Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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The N assaa H erald querader who trips the light fantastic with fatal results, he is to go from our midst with his crimes unrevealed. It is well that the guilty mind needs no accuser. Fear not, my dear classmates, and take heart in the words of John Walcott, What rage for fame attends both great and small! Better be damned than mentioned not at all. It is easy to add to things that have been once invented. Therefore trust him not further than you can see him. So on with the dance, and remember the old proverb that blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall not be disappointed . Freshman Year Four years ago, on September 23-rd, the class of 1913 donned their corduroys, chewed the buttons off their left- over bits from the tailor's waste basket, called caps, and went to it-meaning chapel. We have been going to it ever since. But this was for the opening exercises, and acoording to the Prince we went 350 strong. Maybe we did, but we didn't feel it. We had more that feeling which caused the Irishman falling from the sky-scraper to remark, as he passed the tenth story, '6W'ell, it's all right so far . Our only hope lay in certain prominently posted resolutions of the Senior Council to the effect that there would be no horsing until one hour after the close of formal opening exercises . Someone doped the clock, however, and Tom Rutter ruined a perfectly good new Brooks Brothers' best. Next day we showed up 1912, and brushed into Dickinson, after Tommy Armstrong had disposed of Eddie Hart, in IO minutes 3 2-5 seconds. Bob Ober started to pull up the chairs when he got inside, saying that he was looking for a real hght. After we had paciiied Bob and convinced him that it was all over, we elected our first class officers, as follows: Coon Harding, President, 'fAbe Harlow, Vice-Presidentg and Ken Seggerman, Sec- retary-Treasurer. The class having thus been thrown to- gether in the afternoon, we had little difficulty in flowing over 30

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'.Qitlt S Q X , . E CLASS HISTORY EDWARD RIDGELY SIMPSON A fellow named Von Munch Bullinghausen once said that Hell is full of good intentions . This was rather startling information to one who had expected that this so-called history should be completed by Easter. The writer nevertheless felt that something had to be done to get himself out of this hell of a hole'l,,metaphorically speaking, of course. The history was thereupon launched upon its doubtful career under sus- picious circumstances, according to the old proverb that It is better to begin in the evening than not at all . History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. VVe, the class of 1913, have been notably free from misfortunes, except when Hap Hazard got a letter home,-f'HLap', gave me a quarter for saying this- 5 it has indulged butslightly in folly-not more than the regu- lation three times a Week, but is notorious for its crimes. Hence the institution of the social economics course. VV e now know that it is better to go crazy than be poor. If you 'don't believe me, ask DaWse Coleman. But let's get started. For out of the corner of my eye I see one grinning with apeish glee at the foul work he is even now meditating in his black bosom, to inflict upon you, O my innocent classmates! For weeks there has been no justice in the great state of Texas, but instead the broad palm of the legislature of Arkansaw has been open to bnibery. And he, the blackest of us all, at one time the slayer of men in Eagle Pass, at another the mas- 29

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C lass H istory the Cannon that evening, after which we sauntered home, 'fFats Kinnan incidentally setting a new mark for the 440. Fifty-eight of 'our husky lads answered the call for the class football team, an increase of 5011 over the preceding year, and Tol Pendleton was elected Captain. The class baseball team also got busy under Si Young, and, We smile to say it, a C. I., one Johnny johnson, went out for the Prince. In the meantime, those of us who had none of these excuses from horsing , amused the public in general, and got out of warm beds with a polite smile to welcome marauding salesmen whose wares included anything from the latest picture of 'Qlackude Cop to patent doorknobs that ,wouldn't -open for proctors. We were received at Murray Hall and provided with ice cream, cake and name tags. Chub Seggerman, our blush- ing blonde, was right at home with the first two, but his modest nature Wouldn't allow him to wear a tag. About this time a startling notice came from the University Offices to the effect that the class of 1913 had entered with 44 per cent of its members free of conditions, and 71 per cent with one condition or less, thus establishing a new scholarship record, which, after all, is one of the things a college is organized for. Brick Fauntleroy, who was then leading a reform movement in New Goldies for the pure use of the English language, on hearing the news as he was going to bed one night, stubbed his toe and the house was startled by such violent, exclamations as gracious goodness, mercy me . Truly it is wonderful how college changes a man. Things now began to get going in earnest. The Varsity opened its season by defeating Stevens, and the class team took a fall out of Lawrenceville, tied Groton and the Prince- ton Prep., and sent Wyoming Seminary home to the tune of 27 to 5. 1912 engaged two umpires and beat us in baseball, but we took a fall out of them after the game in a catch-as- catch-can promenade to the Commons. We started a long list of track victories in the fall games when our cinder shovers took the meet with 49 points. Toi Pendleton won the 100-yard dash, thereby being the first man gt