Blair Academy - Acta Yearbook (Blairstown, NJ)

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WITTA THOMAS, 'P 2' ........ Short Hills, New Jersey Scientilicg Prep. Declamation Contest, First Prize C0055 Breeze, Associate Editor CO35, Business Manager C0455 Founder's Day Declaination C0453 Basket Ball, Invincibles. Captain C0313 Y. 'W..C. A. Treasurer C0457 Phi Sigma, Critic Co35, President Co45, Open Meeting Piano Solo Coo5, Duet Co15, Trio Coz5, Declamation Co35. ROBERT BRUNER UMBERGER, A AA . . . Wyoming, Penna. Classicalg Gymnasium Exhibition Col, '02, 'o3, ,O45I Botany Prize C0255 Declamation Contest, Second Prize Coz, 'o35g Editor EL ARROYUELO C0453 Inter-Society Contest, Reading Co35, Declaniation C0453 'Varsity Base Ball, Short Stop C0353 'Varsity Football, Quarterback Co25, Captain C0355 Senior Class President C0453 Adelphi, Treasurer Coz5, President C0353 Open Meeting Reading Coz5g Founder's Day Oration C043- FRANK HENRY VILLIE . . .... Elizabeth, New jersey Scientiiicg Business Manager EL ARROYUELO CQ45. WALTER W. WESTERVELT, A A A . . Lafayette, New jersey Classical, Adelphi Open Meeting, Essay C0353 Breeze, Asso- ciate EditorLCO35, Editor-in-Chief CO45. WM. MCKEAN WHITE, A A A, . . Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. Scientific, Gymnasium Exhibition Coz, '03, 'O457 Declama- tion Contest C0255 Inter-Society Contest Reading C0455 Founder's Day Declamation C0455 Y. M. C. A. Secretary C0453 Breeze, Associate Editor Coz, 'o35, Business Manager C0453 Assistant Business Manager EL ARROYUELO C0453 Adelphi, Secretary Co45, Open Meeting Debate Coz5, Read- ing CO35, Vocal Solo Co45.

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JOHN HOSIE PRICE, AAA ..... Scranton, Pennsylvania Sciemiiicg Editor EL Amzovunno C0433 Adelphi, Vice Presi- dent C043, President C043 Open Meeting Debate C0333 In- ter-Society Contest, Debate Co4j. PI-ICEBE RIGGS POTTER, 'P -Y . . . . . Ledgewood, New Jersey Scientific: Prep. Declamation Contest Coojg Founder's Day Declaniation Co4J: Basket Ball, Captain Eclipse C0433 Sen- ior Class Secretary C0433 Phi Sigma, Treasurer Cozj, Vice President C0433 Editor Er, ARROYUELO Co4Q. CHARLES NELSON READING, XE X. Frenchtown, New Jersey Scientific 3 Editor in Chief, EL ARROYUELO C0453 Senior Class Vice President C0435 Y. M. C. A. President CO43: Inter- Society Contest Essay C0315 Boys' Reading Room Association, Vice President C0453 Chi Epsilon Chi, Secretary Cozy, Treas- urer Cogj, President Co4j. HALSEY DARIUS ROGERS . Westhampton Beach, L. I., N. Y. Scientific: 'Varsity Football Guard Coz, 'o33. EDITH ELLEN SMITH, A A fb .... Wyalusing, Pennsylvania Scientific: Basket Ball, Invincibles, Goal C0332 Alpha Delta Phi, Treasurer Co33, Vice President CO43, Open Meet- ing Piano Trio Cogj. WILBUR CLARK SPRINGER, XEX. . . . Salem, New Jersey Scientific, 'Varsity Football, End Coz, 'o3D7 Chi Epsilon Chi, Treasurer, Coy, President C0433 Founder's Day Decla- mation Co4j. ELIZABETH THOMSON STRONG, fl! 2' . . Wyalusing, Penna. Scientificg Basket Ball, Reliance, Captain Cogj.

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lbistorn of the Senior Glass as HILE the prophet with a vivid imagination foretells the mysteries of the untried future, the historian must confine himself to the eventful past. However, as tl1e Class of '04 has not been organized during all of the tive years of its existence, it is im- possible to consult any record for the history of its deeds, and so, in a way, the historian is like the prophet-though his face is directed toward the past. It was in the fall of 1899 that from a New York, Susquehanna 8z Western Limited Climited as to cars, not timej alighted the first mem- bers ofthe peerless Class of 'o4. Thirteen in number, commonly known and looked upon as Preps , they distinguished themselves in the excellence of their work and by their innumerable plans won- derfully made and fearfully carried out. The fact that they number- ed thirteen and were looked down upon by the upper-classmen did not effect them in the least, for they grew and prospered among the tares , looking ever toward the time when they should emerge from that the rough-stone age of their existence. Tempus fugit . The Preps returned the next year no longer to be termed mere Preps, but tirst-formers. Nevertheless, they were still the youngest class in school, for the preparatory de- partment had been abolished that the memory of its last and most ambitious class might not be eH'aced. As 'first-formers they were no less distinguished than as Preps, but greater in numbers and wisdom. The future more-vivid con-