Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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vifl M® S3- — ir EDWARD F. ABERCROMBIE “ Abbie ” Home, Bridgeport, Conn. Age, twenty-three. Strat- ford high school, one year. Booth and Bayliss Commercial School, one and one-half years. Springfield — Varsity swimming team, three years; captain, 1923. Varsity base- ball team, one year. Second baseball and soccer teams. Class cross-country, basketball, swimming. Student in- structor soccer, swimming, and gymnastics, one year. Member American Red Cross Life Saving Corps. Philo- mathean literary society, four years; president, 1922. Col- lege social committee. Chan-man senior class social com- mittee. Chairman decorating committee junior prom. Hil-’ lebrandt Masonic club. With a beautiful sense of the fitting. OLIVER J. ADAMS “0. J.” Home, Chelsea, Mass. Age, twenty-one. Graduate Chelsea high school, 1918. Springfield — Varsity gymnas- tic team, one year; varsity swimming squad, two years. Second varsity football team, two years; captain, 1922. Class wrestling, track, and baseball teams. Student in- structor football and swimming, one year; gymnastics, two years. Member Student Association, McKinley literary society, glee club, student congress, one year. What sweet delight a quiet life affords. HARRY W. ANDERSON “Hack” Home, Auburn, Nebr. Age, twenty-four. Graduate Auburn high school, 1917. Springfield — Varsity wrestling- team, 1919-’21 ; captain, 1920-’21. New England intercol- legiate featherweight champion, 1920. Varsity cross-coun- try, 1922. Second varsity football team, 1920; second varsity soccer team, 1921. Class baseball and track teams, two years. Coach varsity wrestling, 1921-’23. Coach freshman cross-country, 1921. Student instructor soccer, 1921. Student senate, two years; vice-president, 1922-’23. Student council, two years. Student religious supervisor, 1921. Vice-president sophomore class. He kept a calm exterior in emergencies. (27) □ [ ] □

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— ir contributions. One outstanding fact about our Class is that practically every member has been active in some phase of college life: Athletics, stu- dent government, class activities. Every man has contributed something. Our task has been one of regeneration, in the life of the college; we have functioned: Function makes for character, and we feel 1923 has molded a Class character which is commendable. Entering almost one hundred and fifty strong, green to the many “idiosyncrasies” of college life, and with a spirit of submissiveness and meekness that would have astounded “Ghandi,” we were terrifically pad- died by the unsympathetic Sophomores into a realization of what they termed the “Springfield spirit.” Bedecked with little green skull protec- tors, we started on our first year, absorbing everything that came our way; some of us even soaking up a little of Lake Massasoit. The gladiatorial gods of ancient days must have caused their spirits to hover around the campus along about the middle of the college year, and especially imbued our spirits with the ambition to conquer at all costs. We first gave vent to our feelings in an attempt to rush the Sophomore Ban- quet at the Bridgway Hotel, and soon after, our Freshman flag floated high above the Dormitory. Our Sophomore Banquet at the Hotel Cooley, suc- cessful despite the attempt of the Freshmen to break it up, brings back many memories. Our valient fight for the “Totem” two years ago will never be forgotten, nor will the “Great Naval Battle” of Power House Point over our class canoe. Our greatest contributions have, perhaps, been made as upperclass- men. Winners of the basketball and wrestling championships in our Jun- ior year, we also placed second in the totals of the three Fall Sports. The success of the annual College show, “Twenty-One,” the finest musical com- edy ever given in the College, is attributed almost wholly to Twenty-Three. Now we find ourselves taking the last hurdle. As the final count is being made, we feel proud as a class that not only have we accomplished much in the various activities of college life, but have set a standard of scholarship which any class would be justly proud. Many other features of our college life might be published if space permitted. As the closing days of our Senior year are drawing near, the realization of fellowship, which we call the “Springfield spirit,” permeates our whole being. We owe much to Old Springfield, and our prayer as we leave its sanctified walls is that we may graduate taking with us character, capacity, and culture, that will radiate to the outside world the true ideals of Springfield. To thee, our beloved Alma Mater, we bow our heads in reverence and gratitude. u . , ... . A place m the ranks await us, We each have some part to play,” and old ’23 shall not be found wanting.

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fl V® GEORGE H. AYLSWORTH KAPPA DELTA PI Home, Rochester, N. Y. Age, thirty-two. Graduate East high school, Rochester, 1911. Springfield — Varsity baseball squad, 1921. Class football team, two years. Soc- cer, baseball, and tennis teams, three years. Trainer foot- ball squad, 1921-’22. Football official, four years. Swim- ming instructor and guard College natatorium, 1920-’23. Member and examiner American Red Cross Life Saving- Corps. First aid supervisor for College, 1921-’23. Stu- dent instructor anatomy, 1920-’21 ; biology, 1921 ; teacher training, 1920-’22; physiology, 1922-’23; freshman gym- nastics, 1921-’23. Assistant editor Massasoit. Member Philomathean literary society; Hillebrandt Masonic so- ciety; student senate, 1919-’21 ; student cabinet, 1921-’23. Chairman student insurance alliance, 1922-’23 ; student store committee, 1921-’23. President senior class. Student religious supervisor, 192()-’22. Hi was never accused of exaggerated modesty. JESSE R. BAHN Home, Binghamton, N. Y. Age, twenty-seven. Grad- uate Binghamton high school, 1914. Springfield — Psychol- ogy assistant, three years. Member Philomathean literary society. Street smoke of rhetoric! KENDALL I). BASS “A D” Home, Springfield, Mass. Age, twenty-five. Graduate Technical high school. Springfield — Delegate Student Vol- unteer Conference, Des Moines, la. Organizer deputation work. Member .student cabinet. Member Philomathean literary society, three years. Class soccer and cross-coun- try. IT’c grant, although he had much wit, he was rather shy in using it. □ □ (28)