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

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Senior Class, 1909 Colors — Blue and Gold OFFICERS President— Luther E. Bashore. Treasurer— L. Wilraer Bubeck. Vice-President — Luther E. Wickersham. Presenter — B. O. McAnney. Secretary — Miss Julie C. Delavan. Historian — Bruce Paterson. Prophet — Harry J. Whiteman. Orotor — Graydon M. Robinson. Dean — Charles Lowe Swift. CLASS HISTORY Near the close of the year 1907, by- the decree of the faculty and in recognition of our merits, we were per- mitted to put on the armour of the Junior Class and march into history as the first Junior organization of Conway Hall. This privilege was gained on evidence of the power to maintain and successfully carry through to the end a campaign worthy of a class of such spirit as that of 1909. As Juniors we raised high the banner of success, which will never need to feel humble beside those of the succeed- ing classes for many years to come, perhaps never. For we certainly outclassed our opponents three to one as two flag raising feats were accomplished most skillfully, largely by the well laid plans of several members of the class. First, a pennant was placed on the top of the building on the flagpole. This noble deed was performed, while the guests and all the students, except the chosen few, were intensely interested in a potato race, which was one of the events at the mid-winter reception. This pennant, inno- cently, but most gloriously waved until the hours of the next morning began to grow larger, then some eagle-eyed member of the faculty, discovered it; and so, by his order or advice, two other faculty members undertook the dar- ing and venturesome service of removing the pennon from the pole. They achieved this deed within the space of one hour; but the one said the wire was the tightest he had ever untwisted, while the other had both to pay a tailor’s bill and to go through another trying circumstance to get back into his room. It was a laughable sight to see the one lift the other dignified professor up to break through his own transom, for some evidently disappointed Junior had plugged the key holes of the doors with wood. As this flag did not remain up until day-light, no chance was given for a scrap and as a result the Juniors were not sat- isfied; they wished to give the Seniors a little preparatory 14