Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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ration that we believe he would have looked on with holy glee had the roof fallen in upon us. ' 84 has seen a good many changes during the past year, although we still hold to the original number. Pascoe and Pinckney have accepted positions on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Bursmith is loafing in some more congenial clime, we presume. Strunk goes about town with the usual smile on his face, and now sports his high hat unmolested. The continuation of this interesting (hi)story will be found in num- ber eighty-five of the Epitome. HISTORIAN. 24

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in all the degrees of comparison. Before supper, the class was divided on the temperance question, but for obvious reasons they became firmly united on the way home. The annual examinations and attendant cramming pas sed off much as usual, with this exception, however: every man passed in Chemistry . ' Returning to college in September, we found the place overrun with a mob of Freshmen much larger, and we may add, greener than usual. Recognizing our responsible position as Sophomores, we at once set to work to reclaim these children of nature. Our evenings were spent in trying to instill into their youthful minds the first principles of college etiquette, in advising them as to their toilet, etc. ; for all of which they were very grateful, and promised to perform the same kind offices for the next batch of innocents. Some surprise, and even disappointment, was manifested because the old practice of hazing, which so enlivens the beginning of the college year, had been neglected. We apologized for our lack of courtesy in this respect, and explained that through the influence of a missionary who had been laboring among us, the custom had come into bad odor, and that thenceforth the hazing of Freshmen was to be considered cruelty to animals. Truth, which has been our only lamp thus far, requires us to score a couple of defeats. ' 85 won the cane rush. (We insert this merely for the information of the Sandwich-Islanders, and the few other nation- alities not represented in ' 85.) The rush lasted nearly an hour, and notwithstanding we were outnumbered two to one, it was well contested. The annual game of base ball was not as good as usual. The ground chosen was rough, and it seemed impossible to secure an umpire who was up to date on the subject. Several were tried, but their decisions, although accepted, were not satisfactory. ' 85 came out ahead by a large majority. Our autumn trips with Professor Chandler were both pleasant and profitable. The trip to Wilkes-Barre was particularly enjoyed on account of the fine weather and beautiful scenery, and the kindness of the superintendent of the mines, who did all in his power to make our visit a success. The underground boss was quite fascinated with us at first ; but an hour ' s experience with the advance party so modified his admi- It was rumored that, with a view to winning the cane rush, several Freshmen developed considerable muscle by picking huckleberries during the summer. 23

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Our Descriptive Catalogue. ALLEN. — A real wooden man. Never ponies, and consequently never gets ten. Was never known to laugh. Warranted kind and inoffensive. AUCHMUTY. — Ambitious youth. Smokes, drinks (and p— k — s). Hangs fire badly at recitations. COOKE. — Needs no description. May be seen every afternoon eitht r promenading Main Street or trying to mash the Sem. DOUGLAS. — Der Wilkes Barre Lowe. A reformed Mollie Maguire. Should not be taken regularly as a beverage by Freshies. ENGLEBERT. — An infinitesimal imp. Not symmetrical with respect to either axis, but extending indefinitely in all directions. FOCHT. — It was the schooner Hesperus that sailed the wintry sea. FOOTE. — Cruel — evaporates mice. Greedy — monopolizes H,S. B Never goes back on the Epitomb. GODSHALL. — Guileless? graceful? masher? Loves to wault. Capa- city for dime literature unlimited. HAINES. — A regular carpet-bagger. Occasionally seen at recitations. HARPER. — A black-haired son of the coal regions. Accomplished in the art of ear-wagging, and manipulating chemical apparatus. HILLEGASS. — Facetious wretch. Gets off the vilest puns, you know, and deals in jugglery . HOFFORD. — Somewhat paradoxical — he hates German and loves Dutch (girls). A persistent, though ill-fated, cribber. JARDINE. — Generally found in the laboratory, surrounded by five or six dozen beakers. Takes his whiskey with tar in it, and calls it cough medicine. KELLOGG.— Reminds one of Mary ' s little lamb — innocent and gentle — and then the snow-white fleece on either cheek. KERR. — Is wound up for the course, and only stops to sleep (sleeps about eighteen hours daily). A slight disturbance once set it off in the night, and it alarmed the whole town yelling ' Eiyhtv-four! 25