Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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5 qeNh':3l'4,' i :?'kl'A' fl 'sfd'3f35L'lvf' f .- -1--f. , . ,,.,,,r ,, e A :ff as 1 HQ. tg, ,1,f,,ig yg,Q,g,:,,e35,gQ345LkrFg -- 1 4 ,- l l l EIGHTY SEVEN is with a feeling of exultation that we come before you for the first time, O gentle readers, and we sincerely hope that our appearance will be as gratifying and instructive to you as it is delightful to us for 'Tis pleasant, sure, to sec one's name in print. nee afrain the college has stretched forth her voluptuous arms and Wel- omed another class within the enchanted circle of her benign influence. c - .. We have carefully read the laws of the Institution, studied the Report of Twenty Xears Experience and received our copies of the U Administrative Rules, which last we have framed with love and hung up in the chambers of our hearts for these tell us that we are men and are fitted to govern ourselves. J having heard it darkly whispered that, since our advent upon the stage, the Facult have talked of abandoning the idea of self-government. .Y Although our stay here has been brief we have already learned the differ- to know more. Even t ff f a eolleffe education, at this earl of period we beffin to realize the advan a es o D 5 for in these few weeks we have been H changed from the soft gristle to the ence between a pluff hat and a banger and are anxious hardened ' Bohn ' of manhood. It has been our fixed determination since our 's pp enable our beloved President to see in us his ideal of a college student. Acting ' ' A l s. True how- ' H1 t a earanee here to with this end in view, athletics have had no power to al ure u , ' ' ' h re We showed our ever, we did make one entry ifor the annual iall meeting vs e ' ' ' 1 h d 'no' Well ' by concen- belief in the old adaffe, 'what is worth doing, is wort 01 D ' ' e ' ' th lirst prize. W tratinff all our energies into one bio' Jump and taking e haven t been able to do anything since, but when we get rested, We Will, if ' l' ithc 1 n'ool's ol' our prowess in li 1 1 ff H f T D Qi' Q O za za u H LQ. Y n A , , Q. We re'oiee greatly at this, though our happiness has been sadly marred by o D 7f ca 'fl D s va 5 , r 7 ' 1 7 D . e - . n n za v , ra necessary give ,nf 7-1. , . l . n -- - While the exceptional The national game, too, has had no charms for us, V 'n the fact that before We character ol' our ranks is nowhere better shovs n than 1 3 H came here, not eleven men in our whole company had even seen a foot-ba . , . .. - ' t that such rude sports It was our hope, when we entered these piecinc s, I ' I l although disappointed 111 would be banished. entirely l'roni the college, 21116, 4 is l 1 ' -' A ' our resolves by holding this, we still show that 'nv' at least are not Iiellle in ' ' mastimes We find at the ourselves resolutely alool' l'ren1 all Hneh pernielous 1 L - ' 's heartily sanctioned by the gyrnnasllnn plenty el' annnsennent and exercise, - H ma. 1 U .l l. .,, -Q 13 ,664-J,.J -.a-vfJ.- 5

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I 'f L It J I ! ..1 V 1 6. K .E 1 qs 757 .TV 'Y 1TIs'2? FXR .. Q YV. fs.. PPI rf' Q3 gg? Q51 fir .QI iq '. Vi at A ...X ,. fi .1 -1 I .I aj' .ui '32 -I THE COLLEGE SENATE. PnEs1DEN'1', Rmv. JULIUS I-I. SEELYE, D. D., LL.D. MEMBERS. From ,841-. CYRUS H. COLE, WILLIAM E. PARKER, JI JAMES H. TUFTS, WALTER F. WILLCOX. A From '85. GEORGE E. GARDNER, FRED. B. RICHARDS, THEODORE W. SCARBOROUGH. From '86. EDWIN B. NIVER, ARTHUR W. STUART. ' From '87. ALBERT P. DAVIS. The senate. passing on the prisoneifs life, May in the sworn ten have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try. LIEASURE FOR LIEASURI5. 10

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12 THE oL1o. th t be and costing nothing. We read, too, that The mental. and powers a , . social freedom there allowed and encouraged conduces to the rapid and health- t'on of animal spirits What more can we desire ? ful evapora 1 - . Of our relations to the other classes, We need say but little. The sopho- h ' been taught by bitter experience during the previous year of the mores, avmg futility of their rushes, reluctantly admitted their own weakness and now they hurry past with ill-concealed chagrin as we display our canes. ' ' lth u h The juniors have been, for the most part, exceedingly courteous a o g one of them made the ill-natured remark that we are very abundantly supplied with chlorophylfc' V ' Toward the seniors we have main a . , class president was insulted at the gymnasium by a senior's throwing a dumb- bell at him, he showed the proper spirit by picking it up and hurhng it back u on the abashed and terror-stricken upper-classman. Do not infer from this P that we are fond of strife, far from it. Even the Doctor has borne witness to the sweetness of our dispositions by telling us we have many of the character- istics of the gentler sex. Speaking of the gentler sex leads us to say, that, warned by the terrible example of '86, we have resolutely steeled our hearts against all influences of the tender sentiment. The sirens must content themselves as best they can with their sophomoric victims for far be it from us to believe that H To love is a liberal education, since such conclusion is rendered pal- pably absurd by the facts in the case before us. We glory in our independence. We have been the iirst to break the iron bands of custom and establish indubitably the right of the college student to announce his opinion to the various professors 1' at the athletic field or ' t ined a htting reserve but when our elsewhere. Indeed our oratorical powers are of the first order, and even a compli- mentary vote at a class election will call our abilities into full use. But we have said enough, and more than enough, to show to everyone our satisfaction with ourselves and our position aud we will close, trusting that our few words may have produced the desired eifect. THE HISTORIAN. Upon reading the above effusion, although we decided to insert it, we were, none the less, irresistibly reminded of the following lines from Oliver Wendell Holmes : We know it is a sin For us to sit and grin At them here 3 But this bald unj ointed chat? High-Hown phrases and all that, Are so queer! -ECLS. if Our recent accessions ', f the h taken in the A . ,- , - y ave requested us not to call them freslun 5 . ' - DCNOH N0 Junior would have been guilty of such a malicious fabricateign.EEl.s'iOe mls TOur recent . ' ' 1 ' - - - f,,Cu1ty.m-Eds. 21009951011 15 WVU high toned. An ordinary mortal would have said ' chin the if v l IQ 3 li D l S l ff .1 A 5 7: l i 2 l Q l Q