Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Chapter II The Wise Men Pass A.bit of fall sunlight crept into the faculty room. Seated about a long tabic was a conclave of dignified and sober-eyed men, who wm«l to lie well aware of their rc- sjionsibilitics. The meeting liad just been called to order by a portly gentleman with white hair, whose voice seemed strangely small and tine for one of so large a stature. ’I was saying, gentlemen, ' he continued in the same tine, crackling voice. That on this day, the opening day of a new collegiate year, we are beneficently and wonder- fully blessed by this beautiful sunlight. The fall flowers of purple and gold, and the lit- tle birds singing so sweetly in the tree tops.'-” here his voice broke with emotion, and Secretary Stover shot him a symj Kit hiring glance, and ottered him his |iackagc of cn- setiv He did not recover completely until the roll bad liecn called, and Dean Biklc was listening carefully through his ear-phone for any items of general business. Hr. Brcidenlvmgb rose and stated that the roof on the chemical laboratory was in such lad shajie that he feared that the Iniys. would all he washed away in the fall fresh- ets. and that there were not sufficient funds in the college treasury to jmt on a new root Dr. Clutz, the engineering professor, suggested tar paper, whcratjion Dr. Breidetibaugh had a coughing s| cll. Dr. (Arsons intimated that the l e t way out of the difficulty would k to do away with Chemistry altogether, b it this projx ul was not favorably received, and the matter was dro| j cd until the next meeting. I)r. Billbeimer made a motion that sound-proof doors be placed at the entrance of the biological lalx ratory, so that the ireek students might not l»e disturbed in their meditations by tin? biological lectures. Dr. Ilagcn «ccotided the motion. Question l»c- ing lulled for. the motion was carried. Dr. Shilli«la announced that, owing tc the great scarcity of cats in Gettysburg, be feared that he would lw forced to omit so ie of the dissection work. Dr. Stahley said, tliat although it did teem an off year for cats, he believed that they could lie procured. “Why, I can rememlier a time,” lie said. When the Uiys brought in as many as four, tn one pillow-case. ' Dr. Valentine rose to his feet, cleared his throat, ami made the rejKirt of the stu- dent lecture course committee. The following lectures from different faculty member were schedule I. The Strenuous Life..................................................... Dr. I lagen I hc Eternal Triangle - -- -- -- -- Prof. Schwartz Life and Habits of ur Poisonous American KejHiles - Dr. Shilliday Intensive Democracy ......................................................Dr. Sanders Noise and Sound - Prof. “Bowley” Miller Explosions and ‘Hieir Effects - -- -- -- -- Prof. Dixon The English Al|»hahet - -- -- -- -- - Dr. Baxter fter this report had been accepted. Dr. Johnson took the floor and presented the |)ctiiion of Mr. Horace Sj oof, of Appendicitis. Pa., for admission into the freshman 23