St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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gouge, they do not hesitate a moment to humble them- selves enough to ask the assistance of the nearby Fresh- man. He would be a genius sure who could go in either of these three classes and point out the members of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and those of Nineteen One. They seem to think a new man is not capable of taking care of himself g so in order that no great calamity befall him they have formed among themselves a sort of secret organization, known as the G. O. H., or the Grand Order of Hoboes, and take upon themselves the responsi- bility of initiating our boys in . The ways that are dark and the tricks that are vain. They appear to use great discretion in performing their duties, always- taking care not to interrupt us during study hours or when we are heavily weighted with our day's labors 3 so these white-robed spirits-this is the style of dress used - when they have any good advice to give, or when we unfortunately have gone astray, usually appear at our doors in the small hours of the night. We, recognizing their powerful strength, muscular, not intellectual, dare not refuse their admittance. Once in our rooms they take possession of everything, ourselves included. It would be wholly inadequate for us to betray the many secrets of this mighty organization, for we know it would be all the worse for us 5 but we candidly believe they approve of the right and follow the wrong. In the language of the frog, when being pelted with stones by some bad boys : What was fun for them was death to us. They are also very particular that none of the Profs are aware of their manoeuverings. We are at a loss to know the reason for using all this discretion. Certainly they fthe Profs Q fully approve of them giving us good advice and instruction as to how we should act while in the presence of the fair sex. Pre- sumably, they do not desire the presence of any of their instructors, fearing they might pass some bitter criticism upon the intellectual part of the programme. If this be the case, we are of the opinion their fears are well founded. When this body has any advice to give, they are careful that aicannon ball is in some corner of Pinkney,Hall. We cannot imagine why its presence is so much de- sired, but as these fellows are a rather far-seeing and careful class of men, it might be that they have taken this precaution so in case our hall should be blown up by the explosion of gas from any of them they could say it was done by some hostile enemy firing a cannon in it, and they would have the ball to prove their statement. That is the wisdom of a Soph. Our boys wish to express their great indebtedness to this noble band of geniuses for the good and needed advice they have given them, the great restrictions to which they have been subjected and above all, for the instructions they have received from them in rowing. We are of the opinion that if a man' can row five miles in thirty minutes in a wash bowl half full of water with tooth-picks as oars, he certainly won't have much trouble to make the College crew. Franklin says: If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth read- ing or do something worth writing.

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has made quite a record in athletics, comparing favorably with its predecessors. We succeeded in finally placing in that much coveted position, as a member of the football team, one of our number, while not a few furnished excellent practice for the first team, under the name of scrubs. As yet we can say nothing definite regarding our out- look for baseball players. If one should judge from the practice that has been in progress the past few days, he would naturally sup- pose that we should have one or more representatives in this team also. f Not only have we manifested an interest in athletics, but also in the other branches of the College. The Young Men's Christian Association, Bible Class, the societies, etc., have on roll as members our boys, who are always ready and willing to lend a helping hand. We have started out with good determination, and we think with the proper spirit. How well we will succeed remains to be seen, but we sincerely trust that our characters-which in a great measure will be formed while here-will be such that we may be well fitted to go out in the battle of life, and make true, loyal and upright citizens, whether sixteen ounces of silver equals one ounce of gold or not. Though we may never attain any great distinctions or honors, one thing we can obtain, and that is the respect of ourselves and our fellowmen. We also contributed freely to the College zoo, fur- nishing a Fish, a Buzzard and a Monkey, and also donated the ground-a Hill-on which to build the menagerie. We do not desire to weary our readers with the recital of Freshman woes, but his troubles are so numerous that the writer -himself a Freshie - can hardly talk with- out giving vent to his feelings. In the first place, he has homesickness to contend with 3 then he has the Sophs to worry him. After being here a short while and the novelty of the thing disappeared, many of our members got a severe attack of homesickness which we are certain would have proved fatal had it not been for the timely applica- tion of soothing syrup, which was in severe cases in the form of a railroad ticket home. Especially was this so at the approach of the Christmas holidays, and the strains of Home, Sweet Home, came floating -- rather came jumping, as it was rendered by a Soph -through the corridors. Although it would be wickedness to call it singing, it accomplished the desired purpose by making many of us long for the parental hearth. This-is only one of the many tortures this noble band who call themselves the Class of 'Nineteen Hundred have inflicted upon us. They are great advocates of class dignity, believing they are many degrees above a Freshman. As a matter of fact, we never have the pleasure of enjoying their com- pany except in cases of compulsion, such as in mathe- matics, French and Latin recitations. When, however, they want any information or wish to

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iflqf- ' v Mit ag no such word as fail, providing we improve each mo- ment, and take advantage of every opportunity. This we hope to do, and trust that the history we make will From this it is a foregone conclusion that our names would never be handed down to posterity, for our writ- ing, fthis historyj and We would be forgotten as soon as we were dead, should our time come, as the boys well deserve being written. says, anyways soon. We will close, feeling it our duty to make history One consolation : In the lexicon of youth there is rather than write it. if I -' I 1 ,. 'Q if - ihmf' , x in W - QQ - -in Q, W' . A . o l ' Mi, x fm ,kyvfglgfi-:ai -F N ,ll 'ff xff-tt fr e at int l ,ny f .I :A if , x if - ,I -.fx v 5 , VIIW ' . 6:11.- 1' it i 'a -Q Ref' V1 4 .r it t s V' L t , D x I 1 I A ' in in M . Ill, n fi, fl .6 i .98