Hobart College - Echo of the Seneca Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 57 of the 1876 volume:

F 2 fidi� of Ut ‘ Srnrru. Chairman, - - F. E. MOULTON. F. R. GRAVES, - R. N. CLAGGETT. - EDVV. MUNSON. E. G. CHAPMAN. VV. F. SMITH, Krlin of fhr Scin'ca. PROLOGUE. r-TTTI tins issue of tin? Echo, the curtain rises on a new corps of Editors. 'Whatever of merit may he present- ed in th( following pages, is offered in all sincerity. ‘What- ever of demerit, wo ask you to pass by in the silence of unspoken criticism. None are aware better than ourselves, that but few can be wholly satisfied. We hope, however, that there are those who will think our effort not entirely fruitless. De- fects undoubtedly will appear. They are unavoidable. Do not make them the subject of too sarcastic remarks. We place this, our effort, before you, with its many weaknesses, and in its strength, if perchance it may claim any. It goes forth from our hands, and it is yours. Deal with it, therefore, honestly and sympathetically. And when the curtain falls, “as we clasp hands across the boards,” may the mutual feeling of duty fulfilled min- gle with our Goodnight. -I Kr m rtf III' Sr)II'fir_ EDITORIAL. -’appy, indeed. would we he. when the revolving moons had brought round • the great, the auspicious day, on which this ECHO comes again into being, if it could spring forth like Pallas, completely accoutred ; or like Longleilow's Indian, at a bound with all his weapons about him. But Adam’s doom compels to the difficult turning upon the anvil, anti labors of the file so dear to the heart ol Horace, and forbids the surprise and pleasure of such a birth. It is indeed no trivial task, no labor we delight in far more like is it to the Cyclopean labor of those who, under Etna, forged thunderbolts for the red right hand of Jove. No hyperbola is this, we deal not in exaggeration, and well is it for our toil-worn brains that we can unbend them over the pages of Tacitus and Demosthenes. Suspect not that we are like that an- cient “ man of Lawe, who “seemed busier than he was.” With what reverence did we, as Freshman, regard the grave ed- itorial chair, then filled by Seventy Six ; with what a weight of re- sponsibility did the office seem freighted, and how did we Iook for- ward with a mixture of hope and fear to the time when, as Juniors, it should be our lot to prepare this Echo. In no light hu nor should we approach the tide ; the pen should not frisk upon the p= per, but should rather move decorously “ with measured step and slow.” It should catch a classic inspiration, and a certain flavor of time-honored learning should pervade its productions. This Echo is not the mere chronicle of College events, not alone the medium through which we record the triumphs of the ball-field and the whist-table ; it is a mark set up by each class at the turn- ing point of their course, to indicate the transition- from under to Echo of the Seneca. uppiT classmen, else perhaps not so noticeable, and to show that College life has now developed for them into something more'than the hum-drum plod and grind, useful as a foundation of the pre- vious years, and wears more the face of intelligent preparation for active life. It is strange that the semi-centennial of the existence of our Col- lege should have been destined to prove so nearL fatal and final. l$ut it has only served to show the wonderful vitality of the old in- stitution. Vs e can the more admire because the result has savored more of resurrection than of resuscitation. The life, with which the old trunk stirs and which we might take to be but galvanic, discovers itsell on closer inspection to be the normal movements of a healthy body, it is pleasant to find it corpus sanum, wo caput mortuunu I he present College year opened as it seemed inauspiciously in the departure of a President who, we had every reason to think, would again place the College upon a sound footing. The loss however, has been supplied, and the place is filled by one in every way competent and worthy to succeed him. I he Latin chair, too, has had its vicissitudes. Poorly upholstered tt must be, so many changes have there been. We must record with regret the resignation and departure of Prof. SlEGMUND, but can safely say that his successor is a gentleman well qualified lor the duties of the position. Our Commencement this year was truly enjoyable. There was a gratifying attendance of Alumni and friends of the College. The exercises at the Hall were interesting. The Alumni dinner, which was given on the Campus, was to the surprise ol some who pre- ferred the “village inn,” a success. It was then that we parted with Seventy-Six. We have not yet forgotten that class, nor can we while we remember our College course. How nobly did it stand by us in our Freshman year, how well did it advise and foster our first projects, which would other- wise have been like the walking of a feeble infant. And then when we were Sophomores, and were for defending our traditional rights, sacred things to which Freshmen should bow down and worship. v7 o nf fltr SfiiCCft. it stood by and saw fair play, that we might not be taken in the rear by the hordes of Seventy-Seven, as were those other valiant ones at Thermopylae by the Persian host. Q grandis ct fntlcher- rima classis! Though as yet we have heard of no renowned man from among you. we know not what demagogue may arise to shake the air with blatant clamor, or philosopher to surpass the absurd- ities of Darwin. We can only wait, hoping. As we speak of our struggles with rebellious Freshmen, a mourn- ful feeling c:mes upon us, and we arc tempted to exclaim with Cicero, and would if it we e not so hackneyed. ikOton tom. Omores!” to cry out with Spartacus, “ Is the old Grecian spirit frozen in your veins? Too truly the modern Sophomore is degenerate, the pre- sent race not as the ancient, And thou, Delta Sigma, shall we omit mention of thee, foundling of our class? As yet weak, but soon • at each step thou shah feel thy advanced head knock out a star in heaven. May the chaste sentiment of thy motto be with us in the dead watches of the night, Secret and deadly as the Ivu Klux Klan art thou, though not like that body, composed of the outcasts and scum of society. We may not omit mention of the improvements now being made in the College buildings. Trinity Hall is being remodelled, gas and steam intrdouced, and evident pains taken to render it a comfortable home for students. Hobart begins this year with a Freshman class of goodly num- bers, and all things seem to promise prosperity in the future. Truly it is difficult to see how she can fail to succeed if she sustains her high reputation as an Institution of solid learning, not of superficial attainments. It is not the custom here “ to magnify a weak head for some Latin abilities, and so long as this is the spirit of her ed- ucation, so long will she continue. The class of Seventy-Eight tender her their best wishes. h’cho of the Sf’ui'va, 7 EDITORIAL '77 E arc Seniors. How we came to be, we scarcely D' ;T know. None but a siuc'.ent can understand how T insensibly college life glides by, and even he but Oogxj) faintly perceives it. until it is rudely forced upon him as he is about to step off the College bema. We do not propose recording any incidents of class history in this editorial. Already have we done our duty in that respect. As a class our applauders have been many, our defamers few. A cheerful “Farewell then, is all that can justly be demanded of us. And yet that “ sound which makes us linger” evokes a vast train of thoughts to which we may not give expression. One thing, at least, is certain. We can not, if we would, destroy the “good work” which Old Hobart has “wrought in us.” To her and her able corps of instructors we proffer our hearty Godspeed. And often in after years we shall be transported “ on the wings of a wish” to the old halls whence we issued, men of Degrees. Seventy-Seven. 8 Erhti of thr S’’iir'r(f. EDITORIAL 78. here is no poetry, kind rentier, no romance, nothing but' dull prose in a class editorial ; anti, as we propose to tP. I f: make this a mere retrospection, it will perhaps interest none but ourselves. Hoping for the best, however, we proceed to fulfil our allotted duly. At this advanced stage of College life. '7S looks back with pleasure to the time when, as under classmen, we came together with cordial greetings, to establish the bonds of brotherly union, to the end that we might strengthen in each other every noble purpose, that we might be enabled to feel that we were not solitary laborers in the disunited fields of our duty, but co workers together in a common cause. From that seemingly distant nay to the present time we have stood together as a unit, bound by ties which have not been broken. We have remembered that the honor of each one of us was in some measure the honor of us all, and above all that it pertained to the fair tame of our s.lima Mater. In this spirit we have performed every duty assigued us, however disagreeable it might have been. We have zealously favored every movement for the advancement of the best interests of the College, ever ready for ail true reform. We have toiled through the weari- some march of Freshman and Sophomore years. We have been down to the battle. We have met the enemy again and again. The sweat ol the conflict 1ms often bedewed our brows. Yet throughout the toils and cares of the past we have been masters of every emergency. We have always confided in our own strength, and have gained a record for sound scholarship of which we well may be proud. As our Sophomore year drew to its close a most affecting event occurred. We refer to the obsequies of our old friend Calculus. The final ceremonies took place at midnight on the last day of the term. Then, for the first time, we began to realize that we should 0 I'.ch of the Sr wctr. see Old kalcy no more. Then we remembered the many vir- tues ol the deceased ; his peculior interest in young; men ; the kindly inlluence which he exerts upon them in imparting to them stability of character; his unbending rectitude, taking as his motto: ‘ he -shortest distance between two points, X:c. We called to mind hi:-, remarkable clearness ol conception: his wonderful ac- curncy in expression ; the extent of his erudition, which embraced the entire circle ol the sciences. Recollecting these many traits of the departed, our leelings overpowered us. The ait resounded with sighs and groans, tears (lowed copiously; in fact the ground be- came slippery with grief, It was remarked by some as a fact xxoiiby ol observation, that those who had always cherished the greatest antipathy to Calculus, were the most deeply affected on this sad occasion. illi slow anti reverent steps we proceeded to the place ofburial led by our Marshal on his snow-white charger. (By the xvay. a xxorcl to the uninitiated in regard to that noble animal. No doubt some thought that he was in the last stages of (non) consumption (ol lootn. All impressed with this false idea we wish to undeceive. We would have it known to all that he was a mathematical horse, led on abscissas, asymptotes and differentials, every bone in his body and every hair on his skin being illustrative of either acute or obtuse angles). Arrived at the place of cremation, the coffin con- taining all that was mortal of Calculus was placed on the pyre and with swreet incense was burned : the solemn strains of the funeral dirge mingling with the crackling of the llames. there ended our Sophomore year and with it under-classmen life. Seventy-Eight. JO Kvho of !h • Snu-rtt, EDITORIAL 79. other year has passed. G.r A ■ Once more '79 makes her ap. pearance in the classic columns of the ICc110, and as Sophomores her members find themselves enrolled in Jhe College Catalogue. 'I'he second year of our College course, with all its duties and responsibilities, lies before us. Al- ready, however, have we become accustomed to our position, and our new dignity sits easily upon us. As we come back to Hobart's familiar halls, we sadly miss the faces of three of our number to whom our heart's best wishes are extended. May their course of study, though pursued elsewhere, be as thorough and as intellectual as Hobart ever extends to her sons. May time gracefully and prosperously carry them from height to height of earth's pinnacles ot fame, and may the days they spent with us be not the least among the pleasant memories of life. The class of ’79 has always been distinguished, and always hopes to be, by the warm personal friendship of her members. They are firmly bound together by a three-fold chain of honor, truth and love, which, growing brighter day by day, will survive Time's cor- roding touches, and remain a joy to all eternity. To the lower class we extend a cordial welcome to the “time honored walls of Hobart. As Freshmen, they have in the main conducted themselves with becoming modesty'. We are confident that any little evidences of greenness peculiar to Freshmen, will soon disappear under the refining influences which here surround them. As a large portion of our College course has passed, we may safely congratulate ourselves upon having discharged our share of College duties, whether physical or mental, on the base-ball field or in the class-room, thoroughly and well. So far we have made ample advancement. Text book after text book has fallen low at our feet. Mathematics has for us no longer any terror. We even enter the Greek recitation room with a step which, although not so elastic as I'A'ho of the Seneca. 11 if upon the Campus, is yet free from the lingering dread which characterized it a year ago. As Sophomores we begin to appreciate our advantages and to understand what College life means. We are oppressed no longer by the fear of approaching examinations which like '• Black Care is never absent from the Freshman. Having learned that most important thing how to study intelligently, what was formerly a task has now become a pleasure. Let us not however be carried away by the proud dignity of our position. Let us not be boastful, but rather feel that these moments ol self culture are golden moments, which must be improved, and lliai our rank hereafter among men depends in a large degree upon the use which we make of our time while in College. So. with hearts full of determination to make the best of our op- portunities, and courage to grapple with the duties of the present year, undaunted by any obstacle when difficulties arise, and we leel almost disheartened, let us say with the brave Teucer: Cras ingens iterabimus aequor. Seventy-Nine. 12 I'h hrj of Ih‘‘ ,S'rurrn. EDITORIAL ’80. “Thus fur our fortune keeps an onward course And we are blessed with wreaLhs of victory.” ■?; he present Freshman class entered upon the arena of College life a band of sixteen, and, although two have fallen from the high state to which they had attained, it rj st.II marches on with closed ranks. The class of ’79Stood round with dire awe and reverence depicted on every countenance, as the class of '80 made its debut on the first scenes of College life. Sad it was to see their additional dismay, as gazing-upon one after another of that solid phalanx, the pride and strength of Hobart's coming years,— ' All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and tears, And grizzly death in sundry shapes appears.” To such extent did this at length proceed, that they decided humbly to beseech the President to serve an injunction on the Freshmen for intimidation. Our pugilistic and physical attainments have been no more marked than our application to the pursuits of learning, or the un- feigned astonishment of the several Professors, as they noted our surprising proficiency in the acquisition of knowledge, in math- ematics, in the Greek, Latin and English Language and Literature. Other successes we might name, but our modesty prevents front proceeding further. Our only desire is to be as successful in the future as hitherto, while we bid our readers Vale pro tempore. Echo of the Seneca. 13 TRUSTEES, AS CLASSIFIED. WI TH THE DATES OF THEIR FIRST ELECTION. I£x Oj tc o. The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Western New York, CJi n. “ The Rev. the President of the College. 1S77. Thomas Fatzingkr, Esq....................1S73 “ The lion. George F. Comstock, M. A.......1869 “ Alexander L. Chew', Esq.,................1S6S “ John II. Swift, Esq......................1S56 187S. The Rev. Walter Ayrault, D. D.......... 1S60 “ The Hon. ANDREW D. White, M. A., LL. D.,.1S66 Samuel G. Cornell, Esq...................1S64 14 The Rt. Rev. WILLIAM Croswell Doane, D. D.,..i870 1579. The Rt. Rev. Erederic D. Huntington. L). D.1869 “ The Hon. DeWitt Parshall.................1S72 “ The Rev. Henrv R. Lockwood,..............1861 “ The Hon. Stephen H. Hammond, M. A....1S74 1580. The Rev. William Shelton, D. D.,.........1S43 “ William B. Douglas, Esq.,................1S56 44 William S. DeZeng, Esq...................1823 M Robert P. Wilson, Esq., .................1876 1881. The Rev. Morgan Dix, S. T. D.............1863 44 David Saxton Hall, Esq.. Secretary.......1S51 44 Arthur P. Rose, M, A.,...................1871 Samuel R. Welles, M. A , M. D.,...........1S76 Edgar H. Hurd, Esq., Treasurer, and Trustee ol' Professorship and Scholarship Lunds. 14 I'Jrhft of Hn‘ ,S'ritrwf. FACULTY The Rev. ROBERT GRAHAM HINSDALE. S. T. IX. PRF.rMi KNT : And Lecturer on the Connection between Science and Revealed Religion. Trinity Professor of Christian Ethics ; Stnrrin Professor of the Evidences of Christian- ity and Acting Professor of Intellectual Philosophy. JOHN TOWLER. M. A., M. D.. Professor of Civil Engineering, and of (!hctni lry, and Acting Professor of Mathemat- ics and .Modern Languages. HAMILTON L. SMITH, M. A., LL. I)., Prendergnst Professor of Astronomy and Natural Philosophy. JOSEPH H. MCDANIELS, M. A., Professor of the Greek Language and Literature. Hobart Professor of the Latin Language and Literature. CHARLES D. VAIL, M. A., (Adjunct) Horace White Professor of Rhetoric and Elocution, and of the English Language and Literature. EDMUND HAMILTON SMITH. M. A.. Instructor in Latin. Professor of History and Political Economy. CHARLES D. VAIL. M. A.. Registrar and Librarian. The Rev. WALTER AYR AULT, D. D., Chaplain and Pastor on the Swifi Foundation. The duties of this department are temporarily discharged by the President. 1C —. J Krhn of the Seneca. 15 ASSOCIATE ALUMNI OF HOBART COLLEGE OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1876 77. The Hon. ARCHIBALD C. Powell, M. A.. '33. .President. The Rev. William T. Gibson, D. D„ '42... .Vice President. Prof. Charles D. Vail, M. A., ’59...............Secretary. Arthur P. Rose. M. A. '62........................Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Hon. Archibald C. Powell. M. A.,........Ex Officio. The Rev. William T. Gibson, D. D.............Ex Officio. Prof. Charles D. Vail. M. A..........................Ex Officio. Arthur P. Rose. M. A.................................Ex Officio. Prof H. L. Smith. M. A.. LL. D.,.....................Additional. Samuel H. Ver Planck, M. A., '47.....................Additional. Andrew Merrell, M. A., M. D„ '47.....................Additional. STANDING COMMITTEES. On Deceased Menders. Hon. B. W. Woodward, M.A.,’ 62, Wm.J. Ashlev, M. A., 63( P. Norhorne Nicholas, B. S„ '66, Rev. L. Halsev, B. A., 6S. Edmund H. Smith, M. A., '66. On the Condition and Prospects 0 the College. Prof. Charles D. Vail, M. A., '59, Rev. J. M. Clarke, D.D,,'47, The Rev. Warren W. Walsh, M. A., '61. 1C Knho of I he Si'iiarrt. PHI BETA KAPPA. ZETA OF NEW YORK. i Pior. H. L. SMITH, M. A.. LL. D. The Rev. W. AYRAULT, I). D. Prof. J. H. MG DANIELS, M. A. . Prof. C. D. VAIL. M. A. . A. P. ROSE, M. A. President. I 'ice President. Pec. Secretary. Car. Secretary. Treasurer. RESIDENT MEMBERS. Rev, W, Ayrault, D, D. Prof. E. II. Smith, M. A. Rev. Jas. Rank I ME, D. D. Hon. S. A. FOOT, LL. D. Prof. John Towi.er, M. A., M.D. N. P. Richardson, M. A. Pro!. H. L. Smith, M. A., LL.D. Hon. S. H. Hammond, M. A. Prof. J. H. McDaniels, M. A. Arthur P. Rose, M. A. Prof. F. P. Nash, M. A., LL. B. C. N. Hemiup. B. A. Prof. Chas. D. Vail, M. A. Wu. Wilson, B. A. HONORARY MEMBERS. The Rev. Morgan Dix, D. D. The Rev. John C. Smith, D. D. CLASS OF ’76. H. M. Clarke, B. A. Wji. Wilson, B. A. Echo of the SriH'ca. 17 SENIOR CLASS. R. C. COXE. . OFFICERS. President. H. S. TUTHILL, . . . . « Vice President. vvm. p. Mcknight. . Secretary. THOMAS DUCK. . Treasurer. J. H. JOHNSON, . . Orator. S. F. WEYBURN, , Historian. w. r. Delano. . Poet. IS Echo of flic Scored. JUNIOR CLASS CLASS COLORS, BLUE AND GREY. OFFICERS. EDWARD MUNSON, . W. F. SMITH............. R. N. CLAGGETT. F. E. MOULTON........... F. R. GRAVES........... S. E. FLOOD............. President. Vice President. Secretary, Treasurer. Orator. Poet. l-A'hn of flic Seneca. 19 SOPHOMORE CLASS. H0BARTV79. Sj)ecfem ur a jenJo. CLASS COLORS, ORANGE AND BLACK. OFFICERS. C. W. SMITH, LEWIS C. ROGERS, . C. F. J. WRIGLEY, E. G. HERENDEEN, W. J. SCOTT. H. H. ROSS. President. Vice President. Secretary. . Treasurer. Orator. . Poet j I CLASS COLORS, CARDINAL RED AND WHITE. OFFICERS, A. D. CHEW................ W. P. NEELE, D. S. HUBBELL, .... H. W. DUSINBERRE, G. F. CONGER........... ALEX. MANN............... W. L. HERENDEEN, . C. S. VAN RENSSELAER, President. Vice President. Secretary. Treasurer. Orator. Historian. Poet. Toast Master. lu-ho of the Seneca. 21 i ii FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE CLASS OF ’7S. FRESHMAN YEAR. First Term, . Second Term, Third Term, . First Term, Second Term, Third Term, H. S. TUTH1LL. . W. F. SMITH. R. N. CLAGGETT. SOPHOMORE YEAR. F. E. MOULTON. J. C. SMITH, jr. F. R. GRAVES. First Term, JUNIOR YEAR. EDW. MUNSON. In the Order of their Establishment. Echo of Ih,' S(‘. 27 THETA DELTA CHI. ESTABLISHED 1857. RESIDENT MEMBERS. Henry L. Slosson, U. S. N., Lloyd H. Smith, Esq. 1877. William P. McKnicht. 1878. Louis A. Kidney. I 'clto of Ihc Srinra. ?!) CHI PHI. — —■ — ■ -� • ■ ' ■ UPSILON CHAPTER. ESTABLISH ED 1860. RESIDENT BROTHERS. E. J. Babcock, B. A., C K. Scoon. B. S.. H. K. Clapp, B. A., Wm. Wilson, l . A., H. II. Kelsey, B. A.. H. E. Maxwell W. s. Kelsey. 1877. J. H. Johnson. 1878. E. G. Chapman, E. R. Graves. Edw. Munson. 1879. R. R. Kenney. 1 8 S o. • F. M. Sisson. Amherst. 30 'Echo of I In Sfttccrr. COLLEGE CALENDAR. 1876. Sept. 7- Thursday . Trinity Term begins. Dee. 18. MONDAY. 'I’erm Examinations begin. Dec. 21. Thursday. I 8 Christmas Vacation begins. 77- Jan. u. Thursday. Epiphany Term begi� s. Jan. 16. Tuesday. Meeting of Trustees. Feb. M- Asi i—W p dn ksda y Feb. 22. Washington's Birthday. Mar. 30. Good-Kiupay. April 1. Easter Day. April 2. Eastf.k-Monday. Faster Term begins. Faster Week Recess begens. April 3 0. Tubsday. Junior Pri .c Fxhibilion. May 30. Ascension-Day. May 31 Thursday. Senior Examinations begin. June 7 Thursday. Phi Feta Kappa Election. J une 3 Wednesday. Annual Examinations begin. June 7� Third Sunday after Trin- ity. Annual Sermon before the DeFanccy As- sociation. Baccalaureate Sermon. June 19. Tuesday. Meeting of Trustees. Examination of Candidates for Admission. Oration before the Phi Beta Kpaap. June 20. Wednesday. Orations for the White Medal. Examinations for Prizes. Annual Meeting of the Associate Alumni. Election of a Trustee by the Alumni June 23. Thursday. Comm rncf.m knt-Dav. Summer Vacation begins. Sept. 5- Wednesday. Examination of Candidates for Admission. Sept. 6. Thursday. Trinity Term (1877-78) begtns. Dec. r7 Monday. Term Examinations begin. Dec. 19. Wednesday. Sophomore Prize Exhibition, Dec. 20. T hursday. Christmas Vacation begins. Snnra ! J'Jflut of ll ‘ Si'lirrif. COLLEGE READING ROOM. Dailies.—New Ycrk Tribune, Herald, Daily Witness, Evening Post, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Union and Advertiser. WEEKLIES.—Litlell’s Living Age. The Nation, Harpers. Frank Leslies', Churchman, Church Journal, Burlington Standard. Racine Advocate, Geneva Gazette, Geneva Courier. Our Dioceses. Monthlies. — Harper’s, Atlantic, Galaxy. Scribner’s, Potter’s Am. Monthly, Penn Monthly, The Western, The Orbit, The Globe. American Naturalist, Scientific American, Electic Med. Journal- The Sanitarian, Popular Science Monthly. American Library Jour- nal, The New Century. Quarterlies.—Church Review, London Quarterly. Edinburgh Review, Miscellaneous Papers, London Punch, The Athenaeum. The Spectator, John Bull, University Herald, Tufts Collegian. The Undergraduate, Monthly Debater, Cornell Era, The Jewell. -See. OFFICERS. W.M. P. McKnioht, Edw. Munson, F. E. Moulton, C. W. Smith, E. G. Herknpken, A. I). Chew. PERIODICALS. HOBART COLLEGE HASP. HAL wm. r Mcknight. F. K. MOULTON. LOW. MUNSON. . C. F. J. WRIGLKY. . L. A. KI ONLY. C. w. SMITH. H. W. DUSINHERKE. COLLEGE NINE. II. V. DUSINBERRE.Captain. C. S. VANRKNSSliLAKR, I). S. IlUBUKLl.,.. A D. Chew L. A. KIDNEY W. L. HliRliNDEKN, . . . . . ISl 1). .2(1 1). A. Mann C. F. J. WRIULEY.... ... c. r. L ASSOCIATION. . . . . . President. Vice President. Secretary. . . . . 'Prensarer, ... Directors. ;u 1‘lclti) nf llir Si-Iii'rrf. MUSIC ST. JOHN'S Cl 1A I’LL CHOIR. W. H. VEITH, Organist. BENJ. COPELAND. Jr............. E. G. HERENDEEN................ H. W. DUSINBERRE............... G. F. CONGER................... C. S. VAN RENSSELAER........... C. W. SMITH.................... A. D. CHEW..................... D. J. LOVE,.................... PROF. VAIL, Leader. First Tenor. Second Tenor. First Bass. Second Bass. COLLEGE QUARTETTE. BENJ. COPELAND, Jr...............First Tenor. E. G. HERENDEEN..................Second Tenor. R. N. CLAGGETT,..................First Bass. C. F. J. WRIGLEY,................Second Bass. KcJio of the Seneca. QUARTETTE OF ’78. G. E. FLOOD... F. K. GRAVES.. V. F. SMITH.. R. N. CLAGGETT. .Tenor. .Soprano, .Alio. Boss. SOPHOMORE QUARTETTE. TI. II. ROSS..........................Fisrt Tenor. E. G. IIERENDEEN.....................Second Tenor. C. W. SMITH..........................First Boss. C. F. J. WHIG LEY....................Second Bass. DOUBLE QUARTETTE OF ’80. First Tenor. W. P. NEELE. G. F. CONGER. Second Tenor, H. W. DUSINBERRE, B. COPELAND, Jr., First Bass, C. S. VAN RENSSELAER, D. S. HUBBELL. Second Bass. A. D. CHEW. VV. L. IIERENDEEN. FRESHMAN QUARTETTE. G. F. CONGER......................First Tenor, H. W. DUS1NBERRE..................Second Tenor. C. S. VAN RENSSELAER..............First Bass. A. D. CHEW........................Second Bass. SIGMA PHI QUARTETTE. C. S. VAN RENSSELAER............Fisrt Tenor. H. W. DUSINBERRE................Second Tenor. A. D. CHEW, ................First Bass. D. S. HUBBELL...............Second Bass. ih'ltn r J I hr ,SI’lirrrt. .•ill M U M U 14 ’') is in I lie very witching lime of nigh� . When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to the world ; ’tis then we drink Fresh's blood, And do such deeds as indignant Profs Would quake to look on.” D I R I O R C I. E. G. HERENDEEN....................Wluto. C. F. J. WR1GLEY,..................Bacchus. W. J. SCOTT........................Polyphemus. L. c. ROGERS,......................Vulcan. C. W. SMITH........................Cerberus. H. H. ROSS.........................Charon. AWm r� ' ((’ Si'W t'd. 37 DELTA SIGMA. “ When he is drunk, asleep, ol in lus rage; Al gaining, swearing, or about some act That has no relish of salvation in't ; Then trip him, that his heels may kick at Heaven; And that his soul may he as damn'll and black As Hell, whereto it goes FESTIVAE LARVAE. A. S. WOLCOTT........................ Beelzebub. C. S. VAN RENSSELAER.................MOl.OCH. F. M. SISSON.........................Lucokr. C. 15. ROGERS........................CHEMOS. W. P. NEELE..........................Belial. A LEX. MANN..........................Mammon. I). J. LOVE..........................Thammuz. D S. HUBBELL.........................Rimmon. W. L. HERENDEEN............ .........Osiris. H. W. DUS1NBERRE.....................Abaddon. E. C. DAYTON.........................°RUS- G. F. CONGER........................Isis- A. D. CHEW...........................Legion. CLKe RIOUS BOYS R. C. COXE, F. R. GRAVES. E. MUNSON, H. H. ROSS. C. B. ROGERS. 1877. H. S. TUTH1LL. 1878. R. N. CLAGGETT J. SHELDON, JR. 1879. W. J. SCOTT. 1880. F. M. SISSON. Echo of the Seneca. 3‘) THE IRON CLAD OATH OF YE VALIANT C?') FRESH. Copied verbatim et literatim from their Secretary's minutes. (Extract First.) Van R. Parlors. ( Sept, io, 1876. At a meeting of the Freshman class, or as we prefer to be called. the class of 'SO. the following preamble and resolution were adopted. Whereas. We, the class of 'So. are cast into the greatest fear, trepidation and alarm, by the significant glances ot those awful Sophomores, whose very presence strikes terror into our souls, rendered the more fearful, when we consider the enormous dis- crepancy between their overpowering numbers and our little band. Be it therefore Resolved. “That Bros. Rogers and Love, as- sisted by Bro. Dusinbrrre be appointed to draw up, and present to the next meeting a suitable Oath, which shall be taken by all, and thus strengthen us to resist to the death the upper class. This resolution having been unanimously adopted, the class, on motion ol Bro. HerendeEN, who was getting hungry, adjourned. (Signed) BENJ. COPELAND, Jr., Sec. (Extract Second.) Van R. Parlors, ) Sept. 17,, 1876, ( Meeting called to order by Pres. Veith at 4:10. p. m. The doors being-carefully locked and double-bolted, the curtains being drawn, and the puissant Conger, and another “ mighty Man(n) of valor” guarding the entrance with upraised club', Bro. Rogers, the chairman of the committee, handed to Bro. Dayton. AV- 0 if III1' 10 our worthy Chaplain. the ifitii. win ii lip- I iiii r. with nm li m l resting on I he IO v to I.noiiti-’ Algebra fen tottsly hum ! inr tin- purpose by I 5m, Conger, ;j 1111 ii i -1«■ r | to tin entile number .ill standing with uncovered Ip .ids. “ We the t nss of ■•'•Io tin sol. � mtv . or to stand l v one another i?i Uii- hour of uen!, t trout:h th rh uiul through thin. through life and through death, and to r. si t to the A t t ro of • • d the direful Sophomore, in tlef n .e of our it a ieuit de rights. This Oath having been taking, a slight incident somewhat di-.- lurbed tin- hnrninnv wltich had evisted so far. i!m. (_' tNt'.ER de- sired another clause ins'-rti-il in tin tt.ith. to the died that any member of the class who had succeeded in translating his lesson, should at all times be ready to cheerfully aid in any possible way any member who was not so prepared. This motion was however lost, being vigorously opposed by Jims. Chew, D.tvmx. Maxn and others, on the ground that liro Conger would be the only one benefited by such an arrangement. This led to some interesting personalities, at the close of which Bro. Conger subsided with tears. The meeting was now proceeding to other business, when the guard at the door reported that about one-third of the Sophomore class was approaching. Then ensued a scene which beggars de- scription, some sought (light through the hall, others took refuge in the clothes-press, some got under the bed, and one terrified indi- vidual, whose name shall he omitted here, opened the window with a dim idea of climbing upon the roof and descending by' means of the lightning rod. And so the meeting adjourned. (Signed) BENJ. COPELAND, Jr.. Sec. 0 FRESH II Krhu iif the Scurca. 41 m FRESHMAN BAND. ARTISTS. A. D. CHEW........ G. F. CONGER...... E. C. DAYTON...... H. W. DUSINBERRE.. W. L. HERENDEEN... D. S. HUBBELL..... D. J. LOVE....'... ALEX. MANN........ W. P. NEELE....... C. H. ROGERS...... F. M. SISSON...... C. S. VAN RENSSELAER A. S WOLCOTT...... ..............Rattle. ............Wash Tub. .............Crackers. ............Bird Caw. ................Bones. ...........Wind Harp. .........Corn Sheller. .. Beans and Cabbage. ... .Mortar and Pestle. .Tin Pan and Onions. Horse-hair and Rosin. .........Penny Horn. ........Vox Humana. CHI PHI POKER CLUB. OPERATORS. E. G. CHAPMAN..................................Five Aces. F. R. GRAVES...............................Straight Flush. E. MUNSON......................Bob-Tailed Straight. F. M. SISSON.......................... Three Pairs. of tin' Seneca. r CHAMPION WHISTERS. E1) Y. Ml'NSON’, ) F. K. GRAVES. I vs- f F. E. MOULTON. I C. F. WRIGLEY. FRESHMAN POKER CLUB. W. P. NEELE....................Three of a Kind. A. D. CHEW,.............................Aces. I-I. W. DUSINBERRE.....................Bob-Tail Flush. G. F. CONGER,...........................Pairs. E. C. DAYTON-,.........................Straight Flush. ALEX. MANN.............................Bluffer. A. S. WOLCOTT..........................Banker. AW 'i nf Ilii' S ’iH‘crr. 'M SMOKING CLUB. a 77 6 'more we fume, the lex we fret. R. C. COXE...........................Meerschaum. F. R. GRAVES.........................Penny Clay. E. MUNSON,................................Briar. F. E. MOULTON, ............................Chip. C. F. J. WRIGLEY, ......................CornCob. C. W. SMITH..............................Hookah. F. M. SISSON.............................Dudeen. H. W. DUSINBERRE........................Gambier. A. S. WOLCOTT............................Laurel. h'cho of the Seneca. •45 ALPHA OMEGA. F. R. TUMULI, Most High Judge ol'tlie Grand Tribunal. G. E. DILUVIUM. Protector of the Mystic Rod. E. G. MERCATOR, High Priest and Curator of the Sacred Cat. F. E. FUSUS, Most Reverend Chaplain, E. C. CANDIDUS, Great Grand Senior Prognosticator. W. F. FABER, Keeper of the Secret Emblems, and Headsman. Er ho of I hr S trrt . COLLEGE NOTES. —iMotto of the Senior class :—“ In unity there is strength.” —The voice of the fWjrcn is now heard in the land. Concert rooms, Geneva Hall, third story. Nizhny entertainments from 11 P. M lo I A. .T. Agony of students nn second lloor beggars de- scription. “Angels and ministers o! grace defend us. 1 S. The gentleman in question wishes to have it distinctly understood that he practises solely for the improvement of his voice for the choir. Under no other consideration could he be prevailed upon to waste his sweetness on the desert air. — It has been proposed to change the College Chapel into a Turkish mosque. Compulsory service will be held hourly instead of twice a day as at present. —The Sophs after due deliberation remark as a fact worthy of observation that all the Latin they have read since the debut of the new Professor has consisted of the love-songs of Horace. —Innocent Fresh: Who are these Mu Mu's, anyhow? Grinning Soph. : Who is doing this hazing(?) anyhow? —We see by the recently published Catalogue, that there is to be a change in the old curriculum in regard to “ MV department. As the change must be for the better we hail it with gladness.— Sophs. — The annual ringing of the bell by the Fresh at midnight did not take place this year. This strange ommission is generally accounted for by the astonishing simplicity, and decided freshness of the “green things upon earth. —Sophs. Kelt ct of the Seneca. 47 SUCCESSION OF WHITE RHETORICAL MEDALISTS. 1. James M. Hamii.tont, '57......................Utica. N. Y. •‘Tito Greek Sophists.” 2. Harvey Baldwin, ’58..............................New York. • Martyrs of Science.” 3. Chas. D. Vail. '59...........................Geneva, N. Y. Christianity the Basis of Permanent Civilization.” 4. Georue A. Boswell. ’60.........................Chicago, 111. Christian Morality, the True Basis of Society.” 5. Truman A. Merriman, '6i..........................New York. •• Christianity as a Revolution.” 6. Edward a. Conger, '63 .......................Cleveland, 0. “The Basis and Character of Political Parties.” 7. Ambrose II. Purdy. '64...........................New York. “ Enlhusiam. ” S. Reuben E. Robie, '64...........................Bath, N. Y. “Christianity as a Revolution.” 9. Wm. A. CrOUCHEN, '65......................Roches'er, N. Y. ••The Speech ot the Unknown.” 10. J. Addison Rice. ’66 .......................Elkhart, Ind. “The Modern Preacher.” 11. Thomas Foot, ’6S.............................Geneva. N. Y. Law and Liberty. 12. Ciias. A. Wall, '6S.......................Dansville, N. J. “The Representation of Minorities,” 13. Chas. N. Allen, 66.......................Denver, Colorado. “ National Individuality.” 14. Anson B. Jackson, '70........................... New York. “ Natural Evidences of Man’s Position. J’Jchn of lli ‘ Si iii-cif. 4H 15. Wll, .M. Ht’OllES, 7� ....................Ihufaio. N. V. Tlie Idea of (lent.an Reform anti lis Kesulls. 16 WM. P. CONGER. '73................. .. .Chicago, III. “The Regeneration of Italy. 17. Gustavus A. Carstkxsex, ’73 ..............Elkhart, Inti. “ Doubt the Promoter of Truth. 18. CHtLtGN P. CoxoFit, '75...................Detroit. Mich. Cuba Libra. 19. E. H. Bancroft, ’75...................Port Huron, Mich. “Germany and the Vatican. 20. Wm. P. McKmc.HT, '77 .....................Elmira. N. V. The Return of the Jews as a Phase of the Eastern luestion. “ ‘. I-----i J J -Vj, •' HONORS AND HRIZIiS FOR 4875-6. Valedictory Oration, IIerijert M. Clarice. Salutatory Oration, William Wilson. Philosophical Oration, Charles A. Cummings. WHITE ESSAY MEDALS. Gold Mf.dal, William P. McKnicht. Silver Medal. Gerrit Smith. WHITE RHETORICAL GOLD MEDAL. William P. McKnxht. COBB GOLD MEDALS. First Medal, William Wilson. Second Medal, Not awarded, PRESIDENT’S PRIZE. Her pert M. Clarke. Echo of Hu' .S’, .'(‘(i. 19 FACULTY PRIZES. . Sofhowo Y Exhibition. Fiiisr Prize. Second Prize, James C. Smith. Jr. 1 re her icr R. Graves. . fm tior Exhibition. Omitted. PROFESSORS’ PRIZES. Grei-.r Prize. Latin Prize. English Prize, PHI BETA KAPPA. IlERHERT M. Ci.arre. William Wilson. Not contested. Not contested. Edward G . Herenheen. ’Washington's Birth-(Lay Celebration, 1876. Master oe Ceremonies,...............R. N. CLAGGETT. Reader.........................,....J. C. SMITH, JR. Orator.............................W. P. McKNIGHT. Poet.................................GERRIT SMITH. Burial o f Calculus by the Class o f '78 • Marshal.................................H. S. TUTH1LL. Orator.......................J. C. SMITH, Jr. Poet...............................E. MUNSON. Echo of llif St’iit'fii. 5SS3 GRElffll CALCULI!! XII ANTE KALENDAS JULIAS MDCCCLXXVI. ORDER OF EXERCISES. The Procession will form at the Medical College at midnight, and from there will march around the Park and to the College Campus, where will be enacted the fol- lowing Programme: CARMEN SEPULCRE. Oratio, Cantus, Poema, - - J. C. Sirmnias. Prop. XI Analytics. JE. Maecenas. LIGHTING OF m VGraKU By 11. S. TIRESIAS, (Pontifex Mnxinms.) FAREWELL ODE. I— 52 Echo of thn , j� m‘U. THE GENEVA GAZETTE. BOOK JOB PRINTING OFFIGE No. 11 SENECA STREET. OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT IB THE COOHTT PLAIN AND FANCY WOHK Executed in the Highest Style of the Art. THE GAZETTE Reports all matters of interest relating to Hobart College. Subscription, in advance, $2 per year. S. H. PARKER, Prop’r. J. W. SMITH CO., ni Al.KRS IN Drtj Ooods. Fanet (roods, dr. 26 Seneca St., Geneva N. Y. SAVAGE SON, Manufacturers of and Healers in 192 Exchange Street, JK.SSK SAVAGE, I I'KKD. G. SAVAGE,) Geneva, N. I . GLOVER CHENEY, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in JU RT GOODS, FANCY GOODS, CARPETINGS, c. 24 Seneca St., Geneva, N Y. SAMUEL WARTH. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER. BALTIMORE OYSTERS DAILY. OLD COFFEES, FINE TEAS AND WINES. Ecr n Ik n n yj e AY vppf, 'DORCHESTER ROSE, PBALHftts r: HARDWARE, NAILS, STOVES, c. c. Nursery Supplies! A SPECIALTY. 12 14 Seneca st., Geneva. A. ROBISON, UPM.feK IS Hard and Soft Coal AND WOOD. GENEVA, Y . T. J. R, I. SKILTON, w. r.Kf s. in HARDWARE [[0USE-FURNI8HINC G00D8, Stoves, Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware. Nos. 149 and 151 Exchange St., GENEVA, N. Y. E. DAKIN, fJILVUiR fN Wilksbarre, Pittston and Scranton Coal. Office : First Door South of the Office and Yard foot of Castle Franklin House. | Street, Geneva. W. H. STIEGELMAIER, DEALER IN SPANISH CIGARS, Choice Tobaccos, c. J7S MuC.thoimje Street-, 'Geneva, '.(7(1 ' ( I I III Si Ii (•( , HATS, CAPS, FURS, CANES, J. H. PICIvETT. HATS, CAPS AND FURS. MADE TO ORDER A SPECIALTY. SENECA ST., GENEVA. N. Y. SATCHELS. UMBRELLAS. c. KENT SON, Merchant Tailors. AMI HKA|,t K IN Men and Boys’ Clothing and Gent’s Furnishing Goods. 202 Exchange Street, Geneva. MATTHEW WILSON, DK.XI.KW IN Wall Paper, Paints, Oil, FLA Ti: a LASS, A c. No. 19 Seneca Street, Geneva. CLEGGETT NICHOLS BODLE. I YI |£ K IN Cassimeres, Vestings, And Gent’s Furnishing Goods Cuuin Making in the best mnuncr, 3 Seneca St., Geneva, 1 )rn floor wuMnt’ilic Imiai Nation.il Hank. LIGHT FOR STUDENTS. German My Lamp, 1 csl—Safest—I l.uulsOmcst, a� ul other Lamps and Chandeliers in large variety and elegant designs. OILS. PURE AND CHEAP. SOLD IIY CHAS. KIPP, Importer, c. DUFFIN, Shaving (|l Hair Cutting WtL Q O M S Seneca St., 2 doors west First Nat’l Bank.