Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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s X W... ---- -' ' sv X, -1 X s ,Na-s i S Nw K -sss gs- 5-1. SM x TN S113 N NS sv, s.. .,,. . Xwv-ML? 0112155 nf 1924 ti-Xfternnnnj T seems as if everything from fz'e1'sI1'l11fc to ponderous essays have gn lg served as histories C Pj fo-r the past classes of Georgetown so even though Mr. W'ells might well puzzle over the gap 'twixt title and text, the writer, without any 1110115 rea, hereunto affixesn this attempt. As the lawyer's bible reads, 'ZX scholarly intent and a consuming ambi- tion to be a lawyer, predominated among the members of this class. Good- fellowship had followed the class since its members first entered the school doors in search of legal knowledge and to this was added, by the middle of the year, a Udo or die i attitude towards the nemesis of Real Property. The days of '76 were nothing compared with those endured while exposed to Evidence and Common Law, and as far as the mid-year exam in Real Property was concerned, everybody was ready to shoot if he must, that old grey head. However, the scholarly intent was adhered to fmore or lessj. T Mixing Blackstone, Shakespeare and a year's time at the law school is not productive of much chronological data, but, since characters, events and time are the essential elements of history. the past year resolves itself into such classification. Names were affixed to class rolls, tuition was paid and then came the election. The last Congressional campaign is hardly comparable to this elec- tion in fervor or intrigues although in this case the voters were subjected to an oral bombast which would have made Deinosthenes yearn to paddle his canoe across the Styx. XVhen the smoke cleared away after hours of expectant waiting, Tom Clary and Tom Fitzgerald were found to lead the list. .X hot- dog was substituted for the regular diet and more ballots were taken. The final result showed that Tom Fitzgerald of XVaterbury, Conn.. was the majority choice for president. Hours later, the tellers spread the news that George Dale, Jack Pelton and Handsome George McKee had been elected vice-president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. Just before breakfast, they finally finished the count and declared 0. C. Hauschild would maintain order as sergeant-at-arms, The class felt proud of its choice at that time and passing events have shown that the officers have more than done their duty for the class. A regular diet of assignments and quizzes began to show their telling effect until Smoker-Talk somewhat revived the spirits of the jaded students. It ended with the appointment of a Smoker Committee with Jack Collins as the Imperial Pufferf' Matters were progressing nicely and the rumor had NNN ww ' N X--av X A N' WWW 'NW ww SXEQW NYAYX is X NN PS?-T-N Sis Ns vs Rigs v ox X v gm v vs sw' mxk

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M......l............,...,.,,,,,W ,-N X , s s Q Wx Mm., wx XX sk x ,X Q W. we ,MW ss . ..... .N.. . sg it x x..+ ' 1 x if ,Q Q wNf,...t.+-ss S W? Nj xx . x NN. XX xg: x.. os-v+'2NNa A fag Q- ax 4 s N .N YN ,. is Xu. xjw,,..- XX xi-vN,,,.a-s.a.x-X XX , .S so- 'i RX.-y..-N,.'...,...... XxnwwwwwwM..X Nnwwf xv'-:vs The exams were upon the class before it could be realized that the year was nearly at an end. It was not the exams though that bothered the fellows, it was the thought that soon, college friendships would have to withstand the test of the parting of the ways and that the good old Seniors were about to leave the Alma Mater and face reality. However, even the best of friends must part. The Juniors rejoiced that the long sought goal had been attained by the last year men. Xliith best wishes the school bid them God-speed. Good luck, good friends, Freshmen, Seniors and graduates, but above all men of Georgetown. J. Aivrlrou lXlA'l'TSON, ,24, Class Historian. emi fm-ws hw 'E f wwewgw xxssmws w X NWXWNNN .- . . Xu .s .-qw N X xr X X x X . mf: ..-rw swe mmf l1nX