Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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HISTQIQY A 3 3' h e aa. N September of 1894 the Class of '97 started upon her career in Lawrenceville. We started as every- thing must start. We started at the bottom. Ah, those were happy days I Little did we dream of future trials and tribulations, of prelims or other impassable difficulties. Our First Form year passed like a dream of bliss, till one day in the fall, some of the most promising of our number, desirous of a revolution, formed a conspiracy l' against the president. This resulted in the overthrowiug of President Breese, and the election of ,Chappy Lambert to fill the vacancy. Did not the doctor say that, on account of this very deed, we should some day f JSE J rule the school as it had never been ruled before? I When we held our first reunion, early in September, 1895, a few of our number realized that they had approached the avalanche, and accordingly allied themselves with '98. How- ever, we look over the horde of new transportation with a well-satisfied feeling. The sturdy forms 4 of Emerson, Hastie, Mattis, Latta and many others deserving mention, appear upon the scene. The Erst three of these have acquired much fame as athletes, while we all know Latta's reputation as an editor. But as this history goes to press, Latta resigns his place as editor of the Lawrence, and is succeeded by Frank Hall, who is also one of our number. Our Second Form year was also marked by the arrival of Orville Hickok Schell, otherwise known as The Pink Rabbit. He has won fame and honor as the worthy successor of the great Hjungerich of 394. His personal appearance is rendered more striking by his white and woolly 1 HN,-c rf 5 ' 42255 ' a ' ,f ,f -T f llilftzf. f ma.. ' .Ns , is -fm, faxes -5-ax - f ., is-Q55-rg if 5255 . '- ,E 'f!i5Ss 'l ima, V. , 5 'fwbsi ,af g jpg L -Y -'- -fx, .qi wr, jgaf aff H 375' ,, -: .-? Lg -5 3 -Q-3:- 5 '- 'i whiskers, which are the pride of '97, fi As Second Formers our ability was not limited merely to athletics, but we did excellent work in the class-room, and some of our number aired themselves on the Musical Clubs. 38

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Our life in the Third Form thus far certainly deserves mention. We have not been here long, but we have been here long enough for the school to know that it- would be impossible to do without us. We fur- nished Cad and four other very valuable members of the football team, which overcame our rival, An- dover. But we should not so briefly dispose of Cad? It is true that he was liberally dealt with in a previous history, but there is always more to say on so broad a subject. He is the brother of the strongest man in Yale, and it is said that, from the truth of this, he is a trifle vain, but his right to vanity must be considered --those arms, those legs, that brain ! Late in November preparations were on foot for defeating the Class of '96 in football, when it was announced in chapel that, owing to a serious accident to one of our classmates, the game would not be played. . i We do not differ from other classes in the possession of freaks as well as heroes. We have as many as we deserve. In speaking of the Hfruitst' of '97, the names of Bruce C. and Bruce B. Borland should never be omitted. Chance is a legacy from '96, although when he entered the Hamill in the year 1894 he rejoiced in being mostly ,Q5, and soon to get in the Upper, a fact which caused him to be looked upon with awe and reverence by his housemates. Upon leaving home, the two brothers were charged to take good care of each other, which probably accounts for their always being together. It is rumored that they take turns rocking each other to sleep at night. Lately a great calamity has happened, Bruce got dropped into the second section in English, and, unless Chance is allowed to drop too, they will be separated from each other a whole hour a week ! There are at present very fierce relations existing between Mr. Ballantine and the editors of the Liz' and Lawrwzre the reason for which being that, after the aforesaid editors had written for him a two- column article extolling his fate, he came back to life again. How well he deserved a watery bier ! As a model for house monarchs we have King Richards. 39