Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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ERNEST HOWARD W1LsoN 7 THE LAPVRENCEVILLE OLLA PODRIDA :Fifth Jfurm ifaisturp LASS HISTORIES are usually written in the Spring by open windows through which the bursting of buds, songs of birds, the crack of baseball bats, and other vernal sounds are heard, moving the spirit of .the Historian to poetry and classic English, which generally move the souls of the fellows, who have to read it, to wrath and even more classic English. While this History is being written in what the calendar calls Spring, it is not by an open window, nor are there any vernal sounds audible or poetic sap running that the Historian can see or feel, for he is home with the mumps, and the window is latched to keep out a snowstorm. There- fore this year's History will have to be shy on style and imagination, to harmonize with mumps and sloppy weather. Mumps is one of the Spring fashions this year, as about a dozen other members of this Class and Dr. Fee know, to their loss and his profit. N. B.-The readers need fear no infection from this as Bunn will fumigate it before printing. To begin at the beginning, this famous Class started its career as a modest First Form in its first long pants about five years ago. Not all, however, who are now in it were in it then. Winter, Bartholomay and Peacock were here before us, but waited for us to catch up. Bart, in fact, is said to have assisted John C. Green in the Foundation, while Peacock used to play marbles with Bill Crem. Doc Cubberly was also one of the boys then. Catching up on some fellows and leaving behind others for the next class, we finally reached the Fifth Form all right in September last, with a choice collection of studes and near-studes, who, with those like Shillingford and Alden, whom we found waiting for us in'the Upper, footed up some hundred odd of the most remarkable specimens on record. There were tears in Mr. Warren's eyes when he looked us over and welcomed us. He is said to have remarked to Mr. Spooner that he would not Udo a thing to that bunch. 17

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THE LAWRENCEVJLLE 0131311 PODRIDZ WWQRK 'TE Gang-Q35 xipx if Q FIF IR Wx l if-A Qlllass QBfiirer5 President ERNEST HOWARD WINTER Vice-President and Historian A NOEL BASSETT Secretary- Treasurer FRANK RICHARDS CRAVEN 1 KR , L 513 I6

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THE LAWRENCEVJLLE OLLA PODRIDA ,On October 8th, after getting settled down, we held our class m those who escaped The Head's blue pencil we elected Winter, President, because we thought he would be gentle with us, and Bassset, Vice-President, for we thought there ought to be some discipline, and Dwight, Secretary and Treasurer, because he was already under bonds as President of the Y. M. C. A. Then the present Historian was chosen, either out of mistaken kindness or because of his pretty handwriting and fine spelling. Craven, Morrill, Peacock and Wells were elected the elections. Fro Directors of Upper House- i . Cur annual Pajama Pee-rade followed, led by Winter with the precision and grace of the band- , 'SW LD Z it if, ' if master he hopes some day to be. Mr. Breed and Mr. Pren- if ffff f, .5-fy 11' C 'th h' 'htf rf d ff iss wi is rig oo' orwar . ' fl and in position standingl told 4 6 J ' -9 fi Zi I, f us in their addresses that ,O7 was a sacred number and so bound to win. We thanked them for those few kind words. Then Mr. Reuter made a sad joke and the egg hit Brevoort instead. After HAI had treated the crowd to drinks Crecord attendancel the Pee-rade was over. In the meantime, the Upper House overflow, otherwise Hamill House, known for its good food, had its elections, putting Peterson, one of our champion fussers at the head and Harper next. Right at the start this year came a stunning blow that took the heart out of the Class, and threw the whole school into mourning. Jack Kennedy, Captain of the Football Team, and one of the finest fellows Lawrenceville ever had, beloved by fellows and masters alike, was acci- dentally killed in football practice. A delegation of his friends here accompanied the body to his home in Troy, and attended the funeral services. Football itself was given up for the season out of respect to his memory. Jack was a fellow that none of us will ever forget. The Class has not been the same since we lost him. For a while after this sad event there was very little doing in the school, but on Cctober 30th, about 9 P.M., we were startled by a big blaze in the direction of Ewingville. About thirty of us beat it through the woods toward the'Hre. Some one said it was Hjust over by the trolley- 18