Lawrenceville School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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QWHE LAWRENCEGVJLLE OLLA PODRIDZ IV mhz Qranh Zlrmee H d it not been 'for the famous tea in 68 Upper, to turn- our minds fthoughts of home and give us a new lease on life, it is doubt- iriirilf we would have survived. All the Fifth Formers and a few select u 1 K 1 derformers and masters were invited. Andrews was C mein host, as- linted bs his room-mate Cdue blushesj. The room was charmingly deco- sis J rated for the occasion, with Japanese lanterns and Princeton pillows pre- dominating. Three tramp musicians fwith a native fondness for .garlic- Whew!D secured from the 'tjigger shop, rendered such popular pieces as ol' and Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie from behind potted palms in one corner of the room. Light refreshments were served, and H Navaj everybody seemed to have a good time. Then came a great uprising, far spread and awful, doomed to disturb the otherwise pacific life in Upper. HBob Elmer fwho later left us for the Navy? conceived the idea, for some unaccountable reason, of forming an army, and accordingly a recruiting station was started, and the army begun. General Elmerwas Commander-in-Chief and Colonel Hol- ton, Chief Advisory Officer. The army was drilled in tactics of war and everything progressed smoothly until Private Packer was court martialed for insubordination. This created a spirit of dissention in the ranks, and General Elmer began to be threatened with mutineers. Finally a whole regiment abandoned him and formed an opposition, called the H Klu Klux Klan,', with the gallant Packer in the lead. General Elmer, with indom- itable courage, determined to suppress the uprising, and planned an early morning attack. The appointed time came. The Upper House was so dark that even Ram Backus could not see to follow his nose. Outside the wind had died down and the silence was oppressive. The only sound to reach us was Hutch's interminable snoring, wafted gently up from the second floor. An alarm clock struck four. The time had come! Gen- eral Elmer, in the habiliments of sleep, led his dauntless crew steathily down the corridor. The gallant Holton was at his side, his knees sharpened for action. Before Gubby Townsendls door they stopped. Inside lay one of the most dlsfffputable traitors, peacefully hugging the mattress. 24

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THE LAPVRENCEVILLE OLLA PODRIDA ularity. H Chops H Van Dyne Cotherwise known as H Hairbreadth Harry, the Pinkerton detective? rose to the occasion and proved himself a true hero. Upon entering Dink Holtonls room on the night in question, he chanced to see one of the colored gentlemen who shuffled the eggs into the dining room, filling his pockets with stick-pins. Chops sud- denly remembered that he had promised to meet a fellow over in the village about that time, and almost fell over himself in his anxiety to get out of the room, and not keep the fellow in the village waiting. He further accentuated his anxiety by letting out a shriek fprobably to let his friend know that he was comingl. This brought HShorty Seiberling, Art Saalfield and others to the scene, but in the melee the thief escaped. For weeks afterwards Chops was looked upon with admiring eyes by his schoolmates, but he wore his halo modestly, as befitted his position. Most of us went to the big city for our two-day Thanksgiving recess. It is reported that UBuddy,' Qrr, with a careless abandon quite charac- teristic, blew himself and took a couple of Briarcliff maidens to HChild's for lunch. HButch Burr, the student who never lets his pleasure inter- fere with his work, spent most of his time with the French students, in order to improve his vocabulary. We were able to find no trace of Barnes or Bruback on the Gay White Way, but a report reached us that they kept the police force on the jump in Paterson, N. J. Whether or not the sight of so many dazzling Musical Comedies on Broadway affected our minds, we are unable to say, but at any rate there was quite a craze for Hamatoor theatricals on the third floor Upper when we got back. The big success was Morse and Bunn's Romantic Drama of Western Life, H The Last Night at Bar Xf, with Morse and Andrews in the leading roles. It was presented to a capacity house at Tubbs' Bijou Theatre. Andrews, in the part of H Bad Bud, was a great artis- tic success, and for dramatic feeling, -tone and finish had John Drew look- ing like the man who plays the drums at the UTrent. Then came the Christmas vacationllll CThe extra exclamation points are supposed to convey an idea of our state of mind.D We had best draw a curtain over the event of our return, however. Those of us who were smokers congregated in the Smoking Room, and sought solace in our pipes. Those were none too happy days. 23

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THE LAWRENCEVILLE OLLA PODRIDA Little did he know what fate awaited him. In a second's time Adjutant Tubbs had him sprawling out on the floor, and Lieutenant Faxon, Q ,iw f with unerring aim, doused him with Q-3. ,lg a pitcher of ice water. Gubby let . X 'X -f' out a cry calculated to raise the V dead. It-succeeded in raising a great . V . A og bw portion of the clan from slumber, . , y . , '. , ff and quickly forming under the brave 1 Z l Packer, they rushed to the rescue of their hapless comrade. X lg! , f - How describe the scene that fol- g g Vf ' lowed! What a fight it was! How the tide of battle waged, favoring first one side, then the other! How the army, fighting desperately, began to lose ground! What a carnage at Roe's Ridge! How the va- liant Holton, shouting Come on, boys! at the head of a fierce on- slaught, was stabbed by a fatal bayonet at Annin's Gulch, and fell on his beloved flag, wounded to the death! And how the army, driven back and back, finally evacuated Foster's Hill, and goaded to desperation,with- stood the charge of the enemy and saved the day! But the noise of the conflict Csad to relate! had percolated the dreams of Mr. Warren and Mr. Spooner, and brought them back to earth. They each left their beds with a bound, at exactly the same time. lVIr.Warren was slightly handicapped by weight, but he lacked nothing in aggressiveness. He arrived, like Sheridan, when the fight was at its climax. We will pass over what followed. Were you ever caught stealing jam? Not A E., a very dignified position for gallant men of . . .5 x .. nineteen to be subjected to, but nevertheless we were forced to accept its qualms. The next day the incident took on the nature of --3 ,,: . . -..a,,, ' .g TT the Brownsville affair. General Elmer, Colo- Q ,,.-- nel Holton fwho reluctantly came to lifel, et al, received despatches from the White House CI mean Foundation House! 25