's Divine Coim-dy
VIS, CHRISTOPHER RANCK
MK. PAUL KKAUSF.
MR. JONTHAM SPOONER
MS. APRIL WALTERS
The Divine Sword:
The Road To Inner Peace
Through The Military Arts:
: = ;; ;
A Study of Zen hi the
fi<>. Em_No Sho add Ikilio Ivaden Sho
>1S. SALUF. PULLMAN
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Equality at the Cost of
Freedom: Why is Rousseau
an Enemy of Factionalism?
MS. DARA TROUGH!
The Highest of Arts:
An Exploration of Thoreau's
Views of Man in Walden
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MR. ALEXANDER PICKANDS
IS. 1EIVKA ROSOLOVA
Proper Statecraft for Proper
People: An Examination ol
Political Necessity in
Edmund Rurke's Reflect ions
on the Revolution in France
The Fight for Independence:
An Exposlulalory Understanding
of HegcFs "Independence and
Dependence of Self-Consciousness
lordship and Bondage"
The Theater of Katerina
Ivanovna In The Brothers
Kanmiazoy
Through The Tempest
Prospero Sees: Pleasure
In Natural Order
MS. KATHRYN THORN
The Search for Truthe
The Pilgrimage of the Will in
of Piers Plowman
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MR. MAKSHAI.I. K.VSS
The Birth of Absolute S
On Consciousness' s Progreli&n
through the Hegelian Dialectic
of Morality
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MR. DANIEL SIROMBFRG
The Change in the Conception
of Nature from Aristotle to Kant
1H. .JEFFREY PALMER
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MS. SHARON SOI'ER
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MS. FELICITY STRACHAN
"Le Cirneticre marine'' The
Pendulum of Sense and Intellect
tlR. ROI5ERT OTTOBONI
The Exegesis of anlfpbhorism5:
Ascetic Ideals in the Third Essay
of On the Geneology of Morals
::
MK. DANIEL SPECK
MR. IAN NYBERG
The Place of God: Origins
of Newton and Leibtii/'s
Absolute Time and Space Debate
"Stronger, more ,l ; vil, and
more Profound; ;fi»o more
Beautiful": The Future of
Philosophy in Nietzsche's
Beyond Good andjj^Jl
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The Genesis of Morality
in Rousseau's Emile
MS. AMANDA NORMAN
A Harmony Of Natures:
The Necessity of Human
Experience In Unifying The
Conflicting Natures of
Plalo'S Guardians
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Plato s View On Education:
What Would Confucius Say?
MR. JEREMIAH JAMES
MR. AARON LEWIS
MR. BRYCE FERRIE
RICHARD SCHMIDT
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MS. SVETLANA MENDYUK
SOCRATES AND THE CITY;
An Examination, of Socrates'
Defense of Philosophy in
Plato's Apology
MR. JAMES KNERR
MS. JEAN ECHEVARRIA
MS. MELISSA MeKIBBEN
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Should We Feel Sorry
for Melos?
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Myself Creating What I Saw
Reality, Imagination, and SelfExamination in Jane Austen's
Hamlet
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MR. CARL MCLAUGHLIN
The Artificial Mail vs. the
Ultimate Design of the Universe:
Hobbes and Hegel on Freedom
and Man's Nature
The Beautiful Balance:
A Study of Schiller's
I.etiers on the Acsiheiic
Education of MgHl
MR-
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Emma
The Memento of Class In the
Symbolic logic of Rertrand Russell
•: '•.
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Natural Knowledge and Morality
Rosemary, Fennel, Columbine
and Rue, But No Violets: An
ol Morals
"Lift up your eyes on high|ppd
see...": An examination o|lpfe
birth of irrational numhis^
Kant's Theory of the Moral
Self: Unity as the Condition
for Completeness
MS. SUSAN RZUCIDLO
\t En Se MiiHiplianl
A Reading of Baudelaire's
"Utie Charogne"
•*M*?>
MK. CARL GRUNRRT
MR. MATTHEW CARTER
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MR. ANDREW MCCARTHY
The Dangers of True
Happiness in a Legitimate
State
Metaphysical Consequences
of a Mathematical System
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From the River to the Ocean:
Society vs. Nature in !he
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
and "Benito Cereno"
r
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vIS. ELSA ROTH
Marriage and Happiness
Jn War and Peace
The "Mechanism" of Freedom:
An Exploration of Concepts in
the Metaphysics of G. W. Leibni/
MR. JOHN WILLIAMS
Faith, Despair, and the
Practice of Religion
MR. ADAM WING
A Fear of Hegel
MR. LAURIN WOLLAN
IR. PETER KUBENSTFJISf
The Failure of a Good Man's
Ideals in Ihe Practical World,
as shown in Dostoevski's Idiot
Is Pure Knowledge
Dependant Upon
Comprehended History?
MS. ERIN WRIGHT
In Defense of Rousseau's
Natural Man: !he Growth of
the Beautiful Child
MR. ALLEN ZIEGENFUS
!he Relation of Suffering
and Beauty in Princess Marta
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�Chris
Ranck
"What do you want
to do tonight?"
'Same thing we do every night
Try to take over the world!"
Peter Rispin
�Erin Elizabeth Wright
Would you like to knou
It's that I've put
I've put onfyjny talent ini^i
La, tout n 'est qu 'ordre et beaute,
Luxe, calme, et volupte.
- Baudelaire
Richard V. L. Smith
Susan Irene Rzucidlo
Franck Roark
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Colin Thurman
Allen Ziegenfus
When she reached this passage, Princess Maiya sighed and
looked round into the pier glass that stood on her right. The glass
reflected a feeble, ungraceful figure and a thin face. The eyes, always
melancholy, were looking just now with a particularly hopeless
expression at herself in the looking glass. She flatters me. thought
the princess, and she turned away and went on reading. But Julie did
not flatter her friend: the princess's eyes - - large, deep, and luminous
(rays of warm light seemed at times to radiate in streams from them),
were really so fine, that very often in spite of the plainness of the
whole face her eyes were more attractive than beauty. But the princess
had never seen the beautiful expression of her eyes; the expression that
came into them when she was not thinking of herself. As is the case
with every one, her face assumed an affected, unnatural, ugly expression
as soon as she looked in the looking glass.
Tolstoy, War Cr Peace
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Emily Murphy '95
Heather Niemeycr '96
Juan Villasenor '97
Keith Harvey
Kim Kern '89
Reynaldo Miranda '99
Aaron Silverman '96 John Michels '96
Christine Coalwell AGI'96 Amy Marcetti
Lauren Connolly '98
Vivian Ronay '65 John Bidahl
Dimitry Feclotov '96 Chris Ranck '96
Jackie Camm '98 Camille Finefrock '98
Michael Goree '98
Chris Denny '93
Terence Whiteside
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the St. John's College Alumni Association
for funding the Tutor Photo Project, Barbara Goyette, 73, who
supplied photos from the files of the "Reporter"; Leo Pickens,
"78 and Brian Good, '89, for their assistance with the Sports
section, and Jeff Bishop, '96, for his patience and support as
the yearbook project became more unwieldy and threatened
to engulf the entire second floor of Carroll Barrister.
Many thanks to the 1996 Yearbook Staff for producing the
book. A book that, at times seemed to hang by a thread has
turned out to be the best produced since I revived the
yearbook over a decade ago. Those who came through for us
as we pushed for completion, in a kind of frenzy of creative
exertion, deserve thanks. Our long weekends were well spent.
This page is blank for two reasons. First, one might like to get one's friends' addresses and signatures before leaving
Annapolis (why not put them in the Yearbook). Second, the page symbolizes our future: it is untouched, undetermined. It is completely up to us to choose it: its shapes, images, colors. There are no limits. Good luck, Class of 1996!
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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.
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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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119 pages
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1696-1996 [Yearbook]
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St. John's College Yearbook for the year 1996. Dedicated to the Class of 1996, whose graduation coincides with the 300th anniversary of St. John's College.
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Fedotov, Dimitry (Editor in Chief)
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St. John's College
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Annapolis, MD
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1996
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1996
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Contents
ADVERTISEMENTS
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ALUMNI AssociATION __________ . _
--·-----·· ·-------------· ··-------- --·· ·------------- ___________________ 30
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WENTY-TWO years have elapsed since the
first Rat -Tat was launched upon the sea of literary production at St. John's. With the exception
of last year, the Junior Class has annually left its
mark of ability and claim to prestige in the edition
of the Rat-Tat.
In this, the twenty-second edition, we have endeavored not only to entertain our readers, but to
recall pleasant memories to the Alumni and students
and to give our outside friends an idea of the life
and activities at this old institution. If we have fallen short in our· ideal we crave your indulgence . and
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entreat you not to be too critical.
We have done our best and have labored for
the glory of old St. John's.
ATHLETICS------------------------ --------· ---·-----···---·-----------------·-------·---------·- ··----···· 155-1 90
BAND ·-------------------·---··--·---·-··--·-----··---·.----· -------------·· --- ····--· -------------- --------------· __ 151-1 54
BOARD OF VI SITORS AND GOVERNORS................ -------· --··-----··-----·-- .......... 14
CLASS AND HISTORY' 1920---------- ·-------------------·-------- -------------· ··--·-····--------..45-86
CLASS AND H ISTORY' 1921 .......... --------- ·-------- -------··--------------------·--------·--·89-1 20
CLASS AND H ISTORY' 1922 ·-----·--------·-------------· -------------- ---------- -------------·121-127
CLUBS .______________ ·------------·----------------------------·· ------------·- ···--------------------------·-----··218-228
"COLLEGIAN" STAFF
------ ------------------·---·------···------- -----------· -- ···---·---------·217
DEDICATION ----------·----·· --·--------·---·--·--- ·-------------· ···----·------· ·--·--···--···· -· --- ---~------· ---------· 8
DRAMATICS ------------------· ---------------------··-- ------------- -------·-··------------------: _________ 21 3-21 5
FACULTY·---·-----··--------·---·----------·--------··----------·--·-·-----------·--------------------·-- __________ 15-27
F RANCIS ScoTT KEY LITERARY SociETY ·-----·--------·----------------··· 204-205
FRATERNITIES ------------- ·--------· -------------·- ·---------------------------- ---------· _____________ _191-203
F RESHMAN CLASS _____________ ------------··---------·--·------------ _ ______ ______________ 131-136
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HisTORY oF ST. JoHN 's CoLLEGE .____________ ----------·-------------·=·--·--· ·--·--------· 31
H oPs·---------·----·--·-·-------------·--·--·------·····--------·---------·-------- ---·-·----··--· ··------·--------·-·207 -209
LIEUT.-COL. D UNCAN ELLIOTT, u.s. A . ----------·------------·-·----------- 28-29
M EMORIAL TO THE FALLEN H EROES ··------·'--·-·----·-----·-·-----·-------- ·--·---------··9
MILITARY D EPARTMENT ·-------------- ............ -------------------·------·-----··---·---·-··13 7-1 50
P REFACE ----------·---------------------·---·------------·-------·-·-------------·--·-------··-----·-----·-··---·----··----··--· 6
RAT T AT BOARD -------------·----------·-------------- -------·---- ·-------------· ·····--·--·------------- 12-13
SPONSOR RAT T AT ______
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SPONSOR SENIOR CLASS .---------------------------------------·------·-----------··---------·--------------44
SPONSOR J UNIOR CLASS·------ -- --------------------------·------------ ---------- -------------------------88
STUDENTS' SENATE ·-------------- ·-------------·-------------------·------······-------- ·------------- 210-211
Y. M . C. A. ___ -----·--------- ··-------·----------··----·----------------------·---------- --·-----------------------·212
�C. Holland Riggin (1912); killed in France.
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George H. Davis (1912); died in France, October 6, 1917.
Charles F . Wedderburn (1912) ; Sen ior Lieutenant, U. S. N; drowned from
U.S. S. Chauncey . Collision in War Zone.
Augustus B. McElderry (1913); First Lieutenant; died in France from
typhoid fever, September 7, 1918.
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order that the memory of the men who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Grea t War might be grafted upon our lives, we deem it more
than a necessity to mention separately each and every man. Their
deeds will ever live with us as long as we live, and even after we
are dead their deeds will live alongside of the accomplishments of their
Alma Mater and together they will be blended into one grand whole. There are
twenty-four in all who are on record, yet those who are not, partake of the same
glory that belongs to these men. They were men, indeed, each and every one,
and as we, the Class of 1921, hope in the future to read their illustrious names
with pride, we consider it the greatest privilege to place the list as we have it,
in this publication of our class.
Thomas Pennington (1900); Officer in East Kent Regiment H. M. S.; killed
in action at Vermilles, France, September 30, 1915.
A. Garland Alder (1908).
James M. Cresap (1908); Senior Lieutenant U . S. N; died of influenza at
Annapolis, Md.
Neal F . Twigg, M.D. (1913); died at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., October 10, 1918.
Robert F. Bratten (1913); motor accident in France, 1919.
Horace G. McDermott (1914); died in France from wounds, Apri l 13, 1918.
Charles B. Mobray (1915); Fi rst Lieutenant; killed in France, October 10,
1918.
G . C. Parlett (1915); Second Lieutenant; died of pneumonia at Camp
McClellan, Ala.
Galloway G. Cheston (1916); Lieutenant; killed from aeroplane in Fra nce.
J. Dent Hungerford (1916); Captain; killed on Mexican Border.
Harry J. Selby (1916); Captain; killed in F ra nce, October 10, 1918. Croix
de G uerre and Palms.
J a mes B. Brashears (1917)"; Lieutenant; died of pneumonia, August, 1918.
Wyatt D. Doyle (1920); Second Lieutena nt; died of influenza at Temple
U niversity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1918.
Wilson U. Martin (1921); died of pneumonia, August 1918, in France.
John Eareckson (1909); died of influenza at Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Aberdeen, Md.
Harry J. Skinner (1910); Senior Lieutenant U.S.N.; drowned from U. S. S.
Chauncey. Collision in War Zone.
Herbert D. Taylor, M.D. (1910); died in New York of influenza.
Peter G. Zouck (1910); killed in France, October 11, 1918.
H a rry White Wilmer (1910) ; Lieutenant; killed in aeroplane action m
France.
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Ephraim F. Tracey (19 10); died of influenza, October 6, 1918, at Camp
Humphreys, Va.
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Asst. Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
WILLIAM
CHARLES W. FITZGERALD, J R .
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Advertising Manager
Business Nfanager
WILLIAM H .
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Asst. Business Manager
Asst. Advertising Nlanager
THOMAS B. TURNER
EDWIN S. WARFIELD
Literary Editors
DUDLEY
JOHN R . STREETT
w . DAVIS
J OHN D . CHRISTI AN
Photographers
MILTON
W. J ULIAN J AMES
w.
BAYLIS
RALPH R . WEBSTER
Athletic Editors
FRANKLIN
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T . MORRIS J OHNS
HALL
C.
EDW I N CocKEY
Art Editor.
WILMOT D . BROWN
Calendar Editors
ROBERT F. DUER,
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LAWRENCE K!WSEN
BEVERLEY S. ROBERTS
Miscellaneous Editors
CARLTON T. CLARK
E.
JOSEPH S . DIGIORGIO
NORMAN
L.
RICHARD H. TOROVSKY
ALLYN SNADER
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President
(Under the Charter elected annually)
HIS EXCELLENCY, ALBERT C. RITCHIE,
The Governor of Maryland,
Annapolis, Md .
Presi dent
(Pro-tem )
HON. ROBERT MOSS,
Annapolis, Md .
Secretary
L. DORSEY GALLOWAY,
Annapolis, Md., 1891.
(Ex-Officio )
HON. MILLARD V. TYDINGS
HON. WILLIAM I. NORRIS
Speaker of the House of
Delegates
President of the Senate,
Baltimore, Md.
WILLIAM WOODWARD,
New York City, 1910.
HON. JOHN P. BRISCOE
Judge Court of Appeals,
Prince Frederick, Md.
BRUNER R. ANDERSON,
Baltimore, Md., 1910.
HON. JOHN R. PATTISON
Judge Court of Appeals,
Cambridge, Md.
HON. EMERSON C. HARRINGTON,
Ca mbridge, Md ., 1912.
HON. WM. H. THOMAS,
Judge Court of Appeals,
West minster, Md.
L. DORSEY GALLOWAY,
HON : N. CHARLES BURKE,
Judge Court of Appeals,
Towson, Md.
HON. HENRY STOCKBRIDGE, JR.,
Judge Court of Appeals,
Baltimore, Md .
HON. HAMMOND URNER, JR.,
Judge Court of Appeals,
Frederick, Md.
GEORGE WELLS, M. D.,
Annapolis, Md., 1882.
CHARLES G. FELDMEYER,
Annapolis, Md., 1899.
NICHOLAS H. GREEN,
Annapolis, Md., 1901.
HARRY J. HOPKINS,
Annapolis, Md., 1902.
STEVENSON A. WILLIAMS,
Bel Air, Md., 1904.
LOUIS T. CLARKE,
E llicott Cit y, Md., 1905.
NEVETT STEELE,
Annapolis, Md., 1907.
JOHN L. CHEW,
Annapolis, Md., 1908.
HON. JOHN G. RODGERS,
E llicott City, Md., 1894.
Annapolis, Md., 1891.
JAMES M. MUNROE,
Annapolis, Md., 1896.
HON. ROBERT MOSS
Annapolis, Md., 1897.
FRANK H. STOCKETT,
Annapolis, Md., 1897.
JAMES A. FECHTIG,
New York City, 1899.
HON. JOSEPH H. BELLIS,
Annapolis, Md., 1912.
DANIEL R. RANDALL,
Annapolis, Md., 1913.
HON. WALTER I. DAWKINS,
Baltimore, Md., 1913.
W. THOMAS KEMP,
Baltimore, Md., 1914.
JAMES A. NYDEGGER,
Baltimore, Md., 1915.
WILLIAM N. WOODWARD,
Annapolis, Md., 1918.
HERBERT NOBLE,
New York City, 1919.
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R. Thomas Fell, the twelfth president of St. J ohn's College, was born
in Liverpool, E ngla nd, on July 15, 1851. H e received his early ed ucation at the Royal Institution School at Li verpool a nd in the latter
pa rt of 1866 he went to London a nd was matriculated at King's
College. Four yea rs later he entered the University of London, a nd rema ined
there three years. H e was a lso a stud ent at the University of Munich for
one year.
DR. THOMAS FELL, A. B., M.A., PH. D., LL D., D. C. L.
Dr.· Fell began his active work in life in a fiduci a ry capacity in E ngl a nd, serving under the Bishop of L ondon as lay reader from 1876 to 1880. For two years
thereafter he traveled through India, C hin a, Formosa, a nd Cey lon. In 1882
he ca me to America, a nd two years later he was elected professor of ancient
la ngu ages a t New Wind sor College, N ew Windsor, Md. Dr. Fell in 1886 became
president of St. John's College, a nd has held that positi on sin ce.
This year, 1886, m a rks the beginning of a new era for our institution. Dr.
Fell's untirin g energies soon asserted themselves a nd the mortgage of $30,000
was pa id off. H e a lso succeeded in raising money to build three of the fin est
buildings on our campus, na mely, Woodwa rd Hall , Randa ll H a ll a nd th e new
gym nasium . Th e number of students has been increased a nd as a whole the
College has been strengthened both in discipline a nd in the cha racter of the
work done.
Dr. Fell is a n active member of t he foll ow in g organizations: The American
Philological Association, The American Academy of P oliti cal Sciences, Th e
Nationa l Educational Association, the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, the U niversity Club of Baltimore and of Washington a nd the C liosop hi cSocietyofPrin ceton Uni versity .
Th e following honorary degrees h ave been conferred upon him : Doctor of
Laws, by H a mpd en-Syd ney Co11ege, o f Virginia, in 1889; Doctor of Philosophy,
by St. J ohn's Co llege, Ann apolis, Md., in 1907; Doctor of Civil Laws, by t he
U ni versity of t he South, Sewanee, Tenn., in 1907, a nd Doctor of Laws, by t he
Un iversity of Pittsburgh, in 1912.
Th e affi li ation of St. J ohn 's with the U niversity of Maryland, Baltimore,
is one of Dr. Fell's acco mplishments. Since this he has been prominently co nnected in the Uni versity, a nd in J a nuary, 1913, he was chose n provost by the
Board of Rege nts to fill the place left vacant by the death of Bernard Carter,
which position he st ill hold s.
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�3Jnqu irnrkway iipprrr
A. it,
PROF. JOHN BROCKWAY RlPPERE, A.B. , M . A., L.H .D.
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OHN Brockway Rippere was born at Layvill e, N. Y. , on October
6, 1876. His early education was received chi efl y from t he Polytechni c Prepa ratory School, of Brooklyn. H aving co mpleted t he
prescribed course of study at thi s instit ut ion , he was m atri cul ated
at Wesleyan U niversity in t he classical course. H ere Professo r Rippere
distinguished himself in the study of a ncient la nguages. Throughout hi s
ent ire college course he won honors in both Latin a nd Greek. Not only was
he prominent in classroo m recita tion, but upon· t he a thl etic field as well he
showed hi s worth; other activit ies of College life a lso received his earn est a nd
enth usiastic support.
Professor Rippere was graduated from the U ni versity in 1901 with t he
degree of Bachelor of Arts.
F rom 1901- '02 he taught in the Brooklyn Latin School. In t he latter part
of t he year 1902 he came to St. J ohn 's as instructor in Latin. Two years later
he was promoted to Ass istant Professo r in th at bran ch of studies. F rom 1906-'08
he was superintend ent of the St. J ohn' s Preparatory School.
In 1907 he became Professor of Latin , which position he still hold s . In
t his work Professor Rippere has done mu ch to promote t he in te rest of St. J ohn 's .
He has helped to rai se t he ent ra nce requirements in Latin , ou rs being higher
t ha n our sister in stituti ons, and on t he same plane as th e la rger coll eges a nd
universit ies . H e has been a grea t power in making t he courses here t horough
a nd effici ent.
Professor Rippere la t er completed a P ost-Gradu at e Course in Latin a nd
G reek, a nd received the degree of M aster of Arts on examin ation from hi s
Alma M ater.
In 1912 he was appointed Secretary of t he F aculty, a nd a year later, 191 3,
he was elected Vice-President of St. J ohn 's College by the Board of Visitors
a nd Governors to succeed Dr. Cecil , who resigned.
In Jun e, 1919, he rece ived t he degree of L. H. D. from St. J ohn's Coll ege.
Professor Rippere beli eves in firm a nd co nsistent d isciplin e, with fairness
to a ll. H e has taken part in ma ny activities outsid e of hi s classroom, enco uraging wholeso me sports a nd athl etics both by precept a nd example. He is a loyal
fr iend to a ll stud ents a nd to t he Alumni , a lso being a dvi se r to the Young Men's
C hri stia n Association at St. J ohn 's.
H e is a member of the fo ll owing organizatio ns: Class ical Association of
t he Atlantic States; W esleyan Alumni Assoc iation, W ashin gto n , D . C.; Annapoli s C lu b of Annapolis; The University C lu b of Annapoli s; The Ch i Psi a nd
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities.
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�JOHN BOYD WHITE, A. B., M . A., L. H. D.
REGINALD H. RIDGELY, B.S.
P rof essor of Biology and Geology
Secretary of the Faculty
P rofessor of L atin and Greek .
Regina !~ H . ~id gel y, a Ma ryla nde r from t he Eastern
ha re, r~ce tved ht s ea rl y educa tion in t he pu blic schoo ls of
Anna po lts, a nd was graduated fro m St . J ohn 's Co ll ege in 1895
J::i e ?as been Professo r of Science, E nglish a nd Mat he·
T at uhs 111 S t. J o hn 's Prepa rato ry Schoo l ; Co mma nda nt a nd
eac er of Science at M ontcla_ir M ili ta ry Acade my Mo ntcla ir, New J ersey; Instructor m P hys ics a nd Mat hemat ica t Thursto n Pr~paratory Sc hool, Pit t sb urgh, Penn syl va nia~
abnd hlnisIt.ruhctS 111 Bwlogy a nd Ma thema ti cs at t he Pi ttsor
urg
Ig
chool.
H e is Vice- ~resid en t of t he B iological Sectio n of t he
Ab cademy o f Sci e n ~e a nd Art, Ca rn eg ie Insti t ute Pittsurgh, Pennsylva ma.
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P ro fesso r Ridgely ca me to St . J ohn 's Coll ege in 1912 from
th e State No_rma l Schoo l at F rostburg, Ma ryla nd, wh ere he
had been P nn ctpa l for fo ur yea rs.
In 1914 he was a ppoi nted Secreta ry of th e Fac ul ty.
J ohn Boyd Vl hi te is a nat ive of Penn sylva nia, fi rst a ttend in g sc hoo l at t he G rove C ity Nor ma l Acade my. F r~ m
t here he entered Ge neva College, Beaver F a lls, Pennsy lvani a ,
a nd a fter his grad uat ion was occ ~ p i ed i~ do ing P~?St- g~ad ua t e
work at J ohns H opk ins U ni versity, Chicago U mversity a nd
in Germa ny.
H e ta ught fo r t hree yea rs in India n Te rri tory at Spencer
Acade my, a sc hoo l for Chocta w India ns.
H e has occ u pied th e posit ion of H ead of th e Acade mic
Depa rt ment in Geneva College, a nd Principal of t he Chestnut L evel Acade my, La ncast er Co un ty , Penn sylvania.
In 1896 Professor W hite ca me t o St. J ohn' s College as
head of t he Depa rt ment of Ancient La nguages.. In 1916
he was presented t he degree of Doctor of Huma mti es by t he
Board of Visitors a nd Governors of St. J o hn 's College.
BENJ AM IN H . WADDELL, M . A., C. E., L. H . D.
Professor of Mathematics
Benjamin Ha rr ison Waddell was bo rn in Waynesboro,
Virginia, a nd here received his_ early ed u c<~:t i o n . L~te~ ~ e
entered \~ 1as hi ngton and Lee Umverstty, Lex tn gto n, VIrgi111 a,
a nd was graduated from t here wit h t he degrees of Master of
. Arts and C ivi l Engin eer.
He was a fterwards appo inted Ass ista nt P ro fessor of
Mathematics in t he Un ive rsity. Foll ow in g t his he was
made a Professor in t he Texas Mi li ta ry I nstit ute, Austin,
Texas, and t hen was appo inted Ad ju nct Professor in Central Un iversity, R ich mond, Kent ucky.
In 1903 Professor \.Vaddell came to St. J ohn's College
as P rofessor of Mathematics a nd in 1916 was presented t he
degree of Doctor of H umanities by t he Board of Visitors
a nd Gove rn ors of St. J o hn 's College.
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CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER, A. B., M. A.
Professor of H istory and Economics
b C la rence W. Stryker was bo rn in S ha ro n, Co nn ectic ut'
~t left that place when he was very yo ung, a nd moved to
~arsaw, New York, where he obtain ed h is ea rl y schoo ling.
ro t n ~larsaw he went to Easton, M el. and fro m t here end
tere co ll ege.
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H e received a n A. B. degree from Un io n College Sc henectady, New York, a nd t hen took up grad11ate work in H istory_ a nd Eco nom tcs at J o hn s H opki ns Uni vers it y H e
recekv~d a _Master of Arts degree at Colu mbia for siJec ia l
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wor 111 Ht st ory .
For eig ht yea rs Professo r St ryker was Head ma ter at
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;\arfield Co ll eg~ School. I n 1902 he came to St . J ohn's
gd was S upennte nde nt of t he Prepa ratory Sc hoo l un t il
1 0~,. wh en he beca me Professo r o f Histo ry a nd Eco nom ics
~e~cf 11ng t hese s ubjects un t il 1912. In 1913 he was act ing
essor of Eco nom ics in Ken yo n Co ll ege, Ohio, ah,d in
1 14 he ta ug ht Htstory at Tome Schoo l. He was a lso Master of I-I tsto ry at Do na ldso n School d uri ng 1915 a nd at t he
open mg of t he session in 1916 Professor St ryk~r was once
more at St. J o hn's as head of t he H istory a nd Eco nom ics
D epa rt ment.
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�SYDNEY SPEIDEN HANDY, A. B., M.A.
P rofessor of English and P edagogy
Syd ney Spieden Handy, a lt ho bon_1 in ~arm .vi ll e , Virginia is of Maryl a nd fa mil y. H e rece1ved h1s H1 gh Schoo l
trai nin g at t he Pocomoke C ity Hi gh Sc~ool, a nd t hen entered
Ri chmond College, Virginia, from wh1ch he .w as grad uated
with t he degree of A. B. in 1892. H e h.::s smce co mpl eted
post-grad uate co urses in English at ~nnceton, H a rva rd,
a nd Colum bia. H e has taken Express1 at the Em ers<! n
on
Col lege of Oratory, a nd has st udi ed Law at the Columb1a
Law School.
At co llege Professor H a nd y was very acti ve in athl etics.
H e was Presid ent of th e Athl etic Association a nd played on
both football and baseba ll t ea ms.
Before co ming to St. J ohn 's in 1915, as H eaci of t he D epartm ent of English a nd Oratory, he had been I-I ead- l~l aste r
of All egha n y Academy, Virginia, Inst.ruct or 1n E ngl!sh at
Peddie Institute, New J ersey; a nd Pnnc1pal of t he Easto n
High a nd Manual Tra inin g School, Easton, Maryland
fiAROLD BRENTON SCARBpROUGH, B.S. , M. A.
P rofessor of Physics and Mechanical D· awing.
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H a rold B. Scarborough is a M aryla nd er and a grad uate
of St. J ohn 's Coll ege. He has a lso done work at R ensselaer
Polytechnic Instit ute, Troy, New York, a nd at H a rvard
University.
Aft er being graduated at . St. J o~n 's in. 1904, h e spent
nearly t hree years as a mach1n e des1g!ler. w1th a P1tt~burgh
concern , a nd si nce 190 has devoted h1 s t1me to teacl11 ng ..
Fo r four years he fil led t he positio n of Hig h School Pnncipal in Mary la nd, a ft er which h ~ became Inst;uctor 111
Mathematics a nd Mechamcal Drawmg at St. John s School,
Manliu s, New York.
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After securing t he M . A. degree for work 111 Phys1cs a nd
Mat hematics at St. J ohn 's he was apl?o mted In structor 111
Mat hemat ics a nd Mec hanical Dra:vmg '.n Me rct;rsb urg
Academy, M ercersb urg, . Pennsylv!l ma, wh1c h P?Sltlon he
resigned to accept t he cha 1r of Phys1cs a nd Mechamcal Drawing at St. J o hn 's Co ll ege.
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W. F. CLAYTON, Ph. D., D. C. L.
P rofessor of Chemistry.
Dr. W. F. C layton is a nat ive of Maryland, a nd after
the co mpl et ion of his acade mi c ed ucat ion in t he schools of
vVashin gton a nd Kansas City he purs ued th e st ud y of Law
in St. Louis Law School, practicing Law thereafter for o ne
yea r.
Scientific propensities led him into co ll ege teaching and
post-graduate stud y, a nd a ft er secu rin g his doctorate by
mea ns of a teachin g Fell owshi p at Dixon Coll ege he s ubsequent ly co mpl eted advanced grad uate work at Columbia,
C hicago, Califo rnia a nd Oxford U ni versities and was for
seve ral years Dean of the State No rma l Coll eges of Ca lifornia
and of Iowa a nd la t ely was Professor of C he mist ry in the
Medica l College of Sa n Fra ncisco. H e has a lso been Inst ru cto r in Chemist ry in the S ummer Schools of seve ra l Co lleges a nd State Norma ls and was appo inted Professor of
C hemist ry at St. John's Coll ege in 1918.
PROF. WILLIAM L. MARCY
I nstructor in Sanitation and Hygiene
and Assistant in Chemistry.
Prof. William L. Marcy is the grand son of Dr. H ec tor
Humphrey, Pres ident of St. John's Coll ege from 1830 t ill
his death in 1857, a period of 27 years in which his name,
fame, talents a nd memory a re identified with th e history
and progress of that institution.
Professor Marcy's persona l int erest in St. John 's is one
of hi s chi ef characterist ics. His moth er was but a c hild when
hi s gra ndfat her became Pres id e nt, and ma ny of hi s relat ives
were born at this old coll ege.
P r.ofessor Marcy was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst1t ut10n of New York. He a lso grad uated from
the Nat io na l Instit ute of Pharmacy, Chicago, a nd t he Pennsylva nia Military Co ll ege.
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As head of the Endowment Fund a nd t he Publicity Depart ment of St. J o hn 's, he has do ne much towards ettin g
new st udents and has also helped considera bl y in a finan cial
way.
.Professor Marcy's D epart ment, that of Ph ysical E ducation, embraces lect ures a nd recitations on Human Physio lo~y, H ered ity a nd E nvironm ent, a nd H ygiene a nd Sanitation. H e is a lso Assista nt in C he mistr y a nd Instructor
in Internat ional Law.
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�THOMAS LUTHER GLADDEN, M.A.
LOUIS F. HILDEBRANDT, B . A.
Professor of Modern Languages
S uperi ntendent of S ub-Freshman Work and
Instructor in M athematics and Lati n
Louis F . Hi ld ebra ndt was born in Baltimore, and a ttend ed
Zion's English and German School. From t here he we nt
to Baltimore C ity College, gra duating in 1899 wi~h honora ble mention. H e received his A. B. degree from Johns
Hopkins University in 1902, a gain with honora ble mention,
and for three years was a graduate stud ent there, being accepted as a candidate for the Ph. D. degree.
Spanish is his principa l subj ect a nd French a nd History
a re two subordinates. In 1905 he studied in Fra nce a nd Spa in
and from 1908 to 1918 was professor of mod ern la nguages in
t he Citadel, th e milita ry college of So uth Ca ro lina.
In 1918 he ca me to St. J ohn 's College as H ead of th e D epa rtment of M odern Languages.
Thomas L. Gladden was born at Mt. Crawford, Virginia,
1861, wh ere he attet?d ed th e publ ic schools. His secondary
edu cation was acquired a t Shenandoa h Institute Dayton
Virginia . Col legiate courses were t a ken a t Ra nd o l ph-M aco~
Coll ege a nd Was hm gton and Lee University.
His professiona l career began in T exas in 1886 as Prin cipa l of J;Ii~h School s a nd Superintend ent of City School s,
later affilia tmg w1th the T exas Stat e U ni versit y. H e was a
member of the Sta t e Board of E xa min ers· for T eachers' Cert ifica t es.
~ e was Principal of E llicott City Hi gh Schoo l, Ma ryla nd for Six years, a nd has been ass o cia t ed with St. J ohn 's Col
lege for the past eleven yea rs.
In June , 1915, th e Board of Vi sitors a nd Govern ors conferred upo n him th e degree of M aste r of Arts .
G.t:P"f AIN SHELBY C. LEASURE
I nstructor· in M ilitary Science and Tactics
The military ex]:Jerience of Captain Leas ure covers a
period of twenty yea rs, during which tim e he has been a t tached t o severa l bra nches of serv ice . His fir st serv ice was
wit h the 159th India na Volunteers, in whi ch he enlist ed a t
t he time of t he Spa n.ish-American 'Wa r. During th e following years from 1889 to 1901 he served with the U .. S: Volu':teers in t:he Philippines. In 1901 he was commiSSion ed m
t he regul a r infa ntry , followin g which he served aga in in th e
Philippines fro m 1903 t o 1905, when he was promoted t o
F irst Lieutena nt.
As th e honor grad ua t e from th e school of t he Lin e, Fort
L eavenworth in 1905, Capta in Leasure, then a Lieutena nt ,
graduated fr~ m th e Ari11y Sta ff Coll ege a t the same place .in
1907. Det a il ed a t th e compl etiOn o f this course t o th e Signa l Corps, he rema in ed t here for severa l yea rs, se rvin g on
t he M exican bord er a nd a t Vera Cruz.
Soon after t he entra nce of t he U nited St ates into the war
he orga nized a nd comma nd ed th e 5th M achin e G un Battalion,
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division. Later a t ra nsfer was made to
t he tra ining section und er th e General Staff at H eadqua rters,
A. E . F. (Genera l Pershing's Sta ff ) .
Assigned t o th e a ir service in F ra nce, Ca pta in Leasure
(a t t ha t time Colonel) was lat er detailed as D eputy of th e
Operat ion Section, General Sta ff, a nd a t tend ed the General
Staff CoLl ege, A. E. F .
With this lon g a nd excell ent mi lita ry record Ca pta in Leasure ca me t o St. John's to comma nd th e Cadet Ba ttalion a nd
t he mili tary work of t he institution. VIle ha ve been fortun a t e
in sec uring a ma n of his prominence a nd a bility.
ROSCOE EARL GRAVE, A. B.
I nstructor of the Sub- Freshman Class .
Roscoe E. G rove was born in F rederick Co unty , M a ryla nd , wh ere he a t tend ed th e public schools, a nd was grad ua ted
fro m the Middletown High School in 1904, w ith honor. During the following schoo l yea r he was Principa l of t he Arnoldst own Public Schoo l.
In 1905 he entered Fra nklin a nd M a rsha ll Coll ege, La ncast er, Penn . L eav in g a t t he end of hi s Junior Y ear, h ca me
to St. J o hn 's a nd was gra dua t ed in 1910.
After gra dua tion a t St. John 's College, he was Co mma nda nt of Cadet s a nd Instru ctor in Eng lish a nd Hist ory
a t Cha mberla in Milita ry Insti t ute , Ra nd o lph, New York .
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�GUY C. MITCHELL
EDGAR TREMLETT FELL, A. B., M.A., LL. B.
Assistant P rofessor of History and English
Y. M. C. A . Secretary
P ro fessor F ell is a so n of Pres ident Fell a nd was born 111
Balt imore in 1895. His early education was received in a
private school in Annapo lis a nd at St. J ohn 's Prepa ratory
School. F ro m th ere he entered St. J ohn 's College a nd grad uated in 1913. H e was P rofessor of History a nd Geography
at Chew 's P reparato ry School a nd t.hen be~a n;e a n attache
of t he American E mbassy at Mad n d , Spatn , tn 1914. H e
graduated in L aw fro m t he U ni versity of Maryla nd in 1917,
a nd was ad mi tted to th e Maryla nd Ba r th e same year.
Du r in g t he wa r he was Captain of Infa ntry in th e R eg ul ar
Army a nd saw one year 's service in F ra nce. On h1s ret urn
he was t e mpora ry Co mma ndant at St. J ohn' s Coll ege for t wo
mont hs. H e has co mpl eted t he t hree years' co urse ~t J ohn s
H opkins Uni versity for t~e. degree of D octo: of Philoso ph y
in t he D epart ment of Poht 1 Sc1
cal
ence. Th1s year he ca me
back to St. J ohn 's Coll ege as a n Assistant .P r? fesso r of Hist ory
a nd E nglish. H e is a me mber of t he Ph1 S1
gma Kappa Frat ernity.
M r. M itchell was bo rn in Ith aca, N. Y ., a nd grad uated
f1:o m It haca H1gh S~ h oo l. ~ e t hen accepted a business pos it ion, at the sa me t une t ak mg two yea rs of specia l work in
Co rn ell y ni versity. E ntering t heY. M. C. A. fi eld, he served
as Boys Secreta ry at t he Cent ra l B ra nch , New York City,
a nd as Ge nera l Secret ary at vVest B ra nc h, Balt imore. H e
was t ra nsferred to A uburn,
. Y. , a nd t hen to C ristobal
Ca na l Zone, a nd r~turn ed t o t hi s co un t ry for a stay of sev~
era! yea rs as S upenntend ent of t he Nat iona l Ju nior R ep ublic
at Ann a polis Junction, Mel .
During th e M ex ican t rou ble he was o n t he Bord er wi t h the
t roops for t he Y . M . C. A. Since th en he has served as " Y "
Sec reta r);' a t Ca mp Syrac use, N. Y . ; at th e St a t e Armory,
Ann apo hs , a nd as Hut Secret a ry at va ri o us poin ts in F ra nce.
At present he is acting as Field Secreta ry for t he " Y " in
So ut hern M a ryla nd , in Annapolis a nd at St . J ohn 's Co ll ege.
VALENTINE LENTZ, B. S.
MISS SARAH BERRY
I nstructor in Sub-Freshman Mathematics and Physics
Registrar and Secretary to the P resident
Valent in e Lentz was bo rn in Balt imore, Maryla nd, a nd
received hi s earl y ed ucation in t he Balt im ore G ram ma r School,
later attend ing Balt imore Po lytechnic Insti t ute, fro m whi ch
he was grad uated in 1916. ~e. ~l so .st udi ed three yea r~ at
th e Ma ryla nd Inst1t ute, spec mh zmg 1n mecha mcal dra wm g.
H e ca me to St. J ohn 's in 1916, a nd in hi s t wo years here he
st a rred on a ll at hl etic tea ms, bein g ca ptain a nd a ll- Maryla nd T ackl e of t he 1917 football tea m. H e grad uated in
1918 w it h t he degree of B. S. a nd entered t he service as a
Second L ieutena nt in t he Machin e G un Corps. H e was
stationed at Camp Ha ncock in Geo rgia as inst ructor in t hat
area.
H.e was released fro m t he service in M a rch , 1919, a nd obtained a positio n at Spa rrows Point in th e Mat eria l Depa rtment. H e signed a cont ract wit h Ridgewood H igh School,
New J ersey, as At hl etic D irecto r, b ut when Coach vV1lso n
left St. J ohn 's he obtain ed his release a nd ca me to St. J ohn 's
as Athl etic D irector a nd Instr uctor in Sub-F reshma n Ph ysics a nd M at he mat ics.
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. M iss Sara h Berry was born in Balt imore a nd ed ucated
tn a pn vate sc hoo l i~ th at city . She has bee n li v ing on th e
Co ll ege G reen for th1rty-fi ve years, a nd fo r t.he past t wenty
yea rs ~ as been co nn ect ed w1t h th e Co ll ege 1n t he capacity
of Reg1
stra r a nd Secreta ry to t he P reside nt.
Th.ose of us wh? a re fort un ate eno ugh to be int imately
acq ua mtecl Wit h !VI ISS Berry kn ow t hat she co nt inua lly has
t he welfa re o f th e Co ll ege a nd the stude nt body at heart. No
matter how dow ncast we may be, if we meet Miss Berry we
are a lways su re to be greeted wit h a s mil e. The udent
body as a whole is in consta nt receipt of favo rs fro m her, a nd
as a co nseq uence s he has endea red herself in o ur hearts. We
~ II app reciate t he interest whi ch she ta kes in t he Co ll ege a nd
m th e st ude nt bod y, a nd wish t ha t she may have ma ny happy
yea rs before her.
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�iGirut.-Q!nl. iunrau 1.Ellint lt &.A.
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Arma Virumque Cano
lffi"§~~~ HERE a re many wonderfu l t hin gs t hat we could say a bout Lie utena nt-colonel E lliot. There a re ma ny instances, wh ich on ly those
who knew him could a pprecia te by t he tellin g. H e sha ll ever li ve
in t he memory of t he cadets who knew him , who, kn owing what a
ma n a nd a soldier should be, found a n exampl e in t his ma n.
Li eutena nt-colonel E lliot was born in New York City in 1863 an d received
his early ed ucation in t he state . From t he crad le he emerged a soldier a nd a
gentlema n, a nd in 1898, when C uba was fi ghtin g for independence, he join ed the
revolu tionary forces a nd served fa it hfull y . When t he U ni ted States entered
t he confli ct on t he side of C uba, he was permitted to join t he forces of hi s country
a nd on Jul y 14, 1899, he was com missio ned as F irst Lieutena nt of Infa nt ry, being
honorably mu stered out on M ay 14, 1901. T he foll owing August this persistent
soldier of fo rt une joined t he E ighth Cavalry. H e entered t he School of Appli cation for Cavalry "a nd Field Ar ti ll ery and was graduated from t his school in 1905.
In 1911 he was raised to the ra nk of Captain and assigned to t he F ift h Cavalry.
For two years he served in the Phi lippine as adj utant.
After years of excellent servi ce Captai n E lli ot was retired on account of
physical disab ili ty . In 1917 he was again ordered to active d uty at St. J ohn 's
in t he capacity of Co mma nda nt and Professor of Mi li tary Science a nd T actics.
In t he summer of 1918 he was raised to the ra nk of Lieutenant-colonel, which he
held until his death, in November 1919.
In this man t he Coll ege as a whole has lost a fr iend. Being a ma n him self ,
he !~new how to command other men a nd , being a soldier, he instill ed both of
these quali ties in hi s cadets. One can t ru t hfull y say that he was loved by every
man in t he battalion a nd when he took comm a nd of the uni t in perso n t here was
never a prouder body of men under a rms. H e was a fri end of every cadet and
he saw to it personally t hat each man received t he treatment accord ed to prospective officers a nd gent lemen. Each m ornin g at reveill e he was o n the camp us,
greeting t he men before the day's work. Space wi ll not permit us to tell a ll t hat
cou ld be told of this ma n. Nevert heless we sha ll a lways remember this commanding officer , who was ever proud of his cadets a nd of whom we co uld not
help but be proud.
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LIEUT.- COL. DUNCAN ELLIOT
who departed this life Nove mber 2, 1919
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�Alumni l\nsorhttion
President
OsBO RNE I. YELLOTT, '91
Vice-Presidents
MARION B. FREEMAN, '90
] OHN
M. GREEN , '05
RoBERT PENNINGTON, '93
S ecretary and Treasurer
T.
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CLAGGETT, '91
Wha t was needed was a college where one could obtai n a higher education
without crossing t he Atla ntic. It was proposed to found such a coll ege as early
as 1671. Althou gh severa l a ttempts were made to push a bi ll t hrough the Legislature, a cha rter was not gra nted until 1784, due to the R evolu tion.
COMMITTEES
Entertainment
ROBERT H. WILLIAMS, '96
(Chairman)
w . F.
STONE , '11
c.
E. M ULLEN, '00
Publicity
jOHN H. WALLER, '93
(Chairman)
GEORGE FORBES, '92
WILLIAM H . WILHELM, '93
Membership
PHILANDER B. BRISCOE, '13
(Chairman)
EDMOND H. JoHNSON, '20
THOMAS B. R. M u DD, '10
l NG Willi a m's School, founded in 1696, was th e first na me given to
this, t he oldest and most revered in stitution in th e Sta te today. At
first th e school co nsisted of but one brick building, a nd its first
presid ent was t he R everend Edward Butler, Rector of St. Anne 's .
Although Kin g William's Schoo l sati sfied a long-felt want, it was by far not a ll
t he colon ists des ired a nd needed.
NEW YORK BRANCH.
A local association has a lso been formed at New York to whic~1 a ll grad ~ ~tes,
a lumni a nd friends of St. J ohn 's College, living in or near that City, are eligible.
The officers are:
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H erbert Noble, '89, President; E lon S. H obbs, Jr., '82, Vice-President;
Alfred Houston, '06, Secretary; C harles Brewer, '85, Treasurer.
The coll ege was na med St. J ohn's Coll ege, a nd a t first, a nd , in fact fo r
seventy -one years, t he onl y building was "B laden's F oll y " , later call ed M cDowe ll
H a ll, in honor of th e first president, Dr. McDowell.
The first t hir teen years were prosperous ones, but in 1806 t he Legisla ture
withdrew its support. From then until 183 1, when Dr. H ector Humphreys took
cha rge, the Coll ege saw ha rd t imes. In hi s ad mini stration, which las ted until
1857, two new buildin gs, Pinkney and Humphreys H a ll s were added by his un tiring efforts.
In 1861, during th e C ivil War, St. J ohn's ceased to exist. I t wa reo pened
in 1866, on ly to st um ble a long un certa inly un ti l 1886, when Dr. Thom as Fell
became presid ent. \Ne owe to him t he schoo l we have today-a sc hool honored
a nd respected by a ll. Durin g his administration W oodward and R a nda ll H a ll s a nd
t he new gymnasi um were buil t, a nd McDowell , whi ch b urn ed in 1909, was reb uil t.
In her long a nd envi a ble career St. J ohn ' has t urn ed out ma ny a lumni
of whom a ny in stitution might well be proud. Their record in the la te World
War was not <; urpassed by a ny co llege in t his co untry.
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PRESIDENT'S HOME
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East Ora nge, N . ].
Sponsor of" Sen ior Class
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RATT~T
JOHN DAVIS ALEXANDER
HOWARD ALONZO BATTY
"Goldstein," "Howard"
"Alex," "Gy,rene"
BALTIMORE,
Mo.
DEAL'S ISLAND, MD.
Class·ical Course
Scientific Course
KA
Motto:-To command the Marines
in Haiti.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
Football Team (2, ?) ; Assistant
Coach Football (4); Basketball Team
(3, 4) Captain Basketball Team (4);
Baseball T eam (2, 3, 4); Captai n Ba:seball Team (4); Color Sergeant Co." B"
(4); Glee Club (3 , 4); Sergeant S. A.
T. C. (3) .
Secretary Key Literary Society (4);
Marine Corps 1918-1919; Assistant
Librarian (1, 2, 4) ; Sergeant Co. "B"
(4).
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Still there comes another rare specimen from the Land of the
,Evergreens. vVith "Alex" his ·course at St. John's has l;>een
. rather unsettled. Dur-ing his second year he accepted the position as a prof. in Kingsl ey School, N. J .. He re;nai ~ed the1:e
u·ntil' the end of the school semester and th ~n contmued h1s
wanderings to the neighboring State of Pennsylvania, where he
remained for a short- while. In the fall of '18 he return ed with
the intention of completing his co urse. Again he heard a call
and this time it ;was that of Uncle Sam. As a res ult he enlisted
in the Marine Corps and served a year in the Tropics. For the
third time he returned to us in the fa ll of '19, and this time he
is su rely sticking and proving his worth as a true St. Johnni e.
"Gyrene" surely is a royal booster to the academic department, for each month his na me is hangi ng high among those
of honorabl e mention.
In public "Alex" does not seem to be a fusser of great abi lity,
but do not be led astray by such misjudgments. His weekend trips to Washin gto n are not purely for recreatio n, but to
have a close intervi ew with that fa ir damsel.
As yet we have not been able to ascertain "Alex's" futur e
co urse in life, but, be whatever it may, we feel sure that he will
make it a success.
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. . ,,G.reat is our joy on this occasion to attempt to write th.e bi-·
•0gr_aph.y of 'so great a man . Howard is a product o! Baltimore
•j!pd a son .of whom she may well be proud. He {el\ in our ranks
r111 the a-utumn of 117, and immedi.ately attracted' attention thru
this ·~bility to ~ipg'. , He ·has lost none of his re~i.ttation, for, his
Yoke is clearly ll.ear~ leadiqg ,the choir each mo,r.ning in .chapel.
··· ? s '·il n all-around at<hlete ''he has" no superior. Durung his
·-~~co nd :~~ar of_ f<_)otb,all ~e s~staihed, an injured _knee, ~v hi ch kept
lima ,fr6m part1c1pating m l:ns favonte sport th1s yea , but great
cre~lt:. i'~ due hi111 for , his excellent ·work and untirin g efforts in
ass1g;.tmg. Coach Lentz .on, the guidiron. In basketball and basel)af\. we 'find hiw starring agai n, being captain of both teams.
Turning to. his scholastic a bility, we mi ght add that if S. J . C's
were. given for Latin, Greek a no Oratory, "Goldstein" wo~:~ld
be g1verr one every month.
Howard's ambitions in the military line have at last been
realized, (or he is see n at each ceremony proudly carryin g Old
G lory, acting in the capacit y of color sergeant .
It would not be fair to call him a woman hater for we have
suspicions about his frequ ent journeys to his hon; e town, but
when a man refuses to talk one must draw his own co nclu sions.
. Batty's sunny disposition and willingness to be a fellow 's
fn end have made for him a lasti ng memory in the heart of every
St. John 's man.
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�RATTRT
JOHN HOOVER BIREL Y
MILTON WILLIAM BAYLIS
"John," "Barley-corn"
"Johnnie"
POCOMOKE,
CA VETO WN,
Mo.
MD.
Latin-Scient1jic Course
Latin-Scientific Course
Motto:-To be an orator.
Motto:-Johnnie has one ambition
we hear,
And that is to be a great engineer.
Corporal Co. "B" (2) ; Sergeant Co.
"B" (3); Rifle T eam (2); Expe rt Rifleman (2) ; Fi rst Lieutenant Co. "A"
(4) ; Second Lieutenant Infantry U.S.
A. (3); Plattsburg Training Camp (3).
Rat-T at Board (3); S. A. T. C. (2).
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Herene is, all ·ye who read, this curious &J.?eailtren from the
Eastern Shore, who bf•hi s h a;·d ·work an.d un ~~su~:h ing ~,manner
has won his place in the hearts of us a ll.
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'Johnnie'' hails from down ne'!r Pocon;toke; where, .it is tu·t por.e d, he is ~ t;egufar devil,. s9111etimes staying out. till ~ in e o'clock,
and he once cir:ov~ his car"ah"JAost twent)l' miles an ho'ur.'
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' "J 0hnnie" hcils}1ev~r go me' in fen: at hl et ics, as his b~i~d does· not _,
permit it, ·t; Ut_::i u his classes he is a bear: and
J
probably knows
....more· Physics t han any one else -in h.is class, for he studi~s b!lr4
and is always to be found with hi s books during study ours.
Baylis is a lso a n electrical wizard and his roo m is a very haven
of electrical devices, altho it is said that he saw his first electric
light in Pinkney Hall and failing to blow it out he slept with it
under his pillow.
All joking aside, Johnnie has a firm place in all our affectio ns,
and we wish him a ll the success in the world in his future undertakings.
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Here is one well known to a ll ; not o nl y for hi s mil itary ab ility ,
but as a st ud ent a nd for his cheerfuln ess a nd li g hth earted d isposit io n. His a.bi_lity as a military man was recognized while
a.t one of the t~ammg ca mps, a nd resulted in him being com missiOned a nd asstgned to duty at Ca mp Grant Jllinois. His abilities a lon g this line have proven a n in valuable asset to the batta li on during the past year.
His sta r~in g !s by no means confin ed to the above department, for wtth ht s hon orab le co lleag ue, Mr. Batty, we find him
at t he head of both th e Oratory a nd Education classes · (on the
front seat), which position the much infat uated co upl e "M iss
Beh avio~" and ~_r. Hand y forced .them to occupy.
Johns clispos1t10n has won for h1m many fri end s. H e has a 11
unus ua l sense of humor, which has kept those about him constantl y look u1g on the brighter side of life.
And now for t he fair sex. VIle would sav that in t hi s e is
no less qualified t han in matters above m e~t ion ed. We ca n 't
say t hat he is a "fusser", but we do know that he has a "scandalous drag" with a ll. of them. His in c_Jin ation s do not appear to be
s
a
general, for there 1 a spec1 l attractiO n at v\las hin gto n a nd some
say ~hat. he h ~s lo ng sin ce gotten a week-end perma'nent pass,
a nd 1s st dl trymg to buy up the co nt rollin g stoc k of the W. B.
a n~ A. Ry. Co. We presume the reason is to get a later car
wh 1 would get him back to Annapolis on time.
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However, we are sure" fohn" will be a gr eat orator a nd will
soon be admitted to the ''Bar" of Cavetow n .
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�RAT TAT
EDWARD IRWIN BLAINE, JR.
PAUL MOYER CASSEN
''Eddie''
POCOMOKE
"Preacher," "Paul"
CITY, Mo.
TOWSON ,
MD.
Latin-Scientific Course
Ctassicat CoU1·se
Motto:-" Aw, shu cks, wh at 's th e
hurry."
M otto:- To make th e world a bett er
pl ace to live in .
Marksman (2); Corporal Co. "A"
Sergea nt Co. "B" (2); Q uartern-aster Sergea nt Co. '' B" (4); Vicef res ident Y. M. C. A. (4); P lattsburg
Tr; inin g Camp (2) ; Camp Lee Train in g Camp (3); Fra ncis Scott Key Literary Society (4); Sharpshooter (1).
(3); Treasurer C lass (3) ; Corpora l Co.
"B " (4) ; K ey Literary Society (4) ;
Class Prophet (4); Ca mp Lee Training Cam p (3) ; Sergeant Co. "B" (4).
Wh en Eddie stroll ed le is urely on th e ca mpus, old St. John' s
added to her roster t he na me o f a nother Eastern S.horeman .
Like many ot her Freshm,e n he ca ine up th e Sacr~d "~all~, det~r
min ed to do 0r d ie and above a ll .not to get homesic k. W it h
t his in mind , he has s ucceeded in 'e scapin g not on ly an 'a tta ck
o f nostalg ia, but a lso in gra :lua ting in t hree ye~ rs . . .
Bei ng the yo un gest member of the class of _20, It IS.nat ura l
t hat the ot her members try to keep an eye on hun. This IS oot
so ha rd during 't he week;Jor "Eddie" stays close and st ud ies
h a ~d but on th e week- ends it is d ifficu lt, a lt ho stray bits of news
tell ~f dances, _heat res and B a ltimore girl s.
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"Eddie" has been very successful in acade mic work and it
is believed by Ira ny in book busin ess, too, since ~ e bought a half
interest in th e co ll ege book sto re. Wh en a n mn oce nt Freshman wa nts to buy a book, "Eddie" rubs his ha nd s togeth er
much after the fashi on of an inhabitant of old P a lestine. This
ha bit a nd th e beli ef t hat he is mak in g a fabul o us sum has earn ed
for him th e na me of !zzy-I key-B la in e.
vVhe never th ere is a hop of a ny kind, he is sure to be th ere
trippi ng t he li ght fa ntast ic a nd a musing the girls with hi s humor.
It is un derstood t ha t" Eddie" will study medicine next yea r,
and we a ll know that he has " th e will to do "wh ich wi ll ca rr y
him thru in whatever professio n he select s.
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From the q ua int suburb o f Baltimore, well known as T owso n, St. John 's rece ived in th e fa ll of ' 17 t h is well known and
~e ll liked you ng Ira n, ,,;b'o m we know as Pau l.
For a person
co ntemplatin g the mini stry as a vb.catio n, hi s first year dffered
a few strange experiences. Living wit h H offma n, the fair y
c'a ncer, a lso t ended towards cl: anging h is co nception of schocl
life.
At the end of hi s first year he attended Plattsb urg ~.r ai~ing
camp. Owi ng ··to hi s age he was not permitted to hold a
co mmissio n, but he has had h is re\Yard here at St. John' s.
"Fau l" has a lways l; een ab le to wi n th e fa vo r o f t he professo rs, in suc h sub jects as La tin a nd G ree k, whic h is amaz in g
to us.
\ ;v'ith the fe mm es it is net known ju st wh ere Pa ul stand s,
but we would not be surprised to hea r, in a few years , t hat "Pau l "
ha::l a lit t le pa rso nage for two .
Hi s c heerfu l di sposi tion a nd good work have made many
lasti ng fri end s here at co ll ege.
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�RAT TI1T
RAT TI1T
ROBT. EDWARD COUGHLAN, JR.
EARL ROLAND CUSTIS
"Bob"
"Preacher"
MT. WASHINGTON, Mo.
PocmJOKE , Mo.
Classical Course
KA
Latin-Scientific Course
Motto:- To go to Baltimore every
week.
Sharpshooter (2); Corporal Co. "B "
(2) ; Co lor Sergeant Co. "B" (3) ; Vi cePresident Ath let ic Association (3);
Hop Co mmittee (3, 4); Plattsburg (2);
Vice-President C lass (3 , 4); Secretary
Jun e Ball Co mmittee (3); First Lieutenant Co. "B" (4); Stud ent Senate
(3, 4); President Athletic Association
(4) ; Business Manager Co legian (4) ;
T en ni s Team (1, 2, 3, 4).
l\1otto:- Th e ham let o f Poco moke,
th e East ern Shore;
I:ll strive for t hese for-evermore.
Sha rpshooter (2) ; Co rpora l Co . "A"
(3); Sergeant Co. "B" (4); Winner of
.I unior Oratorical M eda l (3) ; Coll eg ian
Board (4); Stud ent Se nate (3); President K ey Literary Society (4); Basetall Sqt:acl (3, 4); Seco nd Li eut ena nt
Co. "B" (4) .
"Expect to be sick aga in next week, keep all elates open."
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B~
Many tim es has this t elegra m bee n sent to some fair damsel
in Baltimore; perhaps not a lways to t he sa me one, for each new
moon usua ll y find s t hi s youth wit h a noth er affi nity. And yet
Bob is firmly opposed to entanglin g a lliances (? ).
As a student hi s na me ca n be found on the Honor Roll most
ever y month, but hi s hi ghest amb ition is yet to be fulfi ll ed, i. e. ,
to pass Math. I before he graduates. Bob has proven hi s hor sema nship in both Latin and Greek, standing fairl y well in both
classes.
We feel t hat thi s yo uth deserves th e coveted monogram for
one reaso n alone, na mely, hi s d etermin ed efforts to sec ure a
tra ining tabl e for his tenni s squa d . But if you would observe,
seriou sly, this yo un g ma n's graceful move ments on th e co urts ,
yo u wo uld not fai l to a pprec iate hi s great a bility.
Th e best we ca n say of Bob is that he is a gent leman in every
sense of th e worcl, a true fri end a nd a loyal St. John 's ma n. He
is also an orator a nd, wh ether he turns out to be a judge o f t he
Supreme Court or a n a nnouncer of train s, this train in g wi ll help
him considerably.
Bob inte nd s to study law a nd we a ll wish him the best o f
success in hi s work.
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It was in th e fa ll of 1917 that we heard a n awful noi se a round
college and, lo a nd behold , what shou ld the noi se be but a tall ,
blonde yo uth trying to co nvin ce St. John' s that without Pocomoke, or the Eastern Shore, Mary land co uld not ex ist. H is
arguments were based on facts from the land ing of Columbus
to the discovery of Pocomoke by Pocohontas. He was soo n
quieted by the upper class men for t he remainder of t ha t year.
As a stud ent his nam e ca n be found o n th e Honor Ro ll every
month. His highest ambition has yet to be fulfill ed, i. e. , to
put Pocomoke on th e ma p and to write a hi story of t he Eastern
Shore, a nd at th e rate he is now going we are s ure he wi ll attr~ in
success very soon.
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"Preacher " is a lso a n at hl et e of true worth an :1 has shown
marked ab ilit y on th e mound .
Starrin g is by no mea ns confined to th e ath let ic d epartment,
for both in th e milita ry a nd schol astic departme nt s he sta1ds
high. In oratory hi s d eep bass voice (?) ca n a lways be hea d
with man y good argume nts. Then as a mi litary ma n he is a
seco nd Na poleo n, ea rnin g for him self this year a sergea ntcy.
"Preacher " is a hard worker a nd a tru e fri end a n:l as he intends to t ake up Law, we fee l s ure that he will succeed a n:l wi sh
him a ll the luc k that a true St . John 's ma n deserves.
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CLAUDE SUTTON DAVIS
"Flip", "Pep"
POCOMOKE,
CHAS. WAUGH FITZGERALD, JR.
"Charley," "Fitz"
MD.
L atin-Scientific Cou· se
r
PRINCESS ANNE,
Mo.
<P~K
Motto:- To be a John D. Rockefeller.
Vice-Presid ent C lass (1) ; Histo ri a n
C lass (2); Plattsbu rg Training Ca mp
(2); Sharpshooter (2); Treas urer Class
(3, 4); Assistant Manager Basketball
(3); Sergeant Co. "B" (3); Treas urer
June Ball Com mittee (3); Hop Co mmittee (3); S. A. T. C. (3); Second
Lie utenant Co. "A" (4); Busin ess
Manager Coll egian (4); M a nage r Basketball (4); Treasurer Cot illion C lu b
(4); Student Senate (4).
Ladies a nd Gentl emen: Allow me to present to yo u the
fin a ncia l sha rk of the class of '20. Not being co ntent merely
with taking cha rge of the coffers of the class , th e Co ll egian a nd
the Cotillion Club, t his li ght nin g acco unta nt is a lso c ustodi a n
of the money chest of t he African Go lf Associa tion as well as the
St: John 's bra nch of the Annapolitan Po\<er Club.
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Now this gentl ema n is a lso a co ll ecto r of a n t iqu ~ furniture.
H ard ly a day goes by during the winter that a Rat wou ld not
be seen entering No. 2 Senior floor with a decrepit table or a
three-legged chai r o n his back. But where have t hey gone?
Who knows? Who knows? But as k "Pep" a nd he wil l tell
yo u that well-seasoned furniture makes the best kind of fu el for
open fir ep laces.
This year "Pep" is in hi s element-pi lot in g t he basket I:; a ll
team aro un d. This necessitates ma ny trips to Baltimore a ft er
supplies. But o ne t hin g we do know, that he now s mokes onl y
imported cigars; and t hat the basketball bud get s howed great
increase ip incidental expe nses. H e has not yet appeared with
a diamond ring as t he ma nager o f football did, but he is seen
sca nnin g very closely t he quotations from Wa ll St., a nd we fear
for solvency of the Ath letic Association.
We feel s ure that if "Pep" ha ndl es hi s own finances as he
has the above-mention ed, he will s oon be a milli onai ire.
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Scientific Course
KA
Motto:- To turn out th e best RatTat ever.
Baseb.all ~quad (1) ; Marksman (1);
Class Htston a n (1, 2); Mando lin Clu b
(1, 2, 3); Baseball T eam (2 , 3); Co rpora l
Co. "A" (2); Editor-in-C hief Ra t -T at
(3); Ser~eant Co. "A" (3); Key Litera ry Soctety (3).
All hai l to t~e big c hief of the Rat-Tat, the wield er of mighty
pen a nd cht ef cltspenser of R at-Tat writing paper.
. "Cha rlt e" has a.lways appli ed him self indust rio usly to every
thmg he has go ne mto. In fact, he has clone so wel l that his
~Jassmates wtru stecl to him the pub li cat ion of this book w hi ch
m Itself IS a t~stimonia l to hi s a bility. H owever, there 'is such
a t hw g as clotng too well, for by hi s grad uat in g thi s yea r the
class loses one of its best men.
I!"! at hl et ics "Fitzie" won his S. J. C. last yea r in baseball
holdmg ~own second base with cred it. This is the o nl y spo rt h ~
e.ngages tn ! but he ts a warm s upporter of everyt hin g that l oo~s
ltke at hl ettcs. We expect great t hings of him in baseba ll this
seaso n.
~i\lhen it comes to gi rl s "Cha rli e" is distin ctly a monoga mist,
havmg one and o ne onl y. But who ca n blame him, for one look
at t.he fatr spo nso r of !he Rat-Tat is sufficient even to the most
cnt tca l. Hts exp ressiO n ch at~ges three times a week, na mely,
on those d.ays when he rece tves those lavender-hued, sweetscented ep tstles from Princess Anne.
But ~ otwit h sta nding the above-mentioned fa ults (?) he is
a regulat ~el l ow a nd t he class of '2 1 hates to see him leave but
we wtsh htm a ll the lu ck and happi ness in t he world.
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�RATTRT
RATTRT
WILBER ELTON GATTENS
BURLEIGH CLAYTON FOOKS
"Skip," "Trash"
"Cue Stick"
"Scoop"
SNow
HILL,
Mo.
CUMBERLAND,
Mo.
Scientific Course
Scientific Course
Motto:- To get a scoop.
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Student Senate (2) ; Co rpora l Co.
"B" (3); Battalior. Sergeant Major
(4); Manager Dramatic Cl ub (3); Co.
"B" Rifl e Team (2); Assistant Editorin-chief of Coll egia n (4); Expert Rifl eman (2); Vice-President Y. M. C. A. (3) ;
Magruder Essay Prize (2, 3); Key
Literary Society ( 4).
Kind reader, the a bove portrait is a reproduction of the graduate reporter of Snow Hill's "Disappointment ". Serving his
time as a cub on that- paper, he came to Annapolis, a nd is now
a full fledged reporter on the "Evening Capital". On the side
he attends St . J ohn' s.
"Scoop", while at St. John's, is eith er sending away news
reports, arguing with the Profs., or making speeches to hi s unruly cla n. This organization is the pride (?) of Senior Floor
and the Seniors are a lways expressi ng their appreciation of t he
way that they stand behind the st ud ent body(?) in a ll th eir
t,U1dertakings.
Burleigh is a hard worker in any thing that he undertakes.
In st udies he is one of our brightest men . His name is a lways
to be found near the top of the Honor Roll, a nd at the end of
each term he is invariably on the exemption list , which is a n accomplishment t hat very few of us succeed in doing.
"Scoop" does not have time to go out for at hletics, but he is
with us, hea rt and sou l. While he does not take part in t hem,
he a lways sees that we have good write-ups in the "Evening Capital".
Bu rleigh intends to follow t he life of a newspaper man. \Ve
wish him success and believe that it will come to him as a reward
for using his talents a lon g hi s chosen career.
Motto:-To take Willie Hoppe 's .
la urel from him.
Rat-Tat Board (3); Corporal Co.
"A" (3); Expert Rifleman (2); Sergeant Co. "A" (4).
Sever~l , years ago there arrived in our midst a youth heavily
~oated with coal dust .. Traces st ill remain efthe original cover-
Jng, but time a nd occas10,nal baths have erased much of it. This
lad_ soon distinguished himself and· s howed results of his early
tram mg as a coal miner in a simple experiment · he a lmost blasted
the "C~ge" int? ~terni~y. Altho. th e "Cag~" has und ergone
many d isasters 111 Its existence, this was by a ll means its narrowest esca pe.
"Cue Stick ·: i~ an 'at hl ete of sorts. His knowledge of indoor
~po rts IS asto nl sh mg. Be has never won a monogram yet but
1f St. John's gave the1~1, for parlor sports "Skip " would e~si l y
bead the list.
The fa ir sex apparent ly have no charms for "Trash" but
~earl y ever y morning brings a blue envelope addressed in a ' fem!nm e h a ~d from Cumbe rl and. "Skip " ta kes frequent journeys
Ill t h ~ d irect ion of that me-trop-o-lis, and returns with renewed
energies (?) and a s miling face.
"Skip" left _us l a~t year not. intenrling to return, but the loyalty co upled with hts scholasttc ambition(?) led him to return
and IJe ex pects to graduate this year.
"Trash '~" bea m_ing co unt_e na nce a nd ready smil e won him
a host of fnends while here w1th us and we hate to lose him but
we·know t hat he will succeed in whatever he undertakes and we
all wish him the best of luck.
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�RAT TAT
RATTRT
SAMUEL ROY HETZER
REGINALD FOSTER HALL
"Re~inald," "Strin~
I
WASHIN GTON,
"Kale," "Maj," "Hetz"
Bean"
WILLIAMSPORT,
D. C.
Mo.
Scientific Course
Classical Course
KA
" H e's lank a nd lean, with a deuce of
a neck,
His strongest phrase is 'well, by
heck.'''
Corporal Co. "A" (4) ; U. S. Army
1918-19."
"The little man with t he big voice."
Student Senate (1); Second L ieuten-- ant Infantry U.S. A. (2) ; Batta lion Bayonet Instru ctor (3) ; Hop Committee
(4); Co1Jegian Board (4).; Vi'ce- President Student Senate (4); Manager
Baseball (4); Secretary Athletic Association (4); M a jor Battalion (4); Sharpsh ~,Jo ter (2). ,
~: ~. Here we· see t hiJ.t_person who is known. a f: s't. John.~"s as "'Mai ".
Our nex t is exJ}biE No. 9999, one of o ur £ew aspirants for
theological honors!' nd·w.e re it not for repet itiob we wou ld enume(ate his n1any a'ocl v;1ried virtues, which, we assure you, a re of
the highest possible s_;'lndarcl.
t
· _ ·
Reginald's course was . interrupted durin g his Jt.~g.i;or year by
th,e war,; a~ d
!11ft Qoll ege to clo his best for Uncle qam . When
tl;t~ great s:o nfl ict end ect;j'bis tbo\1ghts began t p wander back to
old St. John's aml caused him to return to us.
i3 ut bear \yi1 us f_J.Tther, u
;h
<
nost indu· gent reader, fo r t he a,b o,ve
l
qre ·but a fe\v.;...o~ hi s merirts. On e of the most l)r,onouncecl of the
hith erto unmention ed" being his a bility and apt ness at bea.viri,g
a h efty hoof. At every hop hi s six-foot three in ches is seen moving stately a nd erect in a nd out a111ong the jazz infected t rippers.
One t hing pla in to him and puzzli ng to us is h ow he ma intai ns his monoply on the C rabtown da msels, but this he does
in a most efficien t manner. V•/e often entreat him to im part
to us his myst ic formula, but of no avai l.
'\
We a re not sure whether h is life-wo rk will be 1n teachin g a
Ladies' Bible class or as a leader of t he African M e morial Movement, but we wish hi- s uccess. in eit her.
m
he
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_He is ~he fourtli fron) Waslfin gton Co un~y who has held this
_~o~or 111 recen ~ yea_rs, _.al)-d ever yone agrees th,at h.J! !s the ver y
' !lest we have,..hacl smce' we_hega11; our terms at. this m stit ut iop..
Roy has not ori)y served ys _well , but h a~ a lso rendered g reat
service to his co untry. R eahzmg ,the need of the army for offi1· ce.rs clu:ing t he war, he jumped right in .fL nd was sotj~il reward ed
,•w:t)-1
UJ.!lch ~~v_e ed ~aps o~ _g:<?ld .. Last spring 'h e , retu r ned
t<? uds a n~ hus ab i)tttes 111 1 ~h.~ l]ult~a ry lme were very sop n \ecoghize .
•--: . \iVe have qe.en~ a_ to hear "VE!ry li ttle of hi s affairs with the
bl'e
t. g,e_ t!._h s~x-. .His--interests seem a lmost entireJy cente~ed ar~.ll)~d
n
State Normal a nd a spoCi n o ld Virginia. For n1an y weekS'Iwe
have been hearing that our Rat-Tat mig ht have to go to p ress
~v1thou~ a spo~so r for t he battalion, but we have hopes o f receivmg a n un mediate rep ly to our req uests for a spo nsor to fill that
honored place.
. Some clay he will be a great lawyer, and eve n n ow we have
h.ts prom ise to ad just any of o ur difficulties needing lega l attentiOn .
_Onl y the limited space forces us to close a nd we regret to
Oimt the ma ny oth er good q ua lities he possesses.
tlir
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�RATTRT
RATTRT
GEORGE HAMMOND HOPKINS
RAYMOND SERGEANT HYSON
"Hop," "Timberleg"
"Ray," "Hys"
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
HAMPSTEAD, MD.
Scientific Course
Scientific Course
KA
Rat-T a t Board (3) ; Corporal Co.
"A" (2) ; Qua rtermaster Sergea nt Co .
"B" (3); Junior Rifl e T ea m (1) ; Capt a in Co." A" (4) .
What , Ho? The G uard, bring for t h t hi s old reJi c of St.
John's a nd let us gaze upon hi s fa ir co un tena nce. For he is a
relic to be s ure- he is the on ly me mber in th e class of '20 th at
ca n truthfull y(?) say t hat he was a t St. J ohn 's wh en th e Libert y
tree was pla nted.
" Hop " is t he pride of t he battalio n in milita ry work t hi s
yea r. Hi·s nat ura l ab ility coupl ed with his lo ng experi ence in
t he depart ment has well fitted him to assume t he duti es as Ca ptain of Co. "A". As a result of Captain " H op's" ha rd work it
is a su re t hin g that hi s co mpan y will make a good show ing when
the t im e co mes to determin e the merits of o ur two co mpa ni es.
Now don't let us lead yo u ast ray by thinking t hat " Timberleg" devotes a ll of hi s time to military work- for wi t h t he
" fe mm es" he i.s a lady killer (in hi s estimat io n) . Wh en he once
smi les in to t heir eyes t hey ca n't resist hi s cha rms (?) . What
he tells th e m is beyo nd us, but he has a long strin g o f co nquests
in Crabtown and elsewh ere.
" Hop" is a true fri end, a lways read y to help the oth er fellow;
he has a c heerful di sposition, a nd a n a bility to make fri ends
which will undoubted ly help him in his later life. H ere's luc k
to yo u "Hop".
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Motto- N ever to miss a wee k-end
in Baltimore.
Sharpshooter (1); Sergeant Co. "A"
(3); Battalion Quarte rmaster Sergeant
(4) ; Secretary Class (3, 4) ; Student Senate (4) ; Editor-in-Chief Collegian (4);
President Y . M. C. A. (4) ; M a nager
Dramatic a nd G lee Clubs (4); Editor
Y. M. C. A. Hand Boo k (3).
"For e'e n though vanquished , he co uld a rgu e still. "
This quota tion may be a ptly app lied to "Ray", for a rg uments of a ny kind, sort or desc ri pt io n a lways find in him a
sta un ch devotee.
Since "Hy's" firs t yea r at coll ege he has gon e in for a ll phases
a nd form s of orga nizat ions for th e uplift of t he co ll ege. His interest has not bel'!n a s uperfi cia l a nd tempora ry one, but of t he
ki nd t hat has prove n last ing. In ot her word s he has the St.
J ohn 's spirit in t he full mean in g of the term .
H app il y or sadly t o stat e, "Ray" has fall en for th e cha rms
of the fa irest damsel in Balt imore (in hi s o pinion ). It is tr.ul y
wonder ful as to t he number of pret exts he in genuo usly co nceives as to hi s reaso ns for go ing to Ba ltimore so often.
In scholastic work "Ray" is a n ack now ledged leade r a nd he
has sta un ch supporte rs du e to hi s untiring efforts to get t he most
o ut of hi s s ubj ect s.
Alt hough he is not a letter ma n, he pa rti cipates in both baseball a nd track, a nd hi s in te rest in the sports is very active.
.w'? d e;> not know yet what profess io n "Ray" wi ll take , but
he IS mcl med towards Law, a nd hi s spiri t a nd determination to
carr y on will undoub ted ly tell in t he e nd .
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�RAT TF\T
RAT TAT
EDMOND HOUGH JOHNSON
ALBERT FUAD JUMBLATT
"Judy," "Gavvy," "Judge"
"Gummie," "Ameer"
"Fuad"
SNOW HILL, MD.
Latin-Scientific Course
KA
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Motto:-To be a Justice of the
Peace.
Scientific Course
Sharpshooter (2) ; Hop Committee
(2) ; P lattsb urg (2); Sergeant Co. '.'A"
(3); C hairman Jun e Ball C_omnuttee
(3); Secretary Hop Comm1ttee (3);
Student Senate (4); S. A . T . C . (3);
Assistant Manager Baseball (3); President Class (3, 4); C ha irma n Hop Committee (4); Second Lie utena nt Co. "B"
(4) .
Rat-.:Tat Board (3) . .
Francis Scott Key L iterary Society,
(4); Plattsburg Training Camp, \(2) .
Mottb:-To be an Assyrian Prince.
I
-' .- One morning in the fall of 1916 a yo ut h 0f promising ability
. ~pproit heel t he ca mpus, wl1om no one knew niuch abo ut. But
: soon he ent,e red an affi liation with our Steward. and con_se,q uentl y
the nickname of "Gavvy" was thrust up_on htm .
h1s was t he
begi nniA g . of t his Sho' man's career with us, a nd, by steps h.e
ound his way ,into the hea rts of the Facu lty and the st ud ents.
w"
- 1, No O);le ltne~ •what ''G~wyy" was goin g t? be or do, b_ut when
spring c~me around we n9t iced him pa<;ld lmg aro u?;d 111 ~.red
-ca noe · wtth one \vho was well up 111 Enghsh. Th en Judy (as
the fairer 'sex of Snow H~ll cal l him) begai~ to _
ima_gi ne he co ul ~l
be a lawyer, so he com men c_ed to get _set 111 h1 s v 1
ews, and the
Student Senate gave him a httl e practice. vVhen he came back
in his Senior year he was d etermined to study Law at o nce, so
now he goes to Baltimore every clay, but we can not u'?-derstand
why he gets back on the last car wh en hi s w'ork the re IS over at
8
P.M.
But with it a ll "Judge" is a fin e gentl eman a ':lei a real spo_rt;
if yo u don 't believe it just listen to lum tell of his exp lo1ts w1th
the rod and gun. We a ll hope that he will lead in life as he has
in the class of '20.
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I
1
. .,. Ki!;id fri.ends, yo u have read above j..ust where "Gu m mie"
ls 'from, so w_1 wi ll -not 'troub le_you again wit~tn is, ~pt m ight say
e
:.,that this inform<JJ iQn aSJ•tO h.is IJ-10me is q1
uite hazy).,
'· 1,Well , to sa.,l the least, Ii'uad is a good old '.~t. Io.O:nrtie, and
H qo ug)1 he !1-ever ,-gves.out-fOI:: any of our at hletic teams, he is a
stm ng hacker of t heJTI a lL He will see them thru, win or lose,
and ne:~Ler.·g'runil)lt;s when t hey are beaten.
·
T
·
"A-liqe~r". has qpite a. following of fr·iends ,_a nd i:s ve!L 'riked
I .by, allliqesplltlaqy the l_a~!es). ;;H~ receiv~s nlaqy an ·ep3st le_ wit_h
_,t h s~me_fu:J,e ~<lf!Ch~I;_Jt.Jn&"1 1 , a,nd frpm thls w e_beltev~ t'hat he IS
l stand tljlS" ~A' qu 1t~strong sg 1i~ew~h ere. ,l-Io\xevex,,.h. ; .Js. of 'seich a
(
-r il~t~~e-t.hat h.~· 11-;.yer does a nyt h; n.g rash, a nd we feel that "Gu!f11 ,
_:_ \ _
JJ!lle ..;.w·, u nQtJ!i.e lecLas ·my(?) very s'o"on . 1 •·• __ 1 ,u:."Gu.m-Drop" has worked hard whi le at St. John's, a~1d Vie
kriow that he has_derived quite some benefit from it, lor he is
quite an interest in g ta lker and an orator of no mea n al;> ilit y.
He is the pride of the Oratory Class a nd often receives presents
(chalk thrown from the back o f the room) fr om the ot her members of the class.
Seriously 1')1ough, ;\!bert is a very nice chap, and has a great
number of friends. He is a friend indeed, and as he leaves us
to take up hi s life work in the outside world, we wish that a large
share of the joy and success in life may be hi s.
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�RAT TF\T
RATTRT
EARL ROUTZAN KELLER
HOWARD ANDREW KINHART
"Dum-Dum"
"Kinny," "Dave,"
''Buckram''
MIDDLETOWN, Mo.
]AHRETTSVILLE, Mo.
Latin-Scientific Course
Latin- Scientific Course
Motto:-To fool the faculty.
Motto:-To be a gent lema n farmer.
Sharpshooter (1); Key Literary Society (4) ; Corporal Co. "B " (4);
• When Earl ca me to St. J ohn 's in the fa ll of 1917 he was
fresh from the farm and it took most of his first year to get full y
acq uainted with things as they are at St. J ohn's. But after
that he was ready to have a good time with the rest of the fellows.
"Dum-Dum" is one of those boys who m~naged to.complete
hi s course in three years, and from a stanclpo1_nt of log1 w_e ca_n
c
infer that he is a good st udent . But there IS one spot .m h1s
academic work that he is sli ghtl y deficient a~cl that IS H_1story.
He lets it slip· in order that he may apply h1 s valuable t1me to
the ancient la nguage (Greek).
To look at Earl you would not think that he is very mu ch of
a lad y's man, but again we mus~ repeat t hat old adage, :·Looks
are deceiving", for up in Fredenck C? unt);' there IS a fa 1r damsel who has a great influ ence over h1m, like .a strong mag_net.
Un like a good many of hi s fellow s ufferers, ~ e 1 ab le. to contmue
3
his st udies in spite of C upid' s attempt to d1stract h1m.
Earl has that quality which will make him stick to a nyt hin g
that he und ertakes, and we feel con fident _that whatever cour~e
he may pursue in after life will reflect cred 1t upon old St. J ohn s
a nd the class of 1920.
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Corporal Co. "B" (2); Expert Rifleman (2) ; Winner of Hazard Medal (2);
Key Literary Society (4) ; First Sergeant Co . "B" (3); Captain Co. "B"
(4) ; Manager of Football (4).
There is one thing about "Kinny" that has to be especially
emphasized , so we had better begi n with that. It is a fact that
he is a master of Military Science, but is not mastered by it.
In hiR Sophomore year he won the rank of Corporal, and ha s
displayed such ability that his Senior year fin ds him Ca ptain of
Co mpany B.
Not only does he sta nd forth as a military man, but as a
Marksman. While on the range in 1918 he proved to l~ e an
excellent shot a nd qualified as a n expert rifleman. Later he
co mpeted on the Company B rifl e team, attaining the hi ghest
score, thereby winning the H azard medal.
Alt ho Kinn y has not proven himself to be an athlete, hi s
management of the 1919 football team deserves much crec~t,
and we a ll conside r him a n All-Maryland manager.
Kinney speaks very little of the Eastern Shore, but we have
excell ent reasons to believe he will be more intimately related
with it in, the fu t ure, as he receives a pink e nvelope from there
every clay.
He is a lso a pastmaster of t he terpsichorean art a nd nearly
every Cot illion hop finds him swaying to a nd fro with a certain
petite blonde.
If the past may be rega rd ed as an indication of th e future,
there is no doubt about the success that Kinny will meet in th e
world, as he has the ab ilit y to make and hold fri e nds.
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�T
ATT
JOHN JOSEPH KLEBACK
JAMES ANSON LONGAN
"Joe," "Fleabite,"
"Pillbox", "Bloody"
"Jimmy," "Windjammer"
BALTIMORE,
Mo.
SCRANTON, P A.
Scientific Course
KA
Scientific Course
Motto:-Never to miss a morning
massage.
Motto:-Altho he makes a fourninety-four
Kleback says he expected
more.
Corporal Band (2); G lee C lub (2,4):
First Sergeant Band (2); First Lieutenant Band (4); Key Literary Society (4);
Band Rifl e Team (1); Treasurer Y. M.
C . A. (2); Orchestra (1); Sharpshooter
(1).
Key Literary Society (4).
The fall of 1916 brought with it Kleback, radiant a nd smilin g
He hailed from the city of coal dust, Scrallton, a nd somehow
during hi s wanderings he heard of St. J ohn's, so here he is. During his first year at co ll ege we saw li tt le of "F i eabit~", for he
Jived in town. We a ll wond ered why, at first, but tt dtd not
take us long to find out. As sure as the train left for Baltimore
on Friday afternoon, we could always depend on "Joe" being
on board.
'vVe often wondered what rea ll y caused t hese reg ul ar vi sits
to the city a nd wh at took place, but our curiosity has never been
completely satisfied. We are seri ousily inclined to believe there
was a chorus gi rl conn ected with the case.
However t hey are th in gs of the past. Now K lebac k is much
older and more settled in his ideas. From hi s conversation at
times we fear that he is to beco me a woman hater. Nevertheless, we know better than this, for wh eneve r either of the three
certain sisters are shown upon th e screen you are sure to find
"Joe" occupying the front seat.
.
As a schola r "Pillbox " is beyo nd reproach. H e ts very studiou s and spend s most of hi s time surrounded by his books.
After he finish es at St. J ohn's he in tends to st ud y medicine.
If we may be a llowed to predict the future for " Joe", carefully judging his past, " Dr. J oseph J ohn Kl ebac k " is what we say.
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In t he fall of '17 from th e Monumental C ity ca me a selected
specimen of its rare li vi ng statuaries, " J immy". If we accept
the statement, "\.Vhom t he gods wish to destroy th ey first make
beautif ul ", what s ho uld we expect?
· Our first impression of him was that he took an unusuall y
long time in his to il et, which lasted in fact th e whole day. His
special pride is th a t motly aggregat io n of windjammers call ed
the band, whic h he leads with a ll t he pride of a co mpa ny co mmander. "'Jimmy", finding a di sorga nized bunch of horns and
mu sicia ns, scraped them together and lo, he had a band that
co uld rea ll y p lay.
. Now_ with " la fe mm es" he is a wonder. T hey see m to nev r
ttre of ht s presence, but we have the faintest idea t hat his interests
are centered in thl" city from which he comes.
This young ma n has not taken suc h an act ive part in athletics, but wh en a team is need in g the s upport of t he stud ent s
we always find him th er e with a helpin g ha nd.
This "windj ammer" is a good st ud ent a md works hard for
all he gets. H e is graduating in three yea rs, which is a n accomplishment that one may be justly proud of.
. We_ und ersta nd th at " Jimm y" intends to stud y Law. 'vVe
wtsh htm a ll the success t hat ca n co me to him as a reward for
hi s hard and conscientious effo rts.
'
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�RAT TAT
RAT TAT
FRANCIS JAMES LLOYD, JR.
KARL SCHUMACHER
"Snipe" ·
"Doc"
POCOMOKE, !VID.
POTTSTOWN, F'A.
Latin-Scientific Comse
Scientific Course
!VI otto:-The
shortest roa j to a
ma n' s heart is through hi s stomach.
Motto-Duty first, t hen ple<~._sure.
lance Co rpora l Co . "A" (2); Sharpshooter (2); Quartermaster Sergeant
Co . "A" (3); Capt a in Battalion Adjutant (4) ; Hop Co mmittee (4) ; Class
Prophet (4); Second Li eute na nt Infantry U. S. A. (:1); Plattsburg Tra ning Cam p (2) .
Napoleon li ved, conquered and died, but we ha ve him :rein carnated in t he person of "Snipe" , whom we first found in the
rear rank of Co. "A".
This Napoleon hai ls from Pocomoke a nd made his debut at
St. J oh n 's in 1916. It did not take him long to display his qualities as a soldier and as a student, and in cidentally as a conqueror
of the hith,erto unconquerable dishes often found in th e mess hall.
During his first year at co ll ege Snipe showed what he cou ld
do in th e academic d epartment. He was a diligent worker a nd
as a result we find him among those who did honor to our c lass.
During his entire course he maintain ed hi s position as an ex cell ent scholar and now we find him among the few at the top.
The summer of 1918 found many of us at Plat tsburg, ami
with u~ "Snipe". There were a few lu c ky ones who did not
return to coll ege t he following fa ll, and one of th ese was" Snip~",
who was co mmission ed as a second li eutenant. Upon be1n ~
discharged from the a rmy he 1·et urn ed to coll ege, and this is
wh ere we saw th e qualiti es of a future officer very distin ct. H e
now sports the chevron s of Captain Ba ttalion Adjutant, a n ·J
ha s upon several occasions proven that he is a ma n of execut1 ve
ab ility as well as administrative.
"Snipe" has a lways been a n ever ready society goe r. Durin g the week he st udi es very hard, but as Friday co mes we find
him preparing for a "March" in Baltimore. I t is not many
week-ends that we find him here, unless he has been un successful
in sellin g books.
.
"Snipe" has often exp ressed his d esire to become a n engmeer.
He int end s to go to Lehigh, and the very least that we ca n do
is to wish him s uccess in the future.
Co rpora l Co. "A" (2) ; Marksman
(3); Sergeant Major (3); First I .ie utena nt Battalion Quartermaster (4); Ca mp
Lee (3) ; K ey Li terary Society (4) .
"Doc" is a native of one o f the s moky reg ions o f Pennsylvania
aro und Pottstown. When he first came to us he still had co nsiderable t race of t he locality from which he wandere"d and we
co ul d not form a n exact opinion of him. After he had been introd uced to the s howers a few times by the kind Sophomores
he began to lose his identifi cat ion mar ks a nd we fo und that there
was a fai r , blonde a nd very des ira ble f~ llow under the layer oi
coa l dust.
Not goin g _o ur for a n y o f the coll ege athl etics, for he was a lways busy try1ng to make t he H ono r R oll, he has not g iven us a
chance to see hi abili ty . In the class games, h owever, he was
always on ha nd a nd brought hon ors to him se lf a nd to his class.
He rose rap id ly from the lowest to one of the hi ghest ra nks.
Some people have "ease" thrust upor. t hem and t hi s was s ure ly
the case when " Doc" received hi s com miss ion. This enab led
h 1m to take h1 s a fternoon nap in quiet while t he ot he r unlu cky
ones were drilling.
'
But after a ll the roll top desk is only for the ma n who has so
gr ea t a bra1n t_hat he has to prop up his feet to offset its weigh t.
In sc holast iC ;vork as wel l a in the Military Dept. "Doc"
has att_amed env1able ra nk. The sa me judg ment , a lways so und ,
and qu1ck, ca nnot fa1l to serve 111 the world as it has in Co ll ege.
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�RATT~T
RATT~T
NORMAN HAMPDEN SMITH
JAMES PATTERSON SWING
"Smitty," "Polly," .
"Big Smith"
"Jim"
RID GE LY,
HEBRON,
Pre-Medical Course
Latin-Scientific Course
I love arguments, as arguments a re fine,
were made for brains like
mme.
Motto :-To sleep.
Arg~ments
Sha rpshooter (1); Corporal Co. "A 11
(3); Sergea nt Co. "A 11 (4); S. A. T. C.
(2).
Sharpshooter (1); 'torporal Co. "B"
(2); Vice- President Class (1, 2); Color·.,
Sergeant Co. "A" (3); Camp Lee (3);
Lieutenant Co. "A " (4); Treasurer
Francis Scott Key Literary Society (4);
Football Team (4); Sergeant-at-Arms
Class (4).
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Btg _Smtth found t'he sacred walk t hat ~ed _htm ..td 1 ~~}~!1~· t r-~~~~ "it ~ :-<W~~::i-~ ~
of hts college ca{eer. :rhus eame t d-t hese htstQl'IC w:a.lls~.a t- pttal 'i; '~~ ~, ~- \ )!\(1
Easte.rn Sh<;>ren;an, i:ru1y a Hebron).te, in ~hg,~l,h ~re~-~ fib.~ptl~-,;;\%f.l';;:~;:,{. ~··
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Upon enterin g college Smithy dono etl)'the _rl,to!d * ins ·a,nd ~ ~::" :rl: ~ : '· :: · ·=·=·=:\\:\:::::;
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proved to' be a very ca paole ma n. In SJ'li·te'. f h}s, :MI!xp,eri~rrce,' '
'he ~e.vetoped rapidl y anc! thi year w~s f-towe~~bJ)~~r:. ~.gFfl~in his
posttlon at .t ac kle. A , a rew:a rd (dr hts good wm, d unngthe past
season he was .a warded t he co~eted S.' J:· C. • :, _.,.-... ' ;,
· By nat tffe tlle , ig boy is a fusser, only a glance ·at tlife ;ibove : ·
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physiogno my is pecessary for EU:le j;o 'n~adily uQderstamd h<i>w easy
it is fot P olly to reach yo u with' a m6?t sat;casti<;j{'ll ~sh ;o_ t he
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tongue. l 1:~ws in an· a,:g1,1ment., when drg um ents faiT,: hi QJ.l'poc
nent <; ri11ges •h umiliaprig~y ;urtpet !;tis ca u'stic 'r:_ema rks. :. ·I
With 1 tl1e . ~erytJer se,xhe ~as a r ~ ma rk ab l ~ per.s~as!.':':~' pewe,r.
She wnd hesttates becomes but' a YICtlll) of his 'th:ar ms. He has
not the title.-:of. D uke of G lo ucester, if's true, b ut iu t;he M ::fi:ket
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·Placene reign·s supt'eme-a ma:rked ma n .
Sm it hy has a big, sy mpathetic a nd generous nat ure t hat impresses a ll who know him . His stability of character is unimpeachab le, a nd he possesses ma ny sterlin g qu a lit ies cha racteristic o f
a genuine man. He is not t he. sort that is fifty -fifty on a ny question, but who sta nd s positively for or against any iss ue.
B ig Smith leaves hi s Alma Mater with th e hearty wishes of
every St. J ohn's man a nd pa rticularl y t hose of' hi s class. We
predict mu ch success fo r him in hi s life's work, a nd we know he
wi ll fu lfill our ex pectat ions. His place will stand high on the
long roll of St. John' s men.
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�RATTRT
RATTRT
CLIFFORD OSCAR WEBSTER
THOMAS PAYNE THOMPSON
"Bird"
"Hipless;" "Tommy"
DEAL'S ISLAND, MD.
FRoG TowN, MD.
Latin-Scient~fic
Scientific Course
Course
Motto:-To be loyal to the core,
For the good old Eastern
Shore.
Motto:-" Never to lose anything."
Corporal Co. "B" (4); Key Literary
Society (4); Co ll egian Board (4).
The old a nd well worn saying t hat "Men of few worcls are
t he best men", can well be applied to Tomm y . I-Ie,has two am bitions in thi·s world one to l;>e a successf ul doctor and the other
to put his root~nmt: R ay on his back after on ly one tria l. This
daily indoor sport of "Hipless" is perhaps his only indul~ence
in the ath let ic lin e. Often can t he diN and clamor of co nfltct be
heard t hru Randall Hall, yea for miles.
He is a n a pt scholar, an apter brid ge player and still more
apt" skag" smoker. His cry for this precious weed can be heard
even a bove Julie's wa il of "Open up" .
Tommy's ab ilit y as a st ud ent is shown every month, for hi s
name is .invariably on t he H onor Roll.
As a friend one co uld not find a better one, for he is a lwa ys
eady to lend a helpi·ng hand to a ny who need it .
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Expert Rifleman (2); Co. "B" Rifl e
Team (2); Coll egian Board (4); Sergeant Co. "B" (4) .
The fall of 1916 caused the Eastern Shore to- lose a valuab le
citizen in \'Vebster, who comes fron'l Deal's Island, Md. He has
spent t he greater part of' t he four years that followed in St. John's
College, where he has ~eceived high ideals. During 1;11ost.of the
time one co uld find him hiding behind a Red Book or a B,lue ,
J3ook, >'vhich he was very {ond of reading a nd from this so,urce
he has gained 111ost of. hi s knowledge. "B ird" seemed to have
enj-oyed surveying t he camp us with Pni>f. Waddell. He visits
~Was hington quite frequently during the week-end s.
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H is aceompl ishments· in the military )ine are worthy of co nimendation, for -he won the rank of a sergeant after three yea : of.
s
bard labor. There he has a lways fulfilled hi s duties in 'an ex, ellent manner, in that he saw to it that th e order's were carried o ut
by the cadets.
He tried his success in football as a member of the Senior
Class team, where he displayed his abi lity in the contest with
t he Junior C lass.
Aga in he has show n success in the literary fi eld as associate
ed itor of the St. John's Co ll egian.
Finally we hope to hear from him after leaving St. John's.
Surely we will not be surpr ised if he wins fame on the Eastern
Shore. We wish him success in whatever he chooses to pursue.
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�Q!lann nf 1920
MOTTO
CoLORs
Pro Patria
Maroon and Black
OFF ICERS
EDMOND
H.
JOHNSON--- -- ---------- ------ ----------- ______ --------------_ ......... .. President
RoBERT E. CouGHLAN .. --- ---- -------- -- -- -------- --------------------- -- Vice-President
RAYMOND
CLAUDE
NoRMAN
S.
S. HYSON ___________________________________________________ ____ _____ ____ __Secretary
DAVIS __________________ ______________________ ____ Treasurer
and Historian
H. SMITIL _____________________ ____________ _____ __________ ____ Sergeant-at-Arms
~ruinr
llintnry
S Historian I have a n awful job-that of bridging t he ravin e of
happenings t hat have occurred between t he 19th of September, 1916,
a nd the present time. T o get clown to it, it is not a hi story at all ,
but a chronicle, for our hi story hasn\ started yet; so in building
th is a rticle I will only mention some of t he incidents that have passed in our
college life.
I will grant you that on a certain W ednesday in the fall of ' 16 it was a
motley crew that assembled around t he flag pole on the campus. W e were from
a ll parts of the universe, of a ll sizes and species, but soon , in fact on our first
Sunday night that we were in Crab Town, the Sophs ordered us to report to 35
Pinkney a nd there we were informed that from that time on we would live up
to some 20 "don'ts" a nd "musts". We thought that they were all out of reason
a nd unju st, but at heart they weren't so rou gh a bunch as you might t hink,
a nd were huma n. W e got a long fin e as "Freshies," or rather " R ats" and quite
often our beloved hosts, the Sophs, would give a reception in our honor, that was
enjoyed by them especially. However we dicln 't have ma ny fusses or falling
outs, a nd when the athl etic call was sent out the Class of 1920 was represented
in all branches, and we were fortunate enough in havin g one ma n represented on
t he varsity football team, Ligon Coyner. Yes, dear readers, 'twas comin g to
t hat. W e did shine in the academic sid e and the names of R echer, Fryer, H a ll,
a nd Lloyd could al~ays be found on the hon or roll; in fact these men exempted
every study a nd the rest of the 1920 Class also safely passed the exams. Thus
we closed our first year in a blaze of glory.
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�H ere beginn eth t he second lesson. Yep, we a ll returned in t he fa ll of 1917,
wi t h a n a ir of importa nce ha ngin g over us, for we were Sophomores, "pa pas"
of th e R a ts. W e showed th e R ats wh ere we were ri gh t a nd how t hey mu st follow
us, as t heir' superi ors, a nd th eir nose, t hey d id foll ow. Bu t t here were some in
th at F reshm a n cl ass too good , so after showin g proper creden t ia ls a nd going
t hru ma ny soothin g ceremoni es t hey were taken in to our cl ass . Th ere were
t hirtee n addi t ions in a ll a nd, eit her lu cky or unlu cky, they a re onl y fi ve t hat
rem a in , Batty, Swin g, H yson, Fooks a nd Th ompso n.
Our cl ass offi cers were a lso cha nged . R echer was elected President t o
succeed Ba rnes, who left College, Fryer was made Vi ce-Pres ident in t he pl ace
of D avis , C . S. , who was given t he Hi sto ri a n job inst ead oj Newco mer, who was
pl aced at t he fin a ncia l end of t he class . Brown held clown th e job of Secret a ry,
as R echer was pushed at th e head of t he tabl e, a nd C usti s, E. M. , was still
bouncer. Fo r better or for worse t hi s gang went t hrough th e year.
In athl etics t he Class of '20 was still well up , for in footba ll R echer a nd Ba t ty
received monogra ms, a nd Smi t h , H . B. , a nd Pullen were good subs. In basketba ll R echer again starred , and as cen ter proved a stron g link in t he quintet a nd
received a no ther monogra m. In baseball R echer was a shinin g li ght a nd won
his third monogra m of t he year. Smi t h , H . B ., a nd Batty a lso won monogra ms.
In t he other spor ts '20 was well represented a nd some men were looked upon as
promisin g ma t eri a l. Turning to t he academi c sid e, we bet tered our first year 's
work, for t he honor roll of our cl ass was th e largest of th em a ll. This y ear the
milita ry sid e came our way , for in our first y ear we were a ll chi efs of th e rear
ra nk, but now a few of our illustri ous members attain ed t he ra nk of corpora l,
so our Soph omore year was a hu ge ·success; bu t, gent le readers, we had one hi tchth a t bein g t he ni gh t before th e Easter holid ays, wh en we " pull ed off" a shoe
ra id , mu ch to t he di scomfort of t he Rats a nd the F acul ty . Consequ ently our
Comma nda nt gave us a n indefinite leave of a bsence, bu t when t he F aculty a nd
o thers th ought of th eir childh ood clays , t hey said , " Boys will be boys," so back
we came a nd fini shed our Soph o more year in anoth er bl aze of glory .
H ere beginneth th e· third lesson. Juniors, a h! a year of ma ny discomforts
a nd ha rdships , in a time wh en th e wh ole world was a t war, a nd ma ny cha nges
were t aking pl ace . Practi cally all of our cl ass had a ttended t he R. 0. T. C.
camp at Pl attsburg, N. Y. , a nd a t t he compl eti on of t ha t camp a number had
rema ined for another camp a nd H etzer, Birely , D oyle, Ll oyd a nd Calla ha n
a tta ined the ra nk of 2nd Li eutena nt in the infa ntry; a lso Selby received his
co mmission a nd la ter Fryer was commissioned in t he M a rines. Brown , G . G. ,
C hristia n , D avidson a nd Claud e entered t he . S. N . A. D avis, J . W ., entered
W est P oint. Th e rest of t he cl ass were back a t St. J ohn 's in th e S. A. T. C. a nd
a lthough we did "sti ck a round 'till Christm as" we underwent ma ny cha nges and
try in g co ndit ions. H owever on th e 18th of D ecember we were di scha rged a nd
went home for our Christmas holid ays. Wh en we returned in J a nu a ry, 1919, we
first elec ted new offi ce rs, for a few vacancies had occurred in our cl ass ; R echer,
AS T HE CAMERA CAUGHT THEM
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�C ustis a nd Newcomer had gained the 1919 cl ass a nd ma ny were still in the
service, so the following officers were elected- Johnson , President; Cough Ia n,
Vice-President; Hyson, Secretary; Davis, C. S., Treasurer a nd Smith, H . B.,
Sergeant-at-Arms. With this as a beginning we started to get on our feet, as
t he class was sma ll , on account of so ma ny being in the service, a nd because of
unforseen circumstances we did not put out a R at-Tat, but we surely did do
justice to t hat Jun e Ball which was a rra nged by a cominittee composed of the
foll owin g men: Coughl a n , Secretary a nd Davis, C. S., Treasurer.
Turning to athl etics, on account of our sma ll class we did not receive many
monograms, but Batty caged one in basket ball a nd in football; Smith, H. B.,
proved t he king of t he mound a nd gain ed t he S. J . C. monogra m.
In academ ic work we t ill held our colors, and the class as a whole did
good work.
In t he military side of life, t he class of 1920 held practically a ll t he noncom jobs and a t he year went on 1920 men who had won t he coveted gold en bar
in t he army returned to Coll ege and once more took up t hei r studies a nd places
in t he ranks with t heir classmates. So when finals came around we had t he
majority of our old class back with the exception of W. D . Doyle, who a few
wee ks after being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry died
in New York of influenza.
Here beginneth the fourth lesson . This was our Sen ior year, the year t hat
we had looked forward to, a nd now t hat it was here what were we goin g to do?
Our officers were reelected, with t he exception of S mi t h , H. B., as Sergeant-atArms, who had left College. This position was ably filled by Smith , N . H. ;
a lso Davis, C. S ., was made Historia n. We were increased by some left-over
men who just cou ldn 't leave old St. J ohn's. They were Hopkins, Birely, Smith,
N.H. a nd Gattens.
This year in athletics we have been particularly successful ; Smi t h , N .H.,
won hi s monogram in football, Batty in basketball, while Kinhart, Davis, C. S.
a nd Hetzer a re managers of football, basketball a nd baseball respectively. As
the baseball seaso n is just beginning, I do not predict a nyth in g, but just watch
the 1920 men a nd you will find calibre of the hi ghest type.
We have helped to put St. J ohn 's in t he "Big Ten" three times a nd are
going to again this year. We have upheld t he t rad iti ons of St. J ohn 's and tried
to better them. So I will drop the past a nd look to t he future, for surely the
world has a place for us a ll , for there never was assembled such a conglomeration
of "fussers", "monopolists", "anarchists", "prohibitionists", "wri ters", "cartoonists", "ath letes" a nd so on, as there a re in th is class of ours.
HISTORIAN.
AS THE CAMERA CAUGHT THEM
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�W}Jr &pirit nf &t. Jnqn· .t1
What a world of mea ning t hose few words co ntai n! An indefi nab le expression, yet it is
so met hing that permeates the hea rt of every true St. J ohn 's ma n. I t is th at underlying force
prevailing a mong the student body that gives it t he abi lity, the energy, the a mbition a nd the
desire to carry on the trad itions of the instit ution . It is indeed fittin g that it should be a tremendous, indescribable feeling of pride, love and even yet somet hing bigger in one's heart that causes
a lum p to rise in t he throat a nd honest tears to fill t he eyes on such occasions as seeing that old
football team battling down t he field.
Not o nl y in a thletics is this st ra nge force seen, but it traverses its silent, mysterio us way
across the drill fie ld, into t he class rooms, a mid t he vario us college organizati"ons and into every
wa lk of life of the St. J <l'hn 's man. It is a n inseparable part of the institution, as much so as the
buildings themselves a nd so it becomes the inherent duty of eve ry true son of St . J ohn's to carr y
on; so that this wonderful "something" may remain the means of furth ering the glory a nd renown of this venerahle institution.
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�The bes t known missiona ry in the South Sea Islands is no other tha n R. S .
Hyson, otherwise know n as "Ray". H e and his wife have been on the Isla nds
fifteen years a nd he is so in teres ted in his work tha t he implores " T ommy " by
frequent letters to urge men from hi s Alma M a ter to join him in his fi ght with
the cannibals.
" Smitty", the big prin cipa l, both in size a nd importa nce, is leader a mong
the edu cators of the S hore. H e is a uthor of the fa mous tra nsparent M a thema ti cs
book through which a ll can see, including himself. As a n avocation he ma nufa ct ures Smith Shirts for la rge men with long a rms.
It is sufficient t o say th a t " Hipless" Thompson is the Doctor, M ayor a nd
Leading C itizen of Frog T own a nd incidenta lly comma nd er of the Boy Scouts of
tha t community . H e is the a u t hor of the" Boy Scouts Revised M a nua l, " which
is in no ma nner simila r t o the I. D. R.
Alexander, the great historia n, is a promoter of edu catio n a nd was instrumental in introducing it for the first time on the Isla nd . "Alex" is also a great
story teller, a nd loves to tell the younger genera tion of the deeds of the M a rines
a t Sa n D omingo.
The Caruso of his age is H owa rd Ba tty of the M onumenta l City . His voice
is his greatest asset a nd it is said th a t he draws fa bulous sums of money for a few
hours of enterta inment. H e is a lso the coach of the stage ha nd s nine , which is
in th e same league as Highl a ndtown.
" J ohnny " Bay! is is a n electricia n a nd photogra pher of great renown .
"Johnny " has kept the P a tent Office busy with his in ventions, the la test of
which is a device to kee p a utomobil es from running over ten miles per hour.
Should this in vention be successful it is expected to cut down greatly t he income
of underta kers .
J ohn H oover Birely is a ba nker of C hicago . H e rides down to t he ba nk every
morning in his flivver , pu ts on his spurs , sti cks his fee t on the desk, a cigar in
his mouth a nd says to his secretary, " Cha rley, has t he e ighteenth a mendment
been a nnull ed ye t ?" R eceiving a negative a nswer, he calls his cha uffeur, climbs
back in his fli vver, thu s ending the d ay 's la bor.
"Jimmy" Longan , a fter a rather unsuccessful tria l a t selling fa iry t ales to th e
educated public, has turned to a n actor. A reason for so doing, the pa per said ,
was on account of his beauty , whi ch na ture a nd mu ch ha rd work on his pa rt gave
him. H e is now a very successful actor a nd the matinee idol of thousand s. It
is reported th a t ma ny cold cream factories a re try in g t o get him to recommend
the ir specia l bra nds for the co mplexion.
Cassen is now a Bisho p high up in his church and often ma kes his sermons
interestin g to the coal heavers a nd o ther light job men by draggin g in a little
Greek . P a ul M. is woma n shy a nd m a ny of the good women of his congregation
have cast longing eyes in his direction.
"Preacher" C ustis, t he N a poleon of his age, is well kn own for his milita ry
a chievements. His stern a nd sanguine na ture led him to join the M exican
Army , in whi ch he has la t ely been ra ised to the ra nk of corpora l in recognition
of his a bility to throw th e bull.
F ooks , th e cub reporter, is doin g real well in t he newspaper world. H e
ma kes ma ny "scoops " , especia lly in t he morgue, a nd writes a rticles for the S unday funn y pa pe r. His short stories a ppear in the " Flossy F lirts" magazine. H e
writes these breezy stories under t he nom-de-plume of Lotrinski , meanin g leader
of t he radi cals.
C ha rlie Fi tzgera ld is o rganizer, pro mot er a nd chief of t he S . F. C. (Solemn
F ace Cl ub). Only und er takers, grave di ggers a nd cigar store Indi a ns a re eli gible
for membershi p. The obj ect of t his clu b is to do away wit h smiles t hemselves, b ut
to keep everyone else in a n uproar. C ha rlie is a lso a fin a ncier a nd has a pri vate
ba nk a nd t rust compa ny o f his ow n.
The moun ta in cow was born a nd bred on "Skip " Gattens' fa rm , in the wilds
of Western M a ryla nd. This wonderful cow has its t wo left legs longer th a n its
right ones a nd can go a round t he sides of the moun tain s without losing its
equilibrium a nd fa llin g clown . Dr. "Skip" Gattens t hrough scien t ific in vestigations produ ced t hi s ma rve lous species of the a nima l kin gd om. This crea ture of
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y means of the "Etherealphone " , an in ve ntion by which one is a ble
to converse with heavenly bodies, we communica ted with M a rs for
the first time in the history of man. Much t o our a ma zement we
learn tha t for every m a n on E a rth there is a double living on M a rs,
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who has the same fortunes a nd misfortunes as his E a rthly d ouble, but living
t wenty y ears in adva nce of him. N a turally being curious as to t he future of our
classma tes we inquire of their doubles.
Old " Judy" Johnson, the president of the Class of '20, is a highly respected
Judge in the Eastern Section of M a ry land. He is still the sportsma n of his
boyhood days, a nd when his judicia l a ffa irs conflict with his sports, he cuts court.
" Bob " Coughla n is by this time a W a ll Street broker, fa mous for ruthless
and daring wa rfa re on the market. He lives with his fa mily on Long Isla nd
Sound a nd is the tennis ch a mpion of the neighborhood .
" Pep " Davis is the Treasurer of the Egg Trust of M a ryla nd a nd is gladden-·
ing the hearts of a ll by his low prices. "Pep" is still small of sta ture, but is a
giant in the commercial world. H e has recently purchased a la rge t ouring car
for the convenience of his fa mily.
�CAMPUS SCENES
circumstance IS 111 keepin g with the rest of t he inh ab itants of t hi s section , where
me n d ig like moles into the bowe ls of t he ear t h a nd t he wild ca ts a nd pa nt hers
leap from tree to t ree.
R egina ld H a ll is a n Evangelist kn ow n t hroughout t he country . H e has
t urn ed ma ny a soul from t he ways of t his wicked world. H e a lso has exception a l
mu sica l abili ty a nd condu cts o ng se rvi ces of t he Billy Su nd ay type. H e differs
from t he Evangelists, however , in hi s method of keepin g t ime; in stead of patting
his foot he moves hi s coll a r up a nd down by means of hi s Ada m 's Apple.
" Ka le" H etzer is a painful denti st a nd is a me mb r of the Royal Order of
Teeth Extractor . " H etz" a lways asks his patient whi ch tooth he wants pulled
twice o t hat t here wi ll be no mi und er tandin g. H e gives reduced rates to a ll
S. J. C. men , three tee th being pu ll ed for fif teen cents or six for a quarter. H e is
gettin g to be a very rich ma n by sellin g fa lse teeth whi ch a re gua ra nteed to
pe netrate any substance from horse meat to na il s.
Our old fri end Keller is a country ge nt lema n a nd on off clays acts as Ju stice
of t he Peace. " Dum Dum" is often heard to mum ble under hi s breath when
some lawyers a re carry in g on a hea ted a rgument before him. Th e word sound s
very mu ch like " horses, hor es ", t he favorite expressio n of hi s college days, but
when a ked wh a t it is refu se to say a word a nd just looks very wise.
H oward Kinh a rt is t he discoverer of t he fa mous Kinh a r t Beard Produ cer.
This ma rvelous toni c may be bought at a ll country fa irs a nd i a lso sold by
t ravelin g Fakirs. To advertise it he wears a long beard wh ich is t he envy of a ll
tobacco chewers, a nd travels the country fa r a nd wid e conv in cing t he yout hs
a nd beardless men of the necessity of havin g a bea rd. His lin e run s like t his:"Gentlemen, I speak from sad experience; many were t he t imes when I was
humiliated a nd rejected by the fa ir sex for no other reason t han my childi sh a nd
beardl ess face. I trust that you will a ll profit by my experience a nd li terally
bathe in my prepa ration." Need less to say Howard is pro perin g by t he hu ge
sale of hi s med ical discovery.
H opkin s is now a full fl edged Senior by Facul ty. H op has been ma rried a
number of years a nd hi s oldest son is in t he Freshman cia s. We trust t hat hi s
so n wil l profit by hi s old m a n's experience a nd gradu ate before the beginnin g of
a nother century. Since "Hop" is onl y taking a few hours' work , he is aidin g
" P op" in teaching Sub-Freshman math. with the a id of mith 's Tra nspa ren t
Math. Book. It is genera ll y understood by t he members of t he Facul ty . t hat
" H op" intend s to revise "Smitty's" book.
Doc Kl eback , the sanguin e creature, is t he head of a ystem of cut- rate
hospitals. Kl eback, the woman hater, fooled us a ll by ty in g t he nuptia l knot
with hi s long ad mired movie actress. She is "Consta n tly" a n inspiration to
th is noted physicia n.
" Doc" Schumacher is an orator of t he S . 0. S. typ a nd sways crowds by
hi s everlastin g fl ow of eloquence. His ilver lin ed tongue well serves him t he
double purpo~e of earnin g hi s grub a nd of enj oy in g it. "Doc" is still t he same
�old lad y-killer of his coll ege day a nd ma ny a fa ir ma iden is heard to exclaim
"Ain 't he j ust too ha ndsome a nd o ratori cal. "
A mong t he last, b ut only a lph a beticall y, co mes " Bird" Webster. H e is
jack of a ll trade a nd leadin g li ght of t he Isla nd. T he" B ird " has ma ny ori ginal
id ea a nd a mong his latest is one to revolu tio ni ze t he crab in d ustry. His idea
is to fo rm a uni on a mong t he crabs of t he Chesapeake Bay a nd have them ma rch
in column of sq uad s to the Isla nd , t he reby givin g him a mo nopl y in thi s ind u try,
sin ce hi s fa mil y ow ns t he Isla nd a nd he is t he head of the cla n. A a crab man
"B ird" is a corkin g success; t hi s fact is v iv id ly show n by t he ease a nd grace
wi t h whi ch he fli tter from door to door pedd lin g hi s prod uct.
T he fi rm of Ll oyd a nd Bla in e is still sellin g books at red uced rate (?).
Many people t hink t hat they a re a pa ir of profitee rs, bu t a recent inspectio n by
a gove rnment profi t age nt hows t hat t hey a re havin g a ha rd t ime ma king both
ends meet.
O n hearin g t hi s bit of bad news we r in g off.
PROPH ET .
C!rapt.
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Ca ptain 0 'Kee fe was se nt to St. J ohn 's t he latter par t of April by t he War
Depart men t as Ass ista n t Professor of M ili tary Science a nd Tactics a nd ha been
a n able ass istant to Captain Lea ure.
H e has bee n in t he Army for fi ve years, hav in g grad uated from the U ni versity of K a n a . H e ser ved two yea rs in F ra nce wit h the F ir t Di visio n a nd saw
very active ser vice. H e was wounded on two different occas ions a nd was onl y
recen tly di sc ha rged from t he ho pi tal.
Captain O' K ee fe received t he C roix de G uerre with palm , the Legion of
H onor a nd t hree differen t citations fo r bravery a nd coolness un de r fire.
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P hilad elp hia . P a.
ponsor of Jun io r Class
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JOHN DEWEY CHRiSTIAN
"Plebe· " "Daniels'·
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WILMOT DEWEY BROWN
"Mutt," "Brownie"
ANNAPOLIS,
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Motto:-Let no one try to co nvince
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M·o tto :-Tp
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Scientific Course
yo'ung man was formerl y from t he big city of Prin<;ess
:Anne and entered colleg,l! in 1916.
'. "Brownie" is a famo~s person for two reasons, namely, his
, efforts .to b)co me a pitcher a nd hi s adeptness for arguing{,
· - He·,di stin gu islied himself at once by hi s determioatipn to p lay
-loaseball from the movn,d, and, accord ingly, he greased hi s q,rm,
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, yet ·s.uqueeded 111 h1 s a m~1itlon a long th1s lin e.
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. , ' J!s for 'argul!1g ''Mutt 'is •un surpassed, for didn't eight..men
do squads r.ight on Junior Floor u.nt-il 2 A: M. before lie had to
- Iadm it that t.hi: fi.ont rank made two obliques?
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...L.L..l.-ul3 row nie" does ha;e talent a long t he line o{ drawing-as you·
ca n tell from some of t he drawings in th is book. Some cla y we
expect to hear of Brown t he Cartoo nist.
He has not vent ured upo n the dance floor very often, but we
believe he sta nds pretty st rong \vit h a certain you ng lady in Baltimore because boxes of luscio us caramels are frequent ly seen arriving for him .
"Mutt" lias a not her year yet and we expect to have him
with us when we gracli.Jate.
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Mo.
Art Editor Rat-Tat (3); Sharpshooter (1) ; Rifl e T ean.1 Co. "B" ( 1)~
Corporal Co. "B" (3); K ey Literary
Society (3).
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gym almost every a
people's way. Ne¥.erth.eless
that some clay succeed.
· Now for tbeimportant part," women". He talks about t hem
dreams a_bout them, a n~ in fact ·his life is absorbed in the doing~
· of t he fa1r sex. · There IS hardl y a week-end t hat he is oot ·seen
he_aqed for the ci~y of t)le hills, there to make· his peace with some
fa1r ~ilm~ whom ·h_e holds a ln~ost as clear as he doe~ his co llege.
Cons1denng a ll l11s accomplishment s a n'd faults we like the
:'plebe" and are glade~ have him a member of o~1c class.
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RATTRT
CARLTON TJlADDEUS CLARK
CHARLES EDWIN COCKEY
"Ed," "Charles Edwin"
"Misery"
QuEENSTOWK,
LINTHICmi HEIGHT S,
Mo.
Mo.
Scientific Course
Scientific Course
Motto:- To outrival t he middy.
Motto:- To make a n athlet ic tea m.
Key L itera ry Society (3); Corpora l
Co. "A" (3) ; Baseball Sq uad (3); RatTat B~a:rd (3); Sharpshoote r (1).
Sha rpshooter (1) ; R at-T~t Board (3).
Four years ago, one beautiful s un shin y day in Sep te mber. we
looked down t he Sacred W a lk , a nd so mething -seemed to be a pproaching. vVas it eally so mething or did o ur eyes deceive us?
We looked aga in a() lo ! a nd beholrl , it was so mething t hat a pproached us with a Linthic um H eights swagger a nd in q uired ,
" I s t his St. J ohn 's?" W e at o nce cond ucted t he s pecimen to
P inkney H al l a nd exhibited it to our admiring fri ends as t he
H uma n Skeleton ,, for '' Misery" mu st be loo ked a t wi ce to be
s. en once.
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' M isery" soon imbibed deeply of t he St. J o hn 's spiri t a nd
he tu rns o ut each , day to root for t he tea ms, a n ~ ~ve!1 makes
spasmod isc· att_e.mpts to ma ke t he teams, a lt ho h1s we ight a nd
!build- are _
much aga inst him.
For his fi rst two years '"Misery" li ved a mo ng us in Pin kn ey,'
b ut last year he dec ided to make da il y trips to coll ege. Sin ce
t h en we have beco me accustomed to hear in g "Cla rk, absent
chapel " read out on t he delin q uency sheets, for it seems impossible fo r him to get to Ann apol is before nine o'clock .
Altho "M iser y" has never particularly d istingui shed himself
in t he mil itary line, he has been a ha rd wor ker and we are looking
for big t hings from him next year. He is a lso a "ft sser" of t he
first water and shakes a nasty foot at t he hops.
A ltogether Clark is a fine fellow and we are looking forward
to having him wit h us again next year.
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"Ch a rles Ed~vi n " is a noth er r epresentative from the-Easter n
Shore , ha iling fro m t he fl o urishin g (?) v illage of Q ueenst o wn.
H e is a 'very o pt imistic yo un g ma n, a lways seeing t he bright
side of life , w hatever t he surro und ing circ umstances may be.
H owever , to look upo n t hi s innocent co untena nce, one woul d
never t hin k t bat its owner was one of t he greatest lady killers
t hat Junior Floor ~ ~s developed in ma ny years, yet-this is sad ly
t he case. In add itiOn to bemg very fo nd of t he fa ir sex "Ed"
takes great d eligh t in tripping t he fa ntastic toe, a nd to ' m iss a
Cotilli on Ho p would be a real cala mi ty.
Sca rcely ever does be s pend a Sunday evening o n J unior F loor
and whil e of co urse we can: not say for s ure, still we fee l very safe
in pres umin g tbat he is call ing on P rinc.e George St. Good luc\-:
"Ed ", we ad mire yo ur taste a nd hope t hat yo u wi n o ut.
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T his year Ed is s how ing great pro mise o f develop in g intd
~cleve r so ut hpa_ a nd of ma kin g t he m uch coveted mo nogram
w,
m baseball. Bemg a left ba nder sho uld be a great asset to him
for we have been in need of one for severa l seaso ns.
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Now , gent le reader, do not ass ume that o ur yo ung classmate
devotes a ll of his t ime to socia l act ivities a nd pleasures, for "Ed"
is a fair st udent , standi ng high in his class a nd ge nerall y makin g
the Honor Roll, a nd we are s ure t hat t hat same e nergy wh ich he
has show n in ~ar i ous act ivities whil e with us wi ll bring hi m success and happmess when he enters upo n his career in the business. world.
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�RAT TI1T
DUDLEY WALTERS DAVIS
JOSEPH SALVATORE DI GIORGIO
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"Dud," "AI St. John''
RIDGELY,
"Joe," "Di"
Mo.
jESSUP, MD .
Scientific Course
Sc-ientific
KA
Motto:-Vive l'Ita lia.
Motto:-Never to get my letters
mixed.
Rat-Tat B~ard (3); Football Squad
(3); Cor;poral Co. "A,. (3).. -....
·corporal Co. "A" (2); SergeantS. A.
T . C. \:2); Track Squad -(2) ;--Student
Senate (3); Rat-Tat Board (3); K ey
Literary Societ y (3); Ca ptain Track
(3).'i Assistan,t Manager Baseball (3);
Sergeant Co. "A" (3); Camp Lee (2);
tSharpshooter (1) ..-e·:/
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Anne A~u n_ !!! 9F Howard Co un ty. Being i~ i sed ,~6 ncar •to ~
AIUlapo!l's, 1 tt ts not tQ. b wonqeyed t ha,tL.he e~teredlSt, j oj1n's..
. D ul-in g_ his f,?ti~JiY.ea r ~tay1 nere 1 he has adva nc d~Ja~erial,ly i! IPng
. man y hnes, _1'11 fa!-1t a l on ~ 1 y~lj , one except t he st ra 1 g~ t a nd ' na r{ ,
•-row acactemic roal1!.
I vert heless W~ e.xpect to see h·ts ·na n i~ 011
.. rhe Honor ,R o·ll -at ·J ast d ce before he· graduates-si11ce he ha "'
~plenty--of tim e. •:
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This Y.ear " Joe" a nswered th e call of th e gridiron, showing
"Peely" his wort h in every scrimmage. H e was a gua rd on
the seco nd team and mad e the first team gua rds work hard for
their bert hs. Natura ll y we expect much of him next year on
the footba ll field.
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"Di" ha a big interest in a swell fruit firm and at reg ul ar
intervals receives a big box of fruit. Bein g well liked , th is increases his popu larity.
Joe will ret urn next year a nd we are indeed fort un ate, for
he is a good fellow.
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�RAT TF\T
RAT TF\T
ROBERT FRANKLIN DUER, JR.
FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN HALL
"Grandma," "F. C."
"Bob", "Farmer"
PR I NCESS ANNE,
BALT l ~ l ORE,
Mo.
Mo.
Scientific Course
Classical Course
KA
KA
Motto:- Dow n with the Democrats.
Motto:- To be a So ut h A mer ica n
ba nana grower.
Plattsb urg Training Camp (1) ; Corpora l Co. "B" (2) ; First Corpora l Co.
"A" (3) ; Camp Lee Training Camp
(2) ; Rat-Tat Board (3) ; Marksman (1) ;
June Ba ll Com mittee (3).
Bob hit' old St. John's in th e fall of '17, from the wild and
woolly sand dun es of t he "Sho ". Altho yo un g and unsophisticated he soon bega n to imbibe so me fragment s of knowledge
about the outer world .
Bob 1soon distinguished him self b y his see ming in ability to
resist the charms of the fa ir dam sels a nd almost il\lmed iately
a ft er his incarceration here set forth on hi s wild career as a lady
killer . In hi s wake a re co untless broken hearts and blasted
hopes, for he fa Hs out of love as easil y as he (ails in . Altho the
sea of love is ro ugh, Bob stm clings to hi s first port, Mt. Washing. ton, where J1 e is a familiar la ndma rk .
H avin g passed (?) a ll t he Math possible, h e has now sta~ted
a ll over again, for next to ladi es Bob does love t hat glonous
science. Having esca ped the pitfalls of mental a rithm et ic by
assiduous study (?) , he is now nearl y up to simple fract ions. .
On t he at hl etic field he is a wizard, bei ng the on ly man 1n
college who has passed off a subj ect wit h a tennis racq uet. T~ e
same is tru e in the milita ry lin e, for he eve n knows how to expla1n
"Sq uads Right" backwards. Attaini ng t he ra nk o f corporal
in his Sophomo re year he agai n has t he sa me rank this year as
a recognition of his ab ilit y.
Bob is not certain whether he wi ll return to co ll ege next year
or not, but it is o ur earnest wish t ha t he wi ll return in September.
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Sharpshooter (1); Cheer Leader (2,
3) ; Coll eg ian Board (3); Corporal Co.
"A" (3); R at Tat Board (3) ; K ey Litera ry Society (3).
Behold, 'gentle reader, one of the most worth y men in o ur
class to have the numerals '21 placed after bis name. Early,
F. C_came to the front in our class b y his sound judgment, direct~e·ss of purpose and love of the college.
His o ne great accomplishment since be has been at college has been his ability to
keep his roommate, Tall , from straying from the straight and
narrow path.
In athletics he has worked as hard as a ny man who ever
donned the mol eskin s or swung a bat. Although he has not as
yet won his monogram he has a fin e chance this year in baseball,
be ing one of our catchers. For the pa~t two years he bas been
o ne of the chief ~Tfean s of keeping up that old St. John 's Spirit.
When the st ud ents a re bac king t h e team w it h a ll t he e n t hu sia~ m ·
possibl e, yo u may be s ure that Gra ndma is lead in g them.
Every s ummer he may be found in Colombia, So ut h America,
baski ng in the warm s unshin e with his t hough ts wandering far
North until they settl e down at Goucher Coll ege. We cannot
say for s ure whether they re main there a lways, but a ll indicatio ns see m to point that way.
Fra nk also s ha kes a wi cked foo t, the results being t hat t he
girls a re simpl y wild to dance with him.
Next year when he return s we predict that he will not on ly
do great honors to himself, but to t he coll ege as well.
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WILLIAM JULIAN JAMES
·. "Jesse''
CAMBRIDGE,
THOMAS MORRIS JOHNS
"Mo~ris," "Clown"
Mri.
BALTIMORE,
Latin-Scientific Course
Scientific Course
Motto:- To be a clown.
Motto:-To be a poet, a Ia Kipling.
Co rporal Co. "A" (2, 3) ; Francis
cott K ey Li tera ry Societ y (3) ; C heer
Leader (2) ; S. A. T . C. (2) ; Sha rpshooter (1) ; Rat-T at Board (3) ; Track
Team (2) ; a mp Lee Training Camp
(2).
Rat-Ta t Board~ (3) ; Track Sq.uad (1,
; Sharpshooter (1, ; Corpora l C.o.
"A" (3~ ..
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S. A. . C." J esse ", being
infant, jo med the Cadet Corps. H e soon d istinguished himself
as the wild man of Jun ior F loor and he now loves this fl oor with
such a passionate affect io n t ha t he cannot be dragged away from
it, and is a lways to be found in 'th e midst of a ny d isord er which
arises up there, \vhic h of co urse is seld o m (?) .
Serio usly, _ ho ugh, " J esse" is o ne of o ur brigh test men a nd is
t
indeed o ne of the most popular. We _
believe his love of St. J ohn 's
will ca use him to return next year a nd his smiling presence will
.be welcomed.
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Mo.
' Behold, fa ir reader, in t his noted specimen oJ huma nity, an
ardent lover. H e is one of the few who have been lucky enough
to find their heart 's desi(e fulfilled right here in old C rab Town.
His m ethods of wooin g are a secret to a ll of us, but we ar~ told
that he hath cha rms that work like magic amongst the fatr sex.
"Clown " dropped into the Freshma n class from IDo na ldson
School, wh,ere he ha d co m,f>leted a very strict_ cou rse i,n 1ir~t class
etiquette ;~. n d moral tra ining that would fi t h1111 to ta ke hts place
with ease an~o ng hi s fellow st ud ents in t he m ~ss ha ll a nd_ be a
.typical ~t. J o hn 's man. But a las! to watch h1111 at work m ~ h e
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Mess Hall now would ca use t he high opinion yo u must be forrnmg
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of t his you ng man to take a sudd en drop.
I t mu st be known to yo u a ll tha t t here a re a lways opposmg
forces at work to put forth argutnents, a nd so in th is case, fC?r
t here a re so me among us who persistentl y clai m t hat T. Morns
has previo usly un dergone intensive trai nin g with Barnum a nd
Bailey, but, if so, it is unknown to t he majority.
Putting aside t he humoro us part, Morris is a ~n e_ type of
man , ha vin g little to say, but with a fixed purpose m ltfe a nd a
strong determination to win o ut.
Despite his fault s, J ohn s has done co nsiderable work in the
class and we expect hi m back next year.
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RAT TAT
WM. H. YOUNG KNIGHTON, JR.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE KRUSEN
·" Jingle," "Dick," "Larry"
"Wee Wee," "Legs," "Bill"
BALTDWRE,
STILL Po~~o'D,
Mo.
Scientific Course
Scientific Co1trse
KA
A
Motto:-! have o ne a mbit ion, a nd one
grea t d rea m
One g reat des ire, to reig n s upre me.
Treas urer C lass (1, 2, 3) ; Baseba ll
qu ad (2); M a nd o lin C lub (2 , 3); G lee
C lub (2); Second Lie utena nt U. S. Infa nt ry (2); C heer Leader (2, 3) ; Fir t
Corpo ra l Co. " B" (2) ; Qua rtermaster
Sergea nt Co. "A" (3) ; H op Committee
(3); June Ba ll o mmittee (3) ; Busines
M a nager R at-T a t (3); Basketball
T ea m (3); Base ba ll T ea m (3).
F ro m oi:J t of t he porta ls of t he big city ca me thi s yo ung ma n,
who, und er the g ua rdia nship of his roo mmate during hi s first
year was not peqnitte<;l to st ray fro m th e stra, ight an<;! na rrow
p ath. But a [ter he left t hat prot ectin g win g he ser ved U ncle
1 Sa m in th e a rmy a nd his former roommate does not cla im respons ibility fo r hi s actio ns thereafter.
H e is one of t he few tl'le n wh o eve r deri ved a n education. fro m
reading clime novels a nd newspa pers, bein g a n. uthority o n. t he
la t est da ily sca ndal a nd sho rt st ories.
" vVee Wee's" great length was the ma in ca use of hi s being
repo rted a bsent so ma ny b reakfast forma tio ns durin g his F reshma n yea r, having to reach down so fa r t o t ie up hi s shoes, but
now he is la t e no more, as he has resol ved to be o n time by not
t a kin g th e tro uble t o ti e th e m at a ll.
" Bill " has quite a following of fe mmes a nd he may a lways
be found in his spar e time writing to one of th em. His peda l
extre mities ma y be fa r from hi s bra in, but he has complet e co ntrol over th e m, which is evinced by the gracefuln ess of his da ncing.
"Legs " has bee n developin g into a pitcher ever since his a dvent at St. John's, a nd last year helped considera bl y in the box.
We expect big thin gs of him thi s yea r on th e slab.
We hope "Bill" will come bac k with us next yea r a nd co ntinue his good work until he gradua tes.
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Mo.
M ot to:-T o be Still Po nd 's best
un derta ker.
R a t -T at Boa rd (3); Trac k T ea m (2,
3); Expert RiA e ma n (1) ; Orchestra (1);
Corpora l Ba nd (2) ; lass Sergea nt-atArms (2, 3) ; First ergeant Ba nCI (3) ;
G lee C lu b (2); K ey L it era ry Societ y
(3).
Beho ld, kin d reader, Willia m La wrence Krusen of t he ba nd,
who hai ls fro m t he t h(i vin g met ro polis of Still Po nd . W e first
heard of " Dick" in hi s Freshma n year wh en th ey call ed for volul1 t eers fo r th e ba nd. H e was given a berth in thi s gra nd a nd glorio us band of note for gers onl y because he was a perfect maste r of
cymbals. We hea r most of Dic k from trac k (no, he is not a hor e,
but a n excell ent mil e ma n, wh e n once sta rted ) . H e is a lso
a baseba ll player a nd we a re in h opes t hat he will la nd a place
on t he varsity t hi s year.
D ic k a lso indul ges in pa rlor sports. It see ms as t ho th e girls
just can 't resist him. Once his da ncin g eyes meet t hose of a
~ a m;;e l , she is in hi s power.
\Nhe never yo u see Lawrence d ressed
111 ht s best, yo u ca n bet yo ur last s kag t hat he is off to break
a not her hea rt.
. A lt ho " Jin gl"e" is a n a thlet e a nd a fu s er he fin ds plent y of
t tm e for hi s st udies a n I in thi s minor bra nch of coll ege life he
Etand_ o ut pro min ent. If he cont inues hi s good work so me day
s
we wtll see his na me written as foll ows, " Dr. \Nilli a m La wre nce
Krusen, B. V . D ., C. 0. D., S. 0 . S., 0 . K.
. La wrence's cheerfuln ess, good na ture a nd ge nerosity ma ke
htm one of t he most popula r me n in th e co ll ege. H e has o ur
best wishes fo r success in wh a teve r he un dertakes.
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RATTRT
JOHN HENRY ELIASON LEGG
WILLIAM PERCY MADDOX
"Judge," "Senatqr" .
"Pris," "Matty."
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Mo.
BALTIMORE,
Scientific Course
L atin-Sci entific Course
<I' L K
M otto :- Proh i]Jition worri es me not,
I have a still und er my cot.
Motto:- B rin g on t he eats.
Secreta ry C lass (1, 2 , 3) ; S ha rpshooter (l ) ; Plattsbu.rg Trai nin g Ca mp
(1) ; Hop Co mmi ttee (2, 3) ; Co rpora l
Co. "A" (2) ; Stude nt Senate (2, 3) ;
Assistant Man ager F oo t ball . (3) ; Sergeant Co. "A " . (3) ; Vi ce-Preside nt
Litera ry Societ y (3) ; Coll egia n Boa rd
(3) ; Assista nt ~d it o r R a t -Tat (3) ; Secretru·y H op Co mmi ~t ee (3) ; Manager
Efoo.tl:a ll for 1920.
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FRANK BARRY ROBERTSON
BEVERLEY STUART ROBERTS
"Robbie ," "Privy"
"Wilkie," "Dick"
BAL n~ IORE,
BALTIMO RE,
Mo.
Mo.
Scientific Course
L atin-Scientific Course
<l>:EK
Motto:- \i lork a nd
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women first a h1·ays.
wo men,
M otto:- Veni, vidi, vici.
Corpora l Co. "B" (2) ; Corpo ra l
Band (3) ; Football T eam (1, 2, 3) ; C las
Sergeant-at- rm (1) ; R at-Tat Board
(3) .
but
Sha rpshoo ter (1) ; Baseba ll Sq uad
(2, 3) : Rat -Tat Board (3) ; Co rporal
Co. " B " (2, 3) ; S. A. T. C. (2).
Since t he t im e wh e n th is lig ht-ha ired , blue-eyed yout h entered
t he Freshma n C lass in 1917, he has been on e of t he most act ive
members a nd has proven him self to be a tru e t. j o hn ' man.
"Wi lkie" is th e type of man who bel i ves in loo kin g o n t h
bri g ht id e o f ever yt hing a nd upon life in a phi losop hi cal mann er.
H e pract ices t he t heory t hat if a ma n mu st s ucceed, it must be
with a sm il e a nd not with a n eve rla sting gro uch. And hi s
th eo ri es have brought him sweet rewa rds, for hi s s mil e has ca used
him to ma ke co unt less co nqu ests a mon g t he " fe ms " .
His stro ngest points a re hi s love for t he fa ir sex a nd t he terpsic horea n a rt. Neve r a hop passes b ut that Dic k ca n be foun d
usua ll y in so me co rn er wh ere t he lig hts a re dim, but where love
burn s bright.
But with a ll his love for t he socia l li fe, he does not a ll ow it
to interfere wit h hi s schol ast ic work a nd he is nea rl y a lways
fou nd nea r t he top of t he honor roll.
Dick is a n act ive me mber of a th let ic squads , b ut hi s st ro ngest
point is baseba ll , a nd we a re expec tin g great t hings from him
on the mound thi s yea r. Taking a ll t hin gs into co nsid erat ion,
he is a worth y membe r of t he best class of St. J ohn 's-the class
of '21.
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This specim en of th e "genu s homo" i a ll th at hi no ble face
portrays. A product of th e Monumenta l C ity , he blew in here
in 1917, a nd from that •very mom ent he has made hi s prese nce
felt at t he olJ ege. He is a wond erful specimen, a nd was una ni mously elected G. 0. H. in his Sophomore yea r.
In arg umentation hi s a rg uments a re a lways co nv in cin g. He ee ms to have
a way of maki ng t he m so. \<Ve think that he lea rned this from
the Baltimore pQlice.
In at hl etics he ha s bee n a valuable asset to the football team,
a nd it is hi s greatest pleasure wh e n in t he a nnua l Hopkins ga me
at t he ca ll of t he whi stle he dives into the fray a nd let s th e opposing players know that the St. J o hn 's tea m is co mposed of
figh ters. H e a lwa ys plays a steady ga me a nd has never been
known to play to th e gra nd sta nd, a ltho it has oft en been fill ed
with me mbers of th e fa ir ex a nd ma ny of who m were hi s fri ends .
H e is a lways seen at o ur dances a nd t hose who know ay
t hat he "sho ca n shake a mean foot". " Robbi e" a lwa ys has
important business in Balt imo re at wee k-end s, and it must be
important, beca use he s ure does rave wh en he is o n t he blac klist .
" Privy " left us at th e e nd of t he first te rm . V were very
l/e
sorry to lose him, as he was o ne of t he most loyal men of o ur Class.
H e ca rries with him th e best wishes of th e lass of 1921.
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EDWARD ALLYN SNADER
JOHN .RUSH STREETT, JR.
''Snade, " "Grasshopper"
"·Sleep~," "~peed"
A~NAPOLIS,
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Mn.
BEL AIR, MD.
Scientific· Course
Scientific Cottrse
<l>~K
Motto:- To be a la nce corpora l.
Rat-T at Board (3);
Sha rpshooter
(1) ;- Plattsburg Tra ining Ca mp II ) ;
Camp Lee Training a mp (2).
Mot~~S leep, sleep a nd t hen sleep
_. ___som: ·more.
Rat- Tat_ Board (3); Feotball..Sq uad
, (3); Mandolin Club (1); Sharpslio\)ter
(1); Camp Lee Trai ning Camp (;!);
Corppra l Co. "A" (3); Cla ss H istori;m
(3); _~ecret~ry 1.tme Ball Committee (3);
L rosse T ea m1 (3)., :~
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"Snade" came t9' U in the:fa:J of 1916;
(as he t hinks) known as ral;J Town a nd
class. Two th)- gs g~v ' ' ~hi"lrsJl,_
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t hese is to ta:l>;&'rliis g>_a -t>ff nd ·
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certa in memoer o11 Senior F:lv-or;
~ gfe_ater•joy)_is shaking'th e sh;j n1m~ wit]! a ;ert~\J;I,
.or f fle .fa1r sex. ·(, '
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f .demic work. 1 _We+Hst don't knO \V" wh a~ JAnel- of "~ide l:)
p he uses,- b1Ij it 'i\lllSt q~ a rilre or ex pensive p(~parat icm, as it's.r
~ ~fff;ctiiY.~n ess ~ ~~~JTis p¢r et ~~ l .We'll adh1it ' ..~at-;.n:l_ost'~ o.~ 1.!s
1 r,~ uld lt ke ~ha e h. s fg qnu la. :B ut perli a ps its h1 s oP1; tnllS 1
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I· bft;?q ·p ~~Ofi>OP~Y. ,th ' Prqf~. _en:ro upd; thJs to~~t~er w1 ~h h1s ~r~7
.-.· n e ndo H~ 1 ,, · , e ' shoyes•)iun _ head a nd he _ joys t he d'ist 1n · s
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l1 l.SdH J-lit'}ry a hirityc.:'.tne,re 1 ti6 que t ion , fu ut as y oJ~lH'! . '
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-; ( I as_bot_llia~ ~ Cfia n~-t~ _get ffit9 the_ limeligl}_t, ~·Ji'er ha ~~~~ ·i
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Ath letics as a whole have never been a "Bee in his Bonnet",
but being an advocate of "new thoughts", he is a lways found to
be a n a rdent rooter wherever a St. J ohn 's team makes its
appea ra nce.
After a ll "Snacle" Is a pretty good sco ut a nd is well liked by
his class ma tes, for he is a true fri end a nd will ta nd by one o f his
classmates UJJtil the last horn blows. We- sec not hin g in the
future to hind er his progress a nd as t he Class of '21 we a ll join in
and wish him success ·.which is the reward for ha rd work.
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less than · eleven fian cees. H e is tru ly seagoing, but the most
miracu lous thing is that he believes that th ey all love him.
On t he dance Aoor he is, as one g irl rema rked, very much like
a ci rcus, for one never knows what he is going ·to do n ext. Usua lly he can be found in t he corner furth est from t he light, ex.
ecuting so me of 'his tnany graceful (?) st eps.
H owever, "Sleepy,. is a good student a nd cqn always be
found near t he top. I f you don't believe th.is ask Ram- h e knows.
We know that "Streetty" is too much of a lover of St. John's
to forsake us next year, so we a re confident of· his ret urnin~.
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LUTHER STITT TALL
"Ludie," "Scandal,"
"Shorty"
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RICHARD HERBERT TOROVSKY
"D.i ck," ''Rich"
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ANNAPOLIS,
RoLAND PARK ,
Scientific Course
Scientific Course
KA
Motto:-To r ival Sousa.
Motto:- \\'h en I speak let a ll me n
ta ke heed.
Expert R ifl ema n (1.,) ; Co. "A" RiA e
Tea m ·(1) ; Football Sq uad (1, 3); Ca mp
Lee (2); Plattsb urg (1); Fi rst Corporal
o. "A" (2); F irst Sergea nt o. "A"
(3) i Advertising Ma nager Rat-T at (3);
Cha ir ma n Jun e Ball Co mmi t tee (3) .
In recent years
la nd Pa rk has se nt quite a few men to t ·
J ohn 's, and a mong e m thi s noble cha p. He came in t he fa JI
of '17, and immediately set to work with hi s ukelele to win the
hearts of his fellow students.
" Ludie" was often carried off th e footba ll fi eld during hi s
F reshma n year, but he is still with us a nd may yet get his monogram in t his sport. H e is al so quite a baseba ll player a nd we
expect him t o win his letter in t his line very soon .
H e started out on hi s milit a ry career and his prowess was
s6on recognized, for in hi s second yea r he was made fi rst Corpora l
,of Co mpa ny A. He is a n a rd ent worker in t hi s line and is now
fi rst Sergeant of t ha t Co mpa ny .
T his yea r "Scanda l " has ta ken on a new t ri ck. H e a lways
was willing to ta lk, b ut now he not onl y talks , b ut ta lks of t hi ngs
t hat conce rn him not. H e is "Forever Spreadi ng Scandal ".
H e is a great adm irer of t he fa ir sex, b ut pays attent ion to
o nly o ne, a nd is rat her disappoin ted when t he morning mai l does
not br ing him a n epistle from t hi s par ty.
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T hough Tall has hi s fa ul ts he a lso has hi s good t ra its and we
owe much to hi m fo r t he success of t his boo k. We hope he will
come back next year and help us along unti l we grad uate.
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Mo.
Mo.
Shargshooter (2).; Ma ndolin C lub
(1, 2, 3); Sergeant Ba nd (2) ; Qua rtermaster ,Sergeant Band (3); Rat-Tat
Board (3) .
W hen th e Liberty t ree began t o bud (quite a few years a!So),
" Dick " was seen strolling leisurely up College Green. Smce
t ha t t ime classes have co me a nd classes have go ne, b ut " Dick "
is wit h us yet .
T he ph ysiogno my of t he a bove Crab T own lad does not show
many traces of a fu sser. But do not be ~id etracke~ too e~sily,
fo~ " Ri ch " is a lways present wh en t here 1 a ny soc1 l a ffmr o n
s
a
ha nd, a nd \Ve wn dersta nd q uite a number of t imes wh en t her e
is onl y room for t wo.
, T here is o ne pa rt ic ul ar acco mplishment of ". Di<:k's". ~ h at we
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all env iou ly-t urn over safely to him , a n.d t hat 1 l11 ~ ab1h ty as a
music ian. Yo u ca n place a ny kind of 1n st run~ e n t 1n ~J s ha nds
rangi ng in size fro m a J ew's ha rp to a bass viOl, a nd 1n ret urn
he wi ll bri ng fort h a ragtime t une t hat ca uses yo ur _fe~t to move
about rest lessly. Most a ny t ime he can be fou nd 1
tt111g a rou nd
with a "Uke" in hi s ha nds amusing Junio r a nd Sen ior F loors.
Also wit h t he win I i nst rum~ n ts he is a n expert ja mmer.
In both the acade mic a nd mil ita ry departments" Dick" is
really begin ning to be a star a nd we feel co nfident t hat by t he end
of next year he wi ll reflect great cred it upon hi s college a nd t he
Class of '21.
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RATTRT
EDWIN
THOMASBOURNETURNER
WARFIELD
"Eddie,", "Shrimp"·
"T. B."
PRI NCE FREDERICK,
SP~GI N S
Mo.
PH L
LADELL'HLA, PA .
Scientific Course
KA
Latin-Scienbific Course
KA
Motto : -To be Mayor of Prince
Frederick.
Sharpshooter (1); Cmpora l Co. "B "
(2) ; Vice-President Class (1,_ 2, 3);
P lattsbu rg (2); Vice-President Athletic
Association (3) ; Student Senate (2);
Assistant Business Manager Rat-Tat
(3); First Sergeant Co. " B" (3);
Ba ~ ke tba ll Squad (3); Key Literary
Society (3).
Motto:- To live a nd love, es peciall y
to love.
Expert R ifle ma n (1) ; rresident Class
(1, 2, 3)c Hop Co mmittee (2, &)_; Corporal Co. " B " (2); F irst Corpo ra·! Co.
"B" (3); Assista nt Manager Basketba ll (3) ; Assistant Adverti ing Manager Rat-T at (3); Treasurer June Ba ll
Committee (3); Rifl e T ea m Co. " B "
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' s ,t o~e
more of. 1ts sons to unbue the kno.wledge aod 1aJ!_ at_ t,_·,Joh l\ s.
T . ~- enteredJ h e Su_b-F~bJh,_,-lan class in 19i6, an fro~n t ~~~ on
has' t _ ken 3.? act!Ye 1nterest ~IJ evsr;Y ph~.!i.e o~.~oU~ge l- ~ _
a
1fe:
' :A:cadem!ca)ly
aw-Iyerr 1 stan,ds h1 gl ~~~ h1s ol;,l,s_s v dr,
using 'both bookj,~owledge and conimon ~j!n seto ma.lt~l mlly ad1
,
~ance l)i'rr}s J a long man;y lines.
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' ,When it eo m s to military \VoJ:~ J\o bet te.r ex_
a'tnpl e_ a mai:lcl
of
c;adet can be found ilia 1 -;(, iB : l Bls-acco mphsh ments listed a:bove
ar.e amp!<!. proo r 'hi s elforls ;-n th roilitary departn1 enf .... _ ·,
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Being a. 5o lierner he i naturall y a n .a~m i t.~ o f t h ~ fa1r se. ,
an'd -according- to· him- st: 'Mary's for genuine attractions i ~~'tl
surpassed. H e is a wa rm · up porter of th e postal system , u s 1~ g
it daily, a nd loud are his moans wh en the coveted Jetter fmls
to appear.
Although the youngest member of his class, he ca n a lways
be relied upo n when que tions req uiring so und jud gment arc
brought up. A gentleman by instinct, he has always upheld' th e
idea ls of a true St. John 's man, ever being a staunch s upporter
of a ll the college organizations.
T. B. will ret urn next year a nd we expect him to be a leader,
I:~Ot only in his class, but in ma ny other ways.
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.One motnept )i:ind rea9er, note this unique peci men-a-.pro'- .
di1 . 't:. of th e Q.u ~er City. As yo u loo k into his innocent; .ey~s,
earl yoll ima'gine hilT\ a lady-k iller, h ea~.t -s m.asher a nd· ot li ~' kmcfred things.?
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al l this, "Eddie '' is working ha rd a n«;\ e-xpects t o
be a n 'llurrinus by th e time 'the Class of '21 holds its decen nia l reunion . . 111'\ f~c t ; l his '\\,"eakne S _for books ( ~ed books) }1 ~S C0 111;pl!lled h1 n to nla k(') map y ~aortfic~s, so metimes not V1
S1t11;1g B~!
timore fori:wo weeks. H owever, 1f yo u recog mze a ll of h1s ap llt,(t ies! x_o u. _ nn ot f'!il tQ__~e t~a~ he ha le I our c; la s ~ h ro u gh ;
ca
- aTI 1ts t n a ls a nd t nbul at 1
ons, mc1
dent to a real St . J ohn s class.
"Eddie" is in his na tural ele ment wh en t here is a da nce, for
at eve ry one he is seen gliding over t he fl oo r. Of co urse th e girls
like to da nce with him, for isn 't he cute ?
In recent yea rs it see ms that he has taken q ui te a fa ncy to
"Whiskers" a evi lenced by the fact that he sticks in his class
t hru thi ck a;1d thin . Unless the hoc us- pocus method is in ope rat ion he wi ll continue in his prese nce for so me time to co me.
Tho we censor him for his faults, nevertheless "Eddie" has
a place in our hea rts, for he is a fr.iend who sticks, a nd we hope
th at he will reconsider his in tentio n to leave next year.
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RALPH RAYNER WEBSTER
NORMAN LANGSDALE WILSON
"Hot"
DEAL'S I SLAND,
"Galey," "Fats"
MD.
CAMBRIDGE ,
MD.
Scientific Course
Scientific Course
Motto:- To have a private telephone.
Rat-T at Board (3) ; Corpora l Co.
"B" (2) ; Sergeant Co. "B" (3); Football T ea m (2, 3) ; Signal Corps R egular
Army (3); Expert Rifl ema n (I) ; Glee
Club (2).
Orchestra (1 ); Marksman (1); Assistant Libra ria n (1, 2, 3) ; orporal
Band (2, 3) ; Rat-Tat Board (3); G lee
Club (2, 3) ; K ey Litera ry So iety (3).
The splendid photograph above bears the likeness of a ha ndsome you ng man who thrust himself upon us just three years
ago, h av in ~ co me from th e land of oysters, crabs and mosquitoes
- Deal's Isla nd.
"Hot", as we call him, is not a shining star in at hletics, but
when it comes to music, a h ! there's where he shines. For three
years he has labored a nd blown a nd puffed a nd whistl ed in the
band tlntil now he is an accomplished musician . And t hen,
wl1 en he plays th e violin, he would make you think yo u were
hearin g a Victor record. And sing! well if Caruso co uld hear
that tenor vo ice, he would chuck up his job a nd become a st reetclea ner. But hi s greatest mu sical accompl ishment is snoring,
a nd he ca n hit anythi ng from "A" nat ura l to "Z" sha rp a ll at
the sa me t ime.
We haven't induced " Hot " to beco me a regula r attendant
yet at our hops, but we thi nk he wi ll surprise us a ll so me day and
make his debut. But as to pri vate co rrespo nd ence a nd "rushing t he fems ",why, yo u'd be surprised. Most every wee k " H ot"
leaves for Baltimore to have hi s teeth fixed (?) a nd Sunday he
returns, s milin g a nd happy , but hi s teeth unto uched. And then
?vlonclay hi s correspo nd ence begins. Two Rats have to be deta iled each clay to ca rry it to hi s room, a nd they stack it high o n
t he tab le.
"Hot" intends to be with us next year a nd we will again have
an opport uni ty of enj oying his presence.
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· The above pict ure is one that fill s t he residents witl\ pride
, for he is their onl y clashin g representat ive upon th e gridiron of
old St. John 's, and as a representative t here he has shown a ll
kinds of speed and skill.
Another one•of" Ga ley's" achievements, for whi ch he deserves
~ recl it, is his abi lity to ha ndl e th e fair sex in such a way that once
-seen he is never forgot ten. No matter how fa r away yo u go,
as soo n a s yo u become known as a St. J o hn 's man, t here is boll;l1d
to be so me fair da msel that wi ll ask if yo u know Mr. Wilso n, N. L.,
the good- looking, la rge ma n.
"Galey's" co urse was interrupted for a whil e in 191 -1919,
du ring which time he ervecl in t he . S. Arm y, b ut a fter t he
war he determined to fini sh at St. J ohn 's befo re aga in vent urin g
into the outside world .
We are confid ent t hat" Ga ley" wil l be bac k with us nex t yea r
to fin ish hi s co ll ege course.
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HARRY EDWIN SEMLER
"Eddie," "Bantam," "Chic"
GEOR{i-E B. WOELFEL
'~Mike,
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"Eagle~eak"
HA GE RSTO WN, MD.
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Scientific Course
ANNAPOLIS,
Mo ."
KA
Latin-Scientific Course
Motto:-To be a man so me day.
Motto:-To imita te the nightingal e.
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Football Team (1, 2, 3); Ca pta in
Football T ea m (3) ; Basketba ll T ea m
(1, 2, 3); Captain Basketball T ea m (3) ;
Rat-Tat Boa rd (3) ; Student Senate (2,
3); S. A. T. C. (2) ; Baseball T ea m (1,
2) ; All-M aryland E leven (2); Ca pta in,
Qua rterback All -Maryla nd Football
Team (3) ; Corpora l Co. "B" (2); Sergea nt Co. " B " (3).
Ma~dolin Club (2)); G lee Club (2,
3); R at-T.at Board (3) ; S.
C. (2) .
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If any one o f you readers have ever wit nessed a St. J o hn 'sJ a hn s H opkin s footba ll ga me in the past few years a nd have seen
a d iminutive man in footba ll togs dodging sw ift ly a nd sk ilfull y
t hru the Black a nd Blue lin e yo u 1
i1ight recogni ze t he feat ures of
the above-pict ured gentl e man . For three years "Eddie" has
been t he rea l sta r in a ll bra nches of ath let ics, wh et her it be footba ll, basket ba ll or baseball.
Not co ntent with being a mere
sta r at St. J o hn 's, he has b ra nched o ut a nd capt ured All -Maryland positi ons in foo t ba ll for two co nsec utive years, thi last year
bein g selected as capta in.
All the g irls have a picture of "Bantam" in footba ll togs on
their bureaus a nd hi s hand o me face and so ulful eyes have ma::le
1rany a n unsophisticat d yo un g lady leave her happy home.
Altho he s mil es o n a ll o f them, he is too clever to be
ca ught in a ny enta ngling a ll ia nces of love. H e is a lways to be
seen at o ur hop , eve n t ho he ca n 't see over some of the gi rl s'
shou lders.
In t he mi litary department a nd a lso academica ll y he has
a chieved dist in ction a nd ra nk s amo ng the foremost in o ur class.
It was with a deep feeling o f regret that we saw him leave us
in the midd le o f t hi s yea r. If we ca n do a n yt hin g at a ll to persuade him to return next yea r , we wou ld glad ly do it, a nd we a re
sti ll hoping that he will reco nsid er hi intenti on to leave us.
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�Q!lass nf 1921
MOTTO
COLO RS
Pro Patria, et Amicis, et Deo.
Blue and Gold
OFF ICE RS
S. WARFJ E LD ... . ................... ..... ....................................P resident
B. T U RNE R.......................................... .............. Vice-President
\ iV r LLIAM P. M ADDOX ... ............................... ........ ....... .... ......... Secretary
\ V ILLI AM H. Y. K)< I G HTO :>~ .............. ...... .. ...... ...... ... ................. Treasurer
j OHN R usH STREETT ................ .......... ............................ Historian
WILLI AM L. KR SEN ..................................... ... . ......... S ergeant-at-A rms
EO WJ N
THOMA S
3Juuinr ifistnry
REE years ago, in September, 1917, to be exact, t he C ia s of 1921
hi t old St. J ohn' wit h a clatter a nd a ba ng from a ll di rection . \i\ e
walked up t he Sacred Wa lk with t he ha ughty mie n o f h roes loo kin g
for other world s to co nqu er, ha rd ened veterans of hi gh a nd prep:
H avin g deposited o ur sui tcases in our roo ms we ought t he Sacred W a lk
once more a nd wa nd ered for hours a round State a nd C hu rch ircl e . H avin g
fin a ll y found our way ou t of the maze we wa ndered down town a nd sought
solace at '' Doc's."
This co nt inu ed for severa l days, no one say in g a t hin g to us a nd we were
feeling mi gh ty hi gh whe n t he Sophomores one fa ir Sunday ni gh t bade us hie to
roo m 35 Pinkn ey a nd grace t hem with our presence for awh il e. H av in g meandered leisurely t hence we oon discovered that there were others in school besides
o ur elve a nd that the G. 0. H. was a great a nd worthy socie ty . Twenty-one
most wise a nd necessa ry rul es were read to us wit h mu ch eclat; t he Royal P ersuader was exhib ited with great gusto for our specia l ben efit , a nd Eddi e vVa rfield was chosen our leader, whi ch positio n he has fill ed eve r sin ce.
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�SCE~ES
V..Te started out with a la rge number , forty-nin e, but sin ce then t he Class
has dwindl ed to a bout twe nty fa ithfu ls, wh o hope to gradu ate in 1921.
We sta rted our Sophomore year with that peculia r feelin g of ha ug h t in ess
a nd severi ty preva lent a mong Sophomores a nd we ha ndl ed the la rgest R at Class
in t he hi story of the schoo l, pu llin g off t he a nnu a l shoe ra id with grea t s u ccess
a nd they kn ew they had been ha ndl ed, by t he t ime t he year was over.
In scholastic work we shin e, havin g a goodl y bunch on t he H onor R oll each
mont h. M addox has led t he class each year with Streett a nd R obe rts runnin g
clo e seco nd .
Practicall y a ll of t he Class of '21 hold so me ra nk in t he mili ta ry lin e, a nd we
have a ll helped to pu t old St. J ohn's a mong the Big Ten two years a nd , if t hin gs
come out as we expec t, we 'II be back t here t hi s yea r. Tall a nd Turner have
showed t he most promise in this lin e. This year we a ll expect to go to Ca mp
D evens for a six weeks' ojourn a mong t he hill s of M assachusetts.
In class a th le tics we have lost onl y one game in our hi story . In ' 17 we lost
to the Sophomores in foot-ball , but came back in baseball , t rack a nd te nni s.
Last year we defeated t he Freshmen to the t un e of t hir ty-e ig ht to nothin g and
a lso beat t hem badl y in baseball. This year in a game replete with t hrill s we
defeated th e Se ni ors in football six to nothin g.
In coll ege athl eti cs we have a lways done well , probab ly winning more monogra ms than a ny other class in coll ege . Seml er won three each year for two yea r
a nd was capta in of t he football team thi s year , bein g o ne of the greatest a ll
a round men eve r developed at St. J ohn' s. Many others have received monogra ms in various branches of sport a nd ma ny more have played on t he scrubs,
which reall y ma kes t he va rsity team w hat it is. R ober tson, Wi lson , Se ml er and
Norris have won the ir coveted letters on the gridiron , whi le Ei ler , T a ll , Streett
a nd Di G iorgio have di stin gui shed themselves on t he scrubs. Seml er, E il er ,
Knighton, Turn er a nd C hristia n have don e well in bas ketball ; the first t hree
winning th eir lette r. On the diamond F itzgerald , Knighton, Se ml er , T a ll a nd
R oberts have clone good work.
Thi s year we a re Juni ors, see min gly destin ed to pu t ou t the best Rat-Tat
ever a nd you ca n believe us that some Jun e Ball will be fort hco min g a lso if the
co mmi ttee is to be beli eved.
H avin g t hu s rev iewed the activit ies of t he class a a who! , it mi ght be well ,
perh a ps, to have a few comments upon the men t hemselves- t heir weakn esses
a nd strong points.
There a re many ha rd wo rker a mo ng us, but t hose who have particul a rl y
d istin gui shed t he mselves in thi s lin e a re H a ll , Maddox, Web ter a nd S nade r.
Th e C lass of '21 boasts ma ny who wou ld have had t heir diplomas long ere thi s
if love was t he thing which qu a lified us fo r it. W e have lovers a nd more lover .
I ven ture to state that, o u tside of " J esse" J a mes, who keeps himself coo ll y a loo f
from th e fa ir sex, we are t he most lovin g cl ass eve r seen a round these old ha ll s.
A mo ng t hose most efficient in thi s line of end eavor a re \iVa rfi eld, Cockey, Du er ,
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�T a ll , Kni ghton a nd D avis; a nd the letters whi ch they write a nd rece ive a re
masterpieces of the epistola ry a rt.
"Sleepy" Streett lead the Class in the sleep in g department, but the whole
bunch is hot on his heels with Kni ghton a nd Turner cl oser than the rest.
W e have ma ny good dancers in the Class-Tal l, Warfield, Streett, Kni ghton
a nd Cockey being probab ly our best exponen ts of the terpsichorean a rt.
Wh en it co mes to a rguin g, Brow n, W. D. , sta nds head a nd should ers above
the rest of us. H e will a rgue upon some subj ect he kn ows absolu tely nothin g
abo ut a nd he u ua ll y co mes out best in a ny a rgum ent he und er take . H a ll is
next in this scie nce.
" J esse" J a mes is our chief woman hater. Such thing, a re a ra rity with '21,
but "Jess" has never yet been seen with one of the fa ir sex. H e shun s them
absolutely, lu cky thing . But 'nuf said of this stuff, 'tis hi gh time this hi story
was drawing to a clo e.
W e a re now working ha rd on the R at T at and hope to produce a good one.
One more year li es before u a nd we intend to keep up o ur reputation as the
first, foremost a nd fin est class that has ever hit old St. John's a nd we wi ll endeavor to keep St. J o hn 's o n the hi gh pinn acle in the mi lita ry, academ ic and
athletic lin e , to stick together as we have a lways done, a nd to ma ke next year
the best in our wh ole hi story.
HI STOR IAN.
Arltnowl~bg uumt
The Rat-Tat Board takes this oppo rtuni ty to express their deep t hanks to those who in
any way assisted in the publication of t hi s book, mnre especia ll y to Frederick M. Heil '22, who
contributed so li berally to the art and cartoon features ex hi bited herein .
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M OTTO
COLO RS
Simus ut sumus aut non sumus
llfaroon and white.
OFFI CER S
]. B URTON M USTI N_____ _
E . Ross BREWER_____ _
_
_____ ------············P resident
__. Vice- P resident
] Ol-IN M c K ENNEY _ ___ ---···· .. ·-··-·····---- ···------- ...... __ ........... S ecretary
___
L. u. L UMPKIN........ .
__ ... ··----········ Treasurer
Guy L. H o LLAND..... ··-_Sergeant-at-Arms
F REDE RICK M. HEl L..... .
_____________ ...........Ilistorian
Q!la.s.s i!lnll
ABELL, F. L. --··· - . ·-----·-·
" Kid" ____ .
_______________ B a lt im o re, M el.
H e always raises Cain,
And thus dem.erits gains.
AN DERSO:\T, A. L ... ...
.. ___ ···---- " D oc" .· -·····--··········-········- -- --······ nn a p olis, M el.
From Annapolis.
That 's at/.
A LDRIDGE, W . D ·-·------------- ............ " Bu c k " .... ---·--- -------------- ........... Ce nte rvill e, Mel .
With his smooth hair and winning smite,
l>fakes /he girts ctt dances go simply wild.
AND REWS, C. E ..... _____
__ _______ " F ats" ...................................... C ho p ta nk , M el.
Fat, jolly, and a good sport too.
ATHEY, C. B .. _....
____________ " M oo " ........................................ B a ltimo re, M el.
"You, Detly", where are you?"
BALDWI N, H . M ........................ _______ ' ' F a rme r' ' ................................ Mi lle rsvill , M el.
H ow are crops co ming?
B EATTY, H . L. _ __ _________ ________ _
_____
________ '' B oo ts " ...................................... B a lt im o re, M el.
0/1 , that patent leather hair.
BREWE R, E . R .............................. _ __ " M oo ney " .............................. H age rs to wn , Mel .
__
W here is T arzan?
BLAS INI, F.
J............................. ________ '' Bi as'' ............................. _____ Y a uco,
Yaka hula, ouija board, uketete.
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P o r to Ri co
�BROWN, L. D. ___ :___ ---------------- --- --- -- -'' Brownie '' _ ___ _ __ ___________ _ _
___
__ _ __
___ Washington, D. C.
· J OHN:SON, W. F ·-------- ------------------------ ''Yankee'' ___________ ______ _ ____ _ __ ____ Hartford, Conn.
_
__ __
lie smiles when in trouble,
lie smiles when in pain.
Good stuff comes in small packages.
BROWN , W. P. _ -- ------- --------- ------ ---- ''Penny'' __ ___ __ __ __ _ ____ ____ __ Baltimore, Md.
_____
_ ___ ___ __
_ ____
I s a penny worth a nickel?
KARNS, C. F. ____ -- --- --------------- ---- ------ -·'' Farmer'' __ _ - - - - - -- - ------- --~ - -- - -- -- Cum berland, Md.
_
BROWN, P. G ..,- -------·------- ---- ----- -------- -' ' P . G.'' __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ ___ __Washington, D. C.
___
_ ___ __ ___
I 'll be switched,
The hay ain't pitched.
Commandant wants you .
KNOTTS, W. K. _____ ___ _ ____ ___ ________ ___ _ Nuts" _____
____ _
_
"
________ _ _ ___ ____ _ _ Sudlersville, Md.
__ __ _ _ ______
BRYANT, J .' Y. __ _ __ __ _ _
_______ ____ _____ __ _______ __ " String Bean" __ _ _ ____ _ _____ Washington, D. C.
__ ___ _
Always away, but not forgotten.
Long and lean,
Like a string bean.
KRIEGER, W. L. ___ __ ___
___________________ ____ _ Slab'' _________ _
''
________ __ ________ ___ ___ _ Baltimore, Md.
_____
CoRDDRY, G. W ·--------- ------ --------------- --''Pard'' ___ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _________ Snow Hill, Md.
__ ___ ____ ____ __
This long, lean guy fell down one day,
And when he arose, he was two miles away.
Oh., girls, Oh, gi rls, look at me,
I sure can shake a wicked knee.
LEVY, J. A. _ __ _____ __ __ _ __ _
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__ _______ _
_______ ___ _ Jew" ____ _ _ ___ ___ _
"
__ __ _ __________ __ __ ____ _Annapolis, Md.
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_
My father's mayor, I ought to know.
Cox, H. C. _---- ---- ----------------------- ------- " Windy"- -------------- -- ------- --- ------- --' --- Preston, Md.
_
Ye, god£, Who's got a skag.
LuMPKIN, L.
CuRRAN, E. L. _
_______________________________" Reds " ____ _ _ _ _ _ _________ Baltimore, Md.
_
_
____ _______ ____ __ __ _
Md.
This quiet young man, so free from guile,
Takes dope at the fountain once in a while.
Demon altroit.
CusHMAN, J . B. _
_______ ________ _ _ __ _ ____ _ Bill Hart" ___ _ _ ____ __ _ __ ____ _ _ Racine, Wis.
_____ _ "
__ _____ _ _ __ __ __ _
u. ____ ___________________________ Mose '' ____ ____ ____ _____ _____ _____ __ ___ ______ Baltimore,
_
''
McKENNEY, J ·----------- ---------- -- ---- ------- "Burn"------------------ -------- -- ------ ---- Centerville, Md.
I got you covered.
Bums may come and Bums may go ,
But this Bum stays on forever.
DITTO, F. R .____ __ _________ ____ ____ _ __ ___ __ __ ___ '' Mountaineer''----------- --------- --" Keedyville, Md.
__
Who's got a Camel?
MADARA, F. G. _ __ __ _ ___ _____ _ _ ______ " Slim " ____________ _
______ __
__ __
_______ _ _ __ _ ____ _ _
__ _ __ __ ______ Ridgley, Md.
DoRSEY, H. P ... ---- ----------------- ----------- ''Dum Dum'' -- --------- ---------- --- -- Catonsville, Md.
H ere we have the Egyptian Vamp.
Brains he has nix.
MARTIN, W. V ·--------------- --- ------ ----------''Bee'' ___ _________ ____ _________ _ _ Hampstead , Md.
______ _____
EvERETT, F. R ... __ _ -- ---------- ----- ---------''Hubby'' ________ __ ____ ______ _______ __
_
__
_ Philadelphia, Pa.
How can the wee thing talk so loudly?
Who said married life wasn't grand?
MEISEL, A. A. _ _ ____ -- -- ----- -----------------'' Abe'' ____ __ _______ __ ____ _ __ ________ _ Baltimore, Md.
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_ ___ ____
_
EvERETT, J. W . ____ -- ------------- -- -- ----- ---- ''Ring Dang Doo '' ---- ---- ---- ----- -Centerville, Md.
Oh, for a strong cup of tea.
A be, A be, bring in the dummy,
It is going to rain.
FANCHER, H. W. JR. ------------------- -- -- -"Reveille" ___ _
_____________ __ ____ _ ______ _
_
Winsted, Conn .
MILLER, N. D ·--------------- ------ ------------- ''Nels" _____ ____ ___ _ ____ ____ ____ __ ________ Baltimore, Md.
_____
Dum Dum only gave men 5.
3 minutes late again.
FINNELL, R. A. ________ ___ __ _
_ _______ ________ _ _ Fairy" _ _ __ __ ________ _ __ _ ___ _ ____ _
__ "
___ _
__ ____ ___ Elkridge, Md.
MILLS, H. A. ___________ __ _
_
__________ __ _____ _ _ '' Ham'' ------------------------------------1 acksonville, Fla.
__ __
He washes with fairy soap.
He comes from the swamps,
Where the alligators bark.
GREENWELL, J. C. _____________ _ _ _______ " Jim'' __________ _ _ _
__ __ __
__ ____ _______ _
_________ Leonard town, Md.
The blanket is on the table, boys.
GoLDSBOROUGH, H. D . __ ____ ____ _ __ ___ ''Gov. '' _______________ _
_ ___
__
_______ _
________ Washington, D. C .
Isn't love a wonderful thing.
HECHT, W. L. __ ___ _
____ _____________ ____ _________ " Horse Doc " ___ _____ ______ ____
Havre de Grace, Md.
Off to the races.
HEIL, F. M. _____ ______ ________ _________ ____ ___ _ '' Fritz" _ __ __ ________________ ______ _ Baltimore, Md.
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_ ______
They fall for him,
And he lets them lay.
HOLLAND, G. L. ______________________ ___ ____ _ Puss" __ ________ _ _ ____ ___ ___ _ Hagerstown, Md.
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_ _____
H e drinks his Coca Cola straight,
And never stays out late at nights.
HORNER, M. T. _________ _ _____ _
____
____________ ''Tom " _____ ____ _ _ _
_ ____ _ _______ _ _ _ Baltimore, Md.
____ __ ______
·
MORSELL,
w. s. _______________
_________________
II
Bill '' _____ _____ __________ _______ _ __ ____ __ ___ _
_ _ ____
Bowens, Md.
He shook a peach tree and got a lemon.
MusTIN, J. B. ___ _ __ _
_____ ___________ ___ _____ __ __ _ Burt" _
"
_______ __ __ _ __ ____ _________ ___ __ Philadelphia, Pa.
___
Here we have Tom Thumb from Quakertown.
til" AYLOR, S. T ·----------- -- ----------- ------ --- --- '' 0. G . '' _ __ __ _ _ _
__ ___ __ __ ________ __ _ _________ _
__
Oakland, Md.
Back to Oakland where the ducks wear socks.
OwiNGS, J. C. _ _______ _
__
__________ _
_________ ____ " Jim" __ _ __ ____ __________________________ Simpsonville, Md.
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Little Jim from Simpsonville,
Has always worked and always will.
PococK, A. E. _
______ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ ___ ___ " Pokey" ------------------------------------------Taylor, Md.
______
Did you hear about the peacock?
It is a wonderful tale.
PoRTER, R. T. __ __ ________ _
_________ ____ __ ___ _ Dick" ---------·-------------------- Princess Anne, Md.
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"
A Franklin, a quart,
A girl, and I'm right.
The loud voice that speaks the vacant mind.
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�PuRDY, J . A. ···-- --------- ------ _
___ _
_____ "Do n" ------------ -- _ __ _
__ _____ ........ Baltimore , Md .
~npqomnrr
Gel your p·ies , doughnuts, and doggies /:ere.
RIDO UT,
J. A. ________
_______ _________ "Sadie " _________________ _
__
--- ____ Ann a poli s, Md .
llistnry
Oil, Sadie, S adie , dance li ke c lady .
t
SCHNA UFFER , L. \h.!. ___ ___ ______ ___________ _''Speedy" ------------------- _________ _
Brunswick, Md.
The speed maniac from. the mountm:ns.
SMITH, A. V. P. ___ ________ _ ___________ _"A lphabeti cal " __ _______ _______ _ ___ _ Sa lisbury , Mel .
_____
_ ___
l-Je shows Ducky some po·ints.
SPEED, H .
s. ____ _________________ _
_
___ ____________ Steve" --------------------------- -- ----- --- Ba lt imore,
"
Md .
Tl: e guy that gets away with murder .
SPEELMAN, S . E .__________ _______ _ __ ___ _" H a rry" _ ___ __________ __ ______ _ __ umberla nd , Md.
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Wipe the coal dust from thine eye.
STEVENS, H. B. ____ ...... _____________________ _ Sleeps '' ______ ------------- ------- --- --- ---- Ann apoli s, Md.
''
A sample from Eastport.
TO DD, C. R . ___ __ -- --------- -------- ------ ------- " Russ" ------------------------------------------ Bos ton, Mass.
_
Th e or·if!:inal jazz hound from Bosto n.
TOTTERDA LE, W. G ·------------ --------- ----- '' Bi 11 '' ------------------------------------------ Baltimore, Mel.
~ oonshine
M
P each Brandy a specialty.
TROTT , S. L. __ _ __ _
_____ ________ _ _ __ __ _______ "Sam " ________________________________________ Ba ltimore, Mel.
__ __
Mus1:c hath charms.
T u RNE R, I. F ._ _ ___ ____ ______ ______ ______ ____ " Old I ron Sides " __ ---------- ----- -- -- Ga mbrill s, M el.
__ ___
A farm er's life for me.
VoELCHER, E. F. _____________________________ _ J eff " _____ _ _ ___ _______ _ _
"
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_ __________________ Ba lt imore, Md.
Meet m e at the Race Track.
WHALEY, T. B .. ____ _ _ ________ __ ____________ '' T . B ."----- -- ---- -- ---------- ---- ---- ---- ------- -- -- Berlin, Mel.
____ _
Turn out, you second deck " rats_
"
\VH ITE, W. H ·----- ------------------ ------------- "Corp. ' '------- ------------------------------------- Easto n, Mel.
Look, I wear Cor poral chevrons.
WILLIAMS, J. A. __ _ __ ______________________ __ _" Greasy " _________ __ ____ _ __ ___ _
__
_
_ __________ _ K ey Wes t, F la .
_
Sick again, or rather still.
WILLI S, B.
c. __________________________ " Be n " -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- ---- E aston,
__ __ ______
E wi ll long reme mber our a rri val in the fa ll o f 1918 and wi ll keep
fresh in our me mory the Sophomores' reception. These a nxious d ays
a re over a nd we have lived through them as a ll othe r real St. J ohn 's
me n ha ve d one.
The C lass of 1922 assembled for the second time a t the old school in t he
earl y fa ll o f 1919. It was a d ecidedly diffe rent gathering from that of the previous year, for we had a different position to look forwa rd to a nd the Freshman
C lass a lso occupied considerable o f our attention. We of course had to care for
these dear ones a nd see that they s trayed not from the s traight a nd na rrow path.
Our C lass played its pa rt well in athle tics. Beatty, M cK enn ey, Athey,
Brown and T otte rd a le did excelle nt work on the gridiron a nd in basketba ll
Speelma n, Totte rd a le, Brewer a nd Brown, P. G. , pl ayed very well and deserved
much cred it. In the nationa l sport, baseball, we expect Porter, Everett, W ha ley
a nd H olla nd to give a good account of themselves t hi s year.
Through the efforts of our C lass a lacrosse squad was organized a nd there
is no d oubt but that we wil l be well represented in thi s new bra nch o f sports here
at St. J ohn's . Trott and T otterd a le a re our te nni s represe ntatives.
In the academic p a rt o f our duties the C lass has, as a whole, done good
work. The me n who a re at present leaders a re Mi lle r, M adara, Brewer a nd
Fancher.
Our Sophomore year so fa r has been a pleasant and successful one, a nd as
we look back over the few short days we have spe nt in play a nd stud y at this
historical college, it gives us a feelin g of satisfaction to know that we have d one
well in every branch of college activities.
We inte nd to continue our work for the glory of old St. J ohn's next year
a nd we feel sure that we wi ll a lways make a creditable showin g.
Md.
Another sand "flea" gone wronK,.
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Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
F. G. M ADARA
F. M . H E IL
Business J.r[anager
. D. MILLE R
Assistant Business Managers
c.
H. SPEED
B . ATHE Y
Advertising Manager
H . A. MILLS
J.
Assistant Advertising M anagers
L. u. L UMPKI N ,
w. H . WHITE
B . M usTIN
H .
w.
L iterary Editors
S.
L.
c.
E. A
G.
L.
HoLLAND
A.
F ANCHER
v.
P. SMITH
DREWS
Athletic Editors
W.
D. K.
ALDRIDG E
w.
P. BROWN
Photographers
H .
D.
GOLD BOROUGH
Calendar Editors
H. L.
L. D.
H . C.
BEATTY
BROWN
Cox
Alumni Editors
W.
Social Editors
W.
G.
S . MORSELL
Humorous Editors
J. Y.
BRYANT
]. C.
GREE NWELL
J.
V.
w.
MARTIN
CORDDRY
W. EVERETT
Campus Editors
W. F . ]OH SON
j\lfiscellan'eous Editors
R.
T. PoRTER
Town Editors
H. M. B ALDWIN
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�FRESHMEN -RifT-S
/fULES
1 PART HRII?
IN
MIDDLE
2 1/LW RYS CIIR RY 111/TC HES.
IDa.p.a
T aps for the ni ght is fa lling,
When the day 's hardest work is done;
T aps for o ur dreams will be callin g,
We do rise with the morning s un.
Taps, they are slowly d yin g
And each ma n rests from hi s care,
He loo ks back ho me, sees the sighing
Of loved ones wishing him there.
The notes die out in the evening,
They a re hushed by birds of the ni ght,
Back a nd forth they ec ho the mea ning,
For taps is a soldi er 's good -night.
T. M . .f .
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Morro
COLORS
Speall when spoken to,
Come when called
L iglit Greeu and Dark Green
OFF I CERS
Do uGLAS R . Bow1E ..................................................................President
KENNETH C. FITZH GIL ........ .................... :.................. Vice-Pres- dent
i
PAUL BANF!ELD.......................................................................... ecretary
J . SuDLER
COCKEY ... ................................................................ Treasurer
I VAN M. M ARTY ...................... ------------------- ------------ -- --------- -- --- Jiistorian
R EG INALD H . RI DGELY, ] R....................................... Sergem11-at-A1'111S
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ARRA RA , J ·-------------·-····---·-···- ..... , .... '' \iVop '' .............................................. P o r to-Rico.
BA NFIELD, P ..................................... " B a nny " ---····----------------- --------C um berl a nd, Mel.
BowiE, D. R. __ __ ________________________________ ''Doug ''---------------------------------- C um berl a nd , Md.
BLI CKEN TAFF' L.
s.___________ _ ________ " Bli ckey " --······ ·---- -------- --------- H age rstown'
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BRO\VN, H. ______________ _ ___ ___ __________________ " J erky " -------------······················· Ce ntrev ill e, Md.
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BROWN, W ......................................... "S ha nk" .......................... Parke r burg, \i\1. Va .
BACON, ]. ............................................ " H a m a nd Egg " ................ W as hin gto n, D. C.
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�BAXTER, W . C. _______ ___ _ ___ ___________ _ Billiken" _____ _
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____________________________ Ba ltimore, Md.
CECIL, B. V ·-------------------------------- ------ '' Flu '' _ ____ ___________________ _ _
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___ ________ High land, Md .
CoULBOURN' F. s.__ -- ------------------------ "Smiles"- __ _
______________________________ ] acksonville, Fla.
CALLAHAN, A. A. _______________________ _ _ Bull Dog " _______ _
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___________ _ _Annapolis, Md.
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CHAMBERS, B. _______ _----- ---·------·----------'' Ben '' ______ ---------------------- ------------ Ba ltimore, M cl.
COCKEY, J. s. __ _
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______________ " Jazz" ------ ------------------------ ----- tevensvi lle, Mel.
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CoE, ] . M ·----------- -- ----------------------------- "Gobler " ---- ---- -- --------------------------------- _T· B., Md.
CooK, C. E. _ __ _ ____ _____ ___ ____________ __ _ " S hank" _____ _ _____________________________ Ba ltimore, Md.
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CosTIN, J ·-- ----- -------- ------- -------------------- "Nuts'' ______________________________________ Annapolis, Mel.
C ROMMILLER, LE P. _________________________ _" Puggy " ___ _ _
_____________________________________ Laurel, Md.
DAVIS, H. v. ___________
_____________________ " Battler'' _________________________________ :____ __ _Berlin, Md.
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1·----- ------ -------------- ---- ------------- "Sweetie " _______________________________ _ ___ _
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D AY, ] .
Air, Md .
D ELL, c. s____________ ____ ________________ '' Shad '' -- .. ---- ------------------------- ----- Baltimore, Md.
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D ERRIN GE R, A. s. ___________________ _______ " Sid " __________________________________________ _ Spangler, P a .
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DORSEY, P. H. _ --------------- -------------- -'' Dizzy'' --------------------------------------Annapolis, Mel.
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FITZHUGH, K. C. ________ _____________________ " Fitzy " ------- --------------------------------- ew port, R. I.
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GILBERT, ] . B._____ -- -------------------------- " Ba rn ey" _____________ _
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_____________________ __ _ Laurel, Mel.
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G REENWELL, C. X. ____ .. -------------------- '' C ha ri ie '' ---------------· _____ Hunter' s R etrea t, Md.
HACKETT, R. ] ·--· ·---···------ ·------ --------- -" Hun gry" ------------------------·--··· Queen Anne, Md.
H ANSON, W. H ·---·-···------------------------ " H a ndy "- ____ ----------------------··-···-· Frostburg, Md.
HOLMES, W. W. ··-------···--·--·------------ " Bill " _
_______________________________________ Centreville, Mel.
] ENKINS, H. T ··---- -·-- ----·-------··--·--···--- ''Smokey'' -------------· --·-·-------------·· Pittsburgh, P a .
jOHNSON , H. W ........... ..................... '' Conn ey ''--·----------------------------- ---···Ithaca, N .Y.
] OH NSON, L. N ....... ···--·----·----·---- ---- --" L en" _ .................................... Ba ltimore, Md.
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KELSO, C. A ... ·-····--· ----·-------·--·----------- " Dum Dum " --···--·-----···--···--·---- Raspeburg,
KIRKPAT RI CK, A. M . ----------·------------ "Sue " --- --------- ----- ------- --·--------·· ···· Ba ltimore,
KLACKRI NG, P. 1.. ............................. " P. 1."--------------·----------------------···Annapolis,
LA NG HAMM ER, ] . F ........................... " J ohnny" .. .. ·----------·-----·------------ Ba ltimore,
LANGSDALE, H ................................... '' H ermit'' ........................................ Easton,
MoRALES, E. G ·--····- -------··-------------·· -" Uke " ------· ·------ ------·····-----·-·--· ------ ---- Porto Rico.
NELSON, ] . T ......... ------------··-----·------ ." ] oe " -------·-·····---------·-··------·-····--- Ba ltimore , Md.
OAKES, J. M .... -----··--------······------·· ·" Noakie " --········------····-- ............. Baltimore, Md.
0 'BRI EN, ] . W ..... ____ ----·-------.·---------··" ] ew " .... __ ---·-·----------···--------·····--- ---·- Laurel, Md.
PHILLIPS, J. R ............ -----·------·-------·-- '' Mush'' _ --···-----------··-------··---·---Salisbury, Md.
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PROCTOR, S. £ ...... ----····------····--·-------- "Heathen " ---·-- ...................... Ph il adelphi a, Pa .
PURNELL, C. V ................................. " Funnel " ··-·-----·----·--···--· __________ .Annapoli s, Md.
REEVES, T. B ................................. ' ' P a rson " .... ...... ·-----·-···--·--- ..... Blacki ston , Md .
RICE, J. H ... ........ ··----·------------·--------- "Chink, ...................................... Ri ceville, Mel .
RI CHARDSON, L. ........................... " Milk Weed" --··-------··· .......... Cambrid ge, Mel.
RIDGELY , R. H ., ]R . .................. " H obo" ................. ___ ---··--------Annapoli s, Mel .
RoBERTS, H. B .... ---·----------·-------·· .... "Shimmy" ·--- ----··------·-··--··White H aven , Md.
RosEBE RRY, B. S .......................... _
"Rosey''--· ·-----·--····----------···------ Colum bia, S.C.
SACK, C. C . G ............ --------·-·--·-···- ." Bags"--··--····-----··· ·-----·---·---------- Ba lt imore, Mel.
ScHILLING, S. P ·----·---·---------·--· ----·· " R at" .. __ ---··· ------·· ................ C umberla nd , Md .
SCHWATKA, ]. .. ------·····-··----"Swat " _________________ .. ----·- .... Baltimore, Md.
STEIN, C. ] ·----··· ··------·-··------·---- ........ "Angel F ace" ____ ·----------·-··----- Brunsw ick , Mel .
TRAVERS, W. W .............. ____________ " a nn y Goat" .·------·-···------·---- a nticoke, Md .
U RR UTIA, C. V...................... . .. '' Flute" .. _···----------------···-------- ......... P orto Ri co.
WEGNER, R. ____ __ _______________ ----·-------- " Dutch" ........... _____ ................. Ba ltimore, Md.
WI CH, C. E .......... ------ -------------------- .. " Ji ggs " .................................... Ba ltimore, Md.
WILSON, ] . F .......................... _ ... " ] oe " ------· ·-----------····---------------- Annapoli s, Md.
WINSLOW, C. F ................................. " Death , Jr. " -------·---------------------- Ba lt im ore, Mel.
WoooYA RD, E. S ................ . -- -------· ·-- " ~1 oodie " ............ .............. P a rkersburg, W. Va.
Mel.
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M cC LELLAN, ] ................................... ''Genera l '' ---·-·····-··--·--·-·--·······----New York C ity
M cC READY, ] . W . _______________________ _ " Jim " ------··- ·--·-------------·······-···--· Cambrid ge, Md .
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M cDONNELL , C. A. ________ _
___________ __ ____ " Goggles" -----------------·-------------··· Baltimore, Md .
M c DONNELL, ] . E ... __ .... -----·------------ '' R eds' ' ____ .... ----------------------------·· Ba lt imore,
M cG RAw, J. F ................................... " Mac" --- --------·------- -·--------------- H agerstow n,
MANN, C. B.··········-- ·--·---·······--·-- --····- " C ha rlie " __ ................................ Baltimore,
MARTY , I. M ·---------------------·------- -------"Lizzie"··-··----·-·------------ ............. Ba ltimore,
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a fter t he Freshm a n C lass entered Co ll ege in September, we
were herded together to und ergo th e prelimin ary process of becomin g
" R at ".
ome of us were perh a ps a mbiti ous, whi le others were
merely hopeful. But soo n everyo ne became a li ke, obedient a nd
Vve had been christe ned " Rats" .
Sin ce th en t he C ia has acco mpli heel a great ma ny thin gs. W e have do ne
well in a ll depa rt me nts of s t ude nt li fe. Altho we were und oubtedly gree n at
first , it did not Ia t long, fo r und er t he able Lutelage of th e Sophomores we were
soo n made acq ua inted wi t h th e insid e workin gs, a nd the Cl ass a a wh ole, a nd
a l o indi v idua ll y, began to bra nch out a nd sp read ra pid ly in a ll directions.
In football we were a bly represe nted by Rid gely, Kirkpatri ck, Ba nfi eld,
Sack, D ll , M a r ty, Kelso, H olmes, Cecil , D~rrin ge r, J ohnson, L. , J ohn on, H. ,
C ha mbers, McG ra w, M C ready a nd Ne l o n.
In basketball our Cl ass aga in ca me in to t he fo regroun d with Ba nfi eld ,
Rid gely a nd J ohnso n.
Th e track tea m was a lm os t wholl y co mposed of members of our lass, t hey
be in g Kirkpa t ri ck , Baco n, M cG raw, Winslow a nd Derrin ger.
Th en in ba eba ll a nd lac rosse ma ny able rep rese ntative a re spor t in g our
colors . In ba eba ll we had W egner, H olm e a nd Rid gely, whil in lacrosse we
had M a rty , Kirkpatri ck, K elso, Sack a nd D ell.
On the whole our C lass has do ne its bit a ll aro und , a nd we a re very proud
o f our different members o n the t ea ms. 'vVe hope t hat t hey will return next
y ea r with rvf' n more d te rmin atio n , fi ght a nd spirit t han t hey showed t hi s year.
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effi ciency of the mi lita ry depa rtm ent
at St. J ohn' s has long been recognized
a nd it would be usele s to dwell at length
upon a subj ect a lready well known. For
six consecutive years we have been rated by the W a r
Department a one of the ten lead ing milita ry instit u tions in the coun try a nd we a re hopin g to repeat
this performance t his year. Lieutenant C. S. McNeill,
aptain J ohn Milliken a nd t he late Lieutenant-colonel
Duncan Elliott have a ll helped to ra ise the department to its hi gh state of efficiency and too mu ch
cred it cann ot be given them for t heir untirin g efforts
in behalf of the battalion.
A Senior unit of the Rese rve Officers Training
Corps has been in operation here successfull y for
several years. The course i cliviclecl into t he basic,
for Sopho mores a nd Freshmen, a nd the ad vanced,
for Seniors a nd Juni ors. The first course is compu iC APT . s. c. LEA s u RE , u.s. A.
sory, but t he latte r is volunta ry a nd in it a ma n
pledges himself to attend a ll drills a nd military classes durin g t he year, for which
he receives a commu tation a ll owance of forty ce nts per clay. Th ese men a re
required to attend one or more summer camps a nd on grad uatio n may apply
for a commi sion as a re erve officer.
The work here is divided in to two pha e - theoretica l a nd practical. Th e
former consists of two or t hree hour clas es per week in the recitation roomt he method of instruction being by recitations, lectures, discussions, conferences
a nd q uizzes. The practical work is condu cted in six hours of drill per week a nd
includes close a nd extend ed order drills, bayonet t rai nin g, ten t pi tchin g, ignalling, gua rd moun tin g, physical exercises, practice marches, ma neuvers, a nd map
sketching. Besides this the battalion rema in ed for a week in April at the Maryland State RiA e R a nge a nd had dai ly target practice.
Captain Leasure t hi yea r is cont inuin g t he efficient work in t it u tecl by his predecessors and has
caused many important changes to take place. H e
wa responsibl e for t he extra hours of t heoretica l
instruction a nd was able to procure for St. J ohn 's
a la rge a mou nt of t he new mili tary equ ipment it
now enj oys. H e is faithful to his du t ies, a nd we predict great succe for him as long a he is conn ected
w it h t he Coll ege.
STAFF
CAPT. S . C. LEA URE, U.S. A ...... _____ .. ____ Comm a ncl a nt
C..-.PT.ARTHU'R J .O'KEEFE, U. . A. Asst. Co mm a nd a nt
S. R. H ETZER_. _______ .. _ _.,_ ........... _ _ _ __ Cadet Major
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F. J. LLOYD ............ Cadet Capt. Battalion Adj utant
K. SCHUMAC!fER_ ___ .. Cadet F irst Lieut. Bat. Q. M.
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B. C. FooK ............ Cadet Battalion Serg a nt-Major
R. S. HvsoN. __ .... _____ Cadet Battalion Q. M. Sergeant
H . A. BATTY.................. _ _......... Cader Color Sergeant
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MAJORs. R. HETZER
H . W. FANCHER ........ ___ Cadet Corpo ra l a nd Bugler
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MISS ETHEL BOYD
Ba ltimo re •. Md.
Sponsor of Battalion
SAMUEL ROY H ETZER
Willi a mspo rt, Md.
Major of Batta lion
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COMPANY HEADQ UA RTERS
G. H . H o PKI ~ s _____________________________ _________ _
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SECOND PLATOON
FIRST PLATOON
C.
SM ITH, N.
Second Lieutenant
KNIGHTON, Sergeant
DAVIS, D., S ergeant
GATTEN , Sergeant
H ALL, F. C., Corporal
STREETT, Corporal
H ALL, R. F., Corporal
BROWN, W. P., Corporal
M c KENNY, Corporal
LUMPKIN, Corporal
GREENWELL, J. C., Lance Corporal
GoLDSBOROUGH, Lance Corpora l
CooPER, Lance Corporal
HoLLAND, Lance Corporal
DAVIS,
Sergeant
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H. , Second Lieutenant
FITZGERALD, Sergeant
MADDOX, Sergeant
WI NG, Sergeant
DuER, Corporal
CocKEY, Corporal
Corporal
DIGIORGIO, Corporal
J AMES, Corporal
MADARA, Corporal
MILLE R, Lance Corporal
EvERETT, J. W., Lance Corporal
'1'/HALEY, Lance Corporal
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PRIVATES
SECOND PLATOON
FIRST PLATOON
ANDREW
MAGUIRE
ARRARAS
KLEBACK
ATHEY
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L A:\IGHAMMER
BACON
McCREADY
BANFIELD
LANGSDALE
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McDoNNELL,
C. A.
BAXTER
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BRICE
McGRAW
BLICKENSTAFF
MARTY
CLA RK
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BREWER
McCENEY, R.
Cox
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COUG HLAN
Captain
KIN HART
Seco nd Lieutenant
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FIRST PLATOO N
j OHN SO N , E. H.,
First Lieutenan t
S ergeant
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E. R. , S econd Lieutenant
C. 0. , S ergeant
ALEXANDER, S ergeant
BLAIYE, S ergeant
ALDRIDGE , Corporal
KELLER , Corporal
Mu s TIN , Corporal
NAYLOR, Corporal
PoRTER, Corporal
WHITE , Corporal
A~DE R S ON , Lance Corporal
B A vuss , Lance Corporal
MA RTLN, Lance Corporal
MILLS , Lance Corporal
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S econd L ieuten an t
WEB TE R,
S ergeant
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HRI STIAN, S ergeant
BROWN, W. D., Corporal
j UM BLATT , Cort)oral
RoBERTS, Corporal
THOMP ON, Corporal
CA SEN ,
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TOTTERDALE, C01'j)0 1'Cl!
Corporal
MoR ELL , Lance Corporal
RIDOUT, Lance Corporal
SNADER , Lance C01·poral
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R EEVES
COULBOURN
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DERR I NGER
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SMITH , A.
DORSEY
Ro EBERRY
HOLM ES
WILLIAMS, j . A.
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LAYIKG
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CRONMILLER
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W. L. KRUSEN ____ -- ------------ -- ------- --------- -------------------- __________ First Sergeant
ToROVSKY __________________ ___ __ _____ , _______________________________ Quartermaster Sergeant
WEB~TE R _____ ___ -------------- ---------------------------------------------- ________ ____ ___ _Corporal
BEATTY __ ---------------------------------------------------- -- -------------- __________________ Corporal
PRIVATES:
CuRRAN
NOAKES
EVERETT
SACK
FINNELL
TURNER
H ECHT
VOELCHER
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WICH
KRIEGER
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�i\tqlrttr i\nnoriatton ®ffirrrn, 1919--1920
RoBERT E. CouGHLAN______ , _____________________________________________________ President
THOMAS B. TuRNER .. __________ ------------------------------------------ Vice-President
S. RoY HETZER.__________ . ____________________________________________________________ .. S ecretary
PROF. H. B. SeA RBOROUGH __ ____ ---------------------------------------------- Treasurer
VALENTINE LENTZ. _____________________________________________________ . ________ . ________ .. Coach
PROF. Ro COE E. GROVE ________ ____ __________________________________ Faculty Adviser
FOOTBALL TEAM, 1919
H. EDWIN SEMLER _
__________________ Captain
HowARD A. KINHART ____________ . anager
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WILLIAM P. MADDOX ____ Asst. ~Manager
VALENTI NE LENTZ ______________________ Coach
BASEBALL TEAM, 1920
HowARD A. BATTY __________________ Captain
S. RoY HETZER ______________________ .Manager
DuDLEY W. DAVIS________ Asst. Manager
VALEN TI NE LENTZ __________
____________ Coach
BASKETBALL TEAM, 1920
HowARD A. BATTY __________________ Captain
LAUDE S. DAVIS __________________ Nfanager
EDWir S. WARFIELD ...... Asst. Nfanager
VALENTINE LENT z ______________________ Coach
TE NIS TEAM, 1920
RoBERT E. CouGHLAN ____________ Captain
SAMUEL L. TROTT __________________ Manager
LACROSSE TEAM, 1920
FRED M. HmL ________________________ Captain
WrLLIAM L. KRIEGER ____________ Manager
IvAN M. MARTY -------------------------- Coach
T RACK TEAM, 1920
DuDLEY W. DAVIS...... Mgr. and Capt.
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TEAM
BANFJELD ___ _
________ ~-----.-------------------------------------------------------------- Right End
BROW N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Right Tackle
W IL O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------R ight Guard
M c l{ ENNY __________________________________________________________________________________ _____ Center
B EA TTV _______________ _____________________________________________________________________ L eft Guard
SMITH ____ __________________________________________________________________________________ L eft Tackle
DELL ____________________________________________________________________________________________ L eft End
SEMLER ________________________________________ __ ______________________________________ Quarter Back
RroGELY _______________________ __ __________ _
________________________________________________ Fult Back
R oBERTSON _______________ _________________________ _____________ __ ___________ Right Ilalf Back
KIRKPATRI CK _____ ___ ______________________ ____________ _____________________ L eft IIalf Back
Substitutes:- Sack, T otterd a le, Athey, M a r ty, Aldrid ge, K elso
a nd Streett.
DER the tutorship of Coach " P eely" Lentz our team made a
wond erful showin g in t he 1919 footba ll eason. Th e " Old St.
J oh n' s spirit" t hat ma kes a ll out teams "figh t in g team " was more
in evid ence t his year t han eve r before.
With but a few regul a r back, Coach Lentz, ably as isted by Ass t. Coach
Batty took in ha nd th e green mate ri a l a nd whipped into shape a team th a t was
in every way a great success. The team won four games, in cludin g t hree sta te
and one out of state ga me, pl ayed two ti e ga mes a nd lost one state game. This
is a very creditable showin g for a team t ha t was practica ll y built up durin g
t he seaso n.
Semler, Rid ge ly a nd R obertso n were t he backfi eld m n wh o return ed from
last y a r a nd with Kirkpatri ck, a former C ity Coll ege ma n , co mposed t he backfi eld . Thi quartet was the best in t he state a nd two of the men, eml er and
Rid gely, were chose n for t he All-M a ry la nd T eam, whil e Kirkpatri ck wa pl aced
o n th e Seco nd AII -Ma ry la_!ld T eam. K elso, Aldrid ge a nd H olmes were men who
made t he regula rs hu stle for th e ir positi o ns .
Wil so n, Ba nfield , M cK enn ey, Beatty, Brown a nd Sm it h were the letter men
of the lin e who were bac k a nd co mpo eel the ma in stays of t he lin e. D ell , Sack,
Athey, Marty a nd Streett were the men who kep t the old fi ght in g spirit up by
pushin g the old lette r me n for their positions a nd we expect big t hin gs fro m t hem
n ext easo n.
For his first seaso n as coach , " P eely" Lentz has made a wonderful success,
a nd he deserves mu ch credit for develo pin g a tea m t hat wa feared by a ll others
in th e state a nd was a big factor in t he race for the State C ha mpi onship.
'vVe canno t ay too mu ch of t he team a nd its coach for uph olding the reputatio n of Old t. J ohn's a nd we wi sh him a ll the success in the world for the coming
season.
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Th e first game of t he seaso n was with W ashin gton Coll ege at C hester town ,
a nd t he interest in our team ra n so hi gh t hat every ma n at coll ege determin ed
to accompa ny t he team o n its first t rip . Acco rdin gly t he teamer Susqu eha nna
was cha r tered for t he day .
Th e wh ole stud ent bod y had the old St. J ohn 's spiri t a nd supported th e
team by yelling a nd sin gin g as only St. J ohn' s men can do.
Our team pl ayed t he C hester town aggregation off t heir feet a nd from t he
ki ck-off it was evident t hat we had t he better club. Th ey were a ble to ma ke
only one first dow n , whil e our backs gained ground at will.
At th e fin a l whi stle we had crossed t he enemy's goal lin e six t imes a nd had
come out on the long end of a 38 to 0 score.
ST. JOHN'S, 25; MT. ST. MARY'S, 0
All eyes of footba ll men t hroughou t t he state were t urned on t hi s game
w hi ch was to be a test of t he tea m 's a bili ty, because it was pl ayin g a club fa r
superi or to t he one whi ch t hey had beaten so decisively the previous week.
St. J ohn 's went to work wi th a will a nd a few minutes a fter t he game had
sta rted crossed the goal line of their opponents . On ce more durin g t he first
half the Black a nd Ora nge team ma rched cl own th e field for a t ouchdown a nd
t he ha lf ended with t he score 12 to 0.
Th e third qu a r te r was mu ch ha rd er fought , neit her team havin g a n ad vantage, but in th e fourt h qu a rter th e An na poli tans again carried t he ba ll over the
Blue a nd White 's lin e for t wo more to uchd own s. Th e game ended with th e
score 25 t o 0 in St. J ohn's favor.
Durin g the ent ire game St. J ohn 's out fought t heir opponents a nd never did
t hey threat en our goal lin e.
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ST. JOHN'S, 14; PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY, 14
For t he third ga me on our sched ule our tea m tra veled to C hester to mee t
t he wa rri or of P enn sylva ni a M ili ta ry Coll ege.
Always a foe of recognized a bi li ty, P . M . C. had ga t hered toget her a formidable tea m , which t hey expected would bea t us easil y. O ur team spra ng
q ui te a surprise, however , when we came from behi nd in the Ia tq ua rter a nd
t ied t he score whi ch had bee n 14 to 0 against us.
Capta in Semler was o ut of t he ga me with a n inju red leg, b ut Coach Le ntz
put him in to play in t he fi na l period. I t was t hrough hi s plend id genera lship
tha t we were able to put acros two touchdowns an d hi s accura te toe boo ted
t he two necessa ry goals.
Thi game whi ch re ul tecl in a ti e was ha rd fough t a nd well played t hrough ,
ou t. Seml er a nd K irk pa tri ck sta rred for t . Jo hn 's a nd Cam pa za no for P.M . C.
ST. JOHN'S, 12; WESTERN MARYLAND, 0
Play ing d urin g a heavy ra in on a fi eld whi ch wa very mu dd y a nd sli pperywe defea ted W es tern M a ry la nd a t W est min ster 12 t o 0.
W e sta rted out a t th e beginn ing of play with a series of lin plun ges a nd
by dexterous sli pp in g place d the ba ll behin d our opponents' goa l lin e. T he M et hodi sts' line could no t hold in t he oozy mu d a nd our bac ks plu nged t hrough
r pea tecl ly for ga ins.
F um blin g was preva lent t hroughout t he ga me a nd had it no t bee n for t his,
t he score would have un d oubted ly been la rger.
Th game was well played in spite of t he co nd ition of t he field . Kirk pa t ri ck
st a rred for S t. J ohn 's a nd La ngra ll for vVe tern M a ry la nd.
ST. JOHN'S , 0; MARYLAND STATE, 27
St. J ohn 's suffered it fi rst a nd onl y defea t of t he sea ·o n a t the ha nds of
Mary la nd Sta te Coll ege. G reatly ou tweighed but no t ou tga med our team wen t
clown to defeat after a ve ry bitter s tru ggle.
This was one of t he decisive battles for the sta te cha mpionshi p a nd we t ried
ha rd to sta ve off defeat , b ut M.S. C. was too heavy for us. Our team tri ed to
plun ge the lin e of our opponent · a nd skirt its ends, but we coul d not gain very
mu ch in t ha t ma nner, so ~: e t ried t he aeri a l game. Our forwa rd pass forma t ions
completely ba ffl ed the opposition a nd we were a ble to com plete a great num ber
of pa ses successfull y. H owe ver we were una ble to score when we had the ba ll
within st rikin g d ista nce cl ue to t he st rength of Sta te 's line.
Ba nfi eld a nd M cKenn y sta rred for St. J ohn 's a nd M ackert for Sta te.
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�ST. JOHN'S, 41; DREXEL, 0
O ur team completely smoth ered t he team of Drexe l In stitu te of Philadelphi a
by th e one-sided score of 41 to 0.
Outweighed by t he Q ua kers, we played them completely off their feet. The
in experi ence of t he Drexel pl ayers und oubted ly helped us consid erably, but,still ,
our second strin g men were se nt in by Coach Lentz . Drexel was never dangerou s
a nd our team had eve rythin g its ow n way during t he entire period of pl ay .
K elso, Kirkpatri ck and Robertson starred for St. J ohn 's.
ST. JOHN'S, 13; JOHNS HOPKINS, 13
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The final game of the season was played with J ohns H opkins on Homewood
F ield at Baltimore. As is 'custo ma ry t he ent ire student body accompa nied t he
players to encourage t he m in t he game. The students with a ba nd at their head,
a nd with t he St. J ohn 's goat, ma rched to t he field sin gin g a ll t he old songs of t he
Orange a nd Black. The Alumni were out in force a nd were much in evidence
t hroughout the game. One of t he novel features of the day was the d ropping of
Orange and Black streamers upon t he field from a n aeroplane piloted by one of
our Alumni.
The ga me was very well played a nd St. John's proved her fighting spiri t
by comin g from behind twice and t ie in g t he score. The brand of footba ll shown
by both teams was of t he fin est kind a nd wo n th e pla udi ts of t he en tire press of
Baltimore.
Hopkin s made t he first sco re by recovering a fu mble a nd running for ty
ya rds for a touchd ow n. This, however, seemed to awaken us, for we ca me back
strong a nd we soo n eros eel t he Black a nd Blue goal line, t iein g t he score. Semler
kicked goal, making t he fi gure 7 to 6 in our favor. At t he end of the first ha lf
t he score was t he sa me, but had t here been a few minutes more to play it would
have been more , for we were on t he verge of cross in g our oppo nents' goa l line again .
In t he second ha lf the Hopkin s tea m scored first agai n , but we came right
back a nd t ied t he score. · At the end of t he game our team had t he ba ll on our
oppo nen ts' four yard lin e.
The teams were very eve nly matched a nd t he game was ha rd fought .
Semler a nd Kirkpatrick were t he shinin g li gh ts for St. J o hn ' , while Wood
a nd Tom e star:red for H opkin s.
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October 2-Georgetown Uni versity, at W ashin gton , D . C.
October 9- Di ckin so n Coll ege, at Carli sle, P a .
October 16- D elawa re College, at Newa rk , Del.
October 23- Penn sy lvani a Mi li tary College, at C heste r, P a .
October 30- M t . St. M a ry's Coll ege, at Ann a polis.
November 6-W estern M a ry la nd College, at Ba lt imore.
November 13-J ohn s H opkins U ni versity, at Ba ltim ore.
November 20- M a ry la nd State Coll ege, a t Coll ege Pa rk , Md .
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(Capt .)----------------------------------------------------------------- ------- First Base
B ase
Stop
LOWMA N ___________________________________________ __ _____________________________________ Third Base
EvERETT __________________________________________________________________________________ Third B ase
V OELCHE R ___________ __ __________________________________________________ --------- _______ ... L eft Field
HoRIN E. _____________________ _______________________________ _____ ________________ __ __ __ _Center Field
BATTY---- ________ ---------- _____ --------------- _____________ ____ ------------- _____________ .Right Field
TROVI NG E R. _______________________________________________________________ __ __________________ Catcher
SMITH. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______ Pitcher
RE CH E R
FITZGE RALD .. _____ ----------------------------- ----- --------------------------------- S econd
SEMLE R. .... _____________________________________________________________________ _____ _______ Short
K N I GHTO N --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pitcher
C us TIs ________________________________________________________________ ____ __ ________ __________ __ Pitcher
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1919 baseball seaso n was not a very successful one from the
standpoint of games won, but when one co nsiders that the team
was practicall y buil t up with new men , exce pt for three regul a rs wh o
were back from the previous season, t his is not a bad showing.
Of t he twelve game pl ayed we won four, lost seven a nd pl ayed one tie,
which was called on account of ra in in the ninth inning.
R echer, Batty and Semler were the regul a rs who were back from the previous season a nd around these men Coach Wil son built up a very good team.
Semler, Lowman, Fitzgerald a nd R ec her co mposed the infield a nd a very
fast one it was . M a ny a time they pull ed the pitcher out of a hole by their
fast work.
In the outfield Voelcher, Batty a nd H orin e held clown the positions very
well and there were not many hits that got t hru them.
Trovinger , a substit ute from the season before, held clown t he receiving
end and worked very h a rd in his posit io n.
The bulk of the pi tchin g fell on Smith, a sub from last year a nd mu ch cred it
is due him for the way he worked. Kni ghto n a nd C usti , also subs from the past
year, pitched good ba ll a nd we expect mu ch of them this year.
Batty was the hottest hitter on the team a nd rounded out the seaso n with
a n average of .390 Th e tea m was compa ratively weak in t heir batting averages
a nd t ha t may acco unt for the sma ll percentage of games won.
Coach " J ohnn y" Wil son deserves mu ch credit for ma king the team what it
was a nd too mu ch praise can not be given him for his persistent a nd un t iring
efforts.
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ST. JOHN'S, 4; GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 17
This game at Georgetown marked the opening of our season. As both teams
lacked practice many errors were made, and Georgetown succeeded in winning
by a score of 17 to 4.
ST. JOHN'S, 6; ROCK HILL, 2
St. John's got revenge on Rock Hill on her own grounds, by a decisive score
of 6 to 2. St. John's took the lead in the second inning, and Rock Hill never had
a chance to even up the count. Smith again pitched a very pretty game.
ST. JOHN'S, 3; NAVY, 10
ST. JOHN'S, 7; CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 3
In our second game of the season we won from the Catholic University on
their grounds by a score of 7 to 3. St. John's played a fine game, one without
errors, while Catholic U. made four.
St. John's had the Navy rooters on their toes up until the seventh ·inning,
as the score up to that time stood 3 to 3. Smith again pitched a good game until
the seventh, when, by a few hits, and hasty throws, Navy was able to dent the
rubber five times.
ST. JOHN'S, 2; MT. ST. MARY'S, 2
ST. JOHN'S, 8; ALUMNI, 10
On the Mountaineers' grounds a very exciting game was played, resulting
in a tie score. However St. John's touched up Hagerty for ten hits while Mt.
St. Mary's could only connect five times safely.
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On the day of the June Ball the Alumni was able to defeat the varsity, who
were probably thinking more about meeting their girls than playing ball. The
game was a swat fest, and the older men showed that they had not forgotten
how to hit a ball. The game was not taken very seriously by either side, and as
a result , scientific baseball suffered.
ST. JOHN'S, 3; DELAWARE, 9
Our team was defeated at Newark, Delaware, by Delaware College in a
game that was well played. The feature of the game was a snow storm that lasted
throughout the battle. Although nine runs were gained by Delaware they could
only connect safely five times off of Tall's delivery.
ST. JOHN'S, 4; WASHINGTON COLLEGE, 5
St. John's was nosed out of a victory in the ninth inning by their ancient
rivals. The game was well played, as neither team made an error.
ST. JOHN'S, 2; ROCK HILL, 8
ST. JOHN'S, 10; HOPKINS, 6
In the most exciting game of the season, St. John's defeated ~heir ancient
rival at Homewood Field, Baltimore. The score stood five-all until the ninth
inning, when the whole Hopkins team blew up and St. John's crossed the home
plate five times. Hopkins hopped off with a lead of three runs in the first inning,
due to two hits and two errors, but St. John's came from behind and tied the
count in the seventh period . Although pitching his first game, Knighton was
steady at all times, and much credit is due him. Batty starred for St. John's
at the bat. The team as a whole played exceptionally well and the game was
interesting throughout.
We were again defeated by a large score, although our team outhit the
Rock Hill aggregation . Tall again pitched a good game, allowing only six hits.
ST. JOHN'S, 1; MARYLAND STATE, 7
In a clean-cut game St. John's went down to defeat at the hands of State
on our own grounds. Up until the sixth inning the game was anybody's, as the
score stood 2 to 1 in favor of State. Smith pitched the best game of h is career.
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March 27-Georgetown University, at Washington, D. C.
April 10-Western Maryland College, at Annapolis.
April 14-U. S. Marines, at Quantico, Va.
April 15-University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, Va.
April H)-William and Mary College, at Williamsburg, Va.
April 17-George Washington U niversity , at Washington, D. C.
April 21-M t. St. Mary's College, at Annapolis.
April 24-Western Maryland College, at Westminster, Md.
April 28-Mt. St. Mary's College, at E mmi tsburg, Md.
May 1-George Washington U ni versity, at Annapolis.
May 5-Maryla nd State College, at Ann apolis.
May 8-Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, Pa .
May 11-Pennsylvani a College, at Ann apolis.
May 15-J ohn s Hopkins University, at Baltimore, Md.
May 21-Pennsylvania Military College at Chester, Pa.
May 22-Delaware Coll ege, at Newark, Del.
May 26-Maryland State College, at College Park, Md.
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TEAM
BATTY
(Capt. ) ...................................................................... Right Guard
RIDGELY .................................................................................. Lejt
Guard
I<NIGHTON ................................................................................ ..... ... Center
BANFIELD .......................................................................... Right
Forward
ToTTERDALE. ....................................................................... Lejt
Forward
Substitutes:- Brown, J ohn so n, Brewer, Turner.
Our basketball season was the most un successful of a ny of our athletic
seasons. This was not due to poor team work or lack of coachin g, however,
but to the scarcity of good material.
At the beginnin g of t he seaso n it looked as t hough we were goin g to have
a splendid team , with Semler, Speelman and Batty over from last year, but Semler a nd Speelman left College a nd t hi s left us with only one man, who was a sub
on last year's team. The loss of these two men seri ously crippled t he team.
Semler was captain a nd played the forward position to perfection a nd Speelman
was und oub tedly t he best guard in t he State.
With t hese two men gone Coach Lentz set out to build up a new team.
Around Batty, Knighton a nd Banfield, three subs from the year before, he
built up a fairly good team. The players worked ha rd a nd deserve mu ch cred it
for their untirin g effor ts .
Kni ghton, our center, was undoub ted ly the best shot on the team a nd scored
more points t han a ny other player. H e has bee n elected Captain of next year's
team a nd we expect big things of him.
Batty a nd Rid gely did spendid work as guards a nd deserve mu ch cred it.
Captai n Batty played a hard game a nd kept his men going strong.
Rid gely is a new man to t he game, but, if this year ca n be taken as an omen,
we predict big t hin gs of him next season.
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�Ba nfield a nd T otterd ale held down the attackin g end of the game a nd
played ha rd.
The score box does not show t he true nature of our team. From the score
it wou ld see m that we were often outpl ayed ; but not so, the scores bein g due
to the lack of good cagers on our team . M a ny a game we have shot at our
oppon ent's basket just as often as he has at ours, but we cou ld not ma ke the ball
go in.
The season, t hough un succes ful, leaves us wi t h plenty of good materi al
for next year a nd we hope to come back strong then.
T oo mu ch cann ot be said of Coach Lentz for his efforts to build up a team
t hat would be a credit to the College a nd we can ju tly say that he worked
hard and persistent ly with his men. Thi was his first season as coach a nd he
was new at it, but next year he will be more experienced a nd will be better a bl e
to turn out a good team.
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S. J. C., 11; GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, 54
In the first game of the eason St. J ohn' was defeated on t he small fl oor
at Gettysburg College. Th e cadets made only one fi eld goal, a nd t hat in t he
first minu te of play. From then on St. J ohn's never had a cha nce.
S. J. C., 4; GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 24
The cadets were defeated by Georgetown U ni versity by a v ry decisive
score, in a loosely played game. St. J ohn ' had plenty of opport uni t ies to score,
b ut t he shootin g was very poor, as we did not make a field goal. ·
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�S. J. C., 12; GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, 29
W hile pu tting up a much stronger defensive game tha n they did the first
time these t wo teams met, the cadets were again defeated by Gettysburg on
our fl oor. Ba tty, Ba nfield a nd S peelma n played best for St. J ohn 's.
S. J. C., 18; DREXEL INSTITUTE, 24
The t eam journ eyed to P hil adelphia a nd aga in met defeat. The game was
played on a n extremely small fl oor a nd t he Cadets could not find themselves.
Ridgely a nd Kni ghton did most of the shootin g for St. J ohn's.
S. J. C., 17; BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE, 15
S. J. C., 18; UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 38
St. ] ohn 's won t heir first game of t he season on t heir home floo r in a very
exciting but poorly played game. A n extra period was needed to decide the
better of the two teams, Ridgely ma kin g the decid in g basket. Ridgley a nd Speelma n played best for St. J ohn's.
In t he first game of t he Sout hern t rip , St. J ohn's was defeated by twenty
poin ts by the fast Sout herners. The game was well played on both teams, a nd
t he pa rt icula r feature was t he clean pl ay in g of both sid es. J ohnson a nd Knighton played best for th e v isitors.
S. J . C., 18; CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 32
In a very fast game at t he Washington Gymnasium , St. J ohn's suffered
defeat a t the ha nd s of t he speedy Catholi c quin t. In the second half the Cadets
fought d oggedly, a nd scored more points tha n t heir opponen ts, bu t in t he first
half their shooting was poor. S peelma n played a very strong game.
S. J. C., 15; BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE, 13
This game resembled a football game more t ha n it did a ba ttle of two quin ts .
As St . J ohn 's had fo ur football men on the team , it can be seen that t heir cha nces
for a v ictory were very good. Batty a nd Ridgely starred for the Cadets.
S. J. C., 19; DAVIS AND ELKINS, 39
On our floor t he West Virgini a college defeated us by a close score. At t he
end of the first half t he score stood th ir teen-all, b ut in t he second half t he
D avis a nd E lkins shooters got a line on our basket a nd set up a pace too fast
for our team. Ba nfield a nd Knighton made most of t he points for t he Cadets.
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S. J. C., 28; LYNCHBURG A. A., 40
This being a n open d ate, this game was hastily a rra nged . Lynchburg A. A.
team was composed of ex-stars from t he Southern Uni versit ies. The game was
well played a nd ha rd fought t hroughout . Knighton, Batty a nd Ba nfield bore the
brunt of t he work for St. J ohn 's, J ohnson a nd T otterd ale also playing their
positions well.
S. J. C., 17; VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, 32
The S t. J ohn 's team played its best game of the season, with exception of
the H opkins game. At Lexin gton, V. M . I. had a well bala nced a nd experienced
team, but the v isitors played hard a nd fas t, a nd had the home team on their
toes during the whole game. Knighton, Ba tty a nd Ba nfield again sta rred for
St. John 's.
S. J. C., 21; MT. ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, 42
In t his game St. John's met the best team t ha t they had played during the
season. In fact they won the M a ryland Sta te C ha mpionship with ease. The
M ountaineers showed their mettle a t the st a rt a nd the outcome of the ga me was
never in doubt.
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�S. J. C., 13; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, 23
Showin g the same spirit a nd fight o n the basketball floor that is seen on
H omewood Field, St. J o hn's a nd J ohn Hopkins battled for honors at t heY. M .
C. A. in Baltimore. The first ha lf ended six to ten in favor of H opkins. In the
second ha lf t he defence of the cadets t ightened up a nd H o pkins m ade only two
field goals. M a ny per on a ! fouls were call ed on both tealils; but the game was a
good exhibi t ion of basketball, a nd the outcome of the game was in doubt until
the last whistle. Kni ghton at center played a very pretty game, while Capta in
Batty won a great deal of praise by his guardin g a nd foul shooti ng. Rid gely.
Totterda le a nd Banfield a lso put up a stro ng game.
S. J. C., 22; · PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY COLLEGE, 24
In their last game of the season St. J ohn's a nd P. M . C. had a close tussle
for honors in the game at C hester, P a . The game was bitterly con tested from
beginning to end , each team securin g the same number of field goals, but the
P ennsylvani a cadets had a sli ght advantage on shootin g from the foul line
Knighton led for St. J ohn's in field goals, caging seve n goals for the cadets.
Batty a lso played a sterling defense game.
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�Apri l 10- W estern M a ryla nd Coll ege, at hom e.
April 14-U. S. Naval Acade my , at Navy.
April 24-W e tern M a ry la nd Coll ege, at W estminster.
M ay 5-George W ashin gton University, at home.
M ay 6-Eastern College, at M a nas a , Va.
May 7-University of Virgini a, at C ha rlottesvill e, Va .
IDruui.a
May 8- Virgin ia Milita ry Institute, at Lexin gto n, Va.
M ay 12-George W ashington University, at W as hin gton, D. C.
May 14- M a ry la nd State College, at Coll ege P a rk, Mel.
·May 15-Catholic U ni ver ity, at W ashin gton, D. C.
~~~~ROSPE TS for a good year on the courts see m exceed in gly bright.
Coughlan, Trott a nd Totterdale are back from last year's team and
t here see ms to be a wealth of material in the new men to fill up
the open places on the team. Of the new men, C. A. McDonnell
ee ms to have the best chan ce, and Duer, a very reliable substitute from last
year, will give some man a good fight for a po iti on on the team.
In the last few years, ten ni s at St. J ohn ' has not been up to the s tandard
as hereto fore. It is very probable that the above na med men will raise this
branch of sport to a much high er plane and they hope to make it a ma jor sport.
If one looks at the schedule below, one can immediately see that this is true, for
Manager Trott has a rranged the best sched ule that has been seen at St. John's
for many years. Fourteen ga·mes are to be played, six on their home courts,
while eight teams will be met on their own grounds. In th e early part of May a
Southern trip of three days has been a rranged. Eastern College, U niversity of
Virgin ia, and Virginia Military Institute wi ll be met on this trip.
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M ay 21-Catholic
M ay 26-Ma ryl a nd
niversity , at home.
tate College, at home.
May 29-Johns H opkin U niversity, at Ba ltimore.
June 5-Delaware Coll ege, at ho me.
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ffi=~~~ RA C K , though not a
yet a major sport at St. J ohn' , is rapid ly
co min g to t he fron t, a nd we hope that in a few years it wi ll be considered a major port as it hou ld be. Last year du e to unfavora bl e
conditions there was no track team, but this year Captain Dud
D avis issued a call a nd about fiftee n men re pond ed . Th ese men have worked
ha rd, a nd deserve mu ch credi t for t he way they have worked und er adverse conditions.
W e se nt a tea m to severa l of the la rger indoor meets, though we have never
succeeded in carry in g off first la urels, yet t he resu lts were very gratifyin g a nd
t he prospects a re good of havin g a first class team next seaso n.
Kirkpatrick , a former C ity College ma n , a nd D avi , developed at St. John 's,
a re taking care of the sprin ts a nd sho rter d istances, whi le Bacon , Kru sen a nd
J a mes can be depend ed upon to take care of t he longer eli tances. Several other
men a re workin g ha rd a nd show ing up well. Among t hese a re urra n , Derringer,
Winslow, S mith , 0 'Brien , McGraw a nd Ph rebu . All t hese men a re working
ha rd to put track in the foreground at St.John 's a nd we sincer ly hope that they
will be ably supported by the tudent body.
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April 9-Baltimore Polytechnic In stitute, at home.
April i6- Bal timore City College, at Baltimore.
T last St. J ohn 's has adopted lacrosse as one of its regular sports.
This branch of athletics is a major sport at other institutions a nd it is
11\.~~~:VJII very appropriate that St.John's should take up lacrosse at this time.
For severa l years students have been trying to form a team, but
until this year they were unsuccessful. But this spring, severa l men , who had
played at prep schools, succeeded in getting enough men interested in this
sport to have it approved by the Faculty.
The student body, as a whole, was very glad to hear this a nd is willing to
do everything possible to furth er its success. Now that it has been passed by
the Faculty a nd recognized by the Athletic Association, it is up to us, the students, to support it loyally.
We should have a very good team , as we have severa l Hi gh School stars to
build a nu celu s about. The men who have played before a nd at this writing
appear to be the backbone of t he team a re: Marty, H eil, Kreiger, Brown, W. P.,
Kirkpatrick, Lumpkin, Kelso, Dell, and Sack. They a re working ha rd to
put lacrosse on a stro ng athl etic standin g at St. John's.
T oo mu ch praise
cann ot be given them a nd the ioyal men, who a lthou gh they have never played
before, a re doing their best to assist them in every way possi~le.
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April 24-Maryland State College, at home.
May 1-Baltimore C ity Coll ege, at home.
May 8-Mt. Washington C lub , at Mt. Washington.
May 12-Navy, (Pending).
May 15-University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
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a fter returning from Easter vacation, t he entire
battalion was ord ered to entrai n with full equ ipment for the Maryland
State Rifle R a nge near Glenburn ie. H ere the men rema ined for six
days, nearly a ll of which was spent on the firing li ne.
S uch a n experience is one long to be remembered. Each platoon had a
sepa rate barrack whi le the officers occupied bungalows at t he end of the company street. The men were issued cots a nd bla nkets a nd together with their
own coverin g and eq uipmen t, tried to keep warm at nights, but it was ha rd.
Many a nd varied were t he contri vance a rra nged for comfor table leeping a nd
o n lookin g back now, ma ny amusing in cid ents a re recalled .
The college ki tchen eq ui pment accompa nied the battalion a nd served meals,
but each manu ed hi s own utensils, necessitating a "scrubbing" a fter each meal.
To keep t he men from starvin g, t he Junior C lass opened a canteen a nd carried
on a t hri vin g bu in ess in cigarettes, cakes,· pies, candies a nd bottled goods. Each
day t hey opened a bra nch store ri ght on the ra nge a nd a lt hough 'tis said t hey lost
money, still t hey were consoled by the fact t hat they weredoi ngagreatacco mmodation.
Range life and butt d tail duty was in teresting and of great experience.
Some good shots were un cover d and the battalion as a whole did we ll , considerin g t he lack of previous practice. In t he eve nin gs, forma l guard mount a nd battalion review was held and t he band sha red honors in the icy evenin g a ir.
Although t h re were som discomforts, the men enj oyed themselves as well
as learning a great deal in the mi li tary work, and now that it is over, t hey look
back on it with pleasure and some feeling of regret.
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�WQt Qlall nf 1(. 1\.
In the dear old sunny Southland, where the sweet magnolias grow,
Where the cotton bolls are op 'ning, and the crimson roses blow,
There's a jolly old fraternity, and loyal men 'Xho say, '
"Come ye back, ye wandering brothers,
Come ye back to old K. A. ·
CHORUS
Come ye back to old K. A.
Come ye back to old K. A.
To the land of Lee and Jackson,
And the men who wore the Gray.
Come ye back and cease to stray
On the lonely, rocky way.
For hands are stretching out to draw you
Back to old K. A. ·
There's a glamor 'round the college life that sweetens memory,
That makes us sit and ponder on that old fraternity,
Till the faces of our brothers troop before us, bright and gay,
And we find our footsteps turning once again to old K. A.
CHORUS
In the dear old sunny Southland there are maidens that we knew,
Just as sweet-magnolias and the crimson roses, too,
And a summons seems to reach us from the past so far away,
And back we go a-trooping to our sweethearts in K. A.
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�-mflT'2.0 Tfl"n
if\appa 1\lpqa
FOUNDED 1865 at Washington and Lee University
Fifty Active Chapters
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Fifty-nine Alumni Chapters
..nr1tnr ~~ 1 ap rrs
·
ALPHA-Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
GAMMA-University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
DELTA-Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C.
EPSILON-Emory College, Oxford, Ga.
ZETA-Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.
ETA-Richmond College, West Hampton, Va.
THETA-Kentucky State University, Lexington, Ky.
KAPPA-Mercer University, Macon, Ga.
LAMBDA-University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
NO-Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.
XI-Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas.
OMICRON-University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
PI-University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
SIGMA-Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.
UPSILON-University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
CHI-Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
PSI-Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
OMEGA-Central University of Kentucky, Danville, Ky.
ALPHA ALPHA-University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
ALPHA BETA-University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
ALPHA GAMMA-Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
ALPHA DELTA-William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.
ALPHA ZETA-William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.
ALPHA ETA-Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.
ALPHA THETA-Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.
ALPHA KAPPA-University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
ALPHALAMBDA-Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
ALPHA MU-Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.
ALPHA NU-The George Washington University, Washington, D. C.
ALPHA XI-University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
ALPHA OMICRON-University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
ALPHA PI-Leland Stanford, Jr. University, Stanford, Cal.
ALPHA RHO-West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
ALPHA SIGMA-Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.
ALPHA TAU-Hampden-Sidney College, Hampden-Sidney, Va.
ALPHA PHI-Trinity College, Durham, N.C.
ALPHA OMEGA-N.C. A. & M. College, Raleigh, N.C.
BET A ALPHA-Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo.
BETA BETA-Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va.
BET A GAMMA-College of Charleston, Charleston, S. C.
BETA DELTA-Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.
BETA EPSILON-Delaware College, Newark, Del.
BETA ZETA-University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
BETA ETA-University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
BETA THETA-Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
BETA IOTA-Drury College, Springfield, Mo.
BETA KAPPA-Maryland State College, College Park, Md.
BETA LAMBDA-Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
BETA MU-St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.
BETA NO-Oglethorpe University, Oglethorpe, Ga.
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Establi shed 1915
Flowers: M agnoli a a nd R edJR ose
Colors: C rim on a nd Old Gold
FRATRES I N COLL EG IO
CHA RLE
MI CHAE L THOMAS HORNER
B u RCH ATHEY
PA ULL. BA NFIELD
R AYMON D SERGEANT HYSO N
HOWARD ALONZO BATTY
EDMON D H ouGH jOH N oN
HARV EY L E WI
W M. H EN RY Yo uNG K~ IGHTO
BEATTY
j OHN HOOVER BIR E LY
WILLIAM P ENF IELD BROW ~
vVILLI Al\1 L A wRE~cE KR sEN
RoB E RT EDWARD Cou HLAN, jR .
j AMES AN ON LO NG A~
DUDLEY \ iVALTER DA V IS
LLO YD UBE R L UM PKI ~
RoBERT FRA:r-.r:KLIN D uE R , jR .
HORA CE ALLA N MILLS
CHARLES W AUGH F ITZGERALD, jR .
j oH~ B U RTO .
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WILLIAM LOR ENZ KRIEGE R
FRANKLI N CHRISTIAN H ALL
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AMUEL EDWARD SPEELMAN
FREDERICK MILTON H El L
L UTHE R STITT T ALL
SAMUEL RoY H ETZE R
THOMA S Bo uRNE T uRNER
GuY LITTLETON HoLLAND
E Dwi N SPRAG I ~s vVARFIELD
PLEDGES
DouGLAS R Em BowiE
CHA RLE S ALEXAN DE R KELSO
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ANDREW MAXWE LL KIRKPAT RI CK
DLER CocKEY
LEPAGE C RONM ILLER, jR .
CHA RLE
B E RNA RD MA NN
CHA RLES SQU IR ES D ELL
CHA RLE
AusTIN M c DoNALD
K ENNETH CARROLL FITZHUGH
jOHN W E LEY O' BRIEN, jR .
j OHN B E RNA RD GILBERT
R EG I NALD H EBE R RIDGE LY
CHARLES GEORGE SACK
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D own a mong the purple hill s of Amherst town ,
W as founded first our order true of fa ir renown.
Sh e gives t o us her glorious na me;
We win for her undy ing fa me,
.
Wi th honor beaming bright fore' er t he same;
We pledge t o her wit h beatin g heart our loyalty,
And gladly send our a nswer back where 'er we be,
We're eager for our task whatever she may ask,
Beneath t he royal ba nn er of Phi Sig.
C H ORUS
Phi Sigma K a ppa, we sin g to t hee,
Thou mother of migh ty men from sea to sea ;
True to t hine honor we' ll ever be.
W e rise to toast t hy health a nd fa me a nd wealth ,
Thy loyal sons a re we.
H ere we have a cha pter strong of sturdy so ns,
W e 're out to w in a place a mong t he loyal sons,
The best a nd bravest in t he la nd
Are joined in hear t a nd lip a nd ha nd ,
And for old P. S . K. we 'll t a ke our sta nd
In a fter years when memories come fl oatin g back,
W e proudly tell of records on field a nd track,
And over a ll the years e'en brigh ter yet a ppears
The silver a nd magenta of Phi Sig.
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Founded in 1873 at Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass.
Thirty Active Chapters
.Artiur C!!lfaptrr.a
ALPHA-Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass.
B ETA-Union Uni versity, Alba ny, N.Y.
GAMMA- Cornell Uni versity, Ith aca, N .Y.
DELTA-West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
EPS ILON-Yale University, New H aven , Con n.
ZETA-College of t he C ity of New York.
ETA-Un iversity of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
THETA-Columbia Uni versity, New York City .
I OTA-Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, . J.
KAPPA-Pennsylvania State College, Philadelphia, Pa.
LAMBDA-George Washington University, Washington, D. C.
MU-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
N -Lehi gh Uni versity, Sou th Bethlehem, Pa.
X I-St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.
OMICRON-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
PI-Franklin a nd Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa .
SIGMA-St. J ohn's College, Annapolis, Md.
T AU-Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
PSILON-Brown Un iversity, Providence, R. I.
PHI-Swarthmore Coll ege, Swart hmore, Pa.
CH I-Williams College, Williamstown, M ass.
PSI-University of Virginia, C ha rlottesville, Va.
OMEGA-University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
ALPHA DEUTERON-University of Illinois, C ha mpa ign, Ill.
BETA DEUTERON-University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
GAMMA D EUT E RON-I owa State College, Ames, ·Iowa.
DELTA DEUTERON-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
EPSILON DE,UTERO N-Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
ZETA DEUTERON-Uni versity of Wisconsin, M ad ison, Wis.
ETA DEUTERON-University of Nevada, R eno , Nevada.
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Established 1908
Colors:- S il ver a nd M agenta R eel
FRATRES IN COLLEG L
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W I LLIAM D EVE HEU X K EAT I NG ALDHIDGE
NELON DAYID M I LLER
EDWARD Ros
j oHN M c K EN:\'EY
BREWER
PA U L GRAHAM BROW N
BEV E RLEY ST A RT RO BE RTS
jOHN DEWEY
H AROLD ScoTT SPEED
HR l STIAN
JR..
CLAUDE S UTTO:\T DAV I S
jOH N R US H STREETT,
W ILBE R ELTON GATTENS
\ i\T ILLlAM GRA I NGER TOTTERDALE
SAJ'I'!UEL LO U I. TROTT
WILLIAM P E RCY MADDOX
EDGAR FnAN Ci s .VoELCHE R .
FRATRES I N FA CU LTATE
DH ..THOMA S FELL , PH . D. , LL.
D.
FRATR ES I N URBE
EDGAR TREML ETT FELL
A RTHUR DE THAU.·I A VALK
jOHN GREEN
j oH~ CAsS IN Yo NG
EuGENE I GLEHART
j OHN EA RNE T R E I NBEHG,
j OHN B LOODGOOD WELL
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FELL
PLEDGE D
jOHN YA R NELL BRYANT
H ERMAN WOODWARD j OHN SON
BENJAM I N CHAMBERS
j o H N F n EDERICK LANGHAMM E R
jOH N BENJAM I N CUSHMAN
j AMES WA SHl NG TON M cC R EA DY
jOHN H ERDMAN S CHWATKA
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R.
EARL
CusT I S .... -----------------------------------------------------------~-------President
WILLIAM P. MADDOX ______ __ ___________ ____ _____________________________ __ Vice-President
D.
JOH N
ALE X ANDE R ..... ----------------------------------------------------------- S ecretary
No Iti\1A N H.
S~IITH ____________________________________________________________________
Treasurer
K A RL ScHUMACHE R.. ____________________________________________________ Sergeant-at-A rms
J(E
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C.
FITZH GH .... ---- --------------------------------------------------Librarian
ANDREW S
FOOKS
LLOYD
B AXTER
GOLDSB OROU GH
LONGAN
BLAI NE
GREENWELL,
BROWN, H .
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H ALL, F.
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M c DoNNELL,
J.
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M ADA RA
H ECHT
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CHAMBERS
HYSO N
MoRALE
CHRISTIAN
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PRO CTOR
}OHN O N, W. F.
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K ELLE R
THOMP ON
FANCHE R
KI N HART
T U RNE R , T. B.
FIN ELL
KRUSEN
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C. 0.
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LA 1 GHAMMER
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�FAM ILI AR FACES AROUND COLLEGE
�HOP COMMITTEE
'20, Chairman
CLAUDE S . DAVIS, '20, Treasurer
P. M ADDOX, '21, Secretary
S . RoY H ETZER, '20
WILLIAM H. Y. K NIGHTON, ]R., '21
FRANCI S J . LLOYD, '20
EDW I N S. wARFIELD, '21
RoBERT E. CouGHLAN , '20
SAMUEL L. TROTT , '22
E. Ro ss BREWER, '22
EDMOND H . J oHNSON,
J UNE BALL COMM ITTEE
WILLI AM
L U THER S. TALL,
Chairman
JOH N R usH STREETT,
EDWIN S. WARFIELD, 1 reasurer
WILLIAM H. Y. K NI GHTON
RoB ERT F. DuER, ]R.
MEMBERS OF TH E
Hops given throughout the collegiate year by t he Cotillion Club
a re one of t he best features of our college life. E ight regul a r d a nces
a re held with a n extra o ne in Lent, a nd t he enj oy ment which t hey
afford us can ha rdly be estim ated; for t he terpsichorean art is
one in which every t rue St. J ohn' s man excels a nd t here. are but few a ~ o n g ~ s
who do not attend the H ops at one t ime or a nother w1th some beaut1ful g1rl
on his a rm.
The enj oyment a fford ed 'by our H ops is not t he only benefit derived from
t hem,for just before a H op o ne cannot help but n<?tice t he unusua l .run on t he
shower-baths a nd the barber shops, while t he u111for ms are kept 111 t he best
shape possible.
Although our H ops are short they are noted a ll over Maryland for t he fun
whi ch we manage to crowd into thr.ee short hours. Our music ca nn ot be beaten
and goes a long way towards making our dances such great successes.
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S ecretary
COTILLIO N CLUB
Andrews, Arraras, Ba nfield , Blaine, Bowie, Brow n, H ., Bryant, C hambers,
Christian, Cockey, C. E ., Corddry , Cro nmill er, C ustis, Davis, D., Davis, H. V.,
Dorsey, Duer, Fancher, Finnell, Fitzhugh, Fooks, G ilbert, Greenwell , C. X.,
Greenwell , J . C., H a ll , R . F., H echt, H opkins, H yso n, J ohns, J ohnso n , L. N .,
Jumblatt, Karns, Kinhart, Langsdale, Levy, Longan, Lumpkin, Madara, Meisel,
Miller, Mill , Morsell, Mu stin , M cGraw, Nelson , Noakes, Pocock, Rober ts , B.S.,
Schum acher, S nader, Speed, Speelm a n, Streett, Swing, Tall, Todd, Totterdale,
Turner, T . B., Webster, C. 0., Whaley, White, Wilson, J . F., a nd Winslow.
~t. 3Jol]tt's i;ops -- QI.outittudl
The Jun e Ball is a lways t he crownin g socia l event of t he year a nd th is year
it bids fair to outstr ip a ll former ones in ma ny ways and we a ll expect to have
the best time ever.
We cou ld hardly do without our H ops here, as they help wonde r f~dl y to
keep up t he spirit and morale of the men, give us something to look forward to,
1
and in many ways help us to a more full enj oyment of life at old St. John's.
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�~~u~ruts' ~ruatr
EDMOND H . jOH NSON,
'20, P r.esident
S. RoY H ETZE R,
R AYMOND S. H Y ON,
WILLIAM
P.
D UDLEY
w.
FREDERICK
M ADDOX,
D AVIS,
M.
'20, Secretary
CLA DE
'21
s.
THOMA
'20
RoB E RT E. CouGHLAN,
'20, Vice- P resident
B . T URNER,
c.
'21
H E IL , ·~2
DAVIS,
BIRCH ATHEY,
'20
'21
'22
jOH N H . SCHWATKA,
'23
This body is compo ·ed of fi ve Seniors, three juniors, two Sophomores
a nd one Freshman, ma kin g eleve n in a ll. Its duti es consist in the enforcement
of the Honor System a nd the trial of a ny ca e wherein a stud ent is accused of
violating his honor. Cases a re brought to its attenti on by the Faculty a nd
tudents, and the Senate hears the testimony pro a nd co n a nd then ma kes such
recommendati ons to the Faculty as it sees fit. The F aculty materia lly ass ist
t he Se nate in that it usua lly accepts the decisions without reservation s.
The Senate is a nxiou to redu ce the number of encroachment upon the
y tern to a minimum a nd the students a re ready to give t heir cooperation.
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�Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS
PROF. SJ. BS. HRI PPE REfi ___ .. ___ .. _______________________________________ Faculty
_
ANDY
P ROF. . .
MR. GuYS . MITCHELL. _________________________________________________ Local
Advisers
Secretary
R AYMOND S. HY SON ____ .. ________ .. _______________________ .. ___________ ______________ President
P AUL M. CASSEN ______________________________ ,_ .. _________________________ Vice- President
HORA CE
A.
MILLS .. ____ , ___________________________________________ __ ________________ S ecretary
FREDERICK M. H E IL. ............ ___________________________________________________ Treasurer
t. fl.
Qt. A.
year, due to the effor ts of Mr. GuyS. Mitchell , who is stationed
here as Secretary o f the Y. M. C. A., the work qf the Association
has ma de wonderfu l progress.
·
H yson was elected President of the "Y" at the first of the year
a nd his good work has shown us that we couldn't have selected a better man
for the offi ce.
H e has not onl y taken great interest in the work, but has also aroused the
interest of nearly a ll of the student body.
Many prominent speakers have addressed t he students at the meetings t hi s
year, a nd we wish to take t his opportunity to express our app reciation of their
kindness, a nd we hope t hat we may be fortunate enough to have t heir co-operat ion again next year.
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�mramatir Qllub
~~~~ H E
Dra m aticC! ub wa o rgani zed a littl e a fte r theChri t m a ho lid ays ,
but it was not until the early s prin g that they were able to start work
on th e ir first play, " Th e M a n o f the Hour. " Th e pl ay is a four-act
dra m a .a nd is a s tory o f politi c a nd po litici a ns in a bi g city, in termin gl d with a n interesting lov e plot. Three yo un g la di es o f Annapo li s a re
members of the club a nd wi ll take t he few fe minin e ch a racter p a rts in the pl ay.
C HARA C T E RS
ALWYN BENNETT..... ----------- .. ·------ .. ------·--··--·----·-----·-·····-·······-·F. M. H c il
C HARLES 'vVAI:-<WRlGHT.. .................................................. W. L. Kru sen
ScoTT G . G 1BBS ............................................................... C. 0. W e b ter
RICIIA RD H ORIGAN .............................................................. C. B. A they
JAMES PHELA . .. ................................................................... F. C. H a ll
P ERRY CARTER 'vVAl:'-IWRI GFI T.. .................................... W . P . M a ddox
J unGE NEWMAN ..................................................... H. W. F a n che r , Jr.
H EN RY THOMPSON _....................................................... A. F.
DRAMATIC CLUB
J u m bl att
RJCHA RD P. RoBE RTS.................................................. _____ T. B. Turn er
HENRY WILLIAMS________________________________ , _______ .. _________________________ C. S. D ell
MILLS, THE B TLER ...................................................
J.
F. M cG ra w
DALLA S WAIC\'WRIGHT.............. __________________________ Mi ss Anna R edm o nd
CYNTHIA GA RRISO:-< __ .................................... Mi ss M iII ice n t R edm o nd
M R . B ENNETT.... __ .............................................................. Mrs . W e be r
I NG RAM ____ .......................................................................... F. G. M adara
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�oro llrgian
R AYMOND
B uRLEIGH
S.
~tatf
H vso:>~ ........................................................ Editor-in-Chiej
C. FooKS ...................................... Assistant Editor-in- Chief
Associate Editors
P A L M . CA
T HOMAS P. T H OMPSON
EN
C . O scA R W EBS T E R
B usiness lvfanagers
R oBERT
E.
CouGHLAN
C L AUD E
S.
D Av rs
J unior Class Assistants
WI L LI AM P. M A DDO X,
F RANK LI N
C.
H A L L,
Associate Editor
Associate B usiness
~ anager
M
Th e Collegia n is t he weekl y publi cation of S t. J ohn ' . All curren t college
news ite ms, wh ether t hey co nce rn t he athl etic, milita ry, ocia l, li tera ry, religio us
or hum orous side of coll ege activit ie , a re to be foun d t here; a nd in try in g to
li v u p to t he ir motto "For a better a nd bigger St. J ohn 's", t he edi tor a re able
to in t ill in to t he min ds of t he studen ts id eas a nd suggestio ns leadin g to t he
fulfillm e nt of t hei r motto.
Th e edi tor have wo rked ha rd a nd, a lthough not a lways pro mpt in the
iss ua nce of t he ed it io ns, t h ir effo r ts have been a p preciated by t he stude nts,
becau e t hey have labored for old St. J ohn 's.
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CI.UB
MANDOLIN CLUB
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K}
F 1TZG E RALD _________________________________ _____________________________________ First J.. Iandolin
BA NF l ELD ________________________________________________________________________ First
Nfandolin
K NIGHTO)I __ __________________________________________________________________ Second
~ andolin
M
WOELFEL __________________________________________________________________ J andolin
l£
or Guitar
TROTT _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________
Ukelele
ToROVSKY ________________________________________________________________________________________ Guitar
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�ry ing to ma ke White smoke that cigarette for ? If he gets sick then yo u will
be to blame."
At ®ttr nf tqr 1J1arulty fllrrttnga
"Gentlemen," said Rid gley, rising, resting on one ha nd a nd rollin g a cigarette with the order, " I have a proposition to put up before you . I rece ived
a letter the other d ay from a firm offering me a great bargain in frogs for use
in my laboratory work. H e has ra ised the pri ce twice since I heard from him, but
if I can get them right away I ca n get them at a good price.
C layton , just wa kin g up again ,"Well, Ridge, if he ra ises you again , call him. "
"May I say somethin g," said Handy, risin g a nd parting his ha ir with hi s
ha nd.
"In again ," shouted M a rcey.
Tommy-" Come to order., Gentlemen. R a m , if you don't stop blowing
such a cloud of smoke in my face I won't be able to talk for a week."
Walrus Steel-" I think we should discuss damage fees first. I a m about
two hundred dollars short t his month a nd da mage fees is a good way to ma ke it
up. I move we raise them a dollar per stud ent."
Whiskers-" Sit down, Nevitt, a nd give somebody else a cha nce to say
somethin g. Y ou talk a ll the time."
Scabby-" I ma ke a motion that more demerits be given. That committee
on discipline hasn't had ma ny cha nces this year to ship a nybody . I can't see
what's the use of being on a committee if you don't ship one once in a while."
Whiskers-" I second that motio n."
Tommy-"Waddell, what a re you ma rking those fi gures a ll O\;er the furniture for ? What do you think you a re doing, teaching M ath. ?"
Ducky (Just waking u p)-" No, T ommy, I was just solving a problem in
Trig. that Math. II had this morning. A ma n worked it a nd I didn't see how
he did it, so I had to let it go. If you had n't bothered me then I would have
finished it."
"Clayton," said T ommy, turning to Dum Dum , "thi s is no place to sleep
If you don't ge t enough sleep you will have to stop staying down to theY . M.
C. A. so late. Hildebra nd, you are Sergeant-a t-Arms, and if you catch him
asleep again, throw him out. If I a m going to be President of this College, by
golly, I am going to be President and what I say goes. Stryker, what are you
"Up with your feet," yelled Hildabra ndt.
"Well, you are not tongue-tied, a re you," said R a m.
"Gentlemen ," said H a ndy , taking a fresh start a nd fixing his bow neckt ie,
"I think that I have a better proposition with which we can dispense with this
surplus revenue; I would suggest that we gather it together a nd put it in a ni ce
white envelope, accompa ny it with a letter to one of t he great publishers of this
country asking for a set of books on poetry. I , myself, will lick the pretty red
stamp a nd see th at th e letter is sent off in due time. As you gentlemen kn ow,
poe try not only uplifts the soul (and . yours uplifts our feet; was heard in a
monotone) but inspires a man to greater things. Take for instance that li ttle
ve rse by one of the greatest poets in this country .
"In the spring time, see the little birdies,
Flit from twit to twit, a nd hop from twot to twot."
What could be more thrilling and soul inspiring ? I kn ow because I teach a
class of Oratory in Ba ltimore twice a week."
"Mr. President" , burst out Clayton-" Not wishing to change the subj ect,
but I certainly would like to know who put that boot heel in my milk yesterday
.
morn . ''
mg.
"Tee, hee , hee, " la ughs " Bob" \Vhite.
Ducky-" Now, M-r. C layton, that wasn't a boot heel, that was bne of
Baker's non-skid dogs. Wh y I used to often eat them when I came on 0 . C. "
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�Tommy-" Come to order, come to order. Do I hear a motion to adjourn?"
Ducky-" I didn't hear anything."
Ram-"Your move, Tommy."
Whiskers-" Yes, I move we adjourn as ''Rags" hasn't had a bone since
early this m<?rning and I must go feed the poor dog."
Tommy-" Faculty, fall out."
FAVORITE EXPRESSION
MEETING PLACE
"Ain't we the Cheese?"
Charles and North Avenues·
THE DAY'S WORK
1.00
2-4
5.00
7.00
8.00
11.30
P. M.
P.M.
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
Breakfast
Club
Tea Dance at Belvedere
Dinner at Ch ild 's
Gayety
Belvedere Tea Room
2.00 A.M . Jardin de Danse
4-5 A. M. Taxi Ride Home
5-6 A. M. Dodging the Rolling Pin
6-7 A. M. Removal of Attire
7 A. M.-1 P.M. Well-earned Slumber
HIGH AND MIGHTY RULERS OF THE UNIVERSE (AS THEY THINK)
''Bill '' Knigh ton _______________ _________ __________ _ _________________________ A unt Ada's Dearest Nephew
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''Tommy" J ohns___ __ ___
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______ _____ Barnum and Bailey's Clown
''Howard'' BattY--- - ~---------------------------------'----------------------- --------- The Broadway Beauty
''Jimmy'' Longan __ :_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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__ ___ _______ _ __ ___ ____ _ _
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__ ________ _The Modern Romeo.
"Luth" TalL _
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_______________ , _Roland Park's (mis) Representative
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"Bev" Roberts _______ __ __ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _____ _ __ _ ___ __ _ The Wildcat of Eutaw Place
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'' Pris '' Maddox ____ ____
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___ __ __ __________ ___Eastern Sho' Renegade
''Bob'' Coughlan __________ _ __ _ _ __ ____ _____ ______ _
_ __ ______
________ __ _ __ _ ____ ___ ____ ____ _ ___ Man About Town
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"Robby" Robertson __ _________ _ _
___ _________ ___ _ _ _____ _ Pres. Balta. Pugilists' Association
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"Grandma" Ha\L _______ _ __ ____ _ ________ _ __ _
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__ ___________ __ _________ ___ _____ ___ _The Spanish Nobilio
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�MoTTO
RENDEZVOUS
God's Country, By Gosh
Any Old Sand Dune
MoTTo
MEETING PLACE
Down With the Sand Fleas
Some Coal Mine
FAVORITE DRINK
FAVORITE Foon
FAVORITE DRINK
Tomato Juice.
FOREMOST UPHOLDERS
"Preacher" Custis ............................ .:.................................. Pocomoke 's Big Noise
"Bob" Duer.. .................................................................. The Pride of Princess A nne
" Jingle" Krusen .. .......... ----······················---·---··-········ ··.The Noisy Frog in Still Pond
"Ed" Cockey ........................................................................ The Queenstown Cut- Up
''Jesse" James .................................................... The Wild Man From Cambridge
''Hot'' Webster.. ................................................ ,. The Deal's Island Wood-Sawyer
" Bird" Webster.. .......................................................... Eastern Shore's Hard Guy
"Big" Smith ........................................................................ From Hebron, By Heck
''Ring Dang" Everett........................................................ The Centerville Galli Curci
"Gavvy" Johnson ................................................................ SnowHill's Chief Justice
' ' Dick" Porter.. ..................................... ..............................i\layor of Head-a' -Creek
''Dud '' Da vis .................................................................... Ridgely 's Rambling Rover
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Mountain Oysters
THE PHILANDERING PLUTOCRATS
"Skip" Gattens ............................................................ The Cumberland Coalheaver
"Wampoo" Birely ...................................................... The Cave Town Snake Chaser
"Tommy" Thompson ....................................... .The Hipless Giant from Frog Town
"Sleepy" Streett... ......................................................... ..Bel Air's Rip Van Winkle
"Dewey" Christian ........................................................ ..............Ellicott City's Plebe
''Kale'' Hetzer.. ...................................... :............... Williamsport's Petite Napoleon
"Hop" Hopkins ....................................................... ............. The Crab Town Antique
" Joe" Di Giorgio ............................ Convict No. 647389290475from Jessup's Cut
''Mooney" Brewer.. .............................................................. Tarzan of H~agerstown
" T. B. " Turner.. ...................................................... The Prince Frederick Tea Hound
''Ray'' H yson ............................................................ Hampstead 's Chief of Police
"Misery" Clarke ................................................... .The Belle of Linthicum Heights
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GREATEST DESIRE
MosT BELOVED HAUNT
BATTLE CRY
MEETING PLACE
Down With Everything .
Bed
To Kill the Bugler
Junior Floor
ONE AMBITION
Breakfast in Bed
Fooo
DRINK
Dynamite
Vodka
THE SCARLET CA BI
OUR SOMNOLENT SACHEMS
1 £T
" John" Birely .................................................................................... The Afaster ~Mind
''Jesse'' James............................................................................ Chief Bomb Thrower
"Yiddish" Batty .................................................................................. Chief Instigator
'Skip" Gattens ........................................ ........................... Captain of the R ed Guard
"Sleepy" Streett.. ................ :............................... Most High Worshiper of Morpheus
"Wee" Knighton .................................................................... Chief Misser of Reveille
"Trash" Gattens ................................................................ Keeper of the Royal Boodle
''Hot" Webster. .......................................................Recorder of the Imperial Snores
THE HOI POLLOI
'' Ludy '' TalL ................................................................................. Chief Propagandist
"Penny" Brown .................................................................... Provider of the T. N. T.
" T. B." Turner. ..............~ ........................................ .. Walking D elegate of the I. W. W.
''Sleepy'' Street t.. .......................................................... Keeper of the Nitro-Glycerine
"Galy" Wi lso n............................. .................................... Thrower of the Holy Bull
"Wee" Kni ghton .................................... Dethroned 2nd Loot of Trotsky's Army
"Sam" Trott (sky) .............................................................. .. The Guncotton Specialist
"Bi ll H a rt" C ushm a n.................................................................... The Two-Gun J
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Upholders of the R ed Flag:- Junior and Sophomore Classes.
Efforts concentrated against th e Facu lty.
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MOST MEEK AND MODEST MINIONS
'' EDDIE wARFIELD
"PLEBE II CHRISTIAN
"Duo" DAVIS
"GAL y" WILSON
"DICK II ROBERTS
"LADY" HALL
"jOHN" BIRELY
"Doc" ScHUMACHER
''jESSE'' JAMES
''LUDIE TALL
"BoB" DuER
"T. B." TURNER
"PEP II DAVIS
"HOWARD I I KINHART
"JIM" SWING
"KALE" HETZER
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�.An .Analytical 1J1arrt
(IN ONE AcT)
Dramatis P ersonae-D ucky a nd class.
Scene-Ducky's Class-room.
Conditions-An exceptionally hard lesson on Monday morning.
Opening Scene-(Some students are already in class-room; much noise is
heard on stairway; Lowman opens door and hesitates before entering.)
MOTTO
MEETING PLACE
On With the Dance, Let Joy be. Unrefined
St. John's Gym.
FAVORITE DRINK
FAVORITE Foon
Devil Cake
Tea
THE ALL-JAZZ LINEUP
"Russ" Todd ____ _;--------- --------------·······----· --·····-·---- --·······---- J
_
ld"ost High King of Jazz
"John" Birely .....·-- --·-·····-··-----·······-·------·········---·········-----·······-·· Chief Snake Dancer
"Maj" Hetzer ·····---- -----····------·······--------········-----········-----·--·······- Recorder of New Steps
"Hop" Hopkins---·-·········-----········--------·····-·----·······-------Disperser of Ill-Gotten Games
"Burt" Mustin_·-··········----·-·····-·----··-········-----······ The Guy Who Never Moves His Feet
''Sam'' Trott----·····--···----········--- --·--····-------·······---·---·-······----- --·····--------····-Shimmy Sam
"Eddie" Warfield ___ ·--·-·····-----·--····---Small but "My, how Eddie Did Shake Me."
"Sleepy" Streett.. .. -----···-·------ = ---····--··· · ·------- --- ··· ··· · ------- ··-· ·- ·-- - The Veteran Tea Hound
"Bill" Morsel!___ ________________
..........---·-···--- ··" What's that boy Doing?" We'll never tell
"Mooney" Brewer.._··-----····-··--- ---·······-----·-····--· Dances to the Music of a Hand Organ
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Ducky-Well, come in! come in, time is flying! I don't see why you all
can't get here on time.
(Enter Lowman, T a ll, Keller, Woelfel, Blaine and Maddox.)
Yo 'all ought to get here on time. Sit down, Mr. Tall!
Tall-Yes, sir, I'm sitting down now. (Takes extreme rear seat.)
Ducky- I don't see why yo 'all insist on taking the back seats. Answer to
your names. (Calls roll) Where is Mr. Athey?
Lowman- I think that he is being detained by the Field Marshal, Professor
(General laughter.)
Ducky-What is that, Mr. Lowman?
Lowman-! think that the Captain is talking to him in the office, sir.
Ducky-Well, this is my period and I want all of you here. (Keller in the
front seat, near the Professor, starts to hum.) (Ducky points violently at Tall
in the rear.) Is that you, Mr. Tall, making that noise?
Tall-No, sir! I'm not doing a thing.
Ducky-(Unbelievingly, shaking head vigorously) I can't have that disorder in my class. We are here for work. Mr. Turner, you and Mr. Knighton
stop that talking.
Custis-This is· a hard lesson to-day, Professor!
Ducky-(Without hearing) Mr. Turner, go to the board and take the first
problem. Mr. Knighton, the next. Mr. Tall, the third. (Turner looks appealingly at book.) Why don't you move, Mr. Turner, when I call on you? Time
is flying!
Turner- I don't think that I can do that one, Professor.
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�Ducky-WeJl , just leave the room! Just leave the room! I won ' t have a ny
drones in my cl ass. W e a re here for work a nd if you won ' t work I don't wa nt
you here. Can 't you do yours either, Mr. T a JI ?
Tall-No, sir, t his is too ha rd for me.
Ducky- We Jl , leave t he room ; You too Mr. Knigh ton. I won 't repor t you,
but I don 't want you here if you d on' t intend to study.
(Exit Turner, Knighton a nd T all. )
Ducky- Mr. Brown, yo u ta ke this first place.
Brown- I don ' t know much a bout it, Professor, bu t I 'Jl try it.
D ucky-WeJl ,see what you can do with it a nyway. Go to the board a nd put
d own wha t you kn ow.
Lowman- (Aside to W oelfel) If he teJls me to go to th e boa:r9 , I'm goin g
to teJI tha t dizzy muzzler t o run his own erra nds .
Ducky- Go to the board , as I caJI your na mes. Mr. Baylis, Mr. Bla ine, Mr.
C ustis, Mr. F itzgerald , Mr. M addox a nd Mr. Low ma n, you ta ke th a t last pl ace.
(Wri te your na mes at t he top of the board. )
Lowman- ! knew t hat he had to get me. (Bla ine ~craw ls na me across the
board. )
Ducky- Oh , pshaw! . Mr.Blaine, I wish tha t I could teach you a JI to economize space. (KeJler sta r ts to work without writing his na me on the board .)
Ducky- Mr. KeJler , did n't you hear wh at I said ?
K eller- No, sir.
Ducky- We Jl , isn't tha t s tra nge. I said for you to write your na me at the
top of the board. Y ou all at your seats, work out these. (H a nds each ma n a
·
piece of pa per wit h a problem on it .)
Blaine- (As ide to C ustis) I can't draw t his bl a~ed . th ing.
Ducky-Oh , Mr. Bla ine ! you have the most unfortun a te figure. You ought
to be a ble t o draw better t ha n tha t. Tha t 's just misera ble.
Blaine-(Tr y ing to draw a straight line.) This is ha rd t o dra w, Professor.
Ducky-Look heah! Sta nd out of the way. (T a kes chalk a nd comple tes
fi gure.) Now, Mr. Blaine, see wha t you can do. (Looks a t wa tch.) _Mr. C ustis,
you 're just was ting chalk. D on't t a ke two bi tes a t t he cherry . Y ou have heard
me say t ha t before. (Brow n st ops work a nd looks at what he has writ ten on
the board. )
Ducky-Mr. Brown, a re you t hrough ?
B rown-1 think so, Professor.
Ducky- Oh, psha w! Mr. Brown , you ought t o have been t hrough long ago.
Sta nd out of the way ! (Examines t he problem. ) W eJI , th at is one way of doing
it, Mr. Brown , but there is a mu ch easier way. Wh a t is the equ ation for a tangent t o a parabola?
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Brown- I don't know, sir.
Ducky- Wh at is it Mr. M addox ?
M addox- I don't kn ow sir.
Ducky-Don't you know either, M.r. Fitzgerald?
Fi tzgerald-No, sir.
Ducky-WeJl , here it is. (Writes equa tion on the board .)
B rown-! remember it now, Professor.
Ducky- Now , Mr. Brown. Wha t d o you know ?
(Brown figures at random a nd ge ts a result.)
(Ducky looks at Brown, pi t ifuJl y . ) Do you mea n th a t which y ou haw
there, Mr. Brown ?
Brown-Yes, sir.
D ucky-Honestly ! Seriously ! D eliberately ! Oh , pshaw! Mr. Brown , look
heah. Just move out of the way. M athema ti. s is an exact science a nd a nal y tics
c
is the prettiest part of it, (Bugle blows.) (Chorus of sighs of relief. )
W eJI , we wiJI ha ve to stop. T a ke the old lesson a nd fi ve pages in addition.
This is very easy here a nd it is the simples t kind of a naly ti cs. (Exit cl ass singing.)
" I've got the blues, I 've got the blues,
I've got the an alyti cal blues "
�Wqr 1J1arulty 1J1nnthall Wram
This year the Faculty made St. J ohn' s name fa mous throughout the length
and breadth of the land by forming the celebrated All-Star football team. Led
ably by Captain Fell, they ra n wild a ll during the season. Although on ly two
games were played, they won t hem both. They ra n away from the Navy, by
the score of 91-0. In the second game, Buzza rds R oost put up a n aw ful figh t,
a nd in a game replete with thrills a nd featured by" Ducky's" terrific lin e plunging
a nd " Dum Dum's" ge nera lship we ma naged to score a touchdow n , a lthough
"Ram" fa iled to kick goal by inches. "Dum Dum" instituted a new system
of calling signa ls by usin g C hem istry formulas, a nd t he whole team was on their
toes when H20 , C2H , H2S04, hep-N aCL, P05 was given-the sign a l for their
world fa mous shift play. They expect to have a bet't:er team next year a nd M a na ger Scabby has a rra nged a great schedule as follows :September 31-University of Eastport, at Kalamazoo.
October 16-West Annapolis College, at H ome.
November 12-Centre College, at T oronto.
November 13-Navy, at H ome.
Thanksgiving-Buzza rds Roost, at Buzzards Roost.
The team that played such sterlin g football during t he season of 1919 was
composed of the followin g men:
" Hild a" Brant ... ..................................................................... Right End
" J ack " Rippere .................................................................. Right Tackle
"Com " . Leasure ................................ .................................. Right Guard
''Doc'' M a rcy .... ............................................................................ Center
"S. 0. S." H a ndy ········-·--·-··-········--········-··-··-·····················---L eft Guard
"Tommy" Fell (Capt. ) ·· ·· ·-··-·····--······················-··-·············-L eft Tackle
"Ram" Stryker .. ........ -- ---·· ·-- -·-···· ···· · ·········-··· ··· ·········· · ······ · ····· L eft End
" Dum Dum " Clayton ...... -- ------· -····-········-·······················--Quarterback
"Bob" White .. ................. ·---- --------· ···--···························· L eft Half Back
' ' Whiskers'' G!adden .................................................... Right Half Back
"Ducky" Waddeii ....................................... - ......................... Full Back
Substitutes-E. Fell, Grove, Lentz.
Manager, Scabby; Sponsor, Julie; Trainer, William; Rooters, M onday's
Dog, Steele, Mrs. Galloway, Miss Berry.
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�' ' Burle ig h '' Fooks __ __ ________________ ____ ____________________ '' Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares''
"Big" S mith _____ ____ __________________ __ _______________________________ " A Good Man I s liard To Find"
'' H oward '' Kin har t.. ____ __ __________________ ____ ______________ '' Take Your Girlie To The jJ;fovies ''
Ed C oc k ey_________________________ ________ __ ______________ __ _ I m Losmg ltly IIeart To Someone
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"Dick" R oberts __ _______ ______________________________________ ______ ______________________________ _________ '' Freckles"
' ' Preacher'' C ustis ______________________________________________________ __ __ ______________ ~--------- '' Sand Dunes ''
'' Burt" Mustin _____________ ____ _
______________ _______________ __________________ _________ __ ____________ __ " The Vamp ''
"Cha rlie" Fitzgerald _ _________ ___ _ _ _ ___ _
_____ _
__ _ ___ ________ " Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie"
" H ot" Webster.. __ ______ __ ____ __ __ __ ________ __ __ __ __ ___ _____________________________________________ " IIello! Hello!"
"Dewey" C hristian __ _____________ _ _______ ____________ _
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_________ __ _
_______ ________ __ __ " Anchors Aweigh"
"Ed" Speelma n ________________________ ________ ____________________________________ " Sweet R osie 0 'Grady"
" M orris" J ohns _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _______________ __ __ ___ _
____ _ ___ __
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__________ _ __ ___ ________ _ _" The Big Show"
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" H op" Hopkins _______ _ __ ______________________ __ __________ ____ _________________ _
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_____________ __ _ ___ _ _ "Mickey"
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"Jesse" J ames .... " The Little Good-For-Nothing Is Good For Something After All"
"pep "D a V IS _____________________________________________ ______ ___ ____ __________________________ '' Satan, I'm Iiere ''
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" Russ" T odd _ _____ __ __________ _ ___ _ ___ _
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___ ___ ____________ ___________ " Take J To That Land of Jazz"
l1e
"S a m " T rott.. _______________ __ ____________________ ______ _________________________________________ '' Shimmy Sam' '
Blues "
' 'Howard '' Batty ..............._. ....... ______ _
_____________ ______ ______________ _ ___ '' Give j\1 e All Of You''
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"Johnny" Bayli s ________________ _
_____________ _
_________________________ _ . "Oh, Mother! I'm Wild"
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"G a vvy "Jh nson ____________ __________ __ , ___________ " You Cannot Shake That Shimmy IIere "
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" B'1r d.1 " W e bster.. _________________________________________ ___ ______ " Somebody' s Done ille Wrong"
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"John"
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Birely _
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___________ __ ___ _____ _
________ _______ _ __ _ "Alcoholic
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'' Pris '' M addox _ _ ____________________ __ ___ _______ __ _ ~ -- - - ----------------- - --------- - ----- -- --------- - - - - · - ' ' Oh! ''
_ ______
_
"Eddie" Warfield ...... .............................. " All The Quakers are Shoulder Shakers"
'' T · B ·'' Turner.. __________________________ ,__ __ ____ __ _____________ _______________________ _ ' ' Oh! Promise M e ' '
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" R ay" H yson ................ " I'll be Happy When The Preacher Makes You Mine"
"Snipe" Ll oyd _____ ________________________ ____ __ _________ _______________ _____ " The Woman in Room 13"
'' Ludie '' TalL ................. ................................................................................. '' P eggy''
''G ra nd rna'' HaiL _____ _________ ___________________________________________ _____ __ _____________ ___________ __ ' 'Granny''
"Bill" Knighton .......................................... .......... " The Old Family Tooth Brush"
"Fleabite" Kleback. ....... " I Ain't Going To Give Nobody None Of Jl;f y J elly-Rolt'
"Galey" Wilson ............................................................................ " St. John's Forever"
"Dum Dum" Keller.. ______ " Some Little Squirrel I s Going To Get Some Little Nut"
"Skip" Gattens .................................................................... " Shake, Rattle and Roll"
'' Ju Iie '' ------ ----- -- ---------------- ---------------- -- -----------------------------------------"Any Old Time At All ' '
"Dud" Davis __________ ________________ ___________ ___ " There is a Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie"
" Jimmy" Lo ngan ......._.- ---- -------------------------- ------------ --------------------------------- " Pretty Baby"
" Bill" MorseiL _________ ______ _____________________________ " When It Comes To Loving The Girls"
"Wes" Everett.. __________________________________________________________ ____ ________________ " Ring Dang Doo"
"Bob" Coug hla n _______ __ ___________________________ " Everything I s P eaches Down In Georgia"
''Bob'' Duer.. _ __________________ ___ _______________ ---------------------- -------- ----------- '' I'll Say She Does"
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" J eff" Voelcher.. ______ ______________________________________ __ ____________________________ ____ " Slow and Easy"
"Rush" Streett.. ______ __ __ ___________ _____________ " Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning' '
" P a ul " Cassen .... " It Takes A Long Slim Browns kin Gal To ltlake The Preacher
[Lay His B ible Down"
"Cra ne" H a iL ____ __________ ________ ___ _ _________ ____________ __ _______________________________ __ _____ ___ " Long Boy"
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�L. W.- Oh , your royal highn ess, queen of the Gazoodles,
My heart yearns for you; my bl ood oodles.
Say but one word , 0 fa ir a nd dusky queen
And we will fl y away, unnoticed a nd unsee n.
Q. J . -Truly, th ou dost speak as one who often fa lls in love.
L. W.-(Falling prostrate at Q. J.'s feet, u psetting two water pitchers.)
-Nay, nay, noble queen , spa re those ha rsh words,
Never have I fa llen to t hose Buzza rd s R oost birds ,
Only thee I love. (Soft music by Goldfish.)
In O ne Act only (whi ch is just one act too ma ny) .
Dramatis P ersonae (In other words W ho' s W ho).
H er Hi ghness Juli e- Queen of t he R oyal Afri can Gazoodles.
Lord W illia m-son of t he Black Kni ght Tu esd ay .
H owardu s Alonzus Ba ttius-so n of Saturd ay, Kni ght of t he Bath.
Galy-kin g of t he Fairies.
Q. J.-Get thee hence. O ut of my sight.
I could not love t hee, try as I might.
with m errim ent. )
(Hits him with broom and chairs rock
Lord W . a rises a nd slides down t he stairway a mid loud crash of mu sic by
fa lling pitchers a nd b uckets.
E nter a ll th e F a iries, eac.h garbed in a single towel, trippin g light ly a nd
waving washrags a t the queen. Th ey sin g, swee tly-Pray, da rk-skinn'd q ueen, do not wax wroth ,
Trash- qu ee n of t he Fairies.
Baylisus
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T . P ay ne, T om's son
LITTLE FA IRIES
Earl of K eller
F leabite
M em bers of t he lord ly house of R a ndall; Goldfish ; a nd such pa ra pherna li a
becoming so imposin g a castl e.
H ere comes Batt iu s wit h your mornin g broth.
by old shoes.)
(Exeunt amid wild stamping
E nter H owardus Alonzus Battiu s wit h noble bearing a nd a lso with th e royal
chow. H e fl ourishes a nd cha n tsNever was a quee n so fa ir, truly ,
As her royal Gazoodle highness, Julie.
the mirrors crack a smile.)
(Electric bulbs brighten with joy and
Q. J.-Wha t hast t hou , fool?
ACT I
ScENE-The elaborate uppe r ha llway in the castle of R a ndall.
E nter c horu s of water pi tchers a nd b uckets, who sin g :
" H a il , ha il , her hi ghn ess Juli e a pproaches from a fa r,
S he doth seek us, so a ll ye-leave your doors ajar."
E nter Queen Julie wit h royal broom , Lord W illi a m, M embers of the lordly
house of R a ndall a nd Goldfish.
M . L. H . R. bea t on t in basins a nd sin g," H a il th e Co nq uerin g H ero Comes."
Q. J . -Wh y dost t hou follow m e, oh, noble sir ?
Seek t hou a wife-then follow her.
Ba ttius-R oyal nu t ri t ion for her royal hi ghn ess' sto mach.
Q. J . -Th ou say 'st well for a fool. H ere is t hy reward .
with broom, and windows break out with laughter.)
(H its him on head
Battius- Oh , oh , those blows a re but love t aps
Comin g from one wh o some day, perh a ps,
Mi ght 'st favor me with a kind gla nce.
Even tho t hou dost beat upon my bean,
I still adore thee, da rk a nd dain ty q uee n ,
I ask thee but for a sin gle cha nce.
E v ' ry morn I brin g'st t o the royal chow
Skillfully swiped from th e lordl y house of R a nd all.
(H e ducks eggs thrown by audience.)
L . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -,,-1
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�Q. ].-Good sir, hold your peace-1 pray you-desist, cease,
My royal thanks for what I eat,
But not for you does my heart bea t .
irlinqurnry 1£ist
fur lll'rbruary 31. 192U
(Waste paper basket dances the Gazoodletown shimmy. )
Battius- C urses, a ll is lost. (Swoons. R ad iators grow warm with sympathy .) Goldfish skip a round gracefully, singing in sopra no, "I wish I were a
great big whale."
NAME
Q. J.-H old, I must to my royal duties,
The time waxes late.
Exc usE
OFFENSE
DEMERITS
Turner, T . B. _____ Bed Not Made.......................... St ill In It.. .... ....................................... .
(A ll turn heads while Queen J ulie looks at her ankle-watch.)
50
Banfield .. ............Smoking in Unifor m ................ Didn 't Know I Was In I t.. ................
100
Maddox .. .... ........ Room in Disorder.. .................. T oo Lazy to Clean Up ...................... ..
30
Cockey, C. £ ....... Absent Midnight Inspec t ion .... Visiting My Brewery.. .. .. ....................
Exc used
J a mes .................. Absent English.......................... Forgot I Had It....................................
As the curta in fa lls , Fairies enter wrapped in towels a nd wavin g washrags
a nd Fairy soap at the a udience, sing-"Wra p up your soap in a n old washrag
a nd scrub, scrub, scrub. "
10
C hristia n .............. Saluting William ...................... Thought I was Still a Plebe ....... ______ _
Forsooth, 'tis past the hour of eight.
Oli ve Oil. (Everybody exits.)
70
TaiL ....................Absent Dinner ....... ................... Throwing Scandal................................
50
Davis, C. S ......... Absent Drill... ........................... Taking a Bath (? )................................
Exc used
Trott.. .................. Absent Driii .. ............................ Writ ing Letters.... ................................
25
Streett .................. Absent Tactics.......................... Sick (?) List..........................................
NO TI CE to actors and actresses-R owboats will be provided at stage door
to carry you safely away fro m the violent, un a ppreciative a udi ence.
30
Birely .................. Disorder in Class ......................Scratchin g My Back............................
40
Kleback .............. Absent Driii .................. ............Rol ling My Pack..................................
Exc used
Webster, R. R ..... Disorder After Taps..................Snoring..................................................
95
J ohns .................. Overstaying Leave ..................:.Had to Attend Ci rcus Parade ............
Excused
Knighton .... .. ...... Not on Sick List.. ....................Tired of Bed ......................................... :
40
Hetzer... ............... Shoes Not Shined .. ...... ............ Birely Had No Polish..........................
15
Lolyd .................... Neglect of Duty: Fai lure ...... .. Co uldn 't Remember Some of Their
to Soak Entire Battalion ...... Names................................................
300
Davis, D .............Trousers Not Pressed ........ ...... Slept in Them...... ................................
45
Kinhart... ............. Not S haved for Inspection ...... Razor in Hock......................................
Excused
Co ughla n ............ A. W. 0. L. ................................Letter From Balto...............................
70
J ohnso n, E. H .....Shimmying ................................ Gym Was Cold .. ..................................
5
Leasure . .............. Failure to Hold Jr. Tactics .... Ciass Didn't Come .............................. Two vVeeks
238
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�Steele-All right , I got plenty of money.
Tommy-No, no, no , we can 't have a ny ga mblin g here. Lets go swimming.
1\t tqr Annual 311 arulty Jirnir
A ll-Oh, yes, lets.
Tommy-" Dum Dum", where is your bathing suit?
Clayton-Out in Californi a they d on't wear them.
Tommy-Well, you ca n't go in then .
Clayton- B oo-h oo-hoo, if I fi ght J ack a nd ma ke him give me his, ca n I?
ScENE-A shady nook on College Creek.
Tommy-You better not try J ack.
Enter the F aculty with baskets.
R idgely-Y ou can ha ve min e, "D um Dum"; I'll go fragging.
Tommy:-Here we a re, children , Jets put our baskets down und er this big
tree a nd play some ga mes. What would you like to play?
1-lilda-Naw, lets play Bull in the Rin g. Fen on being bull.
Scabby-Shucks, H andy 'd ma ke a better bull, he throws enough.
Waddell-Let's play Du ck on a R ock .
Jack-You a lways want to play that. We ought to call him "Ducky ",
fellows. T ell you what; lets ma ke out we' re soldi ers . Let me be captain.
L easure~ I 'm goin g to be a captain or I won't play. I was colonel last
time. Come on, T ommy, let me be captain. I 'll drill them a real long time,
a nd we 'II cut out the other games.
What would you like to play, Bob?
Bob- L ets pl ay Kin g William Was.
I just love ki ssin g games .
Roscoe-Aw , no, t here a in't no girls here.
Tommy-" Dum Dum", yo u come right away from t hat water. Y ou might
fall in a nd drown a nd I told your mother I wouldn't let anythin g happe n to you.
Y ou fi ght so mu ch she don't know what to do with you. Where is R a m ? You
boys go a nd look for him .
R idgely-Here he is, behind this tree smokin g a cigarette.
Tommy-Ram-es-es, I ' m surprised at you. A Ri chmond Straight Cut too.
I caught Rid gely smokin g" ma kins " once, but you mu st have swiped those from
your father.
Handy-We haven't sufficient time to dally like this.
indulge in sports. I suggest pitching pennies.
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(They sw im, Whiske rs fa ncy diving elicits mu ch appla use.
H elp " a re heard .)
Crys of " H elp'
Tommy-Its " Dum Dum", no its not, its Marcy. H e's a lways foolin g
a round that sewer. Bob White, go over a nd pull him out.
Whiskers-Lets pl ay the Farmer in t he Dell.
Tommy-No, we won't drill.
H e's a fi ghter from the neck up.
Lets proceed to
Bob- Tee, hee, lets let him drown.
H e got me shipped from school.
Scabby-Me, too. I tried to tell them I couldn't help it, but t he commi ttee
. wouldn't even listen to me.
Tommy-There Rid gely 's got him.
enough . What will we do now?
Ram-Lets play post Office.
I think we've been swimmin g long
I know some ni ce new geograp hy places.
Whiskers-A h, lets eat. I 'm hungry, I never get enough to eat.
Tommy-All right, go get your baskets.
I' ve got some fin e sa uerkra ut.
(Th ey a ll go a fter their baskets. Cries of dismay a re heard .)
Ducky-(Enters cryin g) Boo-hoo-hoo. Monday's dog ate a ll our lunches,
the onl y thing he dicln 't eat was your sauerkra ut. Whiskers is havin g a fit.
The dog ate his sandwi ch , a nd a cent's worth of peppermint drops .
Tommy-vVell, we'll all have to eat my sauerkra ut.
Grove-Not me, that's what they ma ke t hem eat up atSt. J ohn's . I wouldn't
touch it for a nythin g.
Tommy-Well, I guess we'll have to go on home. Come on, boys.
(Exit sorrowfully)
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The loudest and most discordant
THE LEADER
�~t. ~nqn'n
in 11ltopia
(As some upper-classmen would have i t.)
ISE at 10 A. M. H ave breakfast served in room by Freshmen, who
a lso sweep out room while occupa nt takes a smoke in a n adjoining
room. Transported to a nd from classes by elevators a nd moving
sidewalks. Comfortable morris cha irs with plentiful supply of
cigarettes in each recita ti on room. Student shall dictate as to how long class
s hall last and on what subj ect it shall be. H e has absolute co.n troL over the
marking system, giv ing himself what he thinks is just. (Note-Marks sha ll
not exceed 500). A turkey dinner will be served in his rooms by Freshmen,
who take specia l care to see that no fli es are in the gravy . After dinner they
shall brin g him his favorite cigar a nd magazin e, thus leavin g him until drill.
H e will report for drill at 2 P. M. H e will be allowed the privil ege of drilling
either in a R olls-Royce or a Hud son Speedster. (Note-No Fords are allowed.)
H e can perso na lly select the Freshma n who will carry his rifle. (The Freshman
cannot make a rush for this honor, but must a llow every ma n to have a chance.)
The upper-cl assma n sha ll execu te drill maneuvers in the proper ma nner, taking
specia l care to use cha ins on the tires if the field is muddy. The Freshman sha ll
execute the rifl e exercises a nd shall himself be executed if he wakes the uppercl assman from a nap. To prevent him from becoming unnecessarily fatigued ,
frequent rests will be given a nd on warm days a n electri c fan will be placed at
his disposal. Th e entire drill shall not last more than 15 minutes, a lthough
if the drill becomes too tiresome for the upper-classman , he m ay cause recall to
be blown at 2.10.
The rest of the afternoon will be at his disposal. If he desires strenuous
athle tics, a game of "leaping dominoes" will be furni shed, he havin g the privil ege of usin g " loaded dominoes" . Something less strenuous may be had in
the game of ping-pong.
Woe be to the Freshman who brings up "dogs", beans a nd tea for th e
evening meal. H e sha ll be chastised by a severe sla p on the wrist. His every
wish must be granted as to this meal, but under no circumstances can he break
the na tion's dry law more times than he deems it fit. There sha ll be no study
hour, as it would interfere with his evening' s enterta inment. Taps sha ll be blown
a t midnight, but he can use his own discretion as to whether he sha ll be in or not.
There shall be no such thing as the privilege of passes . H e can leave at
will-or even earlier-and come back on hi s ow n volition-or on the Short Line.
~nkrn
Milita ry Science Professor- " Brow n, how ma ny inches are there in a mile? "
Brown-" I don't kn ow sir."
.
M. S. P.- " W ell, fi gure it up. "
Brown-" How will I know when I get to a mile? "
Prof. Hildebra nd-" Mr. Knighton , what part of a verb
to th e word on the board .)
Knighton-" Tha t is th e present impossibl e."
IS
t hat?"
(P ointing
Dr. M a rcey-" Mr. H a ll, if a person wo uld get somethin g in hi s ear how would
you get it out?"
H a ll- " Blow in the other ear."
New Student-(Getting off the tra in at Annapolis)-" Isn't this invigorating?"
Old Timer- " No, this is Annapolis."
Bob Duer-(After show at Gayety)-" Say, Dud ; that was a pretty bl onde on
the left end of the choru s "
Dud D avis-" W as she a bl onde? "
Co mmandant-"Longa n , why don't you take Krieger' s place in the band?"
Longan- " I have not wind enough t o fill the horn."
Comma nda nt-" I thought perh a ps you could fill it with gas. "
Prof. Scarborough-"Well, I have a very disagreeable executi on to perform
today."
Tall-"What is it?"
Prof. Scarborough-" A d oor to ha ng."
Maddox-" Why do you suppose those Eastern Shore boys form ed a club."
Streett-" Why, to iet us know they are here, of course."
Prof. Clayton-" Swing, go get a litre fl ask . "
Swing-" This is th e lightest one I could find , Professor."
Christian-" I hea r we are going to have dumb waiters in the mess ha ll."
McKenney-"Gosh, ain't the ones we have now dumb enough?"
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�Galy to Trash- " Did you see T ommy Fell this mornin g? "
Bysta nder- " Now, isn' t tha t ni ce la nguage for a college student ; 'Did you see
T ommy fell.'"
J ohnny Bay lis-(Sieepily)-" D a ng it, J esse ; tha t clock was goin g las t night a nd
now its gone. "
Smith- " F or P ete's sake, Kinh a rt ; what's the m atter wit h your face, have you
bee n fi ghting? "
Kinh a rt-"No; I have just bee n shavin' with my new safety razor."
If t he fa rmer wh o tills,
M a kes his li vin g by till age,
D oes th e doctor who pills,
M a ke his li vin g by pillage?
D on't worry a bout the coal strike, it is a miner a ffa ir.
There was once a girl na med Anna
Who in church sang the high sopra no,
W hen she fell down the s ta irs
The usher d ecla red ,
I have heard , now I see your H osanna .
Before
There a re meters of accent a nd meters of tone
Bu t the best of a ll meters is to mee t'er a lone.
After
There a re letters of a ccent a nd letters of t one
But the hest of all letters is to let'er a lo ne.
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WD 1Knnrkrr.&
T he pages in thi s boo k yo u ha vc now peru sed,
Yo u have la ughed wh en th ings were to be
funn y,
Yo u have cri ed wh en you sho uld have been
t rul y a mu sed,
Yo u don't think yo u' ve the wort h of yo ur
money.
But we've done o ur best, which is a ll we could
do ,
We 've striven ma ny nights to succeed,
And now we a re asking a favor of yo u,
Tha t yo u sit , ponder, criti cise, yet read.
Our boo k is not perfect, we wo ul d not wa nt
s uch,
There 's perhaps a mistake in each letter,
The o pin ion of kn ockers is neve r wort h much,
But we ask: "Could yo u have done better ?"
W. ] . ] . a nd ]. R. S. '21.
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St. John's College
We shall endeavor, in these jew lines here ,
To tell what happened each day of the year,
With due apologies to every man,
Hoping, of course, he will understand .
Sept . 17. -W ell, here we a re again. Anna polis ja il opened today. M y,
bu t we had a bi g time last summer.
Sept. 18.-Coach Lentz sta rts footba ll practice. The pi gskin will fly high
for St. J ohn 's this year.
Sept. 19. -M ost every bod y gone· to Ba lt imore. M aybe t hey forgo t to say
goodbye.
Sept. 20.-Exams in M ath. Everybod y fillin g ou t cards.
Sept. 21.-No, we rlid not go to church today. N o orders issued yet.
Now , Mr. Freshma n , will you behave?
Sep t. 22.-Some big Freshma n Class th at we have t o tame this year. H a rd ,
everyone of them .
·
Sept. 23.- Lloyd a nd Bla in e try gettin g some second ha nd books off. Freshmen gettin g homesick.
Sep t. 24.-Kleback co mes back wi th a ll t he la tes t styles.
Sept. 25.-Studies st a rt today. Dum Dum claims facul ty tennis cha mpionship.
Sept. 26.-S t ill havin g t rouble with Freshmen.
Sept. 27 .-Scrub footba ll game. T oo rough for Seniors.
Sep t . 28.-W ell, didn' t know there was goin g to be church formation today .
M ajor fooled us.
Sept. 29.- M ass meetin g, everybody ge ts St. J ohn' s spirit.
Sept. 30. -Who trimmed Whiskers' beard ? J ack has a new set of jokes .
Oct . 1.-Court M a rt ial on Senior Floor. R at caught t ry in g to eat two din ners.
Oct. 2.-Footba ll team looks good . Birely bites a piece off of F ooks ' GalliCurci record ; he admired it so mu ch.
Oct. 3. -Stud ent bod y vote to wear cadet gray again.
Oct. 4.-Facul ty shimmy toni gh t . F reshmen meet Anna polis girls.
Oct. 5.-R a in today . H eavy pin ochle games in progress on Seni or Floor.
Oct. 6.-Y. M . C. A. reception. R efreshm ents served a fterw a rds with
a pologies to the speakers.
Oct. 7.-Gavvy is ta king a post-gradu a te course in Law as a Li a ryer.
Oct. 8.-First Collegia n comes out today . Of course we will excuse t he
editors.
Oct . 9.-Birch Athey broke his coll a rbone tod ay . H a rd luck, old ma n.
Oct. 10.-Still t ry in g to ma ke soldi ers ou t of rookie Freshmen.
Oct. 11 .- St. J ohn's-38 . W ashin gton College-0. " Lest we forget."
Oct . 12.-Nobod y awa ke yet .
Oct. 13.- T eam feels pretty good a fter practice game wit h W ashin gton College. Students have sna ke dance a nd chase a ll candidates in.
AN N APOLIS
M AR YL AN D
St. ] ohn 's Ranks "Distinguished" Among
Military Colleges
IJ2nd Session B egins Sep tember I 6, I 920
One of t he oldes t coll eges in the U nited States.
T erms $350.
Catalog on application.
M ilitary Depart mentunderdirection U . S. Army offi cer.
D esignated as a Senior Di vision U nit of the R eserve
Officers' T raining Corps.
Classical, L atin-Sci entific, Scientific and Pre-Medi cal
Courses.
Scholarships for Deserving Students .
Thomas Fell, Ph.D., LL.D., President,
ANNAPOLI S,
MD.
�Oct. 14.-Jimmie cleans up hi s band. Two in one day.
Oct. 15.-Major gets soaked fo r dirty room.
Oct. 16.-Batty has water on the kn ee a nd a woman on the brain.
Oct. 17.-Coughl a n gets permanent pass to Balt imore, the Matrimon ia l
City. Goodbye, Bob.
Oct. 18.-St. J ohn 's- 25. M t . St. Mary's-0 . Ju st a nother practice ga me.
Oct. 20.-Fooks wanted on t he telephone.
Oct. 21.- Mystery, where does Legg hide himself when class call blows?
Oct. 22.- Sick list beginning to work.
Oct. 23.- Baylis soaked for neglect of duty. The good get bad so meti mes.
Oct. 24.-Dud Davis dri ll s the company. "And a little child sha ll lead
them."
Oct. 25.- St. J ohn' s-14. P. M. C.-14 . Juni ors beat Sen iors and the
"Bird" , 6-0.
Oct. 26 .- J ohn son a nd Davis collect broken furniture for firewood.
Oct. 27.-Classes still continue, but stud y in g does not.
Oct. 28 .- Juni or F loor has no sick list.
Oct. 29.-Jeff Voelcher, champion eater, holds the record for inh a ling two
gall ons of baked beans.
Oct. 30.- ln spection by Assista nt S uperintendent R evis. C layton very
non-reg.
Nov. 1.-St. J ohn's-12. Western Maryland-0 . Some mud.
Nov. 2.-Col. E lliot died today. College in mourning.
Nov. 3.-Boardin g C lu b goes broke.
ot mu ch to eat today .
Nov. 4.-Another Mass Meeting. Big game Saturday .
Nov. 5.- Ducky se nd s Math. II to board in sq uad formatio n.
Nov. 6.-D utch Frank gives the boys a li ttle hell.
Nov. 7.-Nothing doing today. T omorrow we play Maryla nd State.
Nov. 8.-M. S. C.- 27 . St. J o hn's Coll ege-0. Hard Luck.
Nov. 9.-Freshmen t urn out to Bible Class.
Nov. 10.- We think Coughl a n could demand a good position now in a rest a ura nt downtown, as this is his third year of G reek.
Nov. 11 .-Armistice Day . Everybody goes to Balt imore a nd returns late
as usua l.
ov.12 .-Mystery of the Mess H a ll : Why d id H acketteatsuch a light lun ch ?
Nov. 13.-Band turns out a nd plays two pieces, No. 1 and Facu lty March.
Nov. 14.- Battalion review. 90% men soaked.
Nov. 15.- Pinkney shows superiority over R andall in football. St. J ohn's
-41. ·Drexel-0 .
Nov. 16.-N igger fight.
Nov. 17.-Todd a nd Voelcher o n sick list as usua l.
Nov. 18.- Kinhart gets up in t ime for breakfast.
Nov. 19.- Puzzle, find Thompson's hips. Hasn't been solved up to date.
Nov. 20.-Gang goes down to call on Gov. H arr:ngton. Major says he
didn't know you could only take one sandwich at a time.
ov. 21.-St. J ohn 's goes to Ba ltimore a nd outroots J . H. U . at t heir own
Mass Meeting.
Nov. 22.-13-1 3 in favor of St. J ohn 's. H opkins fee.ls sick tonight.
Nov. 23.- ot much doin g today . Nobody sober yet.
Nov. 24.-Adm ira l .Scala a nd Fooks come back soused .
Nov. 25.-Coach Lentz at soda fountain, " Two 'automatic' spirits of pneumoni a, please."
Nov. 26 .-Leave today for Th a nksgivin g holi days .
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INSERTED BY STUDENTS
�D ec. 1.-College Exercises re umecl. Nobody hun gry yet .
D ec. 2.-Men here at college, but t houghts still a t home.
Dec. 3.-Longan training for a nother bout.
D ec. 4 .- Hilcl a: " Why did you give me t hat mean look?"
Athey: " Didn' t give it to you , you a lready had it."
Dec. 5.-First Cotilli on hop. Kl eback sha kes a wi cked foot.
Dec. 6.-Somebocly got a box from home. 0. D. didn' t eat a ny dinner.
D ec. 7.-Everybocly gone to church. Nothin g else to do.
D ec. 8.- Physics lab . still cold. No class .
Dec. 9.-Government in spection. If t he coun t ry was o nly dry.
D ec. 10.-Collegia n still being published.
D ec. 11.-Smithy signed out on Senior pri vil ege again.
Dec. 12.-Mystery . Where does Smith go every Thursday ni ght.
Dec. 13.-Nobocly here.
Dec. 14.-Everybocly gets good . Church is still the ma in problem.
D ec. 15.-Corp. Blain e acq uires his usua l a mount of strength. Pulls clown
the fl ag .
Dec. 16.- Kinha rt a nd Fooks get off some more of their stale jokes .
Dec. 17.-Gang takes Julie skatin g.
Dec. 18.-Pack your bags, boys. Leave tomorrow.
D ec. 19.-C hri stmas holid ays start. Everybody happy . Especiall y Kleback.
1920
J a n. 5.-Returnecl to school t oday. Nobody hun gry.
J a n. 6.-New Comma nd a nt loo ks us over.
J a n. 7-Still havin g cha lk battles in Du cky's class. H ei l ma kes perfect
score.
J a n. 8.-Com. refu ses to be a Freshman a nd walks on the grass .
J a n. 9.-Same old company inspection. H ackett soaked for dirty t rousers
and long whiskers.
J a n. 10.-Fell ows still giving away their Christmas presents. P enn College
-34. St. J ohn's College-11.
J a n . 11.-Nothin g doing. Everybody goes to church.
J a n. 12.- Duci-Davis got her other fell ow's letter a nd found out just how he
stand s. H a rd luck, Duel.
J a n. 13.-Longa n drills the compa ny. Capta in has an aw ful time gettin g
it stra ightened out a fterw a rd.
J a n. 14.-Seni ors a nd Juniors t urn out to have their pictures taken. Such
a coll ection of tin meda ls was never seen before. Georgetown U.-24. St.John 's
College-4.
J a n. 15.-Fra ncis Scott K ey Litera ry Society organized.
Jan. 16.-Mici-Winter H op. Kni ghton leads the orchestra.
J a n. 17. -Basketba ll. Gettysburg-29 . St. J ohn 's-12.
J a n. 18. -Large church squ ad .
J a n. 19.- Track team starts trainin g.
J a n. 20.- Tommy warns student body about fa llin g too ha rd whi le skati ng
on coll ege creek.
J a n. 21.-Blue Riclge-15. St. J ohn' s-17. Who said Kni ghton couldn 't
use hi s stilts.
J a n. 22.-Legislature in sess ion. Legg takes a course in Oratory .
Jan. 23.-Faculty takes tumble on iced campu s. H a ndy says one cann ot
be too careful.
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�J a n. 24.-Catholic Un iversity-32. St. John's-18.
J an . 25.-Rain; no church . Everybody happy.
J a n. 26.-]unior Floor has new mascot and J ohnn y Bayli s a new roommate.
F in e dog, what!
Jan. 27.-Senior Floor makes a big hit with the Suffragettes. Kinhart ·t ill
trying to grow a beard .
J an . 28.-Track team still running.
J a n. 29 .- Everybody cram min g for exams tomorrow .
J a n. 30.-No money yet. Still signi ng the payroll. Exams 111 Military
Tactics.
J a n. 31.-All gone home. Exams in Biology .
Feb. 1.-Not much to eat today. Sund ay.
Feb. 2.-Exams in Math . Tall got back just in t ime to take them .
Fed. 3.-0scar did not see his shadow. Forty more days of rain.
Feb . 4.-English exams. The faculty finds out how little we know.
Feb. 5.- Hilda didn't come today. No exam . W here did Clayton get
his red necktie?
Feb. 6.- J a mes gives exhibition boxing match on Junior F loor. Blue Ridge
-13 . St. J ohn 's College-15.
Feb. 7.-Ciayton trys to give exam in C hemistry , but finds he has nobody
to examine. Mt. St. Mary's-24. St. John 's College-14.
Feb. 8 -Faculty goes to church.
Feb. 9-Student government goes into effect today . Seniors expand their
chests about three extra in ches.
Feb. 10.-W here did Lon gan get that faraway look in his eyes?
Feb. 11.-Ri fl e exercises a nd more rifl e exercises. Fooks takes a dry bath.
Davis a nd E lkins College-39 . St. J ohn' s Coll ege-19 .
Feb. 12.-Lincoln's birthday. H andy has plenty of material to work on.
Feb. 13.-Another dance; more rain a nd broken pocketbooks. Drexel Institute-34. St. J ohn' s College- IS.
Feb. 14.-Legislature gives Faculty $45,000. More graft. Wi ll it be a nother porch or a new house this time?
Feb. 15.-J ames still giving boxing lessons. C hristian looks it.
Feb. 16.-Everett not doing much studying now. Just got married.
Feb. 17.-Custis buys three theater seats. Is it her size or just the number ?
Feb. 18.-Seniors' moustaches a re growing fine. Birely has a football team.
E leven on each side.
Feb. 19.-Peas today for dinner. H etzer forgot his grooved knife. H ard
luck. Basketball team leaves for Southern trip. U. Va.-38. S. J. C.-18 .
Feb. 20.-Snipe can be found anytime in his room combing his moustache.
Lynchburg A. A.-40. S . J. C.-28.
Feb. 21.-Smitty tries to beat Fooks out as reporter, but fo und he lacked
the line. V. M . 1.-32. S . J. C.-17.
Feb. 22.-Washington's b ir thday. Of course it had to come on Sunday.
Feb. 23.-Hackett appointed clean-u p ma n of his table. H e is a very efficient man at this position .
Feb. 24.-New Com. turns out and watches us drill. Must seem funn y to
see so many men.
Feb. 25. -Jimmie came near bein g run in today for having his band forge
notes. M t . St. M a ry's-42. S . J. C.-21.
Feb. 26.-At last those checks came. R epublic runs threeextrashows today.
Feb. 27 .-Ask Krusen does he remember today? Woelful t ries axle grease
on his trombone. His music now is very slippery. J. H. U.-24. S. J. C.-13.
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�Feb . 28.- Track team shin es. D avis ra n so fast they could not stop him
to give him his medal. P . M . C.-24 . S. J. C.-22.
Feb. 29. -H echt is becomin g quite a n expert on the cy mba ls. H e is now
able to pl ay most a ny part of two pieces.
March 1.- Knighton still coll ecting Snappy Stories.
M a rch 2.- Birely run s ou t of co ll a rs, so he find s a cuff will do just as well ,
but H a nd y does n't t hink so.
M a rch 3.- J ack is gettin g o ut and shining up his golf sticks. H e a nd Oscar
have some heavy matches sched uled. Government inspection today .
M a rch 4.-Kleback dresses up. Miss T a lmadge mu st be in town.
M arch 5.-H yson gets his daily pink letter.
M a rch 6.-Baseball practice started today . C ha nces look good for a cha mpionship tea m.
March 7.- Doc F eldmeyer has large church squad .
March 8.-Dra matic club rehearses. Jumbl att goes on sick list to tra in for
his part.
M a rch 9. -Tommy tries to get Senior class to be missiona ries to the Fij i
Islands. Thompson has been selected for various reasons.
M a rch 10.- Speeches on Inter- Church World M ovement in chapel. Casse n
feels at ho me.
March 11.- T elephone call for H a ll from Goucher.
March 12.-Legg still miss in g from College.
M a rch 13.-Hot Webster gets ride to Baltimore in a utomobile. D o they
have th em on the Isla nd?
M a rch 14 .-All go to the M ethodist Church to hear D a niels speak.
M a rch 15.-Dew Drop Everett still training his voice for a base drum.
March 16.- Lacrosse team m akes its debut.
M a rch 17.-Cl.ark's a rm feelin g better t oday. Batters better wa tch out.
M arch 18.-H eatecl discussion in Litera ry Society. Which came first, the
hen or th e egg?
M a rch 19.- Presiclent J esse J a mes calls a meetin g of the roughnecks of
Junior Floor. All attend with sandpa per collars.
M a rch 20.- M ajor has a cold. We would suggest spats.
M a rch 21.-All Juniors excused from church formation , "Rat-Tat" work.
M arch 22.-Dum Dum forsakes reel necktie for cane.
M a rch 23.-lt's catchin g; H a ndy a lso turns out with one.
M arch 24.-Baseball goin g stron g. First scrub game today .
M a rch 25.-Band surpri ses battalion , a lso themselves , ·plays at retreat.
M a rch 26.- Batty hooks Birely' s speech a nd uses it in Oratory himself.
Birely gets zero.
M a rch 27.-Georget own-6. S . J. C.-0. Di ck R oberts pitches an excellent game.
M a rch 28.-Every bocly "boulevarclin g "; plenty of girls.
March 29.-Signecl payroll. Sergt. Valles deposits two hundred d olla rs.
The galloping domin oes sure work ri ght.
M a rch 30.-Everybocly pressing clothes. Vacation starts tomorrow.
March 31.- " R at-Tat " goes to press. Everybody leaves on Easter Vacation.
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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.
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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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249, xxv pages
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Rat-Tat 1920
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Rat-Tat 1920, Vol. XXII Published by the Junior Class of St. John's College.
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Fitzgerald Jr., Charles W. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Annapolis, MD
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1920
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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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1920
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Yearbooks
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An account of the resource
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.
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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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192, xxiii pages
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The Rat-Tat of Leadership 1929
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The Rat-Tat of Leadership. Annual publication of the Junior Class of Saint John's College, Annapolis, Maryland 1929. Volume Thirty-one.
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Gecenok, Isadore (Editor-in-Chief)
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J. P. Bell Company, Inc.
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Lynchburg, Virginia
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1929
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text
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pdf
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English
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1929
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WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION ?
I molested children.
I did genetic experiments on sea monkeys.
I sat in Central Park and threw pi$,!eons at passersbv.
I worked toward World Peace and international
harmony.
I slung food in a greasy diner and became a member of
Hell's Angels.
I didn 't eat at SAGA
I ate real food.
I lived off my parents' wealth.
I lived in Wyoming.
I caused the sphere of the fixed starts to collapse on
Blinky, the dog.
I watched reruns of Miami Vice.
I took classes, hung around, hit my little sister, and
watched MTV
I turned to jello
I lived in the north with fish .
I worked for SAGA
I watched the universe end.
I went to Mars
I took up taxidermy.
I worked for a rich man, I developed my laziness, I
didn't read Don Q/
I took over a hundred million dollar company
I protected the yuppie generation by picketing volvo
dealerships
I built a house, rebuilt a car
I read a lot of trashy literature
I sold plastic jewelry display cards
I watched Star Trek episodes to help prepare for
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Read what the seniors read
Read the next seminar reading
Read the last seminar reading
Study greek
get trashed and do it fast
· Think about how much its costing me and then contemplate beatitudes of hatred concerning my fellow interl~
cutors.
The pills I used to take don't work anymore so now I lay
in a gutter and get stoned on tap water
While everybody is doing the above I study to get ahead,
so that later in life I will be financially well off.
I get lots of silly putty and take a bath
Generally, I am hyper for a few hours until I am tired
enough to fall asleep
I play Trek Trivia or Scrabble
Hang upside down from the rafters and sing ''Beautiful
Dreamer''
Drink Pan Galatin Garge Blasters and contemplate the
infinity of space
Do homework
Get put in a trash can
Drink vodka and imitate Tiberius
Attempt to sleep
Watch all the weird things that go on in Campbell Hall
at night
Hang out in the coffee shop and eat a lot of food
Take off my tie
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SOMEONE SAY IN SEMINAR
I have an inquiring mind
weel, c'mon, I mean, you know
a burp
I read in the translator's preface that ...
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I am the generator of Reality
I may be dead wrong ... but
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God is sort of like a picnic basket
Well, what you say makes sense, except the next sentence ...
You don't have to be black to talk about soul
Just because there is a mouse in the cookie jar doesn't
mean he is a cookie jar
Don't you understand, heaven is an eternal paradise
that's really profound
you know, the Odyssey can really be related to birth,
kind of an analogy
The relationship of Achilles to Priam is like that of
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Some of my best friends are mids
The uniforms are cute
I love a woman with a torpedo
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I like the long black coats
They are nice people
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Mrs. Flaumenhaft; Mr. Williamson; Abrams, Jerry; Bailey, Christopher; Beckman, Charles; Bogucki,
Joan; Figueroa, David; Haffa, Alan; Hodges, Robin; Irvine, Catherine; Jackson, Stephen; Johns, Karin;
Kambouris, Alexandra; Kornbluh, Rebecca; Powers, Jay; Sinis, Katia-Elena; Sulat, Sabina-Anne; Thomas,
Julia
Mr. Dink; Mr. Zuckerman; Allen, James; Burke, Justin; Fullinwider, Teresa; Gerstmann, Michael;
Kovar, Elizabeth; Krupa, Christine; Langan, Bernard; Lavery, John; Lowry, Thomas; Masilon, Todd;
Morgenstern, Raymond; Rettenberg, Frank; Roscoe, Johanna; Solin, James; Tappan, David; Watson,
Christopher; White, Lisa
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Mrs. Kronsberg; Mr. White, Anderson, Paul; Apirion, Jonathon; Ben-Yosef, Zohar; Bernstein, Daniel;
Breuer, Talke; Cohen, David; DiNucci, Celeste; Emmart, Paul; Gesiakowski, Barbara; Harrison, Chase;
Hart, John; Howell, Christopher; King, Susan; Ladd, Felicity; Macfarland, Joseph; Morse, Matthew;
Scarfe, Susan; Schug, Rebecca; Wolska, Alexsandra
Mr. Milner; Mr. Sterling; Beckman, Andrew; Bond, Katharine; Caldwell, Daniel; Dallett, Christian;
Davis, Denton; Fabi, Andrea; Fine, Sallie; Heimann, David; Hum, Barbara; Manry, Mark; Mobayed,
Julia; Morris, Michael; O'Brien, Derek; Owen, Charles; Peterson, Todd; Shaughnessy, John; Smith,
Michael; Valle, Milagros
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Mr. O'Grady; Mr. Raditsa; Anderson, Mary; Anderson, Paul; Bailey, Christopher; Bockman, Jason;
Chang, Hak-Man; Clement, Kateri; Harrison, Chase; Hum, Barbara; Kambouris, Alexandra; Klebe, Skott;
Lynch, Christopher; McShane, Michael; Mobayed, Julia; Morris, Elizabeth; Morse, Matthew; O'Brien,
Derek; Schug, Rebecca; Shaughnessy, John
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�Sophomore Seminar
Ms. Locke; Mr. Zeiderman; Argodale, Paul; Campbell, Jean; Demajistre, Robert; Eubanks, Marc;
Fettner, Peter; Hamm, Joel; Harper, Burch; Kester, Preston; Lapham, Jennifer; Lewis, Kirsi; Newton,
Sidney; Phillips, Dale; Ritsinias, Spyros; Sisko, John; Wilson, Erika
Br. Robert; Mr. Townsend; Anderson, Larra; Cunningham, Carole; Gillett, David; Hawkins, Matthew; Hoh, Daniel; Holmes, Catherine; Komara, Edward; Lavoie, Eric; Madhu, Rama; Magocsi, Alexander; Masters, Bernard; Mitchell, Katharine; Mock, Tracey; Paffenroth, Kim; Trigg, Fawn
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Ferguson, Gregory; Hahn, Barbara; Hayes, Janet; Laporte, Irene; McGowan, Timothy; May, Shannon;
McNabb, Gerald; Randles, Charles; Schaller, David; Schwindt, Ellen; Suh, Thomas; Szweda, Matthew;
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Jason; Ostdiek, Julie; Parfitt, Jeremy; Pendergrass, Andrew; Schwenk, Lisa; Slakey, William; Strache, Vivian; T ouey, Daniel
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Mr. Blaustein; Mr. Kalkavage; Back, Eun; Carter, Samuel; Cooper, Laurie; Dean, Steven; Doorandish,
Dariush; Dupuis, Pamela; Friedenberg, Christopher; Garelick, Matthew; Guyot, Khin Khin; Karins,
Arturs; Kastel, A. Kurt; Periwal, Sukumar; Probst, Claudia; Rosen, Beth
Mr. Kuder; Mr. Umphrey; Butters, Paul; Caiola, Sara; Craven, Rick; Deddens, Theodore; de Mare,
Elizabeth; Dooling, Sarah; Fischer, William; Floyd, Picot; Halkett, Pamela; Hynes, Brian; LaGuardia,
Juliet; Maxwell, Tobias; May, Shannon; Nordin, Craig; Patterson, Angeline; Shaw, Diana; Smith, Jeffrey;
Virgil, Stephen; Wald, Sabrina
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�DESCRIBE THE MOST MEMORABLE SAGA MEAL
YOU'VE EATEN?
Meal? you mean SAGA makes food?
Steak and lobster
Rover was a fine pet, but a lousy meal
The ice cream is always good
The escargot was undercooked
I don't know what it was, but it was good
Felafel with Tahini
Reality food
Leftovers
Breakfast
Fruit Loops
It was green
The cauliflower was excellent
Potatoes
Lots of chocolate cake
Meals in the private dining room
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the Greek alphabet
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heart of the dissected
frog in lab, move
back l square
You actually attended
3 freshman chorus
meetings in a row
You're a soph.
transfer from
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to the Pres .
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picnic
President's
house
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out and go to Soph .
Math
The Helical
Anomaly has
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Campbell
You are taking
an Aristotle
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preceptorial
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Kant reading for
the seminar, lose
a turn
You got
disenabled!
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at the
beginning
You learned
the conjugation
of etre
and avoir
You composed
your own
tune in
music class,
skip ahead
2 spaces
You turned
21, go to
the Little
Campus to
celebrate
Little Campus
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and go to Junior
Language
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translate 30
lines of
Euripedes by
tomorrow,
lose a turn
You were
drafted by the
team of your
choice
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still with you ,
go back l space
Job reading
tonight, wear
a tie to
seminar
Its Reality
Weekend!
The enabling
committed
decided to offer
you a job as a
tutor-skip to
the Liberty
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all your
library books
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teams
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to Chic & Ruth 's
Deily for a bagel
You can say
the whole
Greek alphabet!
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again at Carroll-Barrister
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START
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paper in on
time , skip ahead
2 spaces
You proved Prop. 70
in Newton
A pendulum fell on
your toe, go back
5 spaces
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prank!
Carroll- Barrister
You're a DJ at
a coffee shop
party, but
you must be
trained to use
the stereo,
lose a turn
You called
people by their
first names in
class-go to
Santa Fe
McDowell
You can draw
a model of
the atom
East-West Pinkney
SANTA FE
You won the
mud-wrestling event
during Reality -take
a shower
You actually read
the Heart of Darkness
before seminar
Your senior essay
was accepted, go to
the liberty tree to
receive your diploma
It's Spring Break,
you 've gone to Miami,
move ahead 2 spaces
Finish
Liberty
Tree
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a Hjelmslev
Transformation
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begin in Senior Lab
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reading too
much Fleurs de
Mal , lose a
turn and dream
about it
You've won
a blazer
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The experience in Santa Fe does not leave one with
impressions, only with a few lasting realities, that
never forget the feel of mountain air, or the sight of
aspens changing in the lofty distance.
Everyone has long hair
50% eccentric, tal~nted and transient people, 49% people who don't have what it takes to be in Annapolis
and 1% normal people
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Annapolis refugees
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spirit the canyon behind you
Cacti, cacti
tumble weeds and lizards basking in the sun
adobe
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a restful place
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breath, heard his mother's broken humming of a hymn.
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The sun was blackened with snow, and the valley
closed in quietly with humming, quietly as an hour
of prayer.
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plant beans
come back
work for saga
be a yuppie
apply for unemployment
I'm joining the gun lobby
read comic books and be happy
try to go to grad school
maybe drink some wine and eat some cheese and redefine late twentieth century consciousness
reapply to santa fe under an assumed name
move to wyoming
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whom I have hurt a thousand times
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boneless in despair, pale freckled
bent in defeat, pillow soaked
by my failure to understand.
I have scarred, through weakness
and impatience your frail confidence forever
because when I needed to strike
you were there to be hurt and because
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your bright eyes and hair
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The Good Book
Aristotle's De Anima
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Hegel's Phenomenology of Okra
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Steven Gere
Harry Hami 1 ton
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Andrew League
Matthew Morse
Kell i Ostrom
Charles Owen
t4argaret Parish
Jennifer Parker
Yolanda Rivera
Lisa Rose
Robert Rybarceyk
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drunkenness be half or wholly slipped away from you,
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Mr. Druecker; Mr. Dublin; Benjamin, Timothy; Clurman, Will; Gilden, Violet; Hackett, Andrew;
Heinberg, Nancy; Lucas, David; Manning, Maura; Miles, John; Miller, Joseph; Morton, Emma; Orlin,
Janet; Pittman, James; Roustan, Estela; Tegeler, Christopher; Waters, Alexei; Wetherson, Sarah; Walberg,
Robert; Yancey, T y
Mr. Berns; Mr. Burke; Ahonen, Miriam; Aukerman, Daniel; Craig, Cherie; Datcher, Rhonda; Earnest,
David; Gaffney, Erika; Girod, Jennifer; Good, Brian; Goodrum, Garfield; Herz, Nathaniel; Hogan, Mary;
Letaw, Ninda; Liddel, Alan; Lieberman, Joel; Morrell, Richard; Packard, Jenni; Quigley, Thomas; Stuart,
Brad; Takacs, Stephanie
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Freshman Seminar
Miss Colmant; Mr. Kurs; Catania, Sara; Dill ard, D avid; Empie, Douglas; Fallon, James; Guszcza, James;
Heitmann, T imothy; H olmberg, T eodor; Jeffers, Jason; Kalinauskas, Alfonso; Kojac, Jeffrey; Lee, Jennifer;
Mauldin, Bronwyn; Nickson, Nanette; Pawlewicz, Valerie; Pisarra, David; Sturr, C hristopher; Williamson,
Steven
Mr. Antal; Mr. Sachs; Attar, Susie; Beers, Lee; Bieneman, Charles; Cargas , Sarita; C arpenter, Lee;
Duvoisin, Jeanne; Gold, Lael; Klatte, Diana; Martin, Jonathan; Pantalone, Anne ; Pope, Denise; Porter,
Molly; Rushlau, Ian; Ruzsits-Redfield, Kurt; Schmidt, Eric; Tosti, Nina; Young, Malcolm
�Freshman Seminar
Ms. Kraus; Mr. Maistrellis; Cullen, Daedre; Dalton, Amanda; Forgus, Tristan; Harmon, Ian; Heavner,
Bruce; Kirschner, Andrew; Maganias, Margo; Mattingly, James; McClain, Christopher; Mitten, Eleanor;
Ripp , Renee; Rosenthal, Caren; Schneier, Jeffrey; Skinner, Jonathan; Stenger, Scott; Sullivan, Brian;
Sullivan, Christopher; Webb, Anna
Miss Giovannelli; Mr. Comber; Abramson, Maia; Brennan, James; Chatfield, Benjamin; Davis, Dixie;
Dobbs, April; Duel, Rachel; Eggleston, John; Heffernan, Brendan; Isham, John; Kloss, Judith; Mecinski,
Barbara; Mendelson, Lee ; Mooney, Monique; Nyberg, Anthony; Sawicki, Melissa; Shiffman, M ark; Speck,
Paul; Sullivan, Courtney; Woidyla, Heather
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Miss Fain; Mr. McDonald; Antoniou, Anna; Bechtel, Brigham; Boucher, Joseph; Duhan, Eliot; Faris,
Sabrina; Gelfand, Martin; Graham, Michael; Hall, Michael; Leonard, Elisabeth; Maillett, Peter; Petrone,
Susan; Ressler, Mark; Rosenbaum, Aaron; Williamson, Amy; Wolbarsht, Selah
Mr. Capozzoli; Mr. Fisher; Baugh, Conrad; Baxter, Scott; Bowen, Michael; Davison, William;
Freeman, John; Grablewski, Andrew; Hanson, Diane; Johnston, Jennifer; Lord, Richard; Marks,
Christopher; Moulton, George; Silver, John; Stephens, Stephanie; Sweeney, Nell
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�Senior Essays 1986
Alderson, Samantha
Amirthanayagam, David
Fink, Gabrielle
Friend Phaedrus
A Senior Draft
The Recognition of Penelope and
Odysseus
Stories about Equality
Fisher, Melinda
The Poetic Art Critism of Les
Phares
Beauty for the Moral Man
Amont, Jeannine
Death-Marked Lovers: Romeo and
Juliet and Antony and Cleopatra.
Fitzmaurice, John
A Comparison of the Cosmologies
of Alexander Pope and Isaac Newton
Aron, Carl
What is This Stuff?!? A Study of
the Concepts of Body, Matter, and
Substance
Flynn, Jennifer
God and the Good: A Comparison
of Likely Stories
Freda, Andrew
On Courage
Bergland, Renee
Ripeness Is All
George, Robert
Besher, Arseny Chuk
Tolstoy and His Icons of Greatness
Boyle, Anne
Notes on Aristotle's Ethics
Logos
The Universe and Everything
Man's Changing Relationship with
the Divine
Buckler, Mary Catherine
"Which Will You Choose?" A
Look at Descartes' Sin of Error
and The Two Creation Myths of
Genesis
Gere, Steven
A Post Non-Euclidean Look at
Kant, Space, and Geometry
Givens, David
Marx
Historical Materialism and Critical
Theory
Kernel Kurtz: A Clew on How to
Hear Marlow's Story in Heart of
Darkness
Goddard, James
The Logical Foundations of
Arithmetic
A Critique of One Christian's
Thought by Johannes Climacus
Gosselink, James
Intelligence, Sympathy, and Suffering in Prometheus Bound
Knowing as a Journey, Not a
Destination
Hamburger, Julianne
Laws and Labyrinths: The Heroic
in Phedre and Nadia
The Establishing of Mastery in
Marriage
Hamilton, Harry
The Failure of Gabriel
DeKorne, Clayton
A Vision of the Hagia Sophia
Harriss, Nancy
"0, The Green Wothe Botheth"
DiGiovanni, Portia
Neils Bohr: On the Spectrum of
Hydrogen
A Revolution in Scientific Method
Hawkins, Helmut
Rain Falling From a Clear Sky:
Paradox and Structural Continuity
in joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Downey, Jerome
Fuzzy Tigers and Billiard Balls
Herner, Mary Beth
Wisdom Through Violence in War
And Peace
Durgin, Frank
A Commentary on Baudelaire's
''Correspondances"
Howard, Thomas
Free Will in War And Peace
Ingham, R. Edward
A Reading of the Melian Dialogue
Israel, Sanford
The Shape of Things
johnson, Ward
Mathematical Intuition
Kelley, Kathleen
The Movement of Life into Death
Knight, Eugene
Fools and Madmen, Bedlam Beggars and Kings : Where Comedy
and Tragedy Meet in King Lear
The Uses of Nothing: A Study of
the Fool in King Lear
Krivak, Andrew
A Tragedy and a View of Life: The
Mayor of Casterbridge
Evans, Seth
Gentle Irony: the Transformations
of Pierre in War and Peace
Kropeck, Carrie
An Essence, and It Is Love
Lauer, Jeremy
The Iliad: not Will, but Wonder
Fahrney, Caroline
Plato, Gorgias
Litwiller, Anne Marie
Farias, Alejandra
When can the Distressed Spirit
Rest?
The Struggle of an Exile: Camus'
"The Adulterous Woman" and "The
Growing Stone"
Burton, Roger
Buss, James
Cook, Bradford
Decker, Marlis
Dwyer, Peter
The Union of Freedom and Necessity in the Development of History
Einsig, Rebecca
Courage in Speech and Deed: An
Exploration of Plato's Laches
Elliott, Daniel Paul
Mechanics of Mankind's Rescue
Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound
Elliott, J. Gary
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�Long, Elizabeth
The Fluid World of the Bacchae
Rosen, Philip
Interpreting Quantum Theory: A
Linguistic Consideration
Latina-Wyman, Thomas
The Influence of Descartes' Need
for Certainty on the Development
of His Physics
Rucell, Mari-Claire
Can We T alk?
Rudolph, Bernadette
What Gulliver Does Not Learn
From His Travels
Ryan, John
Love and Freedom in War And
Peace
Schoos, Daniel
The Dead and the Naked, or You
Always Hurt the One You Love:
Socrates and the Art of Statesmanship in Plato's Gorgias
Scott, George
Metaphor and Symbolism in
Kafka's The Metamorphosis
Lowther, David
McDonald, George
A Discussion of the Foundations of
Geometry
The Problem of the Prince:
Motivation, Hesitation, and
Resolution in Shakespeare's Hamlet
McRoberts, Ondine
A C ircumspect Welcome; Book
XXIII of Homer's Odyssey
Mead, Melissa
"Why Could not They go on as
They Had Done?"
A Study of Change in Emma
Seidl, Lawrence
Origins of Cohesive Thought
Morgan, Rebecca
I Don't Know About Art, But I
Know What I Like
Sery, Douglas
Kierkegaard's "Either/ Or" An
Examination of Thought and Spirit
Muir, Melissa
Chivalry is not Dead: The Role of
the Reader in Don Quixote
Shen, Keh-Wah Kenneth
The Three Predictions of Virgil
Nagel, Christopher
The Latent Image in Donne's
Good friday
Sobczysnki, Stuart
Rimbaud, Kandinsky, Bacon
Stengren, Ralph
Opstigen: The Ascent to Faith
Newell, John
Passive Genesis: A Search for the
Origin of the Sense Th at the
World is Intersubjective
Steven s, Paul
An Analysis of Johann Sebastian
Bach's Figure No . 6, Vol. 2, of The
Well Tempered C lavier
O'Brien, Lisa
An Oar for Elpinor
Stokes, Richard
O'Flahavan, Lawrence
The Mole Theory
Descartes' Imagination and
Analysis
O'Hanlon, Paul
Pascal's Geometry of Looking
T ang, Landy
The Love Song ofT. S. Eliot
Ostrom, Kelli
An Awakening in The Dead
Townson, Nancy
Politic Imagination in
Shakespeare's The T empest
Parish, Margaret
An Essay on J ung's T ypology
Updike, Edith
Pausic, Teresa
T o Begin in Wonder
Painting wit h Words: Baudelaire's
"Paysage"
Polk, Michael
How Self-Interest Serves Public
Welfare: The Economics and
Moral Philosophy of Adam Smith
Vermette, David
A Commentary o n "The Four
Great Errors"
Walker, Nathan
Porter, Alice
Coming Back From Beyond
An Essay on Conversation and
Responsibility in Montaigne's
Essays
External Government and the
Natural Man
Walker, Reid
Human Potential and Human Folly
in The Divine Comedy
Warner, Paul
Questioning Action at a Distance:
An Analysis of Faraday and Maxwell
Weiss, A. Edward
A Critique of Kantian Aesthetics
Whedon, Matthew
Divinity & Identity in King L ear
Whitestone, John
The Legend of a Faun, a Titanesse,
and the Universe, by Edmund
Spenser. (Cosmology in a Story?
You've got to be Kidding?)
Wi ll iamson, H enry
The Troubled Warrior : Inner
Conflict in Hektor and Archilleus
Wyman, Lyndsey
Clear to the Infinite: Pascal's
Conic Generation
Young, Mark
Human Wisdom and Statesmanship in the Gorgias
Portnoff, S h aron
"When We Two Parted .... "
Reichert, Christopher
The Federalists Vs . the
Anti-Federalists
Rico, Stephanie
Objectivity: Nietzsche and
Quantum Physics
Rivera, Yolanda
"You H ave Seen Sunshine Rain at
Once ... ": Natural Justice in King
L ear
Robnolt, Jacquelaine
"From Heaven Through the World
to Hell"
The Unfolding Spirit in Goethe's
Fau st
(Part I; Part II, Acts Four and Five)
Rose, Lisa
An Appeal on Behalf of Poetry
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�Index
- - - -- - - - - Page 6 - - -- - - - -Katie Kelley, Sally DeKorne, Lyndsey Wyman, Samantha
Alderson, George Scott, Nathan Walker, Tom Howard, Joe
Miller, Brad Stuart, Doug Rushlowe, Lisa Rose
- - - - - - -- - Page 40 - - - - -- - - Deirdre Cullen, Denise Pope, Roger Burton, Steve Dean,
Joe Miller, Jon Martin, Marc Eubanks, Todd Masilon, Anne
Boyle, Dave Amirthanayagam
- - - - - - - - - Page 7 - - - - - - - - Jeanne Duvoisin, Anna Webb, Harry Hamilton, Alexandra
Kambouris, Jeanne Duvoisin, T y Yancey, John Shaunessey,
Chris Marks, Ann Leonard
- -- - - -- -Page 41 - - - -- -- Kate O'Malley, Chris Stokes, Melissa Sawicki, Lisa Rose,
Gail Watkins, Ondine McRoberts, Renne Bergland, MariClaire Rucell, Portia DiGiovanni, Brad Cook, T y Yancey
- - - - -- - - - Page 8 - -- -- - - - John Skinner, T odd Masilon, Steve Dean
- - - - - - -- - Page 46 - - - - -- - -Larry Seidl, Helmut Hawkins, Chris Nagel, Ondine
McRoberts, Renee Bergland, Bernie Rudolph, Alejandra
Farias, Becky Einsig, Mr. Beall, Tom Howard, Robert
George, Chris Reichert, Alice Porter, Julie H amburger
- - -- -- - - - Page 14 - -- - - -- - George McGovern, Mari-Claire Rucell, Rhonda Datcher,
Susan Scarfe, Bruce Heaverman, Mark Schiffman, Michael
Gerstmann, Dan Bernstein, Molly Porter, Robert Walberg
- -- - - - -- Page 47 - - - -- -- Marlis D ecker, Nathan Walker, Lyndsey Wyman, Ralph
Stengren, Kate Kelley, Edith Updike, Eugene Knight, Steph
Rico, Carrie Kropeck, Mr. and Mrs. Berns
- -- -- - - -- Page 15 - -- - - - - - Mr. Kuder, Mr. Milner, Todd Peterson, Eleanor Mitten,
Lael Gold, Jeff Kojak, Brian Good
- - - - -- -- - Page 16 - -- -- - - - Edith Updike, Chris Reichert, D ancers, Stephanie T akcas,
Brad Stuart, Elliot Zuckerman, Rhonda Datcher and friend,
T om Burke, Janet H ayes
- - -- -- - - - Page 17 - - - - - - -- Sara Catania, Tim H eitman, Dave Tappen, Susan Scarfe ,
Ray Morganstern, Dan H oh, Alejandra Farias, Steve Dean,
Bronwyn Mauldin, Jeanne Duvoisin, Ed "the Pope" Weiss
- - - - - - --Page 48-- - - - - - Ms. Giovanelli, Jeff Kojak, Edith Updike, Stuart Sobczynski, Doug Sery, Robert Comeaux, Paul Speck, Simon
McNabb, Susan Scarfe, Bruce H eavner, Mark Shiffman
- -- - -- --Page 49-- - - - - - Todd Peterson, Charles Randles, Diana Shaw, Paul Argodale, Jean Campbell , Jason Jeffries, Brian Good, John
Shaunessey, Chris Marks, Anne Leonard, Anna An inion
- -- - - - - - Page 22 - -- - - -- Edith Updike, Alexei Waters, Bernard Masters, Devlin Back,
Aris Somis, T ed Ingh am, Chuk Besher, Michael Morris,
Jason Bockman, D an Auckerman, Jack Eggleston
- - -- - - - - - Page 54-- -- -- - - Mark Shiffman, Anthony Nyberg, Mr. Berns, Rachel Duel,
Garfield Goodrum, Mr. Kurs, Juli a Thomas, Fawn Trigg,
Ms . Kraus, Rhonda Datcher, Gabrielle Fink
- - - - -- - - - Page 23 - -- - - - -- D ave Lowther, Mr. J, Chris Stokes, Mr. Wilson, Alejandra
Farias, D an Schoos, Mr. Dink, Justin Burke, Bill Slakey,
Pete Fettner, Alexei Waters, Ell iot Duhan
- - - - -- -- - Page 24 - - - -- -- - Paul Speck, Jonathan Martin, Rhonda Datcher, Nathaniel
H erz, Fawn Trigg, Margo Magarias, Ms. Kraus, Dave
Dillard, Jonathan Skinner
- -- -- - - -- Page 25 - -- - - - -- Fawn Trigg
- - - - -- - - - Page 32 - -- - - - -- Doug Sery , Paul O'Hanlon, Anne Boyle, D ave Amirthanayagam, Pat Wilkinson, Judy Bessinger, Brenda Wilkinson, Kurt Ruzsits-Redfield, Chuck Bieneman, Becky
Morgan, Seth Evans
- -- -- - -- -Page 55 - - - - - - - - Scott Young, Mr. J, Tim Benjamin, Dave Lucas, Chris Sturr,
Violet Gilden, Stela Rustan, Simon McNabb, Elizabeth
Long, Miss Leonard
- -- -- - --Page 56-- - -- - - Nell Sweeney, Jennifer Johnson, Ann Leonard, Peter Maillet,
Michael Bowen, Susan Petrone, Blaise Bechtel, Selah
Wolbercht, Conrad Baugh, Michael H all, Amy Williamson,
Chris Marks, Joe Boucher, Elliot Duhan
- - - - - - - --Page 66 - - - - -- - - Miss Leonard, Larry Adams, Stephanie Rico, Julie Ham-
burger, Dave Lowther, Dave Dillard, Carrie Kropeck, Larra
Anderson, Lyndsey Wyman, Chuk Besher, Renee Bergland,
Chris Nagel, Campbell residents, Simon McNabb
- - - - -- - - - Page 33 - -- - - - - - Jeanne Duvoisin, John Sh aunessey, Lisa Rose, Mari-Claire
Rucell, Eleanor Mitten, Heather Wold, Sallie Fine, Steve
Dean, Check Bieneman, Margaret Parish
- - - - -- - - - Page 34 - - - - - - -- Mr. Beall, T om H oward, Mr. Verdi, Ms . Calmant, Miss
Leonard, Mr. Berns, Mr. Oink, Mr. Kutler, Mr. Milner,
Todd Peterson, Mrs. Berns, Christopher Watson
- - - - - - - -- Page 67 - - - - - - - - Janet Orlin, Ellen Schwindt, Mr. Williamson, Garbrielle
Fink, Becky Morgan, Jenn ifer White, Mortimer Adler and
friends, Brad Cook, George Scott, C layton DeKorne, Ted
Ingham, Julie Hamburger, Celeste OiNucci
- -- - - - - -- Page 68 - - - - - - - - Dave Lowther, Miss Leonard, Kate Kelley, Mr. J, The teams
- - -- - - - -- Page 69 - - - - - - - - Steve Virgil, Anthony Nyberg, Mr. Antal
- - - - -- - - - Page 35 - -- - - - - - Mr. Zuckerman, Mr. Sterling, Mrs. Kronsberg, Mr. Comenetz, Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow, Mr. Tuck, Zoh ar Ben-Yosef,
Mr. Umphrey, Mr. Lenkowski, Mr. Druecker, T alke Breuer
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�Yearbook Staff
Michael Gerstmann
Conrad Baugh
Sarita Cargas
Jonathan Martin
Julie Ham burger-Editor
Betsy BlumeYearbook Advisor
Stephanie Rico
Michael Morris
Dixie Davis
Ondine McRoberts
Jenny White
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�74
�In Memoriam
William W. O'Grady, Jr.
1945-1986
The following remarks were delivered by Joe Sachs, fellow tutor and close friend
of William W. O'Grady, Jr., at a memorial service for Mr. O'Grady.
He knew, first of all, that the proper work of the human intellect is to affirm, and that of
its other work of criticising, questioning, and negating is not in the service of affirmation, it
is a waste of time . He knew, too, that everything worth studying is bigger than we are, so that
the life of every good student is an almost daily battle with discouragement. That was why he
never made demands on students, or on anyone but himself. All he did was offer each of us
all he had to give, all the time.
He knew everything there was to know about giving. No man ever accumulated fewer possessions in forty years . He just couldn't see the point in having anything, except to give it away.
He had a car for a little while when I first knew him, until he thought of someone he could
give it to . And his was a marriage of true minds . Almost the first thing Joey did after they were
married was give away her car. She has a wisdom we older friends of Bill didn't have. She didn't
try to change him by one iota.
But he changed us . To name some obvious ways; when Bill came to the college we did not
read the Brothers Karamazov or the Philoctetes . We read The Divine Comedy in three seminars,
and the sophomores had five classes to try, or pretend, to prepare. The program is incomparably
better because he was here and was such a fighter . I can tell you that he didn't like to fight.
It cost him more misery to win a fight than to avoid it, but he couldn't help fighting when
someone else had no other champion. He never compromised because he was never fighting
for principles, just for people.
Bill's first year in the college, the dean had the good sense to tell him that St. John's wanted
him to stay for the rest of his life, if he could find some livable way of being here . I think we
all know he never did. There was not a day for him when St. John's was not an agony of too
many needs to answer. But his eyes were open, and this agony was an inseparable part of his
happiness. He was here a long time before he decided finally to commit his life to St. John's.
He saw that choice with complete clarity the day Mr. Klein was buried, in the spot where he
too now lies. What was worthy of that good life was worthy also of Bill's.
Bill loved Mr. Klein's insistence that Socrates meant just what he said in the Republic, that
the love of wisdom and the love of learning are the same. There is truth. If we are learning,
we are learning it, and that is our way of having it. Bill read the same books over and over
and over, with an intensity that never lessened . just a week ago he told me that he now had
the Iliad pretty well by heart.
The best books never fail us, no matter how often we fail them. The twenty-second psalm
begins: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me." But it is followed by the twenty-third,
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Bill knew that there was no way to the twentythird except through the twenty-second. And he loved a little meditation of C.S. Lewison the
death of Charles Williams. Let me appropriate its last sentence. When the idea of Bill O 'Grady
and the idea of death had met, it was the idea of death that had to change.
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Annapolis, MD
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1986 Yearbook
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St. John's College Yearbook for the year 1986.
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Hamburger, Julie (Editor)
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Annapolis, MD
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1986
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