7lt passing retrospect of the e1ass of Ninety-eight
FRIENDS' CENTRAL SCHOOL
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PUBLISHER
PHILADELPHIA
di-9 GEORGE H. VAN DER BECK L9
Class Record Staff
EdiLor-in-C!tie.f
ARTHUR LEVIS BUNT!NG
Business llfa11agers
CI,ARENCE HOWARD VANDERTIF.CK Er,WOOD CADWAI,LADER
Editorial Staff
GisNEVII.CVE A. FOOTE
EDI'l'H 1\1. l\.JJTCHEI,L
MABFT, KNTGH'l'
EMU,Y JA COBY
NORMAN S. BE'l'TS
ISAAC H. JONES
PERCIVAL M . FOGG
GORDON K. SHEARER
Artists
LtLLIAN A, °\JVAL'l'ER
SARAH B. COOPER
RECORD COMMITTEE
Introduction
fOR five long years the class of '98 has plodded through a dreary labyrinth of Mathematics, Sciences, Classics, and Literature, Yet, there were interspersed amid the ordinary routine, many moments which will add color to our whole lives. Since entering "Friends' Central" we have left behind us nothing but a good name, two pictures in the entrance hall, and sundry carvings on the desks and benches. To remind each other of our many happy moments together, and to show the world that we are capable of erecting to ourselves a monument surpassing anything we have previously accomplished, the Class of '98 has published this volume.
Oass Day Program
SALUTATORY MARIE MARTIN SMITH
H !STORY ARTHUR LEVIS BUNTING
POEM EDITH M. CASSELBERRY
STATISTICS . PERCIVAL MORRIS FOGG
HISTORY KATHARJNE ELLIOTT
CLASS SONG
POEM GORDON KENT SHEARER
PRESENTATIONS ETHEL HANCOCK
PROPHECY ARTHUR WARREN PUSEY
STATISTICS EMILY JACOBY
PRESENTATIONS NORMAN SINCLAIR BETTS
PROPHECY CHARLOTTE KENNEDY HANNUM
VALEDICTORY ISAAC HAMPSHUR JONES
ANNA \V. SPHAKMAN Principal Cirls' Department
PROF. W. W. BIRDSALL Principal Boys' Department
Girlst Personals
Mabel Bateman Classical
Entered '96
'' Love makes fools of us all, big and little.''
Helen Bailey Bricker Literary
Entered '93
"She's a dear, little brick."
Emma John Buckman Classical
Entered '95
Assistant Editor of "Blue and Gray", '98
"I never knew so young a body with so old a head."
Edith May Casselberry Scientific
Entered '94
. Class Poet
Assistant Bu.;;iness Manager of" Blue and Gray", '98
"Write a song that's worth the knowing."
Sarah Bell Cooper Classical
Entered '88
On Record Committee '98
Social Committee '97 and '98
On Class Day Committee
''One more artist in the world."
Bessie Reeves Cowperthwait Scientific
Entered '97
"Oh, that my lips could utter
The thoughts that arise iu me ! "
Emma Walker Crawford
Entered '97
"With a meek and timid air."
Jessie Darlington
Entered ' 96
"I shall laugh myself to death."
Katharine Elliott
Entered '91
Class Historian Bowl Girl
"I know her by her quick, bright air,
Classical Classical Classical Her bright, black eyes, her bright, black hair."
Genevieve Augusta Foote Literary
Entered '97
Vice-President '98
On Record Committee' 98
On Class Day Committee '98
Spoon Gtrl
" 'Tis a feat to fit feet."
Ethel Mauree Funk Classical
Entered '97
'' Daughter of noble race.''
Elizabeth Florence Glosser Literary
Entered '95
''You have the art to gloss the foulest cause.''
Ethel Hancock
Literary
Emily Jacoby
Entered '92
Class Presenter
Social Committee '97
President '95 and '96
Vice-President N. H. F. C. '94
"I am monarch of all I survey."
Martha Haines
Classical
Entered '95
"A meek and modest little maid."
Charlotte Kennedy Hannum Classical Entered '96
Class Prophet
"A lady, who dresses like a guy."
Clara Louise Ilealcl Classical Entered '88
"Nature hath framed strange fellows m her time."
Linda Smith Hires
Entered '89
Secretary '98
''Thou hast The fatal gift of beauty."
Classical
Louisa Hart Howson Classical
Entered '92
"And lightly was her nose
Tip-tilled, like the petal of a flower."
Scientific
Entered '90
Class Statistician
President '97
On Class Day Committee
Social Committee '97
Vice-President N. H. F. C. '94
"The jollier of all jolliers."
Floy Agatha Knepper Classical Entered '97
"Wherever she came, she brought sunshin('."
Mabel Knight Literary Entered '96
On "Blue and Gray" StafT'98
On Record Committee '98
"A maiden knight."
Sara Stryker Lewis Entered '94
'' By medicine, life may be prolonged.''
Literary
Sylvia D. Linvill Scientific Entered '94
"So still, that ne'er a sound was heard."
Edith Winifred Man;hall Entered '90
On Class Day Committee '98
Social Committee '97 and '98
"Oh! what may maid within her hide; Though angel on the outwanl side."
Literary
Helen Elizabeth Mendenhall
Entered '92
Social Committee '98 Classical
" And in Latyn, I speak a wordes few."
Florence Evelyn Miller Classical
Entered '93
"With open arms received one poet more."
Edith l\Iaude Mitch ell Scientific Entered '96
Representative "Blue and Gray", '97
On " Blue and Gray" Staff '98
Treasurer '98
On Record Committee '98
'All the great women arc dying, and I don't feel very well myself."
l\Iattie Oelbermann Classical
Entered' 87
• " \Vinsomt' and cute
AU(! far fro111 a mutt' . "
Elizabeth Philips Pinkerton Literary
Entered '95
"Oh, why do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?"
Elizabeth Lukens Shoemaker Scientific
Entered '94
'' Why did my parents send me to the schools?''
l\1arie l\Ianin Smith Classical
Entered '95
On '' Blue and Gray" Staff' 9S
President '98
'' Books are her passion and delight.''
Lucy Buchanan Stackhouse Entered '88 Classical
"Thy middle name is greatest of them all."
Florence Clapton Toone Literary
Entered '96
"A babe, lusty and long to live."
Bella Thompson
Entered '95 Literary
"She was short and stout a11cl round about And zealous as could he.''
l\Iamie Thomp'>on Literary
Entered '95
"An honest friend, with an honest heart."
Frances Wadsworth Terry Scientific Entered '92
Secretary N. H. F. C. '94
Vice-President '97
Social Committee '97 and '98
Marie Elizabeth Wallace Classical Entered '93
''A daughter of the gods, divinely tall."
Lilian Alice Walter
Entered' 95
On Record Committee '98
"Active and nervous was her gait."
Alma \Valton
Entered '97 Classical Literary
"She has a witching smile one doesn't often see."
Bessie Miche11er \Valton Classical
Entered '94
"A ten o'clock scholar."
Catharine Alma Way Scientific
Entered '94
Secretary N. H. F. C. '96
Executive Committee N. H. F. C. '97
Correspondent " Blue and Gray" '97
Secretary and Treasurer '97
"She always had a cl;eerful 'good morning'."
Anne Pearson White Scientific
Entered '96
Vice-President N. H. F. C. '97
"lier voice no touch of harmony permits IrrL·gularly deep and low by fits."
Maud Claghor,1 Wiggins Scientific
Entered '9r
"Conspicuous by her absence."
Mabel Evelyn Willard Scientific
Entered '92
Vice-President N. H. F. C. '95
"Why should I blush to own I love?"
-MABEL KNIGHT
Girlst Class History
"==w~OOA Y, as we glance into the past as far as the Fall of '93, we behold ourselves a company of frightened children, in short gowns, with long curls Jolding around our faces, and a mixture oJ pride and dread filling our childish hearts. How very large we felt when we said good-bye to the Intermediate ; how very small on entering the Central; we were the babies of the place indeed.
After we had been assigned our places in rooms eight and nine, we were taken to the Meeting House to learn the rules (to be used in the near future). The teachers in charge of our rooms tried to make us feel at home, and in truth in a very short time we were-well, perhaps a little too much that way. But the Big Room, our especial terror, at last had to be entered; one of us had been sick, and rule number one had to be obeyed ( a note must be presented from father or mother, with the reason for absence, to be signed by the principal); we could not let our classmate enter alone; no, she must have a body-guard to protect her from any dangers that might beset her way. So with a good round half-dozen, we marched up that long aisle and arrived safely at our destination-Miss Annie's desk. Our principal was somewhat amused, and told us that if our force were lessened it would still be safe; but until we knew well the ground on which we traveled we suffered not our companions to go alone.
In a short time our lessons were arranged, and we were well started on the work. We enjoyed it that year, too. I am sure that one section of our class will never forget the hours spent in Latin, the Brownie Circus, and perhaps another show or two.
The Zoology room had great attractions for us, and today we look back upon it with great regard, for there we dissected oysters and became acquainted with many birds, insects, and other interesting creatures we never knew before, and which I fear we shall never know again. And then the excursions of the Natural History Field Club. What a good time the boys and girls did have!
It was in this year that two members of our class played truant. Did these girls have a good time? Miss Annie was quite positive that they did not ; but, if I remember correctly, the girls did not hold the same opinion. However, the results were such that they did not repeat the experiment.
June came at last. We climbed the first round in the ladder, and became D girls. We left behind us in E every semblance of timidity. We were well acquainted now; the big room had lost all its terrors; and when part of the class were placed in the alcove, its dark and sheltered asp e ct rather pleased a few. Later, the principal thought it advisable to bring certain girls out of this dark corner and place them in a better light-where she might note their excellent behavior. But the girls, for some reason, hated to move ; their modesty rebelled against such publicity. Mrs. Sterling
BROWNIE CIRCUS
had charge of the "German girls" here, while the " French" were up stairs, with Miss Margaret.
In the little "German Room", we had a peculiar propensity for getting into scrapes. Almost every day, Mrs. Sterling saw fit to give at least one of us a walking ticket, and sometimes as many as two and three received a like token. It is wiser, I think, to refrain from recalling the circumstances connected with these sudden exits, ~s a full explanation might prove embarassing.
This year we made the acquaintance of the Professor; and sliall we ever forget the exceptionally kind interest he took in our welfare? or-last, but not least-the demerits he showered upon us in rich abundance?
About this time a number of us became very familiar with the "Platform", and frequently occupied a certain chair near Miss Annie's desk. Sometimes, after meeting, one might see several girls on a little bench, waiting for an audience with the principal. One clay especially comes to my mind. It was 111 the early spring , and straw hats were just out. Several girls who were sitting near one another in meeting, adorned with their spring finery, were suddenly seized with an irresistible desire to exchange hats. Although the transfer was made very quietly, it was noted by one who immediately reported it; and that accounts for the girls on that b e nch, and a lost recess in the bargain.
Ifow often, at recess, we would jump the iron railing and run over the precious little grass plot in the yard. You may be sure that we critically surveyed our surroundings before committing such a rash act; but sometimes, b e fore we cleared the rail on the farther side of the plot, our benefactor, the Professor, would appear; and then what a hurrying and scurrying there would be to appear as though we had done nc,thing llnllSUaJ.
But a day came when the Professor scored one on us. It wa s a warm day in June, and when the hour tor recess arrived it found us hot, thirsty, and ready to wreak vengeance on the powers that compelled us to study on su c h a day. Some one suggested soda water, and twelve venturesome girls immediately accepted the suggestion, and started for the drug store. Ten had gained the street without notice; but alas! the other :!:l
two were spied by the ever-watchful Professor. This, instead of detaining them from joining their companions, only strengthened their desire for freedom, and with a wild ntsh they gained the shelter of the drug store, and drank their soda without further molestation. But the faithful sentinel kept guard at the door, and as the culprits passed out to return to the beloved school, their names were jotted down, and for two days they spent their recess within doors, meditating upon the follies of disobedience. But we returned good for evil, as is our custom; and soon the irrepressible twelve sent Professor an invitation to take a soda, either at recess or after school. He did not relish the idea; but after much persuasion he consented to go-not at recef:s, however. So after school we marched down Fifteenth Street with our guest; and you can ask him whether we had a good time.
At the close of the term, several girls threatened to try another school; but those who proclaimed most boldly their intention never to return, were found in their places as usual in the Fall.
There is one event that certainly must be recorded in this history. did not open, in the Fall of 1895, until tenth montli, seventh. We have never yet recovered from the effect of that long vacation. On the memorable day when we onre more reassembled, we found a very imposing structure, furnished with all the latest improvements -an elevator excepted. Miss Alice had us in charge, in C, and I fear she was not predisposed in our favor, for our excellent reputation had preceded us. We were now obligEcl to solve the problem presented to us by the Faculty, namely: "Which course do you intend to take?" In order to allow beginners in French and German to catch up with the advanced girls, the latter were requested to take Physics, and after much discussion they condescended to submit to the arrangement.
What interesting times we had in the Laboratory! How excited we became one day, when we saw Emily's hair gradually rise and stand out all over her head. This marvelous appearance was not caused by fear, however. Professor Dillworth was simply demonstrating a point in the lesson. If the Professor could only
It is this: That Friends' Central School
SPRING FINERY
have awed some of us sufficiently to have made our hair stand on end, we might have been able today to work out some of the various problems he endeavored so faithfully to make clear to us; but as it is I tear we did not impress him greatly with our brilliancy. We were classical, and our talents did not lie in that direction.
In November we gave a luncheon in honor of Professor Haines. It was intended as a slight tribute of our regard, and a token of the gratitude we felt for the great trouble he had taken in our behalf. Miss Alice gave us permission to use her room, if we would promise to clear away all evidences of our repast, and leave it as neat as we found it. It goes without saying that this condition was carried out. The luncheon was a very swell affair. We placed a huge chrysanthemum, tied with white satin ribbon, at the Professor's place; also a box of candy, with the head of a tiny bisque doll peeping out of it-intended for his daughter, little Annie Shoemaker. Professor entered right into the fun, and ate as many olives as any of us. When the bell rang for lessons, we noticed him placing the chrysanthemum in a pitchrr; but we had no idea of having our gift slighted, and insisted that he should carry it up stairs, so that all might see it. He agreed to this; but when we requested him to wear it as a buttonhole bouquet, he politely declined.
One day, Mattie Oelbermann-who tomorrow completes her twelfth year at this respected school-spilt a bottle of ink on the antique and venerable carpet, and when reproved by Miss Alice broke out: ''Well, I've been coming to this place ever since I could toddle, and I think I ought to be allowed one ink spot." Of course, the Professor was on hand, and endeavored to rescue the carpet by shaking a bottle of acid over the stain. The girls, after watching the operation for a few minutes, mildly suggested that he might obtain better results if he remoYed the stopper. It will never be known how many years longer that carpet would have lasted; for Mattie had ruined what little beauty it possessed, and it hacl to be replaced by a new one.
Our D year was rather uneventful, and our behavior improved decidedly. Do not misunderstand me! I do not mean to say anything derogatory to our former conduct; but now we had developed into regular little saints. In B year we elected a president; and the office was well filled by one of the brightest members
of our class, Emily Jacoby. Also the great events of joint class meetings and sociables fell to this year. Thus, for some reasons, B holds an important place in our history.
During the closing days of school, we learned that our principal, Miss Annie Shoemaker, had resigned her position. To us, the pupils who for four years had bten under her kind care, an<l had learned to think of her as a friend, the news brought the deepest regret. Miss Florence Hall also left us in '97, and the girls who had the pri vileg-e of being in any of her classes realize that, in losing her, the school has lost one of its most valued teachers.
As examination time approached, what agonies of fear some endured! We looked upon our promotion as the choicest blessing that could be bestowed upon us. How could we have been so blind! We had scarcely obtained our much-desired boon when we realized o u r dire mistake. We immediately began the mental cram; we burnt the midnight oil to the last dregs, and imbibed the blackest of coffee, which kept us awake and ruined our nerves. We hailed the Washington trip as an angel of deliverance, and almost the entire class embraced the opportunity for a holiday, and I think it will always be remembered as one of our pleasantest experiences.
We invited Miss Julia and Miss Harriet to undertake the difficult task of chaperoning us. They kindly accepted. our invitation, and certainly discharged the duties of their position conscientiously. On our arrival at the Ebbitt House, we literally took possession of the top floor. Unluckily, our chaperones had been assigned rooms in another part of the house. This arrangement could not be thought of for a moment, and a room was secured for Miss Harriet in our charming loft. The speculations among the guests as to who we were afforded us much amusement. The popular opinion was that some boarding school had been let loose, and was making hay while the sun shone. For further particulars, I refer you to Emily Jacoby.
In Class A, l\Iarie Smith has been our president, and she has ably performed the arduous duties of her office, and we gratefully acknowledge her care and trouble in our behal( AT WASHINGTON
To our devoted principal, Mrs. Speakman, and to our teachers, we render our heartiest thanks. May they throw over our misdeeds the kindly mantel of charity , and only keep green in memory the worthy actions of the famous Class of '98.
-KATHERTNE
ELLIOTT
FAR, far back in lhe pasl, in the ages of mylhs and of legends, \Ve read of a tale that is told, that fills us with infinite wonder; Of how in a far away Janel of the Paradise of Children, \Vh ere nobody gr~w lo be old, and no one was ever unhappy, 1 here liv e d, among others, a youth, beloved by all his companions,
Epimetheus, whose heart was as pure as the heavens which smile down upon him,
And in but one thing was he lacking, a comrade to brighten his fireside. One day a stranger appeared, and stood at the door of his cutlage, And when invited to enter, he shook his head while he spake tlrns; "Here is a box, Epimetheus; with you I wisb lo entrust it, Here will I let it remain, to be left alone and unopened; This is my only request, tbat you do with it as is directed" ; Then in a trice he was gone, but 1.he box still stood in the doorway, Large and polished outside, but inside mysterious and secret.
Days passed, ancl now Ute lime came when tbe prayers of the cbilcl.ren were answerell, Aud lo Epimetheus was granted tbe one thing in which he was lacking, A companion to cheer him a tall times, a maiden whose name was Pandora. For a while all went well; but the time came when a sbadow stole in through tbe window,
And sought out the face of Pandora, where it lingered and darkened lier visage.
Deeper and deeper it grew, anJ this was the cause of its coming; From the first moment she came, and noted the box in the hallway, A longing crept into her soul to find out its forbidden treasures, Which increased in the course of events, and became an ungovernable passion.
For Ii ours she would sit at its side, and wonder and wonder and wonder, Until lier whole life was a torment, and mere existence was maddening. Then it was that her curious nature could baffie no longer with couscieuce And left to herself, she enabled templation to conquer and wiu her.
Closer she crept to the box, and the moment of fate closed upnn her; Slowly she lifted its lid, but dearly she paid for the effort, For from under its cover there flew a swarm of small creatures called "troubles", Which stung her, and then went their way, never stopping to heed her entreaties.
On, on, they pursued their wild flight, these troubles of various dimensions,
Until they arrived at a planet sailing swiftly around in ils orbit,
On which they decided to stop, which they did without one moment's warning,
Aud this then accouuts for the sight which ruiglit have been witnessed one morning,
Not more t.han five short years ago, in lhe beautiful month of Septembe1·. A hand of these self-same troubles, intent upon all sorts of mischief, Now wended their way in a body to the heart of our own Quaker Village, And here they encountered a sight which filled them with shadowy forebodings-
'Twas a building, which made no pretension at beauty offonu, or of color; For all that, 'twas a storehouse of knowledge, held in tow by a worthy Shoemaker,
And today it is known far and wide by no othe1- name than Friends' Central.
But alas, for her name, and her fame; and cloubly alas for her teacliers! The "troubles" had closed in upon her, and darkened her wide open doorway;
Disguised in the fashion of mortals they entered, and then all was over, As the instant they crossed o'er the threshold they forfeited all future freedom,
For some oue pronounced the name "school girls'·, and they realized their fate was decided.
Think you Time has dealt hard with the victims? As a class do we call forth your pity?
Nay, nay, say not so; lest by doing, you find how little we need it. To begiu with, here's Katharine, our historian, who is sainted by uame, not by nature,
And many's the battle she's won, for the sake of maintaining her freedom. It. may be that we've spoiled her a little, but if that is true 'tis no wonder, For she's had her own way for so long, that il's grown lo be sort of a liabit; And allhough it's against her convictions lo give heed to advice or good counsel,
It is uot for want of advisers that perplexities oft have assailerl her. One of these is her friend Sara Cooper, a model of proper behavior, 31
But only 011 lwo k11owu conditions do you find Sara perfectly happy. The first, when with hands full of fragments collected from out of lhe lu11ch-room
She sallies forth, wilh a smile thal borders 011 lhe ethereal; The secoll(l, less harmless hy far, is a fixed a11d terrible habit,
No me.re and 110 less lhan lhis-an abnormal fondness for lalki11g. She gels more words said iu an hour, providing there's someone lo listen, Than anyone else of her age would have the courage lo utter.
Now in our class there's a girl whom Sara Hires to listen, 'Tis Li11da, and so like lhe kind and patient friend of lhe affiickd, She permits her lo have her say oul, without even one interruptio11.
And now turn your thoughts for one moment, and your microscopes, loo, for lhat matter,
As at preseut we're dealing with atoms, but with atoms that conquer the masses.
Right here in our midst is a small, yet powerful kind of a creature, And though always demure and serene, she hasn't a rival amo11gst us.
Bul like other remarkable people who light up the world with their brightness,
There are some things of which even Emma has had very little experience.
Fo1· instance, she never has had the rare privilege of taking a fi11al; And worse than that, she has never been cheered by a single demerit; 'Vhich is not altogether because she hasn't heen guilty of talking, But because she's so little of slalure lhal the son11d's been misplaced verv ofleu;
On lhe contrary there is Louisa, ·whose tongue is forever in motion, And constantly seems to be striving lo get its owner in trouble, \Vhen assuming thal innocent air, if it were 11ol lhat looks were deceiving It would seem lo be out of U1e question to accuse her of making things lively.
Now we all know it wouldn't be hard to say something su!Ticienlly witty,
To set Lillian into a giggle; that to say the leasl is 111osl flattering; But there's one of our uumber who selclom indulges i11 such childish acLions,
But rather makes use of her Lime, in a way that is really alarming. It's useless to try to find out just what she means by her sayings, For the oracles hack in the pasl could give utterance lo no sounder judgment.
ll must be that r~ouise was predestined to mystify and to perplex us, And probably she will remain to lhe end our unsolved enigma.
Tl seems hardly fair, just right here, to pass on without mentioning the ''Baby'',
\Vho, ,1:hen she is good, she is good, and when she is bad, she is horrid. From morning till night we are tired with this very precocious young iufanl,
Whose sole ambition ia life was to brighten the future of ·wellesley. The future all laid out befote us by our prophet's unlimited vision, For better, for worse, will il be, when the years shall have made us all wiser?
Is it t1 ue that in days yet to come there will something occur lo remind us Bach one of the other? Who knows? May it be lhen "A Dream of Fair \Vomen".
Perchance 'tis a melody sweet, or lhc note of a song long forgotten, But sufficient 'twill be lo recall the voice of Asthore, our sweet singer; And ever connected with her by a friendsliip close and unbroken, Another fair face will stand forth. revealed once more lo our vision, As Floy, with her childlike perfections, and many innocent graces, Steps again lo the front of the ranks to alternately charm and amuse us; \Vill.t eyes that are dreamy and wistful, but occasionally sp&.rkliug with mischief,
Too good for this world doth she seem, so very many her virtues.
Stiil others would flock to the memory to be recognized and remembered. And oh! how natural each one would seem in the flash of a moment; Irrepressible Lucy; and Mattie, sweet tempered and sunny; Jessie. a living witness to the "beauties of Delaware County"; And nol one whit less familiar, although retiring and modest, The lllarthas come in for their ~hare of well deserved attention, For loyal and true have they been, though oftentimes "cumbered with service''.
A proof of the old, o!tl story, t!Jat good natnre will be imposed on; "And the cry is, still they come", two by two, in a mighty procession; Afler the Marthas, the Mabels, and could anyone ever forget them?
Ah, 'twas a goodly sight to see their mutual devoti0n, As arm in arm they would go, chattering like magpies together, One played the part of a Knight, and championed the cause of the other, As if she had "sole rights reserved"; it must be she forgets there are others.
They pass on like the rest, and instead comes another whose flowery gestures,
Suffice in themselves to recall our Miller of wide reputation, Whose opinions, though sometimes dogmatic, were still never once left unuttered,
Which goes to show what a wonderful. excellent Yirtue is courage. " Every dog has his day ", so says Florence, ancl it's useless to try to suppress her.
All these whose names have been mentioned, were the former allies of Cresar,
Bnt by indirect discourse, we've heard that his meaning they misconstrued sadly.
Poor C~sar, how his heart must have ached when they cast him aside for another;
Never mincl, we'll revenge his past wrongs by treating them all in like nianner.
Presto change! But from whence come those sounds, those ominous outcries of welcome?
So for one moment thinketh the stranger, and the next, the door is CTnng open,
Ai:d face to face he is brought with the cause of the former disturbance . Namely, a class iu Voice Culture, just al present the A Scientifics, vVho by this time have :finished their co-coa and are ready for something substantial.
Professor now opeus his book, and asks Maud to begin the clay's reading, Who, quite unnerved by the shock, loses her place at that instant.
We '' wail a minute'', as usual, nulil she regains equilibrium
SufJicienl to carry her through the semi-weekly performance.
All al once a footslep is heard, and lhe door is banged wilhoul mercy, And by instinct we know lhal none other can it be than our treasurer approachillg,
Excusetl from her lessons; as usual, she ignores both the book and its contents,
And we, iu turn, ignore her, because of our yet unpaid class-dues. However, 'tis a useless precaution, for already iu every direction
Little notes are sent winging their flight, plainly slating the "sin of omission''.
Sylvia, as usual, mainlains her provokingly cool self-possession, Bul is uevertheless quile disturbed with regard to a wise course of action. Anne revives from the shock to give heed to nought else but the lesson, 1\Ieauwhile lrampliug the note under fool which brings such unfavorable tidings,
And the way grows suddenly dark with doubtful, though vague apprehensions.
Only two of the class, in the face of this trying dilemma, Sit wilhoul showing a sign of displeasure or even annoyance, Rul gradually over their fealnres a look of expectancy stealeth, Aud a tramp of feet in the hallway insures their instant attention, For all of a snclden, like magnets, they turn to lhe door, now wide open, And two of those angelic boys appear iu life-size before them.
A smile and a nod, all is over; yet these matchless and marvelous maidens
Consider the moment well spent, al least that's the popular lheory, For Francis ancl Emily merely change the subject by saying That if no one had any objections, they would like some more ventilation
'fhen Elizabeth, Bessie, and Bess all make a B-line for the window, \Vheu just at that moment the bell rings, and a move of adjournment is carried.
Never a word 110 they speak, bul in silent and solemn procession l\Iarch, single file to the right, in precise and punctilious order,
For all the forces of nature which govern the A Scientific;; Self control is their forte, and science. alas, is their foible.
Not so the ones that are left to make up the A Literary. They are lo be our bright stars. and in days yet to come we shall marvel At the marked signs of illlprovement iu the twentieth century writers. And in the long lists of books well known through the fame of their authors,
\Vil) be Lewis's "Romauie'', and Thomson's ''Lives of \Vallon and Bricker''.
And in connection with this, that the reader may be more enlighte11ed, lle will find a Glossar-y attached, arranged to the Toone of Old Huudred, Yet something unknown, but of course the latest thing isn't out yet.
And still, looking 0Yer the ranks of this famons and praiseworthy section, '!'he eye lights on three noble forms of condescemling demeanor.
Of these "three girls", the first needs no introduction whatever, For, because she knows us so well is the reason we chose her Presenter.
To get in her fa\'or of late has taken some little attention Since today it lies in her power to show forth our most gruesome shortcomings.
May she view them through rose-colored glasses, and magnify all our small virtues;
Otherwise we shall all have to follow our mutual friend Edith's example, And siUJply take life as it comes, regardless of care or of worry. \Vhat a pair they do make, and between them what schemes have been put into action,
For capricious and daring are they, and addicted to fads, freaks, and fashions;
And a Foote in the rear of these two, a position she will not surrender, Comes one on whose brow is engraYed the sad habit of Procrastination.
•· Ninety-eight, ne,·er late", and our motto, "·as gradually hushed into silence,
For 'twas but a mockery, alas! while Genevieve honored our class-roll. And last, but not least, is our Bella, whose opinions bold great weight amongst us,
And although she's the Bell(a) of the class, 'tis not likely yvu'<l class her a dumb bell.
Our list no,, almost cowplctcd, c Ill prising the great host of'' trouhks ", Still lacks hut the goorl fairy llope, \,ithout which no joy could atll:ml us.
In our midst she has long reignccl supreme, as the qu<:cn uf our h,:arts and affections,
And as Presicknt, friend, and adviser, this clay would we sing fortlt her praises.
0 Friends' Central! your troublt!s are leaving, yes, leaving both sadder arnl wiser;
But if it would he any comfort to know of their feelings towa1d you, Just glance at the words of their motto, ancl be content with the knowleclg-e,
That nini:ly-cight stan<ls for all time, '· man y hands, ouc heart" for Friends' Central.
-ED
ITH ;\IAY C \SSl\1.111';1{ R \'
l\IABJH, BATEMAN
HELEN BAILEY BRICKER -
EMMA JOHN BUCKMAN
EDITH l\lAY CASSB;LBERRY
SARAH B. COOPER
ELIZABE'l'll REEVES COWPERTIIWAIT
E~lMA CRAWFORD
JESSIE DARLINGTON
KATHARINE ELLIOTT
GENEVIEVE A. FOOTE
ETHEL l\1AUREE FUNK
ELIZABE'fH FLORENCE GLOSSER
MARTHA ROBERTS HAINES
ETHIH, HANCOCK
CHARLOTTE KENNEDY HANNUM
CLARA LOUISE HEALD
LINDA SMITU HIRES
l,OUISA HART HOWSON
EMILY JACOBY -
FI.OY AGATHA KNEPPER
MABEL KNIGHT
Girlst Class Members
SYI,VIA D. LINVILL
SARA STRYKER LEWIS
EDITH ,VINIFRED MARSHALL
HELEN ELIZABI~TH MENDENHALL
FLORENCE EVELYN MILLER
EDITII MAUDE l\1ITCIIHLL
MARTHA \VASHINGTON MOORE
MATTIE OELBERMANN
ELIZABETH PHILLIPS PINKERTON
MARIE MARTIN SMITH
LUC\.' B. STACKHOUSE
FRANCIS \VADSWORTH TERRY
BELT,A THOMPSON
l\IAMIE TUOJ\IPSON
FLORJ,:NCE CLAYTON TOONE
LILIAN Al,ICE \VAL'l'ER
Ar,MA WALTON
ELIZABE'l'H M WALTON
CA'fHERINE ELMA WAY
ANNIE PEARSON \VHIT!:t
MAUDE C. WIGGINS
GIRLS' CLASS, ' 98
Girlst Prophecy
EXTRACTS FROM A JOURNAL
~EPTE'1BER mh. Foe two yms following thei, gcaduation, the gids of the illustcious dass ol '98
wandered on the face of the earth with no fixed purpose in view. Finally, they decided that they
would not be mere nothings in the world, but acting as a body would pursue some course before which all civilization would stand and wonder. With this project in view they hit upon the happy plan of choosing this island , at that time almost deserted; and just three years ago instituted here a government which s h ou ld be "of the women, for the women, and by the women". If any men should wish to accompany us, merely as a secondary consideration, why let them
come, was the unanimous vote of the girls ; but they must distinctly understand that they could only play a minor part in our government.
How hard it was to gain the consent of all the different parties. But finally, after many trials, we were successful, and here we are, and have reigned supreme for three years with remarkably good results . Blessings upon those years that have past, and all hail to the Future !
SEPTEMBER 24th. A note came to me this morning telling me that my old friend Lilian Walter has returned to our city, after making a short visit in America, and is now at Hotel Walton.
After breakfast I called at the hotel, and was ushered into Miss Walter's private parlor to a wait her c oming. The room was a beautilul one, and I almost wished that I, too, lived at the Walton . It is certainly conducted in the most business-like way, for the W'altons-Alma and Bessie- see to all the minor details of management themselves, and thus make the place very satisfactory to their guests.
In a few minutes Lilian came in, and during the morning gave me a detailed account of her visit home. It was mostly a business trip, as her main object was to attend the art exhibition at which she exhibited some of her sketches. She has become a wonderfully fine artist, and is surely destined for a brilliant future.
I lunched with Lilian and then went up town to my tailor's to see if my suit was finished.
In the cars I sat directly back of Edith Mitchell and her husband. They did not see me, or they probably would have not continued the conven:,ation in which they were engrossed, or at least not in the same tone.
It carried me back to the days at Friends' Central, for I heard Edith say, "Where is that fifty cents you owe me?" The answer came in a meek little voice, "I haven't it just now". "It was due days ago", sa id our former treasurer. Then her husband seemed to summon up all his courage, and said, "Where in the world has that fifty cents gone that I gave you last month ?"
Noticing that it was time for me to leave the car, I rushed to the door, and so lost the rest of the conv e rsation.
My suit was ready, and fits me beautifully. We are very fortunate in having such a good tailor as Helen Bricker; so reasonable, too. I sincerely hope that she will not decide to return to America; but I hear that she is becoming discontented here.
It was late when I reached home, and I congratulated myself, as I often do, that I have, in Catharine Way, such a competent housekeeper. Everything is always in good order, and shows that a careful hand has charge of affairs
After dinner I went to the club, where I spent a quiet evening looking over the mJgazines. In comparing our own magazine, "The Triumvirate", with those of the outside world, I find that ours makes quite as favorable an impression. '' The Triumvirate'' is gaining success under the direction of the three workers who have now taken hold of it, for Helen Mendenhall is an excellent business m:rnager, and with Emma Buckman as editor, and Edith Casselberry as poet, we have a combination which could not be improved. I hear that Helen savc:d the paper from going deeply in debt by her careful management, and each month we see evidence that Emma is raising its standard by her writings. This month we find that Edith, too, can write something besides poetry, for there appears an interesting article on "How to Make Verse, or Hints to Young Authors".
OCTOBER 3d. After breakfasting this morning I went out to the country to see Mabel Bateman. Her farm is a very attractive place. As soon as I entered the gate I saw her employed in feeding a small calf with milk, administered from a spoon.
I always thought that farming was Mabel's particular forte, and her success here on our island proves it to be so. She is as jolly as ever, and it did me good to see her and talk over our own escapades of long ago.
I spent the morning with Mabel, returning to town directly after lunch. Later, I witnessed an Pxhibition at the Grand Gymnasium. The improved method of Physical Culture is taught by Elizabeth Pinkerton, who has developed into a very efficient teacher, and is head of the gymnasium. Elizabeth has for assistants her old friends Florence Toone and Mamie Thompson. Mamie has charge of the military drills, while Florence oversees the fancy Indian club swinging. From the gymnasium I went to the Germaine apartment house, where I had been invited to dine with Ethel Mauree Funk and Floy Agatha Knepper. They are the same lively pair, and as inseparable as ever. Their suite of rooms is very elegant, and here they keep an "old maid's paradise". and royally entertain their friends-much to the pleasure of the said friends.
From the Germaine I went to Oelbermann's Theatre, which is undoubtedly the best in town, for our old friend Mattie here shows her good taste in bringing together the best talent of the country, and offering to the public the standard plays at the lowest cost. Tonight I saw the "Merchant ol Venice" produced in excellent style, owing, no doubt, to the fact that all the actors had taken a course jn elocution, under the direction of Florence Evelyn Miller, who has shown herself very proficient in that branch.
Bessie Reeves Cowperthwait took the part of ''Portia'' admirably, and she was fortunate in being well supported, for Maude Claghorne Wiggins appeared as '· Shylock'', and with the aid of a clever make- up looked quite as well as Henry Irving.
In one of the boxes I saw the four acknowledged society leaders-Edith Marshall, Ethel Hancock, Frances Terry, and Emily Jacoby-who are jokingly called "the four-hundred of the island". They look very natural, and seem to be the same jolly crowd which created so much fun on our trip to Washington.
OCTOBER 19th. I was going down State Street this morning, and when I passed the Friends' Meeting House decided to go in, as I remembered reading in the paper that Louise Heald would probably attend rni:;eting this morning. .She was there and seated in the gallery when I entered. She looked very natural, though slightly older than when I last saw her, but this was probably due to the fact that she now wears the pJ;1i11 bonnet and cap. She spoke very acceptably, and still possesses her former faculty of using the right word in the rig-ht place.
This afternoon I attended a special meeting of Select Council, which Mayor Knight herself bad ordered to be called. The object of the meeting was to contemplate the proposition which Sarah Cooper malle to the city for filtering all water used h.ere. We need filtration, and Sarah's proposition seems to be the most sensible one yet advanced; besides it is cheaper than the others, and this is an item.
Mayor Knight, too, seems to be in favor of the present plan, and as she is very level headed and far seeing I should be willing to ·accept her judgment, for she has considered the matter in all its phases.
Howson and Hires, Attorneys-at-Law (now very prominent in our city), strongly oppose the plan of filtration, and advise another, of bringing water from a spring, so pure as not to need filtering. The arguments which they bring forward are clear and well stated. However, the meeting adjourned with the question still undecided.
After leaving the Council Chamber I went down West Third Street and was much surprised to notice on one of the windows the name Sarah Stryker Lewis, M. D. I suppose from that that she has graduated, although I had heard nothing of it. With all the opportunity she has had to study medicine she will undoubtedly become a shining light in the profession.
I went on down West Third Street to call on Genevieve Foote. whom I had not seen for some time.
Before coming to the house, l met her on the street, but she did not notice me until I spoke; then she said, "Ah, bonjour, Mlle". "But", I said, '' don't you know me, Veva ?" "Ah oui, je vois, C'est Mme. Brown, n'est-ce pas?" At this I was desperate, but in a moment she recognized me, and I went home with her and had a delightful call.
She teaches French now in a Kindergarten, and speaks it so much that she used it even to me.
On my way home I also met Marie Smith, but she was too much occupied to stop and talk, as she had to catch a train. She must be very busy now, as it is the time when tours are being planned to take in all points
of interest, and that makes business for tourist agents, particularly the competent ones-to which class Mary belongs-for they are favorites with the tourists.
OCTOBER 29th This morning the mail brought me two small books-productions of Prof. Stackhouse's, who holds a high position in the Island's College. One is called "The Rudiments of French", while the other be,m, the ai,tonishing title, "The Royal Road to Knowledge". We were always told that there was no royal road over which we could travel in that direction; but Lucy was always good at finding things out, and evidently this is one of her original discoveries. It was thoughtful of her to send the books to me; she probably thinks that I need such works.
This afternoon Martha Haine called on me. She seems to have recovered her spirits, which were at a low ebb when I last saw her. I cannot say that I wonder they were, for she was then not succeeding well in business. Her income was from peanuts which she sold at the corner; then later she added to her stock collar buttons and shoestrings. Next she accepted a position as clerk in a small dry goods store, from which stand she was raised to her present position as chief merchant of the city by her marriage with a wealthy young man, who used his capital to establish her in business.
In the evening I attended a concert in the Academy of Music. The house was crowded to the doors to hear Jessie Darlington render some excellent violin solos. She also played some soft lullabies, in which Florence Glosser accompanied her on the piano. The whole program was enjoyable, and the audience very enthusiastic. The only criticism I could possibly make upon Jessie and Florence is that they would not respond to the encores. They probably thought we had already had our money's worth.
NOVEMBER I rth. This morning I went down town to attend a spirited political meeting, which was addressed by the II on. Katharine Elliott. The discussions became heated, but Katharine keeps so clearly before her the point which she is endeavoring to prove, and leads up to it in such a systematic way, that she seldom fails to gain her point. After the meeting adjourned, I found from the remarks which I overheard that she had won many adherents to her belief.
This morning I met Bella Thompson and Emma Crawford on the street. They have recently returned from a long sojourn in America, where they have been taking a course which would fit them for positions in the new hospital which is being established here. I am positive they will be successful, as both are gentle and sympathetic.
DECEMBER rst. Today, as I went down Broad Street, I saw a notice to the effect that any more fast driving _ within the city limits would be dealt with by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This notice was signed by Sylvia D. Linville and Anne P. White. I am glad this matter is at last attended to, for it has become almost unbearable. Sylvia and Anne are just the persons to enter upon such a course, as they are both fond of ani1111ls, and are also very persistent in carrying out whatever they undertake.
I have just commenced to realize how enjoyable it is for the girls of '98 to live here where they can see each other so often. We were fortunate in finding such a place, and being able to carry out our plans .
Boyst Class Members
Classical
NORMAN SINCLAIR BETTS
GEORGE HARRISON LEWIS
PERCIVAL MORRIS FOGG
FRANK P. SMITH
ARTHUR LEVIS BUNTING
ELLWOOD CADWALLADEP
ISAAC HAMSHUR JONES
EDWARD FREDERICK SAUTTER
Literary
GEORGE MALCOLM LA ws
GORDON KENT SHEARER
MAY STEPHENSON EASBY
Scientific
EDWARD CLAY ANDERSON
JAMES BURWICK KERR
ALLEN ROBERT MITCHELL, JR.
ELLWOOD RAMSEY, JR.
RAYMOND MATLACK WARRINGTON
ARTHUR WARR EN PUSEY
CLARENCE HOWARD VANDERBECK
WILLIAM PRICE DAVIS, JR.
BOYS' CLASS, '98
Boys t P ersonals
Edward Clay Anderson Sciences
Entered in K; representative of class on "Blue and Gray'' Staff, in C and B; vicepresident of class, in B; representative to "Athletic Committee", in E, D, C, and B; member of'' Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; member of School Relay Team, in B; member of '' Sociable Committee'', in B; right tackle in 2d Football Team, in B; right tackle on School Football Team, in A; "Point'' on Hockey Team; member of "Sociable Committee", in A; Editor-inChiei of "Blue and Gray".
"His hand was against every man."
"But a man's a man, for a' that."
Norman Sinclair Betts Aris
Entered in E; president of class, in C; member of "Sociable Committee", in B; member of "Class Pin Committee", in B; member of "Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; president of Class, in B; tackle on School Football Team, in A; member of "Class Record Staff"; member of" Blue and Gray" Staff, in A; president of" Masquers' Club",
in A; member of "Class Day Committee"; "Spoon man"; Class Presenter.
"With Jokkes crulle, as they were lay' d in presse."
'' Who shook the stage, and made the people stare.''
Arthur Levis Bunting Sciences
Entered in E; member of" Sociable Committee'', in B; Road Captain of '' Bicycle Club", in B;Stage Manager of" Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; Business Manager of "Masquers' Club", in A; member of ''Class Pin Committee"; Chairman of "Sociable Committee", in A; Business Manager of ''Blue and Gray"; member of IIockey Team, in A; Editor-in-Chief of "Class Record"; Treasurer of Class , in A; Class Historian.
'' Oh, what may man within hi~n hi~!e, Though angel on the outward side!
Elwood Cadwallader Sciences
Entered in D; member of "Class Day Committee"; representative to "Athletic Committee", in A; Business Manager of "Class Record''.
"He had w!teels galore."
William Price Davis, Jr. Special Entered in A; right tackle on " School
Football Team", in A. "By lhis face, This seeming brow of juslice, clitl he win The hcarls of all that he dicl angle for."
!\lay Stephenson Easby Special
Entered in E; member of School "Relay Team'', in B; entered School Sports in C and A. "Methinks, I once again do sec that GRIN."
Percival l\Iorris Fogg Letters
Entered in E; Treasurer of" Junior N. H. F. C.'', inE; Chairmanof''DccorationCommittee" of" N. II. F. C.", in C; member of'' Entertainment Committee", "N. II. F. C.", in C; memberof"ExecutiveCommittce", "N. II. F. C", in B; member of ".l\bsquers' Dramatic Club'', in B; member and Business :\Ianager of" Blue and Gray" Staff, in A; member of' 'Class Day Committee"; member of " Record Staff"; Secretary of Class; Class Statistician.
·' M ode~ty becomes a young man.''
Isaac Hampshur Jones Arts
Entered in J; member of'' Executive Committee", "N. II. F. C.", in E, D. C, and B; also member of ''Decoration Committee", "Entertainment Committee", and "Program Committee", "N. H. F. C. ", in C; Secretary and Treasurer of Class, in B; member of" Sociable Committee", in B; Busi,)2
ness Manager of" l\lasquers' Dramatic Club" in B; member ol '' Blue and Gray" Stall~ in A; member of "Sociable Committee'', in A; Captain and lert-end of "School Football Team", in A; Chairman of "Class Day Committee"; member of ''Class Record Staff"; President of Clas~.
"He never said much; so we' II say less here."
James Renwick Kerr Sciences
Entered in D; member of "Hockey Team", playing' 'Cover Point" in all games; usher at play of"l\fasquers' Dramatic Club". "'Long' he was with us, and he may still grow."
George 1\1. Laws
Entered in C. Letters "\Vlrnteve1· T ha,·e <lone, is due l'l p.iticnl ll1onghl" '· 8ludy alone conic! 111nkc It i111 grcal."
George Harrison Lewis Arts
Entered in F; member of "Executive Committee", "N. 11. F. C.", in E, D, C, and B; also member of "Dccor;ition Com mittee '', '' Entertainment Committee'', and '' Program Committee"; "Correspondin~ Secretary", in C; and President "N. H.F. C. ", in B; Property Man;iger of "l\fasquers' Dramatic Club", in Band A; Chairman of "Class Pin Committee".
"The only original Peri ! " "A good companion and watchful father was he to us all . "
A lien Robert l\1itchel1, Jr. Sciences
Eqterecl in C; member of" Sociable Committee", in B; member of "\,Vashington Trip Committee''; sub half.back of" School Football Te:-im ", in A; won sack race in '97 School Sports.
'' He longed to be a man.''
Arthur Warren Pusey Sciences
Entered in D; member of "Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; Center of "School Football Team", in A; Class Prophet. " l am not in the mould of common man.' '
Ellwood Ramsey, Jr. Sciences
Entered in B; Captain of 2d Football Team, in B; Musical Director of" Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; entered School Sports in B; Ass' t Manager of "School Football Team'', in A; Goal on Hockey Team; President of" Athletic Association", in A.
'' First the world was made-then, as a matter of course-RAMSEY."
Edward Frederick Sautter Arts
Entered in Kindergarten; Secretary of "N. H. F.C.", in C; member of "Masquers' Club Orchestra", in B; class representative to "Athletic Committee ', in A; right-end
on "School Football Team", in A; Chairman of '' \tVashington Trip Committee"; member of "Class Day Committee".
"A man, as true as steel."
Gordon Kent Shearer Letters
Entered in C; member of "Blue and Gray" Staff, in A; member of "Masquers' Dramatic Club", in A; quarter-back of "School Football Team", in A; Center forward of '' Hockey Team"; member of "Class Record Staff" ; Class Poet.
"Behold, I am a poet."
Frank P. Smith
Entered in D.
'' One of the few, the immor1al names That were not born to die ". Letters '· The world knows nothing of ils greatest men."
Clarence Howard Vanderbeck Sciencts
Entered in D; Manager and right halfback of "School Football Team", in A; member of" Sociable Committee", in A; Captain and Rover on "Hockey Team"; Business Manager of "Class Record".
'' Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor. ''
Raymond M. Warrington Sciences
Entered in E; member of ". Masquers' Dramatic Club", in B; forward on " Hockey Team".
'' Soft, he wakes ! ''
Boyst Class History
ARTHUR LEVIS BUNTING, ' 98
Come all my friends, hotli young and old, I'll tell lo you a story About the class of '98, Of much renown an<l glory.
I beg your kind attention now, To listen lo my history; Bnt whether it will please or not Is what remains a mystery.
At least, you hm·c ne\'er heard it, And the characters arc new; So e, en if it tires you much, Please wait until I '111 through.
For many years we've struggled on, l\Iidst joy, and pain, and sorrow; nut now al last our work is past\Ve gratluatc tomorrow.
the Class
IN THE SPRING, A Y OU N G MAN'S FANCY LIGHTLY TURNS TO THOUGH T S OF-GRADUATION ESSAYS
COURSE, every Class that has ever graduated from our schoo l, has t hought t hat they were the greatest Class in the world. We think the same, and we differ from t he preceding C lasses in only one thing-, namely: that we have a just claim to that distinction. We are t he greatest Class in the world. Last year one of the historians of the Class of '97 made some disparaging remarks about of '93; jealousy, pure jealousy. Knowing our superiority, we can afford to be magnanimous, not
only to the former Classes, but to the following ones, whom we hope will remember this Class Day. and the Class of' 98, without the slightest ill feeling or malice.
But now I must make a confession. Only five short years ago we were pupils of the Intermediate. At the end of the F year, each member of the Class received a petition from the committee begging him not to change his place of education, but to favor the High School with his -... presence. The majority of us out of a wish to please the school consented, ,,--~,,,~;. -· • and I am sure we have never been sorry for our choice; a few went to the ~I.~, l t . other schools. Poor fellows! they are to be pitied ; they probably spend v their clays in tears and lamentations.
During the summer of' 93, 99 per cent. of the Class went to the \Vorld' s Fair. Those who did not, could not stand the ::.train of the trip. In September, we assembled in the classic shades of Room r 3. There we were given much valuable advice by Prof. Birdsall and Mrs. Speakman, all of which we obediently remembered for a whole week; then our temporary trance being over we were ourselves again. E consisted mainly of discipline, interspPrse<l with spelling bees, and other relics of our early clays. Many of the boys this year made r~putations for hard study, which they have been liYing on ever since. l low well we remember the fir::;t time we were shown into room 20, since called the Biological Labaratory. We crossed the girls' gymnasium, passed along a dark corridor, and were ushered into the Zoo. We started back in horror! The walls were lined with bones; pickled snakes grinned at us from the shelves; and from the corners stuffed animals stretched their heads towards us. Oh, the horror of that moment ! The bigger boys shuddered, and the smaller ones began to cry. A moment later, however, our fears "'·ere set at rest by the teacher in charge, and we thereupon made friends with the skeletons, the salamanders, and the stuffed animals. In connection with the biological work, a society was organized, with the pretentious name of the Natural History Field Club of Friends' Central School. It had for its object the extending of perpetual war against bugs,
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lizards, snakes, birds, and many other kinds of harmless wild animals. Every person in the Class was a member ; no dues were required, but each individual was supposed to provide himself with a long handled net, half a dozen small bottles, and a silver pin, costing sixty-five cents. It is interesting, by the way, to note the evolution of these small emblems. When new they were worn proudly by their owners. Next year their fortunate possessor came to the conclusion that he had been ''stuck'', and after engaging in futile attempts to sell them to the incoming Class, they gave up in despair, and had them melted down in the hope that they might contain at least ten cents' worth of silver.
Every member of the faculty remembers our angelic Class. How much they thought of us in those days, and how lenient they were with our childish offences! The demerit book, a foolish institution which the Class has since had abolished, was borrowed by one of our number, who soon after left our hallowed shades to travel for his health. Two or three other members of our Class also went on prolonged journeys, and the year closed without further incident. Those of us who were very smart, or else had a pull with the faculty, were exei11pt from examinations. The very small minority who were not so fortunate studied hard, and when we left in June we were one grade· higher in the social scale.
Class D was an uneventful year. We pitied the little E boys, and wondered how we had ever been contented with our quarters of the year before. We were now in the large room, where we could see all that was going on, and what was still more important we were for the time being out of sight of the watchful eye of Mrs. Speakman. Everyone studied hard-at least one or two of us did, and the rest of us discovered some things that were useful to us all through our school life. Among them we found out that to get caught cheating in examinations was unlucky. We also learned that the periods marked study were meant for debates on various subjects, for walking in the halls, and reading the latest stories; in short, for everything but study.
One of the golden rules given us by Prof. Birdsall told us to help your neighbor, as you wished him to help you. During this year we were joined by Pusey, the great man of the Class, and who has since been called our majority, or larger half. Jones, too, now earned for himself the title of the "Silver-tongued Orator", which he has since held. Again spring came, and again we found ourselves a step higher; or rather most of us did. Out of kindness, the faculty decided not to commence school until October 7th. This determination was arrived at out of a desire to please us, and not (as was erronously supposed) to give the workmen time to finish the new building.
And when we did come back ! What a different scene met our eyes! The old building had been almost entirely pulled down; and from its founctations rose the present structure. Among the important changes was the place of the chemical laboratory. It was moved up on the roof, and visitors to the building no longer imagined that a wholesale glue factory was doing business on the ground floor. The room assigned to us for our own was 30 A, and just here let me ask the faculty a question. Why is it that Room A is always given to tl1e lower classes? Any one who knows anything about the arrangement of the upper floors, knows that this room overlooks the main staircase and corridors, where girls continually pass. Now the average D boy is too timid to look at a girl, and so a valuable opportunity is lost. The seniors, on the contrary, are seated right alongside of the platform. Now why not put the upper Classes in Room A, and give them the benefit of co-education, while the lower are kept out of mischief by the austerity of the platform?
This year really started our train of knowledge. It was a through express, and not composed of sleepers, as some people seemed to think. Prof. Birdsall was conductor, and he did his duty very well, stopping occasionally to put off donkeys, ducks, and other kinds of birds, since live animals were not carried. The differ<>nt members of the Class took turns as headlights, so that their brilliant remarks might light up the way. But I must not wander longer in the land of metaphors and allegories. In this year we had our first , and only Class Football Team. At the start its prospects were bright; but after a brilliant season, consisting of one defeat, it disbanded.
While in C, we took up the study of chemistry, under Prof. Haines . We liked to make queer looking messes, and listen to Professor's jokes, gtnerally the former. Another notch, and B is our initial. It has been said that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. In this year, the Class was noted for its dullness. Moral-we worked too hard. Prof. Rennolcls came down from Bucknell with some wonderful stories, but after we had taught him all the history we knew, he decided to evacuate his position. We were very, sorry for he was a great favorite. We had another year of chemistry, in which our dear departed Henry M. McAdoo distinguished himself by his wonderful collection of test tubes. At one time, when he had secured a corner in them, his stock amounted to over 100. Harry also established an alarming propensity for leaving early on \Vednesday, which used to call forth from Prof. Haines the remark that there was no hurry, as the matinee at the Grand Opera House would not begin until after 2 o'clock anyway. One of our great amusements, during the year, was the somnambulistic achievements of Gerty Warrington. One of his moments of drowsiness, like that of Rip Van \Vink le, has become far famed in song and story. '' Pretty'', finding algebra rather dry, decided to take a
nap. His sleep was unavoidably prolonged, and at the end of the period Mrs. Speakman, who had charge of the incoming study, discovered him. She did not like to disturb Raymond's peaceful slumbers, so there the Class sat, "while his little soul was wafted o'er the river to his far away N. J. home". This year was the opening of our annual dramatic entertainment, carried on under a society called the Masquers. The performance came off in May, and was said to be a perfect success, both artistically and financially. Not to be out done by some ·of the preceding Classes, '98 decided to swell out the social coiumn by two Class dances. They were both very successful, and although not attended by the faculty they served their purpose, which was to introduce the Class to itself.
The younger classes may point with pride to the autumn of '97, for was it not in this year that the star football team of Friends' Central was organized? The record of their brilliant season is too well known to need recounting. Nevertheless, it may not be out of order to announce that they did win one game. Another conspicuous event was the entrance of Prof. John E. Wells, who entered to resuscitate French, and some other dead languages, in a very lively manner. He came immaculately clothed in a white necktie, and a large and ferocious moustache.
Ninety-eight started off with a jump, and for three months the faculty followed as best they could. Then having gotten used to the idea that now we were seniors, the school was run for us; the Class settled down, and since then. in conduct, at least, we have become a model Class. With the opening of the Ice Palace, we asked for and received admission to the Interscholastic Hockey League. The team did well, and we hope that in future years the innovation will be retained.
Never shall we forget the night of the fourth of March. Several weeks previously, Prof. Birdsall had told us not to have any dates for that night, as the committee had decided to give a spread. These may not have be~n his exact words, but the thought was the same. With what anticipations we looked forward to the evening can easily be understood. The program consisted of a lecture by Mr. Hamilton W. Maybie, followed by refreshments. The subject of the lecture was unimportant; the refreshments were the main thing. Ninety-eight furnished sundry young gentlemen and ladies, whose business it was to stand about the building in appropriate attitudes, and give to the scene an air of elegance. By way of variety, an inprovised class rush was organized, wherein Cadwallader, Smith, and Shearer put to flight and half killed some twenty members of the Class of '99. After Prof. Birdsall had, of course, awarded the victory to '98 1 the assembled thousands went home voting the evening a brilliant success.
"In spring the young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of"-Graduation Essays. There were no exceptions in our Class; for months we spoke of nothing else. For months they pursued us through the streets, caused horrid nightmares at night, and in short allowed us so little peace that two cases of delirium tremens, and one of hydrophobia, are directly tracable to them. Of course, no one would acknowledge that he wished to be chosen for Commencement, and many were the dire and awful threats we hurled against the faculty in case our essay should be the fortunate one. As none of that august body have died suddenly, or are even seriously ill, I judge the gentlemen who will speak tomorrow have thought better of their threats.
But all things come to an end at last; and even our school life, which at the beginning seemed like an eternity, is now past. For five years the Class of '98 have been together, passing through all the little joys and sorrows of school life. Together we have shared the events, which when they were upon us appeared like nlf)Untain::;, and now that they have passed seem trivial.
And now we say good-bye to Friends' Central, and all our instructors; to Prof. Birdsall, who now that '98 has gone, no longer has any incentive to remain (He became our principal as we entered E, he leave::; as we ourselve::; leave); and last, but not least, we say good-bye to each other.
Our motto has always been Mauus, Jl1ultae, Cor Unum; may it always remain thus.
Those wishing to know more of '98 will find the Class Record on sale in the office.
Boys t P rophecy
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N AN afternoon late in August, as the ced sun was just sinking heh ind the clouds, an old man walked slowly up a country road. In his hand he carried a large cane, around which was tied in a pretty bow a ribbon of "Blue and Gray". The old man, as he listened to the robin's good-night song, drew a deep breath as if sighing. His face was sad. Had something unusual happened to make him unhappy? Yes, something had happened. An old school friend had just passed away to meet far off with many other members of his class. This afternoon it was that the old man had just returned from the funeral of his classmate.
I I e journeyed on, and gently opened the gate in front of his home. Everything seemed silent as he stepped into the house , and walked with noiseless tread through th e long hall. Then he pushed open a door, and went into a library. Here it was cozy and quiet; one wall of the room was covered with shelves, on which were arranged many volumes; on the other walls were much bric-a-brac, and here and there were to be seen many pictures of landscapes and people. Beside a table, on which were several open books, was a massive arm chair with a reel velvet cushion. After the old hat and cane had been laid in a corner, he placed himself in the arm chair, and appeared with folded hands to rest from his walk.
As he sat thus, it became gradually darker; finally a moonbeam fell through the window on the pictures upon the wall. As the bright streak advanced further, the eyes of the old man followed involuntarily. Soon the beam fell on a large picture of his classmates, in a brown oaken frame. "Friends' Central, '98", said he softly; and when he had spoken these words the time was changed; lze was in his youth.
First, he sees Vanderbeck. Could you guess what has been Pud's life? Has he been a senator or a governor? Oh, no! Our Clarence has a far higher aim. He believes that agriculture is man's noblest employment, and he has spent his life as a jolly farmer. Picture him now out in the hay-field, his duck trousers turned up, his patent leathers hining brightly in the sun, while over his head he holds an umbrella, as he merrily makes the hay.
Soon after we left school, some of the boys noticed that Clarence took frequent bicycle rides in the evenings, but he would never tell where he went. One day we determined to follow him, and soon after he started on his
evening trip, we mounted our wheels, and went spinning after him at full speed; but my, how he did go! The fellows were left far behind, but were not discouraged. We kept on unLil it became quite dark, but still no Clarence. Suddenly one of us discovered in the distance a white object. We dismounted, and watched carefully. It began to move. Were there any wild animals out here on the country road? As none of the boys of '98 were very timid, we did not turn back, but laid our wheels along the bank, and jumped over the fence into the woods, thinking chat if we could come up behind the wild beast, we could easily take him by surprise; but as we drew nearer we heard a voice. Some human bei11g must be struggling with this wild cat, or whatever ir might be. Alas! as we rushed nearer we recognized Vandy's voice; was one of our classmates to die this cruel death? But Clarence's voice did not seem to indicate that he was in a fight. We listened. "Oh, Jennie, how I love--"; then a pause, and Jennie interrupted almost sharply, "How you '.ove what"? Poor Clarence! He must answer. "Ice-cream", faltered he. Jennie's eyes dropped, and she put her hand gently on his drooping head. Then the maiden with a white dress stepped from under the tree, and lilted up her wheel. "Come, Clarence, we must be going home; it's getting dark.,. This was too much for Clarence He arose, and rushed toward her. "Oh, Jennie, how I love--'', but that was too much for the fellows. We rushed through the woods to our wheels, and rode home at full speed. Clarence came home about four hours later. His face was very happy as he told us how many miles he had ridden since supper. Two years later we received an invitation to his wedding.
Next to Vandy comes our "Sleeping Beauty". Is Raymond a farmer, too? Oh! his employment you could easily guess. The boy orator is known all over New Jersey. There he stands before a crowd in Camden, with his hands aloft, reciting his favorite piece of poetry, "And the Villain still J ursued her".
But what has become of our other boy orator, ''Paoli" ? Has the "Peri" become a senator? No, joy, joy, forever; Lewis has become a pastor. After he left F. C. S. he went to college to study medicine. His wonderful knowledge of Greek securei for him first honors, but somehow his natural leaning was toward the ministry, and he wisely gave up medicine, a profession which a nervous youth would scarcely enjoy.
Out of all our class have we no senator? Mike was one, but has now retired. '' Dear love bowers of innocence and ease"; there he lies in a large hammock, slowly repeating his famous speech on the Hawaiian Treaty, which he delivered as an F. C. S. news report. Allan served many terms in Congress, and originated many reform bills. After he resigned he bought a farm, and started to raise ponies; but as he never was very fond of ponies, he soon gave this up.
Now the moonbeam falls on our "cashier's" face. Gordon has risen from a reporter to the famous editor of a magazine, called the "Blue and Gray".
Bunting is the treasurer of this firm, and he knows how to take care of money. Every year he is sure to get that fifty cents out of the subscribers. " Bunts" still wears that famous vest, and Shearer his famous shirt; and both wear rainbow stockings. In fact, as these handsome fellows strut down the street, they look like two gay birds of Paradise.
"Doc." Ramsey, as you could easily guess, is a patent medicine man. One day as he was experimenting in his laboratory (for "Doc." is of an experimental turn of mind), he discovered a mixture which would stop a too rapidly growing m,rnstache. What a discovery! He immediately secured many customers, among which was the '' Medusa, with snakey locks''. Lewis uses it before each sermon.
Smith and Cadwallader went to Cuba, but Smith soon returned, and became an auctioneer. The brave deeds of General Cadwallader soon won for him an everlasting name. He was once captured by the Spanish fleet, but luckily, Commander Clay Anderson in a severe batile captured the fleet, and liberated the prisonets. Conceive his delight when he found that he had saved the life of one of his classmates !
Now there is Easby-noble Easby. He has become a singing master, and how exquisi t e is his deep, manly voice. In 1900 he went to Oxford, you know, and returned with honors. Easby also leads a band at Willow Grove, and is one of Ramsey's customers like " Papa" Lewis.
Next Kerr. How has Pat made his fortune? Why he is a rubber manufacturer. He did not make much money for a while, but soon the government wanted rubber necks for the wounded soldiers. Kerr was just the man w!10 suited, and so he received the contract. As money now was plentiful for him, he determined to visit his "fatherland '', so in a few years he sailed for Ireland, and we heard nothing more of him for a while.
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Now the old man's mind wandered back to the grand class reunion in 19r 5. It was then that Kerr was called home from Ireland, and many others of our lost lambs came from distant places to be with us once more. As many of us were seated around the cozy open grate fire relating the stories of our lives, the door opened, and there stood Sautter. What was his story? After going through the University of Paris, he became a doctor in France. Immediately his practice became immense. People literally swarmed to him. Young who had just left college asked him the secret of his success, but Sautter did not know any more than they. At last some one said that there must be some magic charm in the little silver spoon with which he measured his
medicines. Then the question arose, "How did Dr. Sautter come into possession of that spoon?" Nobody knew, and nobody dared to ask . But we boys of F. C. S. knew where he had received it, and they knew that his success lay far deeper than in this little spoon.
After Sautter had finished his story, Laws stepped in. He had been a traveler for a large company, who wanted a smart fellow to look after their interests in foreign countries. He said he had been to the North Pole, and that he had nailed a piece of" Blue and Gray" ribbon onto it. George was always up to such tricks.
"Now came still Isaac in." "Poor Jones." What on earth has he m.1de of his life? Ah, yes! Now it is plain. He is a professor, with long black hair. Picture him now before a class of naughty boys, telling them how good he was when he was a boy ! Our class president is now the president of a large college.
Now, old boy Foggy. How peaceful he does look ! He has the calm face of an inventor. One invention, the flying machine, was of much use to him. He remembered how easily we caught Vanderbeck on his bicycle ride that evening, for he was one of the boys who followed Pm!, and he determined to outdo us. "A flying machine", said Percy to himself, "would be just the thing". There was nothing he could not do if he tried, so he set himself to work, and soon had this wonderful machme completed. Ile went away very often, but of course we could not follow him. One day he brought a companion back with him.
vVho ' s that fellow with a cane? That's Bettsy. Ile was a lawyer for a few years, but he suddenly retired with a fortune. But how did Norman get this? Ile was certainly lucky. One day a lady was walking down the street with her pet poodle, when a careless motorman ran into that poor, dear dog. Was there ever such carelessness? The lady sued the company for large damages, and Norman was lucky enough to be the lawyer. He received mne-tenths, and the lady the remainder; but the poor poodle received nothing. Norman had won the suit, and his fortune was made. He returned to enjoy himself at his favorite pastime, going to sociables and parties. He was our ladies' man, and he still keeps his hair neatly crimped. Norman entertained us all evening with his jokes at the reunion, and when we parted good-bye seemed merry, although our hearts were sad, for that would probably be the last meeting for some of us on this earth.
The moon shone no more through the window. It had become dark. The old man, however, still sat in the arm chair with folded hands, and looked into the darkness. A bright light filled the room as the servant opened the library door. "It is well that you have come", said the old man, "place the light on the table". Then he drew the chair nearer, took from the open books an old '98 Class Record, and busied himself in reading about the happy days spent at old '' Friends' Central".
Boys t Class Poem
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, T IS asserted that poets are born, and not made; But I was elected to take up the trade. The taste of the class in their choice will appear, As in verse is unfolded each member's career ; '"
And ere I have shown the good traits in each man (For I being small have adopted that plan), "
You'll agree, and many already know it, <c' \ /.
The palm passes the born for the lot-chosen poet.
Jones, ever mindful of ninety-eight's good, Desiring to give reconcentrados good food, , ,1/
Called a meeting, not a joint one, it grieves me to say,
To be held in the precincts of room " 30 A ''.
At the time that was named for the class to convene,
But three of our band in their places were seen,
For the rest of the class, by experience, had learned, 'Till the others from various engagements returned,
Much time would elapse, and good moments be wasted, Ere business, keen pleasures(?) by any were tasted.
At length we assembled (a quorum, of course),
Our president rose, and speaking with force
And clearness of argument, showed to our view That, would we be true to "The Reel, White, and Blue",
We must help Uncle Sam in his struggle with Spain, By relieving the sufl'ring in Cuba of pain.
"At first", he informed us, "I thought l' d propose
We enlist as a Class to fight Liberty's foes, But considering the fact that we number some Friends, I propose, while the navy our couulry defends, We engage, as a Class, in the merciful tasks Of wearing "red crosses" and carrying flasks".
Ah ! Here was a chance for the '' Peri " to rise, And Lewis arose, and with kind glowing eyes, Proposed, on this very momentous occasion, In the island of Cuba we make such invasion. Immediately pealed from the throat of Friend 1\Titchell, A second, which met with reception foil well. The motion was passed with a single dissension, And that of a nature that well deserves mention.
Rear A dmiral Anderson, desiring to scrap, Took the floor, while the rest of us took a short nap, And declared in language full worthy of Milton Such work was befitting a child with a kilt on; Those who like mm would stand up for the right, Should enter the Navy, there struggle and fight. Secretary Long, when we sent him this speech, Sent Clay to Annapolis, where they endeavour to "teach The young idea how to shoot", and lead a cotilion, And perhaps, if he's brave, win victories Manilian.
But to return to the Class, who were now wide awake, And not, by this argument, shown their mistake; A committee was chosen to look after details, Whose letters to Washington crowded the mails. In season, we gathered again to a man, To further develop our excellent phm.
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The committee were eager to tell what they knew, And assign to each member some mission to do.
\Vhen, by loud intonation, his voice could be heard, Our president showed his desire for a word; He looked toward the Class, wildly rolling his eyes, Driving back the excitement that strove there to rise, With a cough for attention, he began speaking thus'· Men of Ninety-eight, may you forbear to discuss, If the plans of the chosen ones please you but slightly, Consider the work has been done expeditely. Forbear to oppose them. Continue to aid. In harmonious union, Spain's (?) island invade."
At a nod from the chair, Betts arose to full height Of six feet ten inches, and with a sense of his right To the position he held by our choice, Began his report in a stentorian voice-
" Your committee, consisting of Bunting, Fogg, and myself, Offered the army the full numerical wealth Of Ninety-eight as an aid to the hospital c01ps; l\lade arrangements that, ere we go to the fore, Onr work at Friends' Central should all be completed, And the colleges, after we long had entreated, Gave permission we should take our entrance'' exams'', And not enter till Cuba was old Uncle Sam's. Therefore, we leave on the nineteenth of June, And though this to many may seem very soon, Consider the fact that lives have been lost, And, by death, many officers laurels have lost,
That had we been there to render them aid. And bandage their wounds, would have cast in the shade
The deeds of past men, both the Gray and the Blue.
( See McMaster ' s Our Fathers, Vol. VII, page 2).
The committee have also assigned to each man, His task to perform, provided he can.
Jones is commander-in-chief of this branch
Of the hospital service, embracing the chance
To give aid to the suff'ring, and not win its glory
By accomplishing deeds full tricky and gory.
The Spanish are treach ' rous, as late history shows , So your committee is strongly inclined to dispose
One-half of the Class as a guard or defence , While the others do work in the field or the tents; So Pusey's required to lie flat on his back, That Easby and Laws may engage without lack Of head, arm, or leg, in the actual carving, And doctoring wisely the injured and starving.
Right here, we'd impress on Friend Pusey the doctrine Of turning both cheeks, and if need be, the chin; And strongly advise him in case of a wound, In pursuit of the Spaniard not to skim o'er the ground,
But to Quaker-like offer the uninjured side, Lest the fist of a Don with his face should collide.
When the surgeons just mentioned have finished a man , Let "Papa" stand by with a Bible and fan, And endeavour the dying one's lot to condole, Rememb'ring-" Save one, if thou wouldst save thy soul". It has given us quite a little concern,
Lest the troops might not quickly the red cross discern, And thinking us part of the combatant troops ( Not dealing in pills and splinter and soups), l\[ight give us a volley; this we wish to avoid, For by such demonstrations would the sick be annoyed; So Betts has been chosen to carry the flag, As his pedals will never permit him to lag, And also his height will help to maintain The reel cross in view, an advantage quite plain. The mention of soup calls two persons to mindThe cook, and the man who provisions cloth find. Mitchell will tend to the first mentioned part, While Sautter will bring the supplies from the mart.
Bunting's requested to bring to the Isle, His vests, rainbow colored, and use them the while, To signal the Squadron blockading the coast, Or if thus unemployed they' II help Mitchell to roast. If attacked by the Spanish, so far from the fleet.
That Bunting's wild sig1~als no responses shall meet, Let Caddy be ready to mount his red bike, And scorch o'er Cuba's best free-toll turnpike, To apprise the commander of Ninety-eight's plight, So that troops may be sent our battles to fight.
Musical director is Ramsey's best place, A position we know he'll fill with much grace; The strains of his lullabies, tender and deep, Will put both the dead and dying to sleep.
The doctors all say, in case of disaster, The bandage by far supersedeth the plaster, bU
If composed of good rubber. From this we infer
There's a high holy mission in store for Pat Kerr.
\Nhen we wanted a night-watch, we got in a pinch, Till Smith's name was mentioned, and then 'twas a '' skinch";
For Smith is the one of all Ninety-eight's boys, \Vho can live in contentment, and not make a noise. In carrying wounded, 'tis important to keep The injured one's head on a par with his feet; Now Vandy and Warrington go as" the twins", And when a man's double his trouble begins; For a hospital litter their shoulders will bear, And the dead be interred by this diligent pair.
As a scribe for the corps we'll employ Fogg's wise head, To keep all the records of wounded and dead, To write all our letters to anxious mammas, And read all epistles but those from papas. Your committee have thus on your great plan enlarged, And request that by you they be quickly discharged."
Having thanked the committee, with glad joyful faces , We all hastened home to quick pack our suit cases.
Our clan, as arranged, have just been away, To meet in battle's fierce array
The warriors of the College Faculties; \Vho, calling on the gods aboveApollo, Mars, Minerva, JovePaused not for parley, brief and long, But charged upon the idle throng
\Nith weapons which had oft before Vanquished many with their roar.
Triangles, rhomboids, syllogisms, Greek roots and ::;urds and logarithms, Themes , idioms, and ideas specific, In which these warriors all are quite prolific; Sulphuric acid, poisons, cones, Squares, solids, ''stiffs'', and dead men's bones, Figures of speech, apostrophes, and metaphors, And such wild stuff as clinging youth abhors; Free will and Physics, all were Hung Like venom from a viper's tongue, While hyperbola and axis of the asymtote IIot gurgled forth from many a throat. By these, had we not studied hard, From college we'd have been debarred.
Now, I warn you-In Cuba, if you should cower, By the aid of vigorous pedal power Per Vim a Te1 go, well directed, You' II be from Ninety-eight ejected.
-SHEARER, '9 8
HOCKEY TEAM
Athletics
OT WAS while in Class E, that '98 first made its presence felt in school athletics. In that year we organized a Class base-ball team that easily demonstrated its superiority over the teams of the other classes. In the Spring Sports of the same year, although the lowest Class represented, we succeeded in winning three points, through the efforts of Wilbur Pancoast.
The following year we organized no ball team, but scored thirteen points in the next Spring Sports. The number thirteen proved an unlucky one, indeed, for the Class, for the next year we won only four points, though Easby would undoubtedly have won other events, notably the 4+0 yards dash, had not the committee so arranged the order of events, that he was prevented from starting in them. The points won were scored by M. S. Easby and C. E. Pyle. Thus unsuccessful in the sports for the year, we saved our athletic prestige by contributing greatly to School Teams, furnishing the captain, Shannon, and three players, Vanderbeck, Harrison, and l\1auby for the Baseball Team, and Harrison and Wilkinson for the Football Team.
The Football Team for the following season, the most successful ever placed in the field by this school, again contained Harrison and Wilkinson as tackle and end respectively. Ramsey, also of' 98, played substitute on the team.
Anderson, Jones, Vanderbeck, Betts, Pusey, and Sautter played on the second team, which by many closely contested practice games, greatly aided the the first team in its success.
When the time again arrived for the Annual Spring Sports, we had recovered from the effects of the fatal thirteen, and scored ten points. Kiefaber winning one, Pancoast four, and Mitchell five.
The Relay Team for this year numbered two ninety-eights. Easby and Anderson.
During the Football season of '97-' 98, as the Senior Class, we defended the honor of the school, receiving very little assistance from the lower classes.
The members of '98 who played on the team for this season were:
Jones (Ca ptain ) Left End
Vanderbeck (B usiness Manager ) Left Half Back
Pusey, Center
Davis, Left Guard
Anderson, Left Tackle
Ramsey ( Assistant Business Manager ) Right Half Back
Sautter, Right End
Shearer, Quarter Back
Betts, Substitute Tackle
Lovett , Substitue End
Mitchell, Substitute Half Back
During the winter we organized the first Hockey Team to represent this school. The team was not organized till the other teams in the league had begun actual play, for we were only able to secure a place in the league after the withdrawal of Swarthmore had ieft a vacancy. However, undismayed, Vanderbeck at this late date organized a team which made a very creditable showing, and judging by the play at the end of the season, the team should have finished very close to the top, had they had the time and practice which enabled the other teams to perfect their team work.
The team numbered the following from '98:
Vanderbeck (Captain) Rover
Warrington, Rover Forward
Kerr, Rover Point
Bunting, Point
Anderson , Point and Goal
Ramsey, Goal
Shearer, Center Forward
-SHEARER, '98
FOOTBALL TEAM , '9S
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/ rc:,, _' f,· ~ HE CLUBS and Societies ofth_e _Class of '98 have ah~ays bee? rather conspicuous_for their absence.
~ (i In our E year many of us J0111ed the "Natural History Field Club", but as this was open to the r/ · entire school, we can hardly rank it among our class organizations. The club served, however, § , to bring the members of the two departments into closer intimacy, and together, under the $. guidance of Miss Mary Tyler, we made several very enjoyable excursions into the suburbs, in C search of "odd rocks and bugs".
In our D year vigorous efforts were made to organize a society, to prevent our writing teacher from wearing more than five different colors in his vest. When this attempt failed, the Class relapsed into its former unorganized state, and the term closed as in the previous year.
In C, baseball and football teams were formed, but after several glorious victories (for our opponents). we decided that we were destined for some thing higher than such brutal pastimes. The management therefore withdrew the teams from the field, and used the revenue derived from the cups, medals, and banners, which we had won, to defray the expenses of remodeling the school.
By lhe time we reached our B year, we rightly judged ourselves to be about "the finest thing that ever came clown th e pike". In order to keep up our reputation as an up-to-date Class, we organized a dramatic society, and called it "The Masquers" , After over a month of diligent rehearsing, which all enjoyed immensely, on the twenty-first of May, 1897, we handed down our name to posterity by presenting the three act comedy, "On Il is Last Legs'·, at the \Vest Philadelphia drawing room.
The cast was as follows:-
O' Callahan
Henry M. McAdoo
'· l\1rs Montague's fortune will raise him some pc~s, nut as it is now. he is 'On Iris Last Legs'.
I\Irs. Montague . . Isaac H. Jones, Jr.
'' A dashing widow, with light black hair, A11d a sporty glance; hc\\arc, beware!"
l\1r. Rivers . . Geo Harrison Lewis
"The bamboozled old ge nt , For Charles 11ever went."
Charles }
Julia Dr. Banks
John
Thomas
l\Irs. Banks
Betty
I Norman S. Betts
/ E. Clay Anderson
"Two souls with but a single thought; Two hearts that beat as one.''
Arthur L. Bunting
"Ile really had to Paris go, 'I'o see those funny things, you know.''
Percival M. Fogg
'' A footman old, But good and bold."
Arthur \V. Pusey
"If you don't see it, ask for it."
j Raymond M.
'' He's not so many, but just a few." so Warrington
The officers were:-
Business Manager, Isaac H. Jones
Stage Manager, Arthur L. Bunting
Musical Director, Ellwood Ramsey, Jr.
The show was j)ronounced a perfect success, and was followed by a small, informal dance, given by the club.
It was decided at the time to present a play annually, and the officers for the following year were chosen as follows:-
President, Nor man S. Betts
Stage Manager, Henry M. McAdoo
Business Manager, Arthur L. Bunting
Musical Director, Ellwood Ramsey, Jr.
During this year a bicycle club was also organized in the Class. We made several pleasant trips into the surrounding country.
Our school work, combined with outside class work, which always develops on the senior class, kept us so busy in A, that we found no time to organize any class societies. Owing to the unavoidable withdrawal of several members of the club, the intended and partially prepared presentation of the'' Masquers" was indefinitely postponed.
Our dramatic efforts never received the sanction of the school authorities, and although the club was composed exclusively of '98 boys, the school name was never used. Had it been . otherwise, our attempts would most probably have been made on a somewhat more extended scale.
Brief and limited as our club experience has been, it has nevertheless proved to be one of the most fruitful factors in producing close friendship and jovial class spirit, which all prize so highly. We sincerely hope, that in leaving old Friends' Central, we are not severing all these ties, but as the years roll on we may often meet, and talk over the good times which we have experienced here together.
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count m yse lf in nothing else so happy, As in a sou l rememb'riug my good friends"
Soci al Life
TO RECORD the Social ife of the Class of Ninety-eight, from the kindergarten up, would be indeed difficult; for even in that remote period we were noted for our sociability. It is really too bad that clear old F. C. S. loses so many of her merriest boys and girls this year; but such is the way of the world.
Long before our joint class meetings were permitted, the members of the class upstairs met those from below; for as the girls and boys trooped through the old halls they felt as though they must stop and chat sometimes together, even though the severe eye of a professor was upon them. Indeed, there were many of these tete-a-tetes; and one cannot conceive more fortunate or charming conditions for forming friendships.
Upon entering the B year we held our first joint class meeting; when after arranging the affairs of the class the boys conversed with the pretty girls next them, and in vain did the President. Mr. Betts, try to call the meeting to order. Those appointed on the Social Committee were Edith W. Marshall, Frances W. Terry, Louisa Howsen, and Helen Mendenhall; while the boys were Clarence Vanderbeck, E. Clay Anderson, Arthur L. Bunting, and Isaac H. Jones.
The Class held its first Sociable just before the Christmas holidays, at the residence of Miss Edith W. Marshall. vVe passed an extremely pleasant evening, and after thanking our kind hostess for her hospitality, we disbanded with three rousing cheers for Ninety-eight.
Several months elapsed before we again made arrangements for another class dance, and this time Miss Lillie Shoemaker kindly offered her home. This was the last social event of the B year, and was indeed a great success. As it was well written up in the newspapers, it will suffice to say that we all have pleasant reminiscences of this occasion.
Now as to the atmosphere of the school itself. It is curious, it is pathetic, to compare other schools with ours; for they appear so insignificant in comparison. There was plenty of fun and some hard work before we entered upon our A year; but as any one will tell you the Class of '98 never forgot to enjoy the pleasures of life. Order and quiet are good things when they can be had without the sacrifice of things that are better.
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Or<ler and quiet some days seemed impossible, and one often heard the popular airs of the day hummed or lilted sotto voce in snatches by the girls who had "Stu<ly ", and who were seeking to improve the shining hours.
The conversations that were carried on in the dressing rooms were indeed exciting, for Miss Jennie was likely to blow in at any moment, and the girls knew well wlnt would follow. Even in the class recitations the social life was not l eft out; for there jokes were told and passed along, and a genera l titter always ensued; then, too, we all knew that it was a wise thing to laugh at our instructors' jokes.
The Ncwember sociable, the first of the season, was held at Miss Lyons' Hall. Many of the the class were present, and also several guests, including Cupid. This, so far as we know, was his ance at our social gatherings; for it was not long afterwards that two engagements were announced. time our small circle was pleasantly enlarged by William Price Davis entering the class. members of first app arAbout this
Toward the latter part of the month of November, the Scientific and Literary girls made a trip to Swarthmore, to observe the heavenly bodies; and it was plain to be seen that this was not the first opportunity they had had for star gazing on a pleasant evening. We will never forget this enjoyable trip, and we all feel very grateful to teacher Rachel Leis, who accompanied us.
The second dance was arranged for December 17th, and the offer of Miss Marshall's house was gratefully accepted . Everybody came in the best of spirits, and thanks to our genial hostess, we one and all passed an evening never to be forgotten.
On our return to school after the holidays, there was not much thought given to social plans until January, when that well-remembered sleigh ride took place.
One very cold winter's night the'' Masquers" gave a sleighing party, which started from West Philadelphia, and went by way of the River drive, through Chestnut Hill, and on to Mr. Shearer's house in Conshohocken, where a warm welcome and a hot oyster supper awaited us. The trials and tribulations of the party were many, but the greatest of these was the severe cold; though even this was forgotten in the enjoyment of the flying· snow and rapid motion.
Several weeks after this event a class dance was given by Miss Charlotte K. Hannum, who arrayed in her beloved Cornell colors looked very attractive, and
made a charming hostess. Even though it was Friday, and there were thirteen couples, we were all in for a good time. The window seats and Turkish corners, where some of us had delightful tete-a-tetes, were indeed appreciated. This dance was pronounced one of the most successful events of the season.
Little of importance occurred between this dance and the following one, which was given at the home of Miss Florence Miller, to whom we wish to extend many thanks for her generous hospitality.
On April 29th the last class dance was held at Hawthorne Hall. The music was good, the floor excellent, and the company a merry one. From this time on till our graduation day we held joint class meetings and every other kind of meetings galore.
The Class of '98, as any one will tell you, has always been a success-socially, mentally, and physically. The Social Committee did excellent work, and to them the class wishes to extend a sincere vote of thanks, and especially to Miss Marshall and Miss Terry, who have always had the interest of the class at heart, and were verily our guardian angels.
"BLUE AND GRAY" STAFF
The u Blue and Gray t t
TOWARDS the close of the B year, '98 began to make some preparation for assuming the responsibility connected with the publication of the "Blue and Gray", for it did not wish to be recorded as the first class to discontinue the paper. Accordingly, class meetings were held fur the purpose of electing officers of the staff for the ensuing year.
Edward Clay Anderson, having represented '98 tor two years on the sta/T of the paper, was chosen Editor-in-Chief, with Arthur L. Bunting for business manager. The remainder of the sta/T from the class included Edith M. Casselberry, the assistant business manager; Emma J. Buckman, Edith M. Mitchell, Marie M. Smith, and from the boys, Gordon K. Shearer, Isaac H. Jones, and Percival M. Fogg.
It was when the first staff meeting was held, on returning after vacation, that the work assumed its real proportions. And then our troubles began. Following in the footsteps of the former managements, we decided to adopt a new design for the front cover of the magazine . This was easy. The difficulty came when the design itself was sought for. Several plans were submitted by members of the class, none of which seemed to meet with the approbation of the staff; finally, however, a suitable one was discovered, and after having been copied by Miss Cooper, it was ready to place in the hands of the publishers.
Meantime, Bunting had been scouring the town for " ads ", of which an abundant supply seemed not forthcoming, although he succeeded in inducing
a number of old-timers to continue their insertions. By offering "due bills", more were encouraged to aid us, till at length we had sufficient to cover the space unoccupied by what literary matter had been collected.
Thus the first number was gradually prepared for publication ; the class notes and personals having been furnished by representatives from the different classes, while the articles on athletics were to be furnished by Bunting, and the exchanges to be tenderly cared for by Shearer. The work was given to the Charles H. Elliott Co. to be printed.
So we had made a start. But before the next month's issue was ready the editor had been obliged to withdraw from his position, and the office was filled by Shearer. This time the outside appearance of the magazine was greatly improved by a change in the printing. Several articles published inside, however, seemed to afford dissatisfaction to the faculty, so Shearer decided to resign from the staff. Truly, '98 seemed to believe in the old adage that '' variety is the spice of life''.
Norman S. Betts was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation, while Jones agreed to coach the paper through for a month, for Anderson had not yet recovered his ability to undertake the task. The football team (hats off, please) had by this time ceased to play, as the season was over. This then was the number in which its picture should appear. Accordingly, a special number was issued in honor of the half tone. This one also concluded a serial story, which had been running since the beginning of the year.
Jones proved to be such an efficient editor that, with the consent of the staff, he decided to " try it again". Two months of such work, however, was enough to weary even Jones; so, as no one else seemed especially desirous of attem;:>ting to edit the paper, Betts, innocent oul, was beguiled into accepting the position.
At this stage a scarcity of material began to be noticed ; indeed, there had been by no means a great superfluity at any tirne. but now, especially, the dearth was more pronounced, so that by the next month, when Anderson was once more able to resume his imperious sway, he, as editor, was compelled to use for publication very nearly all that was at his command ; and, consequently, the issue was obliged to be made smaller than usual.
Such a condition is indeed to be deplored. For when a staff has only sufficient material to fill out one number of its magazine at a time, or worse still is in possession of so little that a leaf must be dropped from the issue, then the standard of the paper is very liable to be lowered. There should be enough to permit of dis-
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cnmmation between the good and the bad, so that only the best would be published. If, however, the condition of affairs is such that all must be mingled together in order to continue the publication, then but two alternatives present themselves ; the staff must either risk the character of its magazine, or cease to make any effort to prolong its life. We could harclly accept the latter, so we struggled on. By this time Anderson had left school, perhaps to try his hand at a better paper.
The editorship of the " Blue and Gray" seemed to be "going the rounds", so to speak, and although the late editor, on leaving, had bequeathed it to Betts, still the latter was not overly anxious for it, and Fogg, having not yet been initiated, set about the task of placing on the market the April number of the fated paper. So, having invoked the aid of the gods, he started the work with not even one story lO publish. This was encouraging, to say the least. Finally, though, when once more the students wert> permitted to peruse their paper, they found a blank leaf in the back part of each one, apparently and presumably left vacant as a sort of memorandum on which the readers might make notes relative to their opinion of the paper. Such a thing had not been thought of before. The sales, however, were not visibly increased by the indroduction ot the novelty.
vVith Betts as a colleague, Fogg again made an effort to sustain the honor of the journal. In this, the May number, the program of the annual spring sports was inserted.
Thus we managed through the year. The girls on the staff, not alone from 198 1 but also from the lower classes, rendered valuable assistance. Some of the best stories were from the hand of the '99 representative ; but of course none of the girls undertook the editorship.
It is not to be supposed, though, that trouble, and trouble alone, was the lot of the staff members. Many pleasant meetings were held in Room 34, and had it not been for the regular school work beside, the labor expended on the "Blue and Gray" would have been a positive pleasure. Perhaps it was to some, anyway.
Taking everything into consideration, we felt that we had done for the paper the best that could well have been done under the circumstances, and if the students will not support it, they cannot expect to see it rank with the foremost. Some merit must have attached to it, for according to the exchanges, "every page was worthy of perusal", it was "a bright, newsy exchange", etc., etc., and that is more than can be said of some school papers. The frequent change of editors may or may not have been of benefit to it, but this change, at least, afforded to those editors the experience of running a school magazine, and if they found it a difficult operation, then could they feel so much the more sympathy for those who followed them.
We were obliged to exercise some care as to expenses, in order that they should not exceed the income, for the subscription list was not a long one, but our careful business manager skilfully avoided unnecessary expenditures, and in the end we were able to leave the cares and troubles of the " Blue and Gray" to '99, together with a nest egg on which to begin once again the expenses of its publication.
Long may it live !
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