University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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THE GRIST “Al We are now in a century of marvels, but one of the most brilliant events of this age coincided with the arrival of Harry in the F reshman class of ’07. We know not how, when, or where, he first saw the light of day, but have heard that it first dawned upon him in a little Pawtuxet Valley town, namely, Pontiac. Here he completed his grammar-school education and graduated from Cranston High in 1005. He then spent two years in a mill office, and later joined our Freshman ranks. That year he was elected our treasurer, and played on his class baseball team, which so humiliated our rivals, the Sophomores. In trying for the Sophomore football team, he broke his collar bone; and not content with this, he tried to commit “soothing syrup,” by acci- dentally falling off a passenger train, during his Junior year. Harry always said that he had to go home every week to work, but, it has been rumored, that he had to go “sparking” with a Gardiner ; hence his desire to become an electrical engineer. Last Commencement Day, we thought we had lost Al. as we found him playing on the Alumni team; but he soon assured us of his return in the fall to become a great mechanic (?). We now arrive at the height of this smiling person’s career, or his Junior year. First, he received the position of assistant basketball manager, then the class favored him with the managership of The Grist. He is besides leader of the college orchestra and principal musician of the band, as well as a member of the Sigma Delta. We expect to have great success with our Grist as the result of his efforts, and to see him in another year with his cap, gown, and degree, after having successfully passed through his stormy voyage of four years of college life. 25

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3 THE GRIST a dancing-class, held a Sophomore hop, and this year intend to introduce the Junior Prom as a new feature of the social life at Kingston. We are very fond of sleigh rides, and have spent many a pleasant and social evening at the Wickford House, where we satisfied the cravings of the inner man to our heart’s content and, perhaps some of us, to our sorrow. As students, we are also proud of our record, although a few of us have talents which run along other lines, and we hope to maintain our standard to the end. So far we have built our ships staunch and true, and next year shall put on the finishing touches before we launch them into the sea of life. Starting from the Harbor of Hope, we shall sail toward the Port of Success, and although adverse winds may blow some of us adrift; we all hope to meet at the end in the same harbor, and there renew the friendships of our college days. C. F. Bacon S. E. Briggs E. R. Butts F. H. Crandall W. W. Daniels E. G. Davis O. M. Drummond A. Eleazarian C. W. Faulkner E. C. Wood M. E. Gilman C. F. Hadley B. G. Hahn W. B. MacMillan W. M. Mowry T. W. Sanford G. J. Schaeffer II. E. Soule D. Twe

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THE GRIST y ‘ ‘ Carmen ” The victim of this sketch has the misfortune of hailing from Slo- cums, a peaceful hamlet whose sole distinguishing feature is that its railway station has not even a slot-machine. Of the virtues and mis- deeds of her early life, we are not well informed, as her advent upon our horizon began simultaneously with her entrance to the prep school. In those days she distinguished herself by her apparently studious habits and her genius at bluffing, even the austere master of said school being one of those so gulled. For four weary years she daily traveled between Kingston and her native village, until as a Junior her studious zeal had so increased that she could not tolerate this waste of time and so took up her abode in Davis Hall, where she dispenses mince pie and fudge and condensed milk with a lavish hand. Her lessons now so entirely consume her time and strength that we entertain grave fears for her health; but we trust that an occasional walk to the village or the prospect of a drive with a certain red-headed youth will offset at least a part of her other exertions, though she seldom feels able to spare even the few minutes necessary to go over to East Hall and consume the matinal pancake. She has a deplorable predilection for card-playing and has even been know once or twice during the past six months, to maliciously contami- nate some of the gentle inmates of Davis Hall by seducing them into a game of whist on a Friday night. But we will not dilate upon this aspect of her character. Suffice it to say that such offenses have much grieved the power that sways Davis Hall, and we are glad to be able to affirm that they have but seldom been committed. Carmen is dis- tinguished by a fiery temper, a reputation for veracity and careful dis- cretion at all times, an ability to converse fluently upon all subjects and occasions, a tremendous capacity for Welsh rabbit and an extreme distaste for all kinds of useful labor (except studying, of course). 26