Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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8 Tllli AMHERST COLLEGE OLIO. the Musesfk We deeply regret the impossibility of reproducing this illustration for it exhibits a finish rarely attained by the engraver's art at that early period. The year t86I, memorable for the intestine struggle between the States, was also noteworthy for the publication 7v , , A l'Lm 'V 'Z ofthe first OLIO in pamphlet form. The f-ASWEW haflzlxozzza d I tl , O , I b fix ,J , ff , 5 - t pamjhml' ccat e its 1 1.10 inauguratet may e KN f. termed not maptly the Renaissance of ' f the Ouo. The dark ages of mediocrity were over and e VIE? , the bright era of modern excellence was dawning. The A if Eg numbers immediately succeeding ex- g X -- . . . . . . 44'IlllllP' Mt hibit, however, no immediate improve- ff fix MII, tif' , lt'e1111z.r.ra11rL', t . tl .X d. W tt 1 b t I tcp 6' M if A ,rl 31' A 1861-'SW men in ie ica ing ma ei, u tie ,fc-.Ls -BAK -s -4 pamphlet form insured to the publica- X iiiiml 2-T tion a distinctive position in the college world. W ar bubzueclz 4' 0Illfd71.l' amz' Sucre! S0c1'cl1'u.r. In 1863, when the war between North and South raged fiercest, two rival Oi.Ios fought for supremacy at Amherst, one being published by the Secret Societies and the other bythe Oudens. 1' The two issues were substantially alike, and form one of the curiosities of literature. Q e Q K The d awinffs artistic and grotesque with which the modern OLIO is so r D , i lavishly enriched, seem to have grown up from tal the vanity of the members of W We wish to thank Mr. IC. Lincoln XVood for this poetic suggestion. T This word which has now dt-generated into a slang term was then in well authorized use. Its derivation is obvious.

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lml Iinglmerlli IFIHIE IEIIIIEIE-IE IIIIIEL VOL. II. AMIIERST, 0 CTOBER, 1855. ,....i..-.-.-,..-. .-. ...,,.,.. .....- , .-,. .,,-,-,.,..?., ,Y ,,1, NO. 1 Zkmhcrst Ginllcgc. CORPOIIATION. lIxv.'Wxx.unl A.'5rnmrs,'D.'D.,'I'resI-Isnt. Ilsv. Joann Vm.n,'l!. D., ofl'aImcr. Hora Wnunu ll. Cmxovx, oI'SprIng1h.I.I. Ilux. Gmncn Gnnsxrm., oI'GrecnlIvI11. Rm Juan Iu:,,D. D.. of Wm Mcdxrqy: .Hmzrclxm Awxx, M. D., nl' IInmIuIpIn. .,, llux. B.nn:u. IYlu.xn'o:4, affut Ihndpton. Ilox. Lneu Cunu, uII.evroII. llmur Em-mms, Ikq., of Ilnalon. Iles. .Inunux U. I'uu:m, otlinl.-ru. Rzv. Jam! S. Cams, D. D., afllalton. Ilox. Auxumm II. Dvuncl, of Worculcr. lllw. W1u.miP. Puxr, ofllaldon. . Ilan. Hunt Monnu, oI'SprIngIIeId.- ,I'.uv.JoxA. !.l.m1-r,D.D.,ofI'rurI.lcnec2Il.I. lllnv. Iinwanb B. Dwmrn oI'AmImnt. Al.run1IIMuw, jhq., ol' Boston. 'Ixcm Ilol.'n'm0n, Esq., Sncreinry. llox. Emnln Dmuxzox. Trcunnr. OVEIISEERS OF THE FUND IN AID OF INDIGENT STUDENTS. Rnv. Snzuu. Owoon, DJJ., ol' Sprlnghcld. Ilox. Almlunv W. I'au-rm. of llunnun. IIor1.'Wn.x.mx Ilrnn. ol Wnro. 11.uf.1-nun: Uoxnuzr, ommlxunn Hox. Ioswl D. Wuour, of Ihllcld. R!v.,Ilm1uxn Ann, ullladluy. Ilzv. Cmumnm mmm, oIN. Bmokuald. Laura Ilounmon, Euq., Oommluluaer. Moen II. Guns, Auditor. IIIEMIIERB OF TIIE FACULTY. ,1- 'R:v.'IVnu.ul A. B1-mul, D. D., Pmmlwlelll. mul Pmfclw! nl Natal md Clulllkm Bclancb. lIuv.'k1owAvm IIxmxooc:ID. D., 'LL D., llllsltock hufrslnl al Hamill Tlxmlbgy. lml of Gnlogy. 'Bmrnn E. Emu. A. BL , I'xolcuo2 uIlXlIhc'maU:nnaINntunI I'InIInwplq. CnAu.m'l.Y. Suu-.nnu,M. D., Blmaehuulis hulmar ol Nuum llhwry. 'Wn.uuB. Trm, A. M., umm mmm -.1 u... u..-fn. 1....g...g.. ...I Ilhnlulv. Rn. Tnmnx P. Finn, A.III.. wnlum. x'..u.1-.of or Illxelullu ...u um...-. ...I wr 1:..gu.1. 1.n.m...... Rn. Joann! Ihvlx, A. II., Profrlxor uk Inlellvclud mul Hurd 1'I.IIosnpl.y. ............ ..... ......... Jloom mum: of IAIIII, nndglodsm hnguagn. 'Wu.uAu B. Cuur, Plain., Pmfnwr ol Clzmlnlry, Botany and Zoilngy. Jouxih hIu.u.-1, Ph. D., Tnfeuol ur Am!yII:nI nm Appxlm can-.l.z.y.g Jlmmm 'I'l:cRu:w4,'l.I..'D., Pmfmoc nfilhloxy. Guam lfum.mr.'A.3L, lnulnzcwl In IAIIII. I Ilrtnrx 'IL Bsannr, Iuwr. 'Kun-.Inu I'. Cnommn, Tutor. Ions N. Guuzsq Tulor. Iran N. lmiwwn, I-Illamn. I SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT. Diller: ot Imructlul. Rlv.lvvrAnn IIm'uusc:. D. D.,'LLI D., mmm: ol umm, lnncnxn B. Sxxu., A. M., rum... ur u.u......un. mn..-1 1-muwpw. Crum: U, Sun-nn, III. D. Tmhlln 0L!IllenIuuy. 'Wuunl B. Gun, Ph. D., rmfeuor I-1fCIl:mIAIr5 Bonny, lui Boolnqy. Jenn W. 'MAl.!.rn PII. D. Pwr.-uvr oI'.AnlIylluI uni Appllnl Clmnhiq Ihr. Jain! .I.'Nnn, A. ll.. 1...m..n.n..1.grx.ulu.n. Rzv. .Inns Lillmuur, A. II.. Inllululbfln Ollcntal Language! and Lllrmlure. PIII 'BETA KATPA. Olslcen from llm Fncully. Jw.-.u...1, mr. wn.u.xu s. Tum, A. xr. c.....,...4:.g'swf1...y, Prior. EIIIJNI-ZER B. BNELL, A. M. llllun mm IM Killdf Clus- Prrsiflntl, IIICIIARD II. llA'I'IIl-ZR. Cavmpanding Sfmlary, IILISIIIL G. COBB. 'lIrmufr. EDIVAIID P. GOODWIN. IWSQEJISBEEIIIEIH .IUNIOR SOCIETIES. ,..e- 'fu :-V7 N.:-,, M. ,.-.... ,, .' . T I X. x .N IA ,. -J . 1 L., 'lx I 4 1 If I . ' E p I l W V Q, '.-.' 2 1 ,g --',4,.g4- Q25 5 LQ .N I- r - I .1 ' ' . r.- ' 5 ,IQ cf' S E ' il 'X L4 ' ., ALPI IA DELTA PIII. lellorl- WALTIIII n.xu10N1 ,EDWARD GAY. TIIADDI-ICS GRATIS. IACIIAIILFS II. IIITIZIICOCK. SIILLIIAN muir. I-'ILINKLIN 0. STILPS. Amnausv 1.. wuumfsmr, WILIZIAII ll. wlum. IZ.. Iunlorl. TYILIJAII A. AIIIIH FRANCIS IIUI1'l'. 'II'II.I.IAII CIl.III'I'0RD, ,ALVAII L. FIIISIIIII, JOSEI'II IiIIIlIAI.L, :mrs P. msn, Fm. 1 IIILNIIY D. NORTIIIIOP, JANE II. PADI!-IR, GEORGE D II 'PFPPE . . . n, TIIEODORE o. PRATT, IIBNRY ,A. STEVENS. y.Jd.,...f IQ - A. 5 vig?-an fx. fr.. ff.. f fir? . fu . I AY .J ,eigJf'sf -. ' I . I 'Ig w. f fair ' ' .1 . c fi ,J ,P-I gawk .I.x,v.'-. I -of I V- .....,w..f V' I Y . 'X I gf-G cj' '-It '.nL,U Q. -' . f I 4 3 NI , L L 5. 4 I -, Qi w 7, I M vf'.4mfAi.l' Q' IW! . miffffei I Aw V. Eff s lf:,g1.,.g 5efie.35' PSI UPSILON. llnliri. ' REUIIL I'I. CLARK, ELISIIA 0. CORD. HENRY 0. ORAVBS. AUOUS'I'L'S IIARRINGION. WLLLIAII R. IilIIII.ILI'.. RIUIIARD II. IIATIIER, JOIIN' W. BMITIL lnlhli. GEORGE E. AIKEN, GEORGE A. BEUKIVITII, ORANGE U. CIIADDOCK, JUIIN W. DODGE. Jomr zz. x:Luo'n', JOIIN IV. FAUST, RICIIAIID FOLSIOII, TIIOIIAS U. GIIA IE, ALIJEITI' II. SLOCOBIII, JOHN II. SII'EII'lSIIR. I 'fn gxi- ' , ff' 'SX I I ' A II .. j . . . 'fx I my -'A' 0 I I' I I .I V I - if I 'K ' I. E B 2 'DELTA KAPPA EPSILON. ,..-. lenlon. lDSEI'Il ANDREWS. ADOLI'III'l DUPIIE, JABI BI. ELLIS, SAMUEL' A. GOULD, IIDIVIND. IIAND, IBIIZIISIIN IV. PEER. SAIIUBL 0. I?I'AI'l.IS, GWRG W1 IYIIIIEIJIR. I SOPHOMOIIE SOCIET lllllrl. BENJAMIN II. AIIIIOIT, h'I'EI'III'.N 0. AGNIJW. DAVID BIIAIS, JI., GEORGE S. 'IIISCOIJL JOIIN II. IIOALT, LUCIUS II. EASIIIAN' JIIRHIIIAII L. FOIIDIIAII WILLIAM ll. IIIIIIIIICIC, l0I.IN 12. WIIIIIILIZII. ALPIIA SIGMA PIII. TIIIOTIIY F. ALLEN, CIIARLIS II. ANDREWS, EDWARD IIARRI.'IT, ETIIAN P. IIREIVSIFJT. LYIIAN D. OIIAPIN, IOSIIPII W. CROW. Ju., ALI'I1ED A. ELISWORTII. RUFUS EIIBII-SON, JFS!! P. FULLEII, CIIARLI-3 0. UATIB. ALVIN D. GO0DAI.TJ. ELIJAII H. IIEWI'I'I', DANIEL W. IIASKINS. .IOSIIUA D. F. IIOBIIS, RUI-'US B. RI-JLIIJGG, IOSEPII IY. LOSEY. AARON ll. NELSON, .ALFRED PON D. EDWARD B. SAYRI1 FRANK SIIITII. CIIARI-I5 Tn. TAYPAN, BENJAMIN WOII.IlRLL Y. FRESHMAN SOCIETIES. DELTA TKAPPA Semper Cmmu, FELIX ANSART, Jn., ,TIIOXIAS BI. BOSS, IIIZNIIII L ULAPP, WILLIAM U. COLLAR, BIALCOII M. DANA, BENJAMIN P. FISK, GEORGE B. KNAI'I'. .TIIOIIAB A. LEWIS, WILLIAII A- NASII, JAH II. NEWTON, ALPIIEUB R. NICIIOIB, CYIIUS I'. OSIIOIINE. HDWAIID W. PIERCE. HENRY U. SKINNER, GEORGE L. BJIBAD, EDWARD II. SPOONIIR FRANCIS A. IVALKI-Ill, JOIIN L. II. WARD, RICIIAIID AL' WYCKOIVF. SIGMA DIiI. I'A. --. ISAAC L AYIIII, WILLIAM II. IIARROWS. FIIIIDBIIICK A. IIILLINGS. EDWARD 0. III.0DGE'I I', IIDWAIID 0. EIVINO. SIDNEY II. FIIDST, JOIIN Q. IIALL. EPIIRAIII C. LOCKWOOD, BAIIUIZL IIIOIIIIISUN, RIJFIIH A. IIOIIIIISON. IIIIIAII J. NOXI-E, HENRY SBIITII. IIVIAS T. WIIIII7I.I1I'I.

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THE AMHERST COLLICGIE OLIO. 9 the convivial or sporting clubs, and wp the rivalry between the different eating clubs. Under fab we would class the lifelike representation of a hand- some hunting dog placed conspicuously over the names of - I the Nimrod Club. The suggestive cut of the Not One Hggiixlgy. Word More Club QFig. 25 comes under this same category. The rivalry between the eating clubs fsee b abovej gave rise to countless cartoons, all more or less puerile. Figs. 3 and 4 reproduce one of these, which represents with humorous exaggeration a familiar phase in the student's strug- gle for existencefi EEL f T' '-'M Z ' A s'i '5 9 5 - Us 's - gt - t 1 W j xdmiigi fvf.-Tinihu' A E 2 1 . . F ' I K ' ' F vii?- tt , lQh?lxf.4 g f' if ' a sks ' t- 1 is-.-,. . 52: 5? , Y, 0K V 'R ' NWN- lv ':1k.,,,,..b . - 2 ' SWW-ri 'M 'M W - N. as i n FTSJT-ET ff xl Fi----t A ii ZTQX...---1-Xe! ' I---i-e-wr Fm. 5. -V ' ' In striking analogy to this gradual development of illustrations, we note the evolutionof the grinds and witticisms for which the Ouo is now so widely celebrated. We detect the germs of . , , , , , pVZffZElJ7lI.Y. these in the mock organizations and humorous statistics of the earlier numbers. These were soon supplemented by elaborate illustrated jokes on Origin gf il' We intend no malicious reference to Cooley's lloarding Table.