St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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.75slory of 7900. N a beautiful September day in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, a band of gallant and noble-looking GQ youths of all nationalities was ushered into existence at St. john's College, who organ- ized themselves into a class, which was to prove itself a source of great advantage to its Alma Mater. It would require too much space to relate the various opinions formed about it by the other classes. The usual compli- ments, which Freshmen always receive, were paid. We early discovered that.our class possessed many distinguished characters. Mr. Peter Belches, of Vir- ginia, rose into great prominence on account of the extraordinary size of his head, which was as large as the gilded acorn on the dome of the State Capitol. Peter always took delight in discussing the beauty of the fair sex, but whenever the honorable youth met a fair maiden he was sure to make his escape. Peter was aptly called the genius of our class. But let us notice our genial friend, Irish, just over from the sunny shores of old Ire- land. He brought over with him a full stock of wit and humor, which he was exceedingly fond of displaying. His favorite necktie was green, in honor of his native land. His main topic of conversation was girls 3 but just the opposite from his colleague, Peter, he always put himself in the way of the fair sex. But let us divert our attention to the Bird of Baltimore. He may not have been a brilliant student, but he certainly could play football in such a style that he was the recipient of many compliments. Student Oscar K. Tolley now attracts our attention. judging from his initials, O. K., he must be all right. Oscar, after taking the degree of B. A. in Harford County, comes to college and joins our class, in which he hopes to earn a B. S. None of our class claim that they have spent part of their life in digging up old Latin records out of some tunnel, with the exception of Yallah Anderson, a resident of the Ancient City. He devotes the greater part of his time to the study of Latin, his well-known phrase being When are you going to get that Latin out ? Our class is certainly widely represented, for besides the above-namedfheroes we have many more, whose dar- ing deeds are so numerous that they will fill many pages of the world's history. At the expiration of a few weeks, a class meeting was held to organize and elect officers. Men were elected who seemed capable of serving the class to the best advantage, but, contrary to the custom of the other classes in College, were elected for only one year. Our class was very large, the roll numbering thirty-three men. Not a small number of our fellows trained hard for football, in which was developed some excellent material, which showed itself in the game with the Class of Ninety-

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Glass of 7900. 'H I ! l !'-! ! I'-1' M otto- HELP THYSELF, AND THE Lonn WILL I-IELP THEE.H COIOVS-GARNET AND ORANGE. YELLI 'Rah ! 'Rah ! 'Rhe ! Who are we ? We are the Class ofthe Centuxy ! Century ! Century ! Nineteen Hundred ! S. J. C.! Officers. Preszdmt ...... . PAUL H. HERMAN. Vue-President, . . . ..... JESSE C. PURVIS. Secretary, . BERTRAM W. ANDERSON. LOUIS BAER. HAETLEY H. BAR'rLEI'r. JOIIN B. CASSIDY. ABRAM CLAUDE. B. F. CONRAD. GEORGE B. GIRAULT. CHARLES C. HEEMAN. PAUL 'H. HEEMAN. H. C. HILL. CHARLES H. HODGES. WALTON Horxws. . . F. N. NICHOLS. Treasurer, .......... SAMUEL T MACKALL Wembers. W. H. WYA'r'r. 37 W. P. LAwsoN. SAMUEL T. MACKALL. CHARLES E. MULLAN. T. J. PENNINGTON. JOSEPH R, PI-IELPS. JESSE O. Punvxs. CHARLES C. REYNOLDS WILLIAM J. SHARTZER. O. K. TOLLEY. HENRY P. TURNER. WILLIAM R. WILEY. F. WILLIAMS.

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Efmifu .'.La- Q eight, who succeeded in defeating us only after a lively struggle. We were a very well-behaved class, consequently we did not receive rough treatment at the hands of the Sophomores. However, we were never free from their many tricks and pranks. Their favorite pastime was to put our rooms into a disorderly condition. At the approach of the February examinations, we began to feel a dread as to what would be the result with us. However, we plucked up courage, and a large ma- jority of us had the good fortune to pass them. When the baseball season opened, not a few of us entered into the sport. Liz Mackall succeeded in making the team, and O. K. Tolley was used as a substi- tute. As there were no class games that season, our team did not have the opportunity to show whether it could be a winning one or not. As the day for field sports approached, we began to discuss the merits of each man, to find out for what branch of sport he-was the best adapted. Of course, we did not entertain the least hope of coming out win- ners in the events, but we determined to go in and do what we could. Our President, C. C. Herman, suc- ceeded in organizing a relay team consisting of himself, Tolley, Leroux, and Reynolds. The showing of this team was excellent, although it was their first attempt. Our old friend, Peter, had promised to put the shot for us, but his nerve failed him, when he saw the fair damsels gathering at the gate. The special preparatory students, who were below us, although we were only Freshmen, insisted on coming up on our floor and doing whatever they liked. Of course, we objected and determined to put a stop to it. On a certain night one of their number came up on our iioor and committed an act that aroused our anger. Accordingly, our class waited on him and ordered him off the floor. He refused to do so, so two or three of us, taking hold of him, put him down by force. This act aroused the spirit of his fellow classmen, who soon hur- ried up on our fioor as if they desired to engage in a combat, but on seeing us march up to them, armed with bed slats, they soon quieted down. Again, one night in May, a band of white-robed iig- ures, representing the Sophomores, paid us a farewell call to show that they still held us in high regard. They compelled each one of us to read the law which governs Freshmen, but that was the extent of our punishment. But time, as it has never failed to do, passed on, and we found ourselves no longer Freshmen, after passing the june examinations. Quite a number of us received certificates for the good work we had done during the past year. We enjoyed ourselves immensely during commencement week. Although we looked forward to the time to go home for the Summer vacation, we were, indeed, sorry to part with one another, when the time came to depart from the Ancient City. After a very pleasant vacation, we returned to old St. john's, as Sophomores, dignifiedf?j and grand Sopho- mores. We were very sorry to learn that Peter and several others had not returned, but were gratified to see the Irishman's St. Patrick smile again. Very many of the new men joined our class, filling the places of those absent. Among the new aggregation was a bristling cat from the confines of the Eastern Shore, who often