Philadelphia Manual Training School - US Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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records. Some may wonder why such astate of things exists. It is this. There are some among the Class who love sports- Hayes, Scott and our well-shaped, graceful Koch, but even these fellows, with the exception of Gene Hays, do not pay half the attention they should to training, and if you look at the scholarly records of '89 you will find that they vary inversely with the square of the sporting records. There is one event of the Fall Sports which Was not on the programme, which was not trained for, but in, which '89 fought well and came out with first honors. The event happened in this wise: The High School was represented on the bleaching boards by from two to three hundred fellows. The fellows had their colors tied to somebody's papa's cane. This they kept waving. Every minute or two they gave a taunt to one or more ofthe contestants on the ti ack. About twenty of '89's men sat on the back row of the grand stand and waved Gene Hay's red and black cap on an umbrella, and replied to the taunts. As soon as the Sports were over we met the High School as they came from In f f I hun ml R my -ezfllyf' ,f may . , xxtlmnmr 1 l Q gigs-j 552: f V vga . ff 'X f Lf ' uf., 3 lic-5 .Q 'llf m ---g I ff j d m! Nw- w - lbku 4- , gif' is .. 1 , Q ' - f 7Q?' , N lbw 7- ' s fl 'Qi -A' , f bfi' . . ' L- :Ng Q' -, Ly . - '2f , t ' xx V I 1 I Qfffff- Y 111 ,Q .,.,- X p -- - E V - ,again . ,ui H 5 f U , jL- 1425 'U pf, All l alex Abi!! '14, ' K f 1-a 'FV - L- ij, W ' u 2 ,ia 'Ns f na v rf. ' - lie:-'fl .w'wM 1f J 4. , . r-.31 1... f . . I 5 ,. , K 'Q agnygfrd-?.:f:l1'4 he gg.--5 .hWg.7g, UN . I 5, I Elem. Q, ,pf 13 .. 'I J lyg if f Mall-. fi , .-r:m9fv V in-:gy-'femanaag-.5f 1. .f , 4510 .,g,.-ey gh l ., -.- J.3,,:-41-- -1- fgw if .frgf-55:-,-mage, f- ' + S f W 'f ' -X 'T T5 Tj' ?- ' f'57?1' H Y. ' ,f' 'P ' 'f . ...- -w , , Q., ,:a..,.f' ..1,gf. si-',E?i . xl FN - a . .J .1-f- CZQ, L 'A' T T Qs: L?-Z: exif X54 iM4CAfrELKTY- 'T A-'YY I ' -Y Y r 1' -1 .'- -I 34

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year, While others were somewhat degenerate. For instance there were Singer, Yank and Greene hawsing to pull the Class up, with Pete Larkins and McClellan hanging on as deadweightsf' But we will say that a marvelous change came over these two last named, for Larkins left, McClellan remained, and has worked hard during our last year. In fact China, for that is the name he got when he first came among us, is a dandy in the electrical laboratory. He can plot all sorts of curves without making the experiments. This is also true of Mandel and Mast- baum. In the Spring of 1888 the Athletic Association was organized. Our first sports occurred on June 7th. Among the winners of the eighteen events we do not find one member of '89. This seems very strange, for although our Class is not very sporty, yet we hold several of the school records. In the Fall Sports, how- ever, of the eleven events we carried off three medals. VVhen Senior year opened we certainly did feel large about the head? We certainly held the highest position now. On Sep- tember 2ISt, 1888, we were organized into a Class. There are certain fellows among us to whom we chose to intrust the honor of acting as guardians over us. The chief guardian was H. Bronte Swayze. The principal reason for choosing him was out of respect for his enviable whiskers. Then we selected others to assist him-Chiles, Barrett and Outerbridge. To keep the notes in regard to our peculiarities and scraps 'in class-meetings we chose Edgar Singer. The only objection to Singer that we- can offer is that he generally has his minutes with him, when your are trying to convince the class that a such and such a motion was never passed. At first We selected Chiles to take care of the Class wealth, but he resigned, and for fear he'cl be dissatisfied if he didn't have some position we put him up and shoved him into the chair of vice-president. . One Wediiesclay afternoon the school held their second an- nual. Fall Sports out at the University grounds. The place was crowded, grand stand full and half the bleaching boards. '89 only captured three events, and none of these appear as school This is a customary feeling which a few of our class have the joy of occasion- ally experiencing. - 33 , .

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the bleaching boards, and with the assistance of some ten or fifteen University men, we first mowed the grass, then plowed the sod with them. VVe tore their colors and trampled them in the dust. After the operation of kneading their heads and bodies had been finished we allowed them to depart in peace. It is to be noted that the High School representatives at our Spring Sports this year were comparatively small, and they behaved themselves. The reports for the first two quarters came out on December 21st, and it was found by comparing notes that A3 was-well, we canft say they were the smartest section, because Lawrence and Mastbaurn belong to it, but they had the highest averages. The Christmas entertainment was held at Carpenter's Dancing Academy Hall. The place was crowded, and the programme was very successfulf especially the Glee Club. This Glee Club has. not sung before the public since. We are at a loss to under- stand this, for they need fear nothing since Bradley has left school, and they do not continue to sing Come VVhere the Lilies Bloom. The most enjoyment was derived nom the en- tertainment by those who took part in it. I do not exactly know what prompts me to say this, because it is not at all prob- able. The reason those fellows who took part in it derived so much enjoyment was because they were able to cut all hours for two or three days. , Wlien the third quarter began we found out that we would have to work hard. For a time nothing varied the monotony of the regular curriculum but the accounts of deeds of the Office Seekers' Club. The members of this Club get fits of benevolence about every other day. And sometimes in the midst ofa recita- tion you will s.ee one of them get up, hurry out of the room and disappear down stairs. They go to the office, ask Professor Sayre if he has not got something for them to do. And soon we find them engaged in helping Thomas. Then at halfpast two o'clock they rush into the office again and engage in a 5tThe readeris not to suppose that the wonderful melodies furnished by the Glee Club were anything but the Finest brand. But you must still keep in mind the fact that Wesley Bartine is its president, and that accounts for it. 35