Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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have been recorded somewhere — where, it is not known. The men are all great and have done great deeds — so great, in fact, that we can share the fond wish of our poet that Perhaps some kindly trait Which ne ' er may from our college pass, Belonged to Eighty-eight. And now, on giving this little Class Book to the world, the best wish we can tender to our readers is the true desire that Fate may hold for them a future as enjoyable and full of all things fair, as were our college days. The Class of ' 88. Haverford College, June 26th, t888.

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EDITORIAL PREFACE. ■ jN authorizing the publication of this Httle book, the Class of m ' 88 has no apologies to offer. The four years of happy, careless college life, the healthy rivalries in sports and liter- ary work, the lofty aims and high ideals o f our instructors, in- spiring us to imitation, and the many lasting friendships formed — all, all attest the fitness, the propriety of publishing this volume, small though it be. To be sure, there will be found throughout the book many occult allusions, which to all but those who are familiar with the inner life of ' 88, must be as dark enigmas. In presenting these to our friends, we beg their kind indul- gence, for to us the incidents recalled by these vague hints are full of meaning and of mirth ; and, in our after lives, perchance when burdened with professional or business cares, it may be that a single word will bring smiles to our faces, and the present troubles will be laid aside while we enjoy, for a moment, some pleasant memory of our college lives. But all the narratives and all the jokes recorded on these pages, we trust, are not of this hidden nature, and that our friends will find enough of fact and fun to pay them for perusal. In regard to the statistics in the Class Record, we wish to say that they are not complete. Many of the authorities which ought to have been consulted could not be found, and, therefore, the friends of those of us whose records are but short, may rest assured that the many achievements of these unfortunate men

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CLASS RECORD. Charles Heaton Battev Entered college, scientific section, September i6th, 1885. Joined Athe- naeum September, 1885. Elected Gem Editor Athenzeum second half Sophomore year ; re-elected. Elected Treasurer Athenaeum ; Elected Loganian member Athenaeum. Elected P. C. Athenaeum, re-elected. Elected Curator of Museum, Loganian. Elected Vice- President Athenaeum. Graduated S. B. June 26th, 1888. Lawrence Peterson Beidelman Entered college, engineering section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Athenaeum September, 1884. Elected Gem Editor first half Sophomore year. Elected Secretary Athenaeum. Designed Class Memorial Shield. Graduated B. E. June 26th, 1888. Edward Hussev Binns Entered college as special student September 17th, 1884. Joined Athenaeum September, 1885. Left college December 24th, 1885. Ralph Holden Binns Entered college as special student September 17th, 1884. Left college June 23d, 1885. Rowland Bowne Entered college, scientific section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Athe- naeum September, 1884. As Freshman played on College Foot-Ball Team, and 2d eleven Cricket. As Sophomore played on College Foot- Ball and Base-Ball Teams, and ist eleven Cricket. Left college De- cember 24th, 1885. » Edward Brooks, Jr. Entered college, classical section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Everett September, 1884. Played on College Base-Ball nine. Left college June 23d, 1885. 9