St Lawrence University - Gridiron Yearbook (Canton, NY)

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24- THE GRIDIRON. Senior History. -Alllhl5f1HE history of the.Class of 1900 offers a tempting ivqll 1 Dv' Q-ani? article, which cal unit from time. It will WD opportunity to the historical biographer, inasmuch as so many illustrious persons are included in its ranks, and so many remarkable deeds have been accom- plished by them. Such an extended treatment, how- ever, would far exceed the scope of the present only aims to trace the history of the class as a politi- the date of its advent on the campus to the present be seen that its course has been marked by a certain originality, and also by great vigor and determination in carrying out its plans. Our Freshman year was signalized by the usual exploits in green paint, by the successful carrying out of the class sleigh-ride, and above all by the holding of a class banquet uninterrupted and unsuspected wx i N? 9 ? for the first time in the history of the College, with the exception of the comparatively trifling performance of the Class of '97, which had a brief repast just before going to their Freshman reception. This glorious achievement 5 -LN of the Class of 1900 was made possible by the wisdom 3' of the committee, who withheld the knowledge of the X time and place of the banquet, even from the members y ll of the class itself, until the latest possible moment. The My T , banquet was called between the hours of one and two l , o'clock on Monday morning. Like the Boers, we com- bined, energy and shrewdness with our religion, but we T had too much respect for. the Sabbath to begin opera- I , tions earlier. This success was in itself enough to render ourclass famous, but it does not constitute our only claim to dis- , tinction. Tt was the Class of 1900 which invented the new and original plan of draping the roof of Herring I Library with green cheese-cloth for Tree Holiday, a daring feat accomplished with much dilhculty and danger on the , preceding night. As an instance of unconquerable resolu- ,..,, . ' - f qi' ' ' S, T In X . ? .52-Alina...

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ST. .LA WRENCE UNIVERSITY. 25 tion it may be mentioned that, as the ladder by which the roof was to be reached was not long enough, it was supported on the shoulders of devoted members of the class, and ascended by others yet more devoted. Great was the surprise of every one, and deep was the chagrin of our opponents the next morning. . A In Athletics this class has always taken high rank. The class foot- ball with '99 was a fierce and sanguinary contest which ended in a vic- tory for 1900. Thus 1900 proved her superiority over '99 in athletics as well as in general shrewdness and enterprise. The following year this victory was repeated with variations, when the Class of ,Ol was defeated. - ' KAPPA LODGE. In the same year the Class of '01 held a banquet in the neighboring city of Potsdam. This presumptuous project was discovered in time, and a large delegation of 1900 and '98 men made a descent upon the City and surrounded the hotel. To describe all the untoward happenings of that night would require the vivid powers of description of Sienkie- wicz. The present historian feels himself unequal to the' task. The hotel was protected by civil authorities, but upon the departure of the ban- queters a large and indignant body of citizens joined the besiegers. The carriages of the '01 men were stopped, but were finally allowed to pro- ceed. After their return to Canton a slight demonstration was made on 4