Williams College - Gulielmensian Yearbook (Williamstown, MA)

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THE BOOK OF NINETY-NINE. has continuously held an honor scholarship since his Freshman year. Billetdoux has, moreover, done no inconsiderahle amount of work outside the curriculum, and is a member of the Honor System committee and secretary of the Classical Society. He played on the Freshman baseball team. He expects to teach after graduation. Future address, 4 E. Quincy street, North Adams, Mass. BCG-ART, Paul Nebeker, is a product of Clinton, Ind., where he made his bow to the world on july 2, 1878. He entered Williams at the beginning of junior year, where he has since applied himself to beating his way through the curriculum, and raising a moustache. As may be seen by a glance at his picture, he has been more successful at the former than the latter. As Paul himself says, the most valuable thing he has obtained from his college course is self-reliance, in which, by the way, he seems to have specialized. As the prizes for this year have not yet been announced, we are unable to give a more exact estimate of his scholarship. He has paid par- ticular' attention to Chemistry during his course, and belongs to the Physics Club and Chemical Society. Bogart expects to enter Columbia Law School next year. Future address, Clinton, Ind. BOLTON, Edward Rice, Delta Upsilon, Gargoyle, Kappa Beta Phi, was born in Hillsboro, Ill., Feb. 21, 1877. He prepared for Williams at the Geneseo State Normal School. Bolton is one of the most prominent men in college, and has held, probably, more oliices than any other man in his class. Freshman year he was elected to the IfVeekLv, and has been its assistant editor-in-chief Senior year. In Sophomore year he was on the promenade and supper committees, and was elected on the Gul. board, from which he subsequently re- signed. H Ben is also a member of the Lyceum of Natural History, Press, and Western New York clubs, being treasurer of the last named organization. During junior and Senior years Bolton has been deputy chairman ofthe Eastern Division of the Na- tional College Republican League, and manager of the musical clubs. He is also chairman of the Sen- ior class-day committee. Besides this, Bolton has played on his class baseball team for four years, and has done much to help win the two champion- ships, he also was 'Varsity substitute his junior year. His future occupation he declares to be WOl'k,1, and his address Geneseo, N. Y. BRANCH, A101120 Edwin, Gargoyle, K. K. K. 13, was born in Boston, Mass., May 1, PAUL N. BOGART. EDXVARD li. BOLTON ALONZO E. BRANCH.

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JOHN HARKEN. WILLIAM ll. liliA'l 1'lE. EDMOND W. lSll,l.l'I'l'lJOUX. XVILLIAMS COLLEGE. and good nature, although his somewhat quiet dis- position has prevented him from becoming inti- mately known to many of the class. Upon gradu- ation, Baker expects to study medicine at the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His future address will be 905 No. McLean St., Bloomington, lll. BARKER, John, Delta Kappa Iipsilon, Gar- goyle, Kappa Beta Phi, was born'in Pittsfield, Mass., july 2, 1878. ln his youth he attended the Pittsfield High School. The curriculum, with the brilliant exception of Theism, has never appealed very strongly to his adventurous nature. lint in general college activity, literary and social, few men have taken a more conspicuous or valuable part. He was a member of the Sophomore prom- enade committee, and is to deliver the Pipe Ora- tion on Class Day. Barker was also editor-in- chief of the l99 Gul. At the class banquet Soph- omore year, he acted as toastmaster, and well sus- tained the reputation for wit that he had made on a similar occasion the year before. Barker will enter Harvard 'Law School after graduation from Williams, and his future address will be 76 Bart- lett Ave., Pittsfield, Mass. BEATTIE, William Henry, Theta Delta Chi, was born at Cohoes, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1877, and received his preliminary training at ligbert's High School of the same town. Since entering college he has, besides maintaining a respectable class-room standing, devoted much time to ath- letics, especially football. He played on his class team both Freshman and Sophomore years, cap- taining it the latter year. junior and Senior years Beattie acceptably filled a hole on the 'Varsity Scrub. He was a member of the famous Fresh- man supper committee which arranged that never- to-be-forgotten spread at The Worden. Bill's good nature and generosity have made him a gen- eral favorite with the men of his class. He expects to study medicine after leaving NVilliams, and his future address will be 70 Younglove Ave., Cohoes, N. Y. BILLETDOUX, Edmond Wood, Phi Beta Kappa, is one of the greatest sharks that ever came to NVilliams. From the inception of his career on Feb. 9, 1877, until he was awarded the valedictory at the end of his Senior year, his life has been one continuous and triumphant struggle with knowl- edge. His capacity for intellectual application is the wonder and delight of all who know him. Besides leading his class in general scholarship, he has taken first prize in French and in Latin, and

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EDWIN M. IIROOKFIELD. FRED I.. BROWN. SA M U EI. IIROWN. WILLIAMS COLLEGE. 1871, and prepared for college at Andover Acad- emy. He spent one year at Harvard, and entered Williams in the fall of '96 as a Sophomore. Branch has been one of the most prominent men in his class. He is president of the Gargoyle, class-day president, president of the Andover and Boston Clubs, one of the Dartmouth debaters, manager of the 'QQ Gul., president of the Philotechnian So- ciety, served on the Sophomore promenadecom- mittee, the junior supper committee, at which event he also acted as toastmasterg Shirt-tail Pa- rade committee Junior year, is a member of the Press, Physics, and Chemical Clubs. In addition, Eddie has played on his class baseball team three years, and on the 'Varsity football team his junior and Senior years. He was Williams's football cap- tain forthe season of '98. Branch expects to go into business. His future address will be 257 Fifth avenue, New York City. BROOKFIELD, Edwin Morgan, Delta Psi, Kappa Beta Phi, commenced his eventful career in New York City, Sept. 22, 1877. 'Cutler Preparatory School first awakened in him that appetite for higher culture which he has been endeavoring to satisfy at Williams for the past four years. Bess has given particular attention to the curriculum, and his capacity for keeping at a subject until he has passed it off is unrivaled by that of any other member of his class. He him- self says that the most valuable thing he has derived from his college course is friends. Mor- gan has taken a prominent part in the social life of the college. His future occupation will be busi- ness, and letters addressed to 516 Madison avenue, New York City, will reach him. BROWN, Fred LeRoy, had the singular good fortune to be born in Troy. The interesting event took place on july IO, 1877. Soon after- wards he began to attend the Lansingburg Acad- emy where he continued until he joined the class of ,QQ among the Berkshires. Brown is first, last, and always a student. The assiduity with which he has applied himself to the curriculum is second only to that of Billetdoux. I-Ie has been assistant librarian of the college during the last two years of his course, and has devoted considerable atten- tion to religious work. Like his scholarly rival, Brooktield, Freddie thinks friendships have been the most valuable result of his course. He received a. Commencement appointment. Brown will take post-graduate work at Harvard or Columbia after spending another year here. Future address, Wil- liamstown, Mass.