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

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Mar. April o. Prof. Hutchison gives the Seniors another les- son in public speaking and breathing. 10 Y M. C. A. officers elected. The Covenant So- ciety rules the election. Killough ran for vice-president. 11 Macbeth was played and all but a few preachers went. Baird dressed like a girl made a hit with Hosie. Things were quite interesting. 12. Seniors put up their flag. Big scrap. 13 Juniors thought Seniors were going to hold their banquet. Bunch waiting to grab Presi- dent Bashore, got Prof. Kline instead. Presi- dent Pratt, ’10, hung to him after all the others had taken to their heels. 14. All are anxiously awaiting vacation and a trip home. 13. McLane begins to show the fellows his Good Book.” They know what that means. Al- most the last day of “Mack s restaurant. Next term we go to bed hungry. 16. Last day to cram! Everybody was in the mas- querade at 10.30. 17. Finals begin. The exempt go home. 15. After all, the exams are fair and easy. 19. Good-bye for a few days. Our winter term is over. 30. Spring term opened. Home stretch tor the Class of 1909. Many are absent from classes. Our troubles begin again. Babe Tabler has long trousers now and feels like a man. 31. Hutchie imposed two demerits for all who cut-. classes. Cruel wretch! All candidates for baseball responded to Coach Hadden’s call. 1. Hosie fooled the profs, by having his lessons prepared. 2. Perry and Noel moved to fourth floor where they can throw water with little danger of being ducked themselves. April 3. 4 - 5 - 6. 7 - 8 . ci- 10. 11. 12. 13 - id- Upsilon Gamma Sigma, 15: Kappa Delta Pi, 4. Out until 10.15 because Conway defeated Dickinson, 4-3 in a regular game. The team is much better than was expected. Prof. Ohl leaves without saying good-bye. No more late meals. The waiters have it nice now. Say! your sword is dragging. Palm Sunday No lessons prepared. Flunk for all. Adams came back with a hair cut. Student body picture taken, also the kitchen mechanics and our chamber maids (?). Reseated in the dining room. Mrs. Leas is very ill. Robinson turns up after taking a week to say good-bye to Her. No 3 o’clock classes. Out to see the Dickinson-Western Maryland game. Who knows why Walls spends so much time in front of Dr. Hutchison’s home?. He never spent much time there before this term. Good Friday. Omega Chi, 9; Upsilon Gamma Sigma, 3. No school. Wish every Friday were Good. The Indians tried to scalp our players in the practice game. Literary societies held meetings and had great trouble to get out afterwards. Conway, 8; Shippensburg, 2. Easter Sunday. Of all the new hats, suits, shoes, etc. Eggs all day. Bubeck ate seven- teen. Several are sick (?) and have their eggs served in their rooms. Trophy room opened. The day students had to do all the class room work. Nice for the boarding students. Juniors ever on the watch for the Senior ban- quet. Things begin to settle down. Some cases of spring fever reported (?)■

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Feb. 17. 18. 19. 20. 23 - 24- 25 - 26. 27 - M rp racket at midnight on the halls. Several fellows tried to cut the electric light wires but lost their nerve. Prof. Hadden enjoyed a ride to Mechanicsburg on the bumpers of the five thirty-nine, while his lady friend paid her own fare and was left to enjoy the ride herself. The Owls raised the d 1 all night. Jake made strong speech on fourth floor. Bo” had a scrap with Prof. Kline. Another re- ception at Irving and our fellows are there with bells on. MacLane made a hit. Sunday again and time to write home. Every- thing quiet. Washington’s Birthday. We’re off. College banquet. Conwayans get a good meal and fifty cents for waiting. It is reported that Prof. Chadwick has a key to the Beetem house. The question has arisen as to whether it is a Master key or not. Alex, gets blamed for not knowing how to make a bed. A shirt tail parade livened things up at 10 o’clock. Bergen left school. At last the Reed Literary Society succeeded in having a nice day for taking its picture. It is about the sixth or eighth time they tried. They claim they are going to win the debate again this year. Study Hall cards for all. First scrap of the year. It caused a number of wordy conflicts among the other fellows. Pete.” Groorne and Ricca, were very late in getting in. Even though it is Sunday, Perry was stung for using tobacco. Feb. 2 Mar. 9. The Junior class had its picture taken. A large class in numbers, that’s all. Water fell on them like rain as a result Feller was rough- housed. A great deal of pepper was thrown which caused some amusement and tears. 1. B. Still starts to school again. Makes it nice for Hosie. 2. All who went to see the Dickinson-Swarthmore game were allowed out till 10.30. Every prep, went, to be sure. 3. Fellows in the water room locked the door and ducked the preps on the outside. No one knew who shut the door or threw the water so each one got five demerits. Yeckley amuses the bunch in English C. by writ- ing a very interesting composition on a fish- ing trip in which he is the hero. One sentence ran, “The next morning mother fried father’s and I’s fish. 5. “Fourteen days till vacation, then we’ll go to the station. Back to civilization, the train will carry us there,” are the words to the latest popular airs about Conway. 6. Reception in chapel. Town girls were there in all their glory. The fellows had a great time and all because of the matrimonial bureau agent, Joe. Hertzler. 7. The fellows fill the dates they made before. Now “Hutchie” thinks they will have some other place to go besides the pool room. 8. Yeckley gets back from Mechanicsburg where he was forced to sleep in the station (?) over night. He could not leave her in time to catch the train Reindollar got balled up on his trip home from Reading. He took the wrong train and had to walk several miles. Then he took the wrong street car. We are glad he got back safely. 117

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April 15. 16. 17 - 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23 - 24- Deardorff slept too late and cut classes. It’s an old trick of Dearie’s.” Challis showed his sporting blood by catching two fine trout. The preachers took Killough into their society. He caused much merriment in that little band. Broke his oath by swearing. Large Study Hall attendance Mr. Mowatt de- cided to enter the Senior Class. Conway, 7; Lucky Nine, of Carlisle. 3. We are permitted to be out till 10.15 to have a good time. Ricca and Groome went to Harrisburg. Prof. Ma- son broke uo the concert in Spangler ' s room at midnight. Track trials. Training table be- gan. Conway Second, 4; Xew Kingston, 11. Bubeck and Miss Delavan enjoyed the evening sitting on top of a wall in the lower part of town. Spoons-silver, tin and otherwise. Junior flag up. Juniors and Seniors were rough- housed. Wood could not study so went vis- iting on general principles. Edwards soaked with water. Hosie was made to sign a statement that he would study. We shared our rooms with the Massanutten boys. Baseball squad picture taken. Conway, 2; Mas- sanutten, 5. When Bashore went to hear Judge Lindsey speak, the Juniors took cuts and followed him all over town but nothing doing. Societies poorly attended. Reason; the fellows went to Mrs. Parker’s last dance. The order of the day. Study Hall. Conway Sec- ond, 8; Carlisle High, 11. Dinner at 12. Con- way, 45; College Freshmen, 54, in an inter- esting track meet. Conway, 4; Kutztown Normal, 3. Out till 10.15. April 25. 26. 28. 29. Alex, asks the fellows to help so he can get to church on time. It’s the same old thing in the same old way. Chaddie made late rounds. Who knows why? The barbers wish the preps, would have stunts every week. The Senior banquet is soon to be pulled off. Juniors very anxious and in- quisitive. Everything is quiet. The hush before the storm. Afternoon classes only 30 minutes. Xo Study Hall. Seniors go to Mount Holly to hold banquet. Juniors went to the baseball game. About twenty at supper. Juniors and under- classmen journey to Holly. Several tardy Se- niors have new experiences, but get to the banquet. All Seniors present! McLane was arrested, but broke away. And what did the Juniors do? They didn’t do a thing. Locks to Seniors’ rooms plugged. Banquet the subject of all conversations. Hutchie makes strong speech in chapel concernin more class scraps. Positively won ' t hav them — strong. Four Junior girls couldn ' t get the best of one Senior girl in a very inter- esting scrap. All wish they could have seen it. 30. Under classmen demerited for leaving the build- ing on Wednesday night without permission. Xo Literary Societies. Xo one allowed cuts. Faculty afraid we would get in the Dewey Day celebration. Everyone runs amiss over the building. “Chaddie” made midnight roun ds again. Freshmen make Conway their hiding place. May 1. Xo games to-day because of rain. After Liter- ary Society meetings we were free. a CfQ