Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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thought it was the thing to do, so they joined in the stampede, and in less time than it takes to tell, the whole class was raising one general rough house H in the study. We had no leader, as our old chief, jock, had not returned. Soon the desk tops began to slam, everybody was making, in his own way, the greatest confusion possible. But, at last Mr. Jamieson came to the rescue. He opened the door and looked in. A sh-s s-s went around the room and a hush fell on our company as he stepped into the room. We didn't know just what was going to happen. We expected something, but it didn't come, for our friend Mr. Jamieson merely opened nomina- tions' for President. A After a little discussion we elected Rube U Lake to that worthy position. Then things went on more smoothly. ' 'Fatty Steinbach became Vice-'President and Ike H Williams filled the Secretary and Treasurer's office. Thus 'o3 entered on its second year. The football season passed, and at its end three of our men had made the team-Holden, Bummy Ritter and Pop Raynor. Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations passed quickly by, and we turned again to work through the long winter term when there was so little doing except work and indoor exercise. How we hated that hour of would-ben exercise in the old study where they took out the seats to make room for fi little apparatus. However, they kept us busy at our work andgave us many good enter- tainments, so that the long term passed by more quickly than might be expected, and almost before we knew it Easter vacation was over and we were back to finish our year amid base ball games and track meets. Summer vacation rushed down upon us, school closed and the members of 'og scattered over the land to rest until school again recalled them. , As usual., summer, with its magic swiftness, was gone before we knew it. September, with its falling leaves, bore down upon us and another year of school life lay in the dim future. As the trolleys swung around the turn, old Lawrenceville, with its red brick buildings and slated roofs, once more came into view. We piled out of the cars, and as soon as we got our coats and valises thrown into our room we followed the ever-increasing crowd over to Al's to get, for the iirst time in many weeks, a Lawrenceville jigger and compare notes on the experiences of the summer. I8

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home that first Christmas, the class of 'og was what might be termed a happy bunch.', Let me add one reason why we were so happy. It would not be venturing far to say that every one of us had, packed deep in his trunk, a Lawrenceville cap, for now that Christmas vacation had come we all could wear that Red and Black which we were so fast beginning to love. The rest of the year glides quickly by with few occasions worthy of mention, for it was but a year of beginnings. QAh ! They were the beginnings of things which now we see almost accomplished and soon to be ended. But we are proud of those beginnings and more proud of their results? Those delightful summer months sped by all too quickly, and yet, when September came again, there were but few of our class who regretted that it was time for our return to old Lawrenceville. These few, however, had good reason for their sorrow, as they were those whose lot it was, not to continue their former relations as members of 'o3, but to swell the numbers of our successors-the new First Formers. Of course, we regretted to lose them, but, to tell the truth, those whose good luck it was to return as full fledged Second Formers were so engrossed in their new privileges that they almost forgot their unfortunate friends. Now, we were old fellows and could horse the Freshmen 3 we also could be members of the Literary Societies. As to the first occupation as a class, we had three general rules: Fz'1'sz'.-No Freshman shall wear trousers turned up before Thanksgiving. Second.-No golf or corduroy trousers shall be worn by Freshmen until the Hill School game. Third.-No Freshman shall wear the school colors in any way, shape or manner until the Christmas holidays. These rules, of course, were not original with our class, but their importance now was that we might enforce them. Naturally, this was done secretly, as the Masters and boys were not quite agreed as to whether these customs should be kept up 5 nevertheless, they were rigidly enforced. It was soon time for our new elections, but on this occasion we realized the true significance of the proceeding. I No one, however, would have thought we did, for immediately after confer- ence we rushed like a pack of crazy wolves for the study-hall. Our new members, of course, . I7

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The members of ,og were now Third Formers and worthy of due respect. There were no more study hours for them now, for they knew Cthat is, were considered to knowb how to study without supervision. However, amid the joys of meeting all our old comrades and exciting the reverence of the new-comers, there was hidden deep in our hearts a lurking fear. This was due to the fact that a new system of grading was to be put into use. Now, to many of our class this meant a very serious affair, for we might through this new process be dropped in a few days, and none of us, after eating so many jiggersf' were prepared for such a fall. The new process soon began to show results one by one. Those of our class whose habits were not of the most studious kind were forced to join the ranks of 'o4. Curiously enough, however, the number of members of 'og did not diminish, for in the process of the patent weeder -the new grading system-'o2 kept us continually supplied with new-comers to till the gaps left by unfortunate friends who had been forced to leave our company. All things have a11 end-so it was with this new dropping machine. After a time it ceased to run and gave us a chance to see just where we stood. p Qur officers had been elected in a much more orderly manner this year, than that of the former. We chose Bummyii Ritter as President, Pop Raynor as Vice-President and Iken Williams again was selected for Secretary and Treasurer. Under these leaders 'og could not help but pass onward through a successful year. We were proud of our officers and of our class, and out of this pride there grew in our hearts a strong desire to make 'og count for something in Lawrenceville--the school we all loved so well. This desire soon grew to a determination which, we hope, has characterized us throughout our career. For years it has been the fond desire of the school to have a gymnasium. Other schools had them. Why shouldnit we? Thus we reasoned and waited, until at last there came those welcome pamphlets with the encouraging words, On the Fourth of July, 1901, ground was broken for the new gymnasiumfi etc. It was among our first thoughts when we returned. We had dreamt of seeing a stately structure l1alf completed, and soon to be ready for us, but, much to our disappointment, the sight that met our eyes was nothing but a hole in the ground, where we I9