Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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and to the college. We cliil imt do jnrselves justice, liut remcinbei- that this was the first attempt in this line cjf wni ' k. and look to our follciwcrs to make u|i that in which we were deficient. This hriniis ns n|) to oiiv Senior year, the most difficult at collcfic. At our first class meeting L. 1{. Langsdale was elected president. We set to worlv with the determination and the ])ei-se ' ei ' ance which are sure to win, ami which are so characteristic of our class. We ha ' e maintained throughout this year a greater degree of efficiency in athletiis than (■ cr hefore. I have Ik ard some say — ami 1 fully agree with them — that this is the most congenial, most ln ' otlierly-like, most intimate class that oui ' Alma .Mater has fostered and nnrtnre(l. lLisT )i;i.v. . 10.

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History of the Class of 1910 Ox the third Wednesday in September, 1906, there assembled in the old cliapel a number of boys and girls who were henceforth to be known as the Class of 1910. We were not long in getting together and electing class officers, Johnson being chosen president. The Sophomores tried to break np our meeting, but our class, the Freshman, having such a galaxy of men, smiled at their childish efforts and drove them out. This was but mere play. We then proceeded to elect officers ; this Freshman Class being the first to do so, set an examj)le which has lioen followed hj later classes. This noble institution has never had such a studious class as ours, and after the intermediate examinations our president, in commenting npon the work, took occasion especially to congratulate the Freshman Class on the showing it had made. In the eyes of onr fellow-students we were disgraced, and never again have we been the cause of such comment. On the eleven our class had five regular men and as many substitutes. We had four regular and three substitute men on the baseball team. Frciui the u i))le twenty-seven Freshmen, only twenty-two returned to renew their studies in the Sojihoniore year. There were, however, five newcomers, who brought us u]i to our old standard. As it is the duty of the Sojihomores to find material for the track team, we compilkd the Kv(shm(ii and Preps to bow down in huiid)le submission to our mighty ]iow( r. and licfore many days we had dcveloi ed sprinters and long- distance runners. Whin we felt that we had done our duty in this direction, we elected officers and decided to publish an annual. We knew this meant consider- able work, but then — wewere the Class of 1910. During this year we had six regular men on the football team, and were represented by four on the baseball team. These were always reflecting credit, not only on the class ))ut also on dear old Washington. In our Junior year nineteen of our class returned. Hayes, a newcomer, and Gibson, who decided to join us, brought the total up to twenty-one. During this year we surpassed our previous records in all branches of athletics. Onr great duty consisted in working zealonsly for onr annnal. Every member of the staff knuckled down to publish a book which would give much honor to our class

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Prophecy of the Class of 1910 I HAD been oiit of this country since the week after I graduated from col- lege, being a foreign agent for Henizerling Eros., banking establishment. I had left the London office in such shape that I thought I could come back to America for a while and see how things looked, for although I have been abroad for nearly fifteen years I have always considered myself an American. I stej ped out from Broadstreet Station in Philadelphia and proceeded xvp to The Walton. I registered, and stood for a moment looking over the register. A familiar signature caught my eye — Edw. C. Crouch, Alaska. That was queer ; however, I went up to see him. I found that he had been doing a big job of engineering up there and, like myself, had come down to see what the country looked like. We talked and smoked for a while and then w ent down to dinner. That done we went for a stroll. Going down Broadway we saw a rather portly and flashily dressed man get out of an automobile and stand for a moment looking in our direction. There was something familiar about him in spite of the bald head and portly dimensions. In a moment Etiek and I both yelled Peejee ! Then he recognized us. Hullo, boys. Glad to see you. Then followed some small talk, after which b - said, Come in and see my establishment. It ' s just around the block. We followed him into a sort of marble palace. Above the doorway was inscribed: J. P. Johnson — Stock Broker. Once inside we saw a maze of green tables, roulette wheels, and excited men and women. That sign is just to get around the law and make the police have an easy conscience, said Peejee. At one table we saw Johnny Hessey looking wild, excited and, truth to tell, rather seedy. He didn ' t look very changed. Johnny is an awfully good sucker, said Peejee with a chuckle. Want to play ? We declined after sizing up our chances and, as Peejee seemed occupied with a rather florid-looking lady, took occasion to leave. We returned to the hotel, and going through the lobby encountered Leo Brown, who had just finished lunch. He was looking rather grey, but other- wise was the same old Leo of 1910. After a hearty greeting we sat down