Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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3 kfr . .MER F32 . .y-.Q .. . .4 A . , 'mp aw , -L . 'ff .1 5 , ,-, ,-. 1 .- - 41.-ig.. ,a 'v' . t 3- -,Q I .' 'i '-'23 . 'L Lv U 'N ' C' I1 'f'5k i'r fu 'W -F7fKi1'.i1'L' ' I.. . .K . . 3. I .,,l,, .N .SU ,W Z- M xy: -,..r1J ... A M3 . . ,,.. . . It came and went, only too quickly, for January the 4th found us back again. Yes, some of us, sad to relate, with conditions sticking all over us. But many shook them off within a few weeks, and settled down to hard W'inter study. ' About this time Strat ran across some strange contrasts in Freshmen. It seems he went to an under-form house, endeavoring to dispose of Memorabilia. He stepped into a Freshman's room, and in a superior voice tStrat always could talkj inquired if he wished a Memorabilia, and the other replied in a meek voice: Before I may purchase one of the books I shall be compelled to write father, and shall abide by his parental advice in the niatterfi Strat said it was certainly language in a dress suit. He visited another house and plied the same question, and the answer came in a sort of gruff, Well, say, I ain't got der gazuma on tap, but if it's all der same ter yous I'll write de ole gent fer der coin.', Strat said he was quite surprised, he ran up against a hard nut that time. Well, along about this time the pink eye broke out in all its fury-some genuine, some imagi- nary, and even some fakes Qsoap and hot water being the implements usedj. At any rate a great number went home for a while. When this was about over a similar sort of malady broke out. At least it only reached one person, Andrus by name, and was known under the name of grape eye. It was not contagious, and therefore did not spread. Ham went home and had the grape extracted and never caught the disease again-at least not in the eye. Sad to relate, Hutch, Hump Yale, Bill Potter, old Burtch, and many others left us, some, tired of school, and others departing for fairer and perhaps easier trails. We miss them, but fate decreed it thus. So let it be. The Class is not devoid of its sharks, for Cooper, Arms Qnot Carriej, Davidson and Leopold, our young naturalist, uphold the laurels in that branch. I had almost forgotten to mention Sweed Lightner, who will go nutty some day over too much study. Silver tongued orators had we many, as shown by the original speaking contest held in the Fall. Estabrook Uqueered himself Hrst, by speaking something serious and sensible, then secondly, in the middle of his speech by taking time out for adjusting his vest. A 2 I

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C. STANLEY FINEHEART ........ Hayback A very valuable man at all stages of the game. By his singing, he never failed to keep his opponent at a distance. He was of great aid to the runner and a dangerous man to handle. LORENZO ALFONZO FATTEN ...... . Fullbcwk A very valuable man at all stages of the game, being addicted to oaths when angered. He was of great aid to the runner and a dangerous man to handle. ' HERBERT COUNTERFEIT NICHOLS ...... Rzlglzt Guam! A very valuable man at all stages of the game, his hatchet-like features enabling him to cut his Way through the smallest opening. He was of great aid to the runner and a dangerous man to handle. A SIMEON LETTING ......... Center A very valuable man at all stages of the game, being steady in rushing the ball Cespecially W'ilson'sj. - He was of great aid to the runner and a dangerous man to handle. Such were the merits of each individual who helped' compose the creams, their one motto being No swearing allowed -at least, not out loud. But the pigskin has gone to rest until next September so let us not tarry longer here. After football had departed a queer sort of individual was seen around Lawrenceville, who professed to be a phrenologist, and after reading Deak Bond's cranium he took a chance on Tub Waller's pilot house, and to the utter astonishment of the many on-lookers, told Tub that he'd make a good sea captain, or probably a doctor, that he would not mind in the least to get out of bed at 1 A. M. to attend a sick patient, and was of a lovable disposition. QToo bad the gentleman was not better acquainted with Mr. Wallerg he might have guessed closerj The Presidential campaign came, and after a lot of political arguments We all cast our votes at the old bath house. Q Some of the old birds like Stower went home to vote.j It' is needless to say what was the outcome. But the Christmas holidays were now upon us, and every one looked forward with glee to the vacation. 20 It C1 some of US' 3 few WEEli5 Abou to an under- rooni, and il and the otha compelled to was certainly He vis gmli Well, ole gent ler de Well, along al nary, and ever great numbers out. At least WPC Cie. It KTHPG extracted . Sail to rg tired of Schmzi late decreed it U The Cias, Leopold, our W mention Sweet, I Slllfft F get au' ESlabro0k secondh. in th . F 6 I

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eech. First place was awarded to a gentleman who had a Fi11e sp W'e had a dance also in the Fall which took place 111 tl1e gym. 'Tis strange how people . . b ,. k will hop around 011 a slippery fioor Rlld look like drowned rats just because they enjoy that 11S physical exercise which was probably invented by St. Vitus, ages ago. 'Washingtonis Birthday QGeorge, not Bookery ebbed in, and we enjoyed a lecture by a gentleman from Brooklyn who told us how George chopped down the cherry tree, and couldnit tell a lie-which by the way is rather a poor substitute for the truth, but the only one discovered up to date-and how he broke up tl1e Delaware Ice Trust. So we left conference that day fully resolved to always speak the truth, th ugh I don't know how long this resolution was kept. We also celebrated the evening by O 2: having Wasliiiigtoii pie for supper n1ade out of Columbia, the Jam of the ocean. At thistime many of our members undertook to lear11 the manly art -boxing as it's called. Plunkett and W'eimer were among them. 'Waller Hagenbuch and Andrus were likewise honorable members of the class. On February 21 Andrus had his Rathskellar punctured by one of W3ll81',S wing shifts, whereupon spiderwebs grew on Hamls gloves for a while till he felt better. During the W'inter 111onths as - ig 1 p ' g H iill beds were broken, whereas the inmates of No. 24 generally slept 011 the table, or in a an bureau drawer. Everybody seemed to be manicuring tl1e floor with someo11e else, when suddenly the lights would accidentally be smashed and we would be compelled to stop for want of illumina- ' h b ame much tion. However, after Arms, Connett and Ehrehait went to the Upper, the ouse ec fl h 1'ffl t ictuies and rough-houses were in order. At the quieter. Mock Trials were held in the Upper, a11d Nellie Ewing was pinched for using a bull durham bag under false pretences, and Cooper for arso11, deliberately burning midnight oil. Cooper skipped bail, however, and as Hon. judge Potter left, the court Wellt out of session, while f lo me11t. tl1e two detectives, Reinhart Pinkerton, and Purves Ketchem looked elsewhere or emp y Dr. McPherson was compelled to leave us and take a much needed vacation. Mr. Raymond filled his place, and as we anticipated, very creditably. 22 All i522 glid ini0 file soon as he Hi' had a touching of harnionl' of OH M33 egg in his bm? piece of green. Have jfs can mangle poi or enter the lan Good pi a new code of the fne music Old ones were 1 I. The: ladypv HS the C C0l11liC1'Signei1 1 Wh0 has ew S. hi? PTOPGI sign Phshed tliregw 2- Then 3- Cube 4' 6 If lilo after the SN I