Wells College - Cardinal Yearbook (Aurora, NY)

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Wells College Boat Club Pmsulent UAZEL BUCKINGHANI KELLEY 1900 Vwe Prestclcut MINNA PIUTTI 1 Secretcwy BLORENCE OLIVE Ronenns 1 'P Treasurer CLARA OLIVE SLOAN 1 N cold w1nter mo1n1n0fs when the proverb1a1 Aurora wlnds a1e domff the1r best to make l1fe unbea1able for all who da1e to brave then fury, the long lme of gnls Wlth hats askew and han liymg, wendmff thelr d1fHcult way to chu1ch, scarcely look upon wh1te capped Layufra as an unalloyed bless1ng lt 1S not untll the wann days of spuno, when the lake hes calm and serene 1n the sunshme, the Wells College g11lS 1eal1ze how much Natu1e has done fo1 Aurora Then lt IS that the hst of boat club members swells v1s1bly and groups of sun bonneted maldens a1e contlnually seen golno' down the walk to the lake O1 comme' back f1o1n a long row b1owned and f1eckled and t1red but ve1y happy As the season advances and the warm mghts of summer come, It 1S ha1d to reallze that the1e as such a thlnff as wo1k and the c1owded boats stay out upon the lake unt1l the sunset has faded from the sky and the moon has 11sen to take 1ts Janghng call to 1em1nd the folgetful Jun1o1 O1 the heedless Freshman that 4' hre 1s real l1fe 1S earnest and Psychology O1 Math I demands her 1mmed1ate attentlon It IS on these warm summer evemngs that we most app1ec1ate the new boat house The glrls who came too late to secure a boat, gather 1D l1ttle groups on the logg1a ove1hang1ng the wate1, and SIDS' softly, or sllently watch the sunset across the lake On the colder days of sp1 mv and late 1D the fall, the students assemble 1n the uppe1 100111 of the boat house wh1ch lS ve1y prett11y furn1shed w1th lugs, tables and meat easy cha11s The broad w1ndow seats a1e p1led h1gh wlth brwht colored plllows and the walls a1e hung w1th p1ctu1'es Even ln wmter, the l1ttle bu1ld1ng by the lake s1de IS not always vacant fO1 the anX1ous Freshmen found 1t thls year a safe place 1nwh1ch to pract1ce the11 class song out of hearlng of eve1 watchful Sophs Last spung, the new boat house beheld a scene whose 11ke It 99 ' l ' , . . . ' 1 . 1' - 1 ' , ..... 901. 1 , .... ' 1 90s. , . . . . . 902. n a ' b n 1 D u 1 ' 0 s . ,t . , 1 D n . . ' . . 4 D ' u D . , . . . , . A . . i O . , . . I place. Then the cracked old bell of the college sends forth its . ks , - - 0 ' . . , C - Q ' O L I a u I u I ' av n 1 D1 u . V . a I 1 u a D , , . . .

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has never witnessed since. At the reception given the day after the Junior Promenade, there were men lounging on the railing of the loggia or staring critically at the class pillows on the win- dow seats. In the large room down stairs, groups of four or iive gathered around the tea tables were being served with ices brought from some impossible place behind a screen,while in the room above, enthusiastic college men and girls eagerly discussed the comparative merits of their Alma Maters or talked over the dance of the night before. As the new flag was raised upon its pole for the first time, a shout went up from the little crowd below and every one voted that the whole affair had been a great success. It is hoped that this will establish a precedent and that the boat house reception after the U Prom? will become one of the traditions of Wells. In the winter months when the boats can no longer be used, the energetic boat club does not cease its activity. By artful means, its never tiring officers extort money from the audiences which crowd the gymnasium to witness an amazing vaudeville or to listen to concerts in which celebrieties no less great than Calve and Paderewski take part. Thanks to the generous gift of Mr. Morgan, the club is free from debt for its newly built house, and there are rumors that in the near future, the long wished for stone pier will take the place of the old wooden one, which looks shabby and out of place, beside its fine neighbor. 100