St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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aroused the residents of the sacred walls of Pinkney with his hideous noises. He is generally known by the appel- lation of Nichols. But Scabbius Lawson is the name that now claims our attention, a name that has a celebrated renown far down on the Eastern Shore. His jokes, which he is exceedingly fond of displaying, are of an amusing character, in his opinion, but not so much so according to other people's views. Shortly a class meeting was held to reorganize and elect new ofhcers. We organized into the strongest and largest class in College. We adopted a class pin, the sec- ond ever adopted in College, and a class cap, the first ever adopted in College. We found that our class was much better in every respect than during our Freshman year. But football now demands our attention. Quite a number of us went into hard training. Dumpy Pen- ington proved himself a stone wall on tl1e line. All rush- ers of the pigskin found it to be quite a task to get through him. And Liz Mackall, who was employed as fullback, found it an easy matter to go through any line, his rushes were so terrific. We have mentioned the football qualities of the Baltimore Bird, alias C. Car- ter Reynolds. He was one of the particular stars of the team, for his playing at right end was marvelous. Woe be to the halfback who attempted to circle his end 5 he I was sure to lose ground. Dutch Shartzer, the musi- cian, decided to go in training and try his luck. The result was not disastrous, by any means, for the team discovered that they could not get along without him. There were no class games that season, so our team did not have the opportunity to prove its supremacy. There is a custom in College that upper classmen shall haze the Freshmen, because they, after having been sev- ered from all home restraints, are apt to begin to hold an exalted opinion about themselves, and this would, indeed, be very disagreeable to their parents, and so it is thought best to check them in their mad career. This sad but stern duty has always fallen upon the naughty Sopho- mores. But hazing was recently abolished, and, of course, the grand and glorious Class of Nineteen Hun- dred did not wish to revive it. But we are sorry to state that the Freshmen who came under our supervision were a green and uncouth lot of youths, and as soon as they discovered that hazing had been abolished, they began to entertain the idea that they were of much importance, ignoring the fact that they were only mere functions of the College. And, of course, we could not tolerate this, so we did not hesitate to occasionally give them a gentle reminder that there was just one class above them.

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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

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