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

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Class Owed O Noble Aims, Ambitions high Thee have we cherished long. Despite the powers of crib and trot, Dire tempters of the strong. Posterity has claimed its due And we with Dutch and Trig And Physics, English, French and Greek have done our daily dig. Our debts we owed but now these debts Within their graves are laid And passing thru old Conway’s doors We know the owed is paid. 16

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training for their many rushes and fights during their first year in College. The opportunity was soon given, for during the still hours of the night, while all, except the same chosen few, were peacefully slumbering in dreamland, a pennon bear- ing the same class numerals, ’09, were being suspended midway between the two large trees, which guard the en- trance of Conway Hall. This time the Juniors were ex- pecting nothing less than a rush, but only a baseball was thrown, which missed the Junior, but went through the office window. Our emblem was untouched until two de- scendants of Ham in the interests of peace and the Head Master, removed it, when the sun was high in the sky. We had no such trying circumstances, as the Seniors never got a flag up during our days as a class. Our final victory against this class as opponents was in the class-meet of track and field events. Our opponents were overwhelmed in this, for the points scored by the Juniors were more than the sum of those scored by the Seniors and underclassmen. So we have all reasons to be proud of our record as Juniors, but we will lay these aside as traditions and will speak of the Senior class of ’09. At the first meeting, although a goodly number of the faces seen there last year were missing, it was easy to see that mettle and spirit were abundantly present. A little later the class proved itself to be wide awake and quick to act For in a similar manner as in the previous year, we were first to hang our banner between the two historical trees. Early in the morning both classes appeared beneath the banner. Some of the stalwart Junior members made at- tempts to ascend the trees, but they were easily checked. They had almost entirely given up hope, but one chosen by the gods, had gone up a nearby tree, unhindered on account of the seeming impossibility of the thing and while everyone else was fighting hard on the sod far be- neath, winged Pegasus bore him to the fatal tree; where in a very short time, wonderful to relate, he unwound the wire and let down that banner to the crowd, who were anxiously waiting it like a pack of hungry wolves. Only a few fragments ever reached the ground, for it was torn asunder by both classes, the major part being seized by the men of ’09. This may be called a defeat, rather a mis- hap, but at any rate such a defeat only tends to make one more cautious regarding the smaller things. We regret even this; although our defeats are as nothing beside our victories. The greatest accomplishment of any class for this school and perhaps the most noteworthy thing of our class was the invention of a seal. Several members saw the great necessity of this and had the genius to carry it out with the aid of a faculty member. It will appear on all of the school pamphlets and will remain a memorial of our class as long as the school exists. The class is noted for its brilliancy and pretty girls, and also for its excellence in English, Latin, and advanced mathematics. Evidences of this are shown by the Con- wayan, which is better this year than it has ever before been. So from a survey of our two years’ work and stand- ing, it is easy to see that we are “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of the faculty.” HISTORIAN.

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Schuylkill Haven, Pa. LUTHER EDWARD BASHORE. “Judge.” “A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity.” Kappa Delta Pi Fraternity, President of Reed Literary Society, President of Athletic Association, President of Senate, President of Senior Class, Football Team, ’o7- ' o8, Man- ager of Football Team, ' 08. All Hail! Our President! The “Judge” is an all-around man who succeeds in his studies as well as in his athletics. He is quite a favorite of Hutchie’s, and our esteemed Head Mas- ter often asks his advice on matters pertaining to the good of the school The title of Presi- dent fits him so well that we have decided he will some day run this great country of our. Where he will run it to has not been decided. JOHN SKINNER BECKETT. “Chawn.” “A proper man as one shall see.” Millville, N. J. Reed Literary Society, Covenant Society. Chawn who rooms with Dr. Ottey, the Chiropodist, is an example of how self-sacrificing a man can be; for when the “Doctor” has no patients he offers himself as sacrifice and keeps the bunion carpenter in practice. It is a wonder that he can walk and no wonder that he is such a general favorite. He is studying for the ministry and because of his kindly spirit and broad-mindedness we are sure he will succeed. 17