Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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THE G-LEANER 5 In some manner we managed to get through the first few weeks and after that things went pretty smooth for those termed Hliteraesi' such as Sid Rubin who starred with Waxy at 643 Harry S. Wald the mutilator of Dan McGrew, and Kruglak, whose untiring efforts to secure an apology from Dr. W. was rewarded with a. one way freight ticket to his home town. , It was never an unusual occurrence to see them painted in the old Indian fashion, hair clippedg egg shampooedg or frequent visitors, to the' horse trough and gold mine, which left them none the worse for their ex- periences. And so under the guise of these masquerades the Freshmen year passed pleasantly. February 22, 1917, was a gala day. To put the lid on the old frolics and open the pages of a new books an exceptionally good banquet was arranged and executed at Kelly's Hotel, Chalfont, Pa. Although it was second nature with us in our first year to have Slllall get- togethers this climaxed our hobby. And why not? What's so grand as a Freshman becoming a Junior. In our Junior year we applied ourselves well and became known as a very promising class. But study was not without its pleasures. We participated in many exciting events. Much of our liesure time was spent tutoring the humble Freshies in terms of class distinc- tion and advising the Faculty how to conduct the school. Summer came and with it the campers. They added materially to the social welfare of our school, and our woe, for at parting, many a noble heart, beating in our midst, felt the pang of separation from a dear one and experienced the novel sensation of division. We were poignantly made aware of how much zest their pres- ence made to our outdoor life during the summer months, and how dreary the ensuing months of recon- ciliatinon would be. But the mellowing effect of time turned our thoughts to other channels. In the mean- time, many of our classmates finding Scientific Agricul- ture far different from raising chickens on la mode feed in carabet coops on Broadway, left us to continue their careers along occupations more amiable to their dis- position. One, Max Schloss, was called by Uncle Sam, and did his bit in the Vet. Corps, Camp Lee, Va. ATHLETIC S All kinds-marbles and shuflie board to courting milkmaids, are included in the record of the 1919 Class

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4 THE GLEANER -- lass ,History JACOB I. MANNES And it came to pass that on March 14, 1916, that thirty odd specimens of the home order were brought forth upon these hallowed grounds. conceived in learn- ing and dedicated to the proposition that Scientific Agriculture was to be their future. They soon engaged in a great struggle for more knowledge, testing whether this class, or any other class so conceived and so dedi- cated could long endure. They were assembled in this sanctified hall tSegal I-lalll, and were, in the most cor- dial manner, made to feel the importance attached to the nobility of Freshmen students, as according them honor and esteem of the lesser rank-the reigning upper clasfincn. We are met here today to dedi:-ite a portion of our valuable time as the final remembrance to those who have striven through thick and thin, fheads and pof ketsi, tire and water, tsummer heat and spring rainsi. that the 1919 Class shall not have lived three years in vain. lt was altogether fitting and proper that the upper- c-lassnien show us courtesy due our most worthy per- sonage. They were not bashful in relieving us of both our purses fwhich were leanl and our ambition lwnicn was iminensej. The former in the guise of Athletic Association dues, subscription to the school paper, The Twins, -spuds and mush, and frequent treats' at the A. A. candy box. The latter we expended in hustling buckets of steam to the shower room, in hunting for left handed monkey wrenches, squash stretchers, and egg fertilizers. Many an unsuspecting Freshy carried a. few iron wagon jacks in a sack from the Home Farm to Farm No. 1, thence to Farm No. 3 and back to its origi- nal storage place, with the idea that they were convey- ing one of the aforesaid Agricultural necessities. The npperclassnien continued their courteous treat- ment. never failing to give us the best of care and at- tention. and finally they gave us that one big ovation the S-. S. A. In the course of time, in which our peace. had been disturbed by being watched for blunders, a. few remarks were made for our special benefit, which of course, we forgot beforc the regular routine was in effect.

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6 THE GLEANER history. Q In our Freshman year our Fr. -Jr. base ball game was postponed but the interclass football game established our reputation. We lost to the Juniors by a score of l3-0. but instead of a defeat it was a victory, owing to the green material in our class and to the records of the past few years which shows the Junior classes to have some fifty or sixty points over the Freshmen. Athletics in our Junior year was more pop- ular. having eight representatives on the varsity base ball team and six on the football team. The interclass base ball game was easily won by us to the tune of 18-0. The weather did not permit the playing of the interclass football gameg and thus were we robbed of a tremendous victory. In our Senior year our men captained and managed all varsity teams. We consider them as having made both on the diamond and on the gridiron, an exception-' ally good record. They have set the athletic standard a notch higher and future teams have that much more to overcome before they ca11 proclaim themselves cham- pions. That our class history was in its making during the years of the past world conflict is significant. Our Senior year was largely influenced by its pangs. It awoke within us the realization of manhood and oft reminded us of our duty to our fellowmen. Though Wilsons and Pershings were not developed in our midst we faced the world with the enlightenmnt' that the til- lers of the soil, following their peaceful pursuits, were a torch of liberty. That food helped largely to win the war bears our judgment to be correct. We were placed in a position to decide our status, but were set at ease by government proclamation ordering students to remain in school until they were officially authorized what to do. VVhile our brethren were at the front beating back the frightful Hun, we were following the plow, ever mindful of their supreme sacrifice. And now that peace reigns supreme, our real his- tory but begins at the time which apparently would seem its completion. Many years of usefulness lie be- fore us. Many incidents have been forgottn in the pass- ing years but time cannot erase from our minds some of those happy events and the influence upon us of those three years spent at the National Farm School,