Union College - Garnet Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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THE GARNET . 15 Lieut. IJ. H. BENHAM, 2nd Regiment U. 8. Infantry. Professor of Militaty Science and Tactics. Appointed Second Lieut. 2nd U. S. Infantry from Harvard University, 1879, on the recommen¬ dation of a Board of Examination of army officers ; Service in Idaho Territory with 2nd Infantry at Fort Creus d’Alme, and on detached service with Indian scouts and sharpshooters in 1880; On serv¬ ice instructing recruits and with company in 1881; In Europe 1882 : Camp on Spokane River, Wash¬ ington Territory, and reconnaissance and survey of Lake Chelan, New York, 1883; On recruit¬ ing sci vice, David’s Island, New York Ilaibut, 1884; Adjutant Quartermaster and Commissary, Fort Townsend, Washington Territory, 1885; Ordnance Officer and Port Treasurer, Fort Omaha, Nebraska; and Range Officer, Department of Platte, 1886. Admitted as Attorney and Counsellor at Law, to Washington Territory Bar, 1885; To California Bar, 1886; Elected a member o. Mil¬ itary order of the Loyal Legion, U. S., in 1885. SAMUEL B. HOWE, £. B. A ' , A. A. . Adjunct Nott Professor (No. 4), Principal of Union School and Superintendent of the Schools of Schenectady. A. B., Union, 1862; A. M., 1865. JAMES STOLLER, A . K. E. Tutor in Natural History. A. B., Union, 1884. FRANK E. CRANE, Tutor in Mathematics. A. B., C. E., Union, 1885. b. h. n. Rev. T. G. DARLING, K. A. Lecturer on Evidences of Christianity. A. B., Williams, 1867. Rev. RUDOLPH FARBER, D. D. Instructor in Hebrew. CHARLES W. VANDERVEER. Instructor in Physical Culture and Director of the Gymnasium. College Officers. S. E. STIMSON, Treasurer. Mrs. M. L. PEISSNER, Acting-Registrar . GEORGE CLUTE, Superinteiident of Grounds.

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THE GARNET. 7 R Freshman ' s First Letter jiome. My Dcre Ma — I is so glad that you sent me too this funny School. It is so queer here. I don’t like only one thing about it they aint no girls here xcept one or 2 of the teachers has a daughter but they are bigger an older than me. The School-Room is aufull funny. The boys only stay in it a little while in the morning when one of the teachers says prayers reads out of the bible on the walls of the room is a good many picktures of teachers who used to be here they are dead now. When Me the rest of the boys in my class came in-to the room all the older boys smiled and looked so pleasant said such nice things I know I shall like them. For I herd one of them say O look what a fresh—one he is you remember all the folks home says the same that your own Charlie has such a fresh rubbey countenance. The first nite 1 was here them nice boys in the Sofmore Class came in-to my room . asked me if I ditint want to take a walk then they took me over to an-other big build¬ ing whare all their Class was and asked me too make a speech they were so kind for when they saw I was tired they helped me on-to an aufullv funny plat-form that looked just like a table but Gosh-if they had seen me jump the fence last Summer when dad wanted to lick me for a fishin on Sunday they would have let me git up alone. I wonder how they herd that I took the prise in our district for recitin Bay Billy—they must have known somethin about it for when I asked them what I should speak about they all said Horses. One of the boys asked me to buy some pea-nuts candies for them to eat I bought them but when I was a bringin them one of the boys in one of the oldest classes wearin a big stovepipe came a-long and made me give them to him. And then the Sofomores said I was fresh and made me buy some more so I have spent all my tin—so please send 50 oblidge your loving sun, Charlie.