Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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UTSRY OF 'rue Lass or 92,0 CLASS YELL. Boom-a-Ling I Boom-a-Ling I Hi-Kar l Ili-Kar I Wah-I-Iool Wah-Hool Ninety-Two I Ninety-Two I Zipl. Boom! Rah! CLASS Co1.oRs-Bo'r'rLE GREEN AND MAHOGANY. Yes, we are Seniors! No one would believe it, but we are. We try hard to do the dignified, but except in the cases of Hiram Grant and Pierce our efforts are rather unsuccessful. In all humility we wish to say we are a good class. We think we are bet- ter than we were at the beginning of Freshman year, notwithstanding the fact that Royce, Blliiafd and Barklay are not with us any longer. But we feel that we can bow to the superior will of the Faculty, and say to them in regard to the above-mentioned choice spirits, Thy will be done. We think we have done our share in athletics, we point with pride to Shattuck, Ad. Ewing, Gregg and Boardman. Are we conceited if we say the College will miss us at the Springfield Meet in 1893? Then, too, the best center rush among the colleges this year is one of our men, and the Pride of Holyoke, who captains the base-ball team another year, is another mem- ber of our noble aggregation. On the other hand we must confess we never could rush. We tried it sev- eral times with Ninety-Three, but somehow were never victorious, although we were led by Fredric Augustus Washburn, jr. A noble band from our 21

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Mr. D. Willis james, of New York City, gave last June to the general fund of the college, for the development and strengthen- ing ofthe teaching force, SIO0,000 From Mr. Fayerweather's legacy the College receives, roo,ooo From the will of Mr. john C. Newton, of Worcester, Mass., the College receives for the endowment of a Professorship of Greek, 5o,ooo From Mr. F. B. Pratt for the Athletic Field, about 3o,ooo From a friencl for the purchase of the Boltwood property, 25,ooo From the will of Mr. Rufus B. Kellogg, of the class of '58 and lately a Trustee of the College, 3o,ooo 531-55,ooo It is between not ,the amount alone of these gifts but also their wise divisions the internal and the external needs of the College that makes the future bright. 1 y'T , x, 1 'U 1',r . in J ,xy -x,..-'u r 's.,..J X I 20

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midst accurately held possession of the tower of College Hall until the day before there was any need of their presence there, and then-but, alas, it is too tender a subject to speak of, and oh! how cloyed we were that Sunday afternoon when we so ignominiously sneaked out the back door. Taking our whole College course into consideration, our specialty has been that we have had lots of class spirit. Yes, good old fashioned class spirit, and of the kind the Sophomores need. To be sure we have never been suc- cessful in our efforts to get ahead of Ninety-Three, but our failures in that re- spect are hardly to be termed a disgrace to us, for we can truly say we have done our best against them. Hard luck has been our lot in many things during our College course. We missed the first year History under Professor Morse, and fate has denied us Professor Garman. E We have also been handicapped by Emerson. In a fit of abstraction we elected him senator. We are sorry for it now but let us hope he will keep himself in the background in our senatorial kindergarden. Herbie Wilbur is another star-but, Herbie, you will be tough if you play billiards with Scott much longer. We have been the recipients of gifts from some of the other classes. Ninety-One bequeathed us Seelye and Luddie. Ninety-Three pre- sented us with that wonderful athlete, Scott. But now we are thinking about an answer to that old question, What are you going to do next year? It is a hard problem, but it is comforting to think that Ninety-Three, Ninety-Four and Ninety-Five must every man of them face it. And now, boys, Ninety-Two says good-bye. Keep the old College up where it ought to be-and is now, we trust-among the foremost in the coun- try. Forget our failings and think kindly of us. Once more good-bye. VL s gi.. .4-fn .1 , - ' 1: all ,x.Wl6,,s:.t.5C., -V Uffl-iff? ,.: 'i:iJiZ'f 2oosw q f 1 'f 22