Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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the arrangement of recitation schedules. Following this iotn . duet ion to our Doan came the little matter of an introduction t the treasurer’s office. No one of the class of lri who does not remember that long line of patient newcomers, waiting dumbly as the sheep before its shearer, to be shorn of our matriculation dollars. After this ordeal we were free for the day and, in large measure for the week. Being thus nominally bereft of care and having noticed tin j caeeful splendor of the region lieyond the reservoir, a group of newcomers started in cpiuet of the beauties of nature. But that pleasure was not to be theirs: for, on passing Miner Hull, they were seized and hazed in the manner most pleasing to their captors. Henceforth we were extremely courteous and unusually polite; for by such conduct only could an occasional cold hath be avoided. Hut it is a most pleasing fact that, in the march of human affairs, what is said or done today is not infrequently forgot ton tomorrow. Time moved with us so rapidly that the affronts of mil “paeiie” days were soon only dim memories and. before wo knew it, midyear examinations had come and gone. The class had changed Ms first president. Mr. I evin Ooell. who had n monoply of parliamentary rules for another who. besidse overcoming every algebraic DEAR OLD MINER HALL 30

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Class History lit A. .1 liroicn. It is my purpose in the story that follows, to give a brief account of tin fortunes and vicissitudes of tin class of nineteen hundred Mul eighteen during its four years in tin Aradeim of Howard I diversity. The recollection of those incidents has indeed left upon my mind a chequered and vuiied feeling of pleasure and of pain, not on mingled wit h some measure of gratitude and veneration I the Disposer of lliuiutn Kvents, who guided our course through many labors to tin happy outcome of our effort. There i lit11» doubt that the incidents of these four years, as they are now to be related will prove of some interest to those whose hearts beat in sympathy with the thrills of student life. it was on the twenty-ninth of September, a warm, sultry day of early autumn, that we came to Howard Academy for tin- first time four years ago. Hroui the sunny Southlands and the frozen North we came, three score souls ami eight, with powers of intellect as diversified as the regions whence we had come. Through the log gate we entered, gazing about us and meeting oft times the amused smiles «f some who wen evidently old residents of the place. By devious paths we finally reached the Dean's office in the Main Building. Here we were warmly greeted and helped in RANKIN nenORIAL CMAPfcL 29

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obstruction, was destined to surround himself mol his class with lory before the end of tlu four yeans in the Arademy. Mr. A. K. Mm.shall was president of the class for the second semester. Silently hut steadily time rolled on. and in her train Imre us to the end of our first year. Proud of our junior work and looking eagerly forward to the Honorable title of “Sub-Middlcr. we ■Icpailrd for mu several homes. SI H-MIDDLK YKAU. September twenty sorond of the year 1JJ15 came. finding us at school again one fewer in numher than at the opening of preceding! year, hut in much better spit its; for we were not Kub-Middlers Surely! Some of our number had not returned hut their places hail been taken by some new arrivals who. by sheer powei of intellect and indomitable energy were soon to make history for the el ass of eighteen. .Mr. A A Brown was president of the class for the first semester. It happened that not long after the work of the year was well under way, we challenged the class of seventeen, those intrepid .Midtilers, to a debate. It is needless to say that ill this contest of brains we were the victors and thereafter walked the can pus with an air of confidence and power With this sue cess as an inspiration to us. it was not surprising that at the “Howard Night exorcises held a few weeks Inter in the city, we divided first honors with the Seniors, th- class of sixteen. SCIENCE HALL 31