Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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They might as well have tried to stop the onward flow of the mighty Mississippi ; nor could the results have been more disastrous. A sad, disheartened crowd left the diamond. They have never tried to come again against the god-favored body, but in the manner of worn-out wet hens, still flap their wings and crow — and over what? The lesson of expeiience is a valuable one. The followers of the Light and Dark Blue profited by the example of those that precede. They were peaceful, nor tried to run over green Freshmen. These, however, wished to try to overcome the heroes of the College, and chose the bloody gridiron for the place. Then was seen such carnage as never before did witness the campus. Encouraged by the Tightness of their cause, the men of Ninety-sev en rent the air with their melodious melody, telling of the deeds of valor of their chieftains. The enemy left the field crushed, and only too glad that the generosity of Ninety-seven had exempted them from a whitewash. [It has been found that the history of the class has grown too long for its original purpose — a guide to other bodies of men, teaching them by example to be meek, not self-seeking, fair and upright. — Eds. of Jambalaya.] The above note in the MS. makes us omit the menton of the other deeds of the Class — no less illustrious than those already mentioned: The disciplining of the present Freshmen, the furnishing of the Football Team with nine out of the eleven players, the decorating of the platforms of the Rail- road Company in colors symbolic of the adjacent property-holders, the carrying through of the Spring Games for the last three years, the holding in check of the Sophomores, the writing of theses for the Seniors, the passing of examinations (?), the lending of ponies to professors as the examinations approach, the dedicating of a $100,000 Gymnasium, and last, but not least, the acting in such an honorable and unostentatious manner, with no blowing of horns and no running of Glee Clubs to the tune of minus three hundred dollars. We pass over without mentioning these things, but feel confident that everybodj ' is grateful for what we have done, even though they are too envious to say so. So in our own meek, mild and unassuming way we make our bow, knowing our superiority, but without vaunting it on all occasions. How we condole with the University on its prospect of losing such a body in June, 1897 ! Oh, Tulane, beware of not giving honor where honor is due. You owe all of your glory, all you have, to Ninetj ' -seven. 26

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History of the Class of ' 9T. The most superficial student of the world ' s history will tell you that history not only repeats itself, as some wiseacre took upon himself to say, but it oftentimes happens that two distinctive growths may have developed in the same way, and that the history of the two developments may be identical. It is not necessary for us to take up here the different examples so patent to every person that has ever dabbled in the stream of historic knowledge. Suffice it to say that the best authorities on the subject are agreed that the h istory of Ninety-seven is not one peculiar to itself (the author- ities in question are not capable of such shallowness of judgment, showing, as it does, lack of schol- arship). It has, in truth, a parallel. As our mother tongue, profiting by the other speeches with which it came into contact, assimi- lated the good features of construction and idiom, and took unto itself the best the vocabularies of its associates afforded until it now stands forth in its perfection, so Ninety-seven, emerging from the darkness of the preparatory schools, has ever continued in the path of progress, not hesitating to profit by the examples of those with whom it came into contact, taking up strength on the waj ' , but never wavering in its onward progress, the Class now stands forth in its completeness, and it is no boasting on our part that makes us say it is completely complete. When the sun rose over the dusty brick buildings and jaggy looking telegraph poles of Ganal Street on the morning of October ist, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-three, it might have found quietly slumbering in various parts of the great metropolis a number of — shall I call them men? — whose noble brows he was only too happy to kiss, and when he had gone some three hours on his journey he had seen the beginnings of a great organization. His rays glistened on the green bodies of the Freshmen; but, alas ! the rays of the Lord of Day were not long to light up old Erin ' s hue, for this was soon hidden by the white and yellow and what not colors of the chrysanthemums captured from an overbearing and self-confident enemy. The Sun saw the battle (so says an old chronicle), and in justice to the victors made the con- quered wear ever afterward the badge of their dishonor, the colors of the flowers they had lost — the Orange and White. The God of Thunder then frowned upon the ignominious defeat of the self- appointed champions of the yellow and white chrysanthemums. Then did the soothsayers affirm it to be the will of the gods that the symbols of Ninety-seven should be Light Blue and Dark Blue — the former as a witness that the Sun was ever mindful of the action of the class upon that day ; the latter in commemoration of the fact that the Thunder God also witnessed the battle. Nor did the Sun and the God of Thunder fail in encouraging those to whom their symbols pertained. Thus early having acquired the favor of the gods, the class has gone forward. One of the glorious ones of the memorable conflict was honored with the captaincy of the college football team, for, as the sages say, brave men are recognized by the company they keep. Before the year ended the chrysanthemum defenders, the ignominious band wearing the Orange and White, tried in a more strategic way to lay low the wearers of the Light Blue and Dark Blue. 3 25

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CLASS OF ' 9r. Ballowe, Hewitt Leonard. (i) Member T. A. A., Natural History Society; (2) Censor New Lit. Society; (3) Correspoudiag Sec- retary New Lit. Society, Clerk of Students ' Congress. Barnett, Hewitt Wade. Bauer, Nicholas. (2) Corresponding Secretary New Lit. Society, Treasurer New Lit. Society ; (3) Treasurer Congress, President of Class. Beer, S. E. (3) Member Students ' Congress, Member Glee Club. Butler, Jules Blanc. Alpha Tau Omega ; (i) Class Baseball Team ; {2) Class Football Team, ' Varsity Tennis Club ; (2)Sketch Club, Glee Club, New Lit. Society; (3) Sketch Club, Secretary and Treasurer Sketch Club, New Lit. Society, T. A. A., ' Varsity Tennis Club. Gate, Samuel Melzar. (i) Member G. B. L. S., T. A. A., and Guitar Club; (2) Secretary G. B. L. S.; (3,1 Member of Students ' Congess. ClER, IrENEE. ( No longer at College). Coleman, Willis Prague. (No longer at College). Delta Tau Delta ; (i) Class Vice President, T. A. A.; (2) President Class, G. B. L. S., ' Varsity Tennis Club, Treasurer A. A. and on Fin. Com., German Club; (i) (2) (3) Vice President Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Club ; (2) (3) Vice President, Leader Banjo Club ; (2) Football Team; (3) G. B. L. S., Class President, Secretary German Club, Vice President Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club, Football Team ; (3) Games Com. T. A. A. DuPUY, Thomas Mille. (i) Glee Club, T. A. A., Baseball Team; (2) Glee Club, T. A. A., Mandolin Club; (3) Glee Club, T. A. A., Mandolin Club. 27