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

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20 Rhode Island State College Juniors Officers Honorary Member, Prof. R. L. Wales Walter C. Irons Harry Webb Marion Borden Benjamin Cohen President ice-President Secretary Treasurer Bernard Alexander Ahrens, (AX Ralph Irwin Alexander, B P . . Frederick Otto Aspinwall George Holland Baldwin, A A V . Reuben Charles Bates, B P . Marion Wilhelmina Borden Clarence Elmer Brett, 4 2K . . Charles Edwin Champlin .... Benjamin Cohen, AA Esther Loomis Congdon ... William John Corr, PIK . Edgar George Davis, A A ¥ . . . Dorothy Dearborn Elkins . . . Marguerite White Elkins . . . Crawford Peckham Hart, PIK Harold Williams Hawxhurst, X Raymond Canfield Hopkins, B t . Walter Colwell Irons, X . . Thomas Kyle Irving Calvary Mitchell, Pi K Edwin Roy Noyes, B P William Francis Redding, PIK Waldo Reiner, (AX Arthur Leslie Reynolds, PI A George Edwin Slocum, B4 . . Oliver Hazard Stedman John Lee Sullivan, PIK William Henry Tully, (-JX Walter Raymond Turner, (AX . William Henry Webb, PIK . . Susie Stanton Wood James Hannibal Young, B t . . Long Island City, N. Y . Baldwinville, Mass . Pawtucket, R. I . . Valley Falls, R. 1 . Providence, R. I Providence, R. I . . Brockton, R. I ... Westerly, R. I . New Bedford, Mass . . . Wakefield, R. I East Greenwich, R. I . . . Providence, R. I Amesbury, Mass . . Amesbury, Mass Melville Station, R. I . . Providence, R. 1 . . Shannock, R. I . North Scituate, R. I . Central Falls, R. I. . Oakland, R. I East Greenwich, R. I . Meshanticut, R. I . . Brooklyn, N. Y Providence, R. I Providence, R. I . . Peacedale, R. I . . Lonsdale, R. I Peacedale, R. I Johnston, R. I . Howard, R. I Slocum, R. I . . Brooklyn, N. Y

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Rhode Island State College 19 History of the Class of 1913 Perhaps “13” is the unlucky number, but it is with many happy recollections that the Class of 1913 presents you with its history. We started, of course, as green little Freshmen, and how that big sign with the Freshman Rules opened our innocent eyes! But we were proud to be the first class to whom the rules were applied. How about the football game? The score was a tie 5-5. Probably 1912 remembers the occasion. It was a lucky day for them. However, they beat us badly in the other games and we had to swallow our disappointment as best we could. “Self praise goes but a little ways,” but 1913 has been a class of originators, heart breakers, and trouble makers; the first to wear the Freshman caps, to celebrate with a bonfire and banquet the burning of the caps, and to hold “Freshman Nights” in Davis Hall. We were instrumental also in assisting our superior Sophomores in wielding the paint brushes. Hush! Did somebody whisper “1912 class banner?” In November of our Sophomore year we gave our first dance, the Sophomore Hop. It was a gala affair and “old timers” said it was the best function of its kind ever held at Rhode Island. That year we left a clean card in athletics, defeat- ing the Freshmen in all four branches. This same year we took a thoughtful interest in our little Freshmen, but they seemed not to appreciate it; and once were even so bold as to hurt our feelings, for which we gave them a stern reprimand. Now we have sobered down a little, for with the work of our Grist, the Junior Prom, and numerous other duties, we have not had time to get into mischief. In conclusion we may say that we have always been prominent in social and athletic activities. We have been well represented on the football, basketball, baseball, and track teams. Our men have been the mainstay of the Glee Club, the Quar- tette, and, — well perhaps we have boasted enough. Next year will see the members of the Class of 1913 with a slowly and painfully acquired dignity, the “Grand Old Seniors” at Rhode Island.

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Bernard Alexander Ahrens, X . Long Island City, N. V. “Barney,” “Ben” Agriculture “O were mine eyeballs into bullets turned That 1 in rage might shoot them at your faces.” Barney made himself famous in his Freshman year by instituting the Glee Club, which has grown to be one of the leading organizations of the college under his administra- tion. As a tenor soloist he is unequalled, and his aggres- sive ability has made him one of the leaders in college activ- Glec Club (l) (2) (3); Leader (1) (2) (3); Quartette (I) (2) (3); Varsity Football (l) (2) (3); Class Football ( 1 ) (2); Class Track (1) (2); Captain (2); RiflcTeam(l) (2) ; Corporal of Band (t); Sergeant of Band (2); Drum Major (2); Chairman Soph Hop Comm. (2); College Or- chestra (1) (2) (3); Leader (2) (3). Ralph Irwin Alexander, B 4 . Baldwinville, Mass. “Alex Mechanical Engineering “Not only good and wise, but most religious.” “Wait on a bit!” Let’s call a halt! By these ex- pressions we came to know “Alex,” the rival of Archimedes and the author of “How to teach Thermo.” Ralph has made a hit (?) in the class rooms and takes much pleasure in striving for scholastic honors. In the future we expect to hear of him drawing a salary as a mechanical engineer. Scholastic Honors (1) (2); Glee Club (1); Student Council (1); Corporal (2); Sergeant (3). Frederick Otto Aspinwali.. . Pawtucket, R. I. “Freddie” Chemical Engineering “Why, what a monstrous fellow art thou!” Freddie first saw the light of day in Pawtucket, the cradle of the cotton industry in America. Coming to R. I. from Pawtucket High School, he joined the class of 1913 in September, 1910, electing the chemical engineering course, in which he has displayed great proficiency. We look for- ward to the time when we shall know him as the rnan of the hour in the chemical world, and possibly as the dis- coverer of some new elements hitherto unheard of. Varsity Basketball (3).