Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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not to be disappointed, as our Form produced some of the best athletes in the school-Captain Wester- velt, Fritz Behr, Tough Bryden, 'Q'Bull Brown, Willie Jones, Charlie Chase, Tub Waller, and many others. In the shark line we were all keen, of course, but we shall have to give Durell, Brooks, Moorhead and Schell the credit of having the biggest pulls with the Masters. 1 Thus our Third Form year advanced smoothly and steadily, though we were overwhelmed for a time in the intricacies of the new marking system. Quite a bit of excitement came upon us early one Sunday morning towards the close of the year. There, out on. the school flag pole, waved the glorious banner of our Class. How it got there no one seemed to know. The Class of 1901'didn't seem to like it, and gathered about the flag pole. They exclaimed, Aye, tear her tattered ensign down ! But how todo sothey knew not, and thus it waved until outside assistance could be obtained. The affair was settled, however, quietly and without bloodshed. But time now sped rapidly on and almost before we knew it vacation had come, and after a few weeks of ease, we found ourselves back again in this quiet town. With what a feeling of pride we walked through the halls of the Upper or loafed on the esplanade, and we could not help thinking of the various underformers, and rejoice that we were no longer under the supervision- of a Master, and that enforced study hours were a thing of the past. -- s, g - i : I - 4 , ' But come ! There were many changes in Lawrenceville, several of which are worthy of mention. There was the gym. Yes, that long-abused subject of conversation, or rather hot air, was really going 'up before our eyes. True, they would build the walls up for a few days, then tear them down, still we had waited so long for this same gym. that we were glad to see even a pile of lumber. A But a greater change than this had taken place, and it came as even more of a surprise than the gym. The smoking privilege was given to the members of the Fourth Form who could get permission from their parents. Such a thing had never been dreamed of by any sane member of the school, and the delight of those who obtained permission and the sorrow of the unfortunate ones were equally inspiring and touch- ing. After hearing of this the Class was ready to expect anything, and received the New System of Grading with awe and resignation. lt is a marvelous system and worthy to stand side by side with the memorable marking system of last year. ' ' 17

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'Towards the close of the year we were surprised to learn of the resignation of Dr. Nlaclienzie, and man f were the conjectures of what our new Head Master would be like. Thus the next fall saw us 5 . . . back eager to see him, and almost our Hrst questions Qafter, of course, we had gone to the Jrgger Shop and paid our compliments to Al j were, Have you seen him yet P It' Say, whatis he like? etc., etc. Uur curiosity was soon set at rest, however, for Thursday morning, September 14th, 1899, Dr. McPherson was formally presented to us. lt is needless to say that from the Hrst we liked him, though it must be confessed that we kept shy of him for a time to let the other fellow test his mettle. This the Classes of 1900 and 1901 kindly did for us, and we were treated to an exhibition of the hundred 't and strong man combined. Oh, it was quite a circus. CN. B. --lt is rumored that the Doctor came out ahead.J Thus our Second Form year passed on, and having elected Floyd Cooke our President and McLeod Thomson, Vice-President, with Jack Larzelere, Secretary- and Treasurer, we pursued our various duties-not neglecting the vocal culture, etc., of the various rhynes who happened our way. We felt our irnportancein school life, you may be sure, for we were now beginning to become positive exponents in the affairs pertaining to the school. We took our share also in the support of the athletic teams. We were now allowed to attend all School Meetings, a right not allowed the First Form, except when a collection was to be taken for some purpose. On such occasions, by the way, we were thoughtfully remembered and invited to remain. Nay, more! we were entreated so earnestly to return, when some qthrough brshfulness, no doubtj tried to sneak out the door, that it might have melted the heart of an Achilles. ' The summer vacation came and went and the following fall saw us once more gathered about the campus or wandering through the village towards the T Qstretch your imagination a bit and till this space 9. We found that not only were we the best class in the school, but also the largest. At the class elections, which we soon held, McLeod Thomson and Jim Westervelt were elected President and Vice-President respectively, whrle Jack Larzelere was again re-elected Secretary and put in charge of the class. cash-box QN. B.fNo cash rn the box, howeverj. Under these as leaders, we began once IUOYC OUI march Onward with great expectations of what the future had in store for usg and we were 16

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Soon after these happy occurrences, we settled down to the commonplace of. schoolilife. We began by unanimously electing McLeod Thomson, President and JlITlH.VVCStCl'VC1jE, VICC-Pl'8SldClll,'Wlfl'l t' Bill Moorhead, Secretary and Treasurer. What a peerade we had in celebration of these elections! Well can we remember that night when, prancing over the campus, arrayed in milk white robes, we proceeded to serenade the various Houses. Imagine our surprise and the shock to our dignity as seniors, not to mention the dampening to our spirits, when from a window of one of the Houses someone poured water on us. Such freshness was not to be endured, and only barred doors saved that House from utter destruction. But revenge we had, for, as Virgil wrote Cprobably thinking of usj, Suddenly tumbling down, it brings thundering desolation with it, and falls with wide havoc on the Grecian troops. But others succeed : meanwhile neither stones nor any sort of missiles cease to fly. During the remainder of the evening we ceased not to vent our wrath wherever our path lay. Thus the evening passed off g but lo! the next morning we found trouble brewing, because in our Ht of indignation we had become a trifle destructive. A Class Meeting was held, however, and it was decided to make suitable pecuniary atonement, and once more we settled down to hard work. After this bit of excitement, things ran along smoothly for a time, and nothing worthy of note appeared. Then football season was on, and we watched the progress of our team with great interest. What a hard-working lot they were, and how well they deserved their many victories I The thought of the Nlercersburg game, and our exhibitions in the sprinting line, rise to our mind. So, too, the Upper Dance and all its pleasures. Then came the Hill game. The band and the crowds, such as Lawrenceville had never before witnessed, the fight our team made in the face of certain defeat, all come before us. But, though defeated, Lawrenceville can never be more proud of her coach, her captain and her team. None ever showed more earnestness or more spirit to uphold the old school's name. g After the game, the Class of l9Ol held its first reunion and were given a banquet by the school in the Upper. The Hamill Dance, which took place the same evening, was a great success, and girls were so plenty that fellows soon rose way above par. I S0 time sped on, but Ilalmost forgot Oop Sawdust and his dog. Oop, they say, is quite a iunter, and one bright moonlight evening, volunteered to furnish a dog to track coons, if a few others 18