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

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ment of the Argus. Wlien 'SS ran the Argus the finances were always in a poor condition. The editors were always calling on the Faculty and school for help. When ,239 assumed control of it they immediately put things to rights by organizing the Argus Publishing Company. One hundred shares were sold for fifty cents each. In the early Spring of this year stock was at a premium of 20 per cent. Many fellows endeavored to buy stock, but it could not be bought for less than seventy-six cents, Above all, '89 claims to hold the champions in some depart- ments. Curtis, we are sure, can never be equaled for cutting. Why, out of thirty hours'a week he manages to be at school ten hours at least. Next, in the use of large words, we have one Singer, who has never been eclipsed. The other day he started to talk to Professor Henderson something about the peculiar animosities and incomprehensibly characteristical pro- pensities of pentamethyldeamedothesduphenslamenduodomethy- latef' Now, ladies and gentlemen, you have heard the history of '89. It has not been exaggerated or flattered, but told honestly. Thomas gives his opinion that There niver was sich gintlemenf' Our own opinion is pretty high up, and yours is all that is re- quired. Be charitable, we pray you, and just skim over our faults. 37

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debate with the professor. They always debate on the side ot the Nays. All during the Spring we have been working like Trojans? Chemistry has been of late exceptionally difficult, and together with politics we have almost Houndered. But Dr. Thorpe gave us easy lessons in literature, so that we gained some time for recreation. The recitation in Shakespeare was sometimes amus- ing. One day the Doctor asked a question of Wheeler in regard to Macbeth.- Wheeler, who rung the bell ? Wheeler replied, Mr. DuBreeg ah! I, I mean Mrs. Macbeth. I 4 On the election night about thirty of us journeyed about town until the wee, small hours of the morning, giving the school yell and looking for the High School. One joke about that night is the way Barrett got left on soda. We all piled into one drug store and tried to drain the fountain on jerseys: As each man got his soda he laid down his money. Then the number of sodas being counted up, the change for all was given to Barrett, and when all was given out Billy was considerably out of pocket. During May we went out to plant our Class Tree. It was very difficult to find something choice and sweet enough to represent '89, but at last we selected a magnolia, and each man took'a hand in hustling the dirt about the roots. Even Billy Pard so far forgot his dignity as to use the shovel. The course in electricity has been very interesting this term, especially the making out of reports. There is one lesson which is always thoroughly enjoyed, that is, the period spent in learning to run a Bell Telephone. VVhen Lawrence and Mastbaum get to working this instrument it is highly amusing. When the Spring Sports came off on June 4th there were twelve events. Of these '89 won sixg this shows that we have made considerable advancement. Of these six events Koch carried off four medals and Scott two. In the Midwinter Sports we won three events. '89's career through school in scholarship has excelled '88's, although the latter Class' was always sportily inclined. Another feature of success '89 claims is in the manage- Do not, for one instant-, think this applies to Jennings, for if such a change were to come over him we fear the Faculty might kick. 36

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FACULTY STATISTICS. UR Faculty, which numbers I4, is certainly not an old fogy, as it is only 35 years and 4 months old, but if it should sit on the Class fas it occasionally doesj its 147 pounds would make more of an impression on the Class than the 122 pounds of the Class would make on it. Mr. Brush, at 6o years, is the patriarch, while Prof Rondinella, at 23 years, is the infant. Mr. Odenatt, at 6 ft. IZ in., and Prof Rondinella, at 5 ft. 3 in,, are the ex- tremes, while the mean is 5 ft. IO in. Three are unmarried as opposed to II married. There are 23 representatives of the coming generation scattered among the married portion of the professors. Eight claim Philadelphia as their native place, While there is one each from Nelson, N. Y., Cape May, N. J., Chester, Pa., Swampscott, Mass., England and Prussia. As a whole the Faculty is Republican, being 8 strong, although there are two Mugwumps, 2 Independents and I Prohibitionist. In religion they are: Presbyterians and Methodists, 4 each, Episcopalians, 2 each, Lutheran, Unitarian, Swedenborgian and the Broad Church, I each. Four of our professors come from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, I from the jefferson Medical, I from the Stenel University at Prussia, I has taken courses at the U. S. Naval Academy and Stevens Institute, and I has attended NVes- leyan and Syracuse Universities and also the University of Penn- Sylvania. Outside of their professorships 2 are engaged in literature and I each as a physician, teacher, electric tester and mechanical engineer. Sociology, bicycling, fishing, Howers, gunning, ten- nis, rambling, teaching and Wood-work each have a supporter, while engineering and electrical engineering each have 2 sup- porters. Seven use the weed, S indulge occasionally, while 6 are teetotalers. The following is an accurate description of the Faculty: Five pairs blue eyes, 5 pairs brown eyes, 4 pairs gray eyes, 8 blondes, 4 brunettes, I gray and I strawberry blonde, 2 bald heads, 2 smooth faces, 7 bearded ones and 5 mustaches. 33 A