Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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C lass H isitory us and the score resulted 5 to 2, but with strong determina-- tion, we merely hoped for the following year. A little research work was done in . April by the gang of workmen laying the JK' B foundation of Sage Dormitory. Here gskmm . v.'. To-ea they came across the bones of dear old Q - Randolph, who had lain quiet for many S years. A strike on the part of the work- 'ayl AAAQA., Q men was feared, but they were soon quieted and the old fellow was interred before the curio fiends got on the job. The Caledonian games were won by 1911, with only two points to spare and, as in the regatta of the preceding year, 1911 ran off with the honors. Cn the track team, ten out of twenty-one were 1911 men, of whom eight were point winners. Exams were passed and we donned our high hats and took up our canes. A pee-rade was provoked, which probably was the largest of its kind ever witnessed. Everyone turned out and the Inn was the stopping place. Junior Year HE first important change we noticed was the disappearance of the Absence Committee. No longer could the chronically sick con- fidently approach some favorite professor with a feeble excuse and feel assured of its acceptance. Dean Elliott now ruled su- preme and alone. We all got together and elected, as the men to guide us for the year, Andy Monroe, Presidentg Red Sparks, Vice-President, and Noel Bassett, Secretary and Treasurer. Ting Culbertson was always good at repartee. Since away back in Freshman year he had been known for his clever little speeches. He always has a few new ones on tap, too, and if opportunity is given he will spring them on you. He and 29

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The Nassau H erald two dollars' worth was rated at about ten cents. Push-face Lambert left in February. In March the entire college was stirred by the announcement in the Prince that a great event was about to happen which should be put down in annals of the history of the College as the probable wonder of wonders. Naturally there was great excitement. It seems that a wireless message had been coaxed all the way from Dr. van K-3,1-5 Dyke, on the Eiffel tower of Paris, to fa' jwthe Primetoniafz office, something ww-M Q gum lf quite new and novel in college journal- .ts,EivMfJlSl'I1. The Prince, when it issued this startling news, to make the whole affair as impressive as possible had Egg' a large chart on the front page of the paper, showing the various vessels F ' ' which had intercepted the message K M Bio A 22. bl N uS 1 5..- 23,9 Q X . X it and sent it on its way again. The ships were pictured with smoke issuing from their funnels, and even whales and other inhabitants of the deep, including mermaids, were given a place. Though these figures were slightly out of proportion, the whole was a master- piece and resembled one of those old charts used by Sir Walter Raleigh or Columbus himself, when he explained his theory on the rotundity of the world. The 1911 Brie-a-Brac made its appearance. Due to the par- ticular efforts of Ike Bennett and Louis Stewart, the- book was the best ever published, before or since. The Triangle Club made its trip with the Duchess of Bluffshireu, and was received with varied degrees of applause in the several cities it visited, while eight of the class were enrolled in the English play, The Knight of the Burning Pestlef, s Cunningham, the coolest man on the team, and Hooker White were on the varsity baseball teamy Eighteen out of twenty-seven games were won, and we all looked forward to the game of June 22nd in New York. But the Elis got to 28

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Class H istory Some twenty-eight men turned out from 1911 to support the football team which started work with a bang. The rush to Dickinson was attempted by the Freshmen and it was some forty minutes before they were finally allowed to elect their officers. Then the baseball championship had to be celebrated, and the cannon was that night probably as hot as it had ever been. The officers of the class were elected-Carlburg President, xSeggerman Vice-President, Dwight Secretary and Treasurer. The assistant managers were also elected-Carlburg football, Monroe baseball, Rankin track. November 14th we shall always remember. The alter- nate rain and snow only added to our dejected spirits as we suffered another defeat, II to 6, at the hands of the Elis, though Sandy Macgregor and McCrohan did their best. The Senior Council voted no hat followings for the Sopho- more eating clubs and this was to take effect with our class. Little by little the hats disappeared and now we seldom see them. The hockey team now started its career and was supported by Monty Angell and Jim Dwight. The game with Yale ended in a tie, 5 to 5, but we ranked only third in the intercollegiates. ' At about this time, it being just before exams, a little excite- ment was desired. Push Lambert, since defunct, decided to establish a little party in his rooms at the Bank Building, in the shape of a green cloth on a table, and a wheel which spun with a little White ball inside. At first, secrecy was Q - observed and none but intimate friends M ' 6 were allowed admittance, but soon EY ' Y lp' the news spread, and the rooms be- lf f t came the rendezvous for all who had I a bit of cash they could just as well lv p 2- C3 . ' dispense with. There were many I O L U's signed which never were re- deemed, in fact the market value of 27 '