St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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The Rough House Club at Pres., James Rohrer. Vice-Pres., General Grant. Sec., Country Tarbert. Sergeant at Arms, Tom Hall. Minutes of the special meeting of those who last year banded themselves together for the purpose of promoting general disturbance in Pinkney Hall. In pursuance of the call of the Board of Confusion, the Rough House Club met in cell 26, fourth Hoor, Pinkney Hall, September 23, 1901, President Rohrer in the chair. The following named active members answered to their names: Old Lady W'ilson, jim Clark, Garey, VVhiskers Beard, Tom Hall, judge Blecker, Harry Pigeon, General Grant, Buss Wfilmer, Toney Powell, Cholly Hollingsworth, johnny Mudd, Si Cummins, Country Tarbert, Rat jones, Riley Elgen, Mooney Halbert, Lord Riggin, Old Sommer and Scabby Scarborough. V After roll call the secretary, Mr. Tarbet, read excuses from the following absent members: Cooper, out of town in search of a new face and some old rye. Seward, engaged in sandpapering his forehead to remove the shine. Reed, hunting for his lost size. X V Murphy, engaged in pulling shaving and blacking brushes, socks, tobacco bags, ink wells, and books from his new bass horn. Stick, down town getting stuck on the girls. Beat-ty, engaged in convincing Spates that he QBeattyj should be the major in 'oz-'o3. Wooclcoclc, making a new list of his mulish opinions. VVilson B., studying how to be funny. Mr. johnny Mudd then moved that the chair designate two men to watch Pokey. Motion carried. Messrs. Mudd and Galbreath were appointed. Mr. Mudd filled two buckets with water and took his post. Mr. Galbreath armed himself with Ti -- lids and soap dishes, and took his post. Mr. Blecker moved that the club proceed to elect new members. Motion car- ried. Mr. Collins' name was proposed. Under discussion, Mr. Hollingsworth objected to his election on the grounds that he CCollinsj couldn't tell a lie properly. T94 .JN -+- i 4 nm i -ef-

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I I i 1 I 40 M1 Rlgglll 111ade an eloquent appeal to the club po111t111g out tl1e fact that Colhns was once May O1 of Snow H111 a11d l1ad tl1e e11v1able 1L1JLlEEll1011 of t1eat111g all l11s f11e11ds to ICC crean1 a11d pie whenevei l1e l1ad tl1e t111 M1 SL3.1'lJO1 ougl1 touched a respo11s1ve cord 111 our hearts by a1 gu111g tl1at tl1e ge11tle111a11 sl1ould be elected because l1e 1S a 11at1ve of tl1e Eastern Shore M1 1111 Clark xv as opposed to l11n1 fO1 two reaso11s H1 st because l1e had a l13.I1ClSO1'11C1 face tl1a11 l1e QCla1l1 secondly because COll111S would always be ClOW11 at TX3.Sll11C1 s wl1e11 a11y rough house was to be ra1sed DISCLISSIOII was closed by an appeal fro111 P1CS1ClC11lZ VV 1l111er of the bOPl1011101'C class Vote 1CSILlllICCl 111 M1 COll111S elect1o11 At tl11s jL11'1C'ELl1C Mr Powell l1auled off a11d strucl tl1e sergea11t at arms wl1o had cl1ast1sed l11n1 for 'El1I'OXV111g Stlgal O11 Mooney Halbert s woolly head The11 tl1e Pres1dent s cl1a1r b1ol e a11d spilled l111Tl o11 the floor wl1ere l1e lay 1n fits of laugl1ter u11t1l tl1e sergea11t at a1111s l1elped l11n1 up M1 Powell was given a vote of thanks for such a good d1sturba11ce Mr Bleckei tl1e11 delivered an eloquent address O11 How Best to VV or1y tl1e Seniors He was followed by Mr Halbert o11 tl1e subJect l'lufHnO M1 Ga1 ey gave us a talk on tl1e S31116 subject Mr Wlnskers was then 111St1'L1C'E6Cl to go dow11 town and get so1ne Sweitzers a11d beer W' l1e11 l1e 1etur11ed we l1ad a quiet feast Toasts were proposed and respo11ded to as follows How to Be HLl1l101OL1S Riley Elgen The Repiesent ative Fourth Ploor Man Old Lady W1lSO1l Tl1e Campus 111 May Harrv Pigeon Tl1e Seniors a11d the Paculty judge Blecker Cholly Holl111gswortl1 then got 111to a scrap w1tl1 TO111 Hall as to wl11cl1 should get the 1nost beer Tl1e P1'CS1ClC11lE brought an e11d to tl1e trouble bv Cllllllilllg' it all himself Tl1e next thing 111 orde1 xx as tl1e Cl1SCL1SS101'1 of 1Dl8.11S for a subsequent out break Rat jones proposed a pla11 by wl11cl1 tl1e club could get even w1tl1 the Faculty for sl11pp1ng two of ou1 111e111be1s He put tl1e suggest1o11 111 the for111 of a motion tl1at we expend tl11rtee11 ce11ts fo1 Hrecracl GIS a11d per1111t tl1e Pres1de11t to name two ne1vy n1en wl1o would set tl1e111 off at tl1e doo1 of tl1e Faculty roo1n dur mg tl1e next weekly n1eet1ng Tl1e Pres1de11t was about to put tl1e 111ot1o11 whe11 General Grant attempted to luck Scabby, struck Gus B12lClfO1Cl,S wasl1sta11d a11d broke tl1e bowl 3.1'1Cl p1tcl1er In explanation of his disorder tl1e Geneial stated that Scabbv would get worse tl1a11 tl1at if he 1TlO11lC1GCl arou11d hzs cl1111 a11v more He was excused and g1VC11 a vote of tl1a11ks Tony Powell tl1e11 v1ole11tly pulled old Son1n1er's hair, Wl'lC1CL1PO11 l1e received a11otl1er vote of tl1a11ks Tl1e President called for order 2L11Cl p11t jones' motion before tl1e Club It was carried TO11'1 Hall and Hollingsworth we1e cl1ose11 to light tl1e fire crackeis Si Cun11nins called for tl1e floor a11d delivered a fine argument, 111 wl11cl1 l1e showed tl1e need of cleaning out HPIOT Rigley's quarters He used seveial 195 2 . i 3 , i l . -L .I A ' , ,' i . . 1 .1 , I , , c 1: - -' ' -N ' - I, .a - :J A x A - I, ' . 5 . - - . ' 7 I, 7 D: 1 l ' ' -' I - ' E 1 7 t l- . 4 . , . , ' ' P ' - - 1 L ' X ' . J 1 . . . A A , 1 ' ' - I' u , s n Q ' 1 . x 1 , 1 ' ' ' . ' X '. ' 1 ' , . ' 2 1 ' i 7 - ' . ff . . 1 ' H - ' gg Q 5 I I I . 61:1 X .. . I - . . A! . i I 1 A . . 1 i , cc , 37 ' , , rc - I ' ' ' 2 1 I V , ' 4 :J - , cc ' 21 T J V -1 9 ,. ?'- ' , rr ' ' A 1 . i 1 2 - I ' 1 . l . . . l ' fc 1 C 5 . 1 . ! 6 7 , . . - ,Y . - b , 1 . 1 I V -' I ' ' c, 7 ' 7 . q'. F A I A 4 -- . '- r , I . v ' 1 , 'l 1 , . . 7 ,