McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1911 volume:

H W Hmcm 6:? GM MCMXI m MAROON AND GRAY BOARD EDITORIAL F ACULTY CLASS OF 1911 UNDERGRADUATES LITERARY MILITARY ATHLETICS DEBATING DRAMATICS SOCIAL RIFLE CLUB HAND AND MIND ORCHESTRA ALUMNI m t9 nut athanl, to an: printipal, In 0111' a natural. to 11;: grmratinna nf than: who nan: aharth nah mill sharp nur tugs anh mil trials, 11;: dam of 1911 fmthlg hthiratra thin lira: imam of 11;: $arnnn anh Gray. KOEZFM4 wazgyr Hakizuzo mOEOOF Garwting E frimh nr atraugrr, mhn 'rr thou art Ehat pausing ihly turn these pagra n'er! Ghent tuners are an npen hnnr Ehat 1mm: 1mm nut imm- mart. Eh? ahallum print ran ararrzly 511nm Eh: treasurph ingz nf fnur lung yearn- Ehe tags, the bums, the trials. the fears; Eh? frimha that me have mm: to know. Ehm me. y: gentlt fairy thought, Anh brat nu zther manta what naught Gut you run bring. THE BOARD Edilor-I'n-Chicf HORACE W. TRUESDELL Mssociate Editors LESLIE CAMERON ARTHUR M. KING Manager JOHN W. GALE Associate M anagcrs Mwiucr: R. COLBERT GEORGE L. KRAFT Art Social EDWARD J. DISNEY CORA R. Coxxxxc Assocmtes Dramatic: THOMAS H. DONNELLY GERTRUDE V. BRowxE DOROTHY GOULD Class Literary WOODSON P. Houcn'rox -HERBERT H. PORTER Athletics Undergraduates EDWARD w TIIRALL J. INGRASI LIEDLEY MARGARET BRowxE ANDRAQmGamig Alumni E ' ISSET MYRLE CAMERON Debating Faculty Hdt'isor SAMUEL L. ROSENBERG Vrsq VCCOHI MAROON AND CRAY BOARD . ; ,p .t , . f, :71 L1 , guff-Iryt 1483414.,057 . 139.1;5vh - . ' . . . . - , :65; g; V ' ngxv'i' gym; ,, . . .IW'I 355- .'.' 'f 2:! l- ' '94Az' ' dfa' I 33: SJ rt; V ' EDITORIAL The aims of a liberal education are to broaden the mind, to give a rudi- mentary knowledge of a few subjects, to develop the intellectual powers, and to give general culture. The educational course which accomplishes these aims produces the highest grade of citizens. Without the broadening effect of a liberal course, the specialist must labor under dimculties; for good steel cannot be produced without good iron. The prevailing idea that manual training is narrow and restricting, confined to skill with the fingers, is a superficial one and absolutely groundless. It is commonly supposed that the object of such a course is to produce efhciency in mechanics. This it does, incidentally; but its results are much broader. It is not necessary in preparation for a technical course in college, although it may be superior to the ordinary academic course in this. It does not prepare fully for any trade. Its object is merely to produce better and more efiicient citizens, and its aims are accomplished very effectually. A momentis consideration of the following facts should convince one that manual training is not a specializing course, but, on the contrary, the most liberal of all liberal courses: It has distinct advantages over purely academic courses. We cannot, in a single word, or in a single sentence, give all of these advantages; to give all would take many pages. In the first place, it combines the mental and the physical; that is, it trains the hand to act in conjunction with the mind. As the workman files a casting, the mind guides the hands as they draw the file back and forth. As the blacksmith works, the mind guides one hand as it turns the iron with the tongs, and the other, as it strikes with the hammer. As the machinist works, the mind guides the hands as they turn on switches, throw on clutches, adjust feeds and do numerous other things. In another way the mental and physical are combined. The student makes plans which he must execute. These plans are not wild theories ; they are practical work- ing plans. The world always has a place for the man who can do his thinking and acting together. Next, it gives a rudimentary knowledge of machinery and mechanical training, which must add to the efficiency of citizens. We continually find Page Elam: er the simplest machines. Yet, in this age of machinery every one must use some kind of a machine. There IS 3'W3Y? a certain amount of repairing to be done, even to such Simple t ings as sewmg machines and bicycles. Men in any occupation who have some knowledge of mechanism have a decided advantage. . Shah men may, when necessary, fall back upon some trade as a means of livelihood. . ' . There are advantages of still greater importance. Manual training is a factor in character building. It converts a natural, destructiveltendency into a constructive one. The young child will break and tear to pleces anything he can get his hands on. This tendency does not dlmlnlSh With age: for the boy of fourteen is often little short of barbarous. Manual training 15 essen- tially constructive. The student brings his mind to bear upon his work. and soon his entire attitude is changed and he becomes constructive. This manual training gives him a new conception of and a greater respect for that form of labor by which three-fourths of his countrymen earn their living. He learns that no one is above manual labor, and, instead of being broken by the world, he is prepared for it. He obtains also a knowledge of things as they are. What can the man who sees the world through a book know of life? Only through one,s own senses can one become acquainted with the true proportions of life. For example: does the football player learn football out of a book? No one would attempt this; yet many attempt to prepare to be citizens by books alone. By fulfilling the aims of a liberal education and by development of the mind along practical lines, by giving a knowledge of practical subjects. by gixfing a greater insight into life, manual training produces the most eliicient Citizens. persons who are perplexed 0v Pugl I rely: DR. GEORGE E. MYERS fall Thirluu FACULTY DR. GEORGE E. MYERs-Principal; born in Massiboin, Iowa; Ottawa University, University of Chicago, Clark University; M. A., Ph. D.; tayght at Southside Academy, Chicago. Colorado Springs High School; at McKinley since 1906. MR. JOHN W. ADAMs-Physics; born in Worcester, Mass; Haryard Summer School, Cornell, Columbia, Worcester Polytechnic; at McKinley since 1902. MISS EVA BAKER-English; born in Washington, D. C.; Smith College; taught in Miss Madiera's School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1909. MIss ISABELLE N. BALDWIN-English; born in Beach Lake. Pa.: Gaucher College; taught in the Misses Eastman's School, Washington, D. C.: at Mc- Kinley since 1910. MISS FRANCES N. BANTA-English and History: born in Corbettsville. N. Y.; Oberlin College, University of Chicago; taught in high schools and normal school; at McKinley since 1910. MR. LE ROY B1RCH-Forging; born in Georgetown, D. 0; George 1Vash- ington University, Cornell; at McKinley since 1902. MISS BERTHA BIRTWELL-Mathematics; born in Washington, D. C.; George Washington University; taught in Business High School, XVashington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1910. MISS EDITH R. BOND-Mathematics; born in Washington. D. C.; Goucher College; taught in the Misses Eastn1an1s School, 1Vashing10n. D. C.: at Mc- Kinley since 1910. MR. LEONARD T. BROWN-Forging: born in Georgetown, D. C.; summer course at Cornell: at McKinley since 1909. M12. LESLIE .G. BRUCE-Physics; born in Michigan: attended school in Detrout; taught m Sandusky, Ohio: at McKinley since 1905. MISS CARRIE J. QIIRIsTIANsaN-Englislm; born in California: associate work at Stanford Umversxty; taught in California: at McKinley since 1901. Ch'MR- i209 C. CLAFLIN-Mechanical Drawing: born in Fremont. Neb.; 19312739 nsutute of Technology; taught m Clncago Tech: at McKinley since MRS. ELEIfNOR M. COLIIOUN-Domestic Art : born in W ashington D C ' Patapsco Institute; at McKinley since 1902. ' . I . Miss ELIZABETH W. Qkoss-Donlestic Science: born in Virginia: Staun- ton Institute: taught 1n Vlrgmia; at McKinlev since 1903 Page Four Inn MISS S. AMELIA DALTON-Domestic Art; born in Brooklyn. N. Y.; Washington public schools: at McKinley since 1903. MISS IDA M. DALY-English; born in Washington, D. C. ; George Wash- ington University, summer courses at Harvard and Columbia; taught in Eastern High School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1906. MR. FRANK C. DANIEL-Mathematics; born in Washington, D. C.; Dickinson College; taught in Eastern High School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1902. IVIISS ALICE DEAL-Mathematics; born in Hampstead, Md.; Goucher College; taught in Goucher College. Girls1 Latin School of Baltimore, and Catonsville High School, Md.; at McKinley since 1908. MISS MARY O. DEAN9Mathematics; born in Washington, D. C.; Goucher College; taught in Eastern High School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1906. MISS EUGENIA DE LAND-Freehand Drawing; born in Washington, D. C.; Drexel Institute; taught in Corcoran Art School; at McKinley since 1908. MISS OLIVE W. DENNIFMathematics; born in Thurlow, Pa.; Gouchcr College; at McKinley since 1909. MRS. LILLIAN C. DOHERTY-Freehand Drawing; member Society of Washington Artists; Corcoran Art School; Instructor at Corcoran Art School; at McKinley since 1904. MIss HELEN G. ELLIs-History and German; born in Cleveland, Ohio; Goucher College; taught in Kearney High School and North Plainfield High School, New Jersey; at McKinley since 1908. MISS NIARY F. FORBEs-English; born in Waseca, Minn; Carleton Col- lege; at McKinley since 1904. MISS FLORA FREYHOLD-German; born in Washington, D. C.; University of Berlin, summer course at Harvard; at McKinley since 1902. Miss WILHELMINE HARTMANN-German; born in Washington, D. 0; George Washington University; at McKinley since 1901. MR. WILLIAM A. HEDRICK-Physics; born in Washington, D. C.; George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University; taught in Columbian College, Linthicum Institute, Central High School, and Business High School, Washington, D. C.: at McKinley since 1907. MR. CLARENCE W. HEcox-Machine Shop; born in New York; taught in Cornell Summer School; at McKinley since 1903. MISS EVA V. HETH9Mathematics; born in Richmond, Va.; University of Virginia, George Washington University; taught in Western High School and Gunston Institute, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1907. Pug: hfltm B. HlLDRETH-Mathcmatics; bpm ,in Bosgon, Mass,; Bos?;:s.U?IIi::er?t:fTNcw York Univigsgg; taught 1n GIrls' H'gh SChOOl, . - Kinlc Since - BroggynjAljngE: :AiiIE-Freihand Drawing; born in.Marylar.1d; Columbia, Geolrge.Washington University: taught. at DeXYitt Clinton H'gh SCth i New York, and Central High School In Washington, D. C.; at McKinley snnciI:?IXLEXIS B. MANY-Freehand Drawing; born in .Indianapolis, Ind.; Pratt Institute, New York; taught in High School, Indiana; at McKinley smcgfifsojilliANNI-i MARET-French and German; born in Geneva, Switzerland; George Washington University; Holton Arms School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1910. . . . . MR. ALLEN J. MARSH-Chemistry; born in Cmcmnatl, Ohio; George l Washington University; at McKinley since 1906. MISS GENEVIEVE MARsn-History; born in Meadville, Pa.; Smith Col- lege, University of Nebraska; taught in Maine and Nebraska; at McKinley since 1909. MR. LOUIS W. MATTERN-Chemistry; born in Pennsylvania; Pennsyl- vania State College, Johns Hopkins University; taught in Pennsylvania State College; Central High School, Washington, D. C.; at McKinley since 1901. MISS LILIAN C1 MCCOLM-German; born in Muscatine, Iowa; Cornell College, Iowa, University of Chicago; taught in Sheldon and Fort Dodge. Iowa; at McKinley since 1908. MR. NELSON M. MCKERNAN-Clerk; born in Brookland, D. C.: Mc- Kinley, Georgetown; at McKinley since 1910. MR. PERRY E. MEDFORD-VVoodturning; born in Washington, D. C.: at McKinley since 1908. MR. BRYAN W: MORSE-Mechanical Drawing; born in Washington, 113903; Clarkson School of Technology. Potsdam, N. Y.; at McKinley since I MISS LORETTA E. MUCKENHAUPT9German; IX. Y.; Vassar; at McKinley since 1905. t 31R.- HEN-RY P. NOBLEfMachine Shop; born in Brooklyn, N. Y.; Yale: ant, It In Umversnty of Michigan; at McKinley since 1910. MR- ROGER C. PECK9P11 sics- ' ' r . in Marshall College, Virginiayj . born In Brxdgeport, Conn, Mlle, taubht born in Poughkeepeie. P45: M l Ill MR. CHARLES E. RIPPEY9Mcchanicnl Drawing; born in New York; George 1Vashing10n University; at McKinley since 1907. MR. OLAF SAUGSTAMAH Metal Shop; born in Vernon County, Wis- consin; University of Minnesota, Institute for Artist Artisans, New York; taught in Plaiusficld, N. J., and Montclair, N. J.; at McKinley since 1911. MISS MARY B. SEWALL-English; born in Westminster, VL; Mount Holyoke; taught in W'ilson College, Chambersburg, Pa.; at McKinley since 1908. Miss MARY P. SHIPMAN9Frechand Drawing; born in Virginia; Colum- bia; at McKinley since 1904. MR. J. ERNEST SMITII-Physics: born in Rochester, N. H.; Worcester Institute of Technology; at McKinley since 1907. MISS ISABELLE SOLOMONs-Domestic Art; born in New Yol'k, N. Y.; Roslyn Seminary, XVashington, D. C. ; at McKinley since 1902. MISS RUTH M. STAUFFER-English; born in Williamsport, Pa.; Mount Holyoke; taught in Keesville High School, N. Y.; at McKinley since 1908. Miss MARIAN VVHITE-Domestic Science; born in Iowa City, Iowa; Columbia, George Washington University; at McKinley since 1901. MR. HARRY B. WHITE-VVoodturning; born in Washington, D. 0; George Washington University; at McKinley since 1901. 1 MR. JOSEPH H. WILSON9Woodtu1-ning; born in Philadelphia, Pa.: Wil- liamson School of Mechanical Trades; taught in Stevens Industrial School, Pennsylvania; at McKinley since 1910. MR. FRANK XV. WOODWARwMechanical Drawing; born in Washington; taught in graded schools; at McKinley since 1908. Pal: Sez'mltm THE CLASS OF 1911 Now that we are through our high school course. do we ever look back on our other years at the school? Do we ever think of how we appeared and acted. what we did and how we spent our days during our school life? Do we ever think how we must have looked to the students who stood waiting to receive us on the morn- ing of our memorable Erst day? that an assortment we must have been! Lean and fat. short and tall, with future brilliants mingled with the rest. lVe were certainly proud when we were admitted that first day to Tech and called ourselves Tech stu- dents. lVe received a shock when, on the second day, we found we were not. How we felt when, for two whole weeks, we did not know what or who we were! It was only through the very strenuous efforts of Dr. Myers during those two weeks that we were saved from a terrible fateethat of being divided among the other high schools of the city regardless of the distance, of our likes and dislikes, and we owe him a debt of gratitude that we are able to call ourselves graduates of Tech. When, finally, room had been made for us and we were really Tech students, what green ones we were! Could one believe that such a class could develop into the present Senior Class of which we are all proud to call our- selves members? Surely Dr. Myers made no mistake in working to retain us as Tech students. Had we been sifted out among the other high schools, as was first intended, naturally there would have been no Senior Class this year. there would the undergraduates have been with no model class to laid them and to set for them a good example? We hope that Dr. Myers feels repaid for all his efforts in our behalf. Our class was the class which necessitated the first addition to our school. When we came, and came in such unexpected numbers, it was found that there would not be room for us; but the authorities must have seen udiamonds in l he: A'intlttn To accommodate us every budding on which the authorities could lay their hands was pressed into servtce. The consequence was that some of us were using spare rooms at Central, two or three houses on 0 street, and as quickly as posmble every available bmldmg on Seventh street Opposite Tech, no matter what its prevnous. history, was converted into schoolrooms. What a nice time we had, espeCIally rainy or snowy days, tramping backwards and forwards, first to Tech, then to Central, only to come back to the annexes on Seventh street, and then back again to the rooms on 0 street, eating our lunches as we went. Repeat this everyday, and sprinkle in, by way of diversion, every once in a while a trip to Busmess for an assembly, and you will have the daily routine of our Freshman 'Class. However, we did not care. for were we not getting exercise? We did not object, as we were glad. to be at Tech, even if we were only there about an hour a day. Everybody was happy, except the poor teachers, who, besxdes the burden of trying to drum knowledge into our heads, had the pleasure of trotting back and forth with us. The school has grown tremendously Since we first entered. Its growth is easy to account for, for as we grew in mind and body we required an addition to hold us. It took nearly all our first year to prove this to the authorities, but since then they have realized the necessity and we have had additions at the rate of one a year, and now, to celebrate our leaving, there is a new enlargement, as large as all the rest, in the course of construction, and we are proud to be the Senior Class of such an institution. During our stay much has happened and many victories have come to Tech. In fact, ever since we have been in the school, she has always been very successful, and has always made a showing worthy of T ech. To celebrate our entrance, Tech won everything that year-drill, football, baseball, and even had a crew which beat all the others of its class in the country. Though Tech has never since quite equalled this wonderful record, she has always made a creditable showing and enviable record in all the interscholastic activi- ties-one of which any school may be proud. During our stay Tech became the permanent possessor of the Princeton Alumni Football Cup, having won it three years. We all but won the baseball cup, having two victories to our credit. If Tech continues to do as she has done during our four years, she will certainly have an enviable record and she will continue to stand, as she always has, at the head. . As one, when he is finishing a book. turns back and reads over certain interesting and pleasant passages to fix them firmly in his mind, so we can look back on our four years at the school. which is and which always will be so dear to usr-only, we will have to review all, since all the passages in our ltigh school life have been pleasant. When we go out well not ever forget the place and the manner in which we spent four such pleasant years. the rough and decided to retain us. llgc Twenty CLASS OF 1911 POEM BY H. S. DULIN. Four years ago, a class of worth, We thought we knew all things on earth eOur attitude must have caused mirth, in upper classesy We doubted if we could learn aught ; XVhat we knewhnot was scarcely taught; Our wisdom was complete, we thought- Until 111. The Freshmen died. To them adieu. As Sophs we were a mighty crew To steer ourselves and teacher, too, And all the world. 'Tis strange that this, our wondrous name, Did not go forth to all in fame; The teachers must have been to blame- Our Sophomore year. There were some things we did not know; This gave our pride a mighty blow ; XVe felt that it could not be 50- Our Junior year. T o it, good-bye. No longer Shirk; As Seniors, my! how we did work! XVe almost died with themes and Burke- Or wished we could. The years have hown on swiftest wing, And now we are compelled to sing: Behold, we know not anything! But, don't you tell. And now our High School course is done; We've laurels lost, and laurels won; Have had our share of joy and fun- And happy times. To each one in our class tonight We wish a future fair and bright, May each e'er prove a shining light- Of dear old Tech. Rig: thnly-onr WILLIAM GLEN HOYT ABBOTT. Calm light: of philoxaphy.-Anouox. Abbott hasn't a nickname, because his friends wouldn't stand for another name, when he already has 50 manx perfectlyjood ones. His specialty I5. chemmry. Being a scientific man, he can discourse at length upon the fourth dimension and the sxxth sense. WILBUR JAMES BARNES. The secret pltaxure of a generous act I: the great mind's great bnbe.-Dnvm:x. Barnes is one of those many good-natured and broad-minded persons who do so much toward keeping the world in pace and order. It cannot be doubted that his opinions are as firm as any, but he never so forgets himself as to express them to the h'arm of others. He is a staunch supporter of the great truth that, if nothing good an be said of a man, it is always best to say nothing at all. CHARLES RICHARD BEALLE. A moment o'er his face A table! of unulterable thought: Was traced-and then it faded a: it tame. -Bnos. Bealle sits beck in his chair, feels his whis- kers, and medldates. Once, indeed, he really had a thought; but, sad to relate. he didn't tell anyone at the time just what it was. and so we haye unfortunately lost all record of it. Chatlcs IS another of those quiet souls Ohere arent many in- Bsh who is never ruffled and pot casnly exctted. but who has a good time, Just the same. hat 1 22010114 ANDREW GUSTAVE BISSET. Jtalou: in honor.-SuAuern2. 1909-10-Agora. Sergeant Co. D. 1910-11-Captain Co. L, Agora. Debat- ing Team, MAROON AND GRAY Board, Hand and Mind Board. One of thc valiant ohicer's peculiarities is his blush. It might almost be called an accom- plishment, except that he can't help it. He slipped into school in his first year so quietly that we hardly knew he was there. How did it happen that this modest boy, in his fourth year, bemme one of our captains and a win- ner in debates? The answer is simple: his unswerving steadfastness of purpose in ac- complishing what he sets out to do, when he has once decided that his course is the right one GERTRUDE VERONICA BROWNE. Veni, vidi, vidr-CAESAR. l909-10-Christmas Play, Spring Play, Undergraduates Reply. 1910-11-Literary Editor-in-Chicf of Hand and Mind, of MAROON AND GRAY Board, Prophet. This quiet-looking maiden has a most sur- prising lot of energy stored up in her. When she is not using it for mischief, she captures all of the honors that are lying around. This energy, however, does not seem to be a neces- sary factor in putting all the ES on her re- port-they just come. If the saying were. The bright die young, instead of The good die young, we would be worried for her; but, as it is, we expect she will have long life and happinas. LESLIE CAMERON. Wu, madut, crimon-lipptd flamen-vas. 1908-09-Sophomore Play. low-lo-Christmas Play, Spring Play, Social Editor of Hand and Mind. 1910-11-Associate Editor Mnoou AND Gnu. We have never discovered, in our long and 'ternpestuous English course, that the Scotch were blessed with imagination, and the rea- son is, methinlu, that this fair flower of Scotia'a bonny hath has absorbed it all. This same imagination seems to take up a good art of the space supposedly allotted to her ram, for, though gentle as a chhyr, she has as many phases. Page Tmn 11-11: I t ELBRIDGE JOHNSON CASSELMAN. Stern and net! Iu': brow was rait'dPBvxon, om-lo-Scrgant Co. L. Azqra ' :OIO-ll-Ma'or Third Battalion, Rifle 'llam, Sergeant-at-Arms of Agora. Here is our noble major. To be sure, he is as jolly as the next onclwhen not on duty; but as soon as he dons his golden strap: and his saber of authority, he assumes a com- manding countenance which plagnly. revels that he is going to brook no familiarity from anyone. He firmly believes In the necessity of frequent battalion drill;, and cspgctallypf reviews. No doubt he thinks that In havmg the latter there is a splendid opportunity to show off his West Point set-up to good ad- vantage. DELLA LAVlNlA CLARK. Still water: run deep.-SHAxEsmIE. Della is one of that large t0 number of people who have worked both hard and con- sistently during the entire four years. She now holds her own with the shining lights of the class, and we are all glad to see her there. Perhaps another reason why we are all so fond of Della, is because she is always ready to loan money, and never charges inter- est. MAURICE ROGER COLBERT. Honest men esteem and value nothing :0 mud! In this world a: a real friend. -Pn.rov. 1908-09-Private's Medal, Co. M. 1909-10-Baseball Team, Agora. 1910-ll-Baseball Team, Agora. Asso- ciate Manager Muoox AND CRAY. t Mnurlcc .is a nice fellow, as you can see from his plgturc. He is honest and conscien- tious. He 1; a very dignified young man. as hlS natne yvlll show; but he can very easily shed. his dignity when circumstance require it. He. Is naturally backward in the company of ladxes. and, qs a rule, it is hard to get him arnonglthe girls. The only fault which our friend IS to be blamed for Is his sad habit of makmg puns. Let us hope he will recover. Pug: fu-mb-juur tummy. :mvao um,- CORA REID CORNING. I chatter. chatter. a: I 17010 To join the brimming river; For men may come, and men may go, But I go on forever. -Tmnvsox. 1907-08-Secrctary of Debating Society. 1910-11-Social Editor of Hand and Mind; MAROON AND GRAY Board. Well. here's our chief fun dispenser. A happy spirit, whom four years of high school have failed to quench. It is just possible that the efforts of our Faculty have added a few more ounces to her gray matter, but. on the outside, at least, she still appears to be the same sweet. unaffected lass whose acquaint- ance we made in our first year. EDNA COSDEN. l humbly took my Imva-Snmzspmnr. 1909-Io-Agora. We are sorry that Edna had to leave us in her Junior ynr on account of ill health. We miss her good. jolly ways and her cheerful mien. Don't you remember, girls, her Stick up for your rights, girls; stick up for your rights? There is no need for us to say stuck up for yours, Edna for that is a fore- gone conclusion. We hope, however, you have not forgotten us, and will come back to Erin. BENJAMIN CRUICKSHANKS. A man who knew more and snake less. -PLUTARCII. lom-os-Winning Company. lOOO-lO-Sergant Co. K. A steady, rather serious fellow, who isn't a bit afraid of work, and plenty of it. He by! made a business of his school life, and vyill probably take the plunge into practical affairs, with hll usual alm deliberation, and meet with his usual success. Pug! Twnrlrjfw EDWARD IRVIN DISNEY. To him there was but on: beloved late on earth.-Loxcn.wow. 1007-08-Private's Medal, Co. K. 1909-10-Fint Sergeant Co. D, Agorn, Recording Secretary of Agorg. 1910-11-First Lieutenant Co. C, Agom, Recording Secretary of Agora, Secretary of Clan, Art Editor of M'Amox AND GRAY. A good fellow thru and thru, Ed is pppular with all because he is polite annd considerate to all-and partly because of his smile: He may be seen at all times somewhere in the corridors talking with a number of girls. They will all tell you tconfidentiallyl that he I: ' simply grand. THOMAS HOLMAN DONNELLY. Thought is deeper than speech-CXAXCB. 1010-11-Mnoox AND Guy Board. Quiet, unassuming, ready for fun, or for a joke, a good student, a thorough gentleman is Donnelly. Disturbed by nothing, good or bad, he pursues the even tenor of his way. HARRY STINEMETZ DULIN. Love was. to his impassion'd soul Not, a: with others, a mere part Of his existence, but the whole, The very life-brcath of his heart! -Moolu:. 1908-o9-Ritle Team. 1909-10-Sergeant Co. D. lQlO-ll-Rifie Team, Football Team. To be sure, he has never stood at the head of the class in his studies, but in wooing the ladies he has always left the others far be- hind. In later years. Pat will no doubt take his stand In a familiar store on F street, so that he may see the daily parade of silks and satms. 'As a soldier. a football player, and a crack rifle shot, he has brought great credit on both himself and his school. Page Tzvmlysi r JESSE FLEGMAN Ht hall: a dry u-iL-SHAKESPEARL Jcssehs jokes are somewhat feeble with age. but we forgive him; and his history reci- taxions are long-windcd, but we donht mind that. since they give us time for a much- needed nap. He hasn't made himself con- spicuous in any of the outside activities of the school. because he is here for business and hard work, but he has onally supported every enterprise of school and class. JOH N XVARRI NGTON GALE. A moral. u'cII bred, sensible man. -SHAKESPEARE. 1908-09-Sophomore Play. 1909-10-Spring Play, Orchestra. lQlo-ll-Manager of MAROON AND GRAY. When it comes to common sense and ease of manners combined, Gale takes the lead. He always sees his way clearly, and takes the happy medium that lies between extravagant enthusiasm and lethargic indifference. His most enviable quality, though, is his ability to forget himself completely and be sociable and pleasant with everyone. FRANCIS WILLIS GAVIN. Slow and :ltady win: the ract.-OLD SAYING. 1907-03-Winning Company. When Gavin first began his high school course. he was honored by one of his teachers mth the title of Human Question Mark. Gavin feels his way slowly, and through a col- lection of unique and ever-ready questions he manages to keep himself well posted and al- ways on the right track. A: for his accom- plishmcnts, Roddy is Teeh's most famous basso. He sings the scale of C to a per- fection, and can sing lower than anyone else at school. 1111: 'I'wmly-uwn GUSTAVUS BARRE GILES. The purut treasury mortal Hutu aiord I: spams: repulahorm-SHAKESMu 1910-11-Managcr of Track Tam. Giles is in all respects an ideal gentleman. His future life will be a successful one. not throu h any amount of shrewdness or self- asscmon, but through his unselfish manners and consideration for the feelings of others. Who can name the person who bears not a good word for Barre? RALPH ELTON GONGVVER. Let me have men about me that are fat. -Squzsan Some persons say that fat folks are always jolly. hVell, has anybody ever seen Gongwer look angry? His earnestness and his desire to do all things well make him the kind of man that the world needs. His serene 00d humor and his mlmness in the face 0 all difhculties have made his influence felt. GRACE GOODHART. I have no other but a woman? reason. -SHAKESPEAIF. From the verdant hills of Blucmont she comes, the pcrsonihmtion of breezy, whole- some good-nature. We are very much in- glebtyd to Grace for her optimism, especially m umcs of hard luck-and, Grace, we thank yqu awfully for the lovely doughnuts you bnng us from Sadie's larder. Pug: thnty-n'gh! DOROTHY GOULD. Her htad Iva: bare, Bu! for hrr naliw ornament of hair, ll'ln'rh in a :imrlc knot 2m: n'cd above. -Duvnr,x. mm-ll-Maroon and Gray Boardi Dorothy's reputation for knowledge has grown to such heights that the girls even ask her advice as to what kind of brain food to cat. Her head is excellent in its proportions; thc inside is well balanced by the outside. We are all quite sure that she goes home after school. and studies until she returns the next morning. There is nothing that we need hope for Dolly. for she is sure to get it without our vain wishing. AUGUSTA MARGARET GRAEFE. Persuasive :ptech, and more persuaJ-ive sighs, Silent: that speak: and tloqucnc: of eyes. -Snnxzsnnr. Augusta's persuasive powers are unequalled in English. and many times have we seen her persuade her tnchers that she rally did know her lesson. Rumor says that she has entirely convinced someone that she is won- derful. but we do not think this tool: much persuasion. WALTER BERTON GRIGSBY. A large mam-Bmowmxc. 1908'0'J-Corporal's Medal. Co. C. looo-lo-Scrgam Co. C, Football Team, Baseball Team, Agora. IDIO-II-Manager of Bascball Team. There are all sorts of good things that we could say about Jack We all like him be- ausc he is always jolly, considerate of others, and because hes so big, in body and mind. and hurt. I 515? Tu'mly-nirlt JULIUS ALLAN HOBSON. ll: halh a grayixh cyt.-Houc1. 1009-lo-Private's Medal. Co. L. lolo-ll-Winning Company. Hobson b an his career as a soldier a little tno late to $11 shoulder straps, but that medal and the fact that he went on in his fourth year show that he has the right stuE in him. After all, the backbone of the army is the non-commissioncd man. WOODSON PLYER HOL'GHTON. A man of par!:.-0Ln PLAY. 1909-10-Agora. . , t t , 1910-11-Agora, Hand and Mmd Board, Mamas AND GRAY Board. Even-tcmpercd, unassuming, fun-loving, Woodson is an addition to any company. He has much ability, yet his natural modesty keeps him from the honors which others desire. As a student and a gentleman. hc excels. GEORGIE HUMMER. 4nd her modes! answer and graceful air bhow her wise and good a: :h: is fair. -Wm1'nrJL That is. Georgie. but not all of her. for it saystnothlng of the laugh or smile, with which she Is always ready to help some poor unfor- tunate on the road to knowledge. The fubject'fhc seems to understand the best is ' Dutch. therefore, is it any wonder that she doesnt have time to look after her class pin? I'dgr 'l'hnlr PAUL IIL'NT. II: tt'mr: the rose of you!!! upon him. -SIIAKESPEARE. 1907vOS-Vk'inning Company. 1903-09-C0rporal's Medal, Co. L. 1910-11-Licutenant Co. L. Many of us remember a rosy-chcckcd little boy in the last squad of Company D in 1907. Paul, who has not lost his pink checks, is a nifty lieutenant in one of our companies. ALBERT HAROLD KAUFMAN. A merry hear! you all the day. -SHAKESPEARE. Kaufy is as broad-minded as he is short- leggcd. His jovial disposition seems to make him so. He is always ready for a good. hearty laugh, especially over a joke on Hoolcy, endorsed by Mr. Rippcy. Nothing daunts him except the pronunciation of those jaw-brcaking math. terms. ARTHUR MARSHALL KING. Aye! awry inch 0 king.-SHAKESPEARE. 1908-00-Sophomore Play. 1009-lo-Lieutcnant Co. L, Spring Play. 1910-11-Caplain Co. D, Associate Ed- itor of Mums AND GRAY, Valedictorian, Winning Com- pany. Arthur walks into German recitation at ninvthirty with a blush and a smile-both trying to crawl around under his cars. Why are you late, Mr. King? Car broke down. Anhur King is beloved by all, for his good nature, sincerity, and consideration for others. Although he comes from Alcxandria, he seems to get there just the same, as is shown by the fact that he is lhc senior captain in the cadets. Pug: ThirIy-aut GERALD DAVID GROSNER. All the soul. 01' man i: rualuhon.-CHAPMAN'. 1909-10-First Sergmm Co. C, Agora, Debating Tam. 1010-11-Captain Co. K, Critic of Agora, Debating Team. Grosner is a man of persevering character. His highly creditable prominence in the school, both as a debater and a soldier. is the result of his innate determination and tena- city. There is no doubt but .that he was born for success, for what he wnlls he wills-and there's an end. IRVIN WILLIAM HALL. No! of! to smile descendelh he.-Bnox. 1908-09-Sophomore Play. 1909-10-Agora. 1910-11-Bascball Tam. Though it is seldom that the rigid lines of his solemn face are ever expressive of mirth, he is always in a characteristic good humor, and is never exhausted of his store of dry wit and lame repartee. Of late Hooley has be- come something of a baseball star. He stands at the bat like a brigadier-gmeral. His square moqdi is firmly set and his piercing eyes are motionless. Strike one ! He brats him- self. Strike two! He is rigid. Strike three! . And then at last that smile! Oh, that smlle! No mortal living can imitate it. RUTH LUCILLE HARPER. A thing of beauty is a joy fora'er.-Kr.us. 1910-Agora. 1911-Agora. Vicepresident of Agora. . Although Ruthis taste in certain directions is rather odd. we must admit that when she chose her outward form she picked a win- ner. The secret of her outward appearance seems .to be her perpetual and unending, in- :vard Joypusness. She has always just had the lovehest thing happen to her! And she will continue to have the loveliest things :Iaeprgen as long as she takes such delight in kg! l-llllilslild GEORGE LESTER KRAFT. Hi: popularity was not atcideL-NICOLAY. 1907-09-Rifle Team. 1909-10-Basebnll Team, Sergeant Co. K Rihe Team. 1910-11-First Lieutenant Co. D, Presi- dent Rifle Club, Rifle Team. Baseball Team, Winning Company. Georgie is an all-around good fellow. His jolly, friendly spirit is the same toward every- body. and everybody likes him. His active engagement in many of the school affairs clearly shows that his interest in Tech is truly heartfelt. Kraft is also a man of strong con- victions and cndmvors to live up to his ideals. FLORENCE JOSEPHINE LEGER. Small in stature: in ambition large. -Smxesruu; Wee. wee! She trips upon the stage and greets us with a melodious strain. Fain would we hear thee again, petite, but thou art tied like the wings of morning. All we ask of thee. in thy wanderings from place to place. is to look back on the days when thou wert one of us. So, trip off as thou hast tripped on, and good luck on thy way. PAUL LENOX RILEY LOHR. Nothing. that he would do well, become: him ilI.-Smnsrenr. 1907-08-Private's Medal in Co. K. 1909-to-First Sergeant Co. L, Agora, Debating Team. lQlo-ll-Lieutenant-Colonel of Cadets, Agora, Managing Editor-in- Chief of the Hand and Mind, Associate Editor of the Mums AND GRAY, Presi- dent Hand and Mind Board. A masterful man, and a born leader. who can manage anything from an aeroplane to a plain girl. Possessing an iron nerve and an unfaitering self-conhdence. he has taken the forefront in everything. A; a soldier, as an editor, as a debater, as well as many less public positions, he has met with success. We ma lay of him, quite truthfully, that he has faied m nothing he has attempted. Pug: 'l'llirly-lllrrt ILTON EVER ETT LOVELESS. Iii: lokku trulle a: they were laid in pruu. -CllAi'ch. lom-lo-Sergcan! Co. L. lQlo-ll-Bntmlinn Quartermaster. His face is a perfect picture of beauty, and his hair falls over his forchcad m a mass of golden locks. Lovelgss is a Southerner, so they say. We , certainly Southeast has 50mg:- thing to be proud of m produmpg one who, in his high school career, has achieved the posi- tion of Battalion Quartermaster and a growth of fourteen inches. It is an open question which one of these accomplishments brings him his popularity. DANIEL VINCENT MAHONEY. A plmmu! raimlznanra-Houca 1909-10-Track Team, Sergeant Co. K. 1910-11-Lieulcnant Co. L, Captain Co. C. Ef you knowd him you'd like him surei Dan is noted for his gaicty and good nature. As a German student he is the Only, for if it were not for Dan, CS's reputation in Ger- man would be lost forever. JAM ES CAMPBELL MALCOLM. ?y sport: like these are all his care: beguil'd; rh! sport: of children satisfy the child. -GOLnsm'm. 1008-09-Privatc's Medal, Co. K. . Maljy rarejy makes himself heard iespc- Clany In. Enghsh classL and when he does speak, hIs vq1ce comes in such sweet little gasps, sonfamt and suppressed. Like his playmate. he frequently whilcs away the time bx such harmless little tricks as firing little mmsnies at his neighbor's head, or art- ICSSly stealing his neighbor's belongings. lug: llurfy-luw SPENCER BARRETT MICHAEL A frllow of infnitc jest-SnAxgsrsAm Michael always keeps people cheerful; some- times C8 is even a little uproarious. It's all right to bc a joker, if your jokes are good ones, and Mike's really are. WILLIAM MICHENER. Thou'r! such a lazy. pleasant fellow. -M.umAL 1908-09-Private's Medal, Co. C. 1909-10-Sergeant Co. K. 191tHl-Lieutcnant Co. K, Sergeant-at- Arms Class of 1911. Bill Mich isn't naturally over-energetic. He is exceedingly fond of taking his ase in class. Yet with his natural antipathy to excr- tion, there is combined an instinctive good humor which makes him agreeable company to everyone. Who doesn't know that character- istic Sunnyside drawl of his? MARY BYRNE NEAL. Hang sorrow! Care will kill a cat, and Huert- fare let's be merry.-JONsoN. Have you ever heard one of these xeno- phones? Well, it is a poor imitation, but it will give you some idea of the tiny, tinkling, tintinabulating quality of Byrne's laugh. Her laugh is an indication of her general style. As Byrnc would say Gf she weren't afraid one of the teachers would hear herl. What's the use of being serious ? She has so much excessive energy. however, that when she an't find any mischief to do, she expend: it upon her lessons, and then she makes her noble preceptors sit up and take notice. I141: I'lu'IIy-hp: FRANK BADEN NETHERLAND. With an anal grave almost to Jadntu. -BANCROFT. 1909-10-Agora. He certainly must have magic :5 noble effort to produce the smilc'that hls plcttlre shows. Yet, strange to say, hls face and his heart by no means harmonize. thhcrland is an un- usual inventive genius. am! a mechanic of the first degree. He can dcsxgn and make any. thing from a novel. engine to an aefoplanc, Though very quiet and reserved, 'the sxts high in all the people's hearts. EDXVARD BELMER NICKLES. Unto the ground he tax! hi: modest eye And, ever and anon, with rosy red The bashful blush hi: snowy cheek: did dye. -Sn:.vsu. Eddie Nickla is undoubtcdly rtcognizcd as the most h'lady-iikc little boy of the class. His all-smiling little face, with its cute little dimples and crimson blush, and his swcct- toned little chirp of a voice are fitting attri- butlis pf such a modest and reserved person as e IS. KENNETH COMPTON NOL'RSE. A proper man a: one shall see in a day': four- ney.-Sanasmnr. Noursc is very lean and lanky. He seems V ! sleepy: He also seems very quiet. All of these things are true of him in the school- rporn, bmusc he is thinking what a good tnpc he would be having out of doors, pad- dling a canoe or taking a long walk. Hc is tyne of those persons who do not tell many Joke; but those he does relate are worth re- pcatmg. Ineldcntally, there is a rumor afloat that Nourse wears red socks. 111g: lhuty u: JAMES 0RD. Length of day, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thra-Pxovanns. 1907-OS-VVinning Company, Privatc's Medal. 1909-10-Agora. 1910-11-Football Team. Since the time when Jimmy came here from Westem, he has had the same dignified, retir- ing manner. His spirits never seem to over- flow, and he is never despondcnt. Although he is not ambitious, he does what he does well. EDWARD GEORGE PASCHALI S. Kind heart: are more than coranets, And .n'mpl: faith than Norman blood. -TENNYSON. As round and jovial a person as ever lived. He is the best of companions, possessing a hearty laugh, and a deep melodious voice, which is ever ready for a song. HORACE HAMILTON PERSON. Yand' Cauiu: hath 0 Ian: and hungry look. -Sunxzsmn. Horace has become somewhat attenuated in the last year. He has acquired a pompadour and good looks, too. When it come; to good- fcllowship, Tech spirit, and other things of that sort he is all there. hug 77:170-1th HERBERT HENDERSON PORTER. Type of the wise who war but never roam. -Wonnswowm, IOM-OB-Winning Company. l909-10-Scrgmnt Co. L 1910-ll-First Lieutenant Co. L, MAmox AND GRAY Board, Hand and Mind Board, Prophet. Enormous spectacles, a thoughtful visage, a student's stoop,-all these make it easy to believe that Herbert is a scientist. a literary man, a student and a thinker. It has been said by some of his classmates that h: occa- sionally indulges in long words, that he can discourse, at length, in scientific terms, about nothing. and that he is a master of the slide- rule. HERBERT WILSON PRIMN. Iii: voice was ever sweet, gen!!! and law; An excellent thing.-SHAKESPEARF, Our friend Primn is well characterized by his name. He doesn't say much, but in his own quiet way he does just what he pleases and enjoys himself. FRANCIS ALOYSIUS REILLY. Erin go Bragh! 1909-10-Agora. 1910-11-Prcsidem Class 1911. Agorn. Debating Team. Pat is our noble president. and proudly m' decghdocs hc maintain the dignity of his high posmon. He is a jolly good fellow in the eyes of all. He is an Irishman. who, we be- lieve. stands true to his colors. Every day Of the year he wears either a green tie or a Pair of green socks, and every seventeenth of March he loyally parades an Erin go Bmgh .. lug! Ilium 115M CARL HENRY ROEDER. A good understanding giz'eth favor. -Pnov:nns. The one person in our ciass who can be de- pendcd upon to do any odd jobs along scien- tihc or technical lines, no matter how much electricity, grease, or other juice, is in- volved. Out in Sligo, where he lives. it is said that many wonderful things occur. SAMUEL ROSENBERG. . In all labor thtre i: profit-PRovznas 1909-10-Agora, Altemaie on Debating cam. 1910-11-Christmas Play. Agora, Man- ager of Dramatics, MAROON AND GRAY Board. Rosie is a great actor. He is there with the bells on-cow bells. He is right at home when it comes to managing the plays. He is well known for his diligence and perseverence in whatever he does. KARL GEORGE SCHWEGLER. Spar! that wrinkled Care deride:.-MILTON. 1907-08-VVinning Company, Freshman Editor of the Hand and Mind. 1909-10-Baseball Tam. 1910-ll-Football Tam, Baseball Team, Athletic Editor of Hand and Mind. Schwegler is fully possessed of the make-up of a good fellow. He is a football and base- ball player of some note. studies his lessons sometimes, raises a little disturbance at inter- vals iespecially in history c1330, has a laugh- ing word for everything, and shows his gen- eral good nature at all times. Mgr Wairbr-m'u: GEORGE VAUGHN SEI BOLD. A merrier 7; , . . h Within HI! limit: 0 Mommy gum , I nn'tr spent an houf: talk mthal. -SnszsP2ny, 1910-11-Christmas P.Iay, President Dra- matic Socmty, Spring Play. Scibold knows not what it is to be either angry or serious, by! within the limits of be. coming mirth, he :5 cgmplctgly at home. He can exchange a merry Joke jmth anyone, about anything, and on any occasloh. Whenever he cracks a joke 01nd he dogs It oflem. hc m- joys it as much as his audience, and uh: the lead in loud and merry laughter. ALFRED GROVE SEILEK A merry hear! makefh a chrtrful taunte- nance.-PROVERBS. 1907-08-Winning Company. 1908-09-Sergeant Co. D. 1910-11-Battalion Adjutant-Lientcnant Co. K, Undergmdualc's Ad- dress. A pleasant smile and a B. A. record book, and we have Sciler. Because of being out of school a year, he came to us from the Class of 1910. and has retained much of the clever- ness of that class. WARREN RAY SELTZFR Smdiou: 1:! me n'L-Trmusox. 1g dqcsn't make any difference whether ifs a rgcngauon. a dance, or playing his beloved wqhn, whatever he does he does well, and engoys domg it. We don't know what he is gpmg to do next, but we feel sure he will con- tmue as he has begun here. Fug: Fully SOLOMON SHAPPIRIO. Hi: longur Drnpp'd manna, and could make the mom arrcar The brlltr rmmn-MleN. 1908-09-Orchestra. 1909-10-Agora, Sergeant Co. L. Dr- chestra. 1910-11-0rchestra, Agora, Debating Team. He is a marvelous mathematician. Indeed, one day this young aspirant relieved BS from a good part of a math. recitation by try- ing to argue with Mr. Daniel about how many angels could dance on the needle point of a compass. Those who have the time to spare, just get him to expound his new theory that inhnitv equals zero. We understand that Shappirio intends to be a mining engineer. In whatever he may undertake, we wish him success. SHERWOOD Wl LLIAM SHEAR. Learning by study must be won; 'Tmu neler entailed from .n're ta :on.-GAY. 1909-11-Agora. It is by common consent that Sherwood hV. Shear bears the title of Traveling Library. For a long time Shear has had a krge satchel, in which he has been untiringly carrying many books of laming to and from his home in Vienna. Not only does he use ten times as many volumes as the ordinary student, but he is well versed in them all. He even discon- tinued his cadet service. though with good prospects of promotion. that he might devote more time to his studies. Shur'n profound learning is a hard-eamed trasure, which we all hope will prove helpful to him throughout the course of his future life. MARGARET REBECCA SMITH. Half light, half shade, Sh! 110011, a light to make an old man young. -Tznnvsou. So far an we know, there is only one place in the whole school whose atmosphere 9n produce an effect on chattetihgn laughing Margaret. heedleu to say. that Is.m.Englll tlau. The rest of the tune the is Irrepresn Iible, and is enerally at the bottom of half the mischief that goes on, although she alwayn ha: a most innocent expression. fall l'brlroonl SHERWOOD STEIN. lDM-ll-Orchestra. Soft i: the music that would charm farm . -Wolbsworm, Stein has a knack of being guilty and look. ing innocent. He does jove a p'ranlg, and oca- sionally his sin: find him out, In history class, for instance. If you have ever danced to the music of his fiddle, you know how much he has contributed to that feature of our school life. He will be gratly missed when he leaves our highly prized orchestra. FRANK WALLACE STOEVER. The glass of fashion and the mold of form. -SHAKESPEAIL 1907-11-Otchestra. 1909-10-Track Team. Fond of feminine society? Yc,s so they say. When we think of Flossy there is al- ways a suggestion of pink powder and cold cream. He not only dances well, but he runs fast-hcnce, the track tam. He is always genial and ready to do a fellow a good turn. FREDERICK SLOAT TEW. S trang to run the race.-XVAns. 1909-10-Football Tum, Baseball Tcam, Track Team. 1910-11-Captain Football Team. Basc- ball Team, Track Team. y take this opportunity-I take this oppor- tumty-I take this opportunity to tell what a wonderful man hSimp Tew is. In his third ygar he accomplished the unusual feat of win- mng threeflvs. His nevcr-failing good na- ture and his fondness for a good old-fash- toned rough house make Fred an all-round good fellow. Page furlytwa EDWARD BOND THOMAS. Farr? fortmnsl in the rank: of fun, 'lhr laughing hrruld of Iht hurmlrss run -BYRON. 1909-10-Scrgeant CO. C. 1910-11-Licutcnant Co. C. Rifle Team, Agora, Treasurer of Class 1911. Prophet. Thomas was born with a permanent smile, which won't rub off. and with a playful n.1- lure. which allows him to stop at nothing within the realms of fun. There is only one occasion on which he pigeonholes his foolish- ness That occasion is drilI time. Then is the time that his smiles hecomc frowns, and his laugh siern command. EDWARD W'OLFF THRALL. In Hu- t'try .llay-mom of his youth, Ripe for any uploit and mighty rulerprius. -SIIAKESPEARE. 1907-08-Football, Team. Coxswain. 1909-10-Football Team. Track Team. Agora, Debating Team, Hand and Mind Staff. 1910-11-Football Team, Captain of Track Team, President of Agora, Mums AND CRAY. Being of a bashful disposition, the time was when he viewed the fair ones from afar, with awe and admiration. Matters are changed now. and he is often seen talking with the fair sex just before Agora meeting, and when she is on her way to Room 214 in the morning. HORACE WARNER TRUESDELL. I read: murh; II! 1': a great nbun'n. and he look: Quite through 1h! deed: of men. -SIIAKE$PEAIIL 1907-08-VVinning Company. IQM-IMAssistant Editor of Hand and Mind. Agora, Junior De- batcr's Medal. lolO-ll-Editor-in-Chief of Mums AND GRAY, President of Hand and Mind Board. Managing Editor-in-Chicf of Hand and Mind, Agora. The keen humor concealed bghind hls mask of dignity. persistent cncrgy m accom- plishing his purposes, loyaltv to comrades and in school-lhesc things explain why those who know him well place him near the top of the list of friends worth having. lug: l'wly-llntt THOMAS THORNBURGH TYLER. 0h, there's nothing half :0 met! in life A: 1011!: youny dream.-Moonz. 1007-08-Winning Company. 1909-10-Scrgcant Co. D. Tommy is undoubtedly the ladiesi man of the class. Like another member of the class, he devotes so much of his time to wooing that his mathematics is sadly neglected. Santa Claus' present to him on the.Slemor C135; Christmas tree was certainly strikingly appro- priate. Ask him what it was. It may be added that he enjoys the popularity he deserves. FREDERICK PATTONGAL UPTON. One .m'nu': only will one genius fi!.-POPF. Dutch Upton is indisputably the mathe- matiml prodigy of the day. Were he judged, however, by his unpretentious manners or by the extent of his conversational ability, he might not, indeed, be considered a genius of the first rank; but it requires only a little of his acquaintance for the true depth of his wonderful mathematical mind to be seen and appreciated. There is not a member of the Senior Class who does not know just whom to go to for infallible information about those hard math. problems. WILLIAM BAYLY UPTON. A man diligent in his businexs.-Pkov:ns. lQOQ-lO-Baseball Team. 1910-11-Business Manager of Hand and Mind. We're very giad Will changed his mind in the middle of INS course and came to us from VVestgrn. Having won a W at the high school otter in Georgetown, he came over to Tech to yvm a T. From his air of determination. we JUdge that he has ambitions along many lines. I'ag: For Iy-luur MELVILLE RALPH WALTON. H: speak: an infinite deal-SIIAKESPEARE. His freckles come from Canada. He has the time of his life there every summer herd- ing cattle, pitching hay, hunting and fishing. He has a good time all the time. DORIS ELIZABETH WEBER. Hrr heart': a: true as her eyes are blue. -OLD BALLAD. 1908-09-Sophomorc Play. 1909-10-0rchestra. 1910-11-0rchestra, Vicc-Presidcnt of Class 1911. Our dignified Don's is, indeed, a most im- portant factor in our class. Who, but she, could ever have kept our class officers in sum- ct'cnt awe to accomplish any work? Who. but she, has been the keynote of the orchestra for the last two yars? Whether it is the swecth ncss of her melodies or the sweetness of her- self that makes her so attractive, we are not able to say. but think that it must be a com- bination of the two. JESSIE MONTGOMERY xVEYRICH. 77!!er a gud: time coming.-OLD BALLAD. In spite of her German name. Jessie must be partly Irish. From where else could she have gotten that jolly disposition, which kegpl her classmates continually convulsed thh laughter, and amuse: her tachcrs, although they won't admit it? ' Fur: Farhjiw ' CHARLES WHITE. The mirror of all courtesyeSnAmnnL With ail his gravity, Charles has a me , little twinkle in his eye and get: plenty 01' fun out of life. He hasnlt gone in for athletics in school, but hes a good sport, for all that, and loves a long day of fishing or a tramp in the woods. JACKSON MADI SON MILLER. From the crown of hi: head to the salt of hi: foot, he i: all mirth-Snszsmnz Jack is an easy-going chap, 3 friend of everyone, and well liked by all. Imperiurbable good humor and love of fun distinguish him always. The time of events in his well- ordered life are marked by a unique watch which hasn't any hands. JAMES GRIFFIN MOTLEY. A proper man a: one shall 5!! in a summer : day.-SHAKESPEARE. 1908-09-Sophomore Play. 1909-10-President Dramatic Society. Christmas Play, Spring Play. . Jim is anpther gentleman who acquired many inches while in the Technical High School. 'Handsome lingers in the memory of most of us as. he appeared in those white duck trousers In the school play. that he would have accomplished had he remained to be gradyated with us is indicated by the success of his career at Webb Institute, which he en- tcrcgi by .competitive examination khis year. During this. his first year, he has led his class m scholarship. Pub; fmly-n 1 SWEET JUNE. '11 Tripping lightly, glancing gay, She came that fair September dav. A dreading. hoping, bouyant fay: Sweet June ,11. The lass has graver, sweeter grown, Her garnered knowledge all her own, Reaped from a harvest wiselv sown, Rare June T11. ' W'e'll think of much thafs brave and true, XVe'll think of much thath foolish, too, XVhen yearningly we think of you, Fair June 11. Our class wert loath to part from thee, XVe love thy gentle comrady, Thy infinite variety, Dear June '11. EVENING DOROTHY GOULD. The after-glow fades slowly in the west; The hocks of sheep toward shelter wend their way; The evening bells betoken dying day; The weary wren flies to its downy nest; Thc workman knows 'tis now the hour of rest; And through the calm, still air resountls the bay Of hungry hound, still searching for his prey. The farmer feels that God his work has blest; Twilight has clad the vales in somber hue; And through the dusk, the tiny stars appear- A silent proof that God reigns over all. Far out, on verdant meadow, glints the dew, And everything that to mankind is dear, Impending darkness covers with its pull. 111x: ha; ly-Jeytn 0.; III vdzi I .C. Jlltllltblr, n. I l p U963? Unwim vaJ. 0. Vans: Hommwrmso H. vamxaam: masam 1. H35: raimm E. wme wWWWCxVWMx Ontarmm Om. Ho: WE: waaorwza UZEQK HwaOESo HOmovr E. w::ozmr 79ch 1.259. 33.72. W. Ema. Hawnaw Ema? H65? Wm. $05.50? USA:av w. :0: 9.1 53:? H... mad HAN: Ha. H030 45035. . CH. How nor: 3. WEEK 0:381 xx. 2029.35: U311 F. 0:95 52:82. xx. 22:75: K: H H$O-Km.:9x OOCZMM To: T 3521.52 :EEN Goran; M318: Hr 303.33. -1301 ya. awlmmm 5-2.:m 00.5: .3: 0. F00. p.373. xx. Ouagao Haas? 00:0vy $4.50 . m. 03.2; umasomn 0. Han? Vazam E. macro: 2:26: 7. avian... 5:??? ja 3533:: unoiaaammi x$ , , IVY .v p I , K ' u ;K. l9l2-l9l3-l9l4 UNDERGRADUATES That success is worth the struggle is again our chief thought, as we feel a thrill of jealous delight when a vigorous handelapping draws our attention to the group of persons entering the stage before us. They are a group of Seniors, Techites. They are seated, and the usual exercises occupy a brief time. Diplomas are awarded, and they, who shortly before entered, march out always as Techites, but not as Seniors. They are now men and women, of the world, whose first important goal, their education, has been reached, or rather men and women whose chief idea is success through a still higher education. However, upon this occasion they still stand together, each grasping his diploma as a testimonial of well-earned success. We underclassmen congratulate you upon your accomplishment-that is, upon your graduation. W'e are glad to have been, for periods of various lengths, so pleasantly associated with you. You have proved yourselves to be our friends by daily blazing, for us, a path which leads to the most desir- able results. At the time of these friendly admonitions, or words of encour- agement, we have not always held coincident opinions, but considered that you were merely trying to exercise a bit of natural authority. Sometimes we took your advice; sometimes we did not; but upon the occasion when we did not, it was very often to show you that we could suit ourselves. Never- theless, as time wears on, and we draw nearer to the position which you have held, we feel more deeply our debt of gratitude. Some of us have already realized that you, through friendliness, have drawn aside the curtain of selfish- ness and given us many ideas, each one of which helps towards the gaining of something for our school and for ourselves. Now that you are gone from under the roof of Tech, just as we must go, a feeling of pleasure comes to us, as we realize that with your passing our school life, here, also is fast approaching an end. To some of us it means but a few more months, and we, too, shall he graduated. It is not that life at T ech is monotonous, or that it is filled with more than the usual number of regrets, that we are thrilled when we imagine ourselves graduating; but. instead, that we are impatient to be off. and find what our ladder of hope has for its last rung, or at least find a rung which may hold us above the mass below. So, Seniors, although we may be losing friends by your departure, yet we shall not wish you back. for we are only too willing to fill the places made vacant by your absence. We glory in moving a step higher. Fig: Fifi 4m: , Next year, when school life is resumed, every one of as who returns to Tech will have thrust upon him, as have ntcmbcrs 0f pretttotts classes, some new task which requires more consuleration bciorcwlccuhng thalt any past question has demanded. And just as the tleaston IS harder, so Is it more important. But cannot we, who are now undcrclassmen, undertake these 't which in itself means success, and, besules the undertaking thin s with a spin 1 . of tlgiesc things, accomplish them? Have not we, who.shall be in Tech ncXt year, shown ourselves in every line of school life willing and at least fairly successful workers? . . It seems. by reviewing the general activities m which Tech competes with other schools, that our victories next year should be limited only by the fact that the number of inter-school events is limited; that is. that there is not a single activityin which our school has not more than an even chance of winning. Our football team will be composed of members, many of whom repre- sented us this year, and all of whom, even though they may nor yet have won a T, are as good as any produced by other schools. The prospects of our baseball nine are just as good as those of our football eleven. We shall have practically the same team next year as we had this year, as the players are almost all underclassmen. While the results of the competitive drill can never be predicted with any certainty beforehand, still we feel confident, for we have more chances than any other school of annexing another pennant to the staff, which now holds several of ours, for we shall have more companies than any other school. Although Tech never loses heart because she is defeated. our single success this year in debating will certainly act as a stimulus for other victories. We shall have representatives next year who this year defended our title, and it is logical to believe that they will do even better next year. Besides having some veteran debaters for next year's contests, it is probable that some who are equally good will be produced by the Agora, which has now been so solidly formed as to be of exceptional value in the training of speakers. Not only will Tech next year be upon a footing which has seldom. if ever. been equalled in its history with regard to the more important school activities, but also with regard to its minor ones. Everything indicates a vear whose reward Will be a school-wide triumph. I ceasfltistlgggrgsmsgects are but as the tenderest of plants, and they need the be no . I d 0 ex ery one of us, who remain m the school, if they are to lms 1e to a state of reality. However, as this is asking of us only that whi l ' ' ' ' ' ' c1 we amwtlling to give, there IS no reason why our prospects should not mature mto Victories. 121g: Ind't-tua ' anv '1 !.' .11thJoctn V 'r V , . . 1:. .. w $ . , . ., M u . , W. 0 m w M 3... qt. 0 r a . wwwaxrw4 Qx mm OH 35 THE CLASS OF 1912 F. W. S. The Class of Nineteen-twelve are we ; From Technical we hail; A class with minds both broad and deep, Our class, it could not fail. As Freshmen, three years ago we came; We barely knew the rules; A greener bunch could scarce be found Throughout the graded schools. We thought we knew a lot of things, But 'twas a vain delusion; ' We found our knowledge sadly short: We were in great con fusion. 'As Sophomores, we thought Ttwas great; And, true, it was no dream, To be a Sophomore in this school Is more than it would seem. Victory was our only motto, And just for that we fought; The other schools, they had no show, Their efforts were as naught. As Juniors now the race began, And such a race was that! The ponies we did play full hard, Until they had no fat. And now we'll soon be Seniors grave, For vacation times begin, And the jolly Class of Nineteen-twelve Will always, always win. Pug: It'lfty-jbur nrbymm Om. $5 THE CLASS OF 1913 ERNEST FORTIER. Oh, Juniors and Seniors, make way for the class That soon your best efforts will greatly surpass; You dally too long with your French and your Trig- Make way for the Sophs who are willing to dig. We form in twelve sectionktxvo-ninety in all- The girls are so pretty, the boys are so tall; Poor Eastern and Western have frost on their feet When contests are on before the Spring Meet. We solve all the props in old Euclid, the Greek, And x3 and y are like hide and go seek; We sprechen das Deutsch from Spanhoofd's Lehrbuch, And pour forth our English with an eloquent look. The girls learn to sew, and toss Hapjacks on high, And, oh! how we relish their sweet cherry pie! We boys of the shops are mechanics, of course; If anything's busted just call on our force. Then fill up your bumpers with filtered Potomac, And drink to the health of the Sophomore Class; Our Tech never had, in the years she has seen, So jolly a lot as the Class of Thirteen. Pug: liuly-sn Qikmm Ow; $3 THE CLASS OF 1914 We come up from the grade schools, and they treat us very bad; They tease us and they pummel us, and try to make us mad; lVe have no rights to speak of ; welre lost and straying ,round, And we're hustled to the office, when in trouble we are found. For it's Freshie this, and Freshie that, and Freshie, wherefs your nurse? If we answer them according, they only treat us worse; They always treat us worse, my friends, they always treat us worse, When we answer them according, they're sure to treat us worse. But therels something worth remembering, if you'll stop to think a minute: You people only run this school the while you're students in it; The day will come when you must go, and we will have our innings; Welve brains among us quite as good, though sprung from such beginnings! Oh, itls Freshie this, and Freshie that, and Freshie, you're a bore, But its the Freshmen make the school, when the rest have gone before. The rest will go before, my friends; the rest will go before, And the F reshmen make the school, when the rest go on before. Pug: l'ijly-ugll! Am? 5345. , 9,. Orxwmm Om. 5: HGI JO SSV'ID V161 :IO SSV'D .. Vx - l ' -- . g s I 4 . . $ ., f if '. .3, u . 5 - .A -',. Nx04-z'f . L... ' f n ' L : ;-.w-w lad. . . . , . xm- .. V .-.- q . I' w. ; ,$ ,.w ' , :5: ?F A .'-51 i- x' wk . 1. 5:. .21: Am am up 1 ..'u. f 'JQM?! 1'54! f '. :1 . Vi ' THE LURE OF THE AIR LENOX R. Lona. The heavens lill with commerce, argosics of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down wtth costly bales.-Twnvsou. I agree with Carlyle when he says, lpccuniary patronage istwice cursed, cursing him that gives and him that takesf remarked Hectormg, directing an insinuating glance toward the little group, in which the Commodore and Danny were active participants in the discussion. At this insulting comment the Commodore whirled around and would have precipitated matters, but for the restraining hand of his partner. Antici- pating an unpleasant scene, the members of the club drew away, leaving Hectoring to join the little circle where Danny had been expounding his ideas on the gentle art of aviation. I believe, Danny continued, that a machine designed with a small angle of incidence and equipped with a high-powercd motor of minimum weight such as we are certain to have in a few years, will make the seemingly impos- sible feats of traveling one hundred miles an hour, and ascending to an altitude of thirty thousand feet. But, my dear boy, a machine whose planes have a small angle of incidence require solid air; the raritied air of a great height would give no support to such a machine. That's ridiculous, retorted Danny; the thrust of a propeller is equal to the density of the air times the speed at which it is driven astern. The increased speed would counteract the non-supporting quality of the raritied air. Well, I can give you arguments, but I canlt give you an intellect, his opponent snapped; uhowever, I'll bet my pile it won't be done in fivee- See here, Hectoring, interrupted the calm. determined voice of the Corhmodore, I will wager you any reasonable stake that in three months I Wlll construct an aeroplane that will not only travel one hundred and twenty- ffivet times an hour, but will be capable of ascending to twenty-five thousand cc . A hush eame over the room as this startling statement was made. Those who had Paid no attention to the previous discussions left the billiard tables :;Lipt;eal!::jtle airoup: where they hao beeu relating their formerithrilling It was an um: 113118;: mf a tense; excxted Circle about the two glaring tuen. thrilling events in tine, or the Ixew York Aeronautical Soctety. and promised - e future. Sympathy wac entirely uith the Commodore. fur; m u h MU whose kindly advice, ready Wit and unfailing mechanical wisdom had won him his present office and a warm spot in the hearts of them all. I-Icctoring, unanimously despised because of his domineering manners and selfish habits, W35 tolerated simply because the society was in need of members with abun- dant finance and municipal influence. , Unprepared for this unexpected turn of affairs, the bully stared incred- ulously and speechlessly into the stern eyes of the Commodore. Gosh, you called his bluff easily, goaded Danny. Remember, Mr. Hectoring, you must support your statements with something of more con- sistency than mere arguments. Bear in mind, however, that you are com- peting for high stakes. 1 accept, answered Hectoring; but he acquiesced hesitatingly, for he knew the Commodore was not the man to make an unwarranted boast. a: e a: t 3k at a: a: a: The unfinished frames of the immense monoplane as it loomed up in the dimly lighted hangar appeared like the colossal skeleton of some antediluvian monster. Suspended by cords from the ceiling, and now covered with cob- webs, several model machines made futile attempts to soar in the gusts of wind which blew through the only window. The place was littered with numerous and nondescript tools; struts and ribs, discarded in construction; long, slender strips of bamboo and other accessories necessary in the con- struction of a flying machine. Tacked on the wall at sundry places were hasty sketches and blue prints showing details of construction, and glued to a board at the end of the room were pages torn from magazines depicting successful flights of previous aviators. It was a scene which few would have the privilege of viewing, as machines are guarded most jealously at this stage of the construction. XVith coats OH, and perspiring faces, two men could be seen working about the machine. They were the Commodore and Danny. For ten weeks they had toiled incessantly on the aeroplane. Night after night they had sat up until the hours grew small designing new parts and planning the work of the morrow. It was a great struggle for the Commodore, and few appreciated how important the outcome was to him. The success of his entire life depended upon the result of his exertions. He had worked his way through college, and had been graduated with no worldly possessions besides sturdy ambition and his M. E. ' With the aid of a generOus loan from Danny he had estab- lished himself in a small machine shop, where he was designing and building a wonderful rotating-cylinder aviation motor. The first completed had developed over two horsepower to a pound of weight. and was capable of running with phenomenal economy and lack of vibration. When it should be placed on the market a universal demand would he inevitable. But the wolf had come to the door, and as he had refused further loans from Danny, Page Sixlyyiw the Commodore had been obliged to sell a part interjst in hllsl gagent. This had been a half interest at first, but later necessity 18 dclompe e. :m to pan with another quarter. His partner was Hectormg, an ehgraslfmg y coveted the entire right of production: The Con1modore knew; that t e outhcome of the wager would place the ehntlre control Indthe hands 0 t e one or t e other. rnative' e mus succee . Thclgcariilfys'snfsszilttince on the aeroplane had been i nvaluable. He had worked as conscientiously and unremittingly as though his own fortune had been at stake. But it had always been so. The Commodore and he had been com- rades since boyhood; they had foughttor each other at school, gone through cellege together, and were now tempting Dame Fortune m the City of the ' U ngh'Iltlsiie aeroplane was a radical departure. from the standardmachines of the day. Numerous innovations had been incorporated which, it was hoped, wouldaccomplish the apparently 1mpossnble feats m.ade imperative by the wager. The machine was of the monoplane type, With the wmgs set at an acute dihedral angle. The angle of ineldence had been.reduced to. three degrees; the slightly inclined surface would offer but a minimum resustance of the air. The curve of the wings was a most umque and elever feature. The wings entered the air with a sharp convex curve terminating in the rear in a slight concave one. The vacuum formed by the latter curves, movmg swiftly through the air, would have had an enormous lifting effect. The entire framework was of Oregon spruce, made strong by numerous braces and guy wires. A rotating-cylinder engine of the Commodore's own deSIgn had been installed which was capable of developing two hundred and fifty horsepower, and would turn a twelve-foot propeller, giving a maximum thrust of two thousand pounds at twenty-two hundred revolutions per minute. The propeller was of interesting construction. It was made of laminated oak and cedar, with the lighter wood in the center. This was designed to counteract the terrible strain caused by centrifugal force. One of the blades was set in the advancing pitch line instead of both revolving in the same plane. hke the conventional propeller of the day. This was intended to eliminate the slip, and drive the air astern in a single perfect helix. This column of air, acting on a. specially placed supplementary plane, while giving absolute automatical lateral stability, yet would assist in banking, on making sharp turns, thus doing away with the ailerons or auxiliary control planes. It was a wonderft-il machine, and would do credit to the Commodore, whether it fulfilled his expectations or not. . Another two weeks' labor and the last piece of silk had been laced into place, the guy Wires tuned up, and the motor adjusted for a trial Hight m the early Calm of the next morning. As the first gray streamer heralded the approach of the coming day, the Commodore and Danny were waiting Flag: 5110-3 V anxiously at the door of the hangar. The great monoplane was rolled out on its three tiny wheels, and final preparations made for the start. With a pull on the propeller. the motor got the spark, and as a roar from the exhaust like the rattle of artillery broke the early morning stillness the engine took up its cycle. The wmd driven back by the whirling screw was like the breaking of Aeolus' wind bags by the crew of Ulysses. The plane tugged wildly at the brakes in a vain attempt to mount the air. After a slight adjustment of the carbureter the Commodore mounted calmly into the driver's seat and grasped the steering wheel. With a wave to Danny he released the brakes and the machine ran rapidly along the smooth, hard ground. He gave the elevating plane an almost infinitesimal list upward and waited for results. Suddenly the earth seemed sinking slowly and quietly from under him. As the monoplane climbed gracefully to a higher altitude the balmy, salubrious air gently fanned his face. The wild exhilaration of his first flight thrilled him through and through. He was gently and quietly gliding through the spacious firmament on the wings of the morning, with care and trouble all left in the hard old world beneath him. As he neared the clear white shore of the ocean, fringed with a garland of pines, and pounded by the angry white-capped billows of the sea, the edge of a great red sun peeped above the distant rim of the ocean. It tinted the sky and the sea with wonderful shades of pink, and blended the immaculate planes with the amethyst of the sky. Far beneath an old ttwind-jammer was tacking around the shoals of the bar and merrily taking the spray as she dashed boldly into wave after wave. In the distance a great blue crane winged its solitary flight towards its nest in the distant pines. It glanced suspiciously at this new usurper of the air with looks of haughty disdain. Like the pterodactyl of long ago, the machine swept swiftly over this crude creature of the air, the crane giving wild, creaking gasps of despair and making ludicrous attempts to escape. With a turn on the rudder, the machine whirled around and headed for home. To the Commodorels amazement the shore line was but a faint blue haze in the distance, dimly outlined against the horizon. The exultation of his spirit and the wonderful beauty of nature had made him negligent of his distance. In a few minutes the hangar appeared, and after an easy, graceful landing the machine came to rest. Wonderful! yelled Danny, giving vent to his delight in outlandish gesticulations. VVelve got him beat hands down. Why, you were going one hundred and fifty miles an hour. chat did the speedometer and the barograph register? . Why, Danny, I forgot to look. I forgot everything. It was magnifi- cent. There is nothing like it in the world. As you drift dreamily along you become blissfully unconscious of everything. Sort of sclf-intoxicalion. I guess. fill: Sixbr-uvm Well, it's time you got over the pipe dream, cxpostulated Danny, and made ready for the night this afterneon. Promptly at two o'clock the machine was wheeled out of the hangar, and was immediately surrounded by a throng of cunous spectators. It was the last of the ninety days, and the tests were to be made that evemhg. Sneering and confident, Hectoring, standing aloof from the others With an air of assumed indifference, was contemplating the monoplane. The Commodore mounted to his seat with a grim, determined look on his face that meant he would succeed if it were in the machine to accomplish the feat. The altitude flight was the first to be attempted. It was necessary that he ascend thirty thousand feet. Carefully tucking his massive fur garments about him, he signaled for the start. He arose easily, taking wide, sweeping circles as he made his way spirally upwards until he disappeared in the clouds above. As he reached more ratified air he grew colder and colder, and when he reached a height of thirty thousand feet his hands and face were numb. Still he kept resolutely upward. He madly mounted higher and higher, until the terrible effects of innervation were experienced. He began losing conscious- ness; he gave wild, demoniac shrieks of laughter, ending in gutteral groans. The blood gushed from his nose and mouth, dying his furs with crimson. He was dimly conscious of his motor's freezing and stopping. When he came to his senses he was rapidly descending and was nearing the clouds. With a shudder at his narrow escape, he drew himself together and pre- pared for a final downward vol plane of nearly two miles. Far below, banked in massive billows, was a sea of clouds, which the sun, gleaming across, tipped with glistening tinsel. In truth, every cloud has a silver lining. As the machine plunged into the ocean of clouds everything was cut off from view. After a seemingly interminable space of time the bright, green world again burst upon his vision. Amid the wild cheering of the gathered throng the Commodore alighted with a jolt in the little clearing. They carried him, numb and stiff, into the hangar, where stimulants and a warm fire animated him with new life. As he sat upon the couch Danny rushed through the door waving the barograph. Thirty thousand four hundred and thirty-six feet! Thatis going some. eh, Bo? Hectoring is raving mad ; he says the barograph is inaccurate. but that doesn't go down with us. Wc-ll, replied the Commodore, here is hoping that I may be as suc- cessful m the speed flight. Get her ready, Danny; I am coming. doo?iite1:1csivas' f'2! gclnimng burst of applause as the Commodore stepped to the oi? the mfg; 1el ushreadmess to attempt the second flight. He was scarcely matching trembivtien ellmnediopen the throttle and advanced the Spark. The until the eight efl 'as tie terrible shove was felt. The speedometer kept up Y' H: mark was reached. He opened the throttle wider and Page Sixty-eigh! wider, until he was rushing along at a pace that threatened to tear him from his seat. The wind cut cruelly against his face and slashed it with tiny cuts. At last the maximum power was on, but the plane merely hung to a hundred and ten miles, and try as he might this speed could not be increased. In desperation, he took a tiny vial from his pocket, and with a fond, lingering look at the engine on which he had spent so many months, he emptied the contents into the gasoline tank. Immediately the roar of the exhaust increased until it sounded like the thunderbolts of Jove. The machine gave spasmodic leaps forward; the speed was terrific, the speedometer registering one hundred and thirty-one miles. Suddenly, with a frightful explosion, the engine stopped, and the plane glided helplessly to earth, struck a clump of trees, and was hopelessly demolished. The picric acid poured into the gaso- line had done its work, but the increased force of the explosion had wrecked the motor. But the maximum hand of the speedometer told the record-one hundred and thirty-six miles. Many weeks later, when his ribs were knitting together and his head had ceased to ache, the Commodore was presented with an officiai-looking paper. It read: Hearing the remarkable record made by your motor, we wish to place an order for your entire output; we offer $5,000 apiece for your fifty-horsc- power type. Very respectfully yours, CONSOLIDATED MANUFACTURING COMPANY. TO AN INKWELL BY 6. v. BROWNE, '11 How often have I dipped my pen in thee. And, finding there no ink of proper hue, Have uttered words I'd say to none but you; And then, at hand my inspiring cup of tea, I start to voyage on a shifting sea Inhabited by thoughts, like sea nymphs pale, That cry aloud in wild, appealing wail, And clamor to be written down by me! But then, alas, I cannot find the words To utter thoughts, elusive as the tide; . They flutter 'round me still. like uncouth birds, But I must thrust them back: they cannot live. Then, in disgust, I throw my pen aside; . Today, dear inkwcll, thou hast naught to give. fag: Sixtyvnin: A TECH AVIATOR To THE EDITOR: , . . SIR: The Alumni Association of the McKinley Manual Training School has requested me to furnish the MAROON AND GRAY a short account of myself since graduation. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I write the folloyv- ing, hoping that it may be what is desired: ' . . After leaving school, I worked a year at automobile repairing, and then began to look for aeroplane work, and finally, in September, 1909, secured a position as valet to the engine in James H. Smidley's monoplane. This machine was at Benning, and we worked on it there for several months, but without success. Smidley's backers failed him, and so I had to look else- where. In December I met Dr; W. W. Christmas, who was building his second aeroplane, and upon his assurance that he had flown three hours in his first machine, I devoted myself to him for nine months of feverish work. The last five months of this time was spent at College Park, where I slept on a cot, in the corner of the hangar. The hardship and the disappointment, when the machine continued to smash up, without showing any undue will- ingness to soar aloft, left me very sick, and I was again forced to change employers. In a week I was quite well, but still weak. so I decided to take a vacation and see some real flying. In pursuance of this plan, I went to the Boston- Harvard Aviation Meet, September 4-20, 1010, where I gained a lot of experience. This experience cured me of working for experimenters and wrapping up my future in the hoped-for success of another man's schemes. I'only claimed to be an engine expert, not an aviation expert. My line was hlghopower, light-weight gas engines. In no case had the failure been attrib- utecI to me, since I merely obeyed orders, inaugurating no innovations of a radical nature. UPC my I'etum from Boston, I allied my interests with those of the Emerson Engine Company of Alexandria. Va. They were building very fine ael DPIane motors, and I was competent to operate them, so I waited for them to send me out on a job. ' P Elie Itilrst call for my serviees came from Rexford M. Smith, at College ar . e had an Emerson six-cyhnder aeroplane motor, and after testing and approvmg It, I arranged with Mr. Smith to operate the motor in return for experience In flying. Pkg: Seventy I have since become identified with the Emerson Engine and the Rex Smith AeroplaneOComp'any as an aviator. After operating for six weeks, March 18 to April 25, m Potomac Park, I severed my connections with the Rex Smith Company, and am now a free lance. Altogether, I have been off the ground for flights about five hundred times. My first flight was on November 14, 1910; my last on April 25, 1911. This period of experiment with the Rex Smith machine has been the most fascinating one could imagine. we, who learned to fly the machine, were without instruction, and knew nothing of the real requirements of flying an aeroplane. The simple observations and discoveries constantly being dis- closed to us were a never-ending source of work and interest. The sensations of flying were, to me, unlike anything one would expect, and it seems to be the opinion of aviators that the uninitiated never realize what it is like, until they try it, and all the passengers I have carried for flights are either surprised or disappointed. To me, experimenting with a machine of new design, and unknown ability, it was a problem, not a stunt, and the things to be observed and handled followed each other so rapidly that my Erst sensations were derived from mental concentration. I described them to a friend as being most like a game of lightning calculation, with casualty as a penalty. Of course, practice made many things eaSy, and in a few months ordinary flying became freed from this strain, and was replaced by the confi- dence that comes from familiarity. Now I consider safe and sane flying as only a moderately dangerous occupation, when compared with mining, structural steel work, automobile racing, and many other far more hazardous vocations. My object, upon leaving school, was to get a college degree in some tech- nical branch, but the interest in aeroplanes decided me that the same amount of time, spent in a practical study of this new problem, would give me a chance with those who should come into it later. I feel that I have a chance, and, with many thanks for the invaluable training I got at dear old Tech, I am starting out to peddle the experience that I have acquired in the last three years. ANTHONY H. JANNUS, '08. EDITOWS NOTE-Mr. Jannus is the author of About Learning to Fly, Sensations of Learning to Fly, The Needs of Our Aeroplane Builders, etc. . . - Since smding us this article Mr. annus met With an acctdcnt at Brtstol, V3,, In wlnch he was seriously injured. He risked tis life.by deliberately plunging his biplane into a bank when about to land, in order to avoid injuring the spectators. 1'11: Stutnty-ou IN THE DAY'S WORK MELVILLE R. WALTON, '11. That is a pretty stretch of scenery, remarked the man who was sharing my seat on the train on my way to the chst. I was attracted. not so much by his voice as by his appearance. He was a tall, heavnly built man, with large, callouscd hands, and stccl-gray eyes, WlllCll seemed to pierce one through and through. Feeling that he would prove an interesting companion, I entered into conversation with him. In a short while I found that he had had a varied career; having been a prospector, cattleman, ranch owner, and well digger. At present he was an agent for the International Harvester Company. What was the most interesting or perilous incident in your life? I asked him, hoping for an interesting tale to lighten the tedium of the journey. My new acquaintance scratched his head, and said that he had never been in any tight places himself tthey, themselves, never havel, but back in 1895 he had seen a man in the worst possible place a person could be. I got a job, said he, uin the mountains of Tennessee, and as the work was of the kind that any unskilled laborer could do, I decided to hire my force there. When I arrived I found that the only help that could be had was colored. I did not like to employ negroes, as I thought that they were lacking in diligence, common horse-sense, and nerve. A well digger has to have these three qualities or he will never do his share of the work. I hired four negroes, and three of them certainly were typical specimens of the country black man, shiftless. ignorant, and lacking in courage. I saw immediately that I would have to rely upon the fourth to do the hardest part of the work-that is, the part that requires a great deal of courage. The fourth, whose name was Tom, was a six-footer, with a powerful frame and perfect proportions. Tom was a good worker and a born leader. He did all the nicer parts of the work, the drilling and the setting of the blasts. In those days. and at that place, electricity was not used to light the fuse which explodes the charge. We had to light the fuse, be drawn up to the top, and run. lV-e used a bucket and Windlass to lift the earth and rocks out of the hole. The wmdlass was made by the negrocs. It was merely a pair of braced seissor legs, with a spindle resting upon the crotches. The spindle was a piece of four by four timber. with a big crank handle on each end. An inch cable was wound around the spindle and fastened to the bucket. This Page Seventy-lua :wildernessf as it was called hy the negroes. was not very emcient, but as the jOb was a small 0'10, I let It go. It fouled two or three times when the bUCkCi was being drawn UP, by running over the end of the spindle and getting tangled up. W'ell, we got down thirty-uine feet, and struck water, but not enough to suit me, so I decided to shoot the well once more. ttTom went down, drilled a hole about a foot deep, and tamped in a stick and a half of dynamite. This, I thought, would loosen up the bottom and bring lots of water. He fixed the fulminate cap and laid the fuse, which was about a foot long and would burn three-quarters of a minute. Tom called up and asked if we were ready to let her go. and I gave the word. I heard him scratch a match, and then he yelled to heave away. We heaved heartily, too heartily, for when we got him up about twenty-five feet the windlass fouled. We could not lift him higher. I called out, IClimb, Tom. climbl' He knew that to climb fifteen feet of wet rope quickly was practically impossible, when a fuse was burning swiftly away beneath him. He could not climb, anyway; his strength had left him. Away below he could hear the fuse sputtering, and knew the time was getting short. mDrop me? yelled Tom; lfor the love of God, drop me fast!' We dropped him fast, hearing all the time the sputtering of the fuse, nearly drowning his prayers. When he got within ten feet of the bottom the negroes at the handles let go and ran with all their might. I heard the bucket bump when it hit the bottom, and another noise which sounded as if Tom had stumbled while jumping out, then all was quiet. We waited for a couple of minutes, and then went back. There was Tom, with an inch of unburned fuse in his mouth, slowly climbing up. His face was an ashy gray, and when we helped him out, he said not a word, but walked away, shaking in every limb. I shot that blast myself, but there was a yard of fuse attached this time and I had plenty of time. ItTom came back next day and went to work, showing no ill-efTects of that awful experience, except that his black curly hair had turned to aigrizzled gray. He was the ncrviest negro I ever saw. He worked for me until I quit the business, and he is now head man himself. 1 4:: Stvtnly-llma THE F STREET BANDIT LAWRENCE E. WILL. With Apologies to Ironquill. TRUESDELL, THE BANDIT, is seen walking up and down Bcnning Road, mar the Eastern Branch. TRUESDELL. Here I parade the shores of Eastern Branch, While circumstance doth, like yon District crematory, my Fondest hopes consume. Some months Ago I did a Year Book organize, and many an afternoon Did spend in scalping ads. Now, like Gunpowder, Each Christmas time, I do solicit contributions, Literature being almost as welcome as Pecuniary aid. For eighteen days I Have, with steadfast zeal, from barbering refrained. Indulgent friends presented me with thirteen Cents with which to get a shave, but which with Noble self-denial, I to the Year Book gave. Yet other money have I not received. This is a Sadful situation: no stories, no ads, no Subscriptions. Like Mister Shakespeare, I repeat: The Even tenor of our ways is off the tune. The Orchestra plays All That I Ask 13 Cash. TRL'ESDELL promenadrs. involved in profound thought and dccp debt. Enter a Stranger in a mu:- tard-colored suit, made a! GROSNERis. TRUESDELL. Ah, Patrick Reilly, a man of affluence! I love every bone in his pocketbook! Stand! Stop! Currency or crime! Produce the one or Iill commit the other. REILLY. XVhat is this apparition? Art thou a windmill, Or a skeleton? Methinks thou art built like both. TRUESDELL. Think not so seldom; thv brain is out of practice. I am Hard-man Horace, the handsome, hi-gh-minded hero of Harvard Street. My motto is: l'Like a brick. Extract thy wealth. Perchance thou hast also a Story of humorous proclivities? REILLY' I have nayther. The roaring billows of the Page Sezrenly-IW' Eastern Branch I find more applicable to Diluting milk than to affording basis for a story. At present all my energies are concentrated On upholding the dignity of my position. When I upon the hardships of the President's career reflect, my heart Goes pity-Pat. Perhaps thou dost remember How in Assembly Hall I once predicted the Extinguishment of fourteen hundred Central-lights. T hat aforesaid jest was told to me by Grandpa 0rd. It is, in truth, a very Orddnary joke. TRUESDELL. I seek not mirth, but money. Get thee scarce! REILLY walks away with his smile showing. TRUESDELL proceeds to Alex- andria, saying: I like not Reilly; he is my most successful Competitor in the perpetration of near jokes. I'll go to Alexandria, the Peerless Princess of the Potomac, the Metropolis of the South, where, when a joke appears in Public, it's promptly captured and published in the Gazette. A pair of Shoulder Straps, surmounted by the original BILLIKEN smile, i: seen approaching. TRUESDELL. Pause! Stop! Silver or slaughter! I haven't all the money that I ought ter. KING. I have neither literature nor long green. I'm working now upon a patent sleep Annihilator, which I shall to the car Conductor give, that he may riot detain Me while he his breakfast eats. This city takes the gingerbread for peace and quiet: The gentle bark of dogwood trees sounds like a riot. The tendency to sleep is everywhere so great That the river has not left its bed of late, And the tide will never rise till after eight. TRUESDELL. Pass on; pursue thy languorous way. Thou hast more wit than wcalth-more Leisure than lucre. I will molest thee not. KING walks away, remarking, Even the clocks. are slow. to Bloomingdale, saying: TRUESDEIL goes hi: Swenly-jw W'hy did I go to Alexandria? There's nothing there but silence and spare time. Merely that Arthur must live there is bad enough, Without having me take his good hard stuff. , KRAFT arrives maintaining his dignity and his equilibrium on 0 Motorcycle, TRUESDELL obstructs the street and ejaculates: Pause! Ducats or death! Effusions or extinction! KRAFT. I fear thee not, thy sleepy looks betray thee. Thou hast been to Alexandria. TRUESDELL t frightenedy Nay, nay; say not so. My tired Expression was merely contracted while waiting for books at the Congressional Library. Defy me not, for I must have thy tin. What need hast thou for money, when thy Commutation tickets at ChaseIs have not As yet expired? Pay up thy debts, or thou Shalt, like Bealle, be wearing the uniform of the Occoquan Country Club. KRAFT. Joke not at Bealle; he was the victim of circumstance. He is squarer than a string and straight As is my saber. Do not detain me for, as Cora Corning would say, this machine has 3 Compound, comminutcd fracture of the go Attachment, which I must have repaired. He ride: away, whistling Die Wacht am Ryan. MISS CORNING enters. TRUESDELL strike: an attitude, and proceeds to strike her for two dollars, saying: I am Troublesome Truesdell, the terror of trembling chhites, and I'm harder than four hunks; So please proceed to pony up thy poetry and plunks. MISS CORNING. I use no ponies. I have something that's better than All the equinines at Benning. It is the forty-horsepower Concentrated solution of brains which reposes in my Cranium. Ordinarily I keep it put away Oiled and wrapped in burlap; but lately I Have used it twice or thrice. Thou canst not Say that I have nothing for the Year Book done, For I was asked to find a name for it. Pug: Seventy!!! Forthwith I did unlimbcr the aforesaid case-hardened Triplc-cxpansion, double back-acting think apparatus; And used it to such advantage that I hit upon The name of Razoof' an appellation which well Indicates the consolidated, conglomerated and Concatenated ripsnortiferosity of The Graduating Class. TRUESDELL. Thou seemest to have more garmlity than grecnuacks. As Mr. Many would say: Pass them quietly. Exit MISS CORNING. TRUESDELL. 111 go to Ninth and F; there I can find My victims Without so much damage to my Shoe leather and religion. He walk: along F Street. A tall youth, attired like a KUP'PENHEIMER ad, and accompanied by a Y oung Lady of microscopic proportions and loqua- ciou: disposition, approaches. TRUESDELL. Poor Disney! IIII not molest him; he has That incurable malady known technically As galvantus cf streetus. He bribed a reporter to put his picture in The Post; but since then, overcome with I Remorse, he hides behind'blue Spectacles, that he may not be recognized. However, he's quite harmless. Hereis Thrall; I'll interrupt his meditations. Shell out thy shillings! Produce thy pesos! I am the doughty Deacon, and I am Hard as a domestic science doughnut. THRALL. Disturb me not. I find myself, immortalized by fame, the cause Being the way in which I did en-thrall The Agora with my now justly famous Decision that there are two ayes to every Nose. I also call attention to the Fact that I am manager of debate t T hough Grosncr has his doubtst. BUt let us turn to some less Agora-vating Topic. During the fall I was Compelled to stay away from F Street, as I got a kink in my neck which kept me fag: Sevtulyurml Off the football team. Notwithstanding This drawback, I proved myself a shining Star. But now on our burlcy running Team I appear to be the whole constellation. TRUESDELL. I care not for thy athletics, but For thy assets. Hast thou any coin or Negotiable paper, any fiction, essay, or poem upon thy sacred person? TIIRALL. I havc-cst not. TRUESDELL. Pass on. Exit THRALL. Here comes Miss Harper. She has entered the undertaking Business on the proceeds from the sale of Class pins. I have just discovered that the Sinister shape of the Agora pins presagcs Death to other debating teams. I will not trouble her. I'll tackle Grosner. Halt! Shekels or destruction! Literature or your life! GROSNER. Thou canst not feaze me by thy morbid Menacing. I am as hard as thou, and Then some. When I upon the floor of the Agora do arise, and, with brazen voice and Leathem lung, voluminous, a silver-tongued - Oration do deliver, then Daniel Webster or Fred Tew sound like fourth-rate politicians Running for alderman in Foggy Bottom, Anacostia. I'm doing my worst to gain a padded cell Across the river. The means which I Employ is burning the midnight Standard Oil, in deciphering Burke or predicting Jefferson's attitude toward hobble skirts, While honest folk do pound their ears In bed. My military career is remarkable only For the originality of my commands, and The way in which I have the other captains buffaloed. TRUESDELL. I care not so much for thy learning As for thy legal tender, nor for thy litigation So much as for thy literature. GROSNER retires with grace and dignity. PORTER arrivcs. TRUESDEI.L. Gold or gore! Ilve let one man bluff me. But I won't let any more. Page Scz-cnly-HKM PORTER. I have no gold: 'tis vulgar stuff, replete With micro-organisms. I am a scientific man Of literary proclivities. Just now I am Engaged in writing a treatise on the inexplicable Phenomena incident to the application of Electrophotomicrography in the extermination of Yponomeutidze. My mind does seldom Dwell on currency without reverting to the Indeterminate and incommensurable Superannuation of this medium of exchange, Which almost antedates the founding of antedeluvian Alexandria. Y et I have little of it. The primal cause, no doubt, is My indefatigable and inexhaustible Pursuit after the eFfulgent radiations of the light of Ethereal knowledge. In my career I leave behind the Flunkers with evanescent intellects. Well, Iill indite a narrative for you; I have more words than wealth. TRUESDELL. I want spondulix. But, then, a story Will do as well. PORTER exit: in the direction of V Street. TRUESDELL. I've been to every civilized portion of the town, And held up every one who ever Hashed a dime 0r diamond. Thcrcis no one left but Lohr and Casselman. The Major I'll not tackle; he's too overcome With the dignity of his position; besides, He lives in Georgetown. I may be hard, but I Balk at Georgetown. Anyway, of two evils, I never choose the Major. The Orclwstra plays Mm Me in Georgetown, Georgia. TRUESDELL enters . the South East. A Military Overcoat approaches. TRUESDELL. I've penetrated the unexplored wilds of the South East And found our nifty little Assistant Colonel. W hen he is in that overcoat, he is happy As a dog with seven tails. I'll speak to him. Halt! I fain would have thy coin. . Lona. Thou canst not blutic me. It has been truly said that The Colonel is a hard nut. Which reminds me of Michael's latest joke. He says that 1'01: chuly-uin: The late Cornwallis should he referred to as General Cobwallis, because at Yorktown he was shcllcd Until he had lost his coloncls. I, myself, do not indulge in jcsts. I prefer to converse in nautical language. TRUESDELL. Ah, yes; the naughty nautical kind? LOIIR. No, no; the aeronautical kind. Just plain aeroplane talk, such as Is spoken around the hangars by the Hangers-on. Some day I shall be a Bird man; but now I must be content with Merely being a bird. TRUESDELL tasidey He seems to be getting flighty. I'll change the subject. I hear that some fresh Freshmen have, Against the school rules, started a joy-riders' society. It is called the I! Tappa Keg. LOIIR. Not so; it is the Beta Taka Slug. They had an unhappy fate. As Pat Reilly Said to Dulin: Pat, do you believe in fate ? Sure, said Dulin; how could I dance without Icm ? TRUESDELL. I cannot even smile at that. Mine may be crummy, but they make you laugh. I suppose that I shall have to write the Year Book Stories all myself. I wrote an imitation of Mr. Dooley Such as appeared in Hand and Mind, but my Literary editor duly informed me that Dooley Would not do. I see no way of raising Money except by robbing Mooney. However, That I hesitate to do, because the vicious Dogs which he keeps there are always hot. , MIL; -' He rubs his chin and murmurs, All that bristles is not gold. Tablcaux. TRUESDELL is seen struggling with poverty. At last he rrics: I'll go and jump in Tiber Creek, or do something just as rash; I have nary bit of copy, and I cant corral the cash. My jokes are always cheerful; I am hoping for the best; But I wish I had some hardtack to put behind my vest. Soft music. Slow curtain. Illsr 513'le F51! Eithy-ou THE AUTUMN THEODORE L. HOLBROOK, JR. When the cold and frosty mornings Bring the leafiets to the earth, And the crackling of the fire Becks us to the open hearth ; It is then we hear the calling Of the vast brown out-of-doors, Of the now dismantled forests, And of amber-tinted moors. Calling deep within the forest We can hear the timid quail, And the bay of running beagles Tells us of the rabbit's trail; Breaking all the woodland echoes, Comes this chorus of the hounds, Fast through the swamp and stubble fields Now they come in frantic bounds. How the purple hazy twilight Turns the world to misty gray, And the frozen hand of evening Drops her hood upon the day! Then the moon comes slowly creeping From behind some distant hill, Sending Hoods of molten silver O'er the waters by the mill. And we see the pumpkins gleaming, Bathed in all this mass of light, 'Mid the standing shocks of fodder, Rustling in the breath of night. Still we hear the forest calling, And the pines are moaning low, While we seek the welcome chimney, In the hre's waning glow. 31a mmnnrium THEODORE LEWIS HOLBROOK, JR. BORN AUGUST 19, 1891; DIED FEBRUARY 22, 1911. Theodore Lewis Holbrook, Jr., was born August 19, 1891, in XVashington, D. C. His early education was acquired in the graded schools of Washington, and in 1907 he entered the McKinley Manual Training School, electing the four-year preparatory course at that institution. Soon after his entry he became prominent in all of the school activities. Being of splendid physique, he gained a name for himself on the athletic teams of the school, winning his T in football in 1910-11. During the last two years of his course he displayed remarkable literary talent, and the issues of the school paper, The Hand and Mind, show many poems from his pen. His verses contain the love of the great outdoors, always uppermost in his nature. Au ardent sportsman, he spent the most of his spare time in the woods, learning the ways of the wild things he loved so well. On February 2d, 1911, he was graduated with the mid- year class of the McKinley Manual Training School. On the 22d of February, after a very brief illness, he departed this life. WILLIAM THOMAS MEAD BORN 1892; DIED OCTOBER 20, 1910. W illiam T. Mead attended the Seaton School be fore enter- ing the high school. In 1908 he entered McKinley High school, where he became very much interested in electricity. intending to become an electrical engineer. In his spare time he installed a wireless system at home. He designed and nearly completed a boat intended to carry fifteen persons. He entered the Cadet Corps and took a great interest in this and other activities of McKinley. His loss is deeplv felt by his classmates. ' Pug: Ezgth-IW OWVJOWZM MILITARY The High School Cadet Regiment of 1910-11 has been the most successful regiment that has existed in the Washington high schools. It has been suc- cessful not only because of its size, but because of its efficiency and proficiency in drill. It consists of eleven companies, all of which contained over six 5 .uads. Company H of Western was composed of ten squads. The McKinley Manual Training School possessed one of the best battalions of cadets ever seen. The battalion grew with the school, and the history of the Class of 1911 is part of the history of the development of the third battalion into the perfect military organization of 1911. In 1907 Tech had four excellent companies. H. L. Bensori was the captain of Company C, E. S. Wise of Company D, E. M. Webster of Com- pany K, and F. M. Pelzman of Company L. J. I. Zebley was the major of the third battalion, W. E. Seaver was the regimental quartermaster. When Captain Wise of Company D won the competitive drill, he performed the unheard-of feat of winning the drill with the same company twice in succes- sion. Captain Hart had won the drill in 1907. The year of 1908-09 was a glorious year. Inspired by the brilliant suc- cesses of former years, five companies were formed. T. C. Rathbone was appointed captain of Company C, A. T. Leubkert of Company D, C. E. Edwards of Company K, W. N. Hutterly of Company L, and J. B. Corridon of Company M. H. A. Cobaugh of Tech was the colonel of the regiment, and A. T. St. Clair was regimental adjutant. G. M. Weber was major of the third battalion. The competitive drill was won by Business High School for the first time, Captain J. Dulin of Company E being the winning captain. In 1909-10 Tech had four companies. A definite rating system was adopted for the first time. Under this system E. M. Jeffrey was appointed captain of Company C, H. E. Spear of Company D, C. C. Benson of Com- pany K, and H. R. Harr of Company L. L. C. Hough received the position of regimental adjutant. K. W. Hartig was appointed major of the third battalion. In February, 1910, Captain Benson having received an appoint- ment to West Point, left school, and G. G. Frazier was made captain of Company K. Company A, under command of Captain W. Covcll, won the competitive drill for Central High School. Lcnox R. Lohr was appointed lieutenant colonel in 1910. E. J. Casselman was made major of the third battalion, with I. E. Loveless as quartcrmaster. Pay: ls'igllly-jiw J WA!....V .,,. ' q.. L LRLT v. ....Le :LJ 2. 1. a, 00723924 K 00315224 0 COMPANY K Captain .............................. G. D. Grosner First Lieutenant ......................... A. G. Sciler Second Lieutenant ...................... W. Michener First Sergeant ....................... W. L. Saunders Second Sergeant .................. C. B. Laudenslager Third Sergeant ......................... E. M. Baker Fourth Sergeant ....................... C. D. Gibbons Fifth Sergeant .......................... H. C. Bock Company K, under Captain Grosner, was one of the most severely drilled companies in the regiment. The men showed the effects of this drill- ing. They executed their'movements with a snap and precision which is only attained by hard and severe drill. The spirit of the men was admirable. Under the tight discipline maintained by the omcers, and inspired by the enthusiasm of their superiors, the privates and non-commissioned omcers developed a spirit that has rarely been surpassed. The whole company worked together to make one of the best winning combinations ever seen. COMPANY C Captain ............................. D. V. Mahoney First Lieutenant ....................... E. B. Thomas Second Lieutenant .................... R. E. Coughlin First Sergeant ....................... M. W. Whitney Second Sergeant ...................... H. C. Sullivan Third Sergeant ....................... L. W. Klopfer Fourth Sergeant ........................ T. A. Miller Fifth Sergeant .................... M. XV. Sandmeyer When the company was formed in September, M. V. Witson was captain and E. I. Disney first lieutenant. Captain Wilson graduated In February and Lieutenant Disney resigned. With these handicaps'many became discour- aged, but conditions soon changed and the mummy Improved. XVlth a rear rank composed almost entirely of men enlisted In. February. the Icompany advanced wonderfully. The men became so enthusxastlc that they Improved remarkably and soon ranked among the best. fag: lighty-uwn till; Tm? gtwawnwm, IL. , . 3P3. L Ilia; .9... y. Y? aw $04,2.!41 . . , Elwin wt, . :....,.. ; .w3 +... .. 007:3?24 D 0033,24 r COMPANY D Captain ................................ A. M. King First Lieutenant. . . . . . . . 2 ................ G. L. Kraft Second Lieutenant ...................... R. C. Keefer First Sergeant ........................ I. C. Racoosin Second Sergeant ...................... J. C. Allbright Third Sergeant ........................ E. D. Haines Fourth Sergeant ........................ R. W. Smith Fifth Sergeant ......................... D. E. Marsh Under the leadership of an excellent roster of officers, Company D soon became one of the most efficient companies Tech has ever possessed. The company was composed of men of over the average height, who differed so little that the company was one of the most uniform in the regiment. The men possessed the steadiness so essential to a good company. The neatness and general appearance of the company was always commendable; in fact, they possessed all the essentials which are requisite to a proficient company. COMPANY L Captain ................................ A. G. Bisset First Lieutenant ........................ H. H. Porter Second Lieutenant ........................ P. J. Hunt First Sergeant ........................... L. E. Will Second Sergeant ..................... W. M. Mulligan Third Sergeant ......................... A. D. Lewis Fourth Sergeant ........................ N. P. Loeke Fifth Sergeant ......................... S. C. Cousms Company L in 1910-11 was one of the best companies that has ever Iborne that letter. It was a well-formed company at the start and possessed a lmc 0f non-commissioned omcers who could not be beaten. Two of the corpornls were corporals before, and the rest had had at least two ycats' experience. The sergeants, especially the guides, could not be SPrImSSCd. WIth thts strong backbone, and the tireless work of the commissxonethomcers, the .compzmy steadily gained in proficiency. The men gradually gamed m steadmess and precision, and, filled with the spirit of a winning company, became one Of the best in the regiment. Page Eighty-niu COMPETITIVE DRILL For the fifth time, and the third in five years, Company D this year, under Captain A. M. King, First Lieutenant C. L. Kraft, and Second Lieutenant R. C. Keefer, won in the Competition Drill. Lieutenants Kraft and Keefer are unusually able officers, and Captain King, besides being one Of the most capable omcers Tech has ever had, under his quiet, unassuming manner, has an iron determination to accomplish what he sets out to do. The drill was held on the White Lot this year, and with a warm day and no seats or shade, the spectators suffered a good deal, but were unwearied in their enthusiasm and appreciation. The Tech t3di Battalion came on the second day, May 19. The judges were First Lieutenant Charles K Rock- well, U. S. A.; Second Lieutenant Richard Park, U. S. A., and Second Lieu- tenant Daniel I. Sultan, U. S. A. The order of the drill for the first day, May 18, was: A, I, B, E, F, and G. The second day: D, L. K, C, and H. Company D, as Lieutenant Rockwell said, won the drill through a knowl- edge of tactics which showed thorough training. The colors were presented to Captain King by Brigadier General E. M. Weaver, Chief of Coast Artillery, U. S. A., who said as he handed the coveted trophy to the commander of D: I want to congratulate you on winning this drill, and also upon your splendid conduct after winning it. You have taken your cadets through a hard trial and have come out victorious. I can congratulate you, because I have been a cadet myself, and I know what this drill means to the high school students of Washington. I congratulate you as one soldier to another, and there is nothing better. Companies L, K, and C, under Captains A. G. Bisset. G. D. Grosner, and D. V. Mahoney, certainly did well. L in the manual was excellent. K showed the results of much hard work. C, in spite of many handicaps, Presented a very creditable drill. Last year's victor, Company A, and Company H, were considered our nearest ?ompetitors, and both gave a commendable drill. W'e cannot for- bear saying one word about the fme spirit shown by the other schools. They were splendid losers and cheered us to a jolly finish. lug: A'z MU WVELL 'l'IVEI 1.00:1 ATHLETICS Athletics were put on a new basis this year at Tech. Dr. Myers appointed a committee to arrange for a change in our Athletic Association, and after much research and work a plan was adopted and a constitution formulated. The new organization is knowu as the Tech Athletic Association, and its object is to promote athletic interests of this school. The constitution provides that the association shall be governed by a faculty committee, and an athletic council. The latter consists of student representatives, one elected from each semester, the captains and managers of 'the several athletic teams, a representative of the Alumni Association, and three representatives of the faculty committee on athletics. It also provides that the faculty committee shall elect a director for the several athletic teams. The faculty committee was appointed by Dr: Myers, and consists of Messrs. Smith, Hecox, Mattern, Claflin, Birch, Morse, Daniel, and Wood- ward. This committee met and elected Mr. Smith president; Mr. Claflin, secretary, and Mr. tVoodward, treasurer. After this, numerous meetings were held, the constitution perfected, and the directors elected. Mr. Hecox was elected director of football and base- ball, and Mr. Morse director of track. Soon after elections, the council held its first meeting and elected otiicers. Mr. T hrall was chosen chairman; Mr. Le Fevre, viee-chairman, and Mr. Eckendorf, secretary. The new association has proved a success, and it is the hope of all mem- bers in this school that the association will grow and prosper and be instru- mental in bringing championships to Tech. F OOTBALL The football season began cine week before the opening of school, when Manager Bullough issued a call for candidates, in the newspapers. Many boys responded, and early season practice started at once. The squad was handicapped, at first, because of the lack of a good place to practice, but finally started regular work at McDevittls Field. The team was again under the splendid coaching of Mr. Hecox, and the leadership of Captain Tew. The men who returned from last years team were Kelly, Schwegler, Tew, Thrall, Morris, Gill, and Holbrook. The team played three games before the high school series: The first, with Woodberry Forest, was won, 23 to 0; the second, with Episcopal High School, was a tie, 11 to 11; and the third was lost to Gallaudet College, 23 to 0. Mg: Ninely-IIJ n: wxrmmmw$;F-l HMxLS The first high school game occurred October let, with Business. Tech won a wry close and hanl-fought game. Country Morris was the star player 0f the game, gaining nearly all the ground for Tech, and never failing to advance the ball when called upon to run. The only accident of the game was a slight injury sustained by Captain Tew, who bruised his shoulder. Holbrook made a touchdown, and Tew a goal from held. The line-up of our team was: R. E, Kelly, Schwegler; R. T., Mansey; R. G., Heine; C., Eck- endorf; L. G., Knight; R. T., Tew, Michael; L. E., Richards; Q. B., Thrall ; R. H. B., Morris; L. H. B., Gill; F. B., Holbrook. The next high school game was to be with Western, but owing to numer- ous misfortunes the Western faculty was forced to disband the team, and this left Tech with no games to play until the annual struggle with Central. The Teeh-Central game has always been the big attraction of the season, and this year was no exception. Before the largest crowd that has ever wit- nessed an interscholastic football contest in this city, Central defeated Tech by a score of 6 to 0. The Tech team met Central under bad conditions. Tew, the captain, had injured his shoulder playing against Business, and had further hurt it in practice. Morris and Sinclair, the two halfbacks, were also sutTering from similar injuries. Morris was further injured during the game, and had to be replaced by Thrall, who was not in the best of condition. Although the team was crippled, it put up a hard fight, as shown by the score. Central had a slight advantage in weight, and used it successfully. The last half of the game favored Tech. Several times they advanced the ball within 10 yards of Centralls goal, but each time the weighty Central team held them for downs. Our line-up was: L. E., Parks: L. T., Henry; L. 0., Knight; C., Eckendorf; R. G., Heine; R. T., Holbrook; R. 13., Kelly; Q. B., Gill; L. H. B., Sinclair; R. H. B., Morris, Thrall; F. B., Tew. The last game of the season was with Eastern, and the result was a tie. Tech entered the game with a badly crippled team, but made an excellent showing. Morris, Sinclair, and several others were out of the game on account of injuries. The game was exciting from start to Hnish, and Eastern showed superior team work throughout the game. Eastern's team was the best that has ever represented Eastern. and has come the nearest to defeating Tech of all Eastern teams. The line-up was: L. 13., Parks: L. T., Michaels; L, G., Knight; C., Eckcndorf; R. G., Heine; R. T., Holbrook; R. 13.. Peake: Q, 13,, Gill; L, H, B., Schwcglcr; R. H. B., Henry. Daws. Thrall: F. B., Tew. BASEBALL T he baseball team started activities much earlier than usual. Mr. Hecox, as director, with Grigsby as manager, secured Mr. Pcct to coach the team. lisp sVintly'jill! Mr. Grigsby secured a place at Seventh and L streets, where the boys could start indoor practice. Here Captain W. G. Morris assembled his prospective batteries, and practice began. The hall presented a busy scene every evening, with the pitchers and catchers getting into shape. Mr. Peet secured the services of Kid Elberfeld and iiMike Kahoe to give the boys instruction. So far this season, Tech has played seven games, winning three. The scores are as follows: Tech 4, Gallaudet 1; Tech 1, American Security 14; Tech 3, Georgetown Reserves 5; Tech 6, Wootlberry Forest 3; Tech 9, U. S. Senate 5; Tech 8, Naval Medical Corps 9; Tech 0, Gallaudet 3. The high school schedule has been decided on, but the dates cannot be definitely fixed. The games will be played in the following order: Western vs. Tech, Central vs. Business, Eastern vs. Tech, Western vs. Business, East- ern vs. Central, Business vs. Tech, Western vs. Central, Business vs. Eastern, Central vs. Tech, Western vs. Eastern. TRACK In track, Tech is trying to arouse sufhcient enthusiasm to get the boys 0f the school t9 come out and form a winning track team. Mr. Morse is director of track, With Mr. Giles as manager, and Mr. Thrall as captain. M r. Morse and Manager Giles secured the services of Mr. Mulligan, formerly of George' town, to coach the team. Page A'mm-Sii 113N003 DIL'EI'IHLV Work began in our lhird-noor corridor. just after the Christmas holidays, and a number of boys reported. Soon the training quarters were bettered by securing the privilege of training with George Washington on New York avenue. Manager Giles entered two relay teams and several individuals in the indoor meets of the season. The midget relay was very successful, winning in the George Washington meet and the National Guard meet. OHut, Morris, and Thrall were the only ones to place in the individual events. Outdoor work began as soon as the weather permitted, at Seventh street and Florida avenue northeast. The men who are showing up best are Sando, a first-year man, in the pole vault; N. White, a classmate of Sando, in the high jump and shot put, and Ottut in the dashes. This trio, with Captain Thrall in the dashes and quarter-milc run, should make a few points for Tech in the outdoor meets. GIRLS' ATHLETICS Basket ball is a new thing at Tech-that is, it is a renewed thing at Tech-for, several years ago, it was an important part of athletics. but it died a natural death in 1907. The reincarnation occurred before Christmas, when Miss Baldwin, Miss Dennis, and Miss Baker became interested in forming some teams. The girls responded eagerly, and until after the holidays every one connected with basket ball was very busy. After Christ- mas the work continued, but with better results, for now an occasional game lightens the athletic horizon. On March 10th the big event of the year occurred. The fifth and sixth semester team played the second semester. Misses Field, Foster, Cramer. Davis, Early, and Judd played on the fifth and sixth semester team, and Misses Hudson, Proctor, Birdsell, Petrie, O'Donnell, Fleharty, and T ingley formed the second semester. Miss Dennis acted as referee, Miss Porton as timekeeper, Misses Fleharty and Tingley as scorekeepers, while Dr. Myers formed the audience. Miss Dennis and Dr. Myers aroused the interest of the players to fever pitch by vague references to prizes which were to be awarded. At the end of the second half the score was 27-22, and the game was over. Blue ribbons were awarded to the winning team-the girls of the fifth and sixth semester team. The rest of the school little realize what hard work it has been for teachers and taught to form these teams. how big the odds were to work against, how inadequate the room to play in was, how hard it was to get the girls interested. It was work, but it was well worth it. Page A'Ineb -e1glrl erOFP DEBATING In 1906-07 a Tech debating team, under the direction of Miss Forbes, made its first bow to the public, and established an enviable record. The team, which was composed of Messrs. Middleton, Seifriz, Howell and Pushaw, not only won both of the debates in which it engaged, but defeated Central on one side of a question, and Eastern on the opposite side of the same question. The team of 1907-08, composed of Messrs. McKernan, Pitts and Brez, with Miss Forbes as coach, failed to equal the first teams record. Central, led by Mr. Koschwitz, a remarkable debater, defeated us first; next Eastern repeated the feat; and then, to complete the disaster, Western, in its tirst year of interhigh school debating, administered the same dose. . . In 1908-09 a Junior Class was, for the first first time, obhged to furnish the nucleus for a debating team. The team, composed of Messrs. Brown, Jeffrey and Benton, Juniors, and Mr. Smith, a Senior, worked hard, but their inexperience told, and three more defeats were the result, although no demsxon was unanimous. Miss Forbes again coached the team. The team of 1909-10 was composed of Messrs. Brown, Benton, Jeffrey. Lewis. Thrall, Lohr and Grosner, with Miss Forbes and Miss Dcnn as coaches. Again this year, although the teams did good worlf, the decnsxons were adverse. In this series the decisions of two judges were In our favor. The team of 1910-11 was composed of Messrs. Grosner, Reilly. Le F-cvrc. Bissct, Shappirio and Nesbit. The first three were defeated by Fientral in 5:11 unusually good debate. The last three, however. turned the title by1 LfaSI y defeating Western. Instead of being discouraged by the t0 PICV'OuS ii; Eats, Mr. Bisset, Mr. Shappirio and Mr. Nesbit worked all the harder. am y a l'ag: On: lmmlral and one splendid debate brought great credit to their school. The team was coached by Miss Baldwin, Miss Baker and Miss Marsh. In 1908-09 the Debating Society was a very loose organization; in fact, it can hardly be called a society. It is true that it had officers, but meetings were rarely held, and practically no business was transacted. The Junior Class took great interest in debating that year, and the preliminary debates from which the team was chosen were generally interesting. Mr. Smith was president of the organization, and he worked hard to get everything in good shape. The otTicet-s elected for the following year were: Messrs. E. M. JeFfrey, president: B. Shir-Cliff. vice-president: E. Klinge, recording secretary; G. Lewis, corresponding secretary; A. M. Brown, critic; H. M. Spear, treas- urer; B. H. Spransy, sergeant-at-arms. T hese omeers obtained permission to have a closed debating society; that is, one with a limited membership. Dur- ing the summer of 1909 Messrs. Jeffrey, Brown, Benton and Lewis, after considerable hard work, drew up a constitution for a well-organized society. The charter members of this club were to be the otiicers, and two representa- tives elected by each third and fourth year class. From the beginning the club prospered. The fact that the membership was limited to fifty aroused interest among the students. It was the inten- tion of Miss Forbes, the advisor, to give those who wished it a chance to speak after each debate. Accordingly, ten minutes was set aside for discussion from the Hoor during each debate. At first few took advantage of this excel- lent opportunity to get more practice, but towards the end of the year these oFf-hand speeches were more frequent. After the school team was selected, bills were introduced at the regular weekly meetings and were discussed in much the same way as Congress discusses its bills. The interest in this form of debating was great, and much valuable practice was derived from it by most of the debaters. Two prizes of five dollars each had been offered by an unknown person. one for the best fourth-year and one for the best third-year debater. The former was won by Alvin Brown, and the latter by Horace Truesdell. The omcers elected for 1910-11 were: Messrs. E. Thrall, president; G. Grosner, critic; E. J. Disney, recording secretary; XV. Mulligan, correspond- ing secretary; F. L. Strawn, treasurer; and Miss R. L. Harper, viee-president. The policy of the Agora was the same that year as the previous year. The only change was in the faculty committee. The first season. Miss Forbes. Miss Dean. and Miss Christiansen composed this committee: this year Miss Baldwin, Miss Marsh, and Miss Baker were the members of the committee. The officers elected for next year are: Messrs. J. I. Medley. president: E. Le Fevre, viee-president; R. Coughlin. recording secretary; L. Marlow. corresponding secretary; F. L. Stl'awn. treasurer: W. Saunders. critic: W. G- W'ells, scrK'fiml-al-arms. Since these men are all capable officers. and are greatly interested in the .Xgora. much is to be expected nth year. I I'ugc' Uru lunufu'duml kw -.- LAUGH 6ND THE WORLD LRUGHS WITH YOU L. UZ?ZCIA;O nV?m.Hm. uwuogu DRAMATICS Dramatics at Tech are still, more or less, i certainly in a remarkably Hourishing condition The amount of talent discovered in the sch Dramatic Society, is also surprising, particularly to those who regard this as entirely a selentrtie and technical school. It is just three years since the first effort along-this hne was made, and since that time no less than nine plays have been given. The first.play given, The Best Laid Plans, is of most interest to the Seniors, for it was that class which presented it in their Sophomore year. It was presumably the cordial reception given this play which started Tech upon its successful career in dramatics. The same year, it was decided to have a play instead of the annual lunch, and a committee, with Miss Shipman as chairman, was appointed to take charge of it. uThe Cricket on the Hearth was presented. The caste included Messrs. Zirple, Lewis, Gunion, and Bowen, and Misses G. Browne, Pidgeon, Coggins, Kohl, and Merrill. Those who heard the lichirping of the cricket regard this play as a fine example of what Tech can do. The next year, as a Christmas gift, the school was presented with a short farce, entitled iiMr. Bob. It was unanimously described as screamingly funny, very clever, and everyone hoped that more plays like it would be produced. Messrs. Bowen, Motley, and Gunion, and Misses Pidgeon, Cam- eron. Harper, and G. Browne formed the caste. In the spring, in accordance with the custom so successfully inaugurated the year before, a play, entitled In His Unclels Uniform, was presented. As regards scenery and costuming, it is one of the daintiest and prettiest plays given, and was, as a whole, very entertaining. The actors in this production were Messrs. King, Gale, Motley, Ewers, Thompson, True, and Onyon, and Misses Cameron, M. Browne, and Davis. Early in the year Dr. Myers had appointed a committee on dramatics consisting of Miss McColmn Miss Ellis, and Miss Sewall, under whose supervision the spring entertainment was given. . . H ' ll The Christmas gift of this year. TA Proposal Under Dimcultles, 'was we presented, and made quite a hit. The cast was unusually small. meludmg only Miss M. Browne. Miss Masher. Mr. Seibold: and Mr: Colhler. q . The spring plav of this year, under the direction of MISS El ts, t izurmztti of the committee, was attended with the same gratifying suecess that: a:lec;ni' Panied the former presentations. It wasealledTThe 'Deacollit s 1360?: Jacloiis and was presented by a capable caste. including Misses IS flail, White. Bradley, Wright, Speiden, and Judd, and Messrs. Crow, e1 C . V Mr, Gibson, Gilbert, and Dann. The character parts taken by Mr. rcm:i'ttive. Seibold, and Miss Speidcn were exceptionally well played, as an itlillirtetlttlm audience testified. The audience, in fact. seemed very lmh dc :gl el i they had accepted the invitation to meet the Deacon 0 1H5 farm. n their infancy, but they are for so young an enterprise. 001, through the aid of the Pap One hundred allde SOCIAL Throughout the last feur years our company dances have been successful, both hnancrally and soc1ally. -This year, however, the dances have been exeeptxohally successful-and enjoyable. Company C was the first to start the ball rolling en the evemng of December 16th. The next ohicers to give the tiny ball a httle shove were those of Company L. Following this came the three Ixs of- Competny D. Here every one tried to ,C how good a time they could have m turmhg the L5 of Mrs. DyerTs ballroom. Company K gave its dance on the evemng of January 20th. The Regimental Ball, too, was a glorious success this year. It was held at the Arlington on New Years Eve. The home of Miss Neal was the scene of much merrymaking on Hallow- e'en. The house was tastefully decorated with autumn leaves, corn, and pumpkins. In fact, everything was symbolic of autumn. Here and there were ghosts, skeletons, and spooks, making a most gruesome effect. The idea of autumn was also carried out in the refreshments. Those present were Misses Weyrick, Neal, Harper, Falconer, Jacobs, Hackett; Ford, Jones, Henderson, and E. Jacobs; Messrs. Thrall, Griesbauer, Stoever, Disney, Hart, Marlow, W. Offut. E. Offut, Pipe, and Klinge. A number of Tech friends were delightfully entertained at a chahng-dish party, December 10th, at the home of Miss Gertrude Browne. The night was stonny and cold, and the fireplace and steaming contents of the chafing dish were very pleasant to see. Dancing, games, and the jokes all were obliged to tell furnished much amusement. Those present were Misses C'ameron, Gould, Heilprin. Reichard. H. Moyer, A. Moyer, Speiden, Cormng, M. Browne. Leger, and G. Browne, and Messrs. King, Colbert, Mangum. Mul- ligan, Truesdell. Brown. Lohr, Gale, Thompson, and Houghton. . . The first midyear class to graduate from Tech held Its exercxses m the Assembly Hall on Friday night, February 2d. An interesting program was riven, followed b dancin . . E, One of the nfhst enjograhlc of school dances was gwen by the Agora, February 27m, at the home of Miss Baker. The heuse wzts taSterlly deco- rated with ferns and cut flowers. After the dancmg damty refreSthHtS were served. Those present were M isses Harper, Farmer, Cameron,IBrofwnel. Neal, Pratt. King. Falconer. Pearson, Spear, Masher. Fowler, h TEML' Bradley, Dare, Jones, Jacobs, I-Iaislip, Delany, Grmtes. McCertJty. 8;: e832 - and Messrs. Thrall, Reilly, Mulligan, Lohr, Disney, hes m: K11 Nev. Mahoney, Colbert. Spear, Thomas, Saunders, Stocver, Straw? hf um Wells, LeFevrc, Marlow, Delany, Towlcs, McCarthy, Collier, OCIL. l Crosncr. Much credit is due the dance committee. Messrs. Rcllllv'- F0 ?.Imf Lchvrc. Misses Baldwin, Baker. Marsh. and Forbes were the kllnpclmh. l'ugt Ullt lmmlt ml and Irv!!! The girls in the school have learned that exercise, taken in the form of walking, is good for soles. Keeping this in mind, about twenty of them walked from Georgetown out to Miss Deanis camp on the Potomac. A trusty guide went with them to light the fire, and act as general assistant. A hearty time was enjoyed, and every one agreed they had had a perfectly glorious time. Miss Amelia Craby gave another of her enjoyable dances at her summer home, Oak Lawn. The house was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, and cut flowers, high-school banners, and pennants. A stringed orchestra furnished music for the guests. Later in the evening a delightful repast was passed and repassed. Among Miss Craby's guests Were Misses Judd. Early, Foster, Cameron, Corning, Browne, Falconer, Pratt. Hackett, Clark, Gould. Hummer, Mosher, Gsantner, Sauer, Donnelly, Proctor, Field, and A. Moyer. and Messrs. Stoever, Grosner, Thrall, Dodge, Kraft, King, Mahoney, Reilly, Saunders, Dulin, Mulligan, Porter, Shear, Alvin Brown, French, Brown, Seiler, Bullough, and Truesdell. A number of Tech girls, chaperoned by Mrs: Cramer, attended a theatre party at the Columbia on November 30th. After the theatre the party took supper at. the New VVilIard. Among those present were Misses Cosdon, Cramer, Walker, Weber, Thomas, Martin, Bell, and Maxwell. The home of Miss Louise Cramer was the scene of a pretty reception New Year's Day. The house was beautifully decorated with Tech banners. A number of our Faculty were present, as well as the many students. Mrs. Cramer, Mrs. Cosdon, Miss Cramer and Miss Cosdon received. The girls of the Junior year gave a very enjoyable class dance at the Chevy Chase Library Hall on April 19th. The hall was tastefully decorated with school pennants and favors. Miss Forbes and Miss Baldwin chap- eroned. A number of Tech friends were delightfully entertained at the home of Miss Coming on the evening of March 30th. Dancing and games were enjoyed, after which a buffet supper was served. Among those present were Misses G. Browne, M. Browne. H. Moyer, A. Moyer, Reichartl. Top- ham. and Speiden, and Messrs. Lohr. King. Wells. Tniesdell. Medley, Corn- ing, and Will. A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Melville Walton on February 23d. Jokes, games. and dancing were the order of the evening. The piano playing of Jim Crow and Ewers was the big event of the evening. Their original duet added much to the amusement of the party After two hours of fun the merrymakers enjoyed an oyster supper. Among those present were Messrs. Michener. Crow, Briggs, Brockwell. Morcock. Ewers, Gibbons. XVcltlen, Dickman, and Thompson. Pug: Uri: lmndrul um! : Iglll WVEIL 31.1121 THE RIFLE TEAM . a 1:1 . . tion of Am rica f3 fonne and afhllated w1t11 the National Rifles tnzstghleas held duringe the. Ea:te:riv;:llts,o?ihever, there 133d been several . . . e two preceding years. Tech carned off several of the honors, wmmng the battalion match and Company D the company match. The next year we won the school match and the club match. In 1909-10 we formed the club, with Hiram Spear as president, and Mr. Rippey as secretary and advisor. During this season Little Hutterly won the gold medal by shooting the three highest scores standing, and three prone. W. G. Wells won the Secretary of War Cup. The Battalion Team match was won by theTech Team. These were the only victories that were brought to the school during the year, everything being taken by Central and Western. At the beginning of the school year 1910-11 the following officers were elected: George L. Kraft, president; Walton G. Wells, captain and secretary; Joseph Furbershaw, treasurer. An outdoor meet was held at the Govern- ment Range at Edsall, Va., November 12th, 1910. It was pronounced a great success, in spite of the strong and biting wind which swept up the range in the face of the shooters. While there were very few who qualified as junior marksmen, there were many present at the match. The Interscholastic Championship Team match was won by Tech. The following are the scores made by Our team: STANDING PRONE TOTAL Furhershaw .............................. 30 36 66 Kraft ................................... 32 37 69 Wells ................................... 35 43 7t, Dulin ................................... 25 43 68 Rick .................................... 22 40 62 Thomas ................................. 32 40 :2 Lewis ................................... 33 3S 4 1 1 NF Hurlebaus ................................ 34 41 f1; Hutchinson ..................... ' ......... 3 7 42 gm Dickman ................................ 35 31 315 39 1 706 In the interclub match the Tech Team came second. Hutchinson earned off the honors by winning the Members' match. T here was no haster :holot this year, but the Tech has a team entered m the .IntchIty Shoolt :3 Lie N. A. R., and up to the present time we have won eight and lest tlree, ut there is little chance for a victory, since most of the best temm 1n the country are ent , , cred GEORGE LA IxRAF'D Page Our lmmlrnl und claw: HEW :xrzc 92U ?:ZU upkwu THE HAND AND MIND The Hand and Mind was inaugurated this year under an entirely new system. Miss Shipman, last year's faculty adviser of the paper, declined to accept the responsibility this session, because of her other work in the Art Department, so Dr. Myers appointed a new committee, consisting of Miss StaufTer, and Messrs. Medford and Lamb. Following the policy of the Horace Mann School, the work of the committee was to be divided: the liter- e ary work falling to Miss Stauffcr, the financial management to the charge of Mr. Medford, and the art work to Mr. Lamb. T heir first work, however, was to choose a staff. They set vigorously to work, and the following staff was selected: Literary editor-in-chief, Gertrude V. Browne; assistant, Lawrence E. Will; managing editor-in-chief, Lenox R. Lohr; assistant, C. D. Gibbons; Charles W. Parks; F. Ford Nesbit; William B. Upton; business manager, assistant, Walter Saunders; art editor, Norman P. Moore; assistant, Milton Whitney. Department Editors-Horace W. Truesdell. Debate; XVoodson P. Hough- ton, Karl G. Schwegler, Athletics; Dorothy Davis. Cora R. Corning. Social; Benjamin Dann, Orchestra; Paul Pratt. Girls' Athletics: George Haines, Camera; Andrew Bisset, Regimentals; Herbert Porter. Rifle Club; Robert Coughlin, Ernest Fortier, Faculty; Francis Nesbit, Exchanges; Paul lVood- ward, Dramatic; Nelson McKernan, Alumni. The entire control of the paper was vested in a board of editors, consisting of the entire staff, and Mr. Lohr was elected president of the board, with Mr. Nesbit as secretary. The new system had its advantages and its evils. But experience is the best teacher, and many profitable changes will be made next year, because of the disadvantages which have developed. Principal among these was the dividing of the position of the editor-in-chief. This year the responsibility was divided between two editors of equal power and rank-the literary editor- in-chief and the managing editor-in-chief. Next year the policy of a single head editor will be again adopted. LENOX R. Lonk. Page One hundred am! fourteen t ?V?Jl . Ar kk'. THE ORCHESTRA At the time of its organization the orchestra consisted of twelve members, who played the violin, piano, comet, trombone, and cello. Under the excel- lent leadership of Mr. Sunderland it grew from year to year until, at present, it can boast twenty-two members. ' Last year, however, it was given a setback by the death of its energetic leader. Mr. Sunderland. His place was a hard one to fill, not only because he was an able leader, but also because his magnetic personality caused both the boys and the girls to put forth their best efforts. Mr. Burrhus, a member of the graduating class of 1911, undertook to lead the orchestra. As he was an expert performer on the violin. and had been a member of the orchestra for three years, he deserved the position. He made an excellent leader, and. thanks to his efforts and those of every mem- ber, the orchestra remained a firm asset of the school. This year, when school opened. the school authorities talked over the problem of providing a leader for the orchestra. As a result, the services of Mr. Lent. one of XVashington's foremost professional musmians. and an experienced orchestra leader. were obtained. This certainlxwas a prudent move. as it has placed the orchestra in a much firmer posmon. 'Although an outsider. Mr. Lent is putting his whole heart into the work. XVlth earnest assistance from the members. the orchestra will certainly prove to be a success. Through Mr. Lent's etTorts a clarinet and bass have been added. But he 15 not yet satisfied. and soon hopes to add a cello: . We all sincerely hope that the orchestra wull continue to make progress in size and attainments, not only in order that it may continue to be 2m 110110r to the school, but also that it may prove a fitting memorial to the noble man who was its founder. SOLOMON SHAPPIRIO. Page On: lnmdrtd and uwnlrm I whkd t ' 2 ' J, 1!? .61? , w g m . - .rv F ALUMNI ttThc proof of the pudding is in chewing the bag-string. What a pompous. sententious. satisfactory statement that is, and how seldom we can really prove the pudding, because we canit be sure that it is the bag-string that we are chewing! But a school can be proved by results, and Tech's graduates are her bag-string. You will find them everywhere-in the Army and Navy, in ofiices and machine shops, on land, on sea, and in the air. and each one is using. more or less frequently, more or less skillfully, what he has learned at Tech. For Techis training leads to efficiency, the ability to grasp a problem and deal with it adequately. a certain capable seIf-rehance based on experience. A graduate of this, our school, has been trained to be a useful unit of the social organism. , We have benefited by this training, each according to his capacity. Some have found their impetus towards a career unthonqht of previously: others. development of a Iong-chcriehed plan: each of us has. at least, added some- thing to hie equipment for life. and each of us feele. more or less deeply. 1115 obligation to the school. XV'e are it; ahtmni-to us it gave its best. If we uould take it. and we owe to it an intangible debt. payable in interest, and an advancement of Tech's reputation. For the honor of the school meant :1 gnarl deal to us in our day: it mav mean as much to us now: Through the Alumni Aumiation we can help the most. and, if you can. 1.0m 't- Itplnns to bc a useful arm of the school. and even now has begun Its work. in thC employment secretary lately elected as one of its. officers. ii 1th the grbwth 0f the school, the strength of the Association wnll grow. and through it we may mm the meam to repay to Tech something of what we, her Alumni. out her in incpiralirm and training. 1'45? Ont ImmirrJ .nnl nimlnm History of the Alumni Association CLYDE D. GARRETT. To the Class of 1902, the first class to be graduated after our occupation of our building at Seventh Street and Rhode Island Avenue, goes the honor of making the first move to organize an association of the alumni of our school. From best accounts obtainable, it appears that they held a number of meetings during the years of 1908 and 1904, most of them being purely social gatherings. At any rate, it is certain that in 1905 there was no trace of an organization, although it is believed that the members of the Class of 1902 still held social meetings of their own. It remained for the classes of 1906 and 1907, supported by about a dozen loyal members of former classes, to organize what is now known as the Alumni Association of the McKinley Manual Training School. On the 15th of June, 1907, the first meeting was held in the Assembly Hall of the Business High School, for at that time we had no such luxury. Dr. George E. Myers, principal of the school, acted as chairman of the meeting, and gave us some good advice and timely hints on organization. Mr. Louis W. Mattern, a member of our faculty, was present and, much to our profit, gave us the benefit of his ideas on the subject. The constitution used by the Class of 1902 in their attempt to organize was adopted, and the following omcers elected under it at this meeting: President, C. Chester Caywood; Secretary, Miss Charlene C. Browne; Treasurer, Clyde D. Garrett. Very little other business was transacted, refreshments and dancing in the gymnasium of Business High filling the rest of the evening. At the June, 1909, meeting of the Association the election of ohicers took place and resulted as follows: President, Clyde D. Garrett; First t ice-Presi- dent, Henry B. Myers ; Second Vice-President, Howard P. Bayly; Recording Secretary, Miss Charlene C. Browne; Correspondihg Secretary, Bruce Cleve- land; Treasurer, Carl H. Butman. On the 29th of December, 1909, a reunion was held at the school, and during this fiscal year three Executive Committee meetings were held. At the regular meeting, on June 22, 1910, the Associa- tion presented the school with a large picture of Mr. A. I. Gardiner, former principal of the school, suitable for hanging on the wall. On the 6th of July, 1910, the first successful summer reunion was held by the Association, when the steamer St. Johns was chartered for a moonlight run to Indian Head and return. The winter reunion at the school on the 29th of December, 1910, took the form of a theatrical performance rendered by members of the school, and was very successful. The Association's purpose is stated in its constitution to be to promote the general welfare of the school and its members. and this can only be done by the active support of every alumnus of the school. of every teacher of the school, and of every pupil of the school-a conscientious support. not a luke- warm acquiescence in the existence of the Association. and a lot of optimism. Pug: Una lnmdled am! twenty We wish to call attention to the fact tha t all the photographs in this book were made by the Edmonston Studio, 13:29 F Street 1'. W. Duplicate pictures may be obtained at. any time. 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