Dickinson College - Microcosm Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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History of the Class of 1909 Uk' 'dk 'i' INFANCY '05-'06 Q HIC class of 1999 was born in the autumn of i9o5. It was truly born and wasastrong child. This was proven when, on the first Saturday of our new existence, we were ushered out on the campus in front of Bosler Hall. There before nf V I us, stood those sturdy Sophomores. among them Parvis Simpson Ll Q' ' fi and Robbieg all sturdy 'varsity football players. How their eyes . P did flare and flash! How we feared to go to them! But, oh! 1 is Z, I E how we fought, when once we were mixed up with them! NVhy, sz, X 465 ' those two-year-olds seemed as chaff before a wind. NVhen the smoke of the battlefield had cleared away and the result was ill ' made known-why-Gracious, 'tis true, we were thc winners. . Our second demonstration, which further showed what a sturdy child was born to Dickinson, was on the football field. There, again, we faced eleven of the most stalwart men 19oS could produce. There, in the mud and mire, we held them. 9 L: 3 - Yes, held them to a standstill. They were compelled to go from I -- the gridiron with the banner of victory between them and us, for the score'was a tie--5-5. livery morning we came from chapel with our fists clinched, and every time a Soph said a word, we at him. Well, we just worried them until only Deacon XVilliams had any courage left. He, too, became calm at our call. Dur- ing the winter they massed all their strength and courage, and by a great mass of brawn and muscle were able to win the basket-ball game bythe score of 24-23. It was the first time in our short baby life that we had been defeated. Hut we were only made stronger and rested on firmer ground. Nor did it take away any of our grit. Every morning found us as willing as ever to face them and give them a scrap. Things continued quiet until we went to Bosler Hall 29

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to have our pictures taken. At that time a few Sophs gathered around. Dear ' ' Docie Mac was there, too. So, conse- quently, the Sophs were compelled to stand and view us at our best. How they did gnash their teeth and gnarl! For, it must bc remembered, we were a goodly-looking bunch. The next and real demonstration of our infant strength came in May. lt was at the famous Cap Rush. On that lovely May morning we came from the chapel, ten beautiful black caps,with numerals of orange color, being displayed. The Sopl1s rushed us at once. But, oh, the fight! They fought their utmost, for in past scraps they had always been beaten. How that mass swerved back ,and forth! Our baby muscles stood forth like those of a giant. At least ten or twelve centered about Pop Peters. After they had torn his clothes from his body they succeeded in getting a cap. We had lost. Yet, while we lost thevictory we gained in reputation. Nineteen hundred and eight publicly predicted that the incoming class would have its hands full. A careful review of our babyhood days will prove to you that the prediction was correct. Follow, then, gentle reader, into the next phase of our life--of our history--awhich, with pride, we call our CHILDHOOD '06-'07 The beginning of our childhood days started with the opening of the school year in September, l9o6. We came to Carlisle, headed by our president, Bill Housman. Bill was there, too. With an old cap, trousers turned up, we, his hearty supporters, followed him. All kinds of stories were in circulation concerning the large class coming in. The upper classmen predicted some trouble for us. But, we were brave. During our childhood days we feared nothing. The new class was large, mnnbering over a hundred, while we had less than seventy-five. Yet, that overgrown crowd of babies which faced us seemed as nothing. Bill Housman had some well-planned tactics, which he proposed to use during this rush. He had a crowd of hearty supporters, who were after victory. Willing they were to shed blood for the banner. So we went at them, and, by the aid of those Bill Tactics, were able to push them off the campus and send them to their first, but not last, defeat. The next fewmornings, afternoons and evenings were spent watching for posters.. These were delayed eight or ten weeks. Even then, no one ever saw a single poster, as we destroyed every one before the rising of the sun. Immedi- ately followed the football game. This was an expected victory for 1910. How they puffed themselves up. Even bet money on the game, and a few offered odds-some as high as six to one. The upper classmen, who had forgotten the kind of stuff wc were made of, spoke concerning our anticipated defeat. Yet, we were there with spirit fwhich developed into steamj, more than a class could hold. With this steam pressure we betook ourselves to the athletic field. We faced that bunch of Greens with a do-or-die determination. This was seen from the very first down. The Greens took the pigskin, but hit a line which would not move. When the dust had cleared away it was found that their cap- SI