St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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their men away and not exposing them to Ninety-nine, who would have knocked the stuffings out of all of them, Ninety-eight showed great tact. D Lack of space necessitates a conclusion to the chron- icles of the Class of Ninety-nine, and the author, con- scious of the shortcomings of this article, amends it by inviting the reader to a further study of the merits of the class in this, its annual, the second annual ever published at St. John's, which is an offering of the class, and its first monument to its Alma Mater, glorious, majestic St. John's College. , HISTORIAN. ,,,, if .- dl 73

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else, a class containing too much of a sameness naturally makes one weary. To the Class of Ninety-nine belongs a fine lot of ath- letes. In its Sophomore year, three of its men battled for gore and glory on the College football team, and four were members of the College baseball nine. On the famous track team the third man and the first substitute were Ninety-nine men. In the Junior year five of the College eleven had Ninety-nine stamped on their hearts under the muddy football jacket. Members of the class whose history is recorded here have always found great favor in the eyes of the fair. The under classes have won- dered greatly at this. For their benefit the historian betrays the countersign - N inety-nine! During the Sophomore year, some of the members of this class, taking their cue from Bret Harte, established next door to the famous Buzzard's Roost, with its cele- brated line of proprietors, that joint known as Poker Flat. Poker Flat soon became an object of awe and ter- ror to the innocent Freshman. But as this is running into the irregularities of some of the members of the class, the historian will pass on. As a rule, the canny men of Ninety-nine have gotten along famously well with the honored Faculty g at least such has been the case since the historian became a member of the class 3 perhaps there is a reason, for this was just after the passing away of that member of the Faculty much spoken of in the traditions of the last five years. To his successor the fellows have also given wings, but they are the magical pinions of a gentle, kindly spirit, an Ariel who has often summoned from obscurity the beautiful, the rare, creations of the imag- ination which live in the world of literature, making the class-room of Ninety-nine like the enchanted isle Q and the class, like Prospero's company, ever loth to lose the bright visions of ideality. The following account of an incident of the class' his- tory, which took place on the famous annual May Night Festivities, 6 la toilette de nuit, the Mardi Gras of St. Iohn's College, is furnished by the president of the class, who presided and participated : About 10.30 P. M. of that memorable day, the Sophomores, pesky wretches that they were, challenged N inety-nine for a fight and a cane rush. The members of Ninety-nine, not being of a timid nature, gladly accept- ed the challenge, much to the vexation of the Ninety- eight men. Our best men chosen and the time-keepers selected, the word Go I was given. Both Ninety-eight and Ninety-nine had some of the best football players of the season, and these went in, determined to either do or die, and as none of Ninety-nine were quite prepared to meet St. Peter at the gate, they redoubled their energies and showed the Wise Fools that they were not as green as they were green looking. Now, Ninety-eight says that it had not her best men present, which is, I think, to any reasonable man, sufficient proof that all the brains of the College are not in Ninety-nine UD because by keeping

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Nick name . EUGENE MULLAN. Residence . . Age . Height Weight . . 0 Size of shoes . Color of eyes . Denomination . Politics Literary Society . . . . . . 1 - . . . . 1 Glass census. . 'Gene. . Annapolis. . . Eighteen. 5 feet 8 inches. . -I20 pounds. Five and a-half. . . . Blue. . . Catholic. . Socialistic Democrat. .. ExP.K. Favorite author or poet . . Jonathan Swift. Favorite study . . . . . Mathematics. Favorite expression . . Damlinof' Favorite pastime . . . Bumming. Favorite song . . Handicap. Vocation . . . Farming. Characteristics ...... . . Erratic. F. JOHNS BOHANAN. Nick name . ...... Harmlessf' Residence . Park Hall, St. Mary's County. Age . . .... . . Twenty. Height . . . 5 feet 7 inches. Weight . . . . 135 pounds. Size of shoes . . . Six and a-half. Color of eyes . . . . Brown. Denomination . . Episcopal. Politics . . . . Democratic. Literary society . Philomathean. Favorite author or poet . . Shakespeare. Favorite study . .... Latin. Favorite expression . .... Aw I darn it l Favorite pastime . . ...... Making calls. Favorite song . . . When Summer Comes Again. Vocation . . . ....... Minister. Characteristics . . Quarreling. T. Nick name Residenc Age . Height Weight C . Size of shoe . Color of eyes . Denomination . Politics Literary Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite society . . author or poet study . . . expression . pastime . song . Vocation . .- Characteristics . . . HHN Nick name . . . Residence . Age . . Height . . Weight . . A. COLLISON. . Running H RY G. DOUGLAS. . Jimmy. . Linkwood. . . Nineteen. 5 feet 7 inches. . 150 pounds. . . . Seven. . . Brown. . Methodist. . Democrat. . . . P. K. . Longfellow. . . French. Say, Look l for inspection. Sweet Vio1ets. . . . Architect. Fighting John. . Kidney. . Rosaryville. . . Eighteen. 5 feet I0 inches. . 150 pounds. Size of shoe . . . . Seven. Color of eyes . . Light blue. Denomination . . Episcopal. Politics ..... . Democrat. Literary society . . . Philomathean. Favorite author or poet . . . Longfellow. Favorite study . . . . . . German. Favorite expression . . . . . There's others l Favorite pastime . . ......... Dancing. Favorite song . . . Won't You Be My Sweetheart ? Vocation . . . ........ Minister. Characteristics . . Being.d-ressed up.