Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

 - Class of 1888

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had an effect, and the family disposition to use cricket bats, geological hammers, etc., with murderous intent, finally passed away. Our Sophomore year may be said to have been dedicated to the successful performance of one event, namely, cremation. We determined to have one that should eclipse all records, and to it we devoted all our energy and ingenuity. The novel ideas of having Japanese costumes and an execution originated in the fertile brains of two of our schemers early in the fall. Every committee did its work faithfully, and the Executive Committee, by frequent exercise of tact and skill, directed everything, and secured the harmonious working of the whole. Charles deserves especial credit for the construction of the effigy, which was a very difficult task. Another member, happily still with us, also con- tributed largely to the success of the affair. Who has forgotten the untiring perseverance with which Lewis endeavored to accus- tom us to complicated manoeuvers in the jolly rehearsals down by the creek ? How hard all of us had to work the morning of that great day ! How discouraging to have the platform break down when we thought it secure ! How lowering the sky all the morning and afternoon ! But, in spite of all, our cremation was an unparalleled success ! Never had a more glorious moon looked down upon a lovelier scene. Never before had so large and orderly a crowd been present to witness such a novel specta- cle. How vividly it all comes before us ! The procession from the gymnasium, while the big bell rang and the bugle sounded clear upon the still air ; the marching and counter- marching in the presence of an immense concourse of people ; the speeches, the conviction and binding of Wentworth, and the skillful substitution of the effigy ; the dull thud of the executioner ' s sword, and the blood gushing (?) from the headless trunk; the cremation ot the corpse, and the concluding songs

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o agining himself to be John Sullivan, he announced his intention f writing for the Burlington Haivkcyc, and, indeed, had the editor of that paper I)ccn present to hear his side-splitting remarks, he would have engaged him at once. We also practiced baseball when out surveying, but did not get up a class team. The generous farewell gift of Rd. liinns, namely, our first class supper, and the first one ever held at Haverford, came off in December of this year, and was a great success. The custom then inaugurated at Haverford has been kept up ever since. Though this was our second year at college, we had not yet be- come very studious, but were still somewhat inclined to youthful pranks. Some of us no doubt have some very vivid recollections of an affair of canned pears, etc., while others remember with amusement the night that nine of us went into Collection dressed up in improvised dress suits, well corked, and otherwise festively decorated, and also the picture we had taken afterwards. In physics, Collins was a very acceptable member, furnishing numer- ous occasions of merriment in that generally not very humorous subject. In the French class Hartshorne got himself disliked by not surrendering his paper, while in Paley he caused the Pro- fessor to make a most derogatory remark. It was also about this time that George Whithead, of Toledo, donated his valuable collection of mound-builder relics and Sahara sand to the Museum, through the agency of Hilles, England and Dawson. As Charles had given a great deal of trouble in our Fresh- man year, so Esrey kept us busy a great part of this ) ear ; and, as usual, Tommy took the lead in the acclimating process. Night after night in his room, Esrey would perform various wonderful gymnastic feats in the presence of an admiring audience. His astronomical observations through a coat sleeve were also remark- able, though sometimes interfered with by damp weather. This vigorous treatment, prolonged e en into the Junior year, gradually 19



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and marches, which ended the cremation dear to the heart of every ' 88 man. With the last echoes of the retiring singers died out also the custom in the college history, for few cared to imitate what none could equal. About this time we played our second cricket match with ' 87, and, thanks to Collins ' bowling and Patterson ' s batting, we won the match and the college championship, with one wicket to spare. Out of the twelve cricket prizes awarded this year, ' 88 took eight, of which Patterson received four. The presentation of the spoon to the Freshmen was enliv ened by Tommy ' s cut- ting remarks, his Mothers and Gardeners being particularly taking. We think it was about this time that one of our mem- bers made the statement that, Savonarola went to Florence, and, for all we know, he may be there yet, for we have never heard of his getting away. And thus our Sophomore year came to an end. It was pleasanter than the Freshman year in many ways, and although in the course of it we had greatly neglected our studies, and had engaged in many youthful pranks, as it drew on to a close we began to catch a glimpse of the real meaning of a college course, and most of us went home resolving that another year should witness less wasted time and more hard work. Junior Year. On returning to college again we found that two of our men were missing. Chawles the Bearded had left us to go to the Institute of Technology, and the following verse in The H.-wer- FORi)i. x commemorated his departure: Alack, alack 1 our noble ' Chawles, ' We sorely mourn thy loss ; Thy sweet ' Gor ram ' and graceful spun, And ' smutty albatross ; ' And now, alas ! Thy wayward class Is left without a boss. 21

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