Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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iWemtiers! of tije Class of 1909 Alice Clement Adamson, Paulsboro, N. J., German. Alice is one of our good, quiet girls. She knows more tlian all the rest of ' us put together. Yes, Alice is naturally bright; but she does not believe in letting nature do it all, and always does her part when studying comes. Every day, about 4 p. M. (she is studying earlier), she may be seen with her friend Regina taking a nice proper walk around the village. They should sign up S. for Miss Bates. I wonder if they do. Newell Gilder Alford, J r. Philadelphia, Pa., English. Nero was out of sorts. He had had but College muffins for his breakfast — sufficient rea- son, we all agree. He looked about him for a deserving victim. He looked. He espied. Aloof from his comrades stood a youth in deep and serious conversation with a haughty maiden. An oppressive serenity embraced the pair which made them indifferent to all the universe minus them- selves. Nero regarded them jealously. In harsh dissonance his voice rang out: Fetch me hither him of the bristling black beard, and offer him as a sacrifice to Venus. Nero played his mouth organ. 31

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Oh, uo ! We found leisure moments to develoii two hockey stars, a gymnast who conld compete on even terms with the redoubtable Pat, five Varsity men, two lacrosse men, four track men, and a tennis captain. In literary pursuits we were not idle,, for we won the Oratorical Contest with poor 1910, tarred T ie Plia-nix, and placed men on the public speaking teams. The third year, with all our upper-classmen duties, is upon us. We will not again recount our warriors, but will add to the list a track manager, a track captain, a music master, and an editor of that poor bird, our rival. We are heginiiing to realize that our journey in College is almost over, and, anxious to face the world outside, yet holding ever tighter to our memories here, we greet our Senior year with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. .SO

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Anna Hollingswortli Armstrong, Wallingford, Pa., History. Anna is another of our good students, but to see her in class you would never think it. She never has gotten over her Freshman fear of being called on, and blushes scarlet every time. Anna, you must get over that before you are a Senior ; it doesn ' t look well. Anna is also fond of violets, and had the best time ever at the Junior Dance with the Mexican. George Norman Ash, Coatesville, Pa., Engineering. Whoever would have expected Norman to develop into a society man? Well, such things will happen, as was clearly seen the night of the Junior Prom. Norman does not dance yet, but we hear he is taking lessons. Good luck to thee, Norman. It is also rumored that Norman is not the saint he seems. Just think of it — someone discovered Balzac in his room! O Norman! Caroline Farren Atkinson, K A 0, Earlington, Ky., German. Who ' s that sweeping down the hall with chin up in the air? I thought for sure she was goinjc to run into me, but I did get out of her way. Seems to me I recognize her face. Doesn ' t she spend a good part of her time watching over the old room which used to hold the Friends ' Historical Library on Second West? Eight; and every evening and many afternoons she ' s to be seen sifting opposite an illy-shaven creature, making the most apparent bhiff at studying. Too Vjad that she takes that History course, which requires so much outside reatliug! 32