Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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g1.1 w g M 1' ff. t -xii . gg 4 Q :p g- - 'a .L WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY ORATION L. D. HOWELL Ladies and Gentlemau.' I have been introduced by Mr. Pendleton as the one who should deliver the Senior Oration. This is great mistake, for I am not an orator and this is not an oration. As the new Representative once shouted out in Congress, I deny the allegation, and defy the alligator . I don't mean to insinuate that Toll Pendleton is an alligator, although he does oiften create a stir as a Parlor Snake. However this may be, I assert again that this not an oration. It is an airation,-an airation of a few things that have been too long closed up. If I were one of those fellows, like Paul Myers, who can talk on anything, at any time, then I would not deny that I was an orator. Last year I went up to a little town in Pennsyl- vania to attend a French play, at a girls' seminary. I was a little disappointed because the French wasn't very frenchy, and the girls weren't very foolishg so between the acts I wandered clown the street and seeing a crowd around the jail I dropped in. The sheriff was preparing for a hanging. and when I told him that I was taking Social Economics at Prince- ton, he became quite friendly, and asked me to stay and see the affair. Things went along in the usual way until the last 5

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Class Appointments . A TALBOT TAYLOR PENDLETON ........................... I ....... President THOMAS MURPHY MCMILLAN .... . ......... Vice-President RUPERT BROAS THOMAS ......' . . .................. Secretary THOMAS ALBERT WILSON ...... ..... M aster of Ceremonies EARL LEROY DOUGLASS ....... .............. I vy Orator EDWARD RIDGELY SIMPSON ..... ........ C lass Historian THOMAS READY ARMSTRONG ...... .... P resentation Orator CHARLES DANIEL ORTH, JR .... . . .................. Class Prophet PAUL FOREST MYERS ........ ................. C lass Day Orator LAWRENCE DAY HOWELL ....... ..... W as'hingtOn's Birthday Orator XVILLIAM L,ENGLE BARNETT .,.... .,.................... Cl ass Poet PAUL FOREST MYERS. . ...................... Class 'Of 1876 Prize Debate , GLASS DAY COMfMIT'I7EE ' John Adrian Larkin-Chairman T. R. -Armstrong R. McLean C. L. Augur S. W. Morris W. F. Bickle I. S. North G. M. Bryan R. Ober W. M. Chester L. E. de la Reussile, Ir. C. C. Dunlap J. F. Simons F. C. Hall E. R. Simpson A. G. Harlow W. S. Taylor B. C. Harrington R. B. Thomas K. Howard T. A. Wilson R. Warner NASSAU HERALD COMMITTEE W. M. Chester-Chairman S. D. Bell E. L. Douglass M. Chaplin I. A. Larkin CLASS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE I. A. Miller-'Chairman I-I. Forbes C. W. Johnson J. L. Hutton W, H, Norman CLASS ALBUM COMMITTEE I. P. Harlan-Chairman P. E. Adams T. T. Pendleton CLASS ODE COMMITTEE W. D. Bickharn-Chairman W. L. Barnett F. Ford CAP AJNID GOWN COMMITTEE I. F. Simons-Chairman G. R. Fauntleroy F. D. Worthington

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The Nassau H emld moments arrived and they were all ready to put on the black cap. At this point the sheriff turned to the condemned and said, Young man, you are privileged to say something before you die . The man hung his head and said nothing. What 1 said the sheriff, don't you want to say anything? They always say something at this point. The man shook his head. The crowd was amazed at his taciturnity. just then I saw some one elbowing through the crowd and pushing his way to the platform. It was Paul Myers ! He grabbed the sheriff and shouted, See here! See here! If this fellow don't want to speak, let me speak for him! The Sheriff turned to the man and said, Can this fellow speak for you ? The fellow turned around, looked at Paul, and with a sigh replied, Yes, he can speak, but h-ang me first l When the Suffragettes invaded Princeton last month, more than one student fellbefore the missiles of this Amazonian host. They were welcomed with a demonstration that would have rejoiced the heart of a Dollar Politician. They made speeches and we cheered. Some of us marched to Trenton with them and some of us brought some of them back with us. I say we , but is was really I. M. Hidden and Reds McKittrick who brought them back in Bob Mathisis machine. The rest of us didn,t have a look in after that. You heard the story in the newspapers about a Princeton Student pro- posing to one of the suffragettes? Well I'll tell you how it happened. McKittrick was the fellow. They were all in this automobile raflling off one of these Pilgrim Capes. Wlien the fight was over Mack was in the front of the car, and I saw him crawl over the front seat and grab the hand of The Fairest Suffragettel' who was standing on the seat surveying the departing crowd. just then I heard Mack breathing, 'little Suffragette, I propose, I propose--, Vlfhen Hidden heard these words and saw the imploring look in Mack's face, and the sweet and pleased expression off the white sweater, he grabbed Mack and pulled him down and whispered in his ear, For goodness' sake Mack, don't be so rash, you only met her yesterday. But lovers are dauntless 6