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

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CONTENTS. — Continued. Pagb. College Associations 8i Index Would Like to Know loi Promenades 102 Walter Mason Dickinson 104 Wrinkles 106 Clubs 107 A True Story 121 Who Is It? 123 Aggie Life 124 Class and Society Publications 127 An Autobiography . • . 128 Military Department 129 Battalion Organization 130 Clark Cadet Band 132 Personalia 33 Grins 134 The Twenty-fifth Commencement 135 Class Day 139 Military Oration 140 Pop ' s Account of the Lecture 143 Honor Men . 144 Senior Appointments 145 Free Blows - 146 Review of the Year 147 Views about College 150 Happenings 151 Editorials 158 Alumni Associations 163 Lecture in Market Gardening 167 A Reverie 168 Alumni 169 The Emporium 186 Marriages 187 Finis 189 Advertisements 191 e

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Page. Prologue 2 Index Board 5 Calendar 6 Preface ............... 9 Resolutions 10 Board of Trustees 11 Faculty 13 University Council 21 Unpleasant Words ............ 22 Landscape Art 23 Classes 25 To an Old Crib Book 31 Ninety-seven Freshman Night Supper 42 De Luce 49 First Year Class .... 50 Second Year Class 54 Smiles 57 Alter Ego . 59 The Freshmen ' s Woe 63 Facts for the Faculty 64 Secret Fraternities 65 A Freshman ' s Letter Home 74 The Shaving of Q 76 Our College Library 78

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Preface MINDFUL that our book is about to be searched for its faults and shortcomings, we, while still thinking it superior to all former vol- umes, cannot but yield to the impulse to touch upon the many ob- stacles which we have overcome in bringing it to its present state of per- fection . The departure of most of our college cranks to other institutions has caused us to transfer much choice and interesting material to the waste- basket ; but still there are a few students left to roast. We have tried to do our best by them, and leave the reader to judge as to our success. Another serious obstacle was the college regulation which prevented our business manager from cutting recitations more than two thirds of the time, and so oiu ' advertisements are fewer than they otherwise would have been. As to the few remaining pages, they are quite evenly divided between jokes and statistics, of which the former are perhaps the more interesting, w hile probably the latter are the fresher. We hope the reader will not allow himself to be influenced by any criti- cism of this volume he may see in the columns of our college paper, but vs ill form his opinion only after a careful perusal of the book. Then, if he has any complaints to make, we should be glad to receive them in writing, with one dollar inclosed as a guarantee of good faith. All communications must be w ritten on one side of the paper only, with name in the upper right- hand corner; otherwise they will be consigned to John McLane ' s library. In spite of many obstacles we trust we have not been wholly unsuc- cessful. The memory of our departed heroes has inspired us, and urged us on to greater attempts, and it is not without some feeling of confidence that we present this, the twenty-seventh volume of the Index.