Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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College Cricket Team of Senior year. Elected to present to the col- lege the ' 88 Prize Foot-Ball Cup. Graduated A. B. June 26th, 1888. Martin Bell Stubbs Entered college, classical section, September, 17th, 1884. Joined Ever- ett. Elected Chairman Geological Div. NaturaUsts ' Field Club. Grad- uated A. B. June 26th, 1888. Takasaki Entered college, special student, October, 1884. Left college November, 1884. Herman Greig Veeder Entered college, special student, September 17th, 1884. Left Class June 23d, 1885. Charles Randolph Wood Entered college, classical section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Everett. Won 2d eleven Cricket Prize Ball, Senior year. Played on 2d eleven College Cricket Team of his Senior year, and captained the team. Left college June 26th, 1888. Robert C. Wright Entered college, scientific section, September 29th, 1884. As Freshman played on College Foot-Ball Team. Left college June 23d, 1885. 14

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Elected Class President 2d half of Sophomore year. Played as Sophomore and Junior on 2d eleven College Cricket, and College Foot-Ball and Base-Ball Teams, and as Sophomore, Junior and Senior on the College Foot-Ball Team. Left college January, 1888. George Stuart Patterson Entered college, classical section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Ever- ett. Elected Treasurer Everett 2d half Freshman year. Elected Class President for Freshman year. Played as Freshman and Sophomore on the College ist eleven Cricket Team, and captained . the latter year. Won Scrub Match Bat, first XI Bat and Scrub Match Ball Sophomore year. Left college June 22d, 1888. Edward Morrill Pope Entered college, classical section, September i6th, 1885. Joined Everett September, 1885. Elected Budd Editor Everett. Always led the college in all grades. Died, at Haverford College, December 19th, 1886. George Brinton Roberts Entered college, scientific section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Everett. Graduated S. B. June 26th, 1888. Joseph Webster Sharp, Jr. Entered college, scientific section, September 17th, 1884. Joined Everett September, 1885. Elected Secretary Everett. Elected President Everett. Elected Class President 2d half of Junior year. Elected Loganian Member. Won Freshman Prize Cricket Belt. Won first XI Prize Cricket Belt Sophomore year. Won first XI Prize Cricket Ball Junior year. Won honorable mention Alumni Prize Contest Senior year. Elected Class Prophet, and Spoon Man. Played on 1st eleven College Cricket team throughout his course. Captained the team as Senior. As Freshman and Sophomore played on College team Foot-Ball. Played on all College Base-Ball teams. Won ist eleven Cricket Prize Ball, Junior year. Allison Wing Slocum Entered college, classical section, September 1 5th, 1886. Joined Athe- naeum September, 1886. Elected Vice-President Athenaeum. Elected Loganian Member Athengeum. Elected President Atheneeum 2d half Senior year. Played on all College Base-Ball Teams, and 2d eleven 13

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CLASS HISTORY. Freshman Year. Y E were a curious lot when first we came to Haverford. V ITy Afraid of everyone and suspicious of each other, it was not until the evening of the first day, when we received that invitation from the Sophomores, that we began to appreciate that there was a common bond uniting us. As we filed meekly out to the gymnasium, some of us recalled how confidently we had told our friends that, whatever happened, we would not be tossed. Some did protest, to be sure, but most of us did not hesitate long when we heard our names called out. But it was a much more good-natured affair than we had expected, and when it was all over we felt that we had been fully initiated into College life. Soon after this we had our first class meeting, and having prepared a constitution, which was never seen afterwards, elected Patter- son president, and Chawles secretary, to give him points on Parliamentary order. Unlike the lower classes of the present day, we devoted all our spare time to cricket, for which our enthusiasm knew no bounds. This industrious practising, which was mainly owing to Patterson ' s influence, soon developed some very good material, and in the match with ' 87 the unheard-of spectacle was presented of the Freshmen beating the Sophomores in the first innings, and only being defeated by the latter in the second. Patterson carried his bat the first innings, and bowled six men for seven runs. In the gymnasium, also, we showed great energy, and soon dev eloped some remarkable experts on the bar and rings. Percy ' s boxing-