Conway Hall Preparatory School - Log Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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Sept. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30 . Oct. 1. “Bo” and Prof. Ohl had a wordy scrap. First call for candidates for the glee club. Ten- nant would like to earn his R’ but he still holds his record for laziness. After literary society was over the fellows went to see the moving pictures. First meeting of the Grand Order of Night Owls. The Royal Kicking machine did fine work and Adams was very artistically painted. Messrs. Smith, Robinson and Griffiths were put through some stunts to the great amusement of the Owls. Some students saw Dickinson defeat Western Maryland, 5-0 and others saw the Indian-Villa Nova game. Prof. Chadwick finds a good congregation of Home Baptists in “BO ' s” room. The St. Peter’s Club did fine work. The heavy rains put out the electric lights and we ate our supper in lamp light. Out till 10.30. First rain for a month. Prof. Swift used some jaw-breakers in class, but that is nothing new. At supper Hutchie told us the rules of the evening study period. Everybody went to the fire at 8.45 on condi- tion that they would come back as soon as it was over. “Hercules” Becker and several others spent the night in the office playing cards. Who took the “Drunk” to prayer meeting? Who put him out of the building? None other than Alfred the Great. Big day at the fair and no school in the after- noon. Emmert and Adams took well with some of those rosy cheeked country girls as did some others. Whiteman held a smoker in his room after lights. Baird, Cardon and Robinson stung for disturbing the peace at 12.30 a. m. The football players were not able to sleep. Ill 3. The team went to Philadelphia and was de- feated 15-0 by the Freshmen of University of Pennsylvania 4. No going to church for the majority. They heard and talked the game over instead. Some of the fellows enjoyed long walks with their town friends. 5- Capt. “Mack” and Prof. Hadden told about the game in chapel. Blue Monday. Reseated in the dining room. 6. Tri-weeklies begin. Awful! Hutch, broke up the dance in chapel. Boarding students were given advice about throwing water (?) from their windows. 7. What about that scrap with the college that the fellows picked? Dockie Reed” soon settled that. Those exams, are over. 8. “Rip” Shearer elected by the day students to represent them in the school Senate. “Three so-called seniors” were called down in chapel for not standing to sing. Then the head mas- ter began to talk. Dr. Black received some strange welcomes when he called on some of the fellows such as Wood, Whiteman, “Bo,” Bergen and others. 9. The student body elected Whiteman to the Sen- ate. After the societies were over, some of the fellows went to a reception at the First Presbyterian Church. 10. Everyone was out to give the team a good send- off to Pottstown. Hill, 17; Conway, o. Inno- cent Prof. Ohl did not like the word devil so he made the following announcement in the dining hall: “There will be a meeting of all candidates for positions on the team that plays against the preachers, immediately after dinner in the chapel. Out to meet the team.

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School Diary 1908-1909 Sept. io. 11. 12 . 13 - 14. 15 - 16. 1 7- 18. School open with two new Profs, on the Fac- ulty. Out till 10.00 o’clock. The fellows begin to come in in crowds. Sched- ules made out. Freshies are shown some of the mysterious places about town. A little baseball and ten- nis in the morning. Kingsberry gets the first demerit and that was for smoking a cigarette in the building. Everyone obeyed rules and went to church. Even Mr. Mowatt’s Y. M. C. A. was well attended. Work begins in earnest. Some stragglers ar- rive. Tennant says he is going to study hard (?). School songs and yells practiced in chapel. Profs. Hadden and Chadwick coach the squad in the rudiments of football. Students seated in the dining room. Hutchie makes same old speel on hazing, rules, etc. The coach — Wilder — made his appearance on the scene. Seats were assigned to the fellows in chapel. Several rooms were rough-housed, but no one is able to explain. Hand books were distributed. First meetings of the Literary Societies. The Night Riders took Hummel out for a drive over the country. Ask Emmert what the St. Peter ' s Club did to him. Squad picture taken. Sept. 19. Sure! We all saw the College Freshmen win the rush. The Indians defeated our team 53-0. Who took Vaughn and Kingsberry out to the High School to amuse the crowd? Every one went to the Y. M. C. A. reception to get something to eat. Even Dr. Reed was there. First session of Study Hall. 20. Rose certainly was popular with the old fellows in the evening, but luckily he could not be found and thus avoided some pleasure. Many long letters were written home. Chicken for dinner. Robinson peached’’ on Rose behind the building. He would have gotten his. but time was too short. “Peaching” is a mean trick. McLane tried to pacify the bunch. 21. Rose found out the meaning of a trip to the athletic field after dark. Some fellows think he should have had more. Everybody on? All the old students received a See Mee” card. 22. An interesting talk on Class Cutting was given in chapel by the Head Master. Show in town and a great many take cuts. 23. Training table started. Rev. Dr. Black led the chapel exercises. Dickinson, 14; Conway, o. Dr. Hutchison discovered four fellows sneak- ing out the back way to see the Indian-Leb- ancn Valley game. They each got five de- merits. 110

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Oct. ii. Adams and Pallman were caught rough-housing Wood. Shaffer gave us chicken for dinner. Why did Emmert and some of his friends cut church? 12. A great many of our fellows went to “The Devil. - ’ 13. Hutch, told us our reports were bum. We knew it before he did. Prof. Ohl was not able to take care of his classes. They were too musical so they were excused. 14. Two chapel cuts a month are permitted from this date on. 15. Rieca and Swigart brought two chorus girls up to see our school but His Honor interferred and the girls left school unaccompanied. The building was deserted in the evening. “The Time, The Place and The Girl” was the drawing card. 16. Emmert, madly scared at reflection of street light in the looking glass, made so much no’se that Prof. Hadden ran Wood and him- self out of No. 9 on fourth. 17. All off to Mercersburg. This is an eventful time in Prof. Swift’s family. We all enjoyed our- selves on the trip even though we were beaten 34-0. On the way back several missed the train at Chambersburg. Allowed out till 10.30. 18. Too tired to get out of bed so there were very few who went to church. 19. Smith was taken out into the wilderness where he received some fatherly advice and much paddling. The Conwayan” made its first ap- pearance. 20. It ' s a shame to do it, but Prof. Ohl is such a nice man to tease. Prof. Hunt has a hard time to keep Groome and Tennant from sleep- ing in Physical Geography. Oct. 21. Robinson and Baird tried to rob the dining room but were scared off. Neither one could climb “Robbie’s” rope fast enough. 2. Hutch says the dining room is too noisy. Who could blame him after hearing “Dearie,” Red,” McAnney, Adams, Feller, Ricca, and Whit’e” laughing at one time. “Chaddie” went to Bible study convention. 23. Nothing out of the ordinary. 24. Red Letter Day for Conway. The Penn Hall girls saw Conway down Villa Nova Prep, 5-0, and then were given a reception in our chapel. Girls for everyone for the first time in our his- tory. The only trouble was the girls had to leave on the 8.05. Girls and fellows agree to correspond. “Bash met Bettie.” Purcel got the music teacher. Neckties, pennants and arm bands are missing from some fellows’ rooms. We went to bed tired, but happy. 25. A little real news to write home in our letters. The fellows have the Penn Hall Girls on the brain. 26. Mail is received by many stamped, Chambers- burg.” Everyone is on. “Chaddie” came back with smiles. Tri-weeklies again. 27. Exams are over. The Devil-Preacher game is the main subject at present. 28. Too much noise on fourth floor so Prof. Kline makes a raid. Prof. Ohl wakened from his sleep by a bombardment of electric light bulbs, stones, glasses and various other articles. 29. Mrs. Hutchison died suddenly. Quiet prevailed. A great shock to all. Sudents sent floral trib- utes. 30. Mrs. Hutchison’s funeral. 112