Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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I1 lost e in- , the .H as efore rich. ll any if the ad the an be. steam, iouses. , Guil- merry d some the re- Gilbert. retweell :lass bl' ae girls fifl Wl10 iii these the girls ld there ' 81 ' it ipafffi' ,,,.,,, ,,,, Q.: was lots of it. Every dish that was passed around was watched by a horrified row of Rose Housers from over the banister from whence they saw their prospective next day's dessert change from a future more vivid to a past contrary to fact. The horse elections each hfth form holds are a great leveller. The wise and the simple, the strong and the weak, are all on a common plane. Social distinctions disappear this one hour, and the elemental classifications of nature are reimposed. All the previous day the thin were eating as much as possible, and the fat as little as possible. The elections were a scene most of the class would just as soon forget, and we take advantage of that fact to omit details. Sometime in early March McCarthy and Hutchins found it necessary to consult an cculist in Philadelphia. It is a remarkable coincidence that about that time, according to a l'hilaclelphia paper, a certain young lady was arrested there on account of her oscillatory propensitiesf' It seemed that the girl had formed the habit of standing on the street corners and subjecting good-looking men to a form of salutation usually reserved for a greater degree of intimacy. On their return, the two fellows were put through the third degree. Hutchins said McCarthy was one of the fortunate passers-by, but McCarthy said it was Hutch. The chances are strongly against either. XVe take things as they come, especially the vacations. Those of the class who weren't on any of the committees, or the Lawrence, for the most part stayed at school during the Faster vacation. For excitement they held a dance in the Upper dining room. Bill Cheney was one of the fussers present. Wie couldn't final out who the girl was, but ask permission to tell the main incidents of Bill's misadventure in rhyme. ' Bill Cheney met a maid of sweet sixteen,- fXre you not twenty P-tell me true. 23

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thmughout the year, mourning in an exceedingly loud voice for any that might have been lost and welcomino' new-comers with all the solicitude of a shepherd watching the seasonable in- zs , , . crease of his Hock. Tommie would count them over three times a day. .Asgwe said, the class. Here grew the organization known as oneof the political parties that grew up before citizen's party and the smoking'room bunch. smoking room was one of the pulses of the the Wfampi, and here wa.s the stronghold of the mid-year electionsf There were two, the Their rivalry wasthe most significant event of the year. There is no need now to recall any of the details of the split, for a house divided against itself is never especially proud of the' fact. VVe are glad to say that with the passing of the elections the fissure wa.s joined, and the warm sweet days of April found us as united as three score different nervous systems can be. The end of Christmas vacation found the Flunker's Express with a full head of steam, ready to carry its annual quota of invalids to the more salubrious climate of the under houses. Denny, Baldwin, Bates, Sam Campbell, Cap Carhart, Ted Case, Ted Clay, Ethridge, Guil- fus, Chet Graves, Gwyer, Noble, Bartholomay and Smith were the passengers, and a merry trainful they made. Some were bound for the Hamill Hotel, tOld Point Comfort,j and some clear through to Dr. Grauff's Sanitarium in a scholastic Florida. V january 31, was a warm day, so warm that some of the fellows who attended the re- ception at the Rose Hill wore only one glove apiece. Fox Condon, for instance, and Gilbert. VV ith one hand carelessly in a coat pocket, who could tell they had one pair of gloves between them P--especially since Fox had on his 314.00 vest. The reception was given to the class by Mrs. Treat and Mrs. Breed, and a very kind thing it was. There were actually some girls there, standing about in the prescribed- attitudes peculiar to all receptions. One was a girl whO could talk Yale, another was crazy about Princeton and a third stood up for Pen-n. .-VVith these topics of ready-made conversation the afternoon passed very delightfully indeed, for the girls were as charming as the hostesses were thoughtful. The ice-cream was gggd, too, and there 22

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Then turned away that little queen- Twenty-three, for you ! 2 Every one was glad to see Sprunt back from his long fight against rheumatism. me when we must use the present tense in writing ll 'h, the future tense. The future tense is And now the dreaded time has co about the class, or, if our pen flows smooti y enoug the death blow to our inspiration. VV e did not sign for a prophet, so when there is no more history to write we must stop. Thus saith the Historian's Union. To use Thackeray's beautiful figures, the deus ex machina is getting ready to drop the curtain over our little stage. The Commencement speakers are beginning to perspire with nervousness and the exertion of unaccustomed labor 5 and the farmer boys are chasing the -sheep whose tender sides will make our Hdipsf' Such is lifeg but it is hard to leave our rooms in the Upper to othersg our seats in chapel, and all the privileges we are just beginning to ap- preciate to those we are certain cannot do them justice. YN e feel for King Arthur when he saw the Round Table about to break up forever. For our structure, our fabric of life and sweet intimacy here are founded upon the same unstable law' of chance and change. So let us, fellows, now as we see our dear school life passing from our hands, stand about with heads bared while the Master speaks the last benediction. A p How often O my knights, 1 Your places being vacant at my side, This chance of noble deeds will come and go Unchallenged, while ye follow wandering fires . . Lost in 'the quagmire! Many of you, yea most, Return no more: ye think I show myself Too dark a prophet: come now, let us meet The morrow morn once more in one full field ' .24