St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Humphrey Hall at . HTLE enumerating our halls we must not leave out Humphrey Prepara- tory Incubator and Cuban colony This stately looking edifice was built in 183 5, the College finding it necessary to have some place to store the many high-minded youths who had come to St. john's to bore, gouge, Hunk andito do many other noble things. For some years college students had the choice of rooms in :either Humphrey or Pinkney Hall, but now it is reserved especially for the Preps.-lucky for the Preps. Here they study, fight, break pitchers, and once in at while raise rough-house in general. Not being permitted to leave their rooms after dark, the latter is a very uncommon occurrence. The hall is in charge of Miss Bob Wliite, a very kind and charitable old maid, who says she will never marry. She lives on the top floor, and being of a kindly dispo- sition, never takes a switch to any of the boys under her charge, who at times annoy her greatly. p Until the erection of Woodward Hall, Humphrey contained the library and armory, but upon the erection of the new building they were moved into more spacious and inviting quarters. The rooms they formerly occupied uponthe first Hoor are now occupied by Professor Pusey. It is a great delight to him to sit and listen to the falling plaster when the Prepshave a clog dance and informal recep- tion on the Hoor above. ' But the old hall has more functions to perform than those already stated. In the basement are two dining halls, one for the college students and one for the Preps. There is also a kitchen. Here beef and dishwater-soup are served six days in the week and hash onthe seventh. Wlien some student thinks he has not had enough exercise during the day, he proceeds to take more by throwing bread at the Freshmen. As the exercise is very dangerous, serious wounds often being inflicted, it is very seldom indulged in. p The board is about sixteen dollars a month, but if you consume enough for ten you could never get your money's worth. V H Well, I guess we had better stop, as this is about enough to say of such a well- known building, and one so prominent in the minds of some of our readers who, perhaps, have put it on the bum many times and who have been in many a rough house there. a 25. V.. f-- X