Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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THE LAWRENCEVILLE OLLA PODRIDA 05132 Qlllass uf 1907 9

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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

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THE LAWRENCEPTILLE OLLA PODRIDA Peacock and W. Bunn Cwhom Galbraith described, in one of his famous debates as only using his head for a hat rackl sat down at the first quarter 1 to smoke, perhaps on the theory of where there is smoke, there is fire. The rest of us, except Saunders, who got caught on a barbed wire fence, and Bobb, who lost his glasses in some bushes, kept on and reached a brook, where we lost another bunch and Tommie Douglas lost his dinner. All who crossed this brook finished, no matter in what condition. Wall, Dwight, Legg, Scott and Pruyn finished strong, but the Hre was almost out. Anyhow it was a famous run. ESTH This year Princeton beat Dartmouth, 42-O. Yea! Mr. Spooner. On the car up to the game Galbraith ffamous for his laughl, Bunn W., Stump and several others, including the writer, were awarded lemons in the shape of five misconducts apiece by Mr. Henry. He missed the real criminal, as Davis, in 1 7 r?4cDsnv4- wv TIPAWI 4' :na num our this year's sacrifice to Harvard, freely admits. When the first mid-term came there were some big surprises. It became the style to join evening study. Some of us joined voluntarily, to get a pull, but after we were in discovered we couldn't get out. There was a big retired list of students who were forced to take a rest from the dissipated habits of the Fifth Form. Allison, Hughes, ffamous for his cigarsl, Milliken, fthe Class boozerl, Preston and Stoddard Cbig P. C. menl, Thompson and Ward, were on this list, but all got off in time except Ward, who came to the conclusion that there was no place like Denver. On account of having no football this year, some sport had to be substituted for the hundreds of rude athletes clamoring for exercise. Soccer and Field Hockey were tried, with little success. Finally roller skating was discovered. Cn October 24th, Captain lib. Bunn called for candidates for the team, practice to be held at the Trenton Arcade Rink. The response was large but owing to the difficulty in obtaining permits the squad diminished to a faithful few. Many a little romance started there, only to be cut off by a cold-blooded Faculty. Five blacks did not interrupt Krauthoff's romance though. Bartholomay for why girls leave homel and Douglas fDavidson's college chuml rescued a girl there one day but there are no developments so far. It was a great sight to see 20