Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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32 Hisiofgf of Me Class cy' ,96. The next day occurred the Caledonian games, then the de- ciding game of the series with Yale, and then, for most Fresh- men do not wait through Commencement, came the long vacation. We departed, ffsorne for Rahway, some for Rome, but more, far more, for the World's Fair at Chicago. Thus ended our first year at Princeton-a year peculiar to itself, mi gmwfis. We had been thrust suddenly upon the col- lege World and our reception had at first been somewhat harsh, nevertheless, we had held our own in almost every case and had liked the experiences we had undergone. No right-minded fel- low could have gone through our Freshman year without being the better and more manly for it. The classical information which we had imbibed had been of service to us, giving us, I hope, something of the broadmindedness of the Greeks and something of the resolution of the Romans. We had long since begun to love our dear old college and to acquire that respect for her cus- toms and traditions, that reverence for her institutions, that desire for her welfare, which has ever been the chief character- istic of the class of Ninety-Six.

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Hz'sZ01jf W' Ike Class qt '96. 31 as the 'Varsity nine lost those games with an admirable consist- ency the excitement would soon subside, and we had no more bonfires. To be sure, we did beat Pennsylvania, but they did not count. Almost before we were aware the final examinations were upon us, and O, how hard it was to poll during those soft sum- mer evenings! From without the faint sound of the Senior singing would be Wafted up to us, or the tantalizing tinkle of a mandolin would urge us to throw aside our, books and join the throng on the front campus. But the examinations were inevita- ble and we had to meet them with as much resignation as we could command. So we endured the hot lamp, the hotter brow and the aching eye for yet a little while, and lo ! the exams were over. And then came the night of the Sophomore parade, when we, the late Freshmen, became full-fledged Sophomores and cel- ebrated the event in fitting style. We had carried our newly- purchased class caps -with the orange '96 upon them-in our pockets as we went to our last examination, and on emerging from the final test had donned them with a joyous thrill. But now we must hold a parade to commemorate our emancipation. Do you remember, classmates, how we gathered at the head of Nassau Street, arrayed in fantastic combinations of orange and black ?-how with the band in front playing that stirring Triangle Song we marched down the street, three hundred strong, singing the brave old tune:- Nassau ! Nassau ! ring out the chorus free ! Nassau ! Nassau ! thy jolly sons are we, Cares shall be forgotten, all oui' sorrows Hung away, While we are marching through Princeton. Ah, that indeed was a glorious night !

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Hz'sf01jf cyf Ike Class WI '96. 1ln fllbemomam EDWARD I HERRING DIED NOVEMBER 6 1892 DIED MAY I 1893 ERNEST CLAUDE I-IERR DIED JUNE 3 1893 O . HADLEY VVYMAN.