Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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C lass History iteam, under the captaincy of Roy Bard, the rest of us showed what good actors we were on Brokaw, and particularly in the Circus Maximus where boat races were held every few min- utes, with the inevitable result of the boat's upsetting and the swim to shore. A week of this and the baseball game with our enemies followed. The Sophomores had, no doubt in the spirit of roguery, placed boxes, barrels and other paraphernalia in the street, and had also called out the fire department, to break up the advance, but a cut across a portion of the campus put their trick to naught. The advance to Commons was unimpeded and we soon were safely ushered up the steps while IQIO did little but babble incoherent phrases at us. McCrohan, how- ever, got a little peeved and handed out a few. Freshman football, meanwhile, was going along nicely. Five games were played, all won, and the prospects for the last game with Yale hopeful, but defeat resulted. The score being 22 to 6. The next big dope were the fall track games. Dwight, Bredemus, Bumsted, Clark and Macgregor all were point winners. Just about this time Sid Este and P' Danny Wing decided that it was up to them to remove the clapper. Not content with the usual method employed, of get- ting on the roof and thence up to the cupola, they believed it would be far lf comore dastardly, and require much more -JJ Rallies-like skill to work from the in- side. An unlocked window gave them entrance to the building, and then they ascended the ladders. At the top they found the trap-door locked. Sid Este, our amateur cracksman, who always carried about him a complete kit of tools, in fact everything from a Presto light key to a bottle opener, produced the necessary saw and the two-inch planking was soon broken through. Danny Wing meanwhile was making Zhis 512th cigarette at the foot of the ladder to soothe his 'rebellious Blah. k :I ,c lr ' I' Q I'l',.Hll A' jllllllll li 45 at ll T , N7, ll, Vimll ll .g ,...,..... .... at ! 'I .- mfg 23

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Class History LEROY K. Howe Freshmcm Year ND here we are. lt hasn't been such a long ' while these four years, but when we first started out away back in the dark ages of Freshman . year, it looked like a long trip. rf gi: - e September 18th, IQO7, saw the class collected and 'I cv our birth. 1910 tried to welcome us in the most hos- lik pitable way and make us feel perfectly at home. They lllgtlll' were right on the job as far as horsing went, par- ' ticularly Rip Van Winkle. Commons, with its complete equipment of new cutlery and dishes, received us with open arms. Though it had had a year's practice it didn't show itself any too effective. Here for an hour or so we felt ourselves free from our enemies. The opening exercises took place the following day and the hazardous trip to Dickinson followed. Johnny Hoff and a few of the big guys leading the procession while the rest of us, wild-eyed and with knees trembling, followed in the wake. Of course there was no difficulty in getting in, though a trifle rough. Some were relieved of their shirts, others trampled on-Cort Handy had his hair mussed a trifle. We were the first class to use Dickinson, the old gym. having been torn down to give place to '77. With wild huzzahs in the true collegiate spirit, we voted Frank Bartholomay President, Myron Parker Vice-President, and Bob Black Secretary and Treasurer. Then the long dis- tance to University Place had to be covered. The upperclass- men protected us but the ranks were soon forgotten and it became a free for all race to the Freshman houses. Not want- ing to make an exception to an old custom, we won the Cannon Rush in the evening. Some thirty men turned out 'for the Freshman football 22

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The Nassau H erald nerves. The clapper, however, was finally captured and the descent ma e, but there was a tall guy in a neat blue uniform outside who had the dope on them, and the bill was something like S14 apiece. But Dillon later made an attempt, got away with it all right, and is the possessor of a whole clapper. P ,A In October, Ambassador Bryce pre- sented us with a sun dial from Sir john Mather. lt's not only a bully little time- piece, but some who understand it say ' a fortune teller as well, and there are lots of little jokes and riddles written all over it. For several days after its dedi- cation one might have seen students standing around it, with mouths agape, with deep wonder and amazement writ- , i ten on their faces, trying to make out p J yww what some of the little figures meant. ' K ,P Q -.1 4'-, li pl L 1 I! , fp No satisfactory explanation was given l l for most of them. It is said that there are some fortyidifferent ways of telling the time, but most of us prefer the good old open-faced clock. lt's less weary on the nerves. How- ever, it's a great resting place and serves as a splendid park bench for the upper classes. Returning from the Christmas vacation, we found that one of our most promising piano friends had left us. Old Weary jane. He had felt the call of the heart and entered into his matrimonial career. Before long came that week which we had been looking for- ward to and the week which no other class since has been obliged to pass through. I refer to the week of Uhorsingn, now abolished. It grew as tiresome for our enemies as our- selves. But soon we passed into the land of freedom. In the wrestling of February, Elder won the light-we1ht and Musser the heavy, thereby somewhat redeeming the class in the cane-spree of the November before. Clancy and Schoonmaker had a rather funny incident occur 24 1