Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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The N assau H erald Park. He took off his coat, loosened his belt Qah! fatal mis- takej and turned up his sleeves with a see-my-arm air. After about an hour mother appeared and Don was instantly on his feet, bowing and scraping and, to his mind, making the hit of his life. I-Ie started his mellifluous How of words when he suddenly felt something was wrong. Roars of laughter came from the table behind him a-nd 'mornmerl supported a par- ticularly knowing smile. He turned around, the loosened belt had done its work, he had parted company in the middle, and, to his horror, his shirt was disclosing its complete pattern. In the career of George Washington nothing stands out with such radiance as his brilliant retreat from New York across New jersey. Historians and Stan Hunter have decided this question beyond a doubt. In fact it was the crowning strategy of his military career and it threw Corn- wallis off considerably. Now there once was a retreat from New York to Plainfield, New jersey, conducted by an artful damsel and Clare Peacock was the pursuer. Whether it was a bit of strategy or not you must judge for yourselves. Ainyhow Clare was only one train behind in reaching Plain- field, he attacked the house, and was admitted to a parlor where some dozen people were seated including the pursued. He made himself indifferently agreeable until the room gradually cleared except for himself and her. Up to this point he had played the waiting game, now he boldly aproached and with- out any extracts from the Robert W. Chambers School of Thought-shall I say it? Well he heard these sounds from the other end of the room if if tt He jumped about a foot in the air, turned, saw a parrot and exclaimed, You damn bird! There was yet another retreat from New York. It was Freshman year that Buck Ewing climbed upon a train in New York one Sunday night, after'a week's vacation, and started across New jersey. Buck was due for a pensum if he didn't wake up with the doves here Monday morning and get to an eight o'clock. He knew he couldn't work the Do Do on I2

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WasIti1zgt01t's Birthday Omtiou Law Club, the Manager of the Crew, the President of the Cottage Club, the Managing Editor of the Princetonian, the President of the Buffalo Club. The great man , he continued, was sunk in gloomy abstraction, yet I took my place at his feet and ge-ntly caressed his boot, So great was his penetration that he noticed me immediately and concentrated his brain to such an extent that his head shrunk and his hat literally hung on his massive ears. He spoke: 'When I first came to this col- lege I carried a laurel wreath in my inside coat pocket, which, in the course of time wore a large callous directly under it. Since I have achieved the right to wear it, which no one can deny, the callous has vanished and I have lost three pounds. Alas, I have worshipped the wrong Gods, I want to be fat , and at this point Kendrick sighed audibly. We can not exactly call George a fusser, yet historians have cast quite a romantic shadow about his courtship ot the divine Martha. I wouldn't be surprised it Bill Warfield was emulating Washington when he started off to do his high class comedy stunts at a house party in Elizabeth. This alert and earnest student arrived in the morning, quite earl.y, was greeted warmly, and after a time asked if he might wash his hands. I-Ie was led to the bath room and there his keen mind seemed to play one of its little pranks on him. I-Ie took off his coat, admired the doggy cravat he had on, then he seems to have devoted some thought to his hostess, -and finally, he decided to leave a modest blank in his Senior statistic ballot for Best Musician . Well, when Bill came to, the water was running in the tub and all his clothes were festooned about the room. Bill said the knowing smiles that were exchanged, when he reappeared, were most embarassing. Speaking of heavy fussers though Don Sinclair is always the night blooming Daisy when it comes to lisping a few lines to a lily. I-Ie confesses that his first impression is so great that unattached ladies always blush when they meet him. Some say this is due to the reflection of his brilliant hair on their clear transparent cornplexions. One very hot afternoon he 'was invited to a bridge with two nectarines down at Asbury Il

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PVashingt0n's Birthday Omtion the Dean every time. Instead of waking in Princeton he awoke in Philadelphia and got up here only too late. Though put through the ropes Buck still had a punch leftg a doctor's excuse would do the trick. He went to bed and summoned all his friends who had ever been sick. Grueman Ballin was barred from this session-one of the few sessions Grueman ever missed-but jock Emery was admitted and he told Buck all the symptoms and all the pains of appendicitis. The doctor was called very hurriedly. He had some trouble getting Buck to unhook his heels from behind his ears, but this done, he pronounced it acute appendicitis and sent him to the infirmary instanter. First they 'tried the ice-pack and Buck swore it brought immediate relief. Then he pleaded, but the doctor was so thoroughly excited that his prayers were of no avail. That night Buck's appendix was removed and since then it has been his keenest regret that he had only one appendix to give to the Absence Committee. I sometimes think that the blood of the careless, hilarious, yet doughty Hessians of Trenton courses in the veins of our redoubtable Teutonic funny man Rudolph Zinsser. His brother Bill told me his family were to be down to-day, so I would have to mention him. This is an immense subject and I would like to dodge it for Rudie is so clever you know. Some one asked him if he liked his moustache. Yes he said, its growing on me. He said he wasn't going to the dance for he had torn his trousers on the spur of the moment. He's really such a jester that I'rn afraid I will be the goat of one of his practical jokes so I'll tell a real gentle one on him. Once he went out to a dinner party with a theatre following. Dinner over, the entire crowd were packed into a bus and started for the theatre. Brother Bill was seated across from Rudie with his fair companion by his side. Some scintillating Witticism came into Rudie's head and he reached over and tapped the girl on the knee. Pardon me , he said , I mistook you for Bill. Certainly , she said. A few moments elapsed and Rudie leaned forward and again tapped her on the knee. Oh forgive me he said, but I was trying to get my brother's 13