Auburn High School - Arrow Yearbook (Auburn, NY)

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1 8 V ALUMNI LETTERS. 1.-l. WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 28, 1902. ' ASHINGTGN, the Capital of the United States, is full of interesting and historical spots which entertain the visitor from the time l1e alights from the train to the moment of his departure. If he comes 'by the Pennsylvania railroad the first thing pointed out to him will be a small red tile in the white flooring of the depot. It was here that President Garfield was shot by an assassin. Pennsylvania Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Washington, extends from beyond the Executive Mansion and the Treasury to the Capitol. The Avenue is an ideal place to get a glimpse of the dis- tinguished men of the nation, as they go to and return from the Capitol. The Capitol at this season of the year is most imposing, surrounded by the green foliage and lawn and is reached from all parts of the city by broad boulevards, which are greatly appreciated, to judge from the numerous steam carriages, smart equipages and vehicles of all styles. The Congressional Library is the hnest equipped library in the world. Over a million volumes are at the disposal of the public, in addition to newspapers, periodi- cals, etc. Each department of the Govern- ment has a library which is open to students and the public. The largest of these are the libraries of the 'Supreme Court of the United States, Patent Office, Smithsonian Institution and the Bureau of Education. The city is further enriched by a library building given by Andrew Carnegie at a cost of f3oo,ooo. The educational facilities of Washington are unexcelled. Georgetown University, situated in the highest part of quaint old X AX 'ff' W 1? - fi' W r n THE SILHOUETTE. Georgetown, has a broad view of Maryland and Virginia across the Potomac. Besides the regular course in arts, Georgetown grants degrees in theology, law and medi- cine. Athletics are very popular and successful in all branches. The Columbian University is a collegiate institution of equal rank with Georgetown and offers exception- ally good opportunites to government clerks. Many of Uncle Sam's employees have received degrees in medicine or law but lack the self conhdence to practice their profession although some have resigned good positions and have made a success in their chosen work. Some ofthe best patent lawyers in Washington obtained their train- ing in this way and are now in the front rank in this particular branch of legal talent. Mount Vernon on the Potomac River and Alexandria, the town which George Wash- ington planned and surveyed, when but a boy of seventeen, make pa delightful excur- sion and are reached by electric cars and steam boats. Arlington Cemetery, with its rows upon rows of illustrious dead, vividly impresses upon the visitor the awful havoc of war. Washington Monument can be seen from all parts of the District of Columbia, and from its lofty top the spectator can be- hold the States of Maryland and Virginia, with the Potomac winding its way to the bay. Every American citizen can find in the National Capital something that will inter- est and instruct. To the politician, lawyer and man of affairs, the Capitol is the attract- ive magnet. The literateur may ind an abundance of intellectual nianna in the score of libraries, While the Corcoran Gall- ery of Art claims the attention of the dab- bler in oils and water colors. Even a weath- er crank may find some satisfaction by visit- ing tlie Weather Bureau, that much abused department of tl1e United States Govern- ment. R. T. A.

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THE s1LHoUETTE. I7 IUNIOR RECEPTION. V ' AST JUNE the Class of '02, thinking by this means to make a htting end to the year and to commencement week, determined to inaugurate a custom of the Junior Class tendering each year a reception to the Seniors. After due deliberation and much to the delight of the staid Seniors this dream became a reality, In preparation for- this, the great event of the year, we juniors labored night and. day and a Friday evening, june 28, received the reward of our toils in .hearty applause and congratulations from the attending public and especially from the Class of ,OI.' It was a source of wonder to all that the halls and grounds could be made to assume such a beautiful appearance, and indeed the grounds lit by japanese lanterns and with globes of vari-colored light swinging from the trees afforded a perfect paradise for promenaders. The lower hall draped with bunting and decorated with tastefully arranged flowers made an ideal place for dance and merrymaking. The first part of the evening was given up to a debate between members of the junior Class. This portion of the evening's program was open to the public and taking advantage of the opportunity they came in goodly numbers. Introductory remarks were made by President Drummond and then the audience settled itself to an enjoy- ment of the debate proper. The question under consideration was : Resolved- That fiction has done more for the advancement of civilization than history. The affirmative was upheld by Miss Hemingway and Messrs. Osterhout and Stewart, the negative by Miss Sperry and Messrs. Murdock and Hom pe. Both sides handled the proposition in masterful style. Messrs. Aiken, Hoyt and Myer sat as judges 1 - ,BHl'flTlhYillfilas. 24. 2 '- fliliilllllllllliilll and after carefuldeliberation gave their de- cision in favor of the affirmative. As the remainder of the evening present- ed attractions only for the two upper classes, the general public dispersed leaving none but words of commendation and approval. After the departure of the crowd the Senior Class was received in the office by the reception committee of the juniors succeed- ing which a bountiful luncheon was served in the various rooms of which all partook with seeming pleasure and zest. It was whispered that some deemed this use of the recitation rooms quite superior to the intend- ed one. After this retrenchment'Stevensi orchestra furnished music for dancing which needless to say was thoroughly enjoyed by all. ' The reception finally ended, as of necessity do all things earthly, but not until the hours of early morn had filled our cup of ,pleasure to overflowing and though but a memory lingers of that j oysome hour yet will it linger long. . C The Class of 'oz sincerely desires and hopes that other classes will be encouraged by this hrst success and will perpetuate this reception until it becomes a tradition and a hallowed custom of our school. , KU Prof. Strong,-To a third year student who is having difriculty with his Geometry : Don't add like that. That's the way the fourth year does. A in It is said that there is an attempt on foot to abolish Sunday morning Chapel at Yale, since it seriously interferes with Saturday evening poker. 01 It is said that a certain senior on seeing the name Psyche on the hull of a boat, spelled it out slowly and then exclaimed: Well if that ain't the durndest way to spell fish !

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Maryland . Besides eorgetown and medi- iular and folunibian bn of equal exception- Jvernment employees ne or law ictice their resigned success in 3est patent Lheir train- the front :gal talent. River and rge 'XV ash- hen but a ful excur- cars and 5', with its d, vividly :ful havoc an be seen Columbia, or can be- Virginia, 'ay to the nd in the will inter- n, lawyer he attract- : find 2111 a in the ran Gall- the dab' U a weath' yy by visit- jh 3lDll5ed Go vern- , THE SILHOUETTE. I9 HAMILTON COLLEGE, JUNE 16, IQO2. The conception of a college is as varied as the nature of the mind. The question as to the constituency of a college has a two- fold answered definition. A college is an asso- ciation from first principle. That organism which we title college has two component partsg the facilities which it affords for one's development and the men who matriculated on its rolls absorb its lifting and ennobling influences. This life is one of lasting reciprocity. Its advantages should be reliexly acquisitive. What the college is We read in its influence upon its members. The elements which should subtend this substantial source of welfare and of culti- vation are not necessarily the faculty of the college nor its vastnessg the chief feature needs not to be the members of entered men nor the presence of imposing halls. The subjective side of a college is com- prised of its courses of instruction, its faculty, its facilities, its environment and its traditions, all these contents are to be reflected in some way upon the objective part the college man. Of these pre-requisites to prontable college course Hamilton has all and We assert that wealth in no pretension mood. Our curriculum affords a challenge to the most masterly ability of the students. Our faculty is strong in comparative mem- bers and in depth of subject. Our environment is one of beauty and historic interest, tradition and romance are written on its landscape in the most legible of cipher. At the junction of the valleys of the Mohawk and Oriskany, on the hill from Which the vistas stretch for miles, the scene and all its richness are quite unsurpassed. The trees set out by jefferson in 1806 still shed their poplar shade. The old Indian well yet gushes forth refreshment as in the days of Shenandoah. The old log cabin on the campus still breathes the voices of Kirkland of Washington and Alexander Hamilton. The cemetery beneath whose gentle slope slumber the revered of Hamil- ton's departed chiefs is a map on which we trace the memories of those whose lives were spun into the tapestry of ours and of those to come. In truth the environs of Hamilton have an aroma and an atmosphere of all that is and has been rich in life. But we do not mean that Hamilton is but a location occupied by its eleven vine-hung and tradition breathing halls. Its environ- ment of unexcelled attractiveness is but its half. The elements that mills the larger part is the broad democracy in all its life which under recognition, places all on common ground and fills the hearts of all to alma mater. This is the true cordial of her strength. All departments of college life- meet im- partial espousal and acknowledgment. Athletics and scholarship run their tides side by side, all branches harmonize and blend, all those who follow them are as a unit. There are no strangers on the hill of Kirkland. These advantages coupled With the fact that we proudly bear the surname U Small H unfold to those who enter opportunities which by the added influence of intensive activity make Hamilton a college where the ordinary obstacles of college life are coped With and conquered with more ease and far advanced success. To sum it up the re- sume would readg Hamilton is a small college large with advantages on that account. She has a faculty of proportion- ate size and exceptional strength. On this account both know both and the college men get a more extent good from all their fellowship. Men can individualize them- selves to affairs. Opportunities are not lost in a vast expanse of fighting energy which makes a carnage of survival, Hamilton is the core of all that's good in college life and we hope to see the graduates of Auburn High School derive that Welfare in larger measure and in larger number. There are other colleges in some ways perhaps betterg there are others perhaps as good in most Ways 3 but we believe that Hamilton is best -... and trust that our boast may have consideration, N. L. D. '98.