Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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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

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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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Mid-year examinations eainc. I»riii 5im» to us no terrors; midyear examinations wont I wiving with ns no regrets. Then come tin election of mu third president, Mr. William Trent Andrews, member of our debating team. For tins election there was much political campaigning. Perhaps, however. “Hilly” would have won the place without any one's having had recourse to secret diplomacy in his behalf for lie was n very popular member of the class of ’lb. Hut our enthusiasm rail high and found an outlet in this way. Hut for enthusiasm such as ours, the time-worn activities wen inadequate. Our energies soon •-ought other fields wherein to exert themselves. The result was the resuscitation of the Academy Herald and the breaking up of the class into two gigantic political parties, the “Academic and the “Progressive. . Th n ensued a period of | o)iticnl maneuvering. K very where m the eati.pu-groups of men were to bo seen planning and plotting to effect the elect ion of their candidate The Progressive ticket bore tin names of brilliant men: the nominees upon the Academic ticket wen hardly less brilliant, and what these candidate lacked in this respect was amply made up for by their qualifications such at diplomacy and genius for organization. After a somewhat DEAR OLD CLARK MALL 32