University of Vermont - Ariel Yearbook (Burlington, VT)

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Clark, a Willard, a Kake Walk Webster or a Bessie Lou, but as history repeats itself, it is to be expected Cwe do not say hopedj that others will arise who may in some degree at least take their places. And yet to one acquainted with the class it is perfectly evident that there exists a great uniformity amongst its members. This uniformity lies along the line of hard and earnest sfzrdzbszljf. That it is a stu- dious class and one strictly given over to this pastime cannot for a moment be doubted. How else would it have been able to escape the wiles of that lantern- jawed octopus, the absence Committee? Still this peculiar virtue was insufficient to enable an escape from the severe rigors of the Military Department. But here also under the immediate control of one of the world's greatest soldiers, educators, and fluukers has great aptitude been shown, and officers have been turned out Whose equal, We trust, can be found only at Cornell. Though you have done nothing extraordinary and have seen fit to walk only in the well beaten path ofby-gone times, We Wish you all happiness and prosperity, as for the last time you assemble on the college campus and bid a fond farewell to your dear old Alma Mater. afaxz1f:+a4wea s': ' . may , .L f -- -' .. ' .i-.: : ' -fe --:rw :iw Lug '1 W' -aa -' af. 'fl-1.-. ' - sf: 1:1-.'::e:+3's-biqxg1:H'W ' :Q m:--:gf-ff ' sr-'mf' .Hp 'N L , -- ' 1 ,52 - all .1 . 'K' 1---f '14' . 5-. V ' ta 1 ' , -,.- 20

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Senior Eoitorial Ever their phautoms arise before us. Our loftier brothers, but oue in blood: At bed and table they lord it der us, with looks of beauty and words of goodni Vtfith what keen insight did the scribe of '97 penetrate the history of his own class when, as he glanced back over the first two years of her course, he wrote that Ninetyseven had naught in the record of those two years. In that one sentence he summed up her whole history in such an inimitable and masterly manner that we would gladly refer you to that statement as the sum total of all that could be said for or against her. But we have found upon examination of his various other statements that they are of such nature that in every case they require confirma- tion. And although we congratulate him that for once he was able to sift out the truth from the multitude of calumnies and slanders which so frequently arise, we do not feel justified in asking that you accept even this one statement of his with- out authority. Tradition tells us that Ninety-seven's entrance to the University was decidedly inauspicious. There seemed to be absolutely nothing in that crude and incoherent mass of verdant humanity to indicate that any prodigies were to be launched amongst these classic realms. To be sure the class was treated to the innumerable receptions to Freshmen by the goodly people of the town, and here some few made the acquaintance of those fair ones who in earlier days had charmed the paternal ancestors of these same young collegians. However, Ninety-seven seemed to find society slow and tedious, and has since shown a marked abhorrence of all things whatsoever of a social nature. Of course there are exceptions and several members have taken themselves to the gay pleasures of social life as found on the Battery , where they are untrammeled by wearisome forms and customs. W'ith the exception of a few who had found college life somewhat arduous the class returned for their Sophomore year. It was at this time that the destinies of the class began to be shaped under the careful supervision and training of one whose influence was doubtless Felt4on all sides. Indeed it is rumored that the class is considering the advisability of placing a plaster-of-Paris bust of this W'orthy in the college chapel. It is a thing that should be done. By all means let his illustrious example shine forth to future class presidents. But it is needless to go on with details. The history of her last two years is but a continuation of this barren waste. Of course no other class can possess a I9

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Seniors GZIEISS of 1897 Colors : Yell 1 Crimson and VVhite. Rah l Rah ! Rah I Wis, BOO1n, Bah I U. V. M., ,97, Rah! Rah! Rah! NTUCCYS FREDERICK BUELL VVILLARD. . . . . THEODORA MAX' PLUMLEY . . JOHN STEPHEN BUTTLES ........ GEORGE WASHINGTON TAPLEY WHITNEY . ARTHUR ROY WEBSTER ........ WILLIARI JAMES SAYXVARD . . . DONALD CLARK WEDGEWORTH . . GEORGE EDSON PHILIP SMITH . . FREDERIC FULLER LINCOLN, GEORGE MOXHAM BURDICK, HENRY WALLACE CLARK, .aDCll'lbel'5 LEMUEL PAYSON ADAMS, JW. Cl. Swcmfan, Plfeszrlmi Vzke-Preszkiffz z' Serrezfary 7-'7'66ZS267'67' A557 Yi'66lS?L7'67' H z'sz'0:'z'a7z A fflfclzk fllcmagel' Base Ba!! fllcmagez' .4 1m'z'f01's 35 S. Converse Hall Swanton High School, '93. Class Base Ball Q15 Q25 135. Captain Q35. Class Foot Ball C15 Q25. Advisory Board Athletic Association Q35. Cotilliou Club Q25 L35 45. Histrionie Develiugs C45. Second Lieutenant Co. A. Q45. 4 EDWIN BROWN ALLEN, W-10. L. S. Bfiazyield Mass.. - M10 House Hitchcock Free High School, '93. Cotillion Club K25 635 K45. I-Iistrionic Develings 145. WELLS EUGENE BENNETT, FW. Sp.. La Crosse, DWL, 4 Hickok Place La Crosse High School, '9I. Entered '97 Freshman Year from 'g5. Associate Editor ARIEL 435. BLANCHE BRIGHAM, HAH. Cl. Hjfdg Park, V ' ' Grass Mount Larnoille Central Academy QI-lyde Park5, 793: Cl'ass VicelPresident C35. ' GEORGE MOXHANI BURDICK, Cl. Crown Poifzi, N. Y., 72 Grant St. Troy Conference Academy, igz. Class Auditor 145. President T. C. A. Circle C45. Second Lieutenant Co. B Q45 21