Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1887 volume:

BID 912 Chestnut Street, PtillvADELPHIA. MEN ' S, BOYS ' , AND CHILDREN ' S CLOTHING! We manufacture all our own Goods and guar- antee them first-class in every respect. PLAIN FIGURES. ONE PRICE TO ALL ALIKE. Novelties in Gents- FURNISHINGS Constantly being Received. CLOTHING MADE TO MEASURE A SPECIALTY. R. T. GOODRICH, Manager. THE HALCYON The Largest Retail Stock DRY GOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA Will be found always on sale at the establishment of Strau;brid( 9 Qotl7i r, North-West Comer EIGHTH MARKET STREETS AND S. W. Corner Eighth Filbert Streets, PHILADELPHIA. The Prices are Guaranteed to be Uniformly as Low as Elsewhere. THE HALCYON. Thirty Minutes from Broad Street Station, Piiiiadelphia. Under the care of Friends, but all others admitted. Full College Course for Both Sexes — Classical, Scientific, and Literary. Also, a Preparatory School. Healthful Location, Large Grounds, New and Extensive Buildings and Apparatus. For Catalogue and full particulars, address EDWARD H. MAGILL, A. M., President. Sv arthmore, Penna. fislier ' s ConfectioiiBr 28 N. Thirteenth St. - 5- WeddinexGakes MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE. A LARGE VARIETY OF FANCY CAKES. Ice Cream and Water Ices, all flavors. THE HALCYON. The Leading gcl ool of Business dences. ® LEGEorf OMMERCE 1200 CHESTNUT d200 PHILADELPHIA. An institution which has attained the present high standing through the superiority of the instruction and the great success of students in their business engagements. The course of lectures on Ethics, Civil Government, Political Econ- omy, and Commercial Geography (first introduced by this institution) continues to be a distinctive and valuable feature of our business training. During the past year the College was patronized by gi-aduates of the leading educational institutions; by students representing twenty States and five foreign countries, and by graduates of eleven business colleges. College Course, 9 to 2 ; Afternoon School, 3 to 5 ; Evening School, 7 to 9. Separate Ladies ' Department. Students may enroll at any time and pursue a full, partial, or special course, as may be desired. Send for illustrated circular. THOMAS J. PRICKETT, Principal. THE HALCYON. Reasons why Esterbrook ' s Steel Pens should be used in Schools. 1. They are especially adapted for school purposes. 2. The quality is superior, standard and reliable. 3. They are in use throughout the United States. 4-. They are durable and easy-writing. 5. Are of American manufacture. 6. Have been tested by a quarter-century ' s experience. 7. Are easily obtained; all stationers have them. 8. The best should always be used in schools. 9. Are moderate and reasonable in price. lO. Every pen is warranted. Fine Pens, Nos. 333, 444, 354. Elastic Pens, Nos. 128, 126, 135. Business Pens, Nos. 048, 130, 97. ALSO A GEEAT VAEIETY TOR EVERY PURPOSE, The Esterbrook Steel Pen Company, No. 26 JOHN STREET, Worlis, Camden, N. J. 3 a 01C 7 y Orli- I ' lIE HALCYON. UXTLTLTLrUirLr Imported and Domestic Fruits. Flowers. nnxurLrLTLrm. Re-orranization of an old House. UTJxruTJTJTJTj-iJTJxrLnjxriJTjijxrxrinnjTnjT DEALERS in every variety of Hot-house, Imported, Domestic and Special Fruits ; in and out of season. Hot-hou se and Southern vegetables during the Fall, Winter and Spring. Ornamental designs, baskets, c. of fruits and flowers for School and College commencements. Special attention and reasonable prices to families wishing orders sent to their summer resi- dences. All goods packed carefully and delivered quickly. To customers living near Railsoad stations there will be no charge for delivery or expressage. During this year we shall make a special effort to accommo- date the faculty and scholars of the different institutions near Philadelphia in supplying them with choice fruit at reasonable prices. It is an admitted fact by many professional gentlemen and ladies that where the mind is ta. ed by study the most refresh- ing and almost necessary luxury to it is offered by nature in the article of fruit. The student or teacher who eats an orange in the morning or an apple or little lunch of any kind of fruit dur- ing the day will suffer less perplexity to the mind and fatigue to the body than without enjoying this pleasant gift of nature. Outside of what we are told by scientific people, this is un- doubtedly a fact, from a mere glance of the beautifully tempting way in which fruit is presented by nature to us. Manufacturers of the finest confections. Glaces and candied fruits and nuts of all kinds made to order in an hour ' s notice. N. B. — It affords me pleasure to state to the faculty and students of Swarthmore College that on the first day of Febru- ary last I became a partner in this house, and would esteem it a great privilege to be favored with any orders (no matter how small) from the college that I have for so many years found my greatest pleasure in serving. Very respectfully, JOHN J. PYLE. FORMERLY OF THE L A. W. Pyle Konfectioiiery BstaWisbiuGnt, West Chester, Penna. TJTJXJTJTJTJXnjinJTJXrUXJTJTJlJinJlJajTJlJTJ SREER SOMPANY, Limited, i203 CHESTNUT ST, PHILA. THE HALCYON. ESTABLISHED 1847. Formerly 830 Arch Street, Manufacturers and Importers of FINE CUTLERY, And Dealers in PLATED WARE, r22 SOUTH ELEVENTH ST. Table and Pocket Cutlery, Scissors and Shears, Razors, Dog Collars, Roller Skates, Pocket Flasks and Fancy Articles in Hardware. W. S. KIVLKRSON. CHAS. HERDER, Manager. Re-plating and Repairing a Specialty. WARDLE ELLIS, D ruiist o IMEDIA, PA.I N. B.-Try a Bottle of Ellis ' Rosaline. Sure Cure for Chapped Hands. THE HALCYON. Something to look at4- SEMI-DRESS SUITS,  BUSINESS SUITS, TRAVELING SUITS, LIGHT-WEIGHT OVERCOATS, TOP COATS. tnJTJTJXnrLnJTJTJTTlJTJinJTJlJTJTJTJTJTJT The Latest European Novelties IN OUTFITTING, DESIGNS, AND MAKE-UP. .tie: ' he Halcyon. ; ' p STYLE AND BEST TASTE. ass . : VARTHMOREANA D5198 ECK ( KIRBY, .H2 .2,0.3 MERCHANT TAILORS, c.no. : 38678 ICH ST., PHILADELPHIA. THE HALCYON. ESTABLISHED 1847. Formerly 830 Arch Street, Manufacturers and Importers of FINE CUTLERY, And Dealers in PLATED WARE, 122 SOUTH ELEVENTH ST. Table and Pocket Cutlery, Scissors and Shears, Razors, Dog Collars, Roller Skates, Pocket Flasks and Fancy Articles in Hardware. W. S. EMERSON. CHAS. HERDER, Manager. -plating and Repairing a Specialty. WARDLE ELLIS, 1) 1 J wm 1MEDIA, PA.IX N. B.-Try a Bottle of Ellis ' Rosall Sure Cure for Chapped Hands. THE HALCYON. Something to look SEMI-DRESS SUITS, BUSINESS SUITS, TRAVELING SUITS, LIGHT-WEIGHT OVERCOATS, TOP COATS, irUTJTJTJTJTJTJlJTJlJTJTnJTJTJTJTJTJlJT The Latest - European Novelties IN OUTFITTING, DESIGNS, AND MAKE-UP. CORRECT STYLE AND BEST TASTE. BKCK KIRBY, MERCHANT TAILORS, 708 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA. THE HALCYON. The American Standard Watch is made expressly for Messrs. Bailey, Banks Biddle, and is a more reliable timekeeper than any foreign-made watch ever sold at $ioo. Its price is $70, open face with heavy cut crystal, and $75 in hunting case. Cases are invari- ably of 18 karat quality. I2th and Chestnut, Philadelphia. Tlje Attention of Scholars Is invited to a new form of policy, called the HCCyMOLIlTED SOflPiyS POLICy, ISSUED BY THE Penn Mutual Life Insurance Eompany, OF PHILADELPHIA. This contract adds an admirable investment feature to the protection of a life contract, and at the rates ordinarily charged for simple protection. As an investment it will pay a handsome rate of interest. Write the Company, or any of its Agents, for full particulars, including rates, etc., ect. 921 and 923 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The HALiGYOH PUBLISHED BY The JaNieR G12ASS SVARTHMORE- C0LLEGE. €bitorinl .Staff: Editor, STILLIilM E-, UNEERWDDn, Associate Editors, THDMfiS a, JEKKINSj ELIZABETH H, SMEELEY, Business Manager, FREEERICK K, LANE, Assistant Business Alanager, WALTER A, BRDlffN, =a S isss se SALUTATORY. r DISTINGUISHED journalist has said, The way to fi edit is to edit : so we have decided to ignore the pre- cedent established by former staffs of offering excuse for presenting an Annual, and simply ask that the Halcyon for 1886 stand or fall on its merits. We have labored with the view of correcting and reform- ing whatever we found needing correction and reformation. We have endeavored to point out to our fellow-students some of their eccentricities, to give advice to the Faculty, and to reflect credit upon our Alma Mater. If, in so doing, we have been too severe in exposing the weaknesses of any one, or wounded the feelings of the more susceptible, we wish to offer them our sincere apology, and assure them that no af- front has been intended. We have also collected such col- lege statistics as will make the book valuable for reference, as well as a souvenir to all friends of the College. While our labor has not always been of the most pleasant character, we shall feel amply repaid for our trouble, if we have been of service to our worthy Faculty, in showing them any inconsistencies that may occur ; to ex-members of Swarthmore, in recalling scenes of their college life ; and to college students, in helping them to while away a passing hour. t DED1GATI9N, Swarthmore has most charming girls, Of every kind and station They ' re the dear and priceless pearls That bless co-education. Girls of every kind we greet ; Some like lilies, fair, petite, Others darker, but as sweet. Of all sizes are their feet ; Eyes of every shade we meet. Black, or brown, or hazel hue, Grey eyes, eyes of purest blue. None of them will prove untrue. Girls, we love you, and we do Dedicate this bo ok to you. THE HA L C YON. 13: CALENDAR, 1555-56. 1885. Ninth month, 8th, Third-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Ninth month, 8th, Third-day, Examinations for admission begin. Ninth month, 10th, Fifth-day, Examinations for admission completed, and old students return. Ninth month, 11th, Sixth-day, Kegular Exercises begin. Eleventh month, 30th, Second-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Twelfth month, 1st, Third-day, Annual Meeting of Stock- holders. Twelfth month, 1st, Third-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Twelfth month, 23d, Fourth-day, Holidays begin. 1886. First month, 4th, Second-day, Students return for roll-call at. 8 p. M. First month, 5th, Third-day, Eegular Exercises begin. Third month, 1st, Second-day, Candidates for Degrees pre- sent theses. Third month, 9th, Third -day. Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Fourth month, 21st, Fourth-day, Spring Recess begins. Fourth month, 28th, Fourth-day, Students return for roll-call at 8 p. M. Fifth month, 24th, Second-day, Senior Examinations begin. Fifth month, 31st, Second-day, Senior Examinations comple- ted, the results announced and parts for Commencement assigned. Sixth month, 7th, Second-day, Final Examinations begin. 14 THE HALCYON. 1886. Sixth month, 11th, Sixth-day, Examinations for admission begin. Sixth month, 12th, Seventh-day, Examinations for admission completed. Sixth month, 14th, Second-day, Class Day Exercises. Sixth month, 14th, Second-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Sixth month, 14th, Second-day, Annual Business Meeting of the Alumni Association. ' Sixth month, 15th, Third-day, Commencement. Ninth month, 14th, Third-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. ' Ninth month, 14th, Third-day, Examinations for admission begin. ■ Ninth month, 16th, Fifth-day, Examinations for admission completed and old students return. Ninth month, 17th, Sixth-day, Regular Exercises begin. Twelfth month, 6th, Second-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Twelfth month, 7th, Third-day, Annual Meeting op Stock- holders. Twelfth month, 7th, Third-day, Meeting of the Board of Man- agers. Twelfth month, 23d, Fifth-day, Holidays begin. 1887. First month, 3d, Second-day, Students return for roll-call at 8 p. M. First month, 4th, Third-day, Regular Exercises begin. THE HALCYON. 15 BOARD OF MANAGERS. PKESIDENT. JOSEPH WHAETON. SECRETARY. M. FISHER LONGSTRETH. TREASURER. ROBERT RIDDLE. ISAAC STEPHENS, Trenton, N. J. JAMES V. WATSON, 718 Franklin St., Philadelphia, Pa. HERMAN HOOPES, 609 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. MARTHA G. McILVAIN, 59th St., and Elmwood Ave., Phila. SOPHIA U. WILLETS, Uanhasset, L. I. SALLIE M. OGDEN, 3U Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. EDMUND WEBSTER, 2031 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. EMMA McILVAIN, 59th St., and Elmwood Ave., Phila. JOHN D. HICKS, . .■ Old Westbury, L.I. ROBERT WILLETS, Flushing, L. L MARY WILLETS, . Trenton, N. J. ANNA M. FERRIS, Wilmington, Del. MARY T. LONGSTRETH, .... Sharon Bill, Del. Co., Pa. LYDIA H. HALL, West Chester, Pa. CLEMENT M. BIDDLE, 531 Commerce St., Philadelphia,Pa, ELI M. LAMB, 187 McCulloh St., Baltimore, Md. ' ANNA M. HUNT, Lansdowne, Pa. SUSAN W. LIPPINCOTT, Cinnaminson, N. J. SARAH H. MERRITT, 184 Leffert ' s Place, Brooklyn, L. L EDWARD MERRITT, 184 Leffert ' s Place, Brooklyn, L. L EDWARD STABLER, Jr., 3 South St., Baltimore, JId. HANNAH H. WOODNUTT, .... 152S Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN T. WILLETS, 303 Pearl St., New York, N. Y. EDWARD H. OGDEN, 314 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. DANIEL UNDERHILL, Jericho, L. L EMMOR ROBERTS, Fellowship, N. . . JANE P. DOWNING, 1613 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. SARAH H. POWELL, 3U West 5Sth St., New York. HELEN T. COMLY, 1521 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. ELIZABETH B. PASSMORE, . . . Oxford, Chester Co., Pa. 16 THE HALCYON. Faculty of Government. EDWARD H. MAGILL, A. M., President. ANNA W. FROST CLAPP, Mjitron. EUGENE PAULIN, A. M., Professor of French. ARTHUR BEARDSLEY, C. E., Professor of Mechanics and Engineering. WILLIAM HYDE APPLETON, A. M., Professor of Greek and German. SUSAN J. CUNNINGHAM, Professor of Mathematics. SAMUEL S. GREEN, M. S., Professor of Physics and Chemistry. HENRY W. ROLFE, A. M., Professor of Latin. ELIZABETH C. MILLER, A. B., Assistant Professor of Rhetoric. FERRIS W. PRICE, A. B., Assistant Professor of Latin. WILLIAM J. HALL, B. S., Superintendent. THE HALCYON. 17 Faculty of Instruction. EDWARD H. MAGILL, A. M., Pre, ide,nt. JOSEPH LEIDY, M. D., LL. D., Emerihis Professor of Natural History and Curator of the Museum. EUGENE PAULIN, A. M., Professor of French, Spanish, and Philosophy. ARTHUR BEARDSLEY, C. E., Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, and Librarian. WILLIAM HYDE APPLETON, A. M., Professor of Greek and German. SUSAX J. CUNNINGHAM, Professor of Mathematics. JOSEPH THOMAS, M. D., LL. D., Professor of English. SAMUEL S. GREEN, M. S., Professor of Physics and Chemistry. HENRY W. ROLFE, A. M., Professor of Latin. ELIZABETH CLARKE MILLER, A. B., Assistant Professor of Rhetoric. ALBERT R. LAWTON, A. M., Assistant Professor of German. GERRIT E. H. WEAVER, A. B., Assistant Professor of History. CHARLES S. DOLLEY, M. D., Assistant Professor of Natural History, and Lecturer on Physiology and ' Hygiene. 18 THE HALCYON. FEERIS W. PRICE, A. B., Assistant Professor of Latin. ALBERT G. PALMER, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BEATRICE MAGILL, Instructor in Free-hand Drawing, and Painting. SUSAN W. GILLAM, Instructor in Elocution. THOMAS M. CLEEMAN, A. M., C. E., Instructor in Practical Railroad Engineering. WILLIAM D. RICH, Instructor in Vise-work and use of Machine Tools. W. FREDERICK FRIEDGEN, Instructor in Practical Carpentry and Joinery. WALTER W. FORD, M. D., Director of Physical Culture. SUSAN P. STACKHOUSE, M. D., Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene to the young women. OLIVIA RODHAM, Assistant Librarian and Instructor in Botany. wS 20 THE HALCYON. SENIORS. Cla8S Coloks : — Garnet and Pearl. Motto : — - e Recedamus. Y-ELJ.:— Be, rah, rhi, rix, S. C, ' SG! The Senior ; he our strong right hand, Of Faculty supporter stanch, Proficient in each single branch, A consummadon great and grand, — He runs tlie ranch. BEHOLD us ! we are Seniors, having passed through those three stages of college life, — childhood, youth and manhood, and are now in our second childhood. The trials of Freshmen dissolve into nothingness when com- pared to those of the Seniors. This year our greatest trouble has been the Faculty. We have had much difficulty in keeping this body in the right path, as it has sometimes proved very erratic. In laying down the plans for it to pur- sue, we have endeavored to keep the interest of the college at heart. We debated a long time before we concluded to shut down on theatricals, but were forced to do so because the last play presented was not ' elevating. Our course may at times seem to have been inconsistent, but we excuse all these vacillations by saying we have changed our minds. A Junior jocosely remarks that this is a gilded figure of speech, and that we have no minds ; but we know better. We know that we could raise brains enough to supply the whole college and have sufficient left for our own use. We know that without our editors the Phoenix would go into a slow decline. AVe know tliat without our athletes there would be no sports. AVe know that without our orators there would be no life in the literary societies. We know that without our beaux the girls would all be neglected. We know all this and more. But if I told you cell we know it would take twice the allotted space : so I will refrain, much as I know you would enjoy the recital. Our minds are filled with gloomy forboding in regard to the future of Swarthmore after we leave. We feel that there is no class here worthy to receive our mantle when we take our departure. Modesty is not one of our faults. We understand the important position we occupy, and we mean that all others shall look at it in the same light. THE HALCYON. 21 Officers of the Class of 86. PRESIDENTS : EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, 1st half year. C. PERCY WILLCOX, 2nd half year. VICE-PEESIDEXTS : ARTHUR D. COCHRAN, 1st half year. ARTHUR D. COCHRAN, 2nd half year. SECRETARIES : HELEN G. JOHNSON, 1st half year. ELLA MERRICK, 2nd half year. TREASURERS : ROWLAND J. SPENCER, 1st half year. EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, 2nd half year. Historian. ... . ELLA MERRICK. Poet, . . . MARTHA M. WATSON. Prophet, . . . EMMA S. BONES. Presenter, . . . ARTHUR D. COCHRAN. Statistician, . . . HELEN G. JOHNSON. 22 THE HALCYON. CLASS OF ' 56. EMMA S. BONES, New Brighton, N. Y., Literary. AETHUK D. COCHRAN, Westtown, Pa., Engineering. GEORGE J. FREEDLEY, Richmond, Va., u HELEN G. JOHNSON, Muncy, Pa., Classical. ELLA MERRICK, Wrightstown, Pa., u EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, Media, Pa., Engineering. ROWLAND J. SPENCER, Cur wens ville, Pa., Literary. MARTHA M. WATSON, Trenton, N. J., Classical. C. PERCY WILLCOX, Philadelphia, Pa., Scientific. • 24 THE HA LCYON. JUNIORS. Class Colors : — Gold and Sapphire Blue. Motto : — f ' to TTpoaSEv. Yell :— JJi; Ya, ' S7 ! Hi, Ya, Yo ! . ' The Junior; be the mould of form, The easy loafer vith his tune, The graceful slippered pantaloon, And now, when throusjh the Soph ' more storm,- He jilays the spoon. r T last, after a tempestuous voyage of two years we have K| reached that harbor to Yards which as Freshmen we looked with fear and trembling. We have jjassed through the hardships of the course and anchored safely in that haven of rest, the Junior year. How sweet is that word to our ear, and what visions of late trains, recitation hooked and lectures cut it brings trooping through our minds ! Our men are not, as a rule, large in stature, but making up in overwhelming brain-power and massive intellect what they lack in height. We have public speakers of great force and power, who can talk for hours upon matters they know nothing about ; and when they are through the listeners will be in the same blissful state of ignorance in regard to the subject. They resemble the lawyer who set his mouth to work and was in the habit of going off and leaving it talk- ing, and would not be responsible for what it said when he was not present. We have poets of the beautiful snow breed. We have Republican, Democratic and Mugwumj) politicians. We have mathematicians of the most virulent kind. We have engineers who can instruct the Profs. We have musicians who can make one A ' ish he were at rest in the grave. Lastly, we have two moustaches of the second magni- tude. We are dignity personified. No longer do we laugh and jest with the under classmen. No longer do Ave cheer the roof of our heads into a case of neuralgia over a game of foot-ball. We have always been a humble class. This is partly owing to the beautiful and artistic manner in which the Faculty has repeatedly sat on us. They began by sitting on our Freshmen plans for a class society, and continued sitting on every request they possibly could, clear down to refusing our petition for a Junior day. It is probable they will con- tinue this sitting process through the rest of our course. THE HA LCYO N. 25 Officers of the Class of ' S7. PRESIDENTS : FRED. K. LANE, 1st half y ear. WM. G. UNDERWOOD, 2ik1 half year. VICE-PRESIDENTS : WM. G. UNDERWOOD, 1st half year. THOMAS A. JENKINS, 2nd Half year. SECRETARIES : ELIZABETH B. SMEDLEY, 1st half year. ANNA TRAVILLA, 2nd half year. TREASURERS : THOMAS A. JENKINS, 1st half year. FRED. B. DIL WORTH, 2nd half year. Historian, .... LINDA B. PALMER. Poet, HARRIET J. COX. Prophet, .... ANNA TRAVILLA. Orator, .... GEORGE T. BARNSLEY. Presenter, .... ALICE T. BATTIN. Toast Master, . . . HENRY B. GOODWIN. 26 THE HALCYON. CLASS OF ' 57. GEORGE T. BARNSLEY, ALICE T. BATTIN, WALTER A. BROWN, HARRIET J. COX, HORACE DARLINGTON, FREDERICK B. DILWORTH, HENRY B. GOODWIN, ANNA M. JENKINS, THOMAS A. JENKINS, FREDERICK K. LANE, LINDA BELLE PALMER, JESSIE PYLE, HORACE ROBERTS, ELIZABETH B. SMEDLEY, ELIZABETH A. SMEDLEY, ELIZABETH B. SMITH, ANNA TRA VILLA, WILLIAM G. UNDERWOOD, Huntington, Valley, Pa, Albany, N. Y., Washington, D. C, Malvern, Pa., Darling, Pa., Centreville, Del., Borden town, N. J., Gwynedd, Pa., Gwynedd, Pa., Lancaster, Pa., West Chester, Pa., London Grove, Pa., Fellowship, N. J., Willistown, Pa., Media, Pa., Lincoln, Va., West Chester, Pa., Elizabeth City, N. C, , Engineering. Classical. Engineering. Literary. Engineering. Classical. Engineering. Classical. Irregular. Classical. Literary. Engineering. ( ' ' X ' % ' © s 28 THE HALCYON. SOPHOMORES. Class Colors: — Orange and Seal Broum. Motto : — Foriiier, fideliter, felieiter. Yell :— Yah ! yah ! yate ! S. C, ' SS, Hist, boom, ah ! ! The Soph ; a medley strange aud wild, The joirate of the college sea, Full of strange oaths and language free, With cheek of what ? and brain of child, — He plants a tree. IT has fallen to my lot to write a history of the greatest class that has ever entered Swarthmore College. I say this boldly, and I say it without asking anyone outside of the class to accept it. We are now Sophomores and look clown with supreme contempt upon those sjDecimens of con- densed milk, just from their parental moorings, known as Freshmen. We are a modest, retiring class, and seldom bring ourselves before the public, nor sound our own praises. Everything we do is done right. We never g t left. We. have great heads for figures. Who says half of us got left in analytical geometry ? Well, what if w e did ? There are other kinds of figures besides Conic Sections. Haverford beat us at foot-ball. It was a bad day for the game, and our men got tired. Lafayette, bah ! The referee gave the game away. He was bribed. We lost our foot-ball, did w e? That was ' 87 ' s sharp work. And our constitution? We were Freshmen then. Some of us didn ' t pass in Descrip- tive? It W ' asn ' t our fault; the Prof, watched so sharply that we couldn ' t work our ponies. We are the most con- genial class in the college. We all pull together. We have the most profound harmony in our class-meetings. We pulled up ' 87 ' s tree. ( After it was dead. ) We have many other virtues, but the limited space and my innate modesty not permit me to mention them. A full list will be furnished upon application to the secretary of the class. THE HA LCYO N. 29 Officers of the Class of ' 58. PRESIDENTS : WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, 1st half year. HARYEY T. SMITH, 2ncl half year. VICE-PEESIDEXTS : HARYEY T. SMITH, 1st half year. CARROLL H. SUDLER, 2nd half year. SECRETARIES : HETTY C. LIPPIXCOTT, 1st half year. MARY H. SMITH, 2ik1 half year. TREASURERS : THOMAS BROWX, 1st half year. EDITH H. CUTLER, 2nd half year. MARSHAL : CARROLL H. SUDLER, 1st half year. Historian, .... MARTHA P. JONES. Orator, .... ROWLAND J. HAINES. Poet, MAUD P. MILLS. Prophet, . . . . E. GERTRUDE MOORE. Toast-Master, . . . GEORGE H. BOYER. THE HA LCYON. CLASS OF ' 55. M. ELLA ALTHOUSE, ALICE M. ATKINSON, GEORGE H. BOl ' ER, JOSEPH H. BRANSON, WILLIAM E. BRANSON, THOMAS BROWN, FRANK CAWLEY, ELIZABETH J. CLOTHIER, JESSIE L. COLSON, SADIE M. CONROW, EDITH H. CUTLER, JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, WILLIAM L. DUDLEY, ETHELBERT EKINS, ROBERT P. ERVIEN, E. LAWRENCE FELL, JOYEUSE L. FULLERTON, EMMA GAWTHROP, ROWLAND J. HAINES, ALICE HALL, P. SHARPLESS HALL, WALTER HANCOCK, ANNA H. JOHNSON, MARTHA P. JONES, Reading, Pa., Holicong, Pa., Kendall Creek, Pa., Stephenson, Va., Stephenson, Va., Lincoln, Va., Woodstown, N. J., Wynnewood, Pa., Daretown, N. J., Cinnaminson, N. J., Unionville, Pa., Cains, Pa., Washington, D. C, Los Angelos, Cal., Shoemakertown, Pa., Holicong, Pa., Wenonah, N. J., Wilmington, Del., Norristown, Pa., West Chester, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., Muncy, Pa., Conshohocken, Pa., T. MONTGOMERY LIGHTFOOT,Germantown, Pa., HETTY C. LIPPINCOTT, LAURA L. LIPPINCOTT, CHARLES LONGSTRETH, ELLIS P. MARSHALL, Jr., WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, MAUD P. MILLS, E. GERTRUDE MOORE, ELSIE PALMER, AARON C. PANCOAST, WILLIAM M. PERRINE, JOSEPH J. RHOADS, WALLACE S. RISLEY, WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, JAMES L. SELIGMAN, CATHARINE M. RIDER, MARIAN SHARPLESS, AMELIA SK ILLIN, HARVEY T. SMITH, MARY H. SMITH, CARROLL H. SUDLER, FANNY C. SHROYER, REBECCA E. SIMMONS, CHARLOTTE L. STRATTAN, EMMA E. THOMAS, HELENA W. TYLER, CHARLOTTE M. WAY, ANNIE E. WILLITS, ESTHER M. WILLITS, FRANK V. WILSON, Riverton, N. J. Hartford, N. J., Philadelphia, Pa., London Grove, Pa., Milwaukee, Wis., Buffalo, N. Y., Atlanta, Ga., Baltimore, Md., San Antonio, Texas, Philadelphia, Pa., Bellefonte, Pa., Camden, N. J., Jericho, N. Y., Santa Fe, New Mexico, New York, N. Y., Darling, Pa., Glen Head, N. Y., Lincoln, Va., Unionville, Pa., Sudlersville, Md., Logansport, Ind., Woodbury, N. J., Altoona, Pa., Cheyney, Pa., WoodstoVvn, N. J., Atlantic City, N. J., Syasset, N. Y., Old Westbury, N. Y., Lincoln, Va., Literary. Classical. Scientific. Classical. Literary. Classical. Scientific. Irregular. Scientific. (( Classical. it Irregular. Classical. Scientific. Classical. Scientific. Classical. Scientific. a Irregular. Classical. a Irregular. Scientific. Irregular. Scientific. Irregular. Classical. Scientific. Classical. Irregular. Classical. Literary. Classical. 32 THE HA LCYON. FRESHMEN. Motto : — ttovcj d ' So ia. Yell:— i?e, Eahf Be, Bah! ' 89, Be, Bah!! The Freshman ; he regards each rule As Sacred Writ; from working sums And playing with his toys and drums Alumnus of the district school, — To School he comes. Dear Mr. Ed-i-tor: You want me to write about our class. It is made of me and some more boys and girls, and is called Fresh-men. Some of the men are boys and some are girls; some are fresh and some are not fresh. There are some big boys call ed Soph-o-mores,who play jokes on us and take our dolls and our toys. These are bad boys, and ma-ma said I should not play with them. We have a yell. It is a nice yelL When we yell our yell we raise — a Prof. Profs are men. They are nearly as bad as the Soph-o-mores, and will not let us play pus-sy. They give us de-mer-its. I can add and sub-tract, and know y is the fourth of July. Next year I will be big, and eat with a knife and fork. Then I will write to you a-gain. THE HALCYON. 33 Officers of the Class of ' 59. PRESIDENTS. I. DANIEL WEBSTER, 1st half year. EALPH STONE, 2d half year. VICE-PEESIDENTS. HORACE B. FORMAN, Jr., 1st half year. HOWARD A. DJLL, 2d half year. SECEETAEIES. MARY KIRK, 1st half year. ELSIE D. STONER, 2d half year. TPvEASURERS. GEORGE A. MASTERS, 1st half year. WILLIS W. VAIL, 2d half year. Historian, .... LUCY CHANDLEE. Poet, CLARA HAYDOCK. Prophet, REBE S. WEBB. Orator, .... I. DANIEL WEBSTER. Toast-master, . . ALEXANDER G. CUMMINS. Statistician, H. B. FORMAN, Jr. 34 THE HALCYON. CLASS OF ' 59. JUSTIN K. ANDEKSON, EDWAED BANCEOFT, MOEEIS L. CLOTHIEE, ALEXANDEE G. CUMMINS, LUCY CHANDLEE, HOWAED A. DILL, HOEACE B. FOEMAN, Jr., LAUEA L. DIXON, WM. E. GEIFFIN, ELLIS M. HAEVEY, MAEY M. HAWLEY, CLAEA HAYDOCK, JULIA HICKS, ANNA HOLCOMB, FEANCIS HOAG, Jr., ELIZABETH D. HOLMES, GEOEGE M. HUGHES, CHAS. B. JESSUP, ELLWOOD C. JONES, MAEY KIEK, MAEGAEET J. LAUEIE, HENEY E. LEWIS, ANNA T. LIPPINCOTT, MAETHA S. LIPPINCOTT, GEO. A. MASTEES, ELIZABETH B. PAEKEE, LOUELLA PASSMOEE, FEED B. PYLE, MOEEIS B. MILLEE, JAS. CHAELES EEAD, EALPH STONE, ELSIE D. STONEE, KATE C. THOMAS, JAMES V. UPSON, WILLIS W. VAIL, J. EILEY VANSANT, JENNIE F. WADDINGTON GEOEGE AVATSON, EEBE S. WEBB, I. DANIEL WEBSTEE, MAETHA K. WILDMAN, ANNA J. WILLIAMSON, Sheffield, Pa., Scientific. Philadelphia, Pa., 11 AVynnewood, Pa., a , Smyrna, Del., Classical. Still Pond, Md., Irregular. Eichmond, Ind., Scientific. New York, N. Y., (( Easton, Md., Irregular. Santa Fe, N. M., Scientific:. Concordville, Pa., a Media, Pa., Classical. New York, N. Y., Literary. Old Westbury, N. Y., C( Newtown, Pa., Classical. Quaker Street, N. Y., Irregular. Salem, N. J., Classical. Baltimore, Md., Scientific. Cinnaminson, N. J., ( Conshohocken, Pa., (( Lumber City, Pa., Classical. Jericho, N. Y., Literary. Philadelphia, Pa., Scientific. Unionville, Pa., Literary. Moorestown, Pa., Irregular. Philadelphia, Pa., Scientific. West Chester, Pa., Literary. Oxford, Pa., Scientific. London Grove, Pa., u AVallingford, Pa., Irregular. Pittsburg, Pa. Scientific. Wilmington, Del., a Columbia, Pa., It Old Westbury, N. Y., Literary. San Antonio, Texas., Scientific. Quakertown, N. J., u Fawn Grove, Pa., u Salem, N. J., n Doylestown, Pa., a Philadelphia, Pa., Classical. Wakefield, Pa., Scientific. Philadelphia, Pa., Literary. West Chester, Pa., Irregular. THE HA LC YO lY . 35 SUMMARY OF RESIDENCE OF STUDENTS. Pennsylvania, 62 New York, 14 New Jersey, 18 Maryland, 5 Virginia, 7 Delaware, 4 District of Columbia, 3 Indiana, 2 New Mexico, 2 Texas, 2 North Carolina, 1 Georgia, 1 California, . 1 Wisconsin, 1 Total, 123 36 THE HALCYON. The Alumni Association. PRESIDENT. JOSEPH FITCH. VICE-PRESIDENTS. GERRIT E. H. WEAVER. THOMAS L. MOORE. ALVIN T. SHOEMAKER. SECRETARY. BERTHA COOPER. TREASURER. WILLIAM J. HALL. RECORDER. HERMAN HOOPES. DIRECTORS. HELEN T. COMLY, FRANK L. BASSETT, JOSEPH T. BUNTING, HERMAN HOOPES, FANNIE A. WILLETS, EMILY E. WILSON. 38 THE HALCYON. OFFICERS OF The EuNOMiAN Literary Society. PRESIDENTS. EDGAE M. SMEDLEY, ' 86, 1st term. GEO. J. FEEEDLEY, ' 86, 2d term. VICE-PRESIDENTS. GEO. J. FEEEDLEY, ' 86, 1st term. FEED. K. LANE, ' 87, 2d term. RECORDINa SECRETARIES. WILLIAM S. MAESHALL, ' 88, 1st term. JAMES L. SELIGMAN, ' 88, 2d term. COEKESPONDING SECRETARIES. JAMES L. SELIGMAN, ' 88, 1st term. GEOEGE H. BOYEE, ' 88, 2d term. CENSORS. GEOEGE H. BOYEE, ' 88, 1st term. WILLIAM S. MAESHALL, ' 88, 2d term. TREASURERS. C. PEECY WILLCOX, ' 86, 1st term. ELLIS P. MAESHALL, ' 88, 2d term. LIBRARIANS. FEED. K. LANE, ' 87, 1st term. GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, ' 87, 2d term. LIBRARY COMMITTEES. GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, ' 87, 1st term. GEOEGE H. BOYEE, ' 88, WILLIAM S. MAESHALL, ' 88, FEANK CAWLEY, ' 88, HENEY B. GOODWIN, ' 87, 2d term. FEED. K. LANE, ' 87, FEANK CAWLEY, ' 88, WILLIAM M. PEEEINE, ' 88, THE HALCYON. 39 Active Members. GEO. J. FREEDLEY, EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, C. PERCY WILLCOX. ' 87. GEORGE T. BARJs SLEY, HENRY B. GOODWIN, FRED. K. LANE. ' 88. GEORGE H. BOYER, FRANK CAWLEY, ELLIS P. MARSHALL, WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, AARON C. PANCOAST, WILLIAM M. PERRINE, JAMES L. SELIGMAN. ' 89. ELLIS M. HARVEY, GEORGE M. HUGHES, HENRY R. LEWIS, GEORGE WATSON, JAMES V. UPSON. HONORARY MEMBERS. SAMUEL B. COOKE, CHARLES CAVENDER, JOSEPH THOMAS, M. D., LL. D., JOSEPH LEIDY, M. D., LL. D., W. H. APPLETON, A. M., LL. B., FERRIS W. PRICE, A. B., EDWARD H. MAGILL, A. M., CHARLES G. AMES, D. D., JAMES T. FIELDS, EDWARD HOPPER, HUGH FOULKE, GEORGE L. MARIS, A. M., JOHN J. CORNELL, THOS. M. CLEEMAN, A. M., C. E., HENRY W. ROLFE, A. M., CHARLES S. DOLLEY, M. D. Deceased. THE HALCYON. 41 officers of The Somerville Literary Society. PRESIDENTS. HELEN G. JOHNSON, ' 86, 1st term. EMMA S. BONES, ' 86, 2d term. ALICE T. BATTIN, ' 87, 3d term. VICE-PRESIDENTS. ANNA TRAVILLA, ' 87, 1st term. LINDA B. PALMER, ' 87, 2d term. CHARLOTTE M. WAY, ' 88, 3d term. RECORDING SECRETARIES. CHARLOTTE L. STRATTAN, ' 88, 1st term. EMMA GAWTHROP, ' 88, 2d term. FANNY C. SHROYER, ' 88, 3d term. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. ELLA MERRICK, ' 86. TREASURERS. HETTY C. LIPPINCOTT, ' 88, 1st term. JOYEUSE L. FULLERTON, ' 88, 2d term. LIBRARIANS. ANNA M. JENKINS, ' 87, 1st term. CHARLOTTE L. STRATTAN, ' 88, 2d term. LIBRARY COMMITTEES. ELIZABETH A. SMEDLEY, ' 87, 1st term. ELIZABETH B. SMEDLEY, ' 87, MARY H. SMITH, ' 88, 2d term. ANNIE E. WILLITS, ' 88, NON-RESIDENT CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. MARY WILLITS, ' 84. 42 THE HALCYON. Active Members. EMMA S. BONES, ELLA MEERICK, ALICE T. BATTIN, ANNA M. JENKINS, JESSIE PYLE, ELIZABETH A. SMEDLEY, ' 86. HELEN G. JOHNSON, MAETHA M. WATSON. ' 87. HAEEIET. J. COX, LINDA B. PALMEE, ELIZABETH B. SMEDLEY, ELIZABETH B. SMITH, ANNA TEAVILLA. ALICE M. ATKINSON, JESSIE L. COLSON, EDITH H. CUTLEE, EMMA GAWTHEOP, ANNA H. JOHNSON, HETTY C. LIPPINCOTT, MAUD P. MILLS, ELSIE PALMER, MAEIAN SHAEPLESS, MAEY H. SMITH, EMMA E. THOMAS, CHAELOTTE M. WAY, ESTHEE ELIZABETH J. CLOTHIER, SADIE M. CONROW, JOYEUSE L. FULLERTON, ALICE HALL, MARTHA P. JONES, LAURA L. LIPPINCOTT, E. GERTRUDE MOORE, FANNY C. SHROYER. AMELIA SKILLIN, CHARLOTTE L. STRATTAN, HELENA W. TYLER, ANNIE E. WILLITS, M. WILLITS. LUCY CHANDLEE, MARY M. HAWLEY, JULIA HICKS, ELIZABETH D. HOLMES, MARGARET J. LAURIE, ELIZABETH B. PARKER, ELSIE D. STONER, JENNIE F. WADDINGTON, ANNA J. LAURA L. DIXON, CLARA HAYDOCK, ANNA HOLCOMB, MARY KIRK, MAETHA S. LIPPINCOTT, LOUELLA PASSMOEE, KATE C. THOMAS, ELBE S. WEBB, WILLIAMSON. HONORARY MEMBERS. HELEN T. COMLY, ELLEN H. PEICE, (Evans), ESTHEE J. LIPPINCOTT, (Trimble), LUCEETIA MOTT, PHOEBE W. FOULKE, HELEN MAGILL. MAEIA L. SANFORD, Deceased. 44 THE HALCYON. officers of The Delphic Literary Society. PRESIDENTS. EOWLAND J. SPENCER, ' 86, 1st term. THOMAS A. JENKINS, ' 87, 2d term. VICE-PKESIDENTS. WILLIAM G. UNDEEWOOD, ' 87, 1st term. FEED. B. DILWOETH, ' 87, 2d term. RECORDING SECRETARIES. WALLACE S. EISLEY, ' 88, 1st term. EOWLAND J. HAINES, ' 88, 2d term. TREASURERS. P. SHAEPLESS HALL, ' 88, 1st term. JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, ' 88, 2d term. CENSORS. CAEEOLL H. SUDLEE, ' 88, 1st term. HOWAED A. DILL, ' 89, 2d term. CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. JOSEPH J. EHOADS, ' 88, 1st term. THOMAS BEOWN, ' 88, 2d term. LIBRARIANS. HOEACE EOBEETS, ' 87, 1st term. HAEVEY T. SMITH, ' 88, 2d term. LIBRARY COMMITTEES. FEED. B. DILWOETH, ' 87, 1st term. THOMAS A. JENKINS, ' 87, 1st term. WILLIAM G. UNDEEWOOD, ' 87, 2d term. E. LAWEENCE FELL, ' 88, 2d term. MARSHALS. EDWAED BANCEOFT, ' 89, 1st term. MOEEIS T. CLOTHIEE, ' 89, 2d term. THE HALCYON. 45 Active Members. ' 86. AETHUR D. COCHEAN, EOWLAND J. SPENCEE. ' 87. WALTEE A. BEOWN, FEED. B. DILWOETH, THOMAS A. JENKINS, HOEACE EOBEETS, WILLIAM G. UNDEEWOOD. JOSEPH H. BEANSON, THOMAS BEOWN, WILLIAM L. DUDLEY, E. LAWEENCE FELL, P. SHAEPLESS HALL, THOMAS M. LIGHTFOOT, JOSEPH J. EHOADS, WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, CAEEOLL H. SUDLEE, WILLIAM E. BEANSON, JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, EOBEET P. EEVIEN, EOWLAND J. HAINES, WALTEE HANCOCK, CHAELES LONGSTEETH, WALLACE S. EISLEY, HARVEY T. SMITH, FEANK V.WILSON. JUSTIN K. ANDEESON, MOEEIS L. CLOTHIEE, HOWAED A. DILL, CHAS. B. JESSUP, FEED. B. PYLE, W ILLIS W. VAIL, EDWAED BANCEOFT, ALEX. G. CUMMINS, HORACE B. FORMAN, Jr., GEORGE A. MASTERS, RALPH STONE, J. EILEY VANSANT, I. DANIEL WEBSTEE. HONORARY MEMBERS. EDWAED H. MA GILL, A. M., HUGH FOULKE, ALFEED A. WILLETS, D. D., JOSEPH W. TEETS, ISAAC H. CLOTHIEE, EUGENE PAULIN, A. M., THOMAS S. FOULKE, AETHUE BEAEDSLEY, C. E. JOHN G. WHITTIEE, HENEY W. EOLFE, A. M. ■ Deceased. THE HALCYON. officers of The Scientific Society. PRESIDENTS. GEO. J. FEEEDLEY, ' 86, 1st term. EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, ' 86, 2d term. VICE-PRESIDENTS. EDGAE M. SMEDLEY, ' 86, 1st term. GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, ' 87, 2d term. SECRETARIES AND TREASURERS. GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, ' 87, 1st term. GEO. H. BOYEE, ' 88, 2d term. CURATORS. FEED. B. DILWOETH, ' 87, 1st term. JAMES L. SELIGMAN, ' 88, 2d term. 48 THE HALCYON. Active Members. ' 86. GEOEGE J. FEEEDLEY, EDGAE M. SMEDLEY, C. PEECY WILLCOX. ' 87. GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, FEED. B. DILWOETH, HENEY B. GOODWIN, FEED. K. LANE. ' 88. GEOEGE H. BOYEE, T. M. LIGHTFOOT, CHAELES LONGSTEETH, WILLIAM S. MAESHALL, JAMES L. SELIGMAN. HONORARY MEMBERS. JOSEPH LEIDY, M. D., L.L. D., AETHUE BEAEDSLEY, C. E., SAMUEL S. GEEEN, M. S., S. J. CUNNINGHAM, THOS. M. CLEEMAN, A. M., C. E., EDWAED H. MAGILL, A. M., JOSEPH WILLCOX, CHAELES S. DOLLEY, M. D. THE IT A TCYO N. 49 MOCK CONGRESS OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE. PRESIDENT. GEEEIT E. H. WEAVER, ' 82. THE SENATE. FEED. K. LANE, ' 87, Ohio, President, P. SHAEPLESS HALL, ' 88, Secretary. THE HOrSE. C. PEECY WILLCOX, ' 86, Pa., Speaker, JOS. H. BRANSON, ' 88, Clerk. THE HALCYON. 51 officers of The Athletic Association. PRESIDENT. FRED. K. LANE, ' 87. VICE-PRESIDENT. I. D. WEBSTEE, ' 89. MANAGER. WILLIAM G. UNDERWOOD, ' 87. SECRETARY. ETHELBERT EKINS, ' 88. TREASURERS. MORRIS L. CLOTHIER, ' 89, 1st term. GEORGE H. BOYER, ' 88, 2d term. MARSHALS. EUGENE GRIFFIN, 1st terra. EUGENE GRIFFIN, 2d term. MANAGING COMMITTEE. THE VICE-PRESIDENT. FRED. B. DILWORTH, ' 87. GEORGE T. BARNS LEY, ' 87. TRACK COMMITTEE. GEORGE H. BOYER, ' 88. JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, ' 88. WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, ' 88. THE HA LC YON Spring Athletic Sports. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TRACK. Fifth Month, 23d, 1SS5. Hundred Yards Dash, Ex-members 100 yards Dash, Running High Jump, One Mile Walk, Putting the Shot, Hurdle Race, — 120 yards. Throwing the Hammer, One Mile Run, 440 Yards Dash, Pole Vaulting, One-Half Mile Run, Standing Broad Jump, 220 Yards Dash, Running Broad Jump, Bicycle Race, — One Mile, A. C. Pancoast, E. Middleton, I. I). Webster, W. S. Gilbreath, E. Ekins, I. D. Webster, E. Ekins, H. B. Forman, Jr., W. E. Sweet, S. Brown, M. L. Clothier, I. D. Webster, A. C. Pancoast, I. I). Webster, T. M. Lightfoot, Time, Hi see. Time, 11| see. Dist., 5 ft. 101- in. Time, 11 min. 28 sec. Dist., 29 ft. Time, 18| sec. Dist., 62 ft. 4 in. Time, 5 min. 28 sec Time, 1 min. Dist., 8 ft. 11 in. Time, 2 min 29 sec. Dist., 10 ft. dh in. Time, 25 sec. Dist., 16 ft. 9 in. Time, 4 min. 41 sec. THE II A LC YO N. 53 FIELD MEETING — OF THE — SWARTHMORE COLLEGE AtHLETIC Association. Fijih Month, S3cl, 18S5. Officers of the Day. REFEREE : WM. J. HALL, 78. JUDGES : ALBERT E. LAAVTON, ' 80. GEEEIT E. H. WEAVEE, ' 82. MANAGING COMMITTEE : C. FEED. KOHL, ' 86. FEED. K. LANE, ' 87. GEOEGE H. BOYEE, ' 88. MARSHAL : ETHELBEET EKINS, ' 88. marshal ' s AIDS: WILLIAM S. GILBEEATH. EUGENE GEIFFIN. STARTER : EDGAE M. SMEDLEY, ' 86. TIME KEEPERS: GEOEGE T. BAENSLEY, ' 87. WILLIAM S. MAESHALL, ' 88. SCORER : J. EUSSELL HAYES, ' 87. 54 THE HALCYON. O o O o lO lO CO CO o LO lO o ' , . CO CO l- CO GO 00 00 X) GO OO O) GO 00 CO ■ K CO GO O) GO 00 GO CO 1- CO 00 CO CO CO 00 H P I-H ■1-1 I-H T- rH 1—1 1—1 1— ( 1—1 r-l 1—1 1—1 1—1 fc ' S 5? 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PRESIDENT : FEED. K. LANE, ' 87. SECRETARY : GEORGE J. FREEDLEY, ' 86. TREASURER : T. M. LIGHTFOOT, ' 88. MANAGER : WILLIAM G. UNDERWOOD ' 87. ASSISTANT MANAGER : HORACE ROBERTS, ' 87. DIRECTORS : THE PRESIDENT. THE MANAGER. THE ASS ' T MANAGER. W. H. SEAMAN, ' 88. I. D. WEBSTER, ' 89. THE I A LC VOX. Foot-Ball Teams. COLLEGE FOOT -BALL TEAM. MOEEIS L. CLOTHIER, WALTER S. BEOWX, ETHELBERT EKINS, EUGENE GRIFFIN, WILLIAM E. GRIFFIN, W. EVERETT HUNTER, FRED. K. LANE, (Captain.) AARON C. PANCOAST, WILLIAM M. PERRINE, HORACE ROBERTS, WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, EDGAR M. SMEDLEY, I. DANIEL WEBSTER. JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, ETHELBERT EKINS, HOBERT P. ERVIEN, E. LAWRENCE FELL, P. SHARPLESS HALL, WILLIAM S. MARSHALL, ELLIS P. MARSHALL, Jr., AARON C. PANCOAST, WILLIAM M. PERRINE, WILLIAM H. SEAMAN (Captain), HARVEY T. SMITH. SUBSTITUTES. JAMES L. SELIGMAN, T. M. LIGHTFOOT, THOMAS BROWN. ALEXANDER G. CUMMINS, MORRIS L. CLOTHIER (Captain), HOWARD A. DILL, HORACE B. FORMAN, Jr., WILLIAM E. GRIFFIN, ELLIS M. HARVEY, GEORGE M. HUGHES, HENRY R. LEWIS, FRED. B. PYLE, RALPH STONE, L DANIEL WEBSTER. SUBSTITUTES. OEORGE WATSON, CHARLES B. JESSUP. 58 THE HA L C YOiV. Foot-Ball Games. 1585. SWARTHMORE, vs. PENNA. MILITARY ACADEMY. Chester, October 10th. Swarthmoi-e, 5 Pennsylvania Military Academy, 4 SWARTHMORE, vs. UNIVERSITY OF PA. Philadelphia, October 14th. Swarthmore, 6 University of Pennsylvania, 68 SWARTHMORE, ' 88, vs. HAVERFORD, 88. Haverford, October 30th. Swarthmore, 12 Haverford, 16 SWARTHMORE, ' 89, vs. HAVERFORD, ' 89. Swarthmore, October, 30th. Swarthmore, 35 Haverford, 0 SWARTHMORE, vs. HAVERFORD. Haverford, November 7th. Swarthmore, 10 Haverford, 40 SWARTHMORE, ' 89, vs. UNIVERSITY OF PA. ' 89. Swarthmore, November, 11th. Swarthmore, 17 University of Pennsylvania, 7 SWARTHMORE, vs. DICKINSON. Carlisle, November 14th. Swarthmore, 34 Dickinson, 6 SWARTHMORE. ' 88, vs. LAFAYETTE, 88. Swarthmore, November 14th. Swarthmore, 20 Lafayette, 24 SWARTHMORE, vs. EX-MEMBERS. Swarthmore, Novemljer 25th. Swarthmore, 32 Ex-Members, • • 6 SWARTHMORE, vs. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. Baltimore, November 28tli. Swarthmore, 16 Johns Hopkins University, 60 THE II A LC Y O N Officers of Swarthmore College ■ Cricket Association. PRESIDENT : W. G. UNDERWOOD, ' 87. MANAGER : T. M. LIGHTFOOT, ' 88. SECRETARY : THOMAS A. JENKINS, ' 87. TREASURER : HOWARD A. DILL, ' 89. DIRECTORS.: THE MANAGER, JOSEPH H. DICKINSON, ' JESSE A. HAYS. THE HALCYON. GI Swarthmore Phoenix. VOL. V. SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, FOURTH-MONTH, 1886. No. 9.. Staff for i885- ' 86. Editor: THOMAS A. JENKINS, ' 87! Associate Editors: Martha M. Watson, 6. Wm. G. Underwood, j . Alice T. Battin, ' 87. George J. Freedley, ' 86. Alice Hall, ' 88. Elizabeth B. Smedley, ' 87. Charlotte L. Strattan, ' 88. Business Manager : Henry B. Goodwin, j. Assistant Business Manager : George T. Barnsley, ' 87. 62 THE HALCYON. Swarthmore Phoenix VOL. VI. SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, FIFTH-MONTH, 1886. No. i. Staff for i886- ' 87. Editor: WILLIAM G. UNDERWOOD, ' 87. Associate Editors: Thomas A. Jenkins, ' 87. Elizabeth B. Smedley, ' 87. Emma Gawthorp, ' 88. Alice Hall, ' 88. Anna Holcomb, ' 89. Mary H. Smith, ' 88. Carroll H. Sudler, ' 88. Biisincss Manager : Walter A. Brown, ' Zy. Assistant Business Manager : William S. Marshall, ' 88. rJIE JIA L C YO iV. 63 APOLOGY. You ask us why we print it? Why we fill Its pages with the products of our quill, With compositions, records without end Of those who in Athletic sports contend, And Pomes that go abroad to slay and kill? To pipe old Swarthmore ' s fame both loud and shrill, And thus to drop a penny in her till In time ; for she has proved herself the friend Of Editors. Nor do we hope, when making up our pill Of witless words, to merit aught but ill ; To please or entertain we don ' t intend, — Our only purpose is but to ofl ' end And in offending show the simple skill Of Editors. 64 • THE HALCYON. MUGWUMP POKER CLUB. ORLANDO, . . . . . . Banker. AGNUS, ... ' ... Dealer. ARY, Teller. S-DL-E, Bejeree. THE HALCYON. 65 GRAND ORDER — OY — ITHE HIGH HAT.I o L-NSD-N, Cajitain. C-CHB,-N, . .... 1st Lieutenant. FR-DL-Y, 2d Lieutenant. — ND-R-D, . . . . . 3d Lieutenant. D-RL-NGT-N, Marshalil). 66 THE HALCYON. IN MEMORIAM. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUK ESTEEMED Theatrical Entsrtaiments, die:d. BY DECEEE OF THE FACULTY, December 5th, 1885. THE HA L C YON. 67 JUNIOR DAY. [The programme for ' 87 ' s Junior Day is not complete, but it will probably be as follows :] Solo. — We get there all the same ' . Miss L. B. Smedley. Oration. — Pachydermatous Trilobite with Involute Capricorns, . . . F. B. Dilworth. Oration. — The Usness of Me, . . Geo. T. Barnsley. Oration. — The Influence of Bacteria upon the Human Family, . . . Miss H. J. Cox. Song. — Where is my wandering mind to-night, ..... H. Roberts. [XoTE. — Mr. Eoberts will not repeat this more than three times, no matter how loudly encored.] Oration. — Vegetables, the Food of Man, . T. A. Jenkins. Oration. — The Place of the Dude in History, H. Darlington. [After the bouquets have been cleared away, Mr. Darlington will appear before the audience in his dude suit, and, if he feels quite well, will give an exhibition.] Select Reading, F. K. Lane. Poem. — [If the audience can be induced to remain,] .... W. G. Underwood. Song.— Wait till the clouds roll by, Miss L. B. Smith. Oration. — The Influence for Good which the Theatre Exerts, . . . H. B. Goodwin. Chant. — Elep:v on ' 87 ' s Class-tree, . . . Class. 68 THE HALCYON. Twenty Reasons FOR NOT Writing for the Halcyon. The Editors now one and all In vain for contributions call ; And when a Junior comes in view, They boldly ply their trade anew : Stay, for the Halcyon you must write ! Now will you promise honor bright ? The Junior turns with frightened eye : Why I can ' t write, I ' ll tell you why, And then begins a list of reasons He has stored up for needy seasons. 1. I have a bad cold in my head, 2. And for two days I ' ve been in bed. 3. To-morrow we have Conic Sections ; 4. My work ' s piled up in all directions. 5. Examination comes on Monday ; 6. You know I always rest on Sunday. 7. Tuesday ' s the day we go surveying ; 8. Wednesday ' s the time for foot-ball playing. 9. On Thursday comes the Latin and Greek, 10. And Friday ' s the hardest day in the week. 11. I always go to bed at eight, 12. Doctor won ' t let me sit up late. 13. The ladies too must be assuaged ; 14. My leisure time is all engaged. 15. Miss Brown to-night awaits my call ; 16. To-morrow I must see Miss Hall. 17. You surely wont ask me to write, 18. My brain is in a dreadful plight. 19. O, there ' s Sam Jones across the street 20. The very man I was to meet. — And ere his game is understood. The .Junior ' s reached the distant wood. rilE HA L C YO.V. 69 How 57 ' s Class-Tree Saved THE College. IN looking over the annals of ' 87 we Avere reminded of an important circumstance in connection with the Class-tree which we think is not generally kno n, and, as it is a question of great interest to all who have the welfare of the college at heart, we will attempt to give it in a few words. In the Sophomore year, the Class of ' 87, following the examples set them by preceding classes, decided to plant a tree. This being done, the momentous question came up as to what kind it should be. Debate rose high. Every Sophomore had a tree to suggest, and every Sophomore was convinced that the merits of his tree excelled the merits of every other Sophomore ' s tree. Strong arguments were brought up in favor of all kinds of trees, from the graceful elm to the spreading oak, and from the tropical palm to the pine tree of the far Xorth. But above all the tumult and confusion could be heard the firm, resolute demand for the ban-yan tree. In vain did the president call for order. He might as well have tried to quiet the troubled elements. Xo one would yield, and still the ban-yan man would have his tree. It was soon found that there was no deciding to be done that night ; and so the meeting adjourned until the ardent spirits should l ecome calmed by a night ' s sleep. As 70 THE HALCYON. the meeting broke up and each member sought his separate apartment, we could still hear growing fainter in the distance the eloquent pleadings for the ban-yan tree. Again the class met to decide this weighty question. The committee on trees this time undertook to bring about a better arrangement of things, and ere the class had assembled they wrote the names of the various trees on the board. When order was called the president announced that it should be decided by ballot as to the tree to be adopted by the class. This they proceded to do, and, after many ballots, it was at last decided to plant a Fagus Sylvatica. A day was set apart for the planting, the very fates seemed propitious, for it dawned I?right and clear. The class gathered on the campus, at the sjDot where the planting was to take place, and with all due ceremony, the tree was consigned to the earth, while each Sophomore breathed a wish that it might grow and prosper. Twas then that we listened to that immortal elegy that, as some one has said, will be known when Shakespeare and Milton are forgotten, but not until then. For many days it was watched with anxious eyes, but not one of those who helped to plant that tree ever dreamed of the important part it would one day play in the history of Swarthmore College. The tree seemed to flourish at first, and its bursting buds were watched with pride by the Class of ' 87. But, alas ! one day there came a storm ; and the rain descended, and the wind blew and beat upon that tree, but it bent its pliant form and fell not. Within the College all was consternation, and each student held his breath with fear. The clouds were dark and threatening. The lightning flashed forth every now and then, and ran in zigzag streaks across the sky. The thunder rolled ominously, and all the time the peals grew louder and more frequent. At last came THE HA LCYO N. 71 a dazzling ball of fire, and at the same time a deafening crash of thunder. Each student was paralyzed with terror, waiting for the worst ; expecting every moment to see the building in flames. But no ! Immediately the clouds became broken, the rain fell more slowly, the wind abated its fury, and soon some blue sky appeared. But, alas ! when the students sallied forth from the College, they found the Sophomore tree a wreck. The lightning had struck it, and the College was secure. Thus with its own life did the •Class-tree of ' 87 save the College from the wrath of Jove. 72 THE HAL CYON. ■ i a a a D I a X i a X h 2 04 CO rt oQ c)5 1 I cs cc LU 1 3 C 3 _1 a ' 1 _■ _ , (- _J tft ol hi f 1- 3 X - Ul ul 1- 2 d Hi o Ul 5 Ul a: w z III o 2 in 1- Z K z 2 5, Ul ca O Ui h LU a z Ul § 2? Ul — Q ? t I 7 S Ul rr Q Ul ■ w 111 U 5 O g U- A X X X Ul PC h u n ca ( 3 o 0. o ir o o OJ I J D. y a 5 K o LJ -m- 1- Q H : Ul - 3 U o u y n. b O 3 z o CO -J 1 1 UI o 1- Of I The above is a graphic illustration of one of L-ghtf-t s puns. The laughs raised are laid off as abscissas, and the flatness with which it fell as ordinates of rectangular axes. It will be observed that it reached its elastic limit on the fourth day, after which its descent was more and more rapid until the tenth, when it was withdrawn. THE II A LCYO N. 7 THE ORCHESTRA. I f I E understand that a diabolical scheme is being hatched XJ to start an orchestra here at Swarthmore. While sincerely hoping that nothing of the kind will be attempted, we wish to take up our pen in condemnation of the proposed plan ; and feel that our words of warning will be more likely to be heeded if we describe the terrible train of evils that followed in the wake of the last organization of the kind. This orchestra met just across the hall from the Halcyon sanctum, and hence we consider ourselves competent to speak in regard to it if any one is. As nearly as we could judge, it M as composed of two kettle-drums, three bass- drums, one dinner-gong, two fire-bells, one alarm-clock, one saw-mill, two horse-fiddles, three fog-horns, forte pianos sixteen hand-organs and twelve sewing-machines. The per- formance began one-half holiday, at two P. M., and lasted until five, at which time all the survivors in the neighbor- hood were given a short intermission to consult an auricular physician. This orchestra was at its best when playing some Wag- nerian opera. The music brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it ; while several times the listeners attemped to break the doors down, so as to stop it before their emotions overpowered them. The music began with one wild, blood- curdling, ear-splitting whoop from the fog-horns and horse- fiddles. Then the buzz-saw and sewing-machines were started, while the chief engineer yanked the whistle, and the fireman opened the throttle and put on more coal, until our hair stood on end, and we were limp and faint ; while our sturdy muse, hardened to noise and discord by hearing the tin- THE HALCYON. plated band of the gods perform on Mt. Olympus, was forced to stiiflf his ears full of cotton, and, just as the hand-organs were being turned on, a convulsive shudder passed down his spine and half way back, when it struck in, piercing his noble heart, and he keeled over dead. He left his work to be finished by a second class muse, whom we were able to entice from his position as stable boy to Minerva ' s coachman, by oflPering him three dollars a week and board (this may ac- count for the peculiar unjointedness of some of our poetry). This sad event happened in the early part of the rehearsal. As the orchestra got warmed up to its work, the scene beggared description. An earthquake, tornado, and cyclone all going at once would be silent as the grave compared to the appalling and unearthly noises which it produced. The chandeliers is our sanctum broke, pens wept, blotters wiped their eyes, windows rattled, the ceiling cracked, the walls swayed and tottered, our dog put his tail between his legs and ran howling away ; while we, who had read unnerved a whole column from PuugTi, were obliged to blow our nose and wipe the moisture from the corners of our eyes. This was the first and only meeting of the orchestra, as the faculty reversed its policy and summoned them before its As- sembly to show cause why they should not be suspended. THE II A LCYO N . 75 MACSAUNDERS. Scene I. — An ojDen i:)lace in the hall, West Wing, near ten P.M. 1st Witch. — When shall we three meet again, — At twelve, eleven, or at ten ? 2d Witch. — When the hurly-burlys done. When the watchman s course is run : 3d Witch. — Then we will begin the fun. 1st Witch. — Where the place ? 2d Witch.— The Alcove there. 3d Witch. — Hark, the watchman on the stair ! All. — The watchman comes : — Anon, Anon. We ' ll hide until the fellow ' s gone. [Witches vanish.] Scene II. — The Alcove. Midnight. Enter 3facsaunders, led by one luitch, meeting other two witches. All robed in ichite and armed toith pilloivs. 1st Witch. — How now, Maesaunders, you look laughingly ? Macsaunders. — In pillow fight I much delight, So let me lead the van to-night. 2d Witch. — [Pointing to door.) Yon door from us the victims hide. You enter first, we ' re at your side. [Macsaunders enters ; door locked from without.] Macsaunders. — ( Within.) ' Tis cold and damp, I am afraid ; Oh, would that in my bed I ' d staid ! Pray, let me out ! ' tis dark as sin ! 1st Witch.— Ha ! ha! 2d Witch.— Ho ! ho ! 3d Witch. — They laugh who win. 76 THE HALCYON. Soliloquy of a Victim of Science. k lEVER did the fervid imagination of youth conjure up I « such a fate as this ! In the happy bygone hours when in my frolicsome kitten-hood I slumbered gently in Grandma ' s work-box, or in the recesses of Grandpa ' s slipper, never had I cause to look forward to anything but a long life, blest with numerous hostile encounters ; or, when, a wandering troubadour, I trilled my dulcet lay of hemi-demi- semi-quavers for the future destroyers of my happiness, — never dreamt I of Biology ! But now, alas, my manes, in defiance of missiles, wanders disconsolately athwart the midnight sky unharmed. I gaze around the laboratory. My eyes contract their smallest. There lies my quondam brain in alcohol ; there the remnants of my liver; here my solitary optic, its mate having been lost in a nocturnal fray. Ye unrelenting Fates ! how would my tender mother and my strong-lunged sire have bewailed my exit, had they not both fallen victims to the foul treachery of man ! But hist ! ' behold the crowd of miserable dissectors. Avaunt, my soul, thy vengeance shall be filled ! Yea, I will haunt you, cursed transverse- sectioners of the heart that once beat for thick-furred Minnie, — I will haunt your midnight pillow from this time forward ! Hence, my spirit ! Ur-r-e-a-ou-ou-u ! ! Vale ! THE HALCYON. 77 POOR PASTEUR HADLEY, THE PI(E)OUS PREP. CHAPTER I. 5ILENCE, and the man from Harvard reigned sujireme on the Fourth Floor. Tired Prepdom, lulled in old Morpheus ' dreamy embrace, indulged in somnolent reveries of the golden days M ' hen they should be Freshmen bold. The stars were up. So was P. Hadley. CHAPTER II. The Supt ' s tall, came-over-in-the-J ay o?,«?r clock was just striking the midnight hour as the bold Pasteur tied his last shoe-string and stepped noiselessly into the shadowy hall- way. Marry, a right sweet night this for young ducks ! quoth he, as he stole past the slumbering watchman and made his way down the long flights of stairs cellarward ; for, sad to relate, this misguided youth was bent on marauding. CHAPTER III. If Pasteur Hadley had one chalk-mark on the otherwise unsullied black-board of his character, it was his weakness for pumpkin pies. As an admirer of this particular species 78 THE HALCYON. of pastry, he had few living equals this side of New Jersey. Indeed, to such an extent did he gratify this propensity at home that his friends were wont to say, jocosely: Young Pasteur Hadley, a notable sinner, Eats pumpkin pies daily for breakfast and dinner. Here at school, however, Avhere pies did not form so im- portant a factor in the nieniL as at the Hadley homestead, young Pasteur was, of necessity, put to great straits. To-morrow being the periodical pie day, that much-abused personage had resolved to-night to satiate his appetite at all hazards. CHAPTER ly. The daring boy has gained the cellar. The goal is in plain sight. The fire of ambition burns yet brighter in his eye. With fluttering heart and quaking frame, he stealthily feels his way among boxes and barrels to where many million molten moon-beams meander merrily over ponderous piles of palatable pumpkin pies. O, joy! Now am I in clover! exclaims Pasteur, en- tranced for the moment at the witching sight ; but for a moment only, for he is a man of action, not of words. Hastily seizing the nearest pie, he proceeds to bolt it in short order. A second from the same pile is soon sent to look after the first ; and then — O horrible ! — he reaches for another from a much smaller heap on one side of the rest. Ah, Pasteur ! Unhappy day for the Hadley clan when thou didst take that fatal pie! Knowest thou not that the small pile is the work of the Senior class in cuisine, and therefore not to be touched, save with a ten-foot pole ? Art thou unaware that beneath the seemingly fair exterior there lurks thy death blow ? The doomed youth devours part of the pie, all unconscious of his fate, — but suddenly he stops, staring wildly. The un- THE HALCYON. 79 eaten piece drops from liis hand. An awful tremor con- vulses his form. A sensation as of a thousand rampant demons within liim, — a stifled moan, and the spirit of tlie brave Hadley is wafted to the eternal Hence ! The remainder of this harrowing tale is brief. Suffice it to say that his body furnished an interesting subject for the dissecting class for some seven months. Finally his skeleton was mounted by some of the more advanced of the class ; and now all that is mortal of poor P. Hadley stands in grinning ghastliness in a case in our museum, as an exam- ple to Freshman of the wonderful mechanism of the human frame, and as a solemn warning to all pi(e)ous Preps. «0 THE HALCYON. TWO SHADOWS. I saw a shadow with fair curls, Distinctly through the pane, Meet a shadow, not a girl. Who ' d come from out the rain. And then these shadows joined as one. Of course, I can ' t say why ; I heard — a cry as I passed on, See how you ' ve wet my tie. THE HALCYON. 81 A FEW FIENDS. F-ll. — Pestilential bore. L-ghtf-t. — Pre-Adamite punster of low order. R-b-rts. — Misanthropic Dynamiter. D-lw-rth. — Polyhedrical differentiator. W-bst-r. — Patent reversible subscription fiend. W-llc-x.— If equal enjoyment I only could find In bodily feeding and feeding the mind Full as fat as I ' ve grown, I should also grow clever, And go on getting wiser for ever and ever. Sp-nc-r. — Therefore hearken unto the voice of wisdom, and call not thy neighbor on less than a straight, unless thou playest threes to beat it. C-chr-n. — I ' m a being by the rude Enviously styled a dude. Fr-dl-y.— My girl is far away from me in Pilce Co., gegone, The days my head are rolling o ' er, ich linger sadly on. Sm-dl-y. — My only books Are woman ' s looks. 82 THE HA LC YON. JUNIORISMS. G-r-g — B-r-n-s-1-y . — It talks, Lord how it talks ! A-l-c — B-tt-ii. — Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow W-l-t-r — B-r-w-n. — As good be out of the world, as out of the fashion. H-r-r-t-t — C-x. — Love me, love my cat. H-r-c — D-r-1-ng-t-n. — God bless the man who first invented Sleepy. F-r-d — D-1-w-r-t-h. — Good goods come in small packages. H-r-r-y — G-d-w-n. — Held his head high, and cared for no man he. A-n-n — J-n-k-n-s. A vague unrest, And a namless longing filled lier breast. T-h-m-s — J-u-k-n-s. — If I were punished For every pun I shed, ' Twould be a puny shed To hide my punnish head. F-r-d — L-n. — Two strings to his bow. L-n-d— P-l-m-r.— Whom we schoolmistress name. Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame. J-s-s — P-1. — For I am nothing if not critical. H-r-c — R-b-r-t-s. — I seem half shamed at times to be so tall. L-z-z — S-m-d-1-y. — I do but sing because I must. L-z-z—S-m-t-h.— Above all, Greek. A-n-n — T-r-v-11-. — My little body is aweary of this great world. W-ll-m — U-d-rw-d. — The sweetest hours that e ' er I spent, were spent among the lasses. THE HALCYON. 83 1 33 1 1 ► 9 td ] 1 ? 1 H 1 1 2! r T 1 T 5 ■f o T JO Ego. P 3 i fO (B p o 3 3 P O o a CO m o H rji o 5 ' OR GC 2 a 02 fD cf5 CO P 5 g 2 p o a o o o 3 o_ o ■ 3 O 3 -Ji p p ' 2 3 z i 53 ! o H o 5 o H o 013 1 H O) P CO 2 p tt p p ffil p_ p 2 p fO p 3 0) o 2 o : 2 CO -1 cT p rti [ b H 2 ' 2 2 ' X. 2 O 5 GO i ft S en r s CO 1 H 1 5 i -3 CO TT V o CO b o [— I • — .— cc CTQ 3 J a 2 S CR p-2 ft: r _p 2- p, 5. o i o en 5 ' 2 p - o o Oq 3 1 Q OQ (I) P t) n  o z 84 THE HALCYON ASTRONOMY. In the shadows of evening they watched the moon rise — No danger was there nor cause for alarm ; Yet she must have been frightened, for where was his arm ? They were studying astronomy, out ' neath the skies, Though he seldom looked higher than up to her eyes. They had wandered out there from the ball-room ' s bright glare. To study the stars, get a breath of fresh air. She was dressed in the fashion, but what hid her waist ? Was that black thing a belt that around it was placed ? It resembled a coat sleeve, but that could not be ; For belts look like coat sleeves, you know, by the sea. THE HALCYON. A CLASSIC RESCUED. By Thomasus Jonesiensis. Felloio of the University of SioartJwiore, A.D. 219 Jp. THE workmen were digging a trench near the college, when suddenly a pick-axe went crashing through the thin crust of earth, and, slipping from the grasp of the workman, disappeared. A subterranean chamber ! An- cient moneys — curious pottery — some ancient writing, per- haps, — these suggested themselves immediately. Maybe they had been hidden away here in the bowels of the earth by those old fellows with their queer caps and gowns who we know haunted the precincts of Swarthmore when it was but a small college. With bright hopes we crowded down the opening, now enlarged by the workmen, and proceeded to explore the various clefts and crannies of the pit. Here we found many relics of an elder time, — a foot-ball, a curious account-book, a well-thumbed copy of a work in some for- gotten tongue, a block of hard substance labeled with the ' mystic characters — CAKE. But best of all, — a roll of paper covered with dust, tied up with strings long since become hard and dry with age, a seal corroded from long soaking in the juices of the earth, and sheets whose ragged edges bespoke a time when men saw fit to ape the work of an age which to them was pre-historic. Carefully packing our discoveries we ascended, and retired with feverish haste to examine them. To our delight we found our manuscript to be a text of an ancient poet who lived somewhere between the seven- teenth and twentieth centuries, and who is also supposed to have written an epic poem known by the somewhat peculiar 86 THE HALCYON title Rock me to Sleep, INIother. But a few fragments of this manuscript remain. Ours was only the third that had been found of our poet, and there is strong internal evidence to prove that the edition was partially suppressed. I take this opportunity to lay before the public the results of my investigations, and hope that my humble efforts will do something towards awakening an interest in this bard of old, and in the Avonderful language in which he wrote. No hasty perusal, however, even with the aid of careful annota- tions, will reveal the rich mines of ancient sentiment, feeling and wisdom found beneath the polished surface. Finally, if any toiler up learning ' s height shall have found as much pleasure and profit in a careful perusal of the poem as I have in editing it, I shall be amply rewarded. The Editoe. ELEGY. Each living thing appeareth quite silent, As e ' en it were in harm ' ny with this scene ; All nature beams as if it were content When robed with the garb of em ' rald green. II. This day of days when nature smiles serene, We take unto ourselves the pleasant task, A tree to plant, though it but change the scene, Yet thereby she perhaps assumes a lovl ' er mask. III. The beech-tree we inter this day shall live Exclaims each noble patron of our class ; And should the small-boy once attempt to strive A twig to harm, henceforth shall be a mass. IV. As this small tree we hope shall grow erect, And send its many branches toward the sky. May each and ev ' ry deed of ours project So upward, much can be done by the by. THE HALCYON. 87 V. Oh ! life ' s a journey wrought witli thorns and snares, And brambly jungles we therein must roam. Our faith ' s the round by which we mount o ' er cares, And safely arrive at the port of Home. VI. We do not know the first to leave this realm Of these good faces thronged around about : The caution is, however, take the helm. And steer her clear of any stray redoubt. VII. We know not what the future has in store. Or is this tree to be, or not to be ; This question is a case of dubi ' us lore. Posterity alone ' ll decide for me. YIII. But take the supposition that she thrives. May it the emblem of this group become. And looming up before our after lives, To its bold teachings we may thus succumb. IX. When ivy shall have hidden those gray walls, And this shall have become of proper size ; May students that frequent these classic halls, Pay due respect to where this old tree lies. That each one may a marv ' lous tale unfold. Of eighty-seven and her wondrous men; Renowned for valor, ' til then untold, As sundry aches for lessons quite pro-tem. XI. And to the mould a g ' ometry ' s consigned. To reap its deserts, formerly withheld : This almost book of books to us maligned, AVill now the worm in ax ' om have compelled. THE HALCYON. XII. This musty volume one may thus condemn, But doth it not provoke a homage slight, When one may by a curi ' us strategem Convince the pony he must step aright ? XIII. This tree shall combat with the elements ; It shall be bruised and torn by many foes ; Its motto conquer then meet blandishments, May we the stream of adversity row. XIV. And row with all thy power, all thy might ; Turn neither to the right nor to the left ; And thou conclusively will come in sight The goal of ' til now thou hast been bereft. XV. Oh tree ! let me address these words to thee ; A living being thou art to us all : Though not possessed of speech we plainly see. Thy silence ratifies a deeper call. XVI. Thy branches shall be of different lengths. So shall we all meet more or less success: But in this battle give us that bold strength Which forward shall j)ush us and not regress. XVII. A decade shall pass, and oh ! what a change ; Some of these faces so blithesome and gay, Who smiling round about this tree do range, — Then some of us here shall have passed away. XVIII. Have jjassed away into another sphere. Our flesh indeed will have ceased to be ; Our deeds shall upon the eternal meer Exist as long as this wise old beech tree. THE HA L C VOX. 89- XIX. But now enjoy these quaint and rich old times, Let us away with this most dismal song Of hammering quadruplets into rhymes : Our wish that all may live happ ' ly and long I Annotations on the Elegy. There can be little doubt to the object of the poem, although some editors have exercised a great deal of unneces- sary ingenuity on the subject. The occasion, we may safely say, was the planting of a beech-tree by some organization known by the remarkable title of Eighty-seven, and not, as some would have it, for a political mass-meeting or a sal- vation army celebration. I. I. 1 : — Indicating a ceremony of unusual solemnity. The hyperbolic statement is tempered by the word ' quite. ' — Silent : — Accent on the last by special licence to writers of pentameter. — Robed loith the garb : — A pleonastic expression with the cognate accusative, arguing against the theory that the early sheets of our poet M ' ere revised by the celebrated philosopher and grammarian, Alexander Pope. II. Day of days : — cf. Horace, rex regum. — Perhaps (J. 4) : — The line is hypercatalectic, and it certainly loo]is as if the word ' ■ perhaps had been inserted by some bungling copyist. One editor takes the use of this word, and that of serene adverbially (?. 1) as proving conclusively that our author was a native born German and could not rid himself of his fondness for particles. — LovVer mask: — i. e., ' lovelier aspect. ' Lovlier, archaic spelling of ' lovelier. ' III. I have ventured to insert quotation marks about I. 1. — Patron: — Ante-classical for ' member. ' — Small-boy r — Much doubt exists as to the meaning of this expression, the most probable conjecture being that it was an epithet for the lowest class in an American college of- past ages men- tioned in contemporaneous literature as Freshmen. — Attempt to strive: — An emphatic statement of the entire ■90 THE HA LCYO N. futility of such a course. — Henceforth shall he a mass : — i. e., a shapeless mass of flesh and bone. A horrible revenge, truly ! T[ IV. . 1 : — Observe the smoothness of the line and the use of monosyllables denoting both the slow, even process of growing and the intermittent periods of a deciduous tree. — May : — The poet intended to write ' if, ' or perhaps ' may ' is an old orthography. — 3fuch can be done by the by : — A re- markable passage. The irregularity of the metre denotes that such an end can only be obtained by some few rude knocks by the world. — JBy the by: — A more usual form would have been, ' on the way, ' or, ' during the projection. ' Tf V. Some moral reflections of great beauty. — Home : — A seabord town on the coast of New Jersey, famous for its quiet harbor. Here used as denoting peace and security. VI. Steer her clear : — i. e., the ship of life. The rhyme of the words is much admired. — Stray redoubt : — An allusion to the ancient superstition that pieces of the mainland often detached themselves and floated around in the ocean. — Re- doubt: — Properly means an embankment, and here implies the walls of dangerous rocks likely to be found on these nomadic isles. T[ VII. . 1: — A manifest plagiarism from Cicero, although the thought is not new. — To be, or not to be : — Imitated by Shakespeare in his Hamlet ' s soliloquy where the thought is expanded. — Dubi ' us lore : — i. e., involving doubtful issues. Wilkinson regards this as the name of some celebrated law- yer or statesman of the day, famous for his acumen ; so this is a case fit for his consideration. — Alone ' ll: — i. e., ' alone will ; ' a euphonious contraction necessitated by the exigencies of the metre. Tl VIII. II. 1 and 2 : — This thought has been elaborated and expanded by a second-rate poet into a poem of fourteen cantos. — Thus succumb : — i. e., as the poet is now yielding to the violent throes of inspiration which surge through his soul. THE HALCYON. 91 f IX. Those gray walls: — With a gesture toward some adjacent building. — 11. 2 and If,: — The poet has not preserved here the unity of time perfectly as a tree of jsroper size would have small occasion for lying. Thomson emends ' sighs ' for lies ' as expressing the thought better. X. Tale unfold : — cf. Shakespeare : I could a tale unfold ' etc. Probably imitated from our 2)assage. — Eighty- seven: — Commentators disagree as to the nature of these organizations. Some hold the opinion that they were so named from the number of members they contained, as fifty-four ' hundred-six, etc. ; others, arguing from the remainder of this line, think they were a military company distinguished for their bravery. — ' Til then: — A remarkable and seemingly useless elision. Xo satisfactory explanation has been given of this as yet. — I. J : — Observe the condensa- tion ; pro-tem is rendered by some editors ' extemporaneous; ' others, ' prepared for the occasion, ' Tf XI. The worm in ax ' om : — Locus vexatissimus ! The most laborious application has hitherto been in vain to extract the atom of sense supposed to be buried in this line ; nor is it to be w ondered. The Avhole tendency of modern thought and feeling is so different from the ancient, that we are fain to retire from the contest and leave the problem for un- born generations. Let this be an item in the legacy of the ages. Tf XII. Ouri ' us strategcm : — Illustrated by the construc- tion of the whole stanza. — I. J ,: — The ancients excelled in the equestrian art. XIII. Blandishments : — Again Ave are at a loss. Con- jectural readings are, ' accidents, ' ' accomj lishments, ' ' ac- knowledgements ' and ' documents. ' — May ive the stream, etc.: — Very likely an interpolation by some wrong-headed moralist, who, vainly attempting to interpret the preceding- line, has chosen this means to reflect the gloom and dark despair brooding over his soul in consequence. THE HALCYON. XIV. Change to direct address for variety. — Oj ' til now : — An epithet imitated from a Greek construction, e, g.y ' the then condition of affairs. ' XV. Affecting and pathetic. The poet here strikes a chord which still vibrates in the heart of men. — Ratifies a deeper call : — Pegasus probably here gave an unruly plunge which compelled the rider to fill the line out as best he might. Tf XVI. I. 1: — Indicating minute observation of nature and more than a superficial knowledge of horticulture. — I. Jp: — The irregularity in the first half of the line represents the difficulties of the straight and narroAv way, while the smooth metre of the latter part exemplifies, faGilis descensus Averno. T[ XVII. I. 2 : — The change from iambs to anapaests is sanctioned by poetic usage and probably strengthens the idea of the mobility of the faces. — I. 4 ' — The poet is so transported by his prophetic vision that he ignores the begin- ning of the sentence, and chooses to change the construction abruptly to express the violent rupture of family ties. T[ XVIII. The eternal meer : — i. e., ' eternal mere. ' A mere lapsus styli, or the archaic spelling. The reference is to the ocean of time. T[ XIX. 1. 1 : — Is quoted as evidence how far our poet was in advance of his age. Truly, indeed, were those old times quaint and rich, and much to be enjoyed. But the poet modestly insinuates that such enjoyment will be inconsistent with the perusal of his poem. Finally, though our author admits that he has been compelled to goad Pegasus on by the force of genius, yet the concluding line lingers on the breeze like a strain, of distant music, and he must be more or less than mortal who can rise from reading the concluding stanzas Avithout a higher idea of the authority of law, the power of faith,_ the sacredness of duty, the dignity of man ' s rational and moral nature, and the advisability of limiting our course of reading:. THE HA LC O N. 93 THE GROWLERS, — OR — MIKADO, JR. Scene. — Study-room at Swarthniore. Students and Pro- fessors on the stage. Chorus. — Students. Our faculty, each virtuous man, When ' 87 ' s course began, Eesolved to try A plan whereby Our crimes might best be ferreted. So they decreed, in rules unsound, That boys and maidens coasting found, Or walking, flirting on the ground Should forthwith be demerited. And I expect you ' ll say just here These rules were needlessly severe. That I am right. And you are riglit In saying so is very clear. This book of rules you ' ll understand, Caused great dismay throughout our band. For Freshmen shy And Seniors high Were equally affected. The youth who undertook one day. To steer down hill his fair one ' s sleigh, Was pounced upon without delay, — He usually objected. 94 THE HALCYON. Next year we welcomed, though on trial, A Prof, who had, for quite a while. Been here at school Before this rule Had been in operation. Because we thought that such a one, Who once had tasted all our fan Would not shut down on us, or run Us in for violation. _Ex unt Chorus. So-LO.—But, But. (A Prof.) Taken from a favorite class. Near a score at graduation ; Elevated by my brass To a lofty situation ; Given power o ' er the mass Of my friends in old relation ; Surely, never man nor lass From so high an elevation. Looking down as through a glass. Viewed his former lowly station. So I think my tale will pass With the wond ' rous of our nation. Chorus. — Preps. Behold the Lord High Pemeritor ! A personage of gouty limb withal ; The Delinquent Session Conferitor, The whole of Prepdom trembles at his call. Defer, Defer, To the noble Lord High Demeritor. Song. — Lord High Demeritor. As some day it may happen that a victim is desired, — Pve got a little list — I ' ve got a little list. Of offenders here at Swarthmore who might as well be fired. And who never would be missed — who never would be missed ! There ' s the lad who at the Alligator daily may be found ; All people who inhabit caves dug underneath the ground ; Those lovers, who in ciphers queer, long love epistles write, And meet each other in the hall, — ' tis time they ' re going, quite. THE HALCYON. 95 Those mashers who neglect tlieir Avork to promenade tlie liall Escorting to their chisses girls, — you bet I ' d ship ' em all. All Preps, who scour the county o ' er, in search of feathered fruit I ' d let them meet a sad, sad fate, upon tlie farmer ' s boot. Those ujaper classmen who at nine, to get their mail insist, — They ' re all upon my list— I ' m sure they ' d not be missed. The lad who to the nurs ' ry goes, his lessons hard to shirk ; Those fellows who make ponies long with which to pass their work. There ' s the cruel midnight hazer and the others in his line, Though some proof may still be wanting, yet I ' ve got ' em all down fine. But as I feared some nuisances were overlooked or missed, I therefore asked a Senior grave to finish out the list. He said if he were in my place the bums would all go down, Those people who made calls on you like cousins come to town, Who brought their books along with them and came to spend the day, Who used your ink, and borrowed stamps, and seldom went away. The ceaseless agitator who is always hatching schemes And bores his fellow students witli his visionary dreams. The man who rises up at six and thumps upon the door, Subscripton fiends, — with all of them you ' d like to wipe the floor. The man who plays his banjo in liis room across the way, Those nuisances who foot-ball talk througliout tlie livelong day. The poet who writes verselets on the falling of the leaves ; Your rival who is prating of the favors he receives ; Those people .who will lie about the times before the fire, Who say the college ' s running down, although the standard ' s higher. But it really doesn ' t matter whom you put upon the list, For they ' d none of them be missed — they ' d none of them be missed I Chorus. — C7ass 0 ' 5.9. Comes a class of little Freshies From our mother ' s aprons free. Each a little bit afraid is, Wondering what school life can be 1 Freshmen we eighteen and under, Never been from home before, With our mouths wide ope, we wonder Where to see a Sophomore. Trio. — Enter Littlebert, Long Bill and Feet. The Three. — Three little Sophs at school are we. Brave as Soph ' mores well can be, Freshmen soon our might shall see, — Soph ' mores we at school. «6 THE HALCYON. Littlebert. — This little Soph struck a mash, Yum, Yum ; Long Bill. — This little Soph got left, by gum ; Feel. — This little Soph has never had one, All. — Soph ' mores we at school. The Three. — Three little Sophs who, all alert, Filled with knowledge to the shirt. Everything ' s as clear as dirt, ■ Three little Sophs at school. Littlebert. — Freshmen are our lawful prey — Long Bill. — But go slowly for they say — Feet. — Hazers soon are sent away, All. — Three little Sophs at school. [Exeunt Sophs and Freshmen.} Duet. — Prof, of Zero and Josh. Prof. — From students one and all Obedience I expect ; I ' m the boss of Science Hall — Josh. — And I ' m the boss elect ! He ' 11 turn over his keys, Whenever I jjlease, Unto the boss elect. Solo. — Orlando. See how the fates their gifts allot, Pete is captain, I am not ; Yet I ' m more worthy, I repeat. Of the captaincy than Pete. Choktjs. — Lazy Students. The finals that come in the spring, Tra la. Give promise of many conditions — While this is the hope that they bring, Tra la, A summer of private tuitions. [Exit.] [Exeunt.] [Exeunt.] TJIE HALCYON. 97 Enter Ary riding a logarithm. Song. — Ary. Tliovigh arms may l)reak ! And sting and ache. I never quake, And though less spry ; I work away, From day to day, As witness, say, Dif ' rential y, Dif ' rential y I Oh, tell me why, I may not yet By hard work get As prize the valedictory. Solo.— Flappers. On a log by a cricket a boy and a maid Sang Co-edn, Co-edu, cation 1 And I saw them thus sitting alone in the shade, Co-edu, Co-edu, cation I AViiile 1 wondered what freak kept them there in the cold, AVhen the ice was so fine and the log was so old. Or why lingering thus lier hand he should hold, Co-edu, Co-edu, cation ! He slapped at his breast as he sat on the bough, Co-edu, Co-edu, cation I While the tell-tale blushes rose up to her brow, Co-edu, Co-edu, cation ! Though nothing 1 saw, but this pantomime show. Yet I feel just as sure when they started to go ; All the good of that song they had reason to know, Co-edu, Co-edu, cation ! Duet. — Tuey and Jersey. Tuey.— Oh, finals have a pleasure that is grim, Examinations only terrify the Avise ; But to him that ' s scientific There is nothing that ' s terrific In a problem where we integrate the tt ' s. Jersey.— Yet in spite of all my meekness. If I have a little weakness. 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WYCKOFF, SEAMANS BENEDICT, 715 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. J. H. JONES. AV. E. CANNON. pI LINGTON f)OUSE, HOTEL AND DINING ROOMS, FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN flMBP IGAN AND GUI OPEAN LAN. OPEN ALL NIGHT, No. 1434 MARKET STREET. JONES CANNON, Proprietors, Rooms Newly Furnished. Everything First-Class. Terms Reasonable: THE HALCYON. 119 PORTER COATES, STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. . WEDDINg INVITATIONS - Engraved in the highest style of the Art, and in the latest and most correct form. Special attention given to Die-Sinking, Monograms and Crests. ALSO AN ELEGANT LINE OF AT THE LOWEST PRICES. JSTNTiaL AJNT CHESTrffXJT. S. M. COMFORT. W M. CLIPSHAM. COMFORT CLIPSHAM, lli t« 132 SOUTH FIFTEENTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. 120 THE HALCYO N. T ael ip ry Jool D pot. TOOLS FOR THE JVIachLinist, Carpenter, Jevv eler. Drawing Instruments, Calipers, Dividers, Rules, etc. Scroll Saws, Tool- Chests, Cutlery, Planes, Saws, Braces, Carving Tools. TOLLMAN McFAHHEN, 1025 IVLarket St., Phiila. rONE SQUARE WEST BROAD STREET STATION. CHARLES B. LYNCH, Watcliiiiaker and Jeweler, No. 1524 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. EVERY ARTICLE SOLD GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED. 18k Solid Gold Wedding Rings. Repairing a Specialty. ==-T -SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SCHOOL MEDALS AND BADGES, THE HALCYON. 121 CHARLEB ZEHNHER, Merchiant Tailor Dyeing, Scouring , Cleaning and Repairing promptly attended to. 0:K,7Ln C3-E STiaZEZEO?, nyCEZDIJ , Next door to Dickeson ' s Drug Store. ENGRAVINQ, Folate Printing Visiting Cards, VEDDINO IiNVITATIOKS, Friends ' Marriage Certificates. College AiNd Class Invitations. Friends ' Book Association, Publishers, Booksellers and Stationers, 5 . W. Cor. Fifteenth and Race Streets, JOHN KERSHAW, Heaters, Stoves, Ranges, Roofing. GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK. N o. 1840 IVIarket Street, PHILADELPHIA. 122 THE HALCYON. 1859. PHILADELPHIA BADGE DEPOT, 1886. JACOB SOMERSET, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirniiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiMiMiiiimiii iiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiMniiiiiiiiii.iiiiMi.iiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiit No. 722 CHESTNUT STREET, First Floor Back. Ptiiladelptiia.. Masonic Marks, Society Badges, Military Medals, School Rewards, College Badges, Monograms, Police Badges, Engraving. ALL ORDERS PROMPLY AND HONORABLY FILLED. H. C. FHILLIFS, fl f I IM No. 1206 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FINE PORTRAITS IN WATER COLORS, PASTELLES, CRAYONS AND MINIATURES. M sto i g asdl ©@pyiiig @1 Pagii©E ' E ' ©®typ©s SPECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY. SUCCESSFUL SITTINGS IN CLOUDY WEATHER BY MY INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS. PHOTOGRAPHER TO CLASS, ' 85 AND ' 86. THE HALCYON. 123 WM. F. MURPHY ' S SONS, ' f BLANK BOOK MAKERS, PRINTERS, LITHOGRAPHERS, 509 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. fAMDAAIf T DA j?r A I House Furnishing Goods, Refrigerators, Water Coolers, Ice yJU W liU iV I D iiV I Ot VJl; I J J Cream Freezers, Wood and Willow Ware, Tin and Hardware, Cutlery, etc. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Prices as low as any. 4® Send for Catalogue, S03 .A.NI3 305 IV[J .FtXS:E: ' r ST., PIXIX:.AD ' A. 124 THE HA L C YO N. lOSEPHf lLLOTtlS •• STEELTPENS. Cold Medal, Paris Exposition, 1878. The Favorite Numbers, 303,404, 332, 351, 1 70, and his other styles. SOLD by ALL DEALERS throughout the WORLD. Charles B. Jobson -FIRST QUALITY OF- Pork:, Poultry, Etc. ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES IN SEASON. ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 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