Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1918 volume:

OUR MOTTO IS THE BEST--THE VERY BEST-AND NOTHING BUT THE BEST Paints of Every Kind B. Binswanger Sz Co. Il5 North Fourth St., Phlladolphla, Pa. L. MOERMAN EOIIEOHBI Hfflgg Court and Main Streets DOYLESTOWN Sanders 8: Sauers Successors of L. R. Craven Photo Studio Pictures, Picture Framing, Postcards Commercial, Amateur, Finishing Buildings, Etc. Family Groups Cor. Court and State Sts., Doylestown W. BERSHTEIN College, School and Fraternity lnsig n ia Manufacturing leweler and Stationer, Dia- monds, Watches and lewelry 733 Walnut St., Phila., Pa. D. HELFAND Wholesale Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Importers and Jobbers in Pipes, Matches, Playing Cards, Etc. 318 S. Second St., Philadelphia, Pa. HENRY S. BEIDLER Dealer in Coal, Flour, Grain,y, Feed, Timothy and Clover Seed, Lime Fertilizers, G.c. HISTAND BROS. Slaters and Tin Roofers Copper Cable Lightning Rods in Galvinized Conrugated Roofing South Main St., Opp. Gas Works l oovl.Es'rowN, PA. DOYLESTOWN, PA- n Q g g gg Harry D Richards The College Pfhotggrapher Expert in panorama photography, large groups estates, manufacturing plants, etc. Photographed on one negative up to ten feet long. 4371 CRESSON ST., MANAYUNK, PA. v , I glass ag February 24, 1918 Segal Hall Auditorium Joseph Levitch, Chairman Evening Programme Colors of N. F. S.-Song .... Salutatory ..... ...... Class History ......... Medley fNationa1 Songsj . . . . . Knocks and Boosts .... U Phophesy ........ Song .... Class Will .............. . . Preselrtiation of 'c The Hoei'-. . Green and Goldf'-Song . . . . . Valedictory .... J ...... .... Farewell Song .... .........School . .Joseph Levitch . . . . David Rovin Harry Schuffman . Harry Fishman . . .Joseph Kunis . . . Abe Sherman . John B. McCool . Joseph Levitch . ., ., ...... School Harry Schuffman Claw '-.a l 9 . Play and D ance B6 Valedictory ..... , X P . F 0 I I PROGRAIVI COMMITTEE Joseph Levitch George E. Aidman Harry Schuffman Isaac Becker . i i l I Y F I Y e CEI :mer VOL. Vll. FEBRUARY, 1918. NO. 2 literae ALL FOR THE SCHOOL .lack Miller .4 .. , Ready, Dolton? are you rea- dy, Chester? sang out the ref- eree, and on receiving assent he blew his wfhistle. The game was on between the Dolton and Chester Colleges. The granstand was packed, and a crowd, almost entirely encircling the iield, watched with keen interest, the develop- ments of the game. For Dol- ton this game was merely a preparation for the final clash of the season with Wissinoming. Their lineup therefore consisted almost entirely of scrubs , but in view of the Wonderful record which the team had made of not having lost a game during the season, an easy victory was expected. However , the sturdy litle Chester team proved a surprise. At the end of the first half, the score, to the deep chagrin of the Dolton fans, stood Chester 7- Dolton 0. During the first period and at the beginning of the second the ball was constantly changing hands, each team making inef- fectual 9ffQ!'tS to advance. With but five minutes before the end of the second quarter, Chester recovered the ball, when one of Dolton's backs fumbled on their own 50-yarfl line. Knowing that attempts at rounding the ends would be fu- tile, as they had been stopped t,me aiter time by l'ill'1Cl1, 1JOl- tO1l,S scrub end, who somehow continuously dodged the inter- ference and taelfled them for losses behind the line. On the next few plays they then tried plunges through the lme, which netted them but seanty gains. At this point he signall- ed for a forwad pass, which was scooped up by Oty Vance, Chester's speedy left half, v ho raced, unhindered down the field, and planted the ima squarely between the goal posts. Brand kicked the goal. For ful- ly five minutes the Chester sym- pathizers shouted themselves hoarse, and no more doubted but that the outcome of the game would prove a voctory for Chester over Dolton for the first time in five years. 4 THE GLEAN-ER When the . Dolton men came into the club room at the end of the half, they were met by Coach Kennedy, who, in a forceful and inspiring talk, pointed out their weak spots, and commended Farrell, who, he. said, was the only man that had really played his game. If not for him, he roared the score would have been many times 7. Yes, l noticed he stopped the forward pass, sneeringly re- marked Captain Heath, who was the only regular in the lineup. Time was up. At the start of the second half Chester kicked off to Dolton, and Connelly received on the 30- yard line, carrying the ball to Chester's 45-yard line. Heath then tried some line plunges, varied with end runs. The third period came wtih the ball in Dol- ton's possession on their oppon- ent's 10-yard line. At this point, Heath called for a forward pass. Farrell ran straight ahead and on reaching the goal posts, turn- ed around just in time to see the pigskin sailing straight and swiftly towards him. Wheii the ball reached him, it was slightly over his head. He jumped to reach it, but immediately crump- led up and fell, having violent- ly struck his head against the post., He arose mechanically, but his actions seemed dazed and uncertain. Heath sent him to the side lines and called for Smith, Dolton's regular end, to take his place. On the next play, to Chester's surprise, Smith received a forward be- hind the goal line. Connelly 8 kicked the goal, making the score 7-17. - Dolton, still unsatisfied, went into the game with renewed vig- or and confidence, and when the final whistle blew, they were victorious, Heath scoring six more points in the last few min- utes of the play. The Chester rooters dejectedly walked off the neld, their features telling a tale of dashed and fallen hopes. At the hotel where they stay- ed, Coaches Kennedy and XV ag- ner, in discussing individual players, agreed that Farrell had outplayed Smith in almost every point, and when the line- up was made for the big game Farrell was chosen to Start with Smith as a substitute. XYhen Smith came down in the evening he met a man whom he recognized. f'Hello there, Jackson! Glad to see you. , Why, hello, Smith. I saw todayis game, and also heard Kennedy and Wagner discuss Farrell. They said he outplay- ed you in every detail, and are going to start him in the next game. Smith stared at him. That means that I don't get the letter this year. ln my sen- ior year, too, and not to get my HD . What will they all say? Come to my room and we will talk it over, said Jackson. 'fl might be able to suggest something to you so that you can get the D , provided you do as l sayf' Thre days before the game Jackson approached the steno- grapher of the hotel. 4 1 THE CLEANER 5 Good morning, Miss Wat- son. Good morning, Mr. Jackson. Are you out here to see the Dol- ton- Wissinomin g game ? Yes, I am here to watch Farrell play, he's a dandy and I would like to see him star in this game. Do you know Mr. Farrell? VVhy I know Al well. I, too, would like to see him star, she said, blushing. That's great! cried Jack- son, you can do both him and me a favor. I happened to see Wissinoming play a few weeks ago, and noticed their weak points. I- have jotted them down in these notes. I will be out of towtn today, and, if you will give them to him, it may help him. All right! I will, she said, taking the envelope. 11 HX: 46 2? if: Pl? The next evening Jackson called up Smith, to come over saying that he had a scheme. When Smith arrived, the first question that Jackson fired at him was, Are you willing to go to the limit in this? Remem- ber what it means not to get your letter. You bet I am, answered Smith. Jackson then informed him that he had sent Farrell a set of false signals, which he had told him were the signals to be used by W issinoming. If he plays a good game, you report to the captain that you have been informed that he has the Wissinoming signals. Cap- tain Heath will then put him out of the game for not playing straight fotball. That means you will be put in and get your D . You can also accuse him of knowing the signals, even if he doesn't play well. I am will- ing to be your witness that he has received the signals, Smith agreed. They concluded with a few glasses of champagne. fl? IX: :lk 11? if The time of the game came and the men lined up, tense and eager. The day was clear and cool. The very air seemed to indicate that at great event was to occur Hours before, the crowds could be seen streaming through the gates leading to the grandstand, all trying to secure the best seats. There were both Dolton and XYis'sinoming fans, who call- ed out to each other this and that, concerning some of the players. Suddenly. as the ref- eree stepped on the gridiron, they all became silent. Upon receiving the captain's signal, he blew the whistle, and the game started. Dolton kicked off to Wissin- noming. Their right half re- ceived the ball, but was soon downed. They first tried some end runs, but Farrell unfailing- ly dodged the interference and tackled behind the line. After this they attempted line plunges, but lf'arrell was again there to stop them. and Wissinoming could hardly gain. So, the ball passed from one team to the other, Wissinoming gradually advancing until Shorty Len- non, their quarter, sent a drop kick over lJolton's goal. The G THE CLEANER first half was soon over, with Wissinoming 3 and Dolton 0. Again, when the players came in, the coach claimed that Far- rell was the only one who had played his game. Here was S1nith's chance. Why shouldn't he? he said, He has their signals. What? they all yelled in a chorus. He had their signals and did not tell us. Is that right, Al? asked Kennedy. Yes, I have the signals, or at least what are supposed to be the signals. Here they are, I have not opened the envelope, as you can see, said Al., taking the note from his locker and giving it to the coach. If you fellows intend to use them, I will not go into the game. The players unheeding, looked over them, whereupon l+'arrell announced that he would withdraw from the game .So the second half started With Smith at right end. The first few plays were brok- en up, whereupon the Wissinom- ing quarter called for punt for- mation . The fullback dropped back, caught the ball, threw a forward far and long, 1'ight into the hands of Williams, their right end, and a touchdown followed. Their rooters went wild, while the quarter-back kicked the goal. Look here, Farrell, said Kennedy. From the signals you gave us, they were supposed to try a line plunge on that punt formation. You must have giv- en us the wrong signals. You saw that the envelope was sealed. If our team would stick to straight and clean foot ball, they would have never made that touchdown. Who gave you the signals? asked the coach. Miss Watson. There she is in the front row in the grand- standg ask her about it. They went over to her and she in- formed them that a certain Mr. iackson gave the note to her for 1. Look here, Gladys, this favor has caused us to lose this game, said Kennedy. I am sorry, can't it be fixed yet? I'll never forgive myself -but look, they are holding them back. They turned towards the field and indeed, Dolton was holding them. They must have learned by this time that the signals were fals e, and are sticking to straight foot ball, said Farrell. We can win yet, said Gla- dy's. Won't you put Al in now? He refused, answered Ken- nedy. I won't, if they play foot ball,', said Farrell. At the end of the third quar- ter, Al was put in, the ball being in Wissinoming's possession on their own 35-yard line. Not being able to advance it, they were forced to punt, and Heath brought it back to his 40-yard line. A series of end runs and forward passes began, which resulted in giving Connelly a chance to send a drop kick over 'D J THE GLEANER 7 the goal posts from their oppon- en't's 25-yard line, making the score 10-3 in Wissinoming's favor. Meanwhile Kennedy drew Smith into the club room, and there he was told the whole story. When they came out again the ball was in lJolton's possession on Wissinoming's 45- yard line, and five minutes to play. Several plays were tried, but without much gain. Try that trick play, will you, Heath? asked Al. Oh, alright, it isn't much use though, answered the Cap- tain. . Signals! regular formation- 96-47-87, 16-28-18, and the left half-back received the ball, ran towards right end, covered by the interference. Farrell receiv- ed the ball from him and ran around the end and down the field and between the goal posts. He was still hugging the oval while the entire Wissinoming backfield was hammering at the interference. . The crowd went wild over Farrell's first play, but gladdest of all was Gladys Watson. To- gether with the rest of the root- ers for F arrell, she cheered for him almost with tears in her eyes. He had made good. One more like it, and the game is won, she thought. but lf the blowing of the whistle an- nounced the end of the game. Heath got, ready for the try-at- goal. Here is where we tie the score, thought Al, as he held the ball and closed his eyes for good luck. Surely he won't miss-'Z Bang! He opened his eyes, just in time to see the pigskin strike the cross-bar. They had lost the game 10-9. When the team came off the iield the coach told them what he had learned from Smith. Then how is it that Al wasn't fooled as we were? asked some of them. Simply, because he was man enough not to look at them, replied Kennedy. Do you mean to say that Smith knew the signals were false, and didn't say anything? cried Heath. Exactly, said the coach. The team hastened totsards the club room to look for Smith, but he was nowhere to be found. They stood in silence for a few moments. looking at each oth- er, and then suddenly burst into a cheer for Al. Smith has left this locality, announced the coach. He'd better, before we fix him. some remarked, and they gave one more yell for Al, and one for Miss Watson. . -QL - UQ' ---agg-sc-as-.E-Q--,,, 8 THE GLEANER l Q A i' 1 O ii ' Q 1 1. 2 n . ,z , 4 N ' . 1 R if - .-- fi Vi. ' E X , me 1 'wi' Q -- ,idly X 2 . Z E ig 4-E. O ,Iggy JOHN B. MCCOOL, Editor-in-Chief JAY MANNES, Exchange J. L. MILLER, Agriculture DAVID ROVIN, Athletics MO-RDECAI ROISENBEYRG, Class and Clubs. JOSEPH LEVITTCH, Business Manager GEORGE WOLF, A-dvertiselnellts-. QIRVIN GOLDFARB, Circulation Jay Mannes, Exrhanlge Published by the Students of the National Farm School Address Communications to Business Manager, Farm School Bucks Co- Pa. Yearly Subscription, 31.00 by mail Entered at the Post Office at Farm School as Second-Class Matter. TO THE GRADUATING CLASS The parting of the Ways has come, Loyal Seniors, it has been of great value to our lives to have cultivated 'your individual acquaintances. Many acts of justice and kindness have been showered forth from your noble personalities, for Which We are the debtors. Your good deeds and generous advice shall guide us to our highest goal. The good you have done lives after you, classes to follow will look upon the '18 graduates' regime as a sincere, happy, and prog- ressive period of Farm School history. ' Though we part materially, our cherished memories Will ever keep us united. United to achieve for ourselves a name worthy of followers of the Green and Gold. United as all our ag- ricultural ambitions have thus far been gathered together in the pursuit of a vocation far superior to most others. The fruits of your labors lie before you. As you have sown, so shall you reap. The greater your reward, the greater vigor must you put forth to grasp it. Not all of you will be fortunate . THE GLEANER 9 enough to secure what have been your aims and ideals for the past three years. But lo, despair not. Strive, strive with sincerity and you will undoubt- ly 1 each your goal. Take with you, worthy gradu- ates of our Alma Mater, a good portion of all the advantages this school has offered youg take with you a challenge to the world to overcome all obstacles and an open heart to do justice to yourselves and to the cause you have so nobly undertaken, and last but not least take with you the good will and cheer of the students you leave behind and their sincere wishes for your success. ,ll-T 4 A Voice from Camp Lee Max Schloss, '30 There are counless heroes, who live and die, Of whom we have never heard: For the great, big, brawling world goes by With hardly a look or word. And with the bravest and best of all Of whom the list can boast, ls the man who falls in duty's call, The man who dies at his post. ..i..l-11 Human Traits in Our Bull Katz was milking a cow whenihat the bull stopped short with- the bull got loose and ran tow-in a few vards of the cow and ards him. He did not stir andturned back. When asked for li CD13 011 milking- Some fellows,explanation, Katz replied that who ran into the barn to helpthe bull was scared because that him, saw, to their astonishment cow was his mother-in-law. Mr. Ostrolenk.-Before you leave I'll have the janitor inspect your room. Sherman.-Oh, never mindg I don't think I left anything in it. Mr. Ostrolenk.-Yes, that's what I'1n afraid of. 10 'THE GLEANER aZutasQ2fg V Joseph Levitch ' Members of the Faculty, Fel- low-Students and Friends:-In behalf of the graduating class I extend to you a cordial welcome to our Class Day exercises and hope that you will fully en- joy the time that you will sperfd with us. Today, you witness the culmi- nation of the career of the Class of 1918 at the National Farm School. Three years have roll- ed by since iirst we entered its gates as timid, trembling fresh- men, in utter ignorance of the new vista of life that later grad- ually unfolded itself before our eyes, a life fraught with new meanings and possibilities. With us, on that day, came twenty others, twenty hopeful hearts, just as enthusiastic, just as eager to learn a.s we. But inexorable Fate has drawn them to other pursuits and out of the thirty-two you'ths who. came three years ago to this institu- ion in the quest of agricultural knowledge, there are but twelve that leave it tonight, o put their new-found energies and capa- bilities to the severe test of life. Here w'e steadily and earnest- ly prepared ourselves for the great struggle of existence we are soon to encounter, that when the time should come when we would be called upon to take our part in the world, we would not be found want- ing. For Fdrin School, be it known, is a world in itself, a miniature world, with its sor- rows and its joys. its problems and perplexities, its failures and successes. Here, thanks to the teachings of r our Faculty, we have been instilled with the spir- it to conquer, and the time that we have spent here means three years of serious, sedulous study, of hard and earnest work, 'con- centrated in us. It is .only in the years to come that the fruits of this industry will be apparent and, classmates, it is our duty, nay, our privilege, to be in the vanguard of those who shall proudly carry the banner of our Alma Mater to fame and re- nown. I I take this opportunity to voice to all those who have had a part in the shaping of our career at this school, the feel- ings of gratitude present in the heart of' every member of th-e 1.918 Class. j To our Director, Mr. Bernard Ostrolenk, who came to us a lit- tle over a year ago, bringing with him an intense desire for sincere, mutual-benefitting co- operation and kindling in us anew, there-by, the feelings of loyalty to theschool and its tra- Iditions, of love for all theassoci- ations, since grown so near and dear to us, we can only express our regard in the wish that his good work may never stop and in the hope that the culmination of his efforts will be the attain- THE GLEANER 11 ment of his desire, -a bigger, broader, better Farm School. To the rest of the Faculty, all of whom have constantly and ardently striven to perfect us in the science of agriculture, both in the field and fthe classroom, we wish to leave our hearty ap- preciation for their labors, sev- ere and trying at all times, in our behalf. To the Matrons, Miss Abrams and Miss, Churchman, for their motherly care and concern, nev- er-ceasing in their solicitude for our welfare, we offer our grate- ful thanks and assure them of our heart-felt love and esteem. We ask the Board of Mana- gers, who so unstintingly give of their time and energy to the needs and demands of this school, to accept our sincere ap- preciation. To the Founder and President of the school since its inception in 1897, Dr. Krauskoff, a paragon of perseverance, an illuminating example of stead- fastness of purpose despite tre- mendous odds, we respect -the words with which we hailed the anniversary of his sixtieth birth- day on Monday, January 213 May you continue in full vigor for many, many years to come, and may the National Farm School be a torch to the realiza- tion of your ideals. l Lastly, to you, Fellow-schoo1- mates and comrades. We have come to the parting of the ways. The day has come when the bonds of comradeship, welded by our common purpose to up- hold the standard of our Alma Mater in studies and in sports, must be broken. The recollec- tions of your association, of the time that we have lived, suffer- ed and rejoiced together shall remain with us as sweet and hallowed memories. List ye well to the tale of our Farm School experiences. Benefit by our mistakes. Let the story of our errors serve to remove from your path some of the obstacles you are bound to encounter in the coming year. Tonight, members of the 1919 Class, we leave in your trust, the heritage of Farm School's cher- ished ideals. See to it, see to it that they receive no check, but go ever onward and u p w a r d , higher, higher, higher. Give your unqualified support to your various associations. S t a n d firm and true to the noble tra- ditions of the school and above all, let nothing sully, let nothing mar the honored and respected name of our beloved Alma Ma- ter. von if on- Qn - -Q 'sa' :Q-. el 1 l - gif, ff mo no, 'ik' 12 THE GLEANER glass scQx?g Davin Rovin A History repeats itself ! lf that be the case, Dame Fortune has led us thru many varied repeti- tions, indeed. However, to the noble youths who were to com- prise the 1918 Class, Dame For- tune presented these repetitions as new and varied experiences, and, occasionally her daughter, Miss F'ortune,,took a hand. Gur Class History was auspic- iously begun on April 7, 1915, when six callow youths, on hear- ing the conductor's call of Farm School , made haste to plant their feet upon this Gar- den of Eden. Four of them man- aged to do so with dignity, while Sherman and Kunis, in an impetuous attempt, jumped off on the wrong side, and, with bag and baggage in hand, as per regulation- rolled down the cin- dered embankment and landed in a heap. The later trains brought additional specimens and on the last freight, sent by special delivery from New York, hidden in a barrel half full of excelsior and labeled Handle with Care! This side up was discovered George E. Aidman, philosophically musing over his dire past, blissful present and hopeful future. It was, indeed, a representa- tive group that lined up for en- rollment. Mr. Prouty, a gover- nor from Massachusetts, check- ed up m.any peculiar types, among them being free-think- efrs, Bolsheviks, Presbyterians, lnnternationalists, Bible Stu- dents and many other species of the Animal Kingdom. On the second day after our arrival, we felt very ambitious and were :filled with an over- whelming desire for work. The upperclassmen, understanding our youthful exuberance as a natural trait in all newly- arriv- ed freshmen, gave us the privi- lege of performing various tasks. One was sent to the dairy for a bucket of steam, others went scouring the various farms for post holes and squash stretch- ers, while some were even initi- ated into the mystery of the Babcock Tester, which, how- ever, bore a strange resemblance to a tree-trunk. One poor soul, after a diligent search, even managed to discover a lost plow in the haymow. Then came themeeting of the S. S. A. We freshmen receiv- ed a special invitation to attend. life were led to believe that the affair had been arranged in our honor and at- the me-eting, the reception was so cordial that we felt the effects of it for weeks afterward. In fact, for several days, Farm School had the appearance of a sanitarium rather than of a school for teaching agriculture. . Having passed the acid test, we were ready to be organized. Thereupon the president of the Senior Class herded us together in the folds of the laboratory one afternoon and the 1918 Class was established. It might be mentioned that we had diffi- culty in selecting our officers, due to a superabundance of bril- THE GLEANER 13 liant and illustrious candidates. Finally Mr. Helfand was chosen president and under his leader- ship there was a manifestation of true spirit in all school en- terprises. So things slowly but surely progressed. We participated in all school activities, including farm work, pillow fights, social- istic debates and bomber meet- ings, which were then running in full swing. As the months rolled on, we became more intimate and dis- covered many talented youths in our midst. One in particu- lar, Abe Jaqobstein, alias Pick- les, a corpulent Kentucky Gen- tleman, made the startling dis- covery that In Onions There is Strength. With this knowledge of its overwhelming powers he proceeded thenceforth to plant the seeds of this rare and odor- ferus herb, while lying on his back, much to the amusement of his fellow-classmates and dis- gust of our Horticultural Pro- fessor, Mr. Fancourt. At this point of our career, our capabilities for organization having developed to an abnorm- al degree, a few of us formed a Waiters' Brotherhood. the chief purposes of which were to up- hold the dignity of the waiters and insure an equitable distri- bution of food among the wait- ers and their respective tables. For a time- it ran smoothly on this purely socialistic basis, but soon the inherent capitalist appetite of Sherman overcame his powers of restraint and re- sulted in the disorganization of the Union. As President Halpern said in his farewell address, ' Brethren, the demand is bigger than the supply and we must once more sink down to the low level of the modern chaos. When the baseball season ar- rived, we suffered a defeat in the annual inter-class game. The following months were spent in preparing for the all important football season. To us belongs the honor of having ushered in the gridiron sport with the larg- est boniire and best rally that any class has ever arranged. In the inter-class football game that followed, we again bowed down to defeat at the hands of the Juniors. Though we fought bravely and displayed our pluck, we had to yield to their over whelming' weight and experi- ence. So ended our Freshman year, when bliss and ignorance reign- ed supreme. The advent of the Junior year, with its added cares and responsibilities, was marked by a gala banquet at Goss' Hotel, Furlong, Pa. With Mr. Sabbath as presi- dent, the outlook for the coming year was very promising. How- ever, due to a complication of affairs which a.rose in the insti- tution soon after, many of our classmates, including our presi- dent, left our ranks. We soon recovered from the blow and re- organized under the leadership if Mr. Levitch. 14 ' THE CLEANER In this settled state, the year pased rapidly, the major part of our ime being expended in the study of Plant Pathology, Economic Entomology, Agricul- tural Bacteriology and Econo- mic Fungi, under our worthy Professor, Miss Borden. The breathing spells that she occas- ionly spared us, we devoted to the various school sports, in- cluding shuffle board. In the inter-class game that occured at the end of the f0'ot- ball season, we made repara- tion for our defeat of the pre- ceding year, by emerging as easy victors. The twelve members that still remained of the original thirty- two, now faced a new era under a changed administration. Dr. Washburn having retired after fifteen years of faithful and com- petent service, the duties of the directorship were placed in the hands of Mr. Ostrolenk, a for- mer graduate of this institution. Under his guidance, our Senior Year was an eventful and inter- esting one. Realizing that this year was the last stage of our mental up- lift, we set to our tasks and worked laboriously. VV e assum- ed the responsibility of all school activities and as leaders did our utmost to promote them to the highest degree. Our diligence was interrupted only by the appearance of two gatherings, Camp Arden, in our midst, and the other, Camp Un- ity, in the near vicinity. Being composed almost entirely of the fair sex, they proved a great at- traction to the Farm School stu- dents, and a keen competition arose between them, each camp striving to outdo the other in attaining the highest record of broken hearts. Judging from the heated discussions that ob- tained among their admirers, it was obvious that the concensus of opinion favored the Yipsils, or Unity girls. However, though outnumbered and outmaneuver- ed the Camp Arden damsels maintained a strong op- position. May their efforts prove more successful in the coming year. - At the breaking up of the camps, we returned to our for- mer diligence and spent the last few months in acquiring a broad and worldly view of agriculture and life in general, under the fatherly instruction of Professor Bishop. So ends this brief history of the 1918 Class. So has Dame Fortune guided us through events and occasions of joy and gladnes. So , has her iickle daughter led us thru experiences so varied and diverse that it may truthfully be said, Here is an organization that has seen and felt more changes and lived thru more tribulations than any pre- ceding classf' May the grac- ious Goddess of Destiny be as lenient to us in the future years as she has been to us here and may Miss Fortune never so dis- courage us that we deviate from the straight and narrow path that leads to success and pros- perity. I I I THE CLEANER 15 zvesentatisn of jjfjoe ' T Jose h Levitch, President D Twenty-one years ago, the people of this country incredu- lously saw the foundations being laid for a school, such as which few men had ever seen or dreamed of. That it yas estab- lished to teach agriculture was clear enough, but to the skepti- cal amazement of the doubters, it purposed to instruct its stu- dents in the practical as well as theoretical phase of the pro- fession, and, as a climax, its students were to be composed, almost wholly, of a race, which for centuries- had been away from the soil. The fundament- al truth of Dr. Krauskopf's aims have since been made evident. Today they are acknowledged facts. T his transformation from wavering doubt to firm belief, has been due in no small meas- ure to the diligence of its stu- dents during their stay at the school, and after they have left it . to utilize their acquired knowledge and power. As a symbol of this quality of indus- try, the Hoe was chosen by the firstgraduating class in 1901. It has been painted Green and Gold-fitting colors. They are truly representative of our life, our profession, and our Alma Mater. Green e the glory- of the Springtime. Spring - the verdant season that bud and bloom brings forth With green hath clad the hill -So the poet singsg and so in- deed, doth green symbolize that glorious season and just as tru- ly doth it recall youth, the spring of our individual lives and of the life of our School. Gold represents harvest, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulnessf' It marks the ma- turifty of our lives, when we shall reap as wfe have sowed, and of the life of our Alma Mater, the time, fast aproaching, when it can look back to a long and hon- ored list of graduates, all striv- ing mightily to uphold and ex- alt her fair name. Ladies and gentlemen, for the past nineteen years the passing of this symbolic Hoe from the trust of one class to the keeping of another, has been a mark of the transition of the class from the joyous student days to those of future strife. Each gradu- ating Class has transmitted it to the following Seniors as their recognition of the new leaders in student thought and life. I, therefore, as Presid'ent of the Graduating Class of 1918, pass on to you, Mr. Mannes, as President of the coming Seniors of the National Farm School, this Hoe , as it is passed on to me by the Class of 1917 one year ago. , With the deliverance of this Hoe, the regime of the Nineteen Eighteen 'Class is at an end. We leave in your hands the duty of fostering the Farm School traditions and activities. Ac- cept our hearty congratulations and our earnest hopes that the coming year will be a most suc- cessful and promising one for the Classes of '19 and '20. 16 THE GLEANER FAVORIT NA1ME AMBITION DESTINY EXPRESSIO AIDMAN To get married A soap box orator O you son uvagun 7 BECKEIR A mlk tester A barber pole Aw fellows cut it out will you BOYES To be a tough guy A parson I say s to hlm say s I FISHMAN A co lege professor Owner of a harem The quest on 1 1 One sfhall I HALPERN To raise beef cows policeman A11 dont you think I am t cause It IS KUNIS To be among the elite bell boy Ill admit I dont 11' LEVITCH A Journalist dope fiend Gggrge got de mak MAYER A rose grower street cleaner AW Sher Op MoCO'OL To be an editor newsboy Doggone lt I kne it a. 1 the time ROVIN A proh1b1t1on1st drunkard AW what the h 1 SHERMAN To be a singer button hole maker That S the mme I fffffiiooled you SCHUFFMAN To be a chemisl bugler Oh Im so dizzy Qropheeg Joseph Kums It was in the year 1937 The Central and Allied powers were still grappling with ea.ch other on the battlefields of Eu- rope for world supremacy. What was iirst a coniined European War was now, in truth, a world conflict, the grip of Mars having drawn every nation of the unl- verse to one side or the other. For the last ten years We had been slowly driving the Germans back inch by inch through their own territory simply by dint of milltary force and superior man power The popular conception that Germany would in time have to submit to defeat because of lack of food and internal re volt had long ago been proven a fallacy , Twelve years ago I enhsted in the 730th regiment, Pennsyl- vania Infantry. Gradually, by accumulated experience and KNCCKS AND BOOST i - I ' . . , , .A ' . - T: ' X ' . A 1 . . ' ' , I , r D ' - 'lx' - A . ' ' ' I in au, but- ' . A V ' . . , ,gig ' A ' 1 ,L . T i , I- . , , A - . V 1 , .. ,,,g . . . . D , A . , 4 h --- 'll f . ,A - A . ' - , , wt. A . i ,G '1 . , A l , I 0 . , . . THE GLEANER -- Harry B. Fishman 17 FAVORITE . NICKNAME SPORT X BEST FRIEND y BELONGS 'ro P1li10S0Dh- P1'?21ChiI1g Bi lie. I Bolsheviki. Carl Marx. Starvation. Visiting the Uncle Harmon. Group-Orthoptera apple cellar. Family Walking Stii,ck Skeets- Kicking. IA monkey wrench. Big mouth I associaiion. . sh. Holding hands. iThe Swede. To his wife and ' children. Sonny. Snoring in class. I The manure fork. Uncle Sam. Cutey. Expondiing wisdom The bull in Bull thjwowerg to the Freshmen. Bulletins. ,association Wlseguy. Writing love letters to Trouble. Any girl. every girl abut his ownw Moritz Spending money. A check. Letty. Maic. Trying to wri.e Piggy Q To the Chew-a an editorial. cook. I Koddishai Rummy, Kidding Schnitz. A beer bottle. W, C. T. U. Women's Christian I . Temperance Unlon. D01-ly, Getting something 'Some real money. A Specimen mount. for nothing. Schnitz. Makiing a meal of Nora, from the , A cllalss by ' pills and castor Upper State Road. himself. oil. ' through the numerous casual- ties that occurred among the officers, I had slowly risen from the ranks to the grade of Cap- - tain. Our regiment had been in the front line trenches for two months, which W-as already far over the time alloted to nrst-line soldiers. On this particular night - which shall long re- main in my memory -- we received orders to attack the opposing Teuton trenches. we rushed furiously onto the Huns, who were completely surprised. After a few D moments of fierce fighting, when victory seemed to be in our grasp, I suddenly heard a sharp report, felt a burning pain in my right arm, and lost con- sciousness. When I awoke. .I was dazzled by a glistening whiteness, which seemed to surround me on every side. It was only after several minutes, when a nurse appeared at my bedside, that I realized that I was in a hospital. My stay here was comparatively short, as my wound had necessi- tated an amputation. Being un- fit for further service, I was hon- orably discharged, and under- 18 took my way back to New York by way of the Army Translantic Aeroplane Service. You can imagine the emotions which surged through me when we flew over the Statue of Lib- erty and landed at the Battery. As I walked through the streets of New York, curiously observ- ing the changes which had been wrought during my absence, I was sudenly startled by a cry of Wuxtra! W u x t r a I Dr. Schuffman's discovery will end the war. Wuxtra! Together with the excited passersby I bought a newspaper for 25 cents, that being the prevailing price of daily Journals at that time, and in glaring headlines I read what was soon to be the universal topic on every one's tongue: END OF WAR IN SIGHT 23 Year's War Expected to be Ended by Dr. Schuffman's Discovery From a hasty perusal of the paper I learned that Uncle Sam's Chemist , as the papers termed him, had invented a ma- chine from which, by simple electrical controls, could be is- sued hurled lightning over the broad expanse of the battlefields and completely obliterate huge armies in a few seconds. VVhen the Manure Reserve Corps had been organized, Schuffman had offered his services as an expert, no doubt because of his broad knowledge of the subject, which he had acquired during his three year's stay at the National Farm School. Because of his huge expeitlence, his offer was inr- . THE GLEANER appointed chief of the depart- ment by President Aidman, re- sulting in his wonderful inven- tion. By the way, President Aidman had been elected to his oftice about a year ago on the Social- ist platform. As he had also been a member of my class at Farm School, I deeply regretted the incident which occurred sev- eral months later. He issued a manifesto, in which he depre- ciated the present style of wom- ents dress, or undress as he call- ed it, and pleaded for a return to the demure and quaint fash- ion of dr e ss which existed among the women of 1918. For this an indignant attack was led against him by the women element of Congress, which shortly resulted in his impeach- ment, as they were decidedly in the majority in both Houses. Still elated over my discovery of what my old friend Schuff- man had done for the world, I wended my way to the Hotel Morebills, where I expected to spend the night. Just at the entrance was a large electrical sign, Welcome! American Con- federation of- Patriotic Farm- ers? In the lobby were several score of men separated into groups, busily engaged in talk- ing about more tractors-more bathtubs - more babies. All were stylishly dressed, and their clothes and general manner pro- claimed them as being prosper- ous. The desk clerk introduced me to the President of the con- vention, a middle-aged and fair complexioned man, rather tall mediately accepted, and he was a n d stout, whose n a m e THE CLEANER 19 Isaac Becker, sounded strange- ly familiar to me. We entered into a conversa- tion, and when he learned that I had just arrived, he enthusias- tically cried out, Did you hear what Dr. Schuffman went and done? Before I could answer, he continued in a rising voice, Wal, he and I were classmates together at Farm School, and I always thought Schuff knew a lot about manure and chemistry. He andl studied the number of microcriths of the given sub- stance is to the number of mi- crocriths of the required sub- stance, so is the actual weight of the given substance to the ac- tual weight of the required sub- stance in the chemistry class together. Before I could dis- close my identity, he entered in- to an account of his life history, speaking with so much enthus- iasm and volubility, that I could- n't help being interested. After he had exhausted himself, I im- mediately took the opportunity to make myself known to him. When the usual handshaking and hugging had subsided, I dc- manded an explanation of how he had changed from a ninety- eight pounder to the two hun- dred pounder he now appeared to be. He laughingly replied, Simple Haven't you ever heard of Doc. Levitch's 'Pink Pills for Pale People'? I came across it a few years ago and it has done wonders for me. By the way, you remember Levitch, don't you? Levitch, sure I do, I answer- ed. He was President of the class and w o r k e d his way through the school by manufac- turing 'Aunt Hetty's Do or Die Pills', at two cents a thousand. Remember we nearly killed him for it, too? You mean, he nearly killed us, Becker replied. Well, any- how, he grauated from the Cam- den Veterinary C o ll e g e the first in his class and obtained a special degree of Q. D. tQuaCk Doctorj. After practicing sev- eral years on horses, and having done away with the few that the war had spared ,he placed these unusual qualities at the disposal of man. He directed his ener- gies at first to the heckers of Bucks county, but couldn't stand the keen competition of old Doc Murphyg so he betook himself to Cincinnati, where his fame not having preceded him, he does a flourishing busi- ness as a doctor and undertak- er. His patent cures, especial- ly his Pink Pills for Pale Peo- ple and Lydia Linkham's Liver Lotion made him infamously rich in a short time. Our conversation now turned to old times and when he inquir- ed whether I had as yet visited Farm School and commented upon the changes which had oc- Q 20 THE GLEANER curred, I decided to make a trip there the next day, In the morning I hastened to catch my train, which though due to arrive at Farm School at 9.20 A. M., was only three-quar- ters of an hour late--as usual. Unconsciously, I made sure to get off on the right side, and not on the other, where I once slid down the nursery embankment just 23 years ago. What a striking picture now presented itself to my view. As far as the eye could see, there stretched before me about three thousand acres of verdant soil. scores of beautiful buildings proudly stood, surrounded by acres and acres of golden corn and iields of waving rye. As I was standing there, enjoying the beauty of it all, my thoughts were rudely .interrupted by a honk-honk in the distance. As the auto drew near, I noticed that it bore a strange resem- blance to some machine I had seen before. Further thought brought to me the memory of a second-hand Buick, in which one of our instructors had proudly sailed along the Farm School roads, way back in 1917 Judging from its appearance it probably had been in storage nearly all this time, due, no doubt, to the dearth of gasoline. It looked exactly as I had last seen it, except for one minor, unimportant detail - the hind wheels had been replaced by two iron ones from the old spray en- gine. 5 The car finally stopped, after a few wheezes of its own and some imprecations on the part of its occupant, whom I' immed- iately recognized as Director Ostrolenk, in spite of his aged appearance. As I helped him alight from his antique, the sun made a glaring spot as it shone upon his bald head. He stared sharply at me for a few minutes, and then burst into a How is my friend Kunis? We there- upon entered into a conversa- tion, during which I remarked on the a n c i e n t pushmobile. Oh',' he smilingly replied, I've had it in storage ever since it was presented to me, until the discovery of compressed hot air as a power for motor vehic- les made it possible for me to use it again. I'm holding on to it until there is a rise in the price of junk. He proceeded to inform me of the wonderful improvements that had been made and proud- ly boasted of his eight-hundred students, of which fully three were boys, and the rest girls. I soon became acquainted with the fact that he had obtained his Ph. D. on the publication of his two powerful and timely books, entitled The Use and Abuse of Muskrat Milk and Polygamy --The Solution to the Decreas- ing Birth-rate. In view of the composition of the student body, I was not at all surprised when he informed nie that Harry Fishman, an old classmate of mine, was the gov- THE GLEANER 21 ernor. The conversation being terminated, I hastened to look for Fish and found him seated ln the midst of a group of girls. It seemed as though in this he- spect the 1917 Class Will had actually come to pass: that be- cause his voice and manners are such as to act like a mag- net toward the fair sex, be he Permitted to 'have a bevy of beautiful d a.,m s el s while at Work. After inviting me to make my- self at home in his old manner. he showed me the letter he had recently received from the Cas- Uality Office of the War Depart- ment, ' stating that they were grieved to inform him tha Lieut. Richard Boyes of the American Aviation Corps was killed while his machine was leading an at- tack on Berlin, the last strong- hold of the Teutons. The let- ter contained a splendid account of his record in the air unexell- ed by any other aviator, and dis-- tinguished by his daring brav- ery, undaunted spirit and undv- cover they sent his medals, which had been so nobly confer- red upon him and' which he so gallantly deserved. There wias nothing unusual in this, as, while a student of the school, he had always been up in the air . My mail was being forwarded to FarmSchool,forIhad accept- ed Fishman's invitation to spend a week or two here. On the sec- Und da-Y of my stay, I received a request from the University of Chicago to address the stu- dents on my experiences in the war. Once more, I sadly parted from dear old N. F. S. I took an express to Chicago and during the journey, my thoughts constantly lingered on the wonderful p r o g r e s s the school had made since my stu- dent days. At the station pre- ceding Chicago, a man dressed in priestly garb, with the con- ventional pancake hat and turn- about collar, boarded the train. He was a hurly-burly sort of a fellow, with a triple chin and a grin that apparently never wore off. Sitting down, he let his eyes wander over the various passengers and iinally he rested them upon me. After staring intently for a while, he suddenly jumped from his seat, and, bringing both hands to his mouth, yelled N. F. S. Rah Rah with '18 on the end . It was none other than Morris Halpern. His Fletchering principles, which he had developed while at the school, had seemingly not left him, for there could be observed in one pocket a huge loaf of bread, and in the other, two cans of sardines. He apprised me that he was returning to deliver a sermon at his famed Unitarian Church. I accompanied him and was given a seat of honor on the platform. The building was overcrowded. and soap boxes had to serve as extra seats to accomodate some of the surplus people, many being turned away for want of room. Many comments were passing to and fro concerning the wonderful Rev. Halpern. and it was evident that he was extremely popularj In the ser- mon that he delivered, his amaz- ing loquacity, his affluent elo- quence' his forceful style, his elegant diction and his powerful voice excited the intense admir- ation of the spell-bound listen- ers. He preached for fully three 22 THE GLEANER hours, without a stop. His topic was The Uselessness of Ser- mons in General and Mine in Particular? That evening he accompanied me to the University Auditor- ium, and after I had delivered my lecture we arranged for our night's rest at the club house. We had been asleep but a few hours, when I awoke with a start. I felt conscious of a stranger's presence and soon noticed a flashlight being played on all parts of the room. Fear- ing to wake Halpern, for that mfight give the alarm to the intruder, I let him snore on. I saw him take a wallet from Hal- pern's breeches and come over to my clothes. It was fortu- nate that I had brought along a trench-weapon for demonstra- tion at my lecture. We had used it in hand-to-hand conflicts in the trenches. It was pattern- ed after a rattlesnake - noise- less, powerful, forming a coil that enstrangled its victim and left him powerless to move. When I discharged it, muffled groans and curses issued from the burglar's lips. I could hear him struggling desparately. I turned on the lights, and had it not been for the pitiful look on the burglar's face peering from the mesh and the gravity of the '-mfion, I would have burst in- to laughterg for there was Hal- pern, kneeling in bed with low- ered head and offering deep and fervent prayers to the Almighty for the deliverance of his soul. However, he soon realized the situation and assisted me in freeing the victim from his en- tanglements. The burglar was heavily bearded. his face w'as drawn and his dark eyes were sunken far into their sockets. Halpern soon became master of the situation. He lay one hand on the shaggy head and lifted the other to heaven and bade our Merciful Father have com- passion on this unfortunate being. In the confession that we drew from the man, we learned that he was a fugitive and a deserter from the navy. Employment was unobtainable and he had a wife and child to support. This necessity had driven him to desperation, so he had started in busines for him- self. In the meantime., I was trying to establish a relation- ship between a voice that I re- cognized and a face that was familiar, despite it wretched ap- pearance. Certainly, it was Dav- id Rovin, as he revealed it a moment later. VVhen we made ourselves known to him, he burst into tears. Abi he cried, To think that conditions could drive me to such an at- tempt upon two of my old, old friends. From tonight, I turn a new leaff' And my blessing goes with you,', replied Halpern, and thereupon he drew from his hip pocket a vial, from which he sprinkled on Rovin's head a few drops of Holy Water , which bore a peculiar alcoholic odor. My suspicions were confirmed when Nhe lifted the vial to his lips and took a deep draught, presumably for the purification of his inner soul. We then sent him away with enough money to begin life anew. I THE GLEANER v 23 I left Halpern when I receiv- ed an important letter from the War Department at Washin- ton. When my busines had been attended to at the department, I took a stroll through the Capi- toy. In a business section down- town, on o11e of the corners, I was attracted by a thin-looking and aged man, who was sitting on a box, singing, or rather how- ling at the top of his voice, and playing an accordion. He w'ore a pair of dark eyeglasses and from his neck was suspended a sign Help the Blind . Beside him. was a cup to receive the contributions. I approached him and dropped a coin into the cup. Thinking fthat he was perhaps a victim of the Great War I questioned him about his blindness. This question drew from him a long, sad tale concerning his misfortune. In the midst of his discourse he uddenly jumped up and cried out, I'll be h-h-hanged if t-t-this ain't Cutey! I c-c-c-could recognize you even if you had b-b-both arms off. I was as- tonished that this imposter was none other than Dolly Sherman. He then proceeded to tell me the story of his life. He had four wives, all of whom had left him on acount of his singing. Poor fools, said he. T-t-they could not appreciate g-g-g-good music. Knowing him of old, my sympathies lay with his run- away wives. Well, he contin- ued, as I had no one to support me, I had to resort to this scheme. I haven't had a square meal in a d-d-dog's age. See- ing that he was about to col- lapse, I hurriedly packed his paraphernalia and pulled him to the nearest saloon. As we ap- proached the bar, my eye was attracted by a huge sign read- mg: FREE MUSH AND SPUDS WITH EVERY DRINK Still wondering, I turned to the bartender and asked him what sort of a drink he had. All kinds, from those as weak as whiskey to those as strong as N. E. S. TEA. This remark strengthened my suspicion that the bartender was a Farm School man. I asked him his name and was overjoyed to learn that he was John B. McCool. I knew that there was only one original home for that combination of mush and spuds. After discuss- ing some ancient history, we separated. On returning to New York the next day, I made my way to the Hotel Morebills. As I was passing through the Bowery, I felt a vigorous tug at my arm. Mishter! Mishter! I vant to see you for vun minute ,vill you? The man was short and stout, wearin g thread-bare, shab- by clothes, and the appearance of his face would evidently have beneiitted by a grealter intimacy with a razor. He half pushed and pulled me into a store, with his arm around my waist. When we entered, he began to dilate on the supremacy of his wearing apparel and assured 24 Q THE CLEANER me that if I took one look at his clothing, I would be over- come by their extraordinary qualities. While I was inspecting his line of goods, I heard from the kitchen a femine voice shout, Mawritz, the baby's cryin. Aw sher opj' he yelled back, Business before plea- sure. . Where had I hear those first three words of his? Ah, I re- membered, and breathlessly asked him if his name was Mor- ris Mayer. He nodded assent. When I told hini who I was, a hubbub followed and though I never suspected him of being a kissing bug before, I was con- vinced of it now. I remained with him for several hours be- fore I took my departure. A strong wind had sprung up in the meanwhile. Dark and threatening clouds loomed over- head. The people in the streets increased their pace and hurried along for fear of getting caught in the storm, which menaced us. Soon the storm broke. There was a terriflic downpour, the wind driving it along like a hur- ricane. I felt myself getting wet through and through. I shivered and trembled violently. A peal of thunder, which shook the earth, was followed by a blinding flash of lightning. ' The. brilliancy of it dazzled me and,-. When I awoke, a, number of fellows were dashing water into my face and yelling for more. My spluttering prevented me from telling them to stop, but I raised a rernonstrative hand. Unheeding, hey dashed another bucket of water into my face, which brought me to my senses. I remembered that I had been grooming Algene's hind legs, and I realized that she had evi- dently kicked me in the head. Are you hurt, Cutey? cried Becker. No, I answered, as I uncon- sciously rubbed a lump on my head. Then I vaguely heard Mr. Kraft chirp in, Wal, I always knew Kunis had a solid head. FAREWELL SONG By H. Schunman and J. Levitch School of our youth, we bid thee fare- well, Dear Alma Mater, parting's night, May mem'ries dear, of Farm School cheer Ne'er be forgotten, fade or die. Oft welll recall, when in the thrall Of life's eternal, ceaseless round, The days of pleasure, ffrienidshipfls treasure, In Farm School's halls, sought and found. Thus wil renew, in our hearts e'er true, The thoughts of boist'rous Fresh- man days. When thru the year, in blissful cheer, NVe -blithely wended guilless ways. ways. Once more reveal. our Junior zeal Precious wisdom to display 5 With love supreme an-d fond esteem, We nursed the freshles thru their stay. As Seniors tried, in loyal pride, YVe strove to honor and uphold Farm Scho-ol's name, her Widespread fame, And her proud colors-Green and Gold. School of our youth, we 'bid thee fare- well, Dear Alma Mater, parting's nighg May mem'ries dear, of Farm School cheer Ne'er -be forgotten, fade or die. Music from Vale CEton Songl. THE CLEANER ill of glass 1915 John B. McCool, Jr. Friends, Schoolmates, Faculty, lend me your ears. I come not to praise Eighteen , but to leave our will. The evil that men do lives af- ter them, The good is oft interred with their bones- So we leave you our bones, that the good may reside with you. Thus shall ye know that we, the Graduating Class of the National Farm School, being magnanimous in spirit and gen- erous in disposition, firmly be- lieving in that most Holy and Sacred Maxim , To Him who hath, shall be given, and to Him who hath not, shall be tak- en even that which he hath, do hereby solemnly affirm this to be our last Will and Testa- ment. Of the numerous properties, that we have openly and other- wise acquired, wfe do bequeath and bestow, as follows: ' To our beloved Director, Mr. Ostrolenk, we leave the fulfill- ment of his ambitious and nev- er-fading dream, namely, 500 students of the true agricultur- al type, as exemplified in the personage of one Leo Bustem Coriginally Buskinj, this daring adventuresome band to be im- ported from such highly cultur- ed habitats as Camden, Abyssin- ia, Mexico and the stockyards of Chicago. To our venerable Professor, Mr. Bishop, whose radical opin- ions have frequently startled the Farm School world, we beg to present the mass of Socialist propaganda literature to be found in the library of Mr. Har- mon Kraft, in particular the fol- loying passionate volunmes: The Socialist Philosophy of the 'Yaller' Cow? My Dag, His Dog, and Capitalism. and do also bestow upon him a life sentence as chairman of the Bolsheviki Party. May he and Trotzky unite in the common brotherhood of lofty ideals! Upon our Dairy and Poultry Instructor, Mr. Toor, who vain- ly endeavored to produce a high butter fat content in eggs, yet managed to secure a high percentage of blow-outs in his Buick, we humbly confer two minor details by which his car might possibly benefit, namely, a new body and a new engine. Unto Mr. Markovitch, our masterful Biological Professor, and profound exponent of the Bible, whose presence on this earth has been generally attri- buted to his devout adherence to the principles of Fletcherism, unfortunately for those who have been converted to the cause and suffered thereby, we offer this menu, which we as- offer him, when parltaken of, will remove all desire for fur- ther food:- 26 THE CLEANER MENU QA Bill of Fare-welll Vorspice Running Orthoptera Soup Myxobacteriacelae- A mixture of Micrococcus, Streptococcus and Dyplococcus Bouillon A sample of Farm School Old Reliable Punch Actinomyces Ullhis Punch caus- lces Frozen Vibrio, served with windpuffs , To Mr. Young, whose pres- ence in an executive capacity on all momemtous occasions, such as hauling manure, and weeding onions, is marked by his pompous and majestic attire, of which the masterpiece is his fashionable Tuxedo, we be- queath a stately Prince Albert, to be edged with brass so that it may more favorably compete with the lengthy record set by its predecessor. This we lav- ishly bestow upon him for two reasons, firstly, in order that he may retain the dignity Of his grande-ur on the aforemention- ed occasions, as we have notic- ed that his present frock is fray- ed beyond all hope of repair and fear that it is gradually vanish- ing into the atmosphere, and secondly, as we propose to DFG' serve the prehistoric signi- cance of his present Tuxedo by making it the iirst contribution for the establishment of a mu- seum of Art at Lasker Hall. One guiless freshman, Syd- ney Brunwasser, who on all op- portunities gives vent 'to his deep emotions by a moist dia- bolical guffaw, disturbing the equanimity of Miss Abrams and ruffling the calm waters of Mr. Bishop's peace of mind-receiv- ing thereby the piece of his mind-we place under the tute- lage of Mr. Jack Miller, our mu- sical artist, so that his unique and indescribable extravagan- za of a laugh may be cultivated for future service to aid Messiah at the Ressurection of the Dead. To the juvenile Sammy Greenberg, who has won the un- disputed and enviable title of the champion dog-eater of Farm School, we leave that sleek and saporous canine, Pedro, who, we hope, after he has passed through Mis s Churchman's sausage-grinde, will furlnish a sumptuous repast, which for once will fill the void in his stomach and the hollow in his legs. l To you erstwhile J uniors, who four score and seventeen weeks ago brought forth in this school a newi organization conceived in hope and laboring under the THE GLEANER 27 idiosyncracies of an hallucina- tion that farming was a deli- cate and dainty profession, and have since learned better, through our guidance and a lit- tle help from the faculty, we leave 'this Farm School Gold Mine, a glittering heap situated in the rear of the Main Barn. Guard it carefully, watch tend- erly o'er its welfare, for remem- ber that it is the farmer's proffit, yea, his truest Liberty Bond. And you, Freshmen-No longer shall ye be as blots on the beautiful landscape, nor as derelicts on the ocean of life, for today we loosen the fetters which have held ye fast to your restricted world, for today we lift thee on the wings of lofty aspir- ations and final realizations in- to the celestial realms of Jun- iorhood. Now you may trans- fer your Freshman caps, signs ,f insigniiicance, which we on you for the mere pittance of fifty shekels, to your incoming successors, but you shall re- member to be lenient with them, for though they shall be a green crop, you have but just matured. Being conscious of the uncer- tainity of your lives, since our all-protecting care has been withdrawn from you, and com- placently recognizing our men- tal and moral superiority, we make all effort to see that you, our beneficiaries, duly receive all that we have so profusely showered upon you. In witness whereof, We, the Class of Nine- teen Hundred and Eighteen, do, hereby, on this tlwenty-fourth day of February, 1918, sign our names and affix our seal to this Testament, the final revelation of our goodwill. Sworn to before: Izzie A. Nutt, A-dam Swindler, Augusta Wind, Hugo Onn, Attorneys-at-Law. .1-.L-,1-1 J . 28 THE CLEANER QZQ iQZQf3 , p Harry Schuffman Ladies and Gentlemen: Three short years have rolled their course, since first we enter- ed this institution. Three short years, indeed. But momentous not only in the history of our own lives, but in that of theen- tire world. Whilst we have here labored in active, constructive work, in the forming and acquir- ing p of agricultural attainments for future service, the European nations, A engaged in ruthless warfare have committed them- selves to plunder, slaughter and destruction. But what is more, this awful conflagration, this montsrous cataclysm, has descended upon our own country, upon our own United States, and with consum- ing hands has drawn us into a World War. Already the entire country has been turned into an armed encampment. Already the blood of our best manhood has been shed upon the battle- helds of France. Already there loom in every home and house- hold the spectres that .follow in the wake of war-the horrors of want, of cold, of hunger, of starvation. Stravation! What a word un- thinkable - what a condition unbelievable! Starvation in America, the producer of bread among the nations! But such is the case indeed: 'for that is the future of war-not fighting, but famineg not the slaying of men, but the bankruptcy of the nations, and the breaking up of their whole social organizationf The streess of the food situa- tion is painfully apparent. The appointment of .a Food Control- eer and food boards, the exist- ence of food campaigns and war gardens are but a few aspects of the problem. These are supple- mented with cries of conserve, save, economize, spare. And withal, the prices of food weigh heavily on the people. What is the solution of the problem? Assuredly the pleas for economy are of little avail, if the substance is lacking. On- ly in increased production can the situation be mitigated, if not entirely relieved. But herein lie many difliculties. Abnomal pri- ces of feeds and fertilizers, thx nxing of food prices, and th increased cost of labor and ma- terials have been extreme dis- couragement to the farmer. Moreover, the call to arms has drawn skilled men from the farms to the camps and the trenches, resulting in a threat- ening shortage of farm labor. To solve just such distressing agricultural problems has been the basic principle upon which the National Farm School was founded. To meet and avetrt just such a crises as present us. had been the vision of its found- er, nearly twenty-one years ago. iThe school, our Ailma Materw now in its approaching man- hood of existence, has grown x THE GLEANER 29 from a Back to the Soil move- ment in a time of peace to a Farm is to Arm program in this period of world war. It is, there fore, with a feeling of joy and pride that we, the 1918 Class of the National Farm School, are about to realize these anticipations. Pride that we are to enter into the agricul- tural defense of the nation, joy that we have been led thru the bewildering maze of our ignor- ance into the realms of practi- cal and scientific agriculture, wherein we bserve a promise and scope of work such as we little dreamed of when first we entered here. But with these feelings of joy, there are commingled those of sorrow and regret. Fellow- schoolmates, we are about to leave you, to enter a bustling, unforgiving, strife-ridden world. at is with heavy hearts, indeed, that we sever the relationships that have bound you to us as comrades in joy and sorrow, vic- tory and defeat! Your good companionship, your associa- tions, your loyalty, shall ever linger with us as pleasant recol- lections and fond memories. In your hands we leave every- thing' pertaining to the institu- tion thatf has been near and dear to us. Promote its welfare, cherish its cause, and further its activities-the Gleaner, the Lit- erary Society, the Athletic Asso- ciation. In your staunch sup- port of them, may your aim be A Bigger Farm School, a Bet- ter Farm School. To our honored President, Dr. Krauskopf, we leave our humble admiration and praise. To his brilliant conceptions, and untiring 'eii'orts. we owe the of this institution. It lies not in our poor power to add to the glowing tribute and wide recog- nition that has been accorded him in his work. May his re- ward be in that which has ever been nearest his heart, a school of magnified dimensions. To our Director, Mr. Ostro- lenk, and our former Director. Dr. VVashburn, to our Faculty and Matrons, Board of Mana- gers and Friends, we bid a fond farewell. For their untiring ef- forts in our behalf, for their guidance and their teachings, for their very leniency- we shall cherish their memory with es- teem and love that shall never fade. Then. Fellow Schoolmates. Director and Faculty, Board of Managers and honored Presi- dent, the Class of 1918 bids you all farewell-an affectionate, grateful farewell. And you, Fellow-Classmates! Up and out into a world seething with strife! Followers of the Green and Gold, you shall fight fearlessly. Each bump in the road, each setback shall testify to your perseverance by spur- ring you on-all of you in your several ways, in this most noble profession you have chosen-to earned success and reward, for the honor of yourselves and the glory of your Alina Mater! Fare thee well! 30 7 THE GLEANER Q59 graduates By Abe Sherman AIDMAN, GEORGE E., Cage 21, New Yorkj. An expounder of Karl Marx. Was a member of the A. A. Auditing Commit- tee for three years. In his Jun- ior year was on the class foot- ball team, in the third year mak- ing the Varsity team. Also class Senator for two years and an active member of the Liter- ary Society. BECKER, ISAAC, Cage 20, Philadelphia, Pa.J. Quiet and modest but there with the goods. Short of pep but long of limb. Was a member of the class base- ball team in his Junior year. Was an active member of the Literary Society and the Science Club. BOYES, RICHARD H., Cage 20, Philadelphia, Pa.J. A true and hearty Scotchman with de- cided Views. Was assistant can- dy manager of A. A., Vice presi- dent of the class in the Fresh- man year. Participated in class baseball for two years and foot- ball in the Junior year. Took an active part in the Science Club and was a member of the Varsity baseball team in his Senior year. FISHMAN, HARRY B., Cage 20, Philadelphia, Pa.l. T h e class comedian for three full years. Played class and Varsi- ty football for two years, being manager of the former in his Junior year. Played on class baseball team in Junior year. He was class secretary and treasurer and president of the A. A. Football coach for the Juniors, 1919 Class, author of Knocks and Boosts. HALPERN, MORRIS, Cage 20, Chanleston, W. V1a.J. A true agricultural type. Can eat as well as raise spuds. He was a member of the class football team for two years and played on the Varsity in his last two years. Took a listening part in the Literary Society and was on the A. A. Auditing Committee. KUNIS, JOSEPH, Cage 20, Philadelphia, Pa.l. The proof of good things come in small packages. He participated in class baseball and football in his Junior year. Displayed good judgment in coaching the 1920c Freshman baseball team. He was class and school cheer lead- er, tennis manager, and secre- tary of the Literary Society. Was Joke Editor of the Gleaner, and author of the Prophecy. LEVITCH, JOSEPH, Cage 18, Philadelphia, Pa.J. A good pol- itical and diplomlatic leader Was secretary of the class in his Freshman year and a memf ber of the baseball and football teams for two years, holding the captaincy for both teams in the Junior year. He played one year on the Varsity baseball and two on Varsity football teams and captained the 1917 football team in his Senior year. L , THE CLEANER 31 In the Junior year was secretary of the A. A., assistant business manager of the Gleaner and business manager in his Senior year. Class president and Sen- ator for two years. Also presi- dent of the student body and of A. A. in Senior year. Presenter of the Hoe. Class Salutatorian. MAYER, MORRIS, Cage 21, Easton, Pa.J. The class banker and business man. Though small of stature, he was a meni- ber of the Freshman and Junior football teams and Varsity foot- ball for two years. He was vice president of his class in his J un- ior year, and general manager of the A. A. in his Senior year. MCCOOL, JOHN B., Cage 19, Philadelphia, Pa.J. Economy and system his long points. Though he entered our ranks in our Junior year, he later proved a valuable asset to the '18 Class. He was a member of the class baseball and football teams. Manager of the baseball team for the Varsity in his Senior year. Played Varsity football for two years. Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner, Senator ,vice president of the class in the Sen- ior year, and author of the Class Will. ROVIN, DAVID, Cage 20, Philadelphia, Pa.J. A diamond in the rough-but pretty rough. Was class secretary and played on the class football team in his Freshman year. In the Junior year he played on class baseball and Varsity football teams. His Senior year was occupied with the managership of the Varsity football team, and Athletic Edi- torship of the Gleaner. Class Historian. SCHUFFMAN, HARRY, Cage 20, Newark, N. JJ. Class chem- ist and an earnest advocate of food reform. Played on the class baseball and football teams in his Freshman and Junior years. Varsity footbal in his Senior year. He was Exchange Editor of the Gleaner in his Junior year. President of the Literary Socie- ty and Class Valedictorian. SHERMAN, ABE, Cage 19, Philadelphia, Pa.J. Class opera Cuproarj singer. He partici- pated in class football and base- ball, Class cheer leader, and Candy Manager of the A. A. in his Junior year. An active mem- ber of the Literary Society and charter member of Bible Study Class. O'l The following speech was made by an Irish barrister on behalf of his client whose cow had been killed by a train: If the train had been run as it should have been ran, or if the bell had been rung as it should have been rang, or if the wfhistle had been blown as it should have been blew, both of which they did neither, the cow would not have been injured when she was killed. X THE CLEANER 33 E+-. F o's'-- e F 1 X' oi' 'wrH U A ww p I ' 1 A r-wif, . . . l ' DAVID Rovm, Editor FARM SCHOOL, 33. LAFAYETTE FRESH. 0 The 1917 Football season opened October 13 by defeating the strong Lafayette Fresh elev- en by the score of to 0. Cap-- tain Levitch and his men romp- ed thru Lafayette's line and rounded its ends for five touch- downs. Captain Levitch, Lieb- erman and Swartz were the luminaries for our winning 'team's attack and at no time did the visitors have a chance to score. The Hrst half, our team opened with a line smashing at- tack. Our backs hit the Eas- tonians line for a steady march down the Held. In the second half then played a wide open game. ' Coach Work used all of his available material and the game gave them an opportunity to work under fire before the game with Pennington one week iater. LAFAYETTE FARM SCHOOL Lentz ....... .... L . E. .... . . .Gloldfarb IVICCHJII .... .... L . T.. . . ,,,, Fishmall Beers ........... L. G.. . . ..... Halpern fQDOnaldson. . ..... C. .... .... 1 .Segal Rauch ...... , , R. G.. . . ..... Horwitz C Faxon ...... D .... R. T.. . . ....... Mayer Humphrey. . .... R. E.. . . . . .Landman Howell ...... .... Q . B.. . . ..... Levitch M'3.110ITy ....... R. H. B. .-.. , .... S'WE1'tZ Hoffman .... ..L. H. B... 5 ,,,, MQCOQI Eppley .......... F. B.. . . . .Lieberman Referee - Work. Umpire - Toor. Headlineslnan - Rovin. Subs. - Miller, Wolf, Marcus Brunwasser, Stone. Time of periods, 10-12 minutes. 34 THE GLEANER The team traveled to Pen- nington, N. J., on October 20, to meet the strong Pennington School eleven and met defeat the hands of the Prep school. This was due to the fact that the team was overconfident be- cause of the previous weekis vic- tory and were greatly outweigh- el by their opponents. Our elev- en scored its first and only touc- down shortly after the first per- iod. This was started by straight line plunging of our husky fullback, Lieberman. He was a marvel in carrying the ball all never spared himself when a few yards were needed. Captain Henderson and French excelled for Pennington. PENNINGTON .. FARM SCHOOL Merrvin ......... L. E. .....,,, Goldfarb Fedak .... ..... L . T. ........ Fishman Cavilier.. ..... L. G ......... Halpern Ryno. . ..... Segal Evans . . ..... R. G. . . . .... H-orwitz Phelps .......... R. T. .... ..... M ayer Thleson .... ..... R . E. .... ...... M iller French .... ..... Q . I3.. .. Ccaptl Leitch Blackwell.. .... R. H. B... ..... Swartz Green ...... .'.L. H. B.. . . ,,,, MCC0rol Henderson tcaptl .F. B.. .Lieberman Referee - Bills. Umpire - Work. Headlinesman - Mur- phy. Time of periods, 10-12 minutes. ' Farm School, 03 Delaware Re- serves, 22. R FARM SCHOOL 48 NARBETH H. S. 0 October 27 Farm School rout- ed Narbelth High on the Doyles- town grounds. The visiting team proved an e a sy prey to for our eleven and was torn to pieces from end to end. Our backs met little opposition in going thru the line. The main liners were not able to register one first down. FARM SCHOOL 46 ST. MATHEWS PREP 0 1 Was a one-sided affair from whistle to whistle. Our backs scored at will and the execution of forward passes by McCool and the line plunging 'of full- back Lieberman were the fea- tures of fthe game. At no time during the game was Farm School forced to punt. On November 24 the team traveled to Newark, Delaware. Delaware found Farm School line not an easy proposition, but on end runs gained considerable ground. Our men were out- weighed at least thirty pounds to the man. Coach Baumgart- ner of the Delaware Varsity team, expressed the intense sat- isfaction he felt over the game which was a battle from start to finish. and lauded the pluckiness and fighting spirit of the Farm School lads. R 4 THE GLEANER 35 FARM SCHOOL 0 PERKIOMEN 27 Farm School bowed to Per- kiomen on November 10 at Pennsburg. Pa. Our eleven put up a hard game against Perkio- en but had to give way to su- , rior Weight and team work. Farm School showed flashes of speed that took Perkiomen off PERKIOMEN Levitch, '18 . . Fishman, '18 .... Schuffman, '18 Conti .... Carlson . . Rockman. .GQlp1in. . . Wills .... -a . -. -1 ...a Fenstermacher McKeone.. , , , Fr tch. . . Irwin .... Partridge Harmer. . of... their feet at times, and once In the third period took the ball sixty yards down the field on an interrupted forward. Levitch and Lieberman for Farm School and Carlson and Conti for Per- kiomen featured. FARM SCHOOL E .... Brunwasser .L. .L. T. ..... . . .Fishman .L. G .... .... A idman . .C .... ..... S egal .R. G. . .. .... Horwitz .R. T. .... .... li layer ..R. E. .... ...... S tone Q. B. .ticaptl Levitch L. H. .... .... M cCool R. H. .... . Schuffman . .F. B. .... .Lieberman Substitutes: Wolf, Groman, , Mikle, Dixon, Ganzales, Rapa- lon, Marcus. Referee-Lewis. Umpire-Witherspoon. Head- linesman - Fluck. Time of periods, 10 minutes. PERSONAE NAME VVEIGHT HEIGHT AGE Tovm ..145 .... . ..155 .... . ....125..... MoCool. '18 ....... 163 ..... Halpern, '18 .. Aidman, '18 Mayer, '18 . . . ....150..... .150 ..... ....135..... 160 Horwitz, '19 ...... Miller, '19 ........ 140 ..... Joffe, '19 ...... Stone, '20 ..... Brunwasser, '20 ....150..... ...150..... ikle, '20 ........ 140 ..... egal, '19 ..... ....160..... Marcus, '19 ....... 145 ..... W-olf, '19 .......... 150 ..... Groman, '20 . Lieberman, '17 .....160.... r . .170 .... . .5.!-JM. .5.7... p .o.3... 5.1015 .5.6... .5.7... .5.5... .5.7... .5.8... P .o.7. .. .5.5.. .5.7.. .5.8... .6.0... .5.6... .5.7.. .5.10.. .6.1... . . .18 ..... ..... P hiladelphia, Pa. . . .20. . . ..... Philadelphia, Pa. .. .20. .. ........ Detroit, Mich. .. .19. . . ........ Germantown, Pa. . . .20. . . .... Charlestown, W. Va. . . .21. . . .... New York City, N. Y. . . .21. . . ..... ..... Ea. st-on, Pa. . . .'19. . . ....... Baltimore, Md. . . .17. .. ...... Philadelphia, Pa. . . .19. . . ........ 'Worcesten Mass. ...17. .. .... New York City, N. Y. . . .-T. . ........ Pittsburgh, Pa. ...17. .. ...... Canbondale, Pa. ...19. .. ..... Worcester, Mass. . . .QL7 . . . ..... Philadelphia. Pa. ...17 ..... ..... P hiladelphia. Pa. . . . . . .A11lentown, Pa. . . . .Houston, Texas ....17.... ...20... 36 THE GLEANER THE MEMBERS OF THE 1917 FOOTBALL TEAM Considering the lack of weight, the number of inexperi- ienced men and obstacles which continually confronted us espec- ially the steady loss of valuable men during the season, the 1917 team, though perhaps not up to the standard of the best previous teams, has had a successful year on the gridiron. Captain Levitch played quar- terback. Although handicap- ped by lack of weight, we are safe in saying that through his leadership, judgment, capa- bility in advancing the ball, and with his fighting spirit, the elev- en was strengthened fifty per cent. 6 LIEBERMAN, '17. Fullback. A veteran who with his grit, weight and pluckiness had the power of breaking thru our op- ponenivs lines this season, was easily the mainstay of the team. In mid-season he left for a more s e r i o u s undertaking under Uncle Sam. His departure was the hardest blow adminis- tered our eleven during the sea- son. 5 FISHMAN, '18. Halfback and tackle. A consistent player- could be compared to the best tackle that Farm School ever produced. In the latter part of the season circumsances com- pelled us to transfer him to the backiield. In spite of the fact that he was green at that po- sition, he played a 'flashy' game. MAYER, '18, Tackle. Has held a line position for two con- secutive years and his work has been faultless. T o o m u c h praise cannot be given him for his ability to tackle and break-t up plays. HALPERN, '18, Guard. A consistent player, an excellent, tackler and knows how to use his head and hands at the prop- er moments. lVIcCOOL, '18. Halfback and Fullback. 'C On account of his weight and speed he was a tow- er of strength to the backiield. A good punter and a clever ex- ecutor of forward passes. SCHUFFMAN, '18, Although the lightest man on the team. he has the punch and nerve, and his skill in handling of forward passes is worthy of mention. AIDMAN, '18. Guard. His figting spirit was an inspiration to the team, but lacked the great thing-experience. SEGAL, '19. Centre. A de pendable man and sturdy per- former. HORWITZ, '19. Guard. A spasmgodic player, heavy man with spunk, but lacked consis-' tency, nevertheless, we expect a great improvement in him for the coming season. MILLER, '19, Tackle. Owing to an injury in the early part of the season he was not capable of showing his true worth. Has the proper spirit and is a brillw iant performer. fl THE GLEANER 87 JOFFE, '19. Halfback. Play- ed in but the last two games of the season, has excelled himself in following up the ball, and plays a fast game. ,..-f . WOLF, '19. Guard. One of the iinds of the season. A real ark horse. Great things can e expected from him for the coming year. MARCUS, '19. Guard. Played well, but showed lack of experi- ence. GROMAN, a Freshman lines- man, who will establish Dutch history in Farm School. Thens Borrowing tire, when kitchen tire went out, then. Matches, now. Five cent eggs. then. Fifty cent eggs, now. Eat-ltJall-or-Q0-U0-waste, then. Cold torage preservation, now. Quiltimgs, -the womenfs neighbior- hood event, then. Conch, -bridge. and 500, now. More produce than could be con- sumed, then. More consumed than' can be produced. now. Dry-cured fodders. only, then. Can- ned by siloing, now. All 'hay hand-pitched, then. Horse load-ed and horse forked, now. Rollicking families of children, then. Not always, but too often, a lap-dog, now. Good :stony -book sautistied, then. Nothing shont of m'ovie's, now. Quill and ink well. then. Fountain pen and typewriter, ow. Debt-paying by wheat, raltl-splittilig, or -other labor, then. 'By -bank check, now. ST' BRUNWASSER, '20. A rug- ged .and aggressive end. Has two m0re years ahead of him to develop into one of the main- stays. l didn't want to get well, I did- n't want to get well, for l'm in love with abeautiful nurse.-- Oh, its only Jack Miller singing, after telling us about Himmy , his darling little nurse, every time he reminds himself of her. STONE and MIKLE. A pair of Freshmen ends, fast, good tacklers, but lacked experience. We expect a great improvement in them in their remaining two years. 0.-A, and Nows The old oaken bucket, then. Wind mill and gasoline engine, now. Mitts scarcely afforded in January, then. Gloves in August, now. Rail fences, only, then. VVoven wire, now. Cows, 512.00 a head, then. 5100.00 a head, now. . Plow-handle and hoe education, then. Agricultural college education. now. The fiddle and the accordion, then. Victr-ola. piano-player, and phono- graph, now. Chinch bugs and potato bugs, then. Humbugs, now. Letter onkly communictariiofn. tlheu. Tlelephone, :',9f64gI'2LDh. fand wireless the news messengers of today. New York and Chicago nine days. then. Nineteen hours, now. Can you at a glance, comprehend the changs? If so. your mind is much more fleet than mine.-From an ad- dress by W. L. Ames on Agriculture Yesterday and Today , delivered at 1917 meeting of Wisconsin Agricul- ttupall Experiment Association. Q THE GLEANER 39 glass and MORDECIA ROSENBERG, Editor CLASS OF 1919 We take this opportunity to extend to the graduating class our heartiest wishes for success in all their future undertakings. We are about to become sen- iors and we intend to keep up all Farm School activities by hard work and plenty of pep. We have elected officers for our senior year. They are as follows: I J. Mannes, President. M. Wolf, Vice President. M. Schlosberg, Secretary. I. Marcus, Treasurer. J. H. O . CLASS OF 1920 We extend to the graduating class our best wishes for suc- cess in their coming career, and we assure them that we have enjoyed their presence with pleasure and profit. Four members of our class made the varsity foot ball team and did their part in producing a successful season. We have determined to make even a bet- ter showing in our Junior year. Wie have elected oflicers for the coming year, who are as fol- lows: S. Franzel, President. W. Groman, Vice President. W. Schneider, Secretary. J. Preis, Treasurer. We are preparing to celebrate the successful close of our freshman year with a banquet. This we are sure will give a good impetus for an industrious and profitable year. I. N. LITERARY SOCIETY The reorganization of the Lit- erary Society was held in Segal Hall on January 215, 1918. The following men were se- lected as oiiicers: J. Mannes, President. M. Schlosberg, Vice Presi- dent. I. Marcus' Secretary and Treasurer. The purpose of this society is to encourage the art of public speaking. Our daily conversations. busi- ness dealings, progressivcness along any lines that bring forth our men tal talent, require forceful, expressive, convincing statements. Where, is the best place to obtain this if not at the Literary Society? This organization is well-at- tended, and we intend to niakc things hum this year. I. M., '1Sl. HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT The cold weather which has been I'QC'O Ci9fl as the lowest in nianv years. has greatly affect- ed the ffreewhoiise ipdpstrv in Farm School, the outside tem- peratures dropping so low that it was practically impossible to maintain the proper tempera- tures in the houses. Still another factor that cop- fronts us is the coal shortage, due to which we closed the lower house. I-Iowever, We se- cured epough carnation cut- tings- which we expect will root successfully, to start our carna- tion crop next year. i 40' THE GLEANER jfosee JAY MANNES, Editor. In a recent letter received from Charles Nussbaum, '15, who is specializing in Agricult- ural Chemistry at the Ohio State University, We received some valuable infornra'tion concern- ing the formation of an N. F. S. Club at the University. The oilfi- cers of this organization are: Elmer Klein, '15, presidentg Hen- ry Ross, '15, vice-president, and Charles Nussbaum, '15, secre- tary and treasurer. The other members are Benjamin Druck- erman, '12, Alex Burchilt, ex-'16 Nathan Golub, '17, Max Kassel- nian, '17, and Berman, ex-'17. The object of the N. F. S. Club is to encourage all Farm School students who contemplate a col- lege career. It aims to facil- itate their entrance into all agri- cultural colleges, the Ohio State University in particuiarg to unite them at this University by means of a club so as to con- tinue the old associations and to keep them in constant touch Wih the current happenings at their old Alma Materg and also, to render mutual assistance to each other in their studies and to aid in procuring Work for such members as de-sire it. In conformity With this, a committee has been chosen to furnish information concerning the University at the request of any Farm School student. Fur- thermore, the club has offered to contribute to the Gleaner such articles as Will prove of in- erest to the students here. We greatly appreciate the ac- tion on the part of some of our graduates and assure them that We shall Welcome and look fort Ward will pleasure to ang, c 'rilii's.tions that they may have the opportunity to send us. lb Q Wm. P. Ely 8: Son Ready-to-Wear Clothing for Men, Boyl and Children. 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