Barnard School for Boys - Bric Yearbook (Fieldston, NY)

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Wfe next called up the Reverend Dr. MacRossie at his rectory. He was de- lighted to speak with me as an old Barnardian, and waxed enthusiastic, telling about new plans for converting the Zulus, which he made appear quite feasible. Although almost over-modest, he told me that his church was probably the wealthiest and most fashionable in New York. After this interesting conversation Cleaveland told me' that Herter and Zim- mermann were down in New Zealand putting up what was then the longest rail- way bridge in the world. Too bad, I can't see themf' 'iYou're going to in a moment, said he, and to my astonishment he called them up as easily as the others. I spoke with and saw both, and was furnished with interesting particu- lars about modern bridge construction by them. i VVe will try to find Berbecker nowf' said my informant. After calling up several places, we finally located him at the Lotus Club, where he was stopping for a hasty bite of lunch before going to a tea. I was much enlightened about various social affairs then going on in town, from my conversation with him. To use his own words, 'fhe was in the swim, and was going a pace at to kill any man but this brawny Barnard athlete. I Next we called up the Bank of the Universe and, upon asking for the presi- dent, were ,able to talk to Mr. Bouillon, Esq,, who had, by tireless energy, elevated himself to one of the most responsible bank presidencies in the world. From him we received some strange facts about the managment of finances. I now called up our friend Mr. Harry Bloch, anticipating great pleasure from a talk with him, for he was the Director of Education in New York City. And I was certainly not disappointed, for he entertained me with much intelligent information on the subject of education in this wonderful time. But I will not tell the sad students of 1907 about the easy methods of learning much in little time as introduced in 1919 by the great educator, Mr. Harry Bloch. . I 1 -. 1' ill .. ,lf - . ' f 1 -- , - 1' r ? 4 ' . nf 'Jf' 1 All ig!! 2 xx ', , fl j K I lx 4 1 ,f Ax 4 I ij I fl A 'fr f -,KM 1 lx If JL r 1 N x 5 I ll 'MQWQ' ,144 Q X NV If A if f 'I' M I mill' N 1 f SN 1 X xl I J I 3 X . f 'I ' I' f I Wx! rl I H 'li

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fast the door and starting the ingenious air transformer, the Doctor explained things to me. Suffice it to say that upon pulling a small lever the light faded and it soon be- came night, sounds from without also dying down, for the slowest vibrations became too rapid to be heard in the Time Machine. Then it was again day. This continued, and, as the machine went faster and faster, the succession of days and nights appeared as a grey streak. It was also impossible to observe any but the stationary objects around us for we were now going forward several weeks every second. just as I noticed that the dial recorded five years, there was a great change in the surroundings and it was evident that my friend's laboratory was becoming a print-shop. After some time things suddenly changed again and-12 flashed up on the dial! M y friend carefully slowed down the machine. Night was once more distinguishable from day, gradually sounds became audible again, and soon we had stopped in IQIQ! XVe unlocked the door and rushed forth. Wfe found ourselves in a business office much like those of to-day, except for several appliances which had been invented since 1907, or had not then been in common use. A fine-looking man received us, and, when I had stated the reason for our presence there, saying that I wished to look up men of the ,O7 class at Barnard, 'AWhy,', said he, hello, you're Blank. Don't you remember Cleavelandf' Mu- tually surprised and delighted, we shook hands, and I introduced the Doctor. Cleaveland then told me that he was in the lumber business, and, although reticent in speaking of his success, I gathered that he had practical control of the lumber business in America, and was the inventor of HPClQl'lf1ll6,U a substance which turned wood to the petrified state by external applications, and was vigorously competing with the marble trust. Come, said he, let us look up the other mem- bers of 'o7.,' Going to a curious device which seemed to consist of an ordinary oval mirror, a cash register, and a large aperture, resembling a megaphone, he pressed several keys, and pulled down a small handle. Suddenly I was startled by a great change in the mirror, for there appeared in it the Visage of a fair-haired man, whom l recognized at once as our friend, IW. K. Sowdon, and a voice spoke apparently from nowhere. After I had recovered from this exhibition of future inventive genius, and had made myself known, I learned that I was talking to one of the foremost capitalists, for since I had last seen him in IQO7, he had made a fortune on the Street, and was now playing the philanthropist, beside financing promising young enterprises of the day. Several times I tried to shake hands with the mir- ror, for the reality of the electrical image and the perfect tones produced by the receiver made me believe I was talking with the flesh and blood reality instead of over wires to Pittsburg, where Sowdon really was.

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