Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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14 THE GLEANER CLASS HISTORY By A. RADLER It feels rather pleasant to have a history and a good one. Look- ing back over our three years' stay at the Farm School we can outline an inventory of our accomplish- ments, which should not only be profitable to our class but of vital interest to the coming classes. On the 17th day of March, 1914, forty-five specimen of the homo order issued forth from all parts of this broad country of ours to seek their fortunes by a new under- taking, viz.: to become agricultural uplifters and to enlighten the al- ready tillers of the soil. Of the many who have braved the wild and desolate regions in the unheard of county of Bucks, few have with- stood the perils and great hardships which lay before them.. But of the chosen few who have remained- great has been their compensation. The first to step forth on the shores of the promised land was one, Aaron Lieberman, a native of the wild and wooly Texas. Great was his surprise and consternation, on heholding a group of ragged rufhans-who were at the station to receive him with open arms-in place of his conjured conception of gentility. lt took this sad youth many weeks to acclimate himself to the environmental conditions. Nur next addition was a delicate young chap--hlulius Schultze, alias Dutchie, who brought with him his natural elements. lle was mag- nanimous in the revelation of his glory. when the very lirst rcpast at the school consisted of sausages for the main dish---the lllg thick kind that are a pride to every Dutch housewife. Cf the many more to follow as fast as the railroad called P. 81 R. could drop them off, bag and bag- gage, few were there who could be classed among the agricultural type. Cf the anarchists, reformers, prison authorities, clerks, free thinkers, socialists and adventurers from nearly every state in the union, that undertook this unknown step in the dark, for the advance- ment and good of his fellowmen, few-yea! verily so-have suc- ceeded to create a sensation with Prof, Bishop. It was not long, however, before Mr. Chas. Newsbaum. president of the senior class, called a freshman meeting to elect a temporary presi- dent. Mr. Donchin was elected. Mr. Newsbaum and Mr, Louis Helfand, a post graduate, each de- livered a very inspiring talk. On April 15, l9l-l, Mr. Kauf- man was added to our ranks, and it was not long before we realized his capabilities for the leadership of our class. Ile was unanimously elected president. lfnder his leader- ship there was a manifestation of true spirit in all school enterprises and activities. Un May 5, 1914, we played our first interclass hasehall game and gained our lirst victory. livery one tried hard to make the varsity hast-hall team, and we made a grand showing, having eight mcmhcrs on the varsity team of that season,

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I TI-IE CSIQITANER 13 SALUTATORY By IsAAc SHAPIRO --l1 1' f Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle- men: Tonight the Nineteen Hun- dred and Seventeen class welcomes you to its farewell exercises. Wlien our predecessors were on this same threshold we were only listeners, but thrilled with the anticipation for such a marked event in our lives, As compensation for our hopes we enjoy tonight its realiza- tion. Cn this event we are grateful to the many friends who are here to share with us the accounts of our past career, the peep into the future and the confluent ,feelings of joy and sorrow that are with us at this stage of our progress. Three years have rolled by since we first entered upon the vocation of agriculture-the foundation of all industries. In that time many were the principles that impressed and gave light to the seeker. But as an underlying axiom we learned of the dependence ot mankind upon the fruitfulness of the soil. Here the farmer takes his place and utilizes the gifts that nature provides to supply us with the basis for our material existence. The farmer began his work in prehis- toric times, and with the growing and advancement of civilization ag- riculture has played an important role. In historical records of a land that became the home of a people, and consequently marked with advancement and expansion. very little credit is given to the fact that the tiller of the soil was the one to make the settlement pos- sible. He started in with develop- ing the existing natural resources, planting the seeds and producing the bread for the maintenance of his fellowmen. When our forefathers settled in this country they found that the natives were scarce for the exten- sive territory they occupied yet barely managed to exist. Greatly would their numbers be decreased when they fought each other for the possession of the food that was not in abundance. The Indian was often too lazy to farm, and as a result of which his race dwindled and his land taken up by the indus- trious settlers with the farmers producing the food that was re- quired by the fast growing colonres. Farming has kept pace wrth the advancement of civilization. VVhere there was an increase in the popu- lation there was a broadening of the fields of agriculture. XYhen there was advancement in the arts and sciences of the world, farming was marked with its improvements. It has been so in every way that farming has kept its rank with the other progressive industries. Farming has its opportunities for becoming as perfected as any other industry, and is certain of inter- minable life. The knowledge that we are amongst the few who toil in such a free-leading and resource- ful occupation for the upkeep of humanity, leads us with an un- daunted step into the work our forefathers began.

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THE GLEANTER 15 XVhen football called the school into activity, the freshman class was right there. We had good material, and hve members were chosen for the varsity team. The rally that our class tendered to the school at the opening of the 1914 football season surpassed all of its kind in previous years. The inter-class football game was played December Z, 1914, and although we fought hard, suffered our first and only defeat at the hands of the juniors. Not only were we active in ath- letics. but we also did our utmost to uphold the A. A., Gleaner, Liter- ary Society, Science Club and Glee Club. Having survived our freshman year, under the tender care of the noble seniors and worthy jumors. we celebrated our first anniversary at Farm School by a gala banquet at Goss' Hotel, Furlong, Pa. Although we suffered the loss of a number of classmates during our freshman year, we started our jun- ior year forty strong, including Koshowsky, with the resolve to do even better than we had done in our freshman year. Mr. Samuel Wolf was elected president, and under his faithful leadership the outlook for a suc- cessful year was very promising. In the inter-class baseball game played on May Sl, 1915. we de- feated the poor freshies by an over- whelming score, Although the freshmen had an excellent team, they could hardly compare with ours-a team that contributed eight men to the varsity of that year. .Xs a junior enjoys many more privileges than a freshman, it was not until the summer season of 1915 that 'we dared to enjoy the company of the fair damsels of Camp Arden. As a result of this privilege, the departure of the campers left many a broken heart in our class. ' When candidates for the grid- iron were called out, all attention was centered on football, and the 1917 class was out to help our classmate, Mr. Kaufman, captain of the 1915 team, to produce the best football team in the history of the school. The result was grati- fying indeed, for without doubt. the 1915 football team was the best ever produced, Here I must not forget to give due credit to our worthy coach, Mr. james NVork. for his devoted assistance. When We entered our senior year we comprised the largest sen- ior class in the history of Farm Schoo-1. Mr. Kaufman was elected presi- dent, and with a resolution to make things hum, we started on a jump. We treated the freshmen very mildly, and gave them the proper impetus for their Farm School ca- reer. 1t was not long before we had the freshmen imbued with the Farm School spirit, and had their co-operation for the uplift of all the school activities. More than half of the successful baseball team of 1916 consisted of seniors. XVe cannot complain, how- ever, thit the lower classes did not do better. for they did their best. The month of july, 1910, brought the only dark cloud in our history. .X niisunderstanding between the