Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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GRADUATING ACADEMIC CLASS.

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Kan ' doi.i ' h Ticker Siinn.us. Virginia, ' I ' A ' ' , h . ' . Gmlmm-Lee; Kight Ilall-liuok Varsity Footbull Team, 90; Ri ht End, ' O ; No. 2 Ifiirrv Lee linat Ci-. ' w, ' IK! and ' !I7 ; Bradford Scholarship, ' 97; President Athletic Association, ' 97-98. T-iviNi;. rciN Wadhki.i. Smith. A. ]!., A ' irgiuia, l A ' ' . Albert Sidney ; Lexington Classical School Scholarship, ' 92 ; Latin Scholarship, ' 93 ; Franklin Society Scholarship, ' 95 ; Champion with Powell in Doubles Tennis, ' 90; Chemistry Scholarship, ' 97; Associate Editor Caly.v, ' 97; Assistant Editor-in-Chief Calyx, ' 98. Alis.ax Goshorn Snvdeu, Wi. ' : t Vii ' o ' iiiia, - . Harry Lee; (Jralnini-Lie ; .luiiior Applied .M:illienintics Scholarship, ' 96: Champion in Sinijles, and with Mcl ' hceters Cham- pion in Doubles Tennis. ' 97 ; First Base Varsity Team, ' 94-9y-90-97-9X ; Captain Varsity liasehall Team, ' 98 ; Center Rush Varsity Football Team, ' 97; Business Manager Cai-y.x, ' 98. W.UiUE.N AV. WiiiTsiiiE, Tuxas, 2 ' ' . Albert Sidney ; Vice President Texas Club ; President Class of ' 98, ' 97 ; Vice-President Class of ' 98, ' 98; Manager Baseball Team, ' 98; Associate Editor Calyx, ' ,tx. Samuel EcCaix Yoi ' Ni;, Mississiiipi. J ' J. Harry Lee ; Treasurer Young Men ' s Christian Association, ' 93-94 ; Taylor Scholarship, ' 94 ; Vice-President Young Men ' s Christian Association, ' 96-97 ; Candidate Harry Lee Boat Crew, ' 9S.

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lf3i8tov of the Ecabemic (Bvabuatino Class of ' 08. I HAD intended to write the history of this immortal Class in Latin, but I fear lest some reader may not have had the privilege to have come under the sway of our Latin l rofessor ' s genius, and so lose this important addition to the world ' s history. I shall, therefore, suffer myself to write in a less universal language of seholar- ship. I am to write a history of the Class of ' 98. I could better do this fifty j ' ears hence for then indeed we shall have carved our names high up on the ladder of fame, or have failed in life ' s high purposes. Xow our history is short; but it is bright and replete with the most happy circum- stances. Our later history will be made up of disappointments and reverses; but now we stand upon the threshold of a new life. It is not my purpose to go into tlu ' years that await us and assume the attitude of a prophet [ ' evil: Ijut rather to cast m}- e -es back over the lew Inief years which we have passed together. We all remember the first arrival in the liistorie town. It was Septemljer four years ago for the majority of us. After a must delightful trip down the James River we were told to change cars for Lexington. We hoped to change, but there were no cars and we were told that we would have two hours to ' ' take in IJalcony Falls. So charming were the sights that we were loath to leave when we were told to get aboard a freight train for Lexington. This train proved to be the only original Virginia Creeper. After a pleasant sto]i of two hours at Buena Vista, the train at last started in earnest for our destination. In a very exhausted condi- tion We reached Athens the Second, and were immediately taken in charge by the college politi- tians. We were overjoyed by the heai-ty reception we were given by the genial wirepullers ' and I, for one, pledged myself to three candidates for final ball president in as many minutes. I was totally irresponsible for anything I did or said for forty-eight hours. Poor, green, freshmen I little did we .suspect that our friends would leave us when they no longer expected our vote. We