Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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not pass hv feeds withiuu a word for the j enerous way in which Charley Mil- ler entertained the entire Coliei e upon invitation from some of his friends, or for the self-sacrificint;- way in which h ' isher one evening surrendered the duties of host to Chillv I ' miltcr and Passmore. The nmst memorai)le feed of all came from ihc I ' reNident. We ' ll never forget the anxiety of that even- ing; ' , as we miled mM i sweetly and thought of the trouhle in store for us when it was o er. Almut ele en thirty we tore oursehes away, and ran for llinvlay. Moist and heartx ' was the o-reeting given us as we stumbled in o -er a huge jiile of bedding and mattresses. We felt our wa - down the hall mitil we reached an im])assable barrier of beds, collection ro mi benches, bureaus and furniture of every sort. We mustereil a few matches and broke into our enipt ' rooms. Most mighty rage stirred and grew and boiled o er as we dragged forth om- belongings from the tangle in the hall. I ' en the sight of W ing perchcil on the er - top of the pile, glorious in Tuxedo atid carefully brushed forelock, with his wings gi ing like mad for the benefit of most of the rest oi the College, soothing as it ordinarily would have been, calmed us not a l)it. b ' iercer we grew, .and tinall - started for the second floor to wreck the homes of IQ07. They met us at the landing, and in the midst of the rush the stair railing ga -e way. We retired to the first floor, atid then, at the re([uest of our res])ected ])roctor. to the campus. Insults could not induce them to gi -e battle, so at last we were compelled to find our beds, but we felt we had hmded our defiance and had come out on top in that night ' s excitement. Next day we made out bills of damages and listened with superior smiles as the President told 1907 a few interesting facts about themse lves. It all passed over, and so did the rest of that wild, happy year. Spring saw us good friends in our own class, and at peace with the rest of the College. We prepared for the ictims of next ear, bought glorious and highly artistic class hats, and became ready to forget our life of irresponsibility in the round of our new Sophomore dignities and duties. 25

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@iiplinimirr CJrar llh, adxriii Ml ' Si |iIi, iiiiM-c -. v |)i-M(liu-ecl a rfiiiarkahk ' rlian c in M C 111- cin|)irK-al I ' l n. WIrmtus dnriiii; iMc liniaii year uc liail been L I rnnstanllv reminded lliat we were nnwelconie intruders, we now fc were considered not imh as iin])iirtant parts of the lla erford unit, lint as the er factors wherel)y tliat niiity was maintained. We lieeame poheemen. We were re(|nired to make the new-comers as un- welcome as ])ossilile. We succeeded. W ' hatewr the elVect njion tiie reciijients. the exercise of this conjunct duty, performed in behalf of Haverf(M-(l tradition, was ■alculal(.•(l to inspire us with line loyally. . bireo er we gained prestige therebv . It was not enough to defeat the mtrudiMs in the cruie rush, the 1)ridge rush, the tr.ick meet and the foot ball. game; we foniid that line respect is ne er born in a b ' reshman until you have him ])ei ched upon a mantelpiece at midnight. tlu eatened with death from a dozen electric torches, and hoarsel)- command him to do the impossible. Liven then, sincere conxersion is rare. Rut 1) - the constant application of many I ' rid;i - nights there is ho])e for the most incorrigible. ' Ihough the patient be from the arid wastes of Iowa or from Indiana (rest her Hoosier soul) and na e seen no body of water larger than a frog-marsh, he soon learns to row with such amazing agilit - as to l)e in danger of a hot box. I ir the e.xpla- nation ol ;my such technical expressions found herein, apjih ' to members of the engineering classes. In this de -oted lal)or of enno1)ling and raising to a higher plane those who were entrusted to nur care, we erred in excess of zeal. An imperative decree from head(|uarters curtailed considerabh- our employment of the I ' l ' i- day night inducements toward good conduct. Only the most flagrant cases of misbehaviour were to be apprehended: and accompanying the decree was a panegyric if the Freshman Class. We w ere disheartened. If Haverford tradi- tion was to be tam])ered with thus arbitrarily, wdiat use remained in our strict observance of its ritual? and hazing then proniptlv ceased. 1 here were, of course, other subjects to occupv our attention: foot ball, gymn.asinm, musical clubs, and, occasionally, the curriculum. In all our inter-class athletic contests we defeated the Freshmen. Strode organized our basket ball team, which won the championship: Pmshnell Ijroke the College record in the pole ault. r.ut athletic i)restige, whether great or small, had little influence over the care-free continuity of Sophomore daily life. At almost any hour of the 27