St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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The Shirt Tail Parade

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A'----V-W ,-:V-.f-,ng--37,7 ., ' i And it wouldn't require many Maryland legislators long to find out that there is nozfhmg in the book. But if we wish to consider the work from an economical standpoint it would be appropriate to mention that the value in the book is 31.12. The diction is rotten, the subject-matter is Robin Hoodiiied. The meaning of C A every paragraph is supposed to be forthcoming in the next mail. Somebody told us that the author says in this book that the only thing necessary to become a law- ig. yer is persuasive power. But we can prove by logic that it is necessary to be a liar. x f This book is intended to drive students to suicide and to jail. In one place ik 13 A the author tries to fool people by saying, There are two main kinds or argumventa- tion, that which is written and that which is not spoken, or in other words, that Q which is not any good and that which is no good. The latter is now practiced in modern courts. The author skillfully avoids mention of the power of money in tg' courts, and in all convictions. . The book has no purpose. The object for writing the book is the eighth li wonder of creation. The book suits hard-worked students for three reasons : 1 First, it offers one hour of rest per week. Second, the instructor canlt require a pupil to answer his queries according 3 A . to the text book Qunless he is 14.011 compos mentiaj 5 Third, it elaborates upon the different kinds of confusion, contradiction, met- amorphism and general climatic conditions of balled-upi' briefs. About half way between the lids of the book theauthor tells why one man 1 doubts another man's word. We doubt his reason, for a syllogism which contains A as a premise the conclusion of another syllogism, is called an episyllogism. He also says the evidence of a bowlegged man who drinks common whiskey should not and cannot be relied upon. V The plan of the whole book is a fake, and we recommend it as an admirable bunch of nothingness. Generally speaking, and also thinking, the book is surely 'l it on the bumf' Q25 Q25 Whitney's French Grammar A model tongue-twister. Giving not only all one wants to know about the E language but besides all that one does not want to know. It has all the essential li ' , . . . . 9 qualities of a text book of the day, namely, tiresomeness, ambiguity, wordiness and 'AT size. But it is a genuine side-splitter, and the humor of the irregular verbs is attractive and sparkling throughout. 183 gn.,

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9:4 x l W i ,0- ' - --f +-.6 4. -- L .. . - . . . ... ,...--- 1901 Orders of Shirt Tail Department J' Headquarters St. john's College, Shirt Tail Brigade, May 1, IQOI. Ordered-7 1. That Privates Murphy, Coolahan and Dougherty be handcuffed and sent back to Ireland., 2. That Private Johnny Chew work more and read less at the gymnasium. 3. That Corporal Blecker get Sergeant Fait to capture a part of his nose. 4. That Paymaster Dustin hire a barber to shave the butter. ' 5. That Bugler Rough-House Rohrer comb his hair for a change. 6. That Lieutenant Briscoe be promoted for his punctual and continuous attendance at drill Csix times during the year.j 7. That Detective Mace go to h-- to instruct the devil in the manly art of cursing and prevaricating. 8. .That army regulations adopt Major Thompson's latest code of commands, such as, Rear open order, Parade dismissed, Jump the fence, March 1,', ive. 9. That the battalion appropriate 5o cents for new poker chips for the PEnk- ney Y. M. C. A. ' IO. That Private Pokey Daniels be promoted to corporal for his exceeding bravery in the battle with the cops. II. That Private Bobby VVhite', be excommunicated for falling in lovf with Little Egypt on the day of the Inaugural Parade. 12. That Private Tilghman be compelled to board in the College Ch b for two weeks as punishment for swiping Soho's whiskey. 13. That Private Soho be reduced to ranks for selling intoxicants to minors. 14. That Grderly Fell be demerited for not carrying out Dr. Garver's orders. 15. That Sergeant Tarbutton be demerited for having little frogs in his room. 16. That Private Riggin be given 25 demerits for attending more than one class a week. S 17. That Corporal LaMotte de disrated for coming back so soon after the Easter Holidays. 5 18. That Captain Wiley, Corporal LaMotte and Private Cissel have a slow race. 1 85