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During the previous campaign we were a little too venturesome, and on the 4th of November left the 'Stute inthe possession of the enemy. We suffered somewhat from the forces of the com- mander-i11-chief on our return, but, still undismayed, continued tl1e fight and regained our lost territory. The campaign grows hotter and hotter as the last of March draws near. The close of a cam- paign-the story of a victory won-I will leave to a future time, when some other historian, better fitted, perhaps, tha11 myself will innnortalize the conquest. - The remaining events in this sl1ort and glorious history can best be referred to without tl1e use of metaphor and analogies of war. It has always been the boast of Ninety-eight that their junior Ball would be a social function long to be remembered by those fortunate enough to be present. It was no vain boast. On the 17th of February Ninety-eight gave at Delmonico's one of the most enjoyable affairs which any Junior Class of Stevens has ever held. The grace and beauty which in a mazy whirl continually passed before the vision on that memorable night was a sight only to be described in glowing terms by a11 artist of rare ability. The many eve11ts in the week of our anniversary celebration would make an interesting chap- ter in the history of N inety-eight, but they n1ore properly are connected with the history of Stevens 3 and as there is 110 fear that they will be forgotten by future chronielers I refrain from mention of them. During the past year, from our numbers some have gone forth to be active in fields of labor elsewhere. They will always have with then1 the best wishes of the members of Ninety-eight, and, as long as the old mill still grinds, they will ever be welcome visitors in tl1e corridors and halls where once they spent many pleasant hours. Institutions of learning in almost every quarter of the globe have recognized the pre-eminence of Stevens by sending their sons to us, and Ninety-eight has received them into her fold with open arms. It is with pleasure that I commemorate tl1e event of the coming of tne illustrious sons of japan, Holland, and our own mother country g but that pleasant duty becomes painful when I am called upon to record the elldlllg ofa life of one of those wl1o so lately came among us. The curtain of death shuts fron1 our sight the light of a life of promise. The recollections of our classmate, Alexander Van Lenhoff, will ever remain green in tl1e memory of Ninety-eight. My work is done: what the past has wrought I have done my best to perpetuate 3 what the future will bring forth I know not. I can only say that in tl1e future, as in the past, Ninety-eight will ever be a credit to herself and to Stevens, of which she is essentially a part. HISTORIAN. 31
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his host. That part of this history which follows now is not only a part of our history but a part of the history of the world, as in overcoming the arch-fiend we conferred a lasting benefit upon humanity. Although he may rise again, it will not be with that spirit and vigor which he possessed when first we encountered him. ' The occasion of his trial, and execution, which followed immediately upon his conviction, was made a time of general rejoicing, and the towns-people and country-folk for miles around flocked to the scene. The night pageant and pyrotechnic display surpassed in grandeur anything which had ever been witnessed at the celebration of a similar event. Our lesser antagonists, such as Descrip, Belles-Lettres and Metallurgy, each gave way in turn. It now only remained for the Class of Ninety-eight to vanquish her rivals upon the athletic field, and this she did without an effort. The Sophomore-Freshman lacrosse game was child's play for '98 who won by a score of 2 to o. The baseball game was tl1e last event in which these two foes would meet. The spirit which Ninety- Eight manifested upon that occasion showed that beneath their rugged exterior tl1ere existed those qualities which are symbolic of the highest and most noble traits of manhood-that of forgiving and forgetting g that of the strong having compassion for the weak. After showing '99 that we could in this do as we had done in all previous contests, we allowed them to win one game-by a few points-and thus save themselves from tl1e humiliating situation of having been defeated in everything which they undertook. The score in tl1is game was Sophomores, 2I g Freshmen, 25. ' Farewells were said, and the third terms Exams. met like previous ones. We were no longer under-classmen. With one fell swoop all the dignity of Junior's descended upon our shoulders. Then i11 truth it could be said that the battle of the gods was to begin. But before that time was to come we had three months of idleness to contemplate. With what pleasure did we hie ourselves to our various homes, and there in plain, unvarnished talk, deliver the accounts of our achievements. To eager ears we told our tales, as Othello at the house of Brabantio unto sympathetic Desdemona. The three short months passed over eve11 quicker tha11 we expected, and the 25th of September saw us once more in tl1e gray old walls of the 'Stute, rugged and brown after our su1nmer's enjoyments, ready a11d eager for tl1e fray, for tl1e royal battle of our lives. It did not take long for the smell of burning powder to penetrate to our camp, and soon we could hear tl1e screeching of shells as they came dangerously near our earthworks and the dull thud of shot as they buried themselves in tl1e timber about us. The combined forces of Morton, Webb, Wood, MacCord, Kroeh and jacobus trained their guns upon us, and the light raged fast and furious. The tactics of Webb, as he manipulated Rankine, somewhat unmanned us for a time, but We stood our ground, and after a sharp engagement about tl1e Ioth of December the enemy retreated and left us in possession of the field. The Exams. over, we rested upon our arms for a fortnight, only to renew tl1e conquest on the 4th of January. 30
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