Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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Harold Wise, and others. From the faculty we missed Dr. Randall, Mr. Trench, Mr. Rice, and Nlr. Peck. Their names were replaced by new ones, with the exception of Dr. Randall, whose place was taken by Mr. Stahl. Mr. Wood succeeded Mr. Trench, and Mr. Peck was followed by Mr. Lathrope. Much to our sorrow, Nlr. Lathrope found it necessary to leave us before the year ended. He was, in turn, suc- ceeded by Mr. Ross. Dther new names on the faculty list were, Messrs. Holbrook, Schleiter, C. Harlow Raymond, and later, Treat. In the first week the only thing worthy of note was the model conduct of the inmates of the Hamill House. Let us say, however, in justice to them, that this appearance of virtue and humility, the paint of newness, soon wore oif and to-day we find them as they ought to be, plain, every-day, mortals. Events now began to pile upon us in ever increasing volume. First came the nominating of our officers. The final choice in the election was, Max Behr, President, Davidson, Vice-President , Wick, Secretary and Treasurer, and Blanchard, Frame Brown, Eddie Brooks, and Coughlin, Directors. We all remember the peerade of that evening and the speech in which we were told that our silence was pre- ferred to our noise. The Hamill elected as their oflicers for the first half year, Shedden, President, Kibbee, Vice-President, Leggett, Secretary and Treasurer, and Cass and Knight, Directors. About this time it was that the new penal system was inaugurated. Its chief feature, in our eyes, was the privilege that it gave the members of the Fourth Form in allowing them to run up forty marks before attending penal. It thus gave each fellow four cuts from his recitations during the term. Yet, amid the excitement of a national election, it was scarcely noticed. We were all studying the respective and comparative merits of McKinley and Bryan. When the latter spoke in Trenton and Princeton Junction most of us tried to hear him at one or the other place. The Lawrence came out with an editorial advising the for- mation of political clubs. In fact, in almost every conceivable manner, we showed our intense interest in the coming election. It was, then, with regret and dismay that we received the tidings that there would be only a half-holiday on -Election Day. We were disposed to object. Election Day was a legal holiday. A few of our number wanted to go home to vote. Others wanted to vote to go home. At last, after much discussion, the class decided to take the matter into its own hands. On the eve of November 4, they voted to cut all recitations after the second period, thus securing the regular Lawrentian whole 18

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upon us. After bidding our friends of '00 a hearty farewell, we left with great and grand ideas and ideals of our rule as Fourth Formers. lt was with beating hearts that we mounted the trolley and turned our faces toward old Lawrenceville at the close of the summer vacation of 1900. On the car were several curious looking individuals who looked at us with apprehension in their eyes. They were, of course, freshmen and the freshest lot of rhinies that it had ever been our lot to see. Upon arriving at Lawrenceville we looked around eagerly to see what changes had taken place during our three months' absence. Al- though no physical changes were visible there was, however, one change that was made conspicuous by the fact that it had not occurred. We had hoped to see the gym. waiting for us. But, no, our hopes were once again doomed to disappointment. No gym. was in sight. Oh, that gym.! that gym.! What a vain thing, what a deceitful thing, what an untruthful thing is rumor, anyhow. lf we had ever doubted this opinion of her before, as soon as we came to Lawrenceville, years ago, and heard what rumor said about this gym., and then, alas, saw how little truth was upon her lips, then, gentle reader, every doubt was re- moved, every suspicion that she was truthful disappeared. Well, may we hope that Father Time will prove that we have lied. For the sake of having a gym. we would willingly be called liars Cthough of course we would not like to put Greaser out of businessj. Still, in this case, we sadly fear that even hope is dead. But we wander from our course. Our emotions have caused us to luff up into the wind C' hot air some unkind critic may sayb. To continue: As we have already remarked there were no physical changes apparent upon our arrival in Law- renceville on September 20. But what radical changes we found had been made that were not physical. ln the first place, there was the Hamill, a Fourth Form House, wherein were lodged the motley looking crowd we had seen on the trolley. Then we found, too, that little Lawrenceville had also fallen victim to the scourge of the large cities of to-day, the apartment house, Kafer Flat greeted our ears and vis- ion after a few minutes' sojourn in the land of promise, Fourth Formerdom. Nlany familiar faces were missing, both from our own number and from the faculty. Qf the former were Dago Butler, Forsythe, Ruby H Loening, and Floyd Waggaman, all of whom had taken a short cut to college and had dispensed with their Fourth Form year. Then there were also missing, Phil. Osborne, Schoonover, 17

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