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

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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

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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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CLASS STATISTICS. E entered by force of numbers, being 141 strong, But the 68 of us who have remained will make our exit by force of intellect. Our average age is 18 years. Our Class President has also the honor of being the oldest member, he having witnessed the lapse of 365 days for nearly the 24th time. You will notice the wis- dom of '89 in selecting its paternal guardian Qljopj for its chief representative. Several members claim to be the baby of the Class, but none have seen less than 16 years of this life. Fatty ' at a 178 lbs., and Shorty Rice at Q0 lbs., try to balance the Class, but the odds are in favor of Shortyf' who brings the average down to 122 lbs. X Harder, at 6 feet O inches, tries to uphold the Class dignity, but fails, while Shorty Rice gives the reverse effect at 4 feet 8 inches, but the average of the Class prefer 5 feet 6 inches as a standing example. P' The size of our craniums, as measured by our hats, ranges from 72 to 62, but the average is 6M. A In after life 20 of us will try to electrify the world, I3 are on the fence, 5 are to be mechanical engineers, 4 architects, and the same number to enter universities. Of lVI.D's., engineers, horse- blanket dealers, draughtsmen and gentlemen of leisure there are 2 each, while of mining and civil engineers, machinists, cabi- netmakers, soda-water manufacturers, photographers, teachers, florists, clerks, lawyers, manufacturers and Naval Academy Cadets there is 1 each. In religion 22 of us view life from a Presbyterian point, IO from a Baptist, 8 from a Methodist, 6 from an Episcopalian and Lutheran, 5 from a jewish, 4 from a Non-Sectarian and I each 39