University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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TresH U men. 1 P from noisy city streets, and from the quiet plain, The verdant tide of Freshmen has risen once again ; They come from care of parents, from sister ' s fond embrace, With footsteps slow and faltering, to run the college race. Fooled by wily Sophomores, they soon begin to see Things are not exactly what they often seem to be ; They hear strange sounds ; mysterious signs, discovered here and there, Warn them that in midnight hours of Owls they must beware. Tricked again, they stand alone beneath North College stair, Waiting patiently to find the elevator there. Reaching Hamp, they see the sights ; ' tis late e ' er they get back, And set their boots outside the door for Canavan to black. Now, ere long, the gentle goat, with his attendance kind, Drives all thoughts of other things out of the Freshman ' s mind ; Fellowship with loyal hearts, the finding of new friends, Brings sweet content, and to his life a new found pleasure lends. Thus the path of college life is often smoother made, And the sure foundation stones of future greatness laid ; Fighting battles all alone, on self he must depend, And finds that honest, faithful work in true success will end. 27

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resfymcm Class. OFFICERS. President, Herbert Raymond Wolcott. Treasurer, Willis Sikes Fisher. Vice-President, Samuel William Wiley. Class Captain, Willard Quincy Kinsman. Secretary, Thomas Herbert Charmbury. Historian, George Henry Wright. MEMBERS. Charles Newcomb Baxter Quincy. ii N. C. C. S. C. Y. M. C. A. Alexander Cullen Birnie Ludlow. Mrs. Clark ' s. $. 2. K. Y. M. C. A. Class Foot-Ball Team, Class Foot-Ball Manager, Foot-Ball Director. Thomas Herbert Charmbury Amherst. Home. Q. T. V. Orchestra, Class Secretary, Class Base-Ball Captain. Clifford Gay Clark Sunderland. Home. Willis Sikes Fisher Ludlow. 15 N. C. 4 . 2. K. Y. M. C. A. Class Treasurer. George Caleb Hubbard North Amherst. Home. Henry Holt Amherst. Home. £. 2. K. Class Base-Ball Manager. Willard Quincy Kinsman Ipswich. 3 S. C. D. G. K. Y. M. C. A. Class Captain. Alexander Montgomery, Jr Natick. 2 S. C. C. S. C. Director Reading-Room Association. John Peter Nickerson West Harwich. 27 N. C. Q. T. V. George Harris Austin Thompson Clinton. 27 N. C. Q. T. V. N. H. S. Class Polo Captain. Athletic Director, Class Sergeant at Arms. Herbert Raymond Wolcott Amherst. Home. £. 2. K. Class President. Randall Duncan Warden Roxbury. D. K. Bangs ' . i . 2. K. Class Base-Ball Captain, Base-Ball Director. Samuel William Wiley Amherst. Home. I). G. K. Tennis Director, Class Vice-President, George Henry Wright South Deerfield. 5 S. C. £ . 2. K. Class Foot-Ball Captain, Class Historian. 26

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Class Colors. Brown and Gold. Class Yell. Boom-a-laka ! Boom-a-laka ! Siss-boom-ah ! Ric-a-raka Rah! Rah! Rah! Ninety-seven ! ®l 3;3 ! i rH+ YEAR has passed since we first entered these classic walls, and it becomes our duty for the second time to send a communication to the Index. As Freshmen we were a success in every way, and wishing to make our class immortal in the college, we resolved to win all the class contests, but before our plans had matured the games had been played, and I fail to remember of our winning a single one We accomplished a great deal, however, when we eluded the vigilance of ' 96, according to the newspaper reports, and arriving in Springfield without losing a man. We met in the banquet hall, after having spent a pleasant afternoon in the Springfield Armory, and enjoyed a feast fit for the gods. After making night hideous with our yells and songs, we retired, and our Freshman days were o ' er. 28