College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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MOTTO ' cii!. riili. I ' iri. wliirli. iUTunli iiu tii our ti ' anslatioii. inciins, We CiiiiH ' . wo saw, we conquered. ' ' PROPHECY ' ■ ' Jluit I ' aeli one nf us has ali ' eaily become a great man. ' POEM Hark! tlie moriiint; liuf le soimdiii;;, All llie world sUiuls still and ayliast; Out in tlie world to duty bounding. Goes tlic v(dl-traini ' d M. A. Class. YELL Hooray, llooi ' ay ! Si-ssl Boom! Ba ! M. A. Seven ! 1, ' a : I!a ! ]}a ! MEMBERS l;. I ' .. DADi:, President .7. B. TICRRKLI, -1. TNLKR V. 1!. W KICCI.ICSWOKIll 11

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M - L) TU crJaO-- ifik ' eU Z y. (§ur Qlam ius I Irollcil l)ciRMtli tin- sliiiily cliiis. , (liic IkiIiuv spiinjj-tiiMi ' ihiy. Anil lireatlied the fragrance of llu ' Ihiwors ' Hiat !)li)(:ni in incrrv May. Till ' iiHidcst little violet Anil lUuuleliun were tliere. Anil golden, shining buttercups Were seattereii everywhere. Tlie siiiiwy webs tliat lloated diiun From massive eotlonwiiod trees, And scurried o ' er the wavy rass With every balmy breeze. Drifted along the pebbly walk Like snow, so pure and white. And by tlie ehililren in their play Again were put to lliglit. The live-oak at the college gate, Slioil |iointing as of yore. Willi outstretched arm and stately mien, To his n aternal shore. Lord Botetoui ' t stood silent there, Majestic, grand and tall. To guard the dear old college. With ils ivy-covered wall. In I he foliage overhead. And nujigst the lilac lenves. 1 heard the blue-bird and the wren And martin under the eaves. Thus strolling neath the stalely trees. The noblest thoughts arise. And carry my ambitions high. Heyond the azure skies. JaME.S W ' n.I.l. .M (lOSSMAN. L S. Gossman, P.O. Bx 2002 LONG CEACH CALIFORNIA C loO. 10

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M. A. Class of ' 07 • lolIN Tvi.KIl llhisliious (loscendaiit of tlic |)rcsiclciit nf tlic I iiilid Slates ami son of tlic Uth pii ' sident of William ami Maiv ( ' )llei;i ' . Date of his biitli is a family secret liut it is tlimi- ' lil hy iiiaiiy to have heeii about 1870, when liijx feet were fashiouahle. Characteristics are not unlike those of other qnadrnpeils; has four feet (two in each shoe), ami has frci|nently been heanl to i;nint when the ilinner bell rinf, ' s. l en-jlh. about seven feet; wci ' -ht. 150 pounds in sock feel. 175 pounds with shoes on. Dress: dark f;reen trousers, with black, jjre.isy coat to match; wears a smile in place of a necktie and uses swamp-jMass fcr shocstrinu ' s. On state cccision-i. however, wears full dress suit inherited friin his grandfather: has dark hair and larne j;repnish-;;ray eyes; speaks several lanj;uaf;es more llucntly than Kn ;lisb and has sjood uiuler.itamliiiii. Vocation: whidesale and retail consumer of fruits, bre.idsturt ' s anil peanuts. . vocation: |)layin ' z tennis and cUewiuf; the raj;. Heccrds show that he entered college umlcr the reijni ' f t ' d. Tx-n Kwell ami has been a candidate fcr the B. . . since 18.S8. Take him all in all. I shall not look up(n his like a;ain. ' lIoiiMiT Hkvkht.y D. |)i: Descent: consult Darwin on IJvoluticn. Thouijht by accloj;ists to have been born in the n.oiintains of l.oudoiui ( ' (Uily. irj;inia. and is the rnly prcof we have that babhoons inhabited that country before the Hood. .Vup: unknown. Kntered ccKejie in 1I)!I7, where he was a faithful st ulent (if arithmetic until the colk .;e w ' - destroyed by fire in ISti. ' i; returned in IS.SS, and has sin e been an annual ai)i)licant fir the . l. A. de. ' ree. Height: two yards. Weight: depends on nnndier of pounds rf tobacco he has in his mouth. Style: liiubtfuM)rown eyes, white shiny head (hair is missin ; — due probably to anti-deluvian football scrimma ;e-. and other causes incident to love and old ajje). Dress: rain coat and pajamas. Jiiet : microbes and bujrs. Vocation: ehewin ; tobacco. Avocation: s])ittin};. His ste]).s are feeble an l his wi rds are few, but (i( d n:ade iiim. so let him pass for a man. Wn.I.lAM l!. STl S W ' RKiOI.ESWOltTH Better known as Hilly Vi ;i;letail. Descent: English-Scoteh-Irish. with a trace of fJerman : born in Enghmd ami unfortunately emigrated to thi.s country in childhood; has lived in . nielia County. Virginia, since the lievclution. with the exception of the annual nine months s])ent at college. Date cf entr:ince at college: unknown, due to de-struetion of Kacultv records by fire in ISIili. His M. A. theses, thirteen in number, constitute his most noteworthy literary attempts and register the number cf years he has been a candidate for that honor. . ge: fluctuating. Dimensions: five feet each way. Style: tan-colored hair; very fascinating red eyes and rather boozy complexion: walks like a man far younger in years and talks like a man who has a great deal of nothing to say. Vocation: curate and choir-songster. . vocation : arming the li)illuFi and running for most popular man. ■•What a piece of worl is man — the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals. .Toux Bayxh.vm Teiirei.l Biped of the prehistoric era: thought by son e to be the monster whom Pluto placed as guard over the (iolden Kleece. Descent: unknown, fcr the eye of man hath revcr bc ' .ield nor has the geologist ever unearthed any other fossil just like him: he is supposed, however, to be a descendant of Polyphemus; ' he is kept on exhibition along with other fossil remains in the Science Hall Jluseum. Height: estimated to be about as high as the college hell-tower; his face, as seen from a distance, resembles :i rugged landscape. j OTK. — . s he is a member of the Kacultv. that body has passed resolutions forbidding the pidilication of his age and the mimber of years he has spent at college. For further information see Ptu k. The observed of all observers and a tilting climax to the 4 A. M. ' s of N ' aughty-Seven. 12